Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/10/13/lotus-investor-infinity-changes-name-to-quantum/
Christian Danner Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson Jimmy Davies
Saturday
Lotus investor Infinity changes name to Quantum
Lotus F1 investor Infinity Racing Partners has changed its name to avoid the unfortunate clash with Infiniti Red Bull Racing. The new name is Quantum Motorsports Ltd, which has a similar astrophysical theme. Ironically Google indicates that more than one … Continue reading
Chrome Horn Episode 28: Charlotte II
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Jay Chamberlain Karun Chandhok Alain de Changy Colin Chapman
Friday
MotoGP Rules Update: 'CRT' Name Dropped, Replaced With 'Open'
When it was announced that the claiming rule was to be dropped and the rules would be changed for 2014, one of the main questions was what to call the new class. After some complaining early on, MotoGP fans had become used to the CRT name, and understood what was meant by it. With the choice of software now determining how much fuel and how many engines a team can use - 24 liters for the spec Dorna software, 20 liters for factories using their custom software with the spec Magneti Marelli ECU - there was no easy and obvious nomenclature for the bikes.
Under the first draft of the rules, the bikes were divided into two categories: 'MotoGP' and 'MotoGP with factory option'. That appears to have encountered resistance, however, and so a new name has been found for the non-factory bikes: for 2014, non-factory bikes will be referred to as 'Open' entries. There is of course a small irony in the fact that the new 'Open' class bikes will have less freedom than the factory option bikes, having both ECU and software closed, but with more fuel available, they will at least not be strangulated by the factory option fuel restriction.
Thursday
Weekend Review? Double the Excitement Edition
Welcome Back! Glad you found your way back here after human error delayed and ultimately cancelled the posting of Detroit pre-race article. Nevertheless, the twin billing was a success on most all fronts. A part time driver claimed victory in … Continue reading 
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/weekend-review-double-the-excitement-edition/
Wednesday
Tuesday
A document from Jean Todt
I have now had the chance to take a look at Jean Todt’s first official publication in the 2013 FIA election campaign and I don’t think there is much that can be disputed in it. Jean has done a lot in his first term of office. The document is looking backwards at what has been […]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/jean-todts-manifesto/
Monday
Dario Franchitti update: broken back, ankle in wreck
In a terrifying wreck at Sunday's Shell-Penzoil Grand Prix of Houston, four-time IndyCar series champion Dario Franchitti was seriously injured, fracturing two vertebrae, breaking his right ankle and sustaining a concussion. Wreckage flew into the stands nearby, injuring 13 fans. Eleven fans were treated on-site, and the remaining two were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.
On the final lap of the race, Franchitti and Takuma Sato got tangled up in Turn 5, with Franchitti clipping Sato's back wheel and spinning into the catch fence. EJ Viso, trailing, was able to avoid the wreckage of Franchitti's car but hit Sato. The race was halted, and Will Power was declared the winner in a muted celebration.
For a long time, the television cameras only carried distant shots of Franchitti's wreckage, leading to obvious concerns. But Franchitti's team owner, Chip Ganassi, soon brought good news after visiting with Franchitti. "He's got a sore ankle and back," Ganassi said, "but he's OK."
Franchitti underwent surgery Sunday night to stabilize the ankle. He is expected to remain in Houston for "a few days," according to a team report, "at which time he will be transported to Indianapolis for further evaluation.
"Thank you to everyone for all the well wishes. They mean a lot to me," Franchitti said in a statement. "I would also like to send my best to all the fans involved in the accident and hope that everyone is alright."
The wreck occurred almost two years to the day that Dan Wheldon died in a wreck in Las Vegas, a tragedy where almost every driver in Houston was present. ?The smells and the visuals, for me, and even talking to Will [Power], you have the remnants of Vegas popping into your head with you coming around the corner and you can't drive through it because there's a field of debris,? Scott Dixon said. ?There was no near the amount of damage that we saw [in 2011], but seeing the replay was a big shock.?
The replay is above. Below, a fan video of the wreck:
Clearly, as painful as this was, it could have been so, so much worse.
2013 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 15, Sepang, Malaysia
MotoGP Championship standings for round 15, 2013
Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler
Sunday
Craziest Moment: Dale Earnhardt Jr.?s engine explodes entering turn one
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Joey Logano's Chase hopes might have gone up in literal smoke Sunday evening at Chicagoland Speedway.
As Earnhardt Jr. was entering turn one at over 200 MPH on lap 226, a big plume of white smoke suddenly erupted from his car, blinding the track behind him. With a fire starting underneath the car and the smoke trailing, Junior spun the car to the inside grass and climbed out as the car cooked like a hamburger on an unattended grill.
Soon after the rain delay, Junior worked his way into the top five, but saw his hopes for a win disappear when he was involved in a chain reaction incident on pit road. The mess -- which happened when drivers simply ran out of real estate as they tried to exit and enter their pits under alternate pit strategies -- busted up the front end of Junior's car. By the time his Hendrick team had finished working on it, the nose of the car had been worked on more than a Hollywood star's face.
[Photos: Matt Kenseth wins Geico 400 at Chicagoland]
Logano's car started smoking well before that. The polesitter had one of the fastest cars during the day on Sunday before rain delayed the race more than five hours, and was still fast once the race resumed Sunday night. However, smoke started coming out the tailpipes of his car. The engine was going sour.
He was able to limp his sick engine around as long as possible, but on lap 177, it emitted its final puff of smoke. It had given up the ghost.
[Related: Rick Hendrick talks about decision to put Gordon into Chase]
Junior finished 35th and Logano finished 37th, and both drivers are at the bottom of the Chase standings. Logano is 52 points behind Matt Kenseth, who won Sunday night's race, and Junior is 53 points behind in 13th. That's more than entire race's worth of points. Yes, there are nine races to go, but that's a pretty sizeable hole.
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