Formula 1/Racing

Mark Webber will use a lighter chassis in the Australian Grand Prix.
Mark Webber has revealed that, in the race in Melbourne, will use a new chassis, which will be built by the engineers from Milton Kynes and will have a lower weight than the chassis used in Bahrain at the end of last week. The idea of a lighter chassis itself belonged to the Australian pilot who convinced Red Bull F1 Team engineers to develop such a solution.
“I was talking to my mechanics last night and they have got a brand new car for me. I have got a new chassis for this event, it’s even lighter, making sure we make even more progress to go towards the front,” said the 33 years old pilot for the Australian press.

According to the new F1 technical regulations, the minimum weight of a F1 car for this season was increased from 1334 to 1367 pounds. A
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The name of the team owned by Peter Sauber is at least odd. The F1 team is officially called BMW Sauber Ferrari. After the first race, the team submitted a request to change the name.
In order not to lose their place on the starting grid of the 2010 season, Sauber team decided to keep its official name that was first submitted: BMW Sauber. But after the Germans from BMW decided to back off, the name became hilarious. Bought back by owner Peter Sauber, the team decided to buy engines from Ferrari for the 2010 season. And the team name became BMW Sauber Ferrari.
And it seems that after the first race of 2010, Peter Sauber decided to ask the FIA to modify the team by removing the “BMW” particle from the official name. It is not known yet when he will submit the request to FIA. “We will submit an application for a chassis name change,
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Bernie Ecclestone says the Formula 1 regulations will remain unchanged this season, any further amendments being applied next year.
After many criticisms coming from the pilots and fans regarding the acute lack of performance in the Grand Prix of Bahrain State, several teams showed their intention to introduce changes to regulation this year. But their hopes were destroyed by Bernie Ecclestone, who revealed that it is unlikely that the rules be amended during this season because of the democratic vote of the teams.
“We cannot change the rules. It would take far too long and it is too difficult. F1 is now a democracy and all the teams voted for these rules, so now they must also deal with them,” the 79 years old Brit said for the German publication Bild.

According to statute, any change in regulation for the current season must be approved by all teams in Formula 1 and then sent for ratification
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Ferrari has started developing a new chassis for the F10 car to include a new version for the double-diffuser and a more efficient cooling system.
The international press speculated since January that Ferrari is working on a “B” version for the F10 and the information is now strengthened by the Italian publication Autosprint. Cited source revealed a number of unpublished information about plans of Scuderia for the first part of this year, which obviously were not confirmed by the Italian team.
Thus, Ferrari hired, at the end of last year, Giuseppe Azzollini, a distinguished engineer who worked within the CFD Department (Computational Fluid Dynamics) of Toyota Racing. The Italian has joined the team in order to develop a new version of the double diffuser of the Ferrari F1 car, but it is not compatible with current design of the F10.
On the other hand, Ferrari revealed indirectly why they replaced the engine of both F1 cars before
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Audi presents the weapon thy hope to bring the victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans Race. Audi R15 has been revised and is ready to fight with the Peugeot rival.
Audi is preparing intensively for the 24 hours race at Le Mans in June. Due to changes in regulation, diesel cars have now smaller diameter restrictors which makes aerodynamics vital. Other changes were made at the cooling system and fuel tanks.
Therefore, the Audi engineers have modified the front of the R15 torpedo. We now have a double “nose” and a new name: Audi R15 plus. The new model already gone through testing programs both in the United States and Europe. Audi will enter the new racing car to start racing at Paul Ricard and Spa-Francorchamps before the great confrontation of Le Mans.

The 5.5-liter turbodiesel engine develops around 600 HP and Audi hopes that it will be enough to beat the rivals from Peugeot. The endurance race
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