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[NEWS] Yesterday in motorsport #2
by 321Ignition Magazine
Yesterday in motorsport
2 February, 2010
Triple 8 launch 2010 Commodore, AND Mark Skaife!
Whilst Walkinshaw Racing made the first big news of the Supercar year with the first testing laps for the season, championship rivals and new Holden recruits Triple 8 launched their 2010 assault with not just the release of their new Vodafone liveried Commodores, but also an announcement on endurance drivers for later in the season...
As had been rumoured after the announcement late last season of Triple 8’s defection from the blue oval, Mark Skaife will line up against old team-mate Craig Lowndes, whilst two-time champion Jamie Whincup will be joined by former Fujitsu Series champion Steve Owen under the new Supercar rule of splitting the level one drivers for the endurance races.
Skaife showed at Bathurst last year alongside Greg Murphy that he had lost none of his customary speed, but for mind it is the Whincup/Owen combination that looks the goods for outright success, Owen more than capable of matching the two Triple 8 regulars in the same equipment. HRT will have to dig deep to match these combinations...
Massa still on top at Valencia - Day 2
Valencia, Day 2 (2/2/10)
1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari (124 laps) - 1:11.722
2. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber (96) - 1:12.056
3. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes (108) - 1:12.256
4. Robert Kubica, Renault (119) - 1:12.426
5. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (119) - 1:12.899
6. Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth (102) - 1:13.337
7. Sebastien Buemi, Torro-Ross-Ferrari (107) - 1:13.823
Schumacher takes doctor/physio to test
After his relatively high profile withdrawal from a Ferrari ride due to neck issues post the ‘09 Hungarian GP when the seven time world champion was scheduled to return to F1, many people were surprised by his announcement of a full-time return to the field with Mercedes.
Whilst all is calm on the surface, news from the Valencia pits was that Schumacher had come to the test with his personal doctor and physiotherapist, his doctor announcing to the media that.. “I’m superstitious, so we wait and see.”
Despite early concerns Schumacher was third fastest but completed just 40 laps, and was absent from the second day of testing with media reports suggesting he wasn’t due to test again until Wednesday.. Whilst he announced on Monday that he felt like it was 1991 all over again (the year of his F1 debut at Jordan), his 41 year old body may well have different ideas!
New F1 tyre rule for 2010
[Paris] F1 teams have approved a tyre rule change for the 2010 season which will see the top ten qualifiers start the race they set their best qualifying lap on.
The F1 commission also approved a reduction in the number of dry weather tyres allocated to each team, reducing the 2009 quota of 14 down to 11.
Aston Martin to enter Le Mans and Sebring
Aston Martin has announced that it will enter its factory LMP1 team in this years Le Mans and Sebring classics after previously announcing they would sit this season out to concentrate on a new car for 2011.
After closing his own team in the US, former Indycar star and reigning ALMS LMP2 champ Adrian Fernandez will join the team for the events alongside regulars Stefan Mucke, Darren Turner, Harold Primat and Chris Buncombe.
Despite announcing only a limited 2010 campaign, it is expected that the team will reveal their entry into further events beyond Le Mans.
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