Ferrari introduces the new F138 for F1 Race 2013

The 2013 Formula One racing season begins March 17 at Albert Park in Melbourne in front of a swarm probable to comprise around 330,000 race fans at the Australian Grand Prix. With only slight changes made in the Formula One policy for this year, the differences between the F2012 and Ferrari's 2013 entry, the F138, are evolutionary rather than innovatory. But even though the informal eye will not distinguish a great deal of difference in the F138, most of the parts and systems have been modifying to maximize presentation while maintaining Ferrari's admirable dependability.

Beginning with the external essentials, the widely-hated stepped nose of the F2012's front air ingestion has been moderately blocked off on the F138 by a "vanity panel," which is assert to develop the aerodynamics of the car as well as its exterior. However, the most major changes are found at the rear of the car, which is narrower and more narrowed than the F2012.

The aerodynamics of the F138 are still a work in improvement, with wind subway testing predictable to continue at least up to the initial gate of the Australian Grand Prix testing runs. The front and rear wings of the F138 have around the same configuration as emerged on the F2012 late in last year's season. Underneath the car, the front and rear pull-rod started torque springs suspension is still supporting the F138, but has been tuned to faintly raise the car under some situation to improve its aerodynamics.

The engine is the logically aspirated Ferrari 2.4 liter 056, which has been used in one form or one more while V8s were mandated by the FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) in 2006. 2013 is the last year this athletic engine will be used in Formula One struggle, as the FAI, following its adoption of "green" principles, has determined to change to turbocharged 1.6 liter V6 engines in 2014.

One general criticism about recent Formula One racing is that the cars have a great contract of trouble transient on the track, resulting in dull races for the audience. In response, the rules were changed to augment speed in the straight-aways. The F138 has an active haul decrease system (ADRS), which is prohibited by the driver to decrease the down pressure from the wings in straight-aways. Essentially, the wings are made to stall, which decreases the rolling resistance of the car and the drag from the wing to supply a speed boost in straight-aways of about 9-10 mph (14-16 km/h).

Formula 1 - Felipe Massa Expecting Stronger Season in 2013

Felipe Massa is certain that he will have a much stronger period this year after continuing tough first half of 2012. Massa spent most of last season in Fernando Alonso’s outlined, but says that this year symbolizes a re-set.

“I can’t visualize a team not wanting two competitive drivers,” said Massa in Italy Thursday. “We are fighting for two titles, and I am certain the team will help me if it turns out that my circumstances were the same as the one that intended Fernando was a competitor these past years.

“I remember when Kimi Raikkonen was my colleague and how much we helped one another from one period to the next. It’s the similar with Fernando Alonso; its teamwork, while the harmony between us is a help, as it would be in any job. “In Australia, we start over from zero, and it will all depend on my capability and on the way the championship pans out. I hope to get off to the best probable start, and my aspire is always to carry the Brazilian flag onto the highest step of the platform. This year, I am the only Brazilian in Formula One, and it was an moving times on the podium in Interleague last year, inquiry the fans calming my name. It’s a sign of the liking and closeness I sense from my country and that is essential for me.”

Regarding Ferrari’s possible, he said: “We must wait and see the new car on track, and right from the second test, we will have some suggestion, but it won’t be awaiting Australia that we will recognize if we have done a good job.

Fernando Alonso have no added pressure for 2013

Fernando Alonso says present is no added pressure on him for the 2013 season although him missing out on exciting the F1 peak last year. The Spaniard led the way for greatly of the year but was compressed to the title by a resurgent Sebastian Vettel, who tempest through to his third consecutive coronet with a fine run of form towards the end of the campaign.

Alonso will be enthusiastic to try and make compensation this year when the new period starts in Australia but he insisted there was no extra heaviness on him to succeed simply because of his missed occasion last year.

“I don't think there is essentially a responsibility to win,” he said. “Sport means sacrifice, work, and pleasure of what one does and for the past three years, I've been auspicious to be in the fight for significant targets. There are 24 drivers in Formula 1 and few of them can articulate they have won races and typically finished on the platform.”

The double winner also insisted that Ferrari would give him a improved car than in 2012, where the team resist to get the best from its machine contrast to its rivals.

“I'm sure I can start the season with a better car than the one we had in the first few months of previous year,” he said. “It was essentially in the early races that we lost important points, when we had a car that was only good sufficient for seventh, as was the case in China or ninth in Bahrain. The detail we are working with just one wind channel, the Toyota one in Cologne, could be a small benefit.”

Formula 1 - Alonso Calls for fewer races and more tests

Fernando Alonso has echoed Luca di Montezemolo's calls for more testing and says he would like less races. Di Montezemolo has constantly requested a return to in-season testing while the testing ban was realize in 2009, with Ferrari owning its own test path at Fiorano.

Alonso said that the extensive nature of the Formula One calendar - with 20 races in 2012 - was too long for the drivers but that he would welcome some grands prix organism return by an occasion to test more. "Last year we had the last Grand Prix at the end of November and approximately right up to Christmas, there were proceedings I had to take division in," Alonso said.

"There's approximately only the end of year holiday when one can have a smash and I'll try to fit in a few more days among now and Melbourne to renew my batteries.

"Twenty races is a lot and it's not easy to uphold a maximum presentation level, both physical and mental, for the whole year. Maybe it would be improved to contain one or two less races and a few more test sessions."

There will only be three executive test sessions in 2013 - all coming before the first race in Australia - after last year's mid-season test at Mugello was plummeting.

Red Bull Racing and Sebastian Vettel nominated to 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards

Red Bull Racing and their driver, Sebastian Vettel have been integrated in the proposal for the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards. Previous Formula 1 driver, Emerson Fittipaldi and Edwin Moses who is the chairman of Laureus World sports education Academy, have lately exposed the suggestion for the awards which will be held on March 31, 2013. 

Red Bull Racing has been designated for the Laureus World Team of the Year after maintains their third consecutive world constructors’ championship title in the 2012 F1 season. Moreover, they are planned beside the US Miami Heat Basketball team, Spain’s Men’s Football players, the European Ryder Cup Team, China’s Olympic Table Tennis players and the United States’ Men’s Basketball Team. 

On the other hand, the experienced person German driver who has won his third succeeding world drivers’ challenge title in this season has been nominated against Usain Bolt, Mo Farah, Lionel Messi, Michael Phelps and Bradley Wiggins. 

It will be significant to mention that previous Williams and Lotus F1 driver Alex Zanardi, who won two gold medals and one silver medal in the London Paralympics Games, has also been designated in Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year in the grouping of immobilized. 

“I always feel in an Olympic year that you are likely to see a strapping group of possible Nominees and this year is positively an immense instance of that,” said Laureus World Sports Academy chairman Edwin Moses.

Vettel feels more pressure after winning the Third Title

Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel has said that he is sensation more pressure after charming his third consecutive world drivers’ championship title in the 2012 Formula 1 season. Vettel had a stressed start to this season as compared to the preceding one in which he completely conquered with his 11 race victories.

Nevertheless, the expert German driver kept on fighting hard in spite of the problems which his team faced with the design of RB8 because of the changes in the policy by FIA. On the other hand, the chief technical officer of Red Bull, Adrian Newey worked very hard during the year to expand the most competitive car and productively managed to attain his objective towards the end of the season. Finally, the 25-year-old performed amazingly well with the fastest car during the last few grand’s prix and claimed his third contest title. 

After pleasing the title, Vettel became the youngest triple world winner in the history of the sport and has now been evaluating with the seven-time world champion, Michael Schumacher. However, he considers that it is extremely hard to keep up the level of reliability in the performance after such an achievement because the pressure of potential mounts to a higher level. Additionally, he said that it is very firm to keep the focus on receiving more and more. 

“I said after [Brazil] race that the hardest thing is to win after you have won,” observation the German. “You get the consideration and the pressure, and you are very probable to focus on how to win again, slightly than the small steps to win in first place.” “Of course there's pressure, on top of that it's always receiving more and tenser at the end of the year, within the last combine of races depending on who you struggle in order to try to win the contest,” he said.

Vettel and Red Bull Collects the Trophies in Istanbul

The venue may change but the names are recognizable, as once again Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing chosen up their FIA Formula One World competition trophies at the FIA Prize Giving Gala on Friday evening. Vettel, the 2012 FIA Formula One World victor driver, was obtainable with his by FIA President Jean Todt. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen also conventional awards for second and third places correspondingly in the drivers’ championship. 

“It’s a unbelievable feeling to be here tonight and to be able to take this trophy back home for an additional year. As I said last time, it isn’t amazing you want to give back,” said Vettel. “Winning the title with Red Bull racing three times in a row makes we all sense very proud. This was a period with lots of ups and downs and the team had to push hard to get me larger than the line. 

While Vettel was capable to win the 2011 title by a contented margin, this year’s world championship went behind to the wire and a rain-soaked vivid period finale in Brazil. Vettel’s destiny at Interleague seemed to change by the lap, as he survived a first-lap crash and demotion to last place before hostility his way during the pasture to become the youngest triple world champion in Formula One history. 

With team mate Mark Webber addition wins in Monaco and Great Britain to Vettel’s drag, it was another year of achievement for Red Bull Racing, for who team Principal Christian Horner composed the FIA Formula One Constructors’ World Championship prize, as well for the third year in a row. Alongside their seven triumphs, the team managed seven other stage finishes, eight pole positions and seven best laps. They achieve points in 19 of the 20 races.

F1: Red Bull Open to hosting F1 at A1 Race

The energy drinks company has renovate the venue, now known as the Red Bull Ring, and its motorsport consultant Helmut Marko has exposed that he has been in touch with the FIA to make it aware of the occasion available. 

The FIA declared earlier this week that a European Formula 1 race would be held on July 21 next year at an undetermined venue - with France and Turkey the favorites to protect the spot. However, Marko consider the Red Bull Ring is more than competent of protected a return of F1 to Austria for the first time since 2003. 

"We made the FIA aware of the detail that there is the Red Bull Ring and it holds a full rating F1 license," Marko said. 

Although the current 40,000 capability for the Red Bull Racing would make it hard for the event to make a profit, Marko advice that funding could also be approaching from the Austrian national government and the region of Styria. 

"It worked in the 1970s and 1980s too," he said. "And we have a full quantity of hotels in Graz." Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz is at present on vacation and occupied for observation about the possibility of there being an Austrian GP in 2014. 

Austria has held 26 world contest races. An event in 1964 took place on a military airstrip at Zeltweg before the Osterreichring was used from 1970 to 1987. The modify A1 Ring held grands prix among 1997 and 2003.

European Formula 1 race added to 2013 Calendar

The 2013 Formula One season will have an added race in Europe, with the location yet to be determined, to make up for a delayed Grand Prix in New Jersey, the decision body FIA said on Wednesday. 

The FIA World Motorsport committee motivated the German Grand Prix onward by one week to July 7, and July 21 "has been reticent for another F1 European event, topic to the endorsement of the relevant ASNs (national bodies)." 

The German race will now approach a week after the British race. The FIA did not proclaim a venue, as the intended site, the Nuerburgring, is in deep monetary difficulty and may not be talented to stage the race. 

The July 21 race is a week in front of Hungary, and could see a revisit to Turkey, which hosted an F1 race 2005-2011. A French GP, last on the F1 calendar in 2008, is also allegedly a option, with Magny Cours or Le Castellet being the probable places. 

F1 was initially due to see its debut in New Jersey on June 16, 2013, in place of the plunge European GP in Valencia, but that race has been delayed. The July 21 race brings the agenda back to 20 races. 

FIA also said that teams can no longer claim excellent situation - "force majeure" - when cars don't revisit to the pits after be eligible and stop on the track, a move intended to clamp down on fuel subject after world winner Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton conventional grid penalty in 2012 for stopping on the track with not sufficient fuel.

Vettal the Man of the Beat at Buddh International

Just as at the opening race here in 2011, Sebastian Vettel has to start favourite in New Delhi after Red Bull’s current astonishing run of form has yielded three successive victories and moved him into the lead of the world championship for the first time since Bahrain. “I loved the track layout last year, but not presently because I won the race,” Vettel says of the Buddh International track. “With an normal speed of 235 km/h, the itinerary is the second quickest of the year after Monza.

There is a lot of altitude change approximately the lap which adds to the fun, from as much as 8 percent downward and up to 10 percent uphill it’s like a roller coaster. It really has appeared as one of the most demanding circuits on the calendar for the drivers. “As for the championship, it’s rough but that’s what it is about. I’m looking onward to the next couple of races. We had a good last couple of races but you know, we’ve seen the challenge is pretty much up and down, a lot of possessions can happen. 

What do we do? I think we have to center on ourselves we need to have our best probable results and then we go from there. “I think at the end of the year if we have enough points there’s a lot of people are effective us so we don’t have to do the mathematics ourselves!” Ferrari is a very long way from generous up, however. After behavior divide wind tunnel tests away from their own anxious facility, they consider they have made some significant steps forward. 

"The wind subway can only ever be a model of what things are like in realism and can never be totally real," chief designer Nicolas Tombazis thought this week. "The information we saw in the wind tunnel did not match 100 percent the data we were receiving from the track. We had some disagreeable surprises from some of the updates we brought to the last couple of races, so instantly, we wanted to attach that and appreciate where it had gone wrong. 

"Therefore we have had an aero test previous to heading off to India, where we ran manage tests on these updates to really appreciate what the problem was. We got some very fascinating answers which we consider will allow us to recuperate from those problems and so, our aim in this approaching Indian GP, will be to make up the ground we have vanished.”