The huge success enjoyed at the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix and first Formula One night race will enjoy a boost with developments taking place to increase overtaking.
After consultation between the FIA and the teams, minor changes will be made at turns one, 13 and 14 to improve overtaking. Road surface improvements will be done at turns five, six and seven, and revisions made to the pit-lane entry and exit, as well as the run off area at turn 22.
“While the circuit and the event exceeded expectations around the world, as with any brand new event, there are always things which we now know we can do better,” said Singapore’s technical and race operations director Michael McDonough on the official Formula One website…Â ….More info
…can’t help thinking how revolting this year’s generation of Formula One cars look.
The best looking of the breed is Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren, largely down to a trademark fancy paintjob, but I’ve seen that close up and it is no prettier in person than it is online. The problem is the vast fairground-go-kart like front wings and silly, skinny stepladder rear wings mandated by the regulations.
There have been plenty of ugly F1 cars in the past, but their aesthetic offence has often been an effort to…Â More info Â
Formula One’s rule-makers are poised to present its teams with a dramatic cost-cutting package for 2010 that goes much further than savings already agreed, as the crisis hitting the motor industry threatens more withdrawals from the sport.
With Honda seeking a buyer for its team and other manufacturers suffering a collapse in sales, the Federation International de l’automobile, F1’s governing body, believes that the sport is in a race against time and only a radical reduction in costs can prevent more teams from pulling out.
It wants the costs of competing to fall from upwards of…Â More infoÂ
There’s no greater satisfaction for me than watching young sailors excel on the water and wondering where in sailing they will be later on in their lives. Will that smooth-tacking coed Club 420 team someday be leading A division at college nationals or that eager starter in the Optimist class sailing for medals and then joining the ranks of the America’s Cup? It seems today, more than ever, competition at junior sailing events, at both the local club level and the national championships, is dramatically improved. This is because yacht clubs are committed to making junior sailing a priority. I see examples of this all around the country. Parents are willing to help with travel, there’s advanced instruction and individual coaching, and standardized one-design boats, and this all bodes well for the future of American sailing.
For eight years we’ve kept a close eye on the junior sailing scene, each year calling out the sailors that put forward great results and uphold sportsmanship while doing so. There are literally hundreds of them out there, and of all the annual “lists” in which I’m involved my juniors are the toughest…Â More info