Source: http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2013/05/carb-day-final-practice.html
Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis
Saturday
Friday
The value of an F1 budget cap
There is only one possible conclusion when one looks at the Formula 1 teams: they are not very good businessmen. They use all their energy to spend all that they earn – and more – in order to win. In doing so they burn through indecent amounts of money, which simply serve to cast the […]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/the-value-of-an-f1-budget-cap/
Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi
SRT CEO denies poor Viper demand
Back in October we reported that SRT needed to slow production of the new generation Viper, due to poor demand. However, it looks like now Ralph Gilles, president and CEO of Chrysler?s SRT Brand and Motorsports, says that the car has indeed a bright future and that the company has "several hundred units outstanding we still have to build."
Gilles said that the Viper indeed had some problems at launch and this is why the company had to postpone initial deliver, but now the interest in the new Viper is very strong.
It looks like the problem was not the car, but the dealers whom had no idea how to promote the car. The new Viper has a base price of $97,395 - a lot more than the previous car, so it was to be expected to hear that customers will ask more for the money. SRT wants to allow its customers to choose "their color, their stripe, their package, their interior," but the dealers wanted to "anticipate the market and ended up creating a car that may not be the right car."
To fix the problem SRT launched a fourth-quarter training program called "All Access Tour" that brings together dealers, current owners and potential customers. Basically thanks to this new program, the potential buyers will have the chance to test the car and see what they will get for the money.
Gilles confirmed that all the Anodized Carbon were spoken for and that the new Time Attack edition sold out in just three days.
Click past the jump to read more about the SRT Viper.
SRT CEO denies poor Viper demand originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 28 November 2013 13:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/srt-ceo-denies-poor-viper-demand-ar161401.html
George Constantine John Cordts David Coulthard Piers Courage
Thursday
The future of Nico Hulkenberg
In Formula 1 things can move quickly so something that is said 36 hours ago may not always be true if written today. However on Sunday I was assured by Force India and by Nico Hulkenberg’s people that no agreement had been signed between the two of them. This was not really a surprise. Although […]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/the-future-of-nico-hulkenberg/
Wednesday
Tuesday
Here?s Greg Biffle spinning Jimmie Johnson around by the collar (GIF)
Need proof that Greg Biffle grabbed Jimmie Johnson by the scruff of his firesuit? Here it is.
Kudos to Johnson for staying incredibly calm in the aftermath. While a kerfluffle would have been intriguing, a la Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon at Phoenix last year, Johnson's got much more to worry about than Greg Biffle. And that calmness that Johnson showed in the GIF above is a big reason why he's so successful.
Biffle later apologized on Twitter.
I Apologize for the way I acted towards @JimmieJohnson after the race,hard racing and I know the bumper had damage already but not dragging
? Greg Biffle (@gbiffle) October 28, 2013
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Monday
Stewart-Haas Racing names Daniel Knost as Kurt Busch?s crew chief
Daniel Knost will be the crew chief for Kurt Busch at Stewart-Haas Racing next year.
The team announced Knost's promotion along with some other organizational changes on Tuesday, including the official announcement that Chad Johnston would be atop the pit box for Tony Stewart.
Greg Zipadelli, who was Stewart's crew chief at Joe Gibbs Racing and has served as the team's competition director, will be the teams vice president of competition. Matt Borland, formerly Ryan Newman's crew chief, will be the team's vice president of engineering.
Knost has been with the team since before it was Stewart-Haas Racing and was Haas-CNC Racing. He formerly served as the race engineer for Newman's car.
Rodney Childers will be Kevin Harvick's crew chief and Tony Gibson will be staying with Danica Patrick.
?Our greatest asset at Stewart-Haas Racing is our people,? Stewart said in a release. ?Obviously, there is a lot of change happening for 2014 as we grow to four teams and bring in Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch. But with our new management structure and the crew chiefs we have in place, we?re well positioned to handle whatever challenges come our way. Collectively, we have the experience and wherewithal necessary for each of our teams to perform at the highest level possible.?
In other crew chief news, Mike Kelley will be the crew chief for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. next season, replacing Scott Graves. Graves is moving to the Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway. Kelley and Stenhouse won the 2011 and 2012 Nationwide Series titles together.
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Sunday
Lotus and Heikki
The Lotus team confirmed Heikki Kovalainen for the last two races of the year this morning Texas time after Caterham gave the go ahead. No racing team ever does anything for nothing, if there is something it wants in exchange and I hear that there was a quid pro quo with Lotus agreeing to release […]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/lotus-and-heikki/
Jack Brabham† Bill Brack Ernesto Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla
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