Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/12/01/no-plans-to-sell-team-sauber-insists/
Sunday, December 12, 2010
No plans to sell team, Sauber insists
Peter Sauber says that� no plans are in place to sell his team – and insists once more that the deal with Telmex is purely for sponsorship, and will not involve any kind of stake. Yesterday the Swiss outfit was … Continue reading
Highlights of 2010: Lucas Di Grassi negotiates 130R
Imagine the scene.
You’re sat in the garage ready to go to the grid for another Grand Prix. You’ve out qualified you’re more experienced team-mate that morning,�at Suzuka, a track that tests (and rewards) drivers who are brave and true. You� behind your main rivals, but within striking distance. One 12th place finish could change the fortune of everyone around you, everyone that’s poured ...
Rob Schroeder Michael Schumacher Ralf Schumacher Vern Schuppan
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Bernie Ecclestone recruits top commercial guru
Bernie Ecclestone has recruited O2 Arena boss David Campbell as F1′s new marketing and commercial guru, according to reports. Campbell is credited with taking over London’s unloved Millennium Dome on behalf of US billionaire Philip Anshutz and AEG Europe, and … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/12/07/bernie-ecclestone-recruits-top-commercial-guru/
Bugatti-inspired Sporting Watch from Ralph Lauren
The fashion and auto world join together quite frequently to produce some of the most elegant and dramatic pieces known to man. While a lot of these example are in the form of a vehicle that has been dressed up by a designer, some come as a fashion accessory inspired by a particular model. Timepieces are huge in this area, and this latest watch from Ralph Lauren is about as elegant a collaboration as one can get.
Ralph Lauren has unveiled a special watch inspired by his very own vintage Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic. The Bugatti Sporting watch features a stainless steel case with a matte black dial and a wood finish of loupe d?orme or elm burl?in. These features are a throwback to the Bugatti’s iconic wooden dashboard and trim detail. Furthermore, the watch features Arabic numerals, arrow-shaped hour and minute hands, and a black calf leather strap.
This elegant timepiece is now available through Ralph Lauren’s Sporting collection for a grand price of $13,200. Not exactly cheap, but a heck of a lot better than the price associated with any Bugatti, let along a vintage model.
Bugatti-inspired Sporting Watch from Ralph Lauren originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 10 December 2010 15:00 EST.
Sebastian Vettel: ?I sounded like a little girl??
Sebastian Vettel was the star of last night?s Autosport Awards in London as he picked up the prize for International Racing Driver of the Year. It was Vettel?s first appearance at the prestigious event, which is already one more than … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/12/06/sebastian-vettel-i-sounded-like-a-little-girl/
Canadian Grand Prix 2010 Qualifying gallery
Lewis Hamilton qualified on pole for the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix. Mark Webber claimed second and his team mate Sebastian Vettel took third. Michael Schumacher had a disappointing exit from Q2.
Here are a few pictures from today's qualifying session
Credit : Daylife, F1Fanatic
55 Chevy Bel Air Convertible WIP
While I am waiting for paint for both the 62 and the 55 I started work on the 55 Chevy. I know it doesn't look like I have done much but I removed the body sprue, removed all the mold lines and scribed the door lines and trunk line a little deeper and wider. Funny but the kit had the same mold lines on the top of the back fenders across the trunk and around the headlights. Maybe they used this mold to create the hardtop from a couple of years ago. Washed ot all off and I am waiting for it to dry before I Primer. I may also start on another one - I picked up a 63 Corvette Stingray at the swap meet at the last contest and I have always wanted to build a 63 as I think that is the best looking Corvette in the line! Here's a progress pic - thanks for looking!
Thanks BTD for sharing this kit with me!
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/scacs/forums/thread/918440.aspx
Your questions answered - F1 2010
Was 2010 the best Formula 1 season of all time? Will the 'old' Michael Schumacher be back in 2011? Is Vettel a deserving champion given Alonso was in a much slower car? Will Webber ever win the title? Will Ferrari ever favour Massa over Alonso? Who impressed me most - Kubica or Rosberg?
Watch my answers below:
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/murraywalker/2010/11/your_questions_answered_-_f1_2.html
Charles Pozzi Jackie Pretorius Ernesto Prinoth David Prophet
Buick LaCrosse
Take a pick among General Motors? line-up of auto brands when it comes to overall popularity and chances are you?d take a while before picking Buick among them. It?s not the most popular brand by any stretch of the imagination, but thanks to a rejuvenation, Buick is looking like it?s going to be a major player in the mid-size luxury sedan with the 2012 Buick LaCrosse.
Taking the reins from the previous LaCrosse model, the 2012 model looks to take the company to the next level with an all new eAssist system that Buick is proclaiming to improve fuel economy by 25 percent. What?s most impressive about the new LaCrosse is that despite the state-of-the-art system that?s been given to the vehicle, Buick is not giving it an added impetus ? separate cost from the vehicle ? but rather, is putting the eAssist system as a standard feature in all 2012 models of the LaCrosse.
That, in itself, says a lot about Buick and it?s latest mid-size luxury sedan.
Continued after the jump.
Buick LaCrosse originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 10 December 2010 15:30 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/buick/2012-buick-lacrosse-ar100271.html
Renault pays Piquets and apologises for 'crashgate'
Renault has apologised to Nelson Piquet and his father and promised to pay them "substantial" compensation.
Mercedes-Benz and Renault swapping power plants
Renault will supply a new 1.6 liter diesel to Mercedes while getting a 2.0 liter petrol/gasoline as well as access to more powerful V6 and V8 units. 
Friday, December 10, 2010
Many gaps to be filled on 2011 F1 entry list
The FIA has published the 2011 F1 entry list, which is notable more for what is missing than what is actually on it. No drivers are listed for Force India, Toro Rosso (although the team has named Buemi and Alguersuari), … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/11/30/many-gaps-to-be-filled-on-2011-f1-entry-list/
Pagani Zonda R
The Zonda is on the way out, but that doesn’t mean it will go quietly. So before the replacement for Pagani’s current supercar arrives, there is one more edition of this wild Italian. Pagani revealed this week the Zonda R in Vienna at the Luxury Motor Show.
The Zonda R is limited to only 10 units each priced at ?1.4 million euro (about $1.85 million at current rates). It will compete with models like Ferrari FXX and Maserati MC12 Corse. Just like those Italian exotics, don’t bother trying to hang a license plate on this Zonda; this car is track only.
Zonda R is powered by a V12 AMG engine that delivers 750 hp (100 more than the Zonda F) at 8000 rpm and 524 lb. ft. of torque. Although it looks like other Zondas, this only uses ten percent of the Zonda F components. New parts include a suspension forged in Avional (aluminium alloy), a new Pagani six-speed transversal sequential gearbox, and a carbon fiber monocoque chassis.
UPDATE 06/30/2010: Pagani has announced today that their Zonda R recorded a Nurburgring Nordschleife lap-time of 6:47. This is better than the 6:58 lap time Ferrari recently achieved in a 599XX.
UPDATE 07/02/2010: Pagani has released the video of the Zonda R breaking the Nurburgring record. Check it out after the jump!
UPDATE 07/28/2010: Here’s another video of the record-breaking Zonda at work on the Nurburgring as it sets the pace and breaks the record. Check it out by clicking on the picture above!
UPDATE 12/10/2010:Marchettino has provided an eight-minute video devoted solely to one of our favorite cars in the world, the Pagani Zonda R. There aren?t a lot of cars on this planet that we can watch for eight minutes straight, but the Zonda R is definitely one of them. In this video, the Zonda R is being driven by former Formula One driver Andrea Montermini, where he takes one of the fastest cars in the world for a number of driving demonstrations, including launches, full throttle standing starts, tire-screeching accelerations, full-limit revs, and even fly-bys. Check it out after the jump!!
Press release after the jump.
Pagani Zonda R originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 10 December 2010 14:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/pagani/2009-pagani-zonda-r-ar69298.html
Video : A Lap around Montreal with Mark Webber
Mark Webber takes us on a lap of Montreal's Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve ahead of the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix
Credit: Red Bull
Hello from Tennessee
I'm Jim and I've been building models since 1959. Now I scratchbuild old construction equipment and oil filed rigs. I also build armor but really love the scratchbuilding. I'm an IPMS member also.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/scacs/forums/thread/926735.aspx
Jim Rigsby Jochen Rindt John RiseleyPrichard Giovanni de Riu
Porsche Cayenne Radical Star by Met-R
Met-R has unveiled their new tuning program for the Porsche Cayenne Turbo (958). Full details inside 
Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney
Piquet successful in libel case
Nelson Piquet Jr, the former Renault driver, has been awarded damages after winning a libel case against the team.
The Brazilian driver, and his father, had been accused by Renault of "false allegations" and an "attempt to blackmail the team" after his controversial crash at the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008.
The scandal rocked Formula One after Piquet revealed that he had been ordered to crash by his team in order ...
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Formula1Fancast/~3/qg2iRnb5QSY/piquet-successful-in-libel-case
Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene
Where?s the black cap?
At the start of 2010 Tony Fernandes set out to change minds. He wanted to do the job properly and to have his Lotus F1 respected as a racing organisation, not as a branding exercise. The Lotus brand had no intrinsic value to Fernandes. He recognised that there was potential there to do something and [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/wheres-the-black-cap/
Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Bill Whitehouse Robin Widdows
Red Bull Racing Share Out Staff Bonuses For Winning Title
Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz has handed out all of the staff bonuses to his team following their double world championship victory this season, according to German newspaper Bild. It has been estimated that the majority of the 500 staff in Milton Keynes were given �10,000 for their troubles over the season, while more [...]
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