I tell ya... I was trying to snap pics of the pit stops in Austin and my little point and shoot wasn't fast enough to get 2 pictures of the same stop.
The folks at Sauber are ahead of schedule, I guess they can start their winter holiday early. :wink: Sauber reveals 2013 F1 car has passed all mandatory crash tests (AutoSport.com)
What do we think, wishful thinking? Sergio Perez aiming to win F1 world championship in 2013 (AutoSport.com)
There's a good article over on MotorSportMagazine.com -- Formula 1′s scheduling woes -- here's a snip. To set the stage, the Bahrain GP was cancelled in 2011 and the New Jersey GP is cancelled for 2013...was scheduled to run right after Montreal...
Rubens did a tremendous number of years in F1 but he's still a bit young ('just' 40) to do only national series. Gabrielle Tarquini, who didn't get very far in F1, did go on to be a very successful European/world touring car driver - indeed he still is and next year he is in the new Honda factory team and could be in the running for the world championship. He has already displaced Fangio as the oldest ever driving world champion at 47, so maybe he can repeat it in his 50s. I have to believe Rubens has at least that level of driving in him.
All true, but I imagine he's fairly happy with the arrangement. Didn't he promise his wife he wouldn't race anymore after F1? I assumed this was because of the danger or something similar, maybe it's more about all the travel and being away from Brazil and family. I suspect he wanted more than a ride sponsor and was after a substantial paycheck as well to justify staying in the IndyCar series. I don't know whether he looked into other series' but switching to Brazilian stock cars may have been the path of least resistance since he didn't have to look for a ride, it was offered to him. It may also come with good pay, it's more or less at home, and they drive predominantly road courses. Could be a matter of interest (that is, more about area(s) of interest than level of interest) and motivation at this stage.
Bernie says 11 Teams still to many... Even though HRT folded, Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone still thinks there are too many teams in his series. Formula One currently has 11 teams after the Spanish-owned HRT withdrew. Ecclestone told Reuters, however, that he would like to see another team leave. “It's just that [having] 10 [teams] is easier to handle, for the promoters, for the transport,” he said. “We'd rather have 10, so long as we don't lose Ferrari.” Read more: Ecclestone says F1 has too many teams - Autoweek
I've got to believe that his tongue was firmly in his cheek when he said that, just because he enjoys stirring it.
