Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Important F1 car launch dates

With new cars, new engines, new driver line-ups and new partnerships up and down the grid, there's a lot to look out for as the 2014 pre-season starts to gather momentum.
As the first pre-season test at Jerez is just around the corner, here's a look at some important dates that we know, in regards to F1 in the coming days.

Important dates to remember for F1 fans in the coming 10 days:

24th January : McLaren Mercedes F1 MP4-29 car launch at Woking. (Online)

25th January : Scuderia Ferrari F1 car launch. (Online)

26th January : Sauber F1car launch.

27th January : Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 STR9 car launch at Jerez.

28th January : Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 W05 car launch at Jerez.

28th January : Infiniti Red Bull F1 RB10 car launch at Jerez.

28th January : Caterham F1 C33 car launch at Jerez.

28th January :  First pre-season test at Jerez.
Lotus F1 team will not be participating in the Jerez  pre season test.

February : Lotus car launch pre-Bahrain test.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Suzuki Inazuma Launched in India

2013 Suzuki GW250 Specs: 
Engine: Liquid-cooled SOHC Parallel

TwinDisplacement: 248cc , 4 stroke

26 BHP at 8500 RPM Max Power

24 nm Max Torque at 6500 RPM 

Bore/Stroke: 74.5 x  57.3 mm 

Compression: 11.5:1 

Fueling: EFI 

Transmission: Six-speed 

Front Suspension: Inverted Telescopic, coil spring, oil damped 

Rear Suspension: link type, coil spring, oil damped 

Rake/Trail: 26 degrees/4.1 inches 

Front Brake: Single disc 

Rear Brake: Single disc 

Wheelbase: 56.3 inches 

Seat height: 30.7 inches 

Curb weight: 183 kg 

Fuel Tank Capacity: 3.5 gallons

Has average looks for a 250 cc bike.
Also less power for a 250 cc bike. 


Sunday, January 19, 2014

WRC Rally Monte Carlo : Timings after SS15 SOSPEL- BREIL SUR ROYA 2 (Power Stage)

Jari Matti Latvala won the final stage which was also called as the power stage and rewarded bonus points to the three fastest drivers in the stage.
Jari Matti Latvala won 3 additional points for the stage win while Ogier who was second fastest won 2 additional points and Meeke won 1 additional point for being third fastest.
Ogier meanwhile won the season opener in Monte Carlo with a lead of over 1 minute and 18 seconds over Bouffier who finished second and 1 minute 54 seconds over Meeke who finished third.
The Rally Monte Carlo saw few of the top competitors like Neuville, Kubica and Hirvonen who went out because of the tough snowy conditions at the various stages.
Here are the SS15 timings and the overall standings.

POS
NO
DRIVER
SS15 TIME
DIFF 1ST
1.
2
J. LATVALA
10:41.5
2.
1
S. OGIER
10:41.7
+0.2
3.
3
K. MEEKE
10:46.4
+4.9
4.
11
B. BOUFFIER
10:59.4
+17.9
5.
9
A. MIKKELSEN
11:01.2
+19.7
6.
4
M. OSTBERG
11:02.6
+21.1
7.
6
E. EVANS
11:46.4
+1:04.9
8.
32
A. KREMER
11:49.5
+1:08.0
9.
37
L. BERTELLI
11:53.1
+1:11.6
10.
48
M. GAMBA
11:57.7
+1:16.2

Overall :
POS
NO
DRIVER
Overall TIME
DIFF 1ST
1.
1
S. OGIER
3:55:14.4
2.
11
B. BOUFFIER
3:56:33.3
+1:18.9
3.
3
K. MEEKE
3:57:08.7
+1:54.3
4.
4
M. OSTBERG
3:59:08.3
+3:53.9
5.
2
J. LATVALA
4:01:22.7
+6:08.3
6.
6
E. EVANS
4:03:51.8
+8:37.4
7.
9
A. MIKKELSEN
4:06:56.7
+11:42.3
8.
22
J. MELICHAREK
4:17:10.6
+21:56.2
9.
48
M. GAMBA
4:19:05.1
+23:50.7
10.
31
Y. PROTASOV
4:20:57.5
+25:43.1


Saturday, January 18, 2014

WRC Rally Monte Carlo : Timings after SS13 SOSPEL - BREIL SUR ROYA 1

Ogier again looked comfortable as he again won the stage. He has been performing consistently since yesterday keeping him atop the overall standings of the Rally Monte Carlo so far.
Meeke finished second while Latvala finished third.
Mikkelsen finished fourth helping his cause of a upward run in the overall satndings.
Bouffier finished fifth as he tries to topple the consistent Ogier from the top.
Here are the timings after SS13.

POS
NO
DRIVER
SS13 TIME

DIFF 1ST
1.
1
S. OGIER
10:12.5
2.
3
K. MEEKE
10:16.0
+3.5
3.
2
J. LATVALA
10:16.3
+3.8
4.
9
A. MIKKELSEN
10:20.9
+8.4
5.
11
B. BOUFFIER
10:21.8
+9.3
6.
4
M. OSTBERG
10:24.7
+12.2
7.
5
M. HIRVONEN
10:30.2
+17.7
8.
6
E. EVANS
10:44.1
+31.6
9.
37
L. BERTELLI
10:53.2
+40.7
10.
32
A. KREMER
11:01.9
+49.4

WRC Rally Monte Carlo : Timings after SS12 LA BOLLENE VESUBIE - MOULINET 1

SS12 was another stage which saw both VW drivers fight closely for the stage win with just 0.3 seconds separating both of them. Ogier won the stage and maintained his lead at the top while Latvala was second in the stage.
Bouffier finished third fastest in the stage just 0.8 seconds behind Ogier, keeping his hold strong in the overall standings at number 2.
Meeke was the fourth fastest in the stage.
Here are the SS12 timings.
POS
NO
DRIVER
ss12 TIME
DIFF 1ST
1.
1
S. OGIER
19:28.9
2.
2
J. LATVALA
19:29.2
+0.3
3.
11
B. BOUFFIER
19:29.7
+0.8
4.
3
K. MEEKE
19:36.4
+7.5
5.
5
M. HIRVONEN
19:58.2
+29.3
6.
4
M. OSTBERG
20:00.8
+31.9
7.
6
E. EVANS
20:15.5
+46.6
8.
9
A. MIKKELSEN
20:26.4
+57.5
9.
22
J. MELICHAREK
20:50.7
+1:21.8
10.
48
M. GAMBA
21:04.9
+1:36.0


WRC Rally Monte Carlo : Overall standings after SS11

Ogier extended his lead at the top over Bouffier to 51 seconds.
In a day that saw Kubica go out of the Rally, the day was filled with very tough conditions and snow.
Meeke came in at the third place followed by Ostberg and Latvala.
The top 10 also included a WRC2 driver M. Gamba.
Here are the standings after day 2 of the Rally Monte Carlo.

POS
NO
DRIVER
Overall TIME
DIFF 1ST
1.
1
S. OGIER
3:14:51.3
2.
11
B. BOUFFIER
3:15:42.4
+51.1
3.
3
K. MEEKE
3:16:29.9
+1:38.6
4.
4
M. OSTBERG
3:17:40.2
+2:48.9
5.
2
J. LATVALA
3:20:55.7
+6:04.4
6.
6
E. EVANS
3:21:05.8
+6:14.5
7.
5
M. HIRVONEN
3:21:35.0
+6:43.7
8.
9
A. MIKKELSEN
3:25:08.2
+10:16.9
9.
22
J. MELICHAREK
3:30:52.1
+16:00.8
10.
48
M. GAMBA
3:34:52.7
+20:01.4