Friday 4 March 2011
Thursday 3 March 2011
The Best and Worse Of Formula One with Video's
This time of year there's a lot of motorsport list's, looking back over the last year, of looking forward to the next.
Well I've come across an article at here heres a quick summary, do please have a look
Greatest Driver: Jim Clark
When Jim Clark died in an F2 accident in Hockenheim in 1968 he had the most wins ever by an F1 driver, with 25. That record lasted almost six years until Jackie Stewart got his 26th at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1973.
Most Underrated Driver: Graham Hill
Can a two time World Champion, an Indy 500 winner, a Le Mans 24 hours winner, 14 time Grand Prix winner, and five time Monaco Grand Prix winner be underrated?
Overrated Driver: Giancarlo Fisichella
Fisichella has competed in 231 Grands Prix, in some great cars like Benetton, Renault and Ferrari, including a couple that won the championship. His result of three victories are not sufficient for the opportunities he was given.
Best Ambassador: Jackie Stewart
The Wee Scot is perhaps the best-known F1 driver in North America, along with Mario Andretti, and most of that is due to his work and promotion of the sport after he finished racing.
Worst Ambassador: Max Mosley
I could go on a huge rant about each reason Mosley was bad for F1. Instead I will just point out a few of the low-lights.
Best Pass (Tie): Nelson Piquet - Hungarian Grand Prix 1986
Piquet was sitting second behind Senna when he got into Senna's slip-stream on the main straight.
Best Pass: Jacques Villeneuve - European Grand Prix 1997
This was not one of those flashy, spectacular passes where cars are
sliding, wheels are locking and smoke is coming off the tires.
Best lap: French Grand Prix 1979
Gilles Villeneuve's and Rene Arnoux's last lap in the 1979 French Grand Prix at Dijon.
Worst Race: French Grand Prix 1996.
Nothing happened. There isn't much else to say.
Only highlight I could find.
Best Race: European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, 1999.
The race started with a Jordan on Pole Position -- a Jordan, whose driver, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, was still in the championship hunt. A second formation lap led was needed then the race featured: a barrel-roll accident, rain, some cars on dry tires, some cars on wet tires,
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Well I've come across an article at here heres a quick summary, do please have a look
Greatest Driver: Jim Clark
When Jim Clark died in an F2 accident in Hockenheim in 1968 he had the most wins ever by an F1 driver, with 25. That record lasted almost six years until Jackie Stewart got his 26th at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1973.
Most Underrated Driver: Graham Hill
Can a two time World Champion, an Indy 500 winner, a Le Mans 24 hours winner, 14 time Grand Prix winner, and five time Monaco Grand Prix winner be underrated?
Overrated Driver: Giancarlo Fisichella
Fisichella has competed in 231 Grands Prix, in some great cars like Benetton, Renault and Ferrari, including a couple that won the championship. His result of three victories are not sufficient for the opportunities he was given.
Best Ambassador: Jackie Stewart
The Wee Scot is perhaps the best-known F1 driver in North America, along with Mario Andretti, and most of that is due to his work and promotion of the sport after he finished racing.
Worst Ambassador: Max Mosley
I could go on a huge rant about each reason Mosley was bad for F1. Instead I will just point out a few of the low-lights.
Best Pass (Tie): Nelson Piquet - Hungarian Grand Prix 1986
Piquet was sitting second behind Senna when he got into Senna's slip-stream on the main straight.
Best Pass: Jacques Villeneuve - European Grand Prix 1997
This was not one of those flashy, spectacular passes where cars are
sliding, wheels are locking and smoke is coming off the tires.
Best lap: French Grand Prix 1979
Gilles Villeneuve's and Rene Arnoux's last lap in the 1979 French Grand Prix at Dijon.
Worst Race: French Grand Prix 1996.
Nothing happened. There isn't much else to say.
Only highlight I could find.
Best Race: European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, 1999.
The race started with a Jordan on Pole Position -- a Jordan, whose driver, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, was still in the championship hunt. A second formation lap led was needed then the race featured: a barrel-roll accident, rain, some cars on dry tires, some cars on wet tires,
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Tuesday 1 March 2011
2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Pheonix Review
Just 1 week removed from the historic Daytona 500, what a difference a week makes, The youngest ever winner of the 500 Trever Bayne would crash in friday practice, and for the first time ever would be in a "back-up" car, how would he fair.
Other stories to watch include Kyle Busch was looking to cap of a dominante weekend, having won in the Trucks and then leading every lap in nationwide, with Carl Edwards also crossing the stripe in second on every lap, Could the current points leader Carl Edwards increase his lead over the pack. having finished in the top 2 in the last 3 races he's surely one to watch, and with 48 points the maximum point haul for a race, who could forget the 5 time champion Jimmie Johnson.
Expect to see a different style of racing here from last week, this track is all about the driver, and it will be every man for himself.
The first 70 laps were eventful, with 2 multi-car incidents.
The first was caused by Busch making contact with polesitter Carl Edwards exiting Turn 2, causing the Roush Fenway racer to drive over the grass and sustain damage to the front end of his Ford.
Edwards lost control after that and slid towards the barrier with the front wheels locked, forcing Gordon against the wall as well. However his Hendrick crew was able to quickly get the right front fender back in shape under the caution, putting Gordon back in contention.
Only eight laps later during the following restart, a multi-car crash involving 13 drivers ignited when Red Bull's Brian Vickers got loose and spun at the very same spot after a brush with Matt Kenseth, resulting in a brief red-flag stoppage.
Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne ended up crashing heavily against the wall which would take him out of the race, when he made contact with Travis Kvapil's Ford at the end of the front-stretch early in the race.
Both Gordon and Busch recovered from there earlier incidents, following the final restart with 22 laps remaining, Gordon had to chase the leading Toyota of Busch, who passed Tony Stewart for the lead shortly after the green flag waved for the last time.
Busch was hoping to complete a sweep of wins in all three of NASCAR's top championships for the second time in his career, having won on Friday in the Truck Series event, and taken victory again on Saturday in the Nationwide Series. However Gordon had different plans in his Drive to End Hunger-sponsored Impala, as he started to put pressure on the Joe Gibbs driver as the lap-count faded.
Gordon eventually got to the rear bumper of Busch with nine laps to go, almost passing him at the exit of Turn 4. He got side-by-side with his rival along the front-stretch, kept his line entering Turn 1 and made contact with Busch as both drifted onto the 11-degree banking.
As Gordon came out of Turn 2 he had already opened a gap that he was able to stretch over the final eight laps to claim a very popular win.
Jeff Gordon ended a 66-race win-less streak and would lead a race-high 138 laps. Gordon's win also allowed him to tie Cale Yarborough in the record books in fifth in the all-time list of race winners, Gordon being the leading active driver in that ranking - in which he is only one win shy of third-placed Darrell Waltrip.
"I just beat Kyle Busch!" screamed Gordon on his radio after crossing the stripe.
"I've not been in position to put pressure on the leader and force him to make mistakes to be in control of the situation in a very long time and that's what I loved about today," said Gordon. "To be in that position was a very cool feeling. You feel like you're in control of your destiny.
"It got a little hairy getting into [Turn] 1. I was shocked I even got underneath [Busch] but when I did I thought 'I'm going to check up early' because I was afraid he was going to do the swap-over on me on the exit. He's pretty notorious about that."
Results - 312 laps
1. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 3h01m49.000s
2. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota + 1.137s
3. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet + 2.500s
4. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet + 2.827s
5. Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Chevrolet + 3.697s
6. Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota + 4.161s
7. Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Chevrolet + 6.262s
8. Kurt Busch Penske Dodge + 9.041s
9. AJ Allmendinger Petty Ford + 9.176s
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet + 9.500s
11. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota + 10.853s
12. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford + 10.927s
13. Mark Martin Hendrick Chevrolet + 11.545s
14. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota + 15.323s
15. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge + 1 lap
16. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford + 1 lap
17. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet + 1 lap
18. Casey Mears Germain Toyota + 1 lap
19. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet + 1 lap
20. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford + 1 lap
21. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota + 2 laps
22. David Gilliland Front Row Ford + 2 laps
23. Bill Elliott Phoenix Chevrolet + 3 laps
24. Mike Skinner FAS Lane Ford + 4 laps
25. Tony Raines Front Row Ford + 6 laps
26. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet + 36 laps
27. Clint Bowyer Childress Chevrolet + 52 laps
28. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford + 60 laps
29. David Reutimann Waltrip Toyota + 66 laps
30. Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota + 74 laps
31. Andy Lally TRG Chevrolet + 75 laps
32. Robby Gordon Gordon Dodge + 76 laps
Non-finishers:
Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 213 laps
Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 213 laps*
Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 126 laps
David Ragan Roush Fenway Ford 125 laps
JJ Yeley Whitney Chevrolet 72 laps
Landon Cassill Germain Toyota 68 laps
Travis Kvapil Front Row Ford 66 laps
Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Ford 49 laps
Michael McDowell HP Toyota 43 laps
Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 27 laps
Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 22 laps
* Running again at chequered flag
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Other stories to watch include Kyle Busch was looking to cap of a dominante weekend, having won in the Trucks and then leading every lap in nationwide, with Carl Edwards also crossing the stripe in second on every lap, Could the current points leader Carl Edwards increase his lead over the pack. having finished in the top 2 in the last 3 races he's surely one to watch, and with 48 points the maximum point haul for a race, who could forget the 5 time champion Jimmie Johnson.
Expect to see a different style of racing here from last week, this track is all about the driver, and it will be every man for himself.
The first 70 laps were eventful, with 2 multi-car incidents.
The first was caused by Busch making contact with polesitter Carl Edwards exiting Turn 2, causing the Roush Fenway racer to drive over the grass and sustain damage to the front end of his Ford.
Edwards lost control after that and slid towards the barrier with the front wheels locked, forcing Gordon against the wall as well. However his Hendrick crew was able to quickly get the right front fender back in shape under the caution, putting Gordon back in contention.
Only eight laps later during the following restart, a multi-car crash involving 13 drivers ignited when Red Bull's Brian Vickers got loose and spun at the very same spot after a brush with Matt Kenseth, resulting in a brief red-flag stoppage.
Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne ended up crashing heavily against the wall which would take him out of the race, when he made contact with Travis Kvapil's Ford at the end of the front-stretch early in the race.
Both Gordon and Busch recovered from there earlier incidents, following the final restart with 22 laps remaining, Gordon had to chase the leading Toyota of Busch, who passed Tony Stewart for the lead shortly after the green flag waved for the last time.
Busch was hoping to complete a sweep of wins in all three of NASCAR's top championships for the second time in his career, having won on Friday in the Truck Series event, and taken victory again on Saturday in the Nationwide Series. However Gordon had different plans in his Drive to End Hunger-sponsored Impala, as he started to put pressure on the Joe Gibbs driver as the lap-count faded.
Gordon eventually got to the rear bumper of Busch with nine laps to go, almost passing him at the exit of Turn 4. He got side-by-side with his rival along the front-stretch, kept his line entering Turn 1 and made contact with Busch as both drifted onto the 11-degree banking.
As Gordon came out of Turn 2 he had already opened a gap that he was able to stretch over the final eight laps to claim a very popular win.
Jeff Gordon ended a 66-race win-less streak and would lead a race-high 138 laps. Gordon's win also allowed him to tie Cale Yarborough in the record books in fifth in the all-time list of race winners, Gordon being the leading active driver in that ranking - in which he is only one win shy of third-placed Darrell Waltrip.
"I just beat Kyle Busch!" screamed Gordon on his radio after crossing the stripe.
"I've not been in position to put pressure on the leader and force him to make mistakes to be in control of the situation in a very long time and that's what I loved about today," said Gordon. "To be in that position was a very cool feeling. You feel like you're in control of your destiny.
"It got a little hairy getting into [Turn] 1. I was shocked I even got underneath [Busch] but when I did I thought 'I'm going to check up early' because I was afraid he was going to do the swap-over on me on the exit. He's pretty notorious about that."
Results - 312 laps
1. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 3h01m49.000s
2. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota + 1.137s
3. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet + 2.500s
4. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet + 2.827s
5. Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Chevrolet + 3.697s
6. Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota + 4.161s
7. Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Chevrolet + 6.262s
8. Kurt Busch Penske Dodge + 9.041s
9. AJ Allmendinger Petty Ford + 9.176s
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet + 9.500s
11. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota + 10.853s
12. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford + 10.927s
13. Mark Martin Hendrick Chevrolet + 11.545s
14. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota + 15.323s
15. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge + 1 lap
16. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford + 1 lap
17. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet + 1 lap
18. Casey Mears Germain Toyota + 1 lap
19. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet + 1 lap
20. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford + 1 lap
21. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota + 2 laps
22. David Gilliland Front Row Ford + 2 laps
23. Bill Elliott Phoenix Chevrolet + 3 laps
24. Mike Skinner FAS Lane Ford + 4 laps
25. Tony Raines Front Row Ford + 6 laps
26. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet + 36 laps
27. Clint Bowyer Childress Chevrolet + 52 laps
28. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford + 60 laps
29. David Reutimann Waltrip Toyota + 66 laps
30. Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota + 74 laps
31. Andy Lally TRG Chevrolet + 75 laps
32. Robby Gordon Gordon Dodge + 76 laps
Non-finishers:
Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 213 laps
Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 213 laps*
Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 126 laps
David Ragan Roush Fenway Ford 125 laps
JJ Yeley Whitney Chevrolet 72 laps
Landon Cassill Germain Toyota 68 laps
Travis Kvapil Front Row Ford 66 laps
Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Ford 49 laps
Michael McDowell HP Toyota 43 laps
Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 27 laps
Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 22 laps
* Running again at chequered flag
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