The highlight of BMW’s Sauber F1 Team event at the ‘Ring was definitely the vehicle swap between F1 driver Nick Heidfeld and BMW Motorrad Superbike rider Troy Corser.
Heidfeld gave up his 700 hp four-wheel F1 racer for the 200 hp BMW S1000RR Superbike, while Corser took the reins of the F1 vehicle. Although it wasn’t a heated, full-throttle battle like the picture suggests, what do you think the outcome would have been?
My money is on the F1 car.
Make the jump for each driver’s impression of the test ride.
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Jenson Button is confident Brawn GP can recover its winning form at the Hungarian Grand Prix after rival Red Bull’s recent performances cut into his once imposing lead in the Formula One standings.
Button picked up his first career F1 victory at the Hungaroring three years ago, but had to wait until this season to stand atop the podium again, having a career breakthrough by winning six of the first seven races.
But the 29-year-old Briton missed the podium in the last two races. Red Bull finished 1-2 at Silverstone and the Nuerburgring with teammates Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber each getting a victory and a second to trim Button’s advantage after nine races.
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Team US F1 expects to have its new car ready by the end of October, as it ramps up its efforts to be on the Formula 1 grid next year.
Work at the team’s Charlotte factory has been pressing on following confirmation of the squad’s 2010 entry, and team principal Ken Anderson has revealed that the design of the new car is well advanced.
“Quite a lot of it is ready to manufacture,” Anderson told AUTOSPORT. “The chassis is locked down, because …Â Details
He has won just one race in 2 1/2 seasons in NASCAR’s top series.
But it seems as if Juan Montoya, the former Formula One and IndyCar star, is just starting to get warmed up in stock cars. He has been much more consistent this season than ever before in the No. 42 Chevrolet he drives for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and ranks an impressive ninth in Sprint Cup points heading into this Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
Montoya spoke recently about the status of his race team and how he has turned to wind surfing to help him relax during down time away from the track…Â Details