Thursday

Double points ?really artificial? ? Rosberg | F1 Fanatic Round-up

In the round-up: Rosberg adds to criticism of double points ? No New Jersey race in 2015, says Ecclestone... ? ...but Azerbaijan on for 2016

Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/25/f1-fanatic-round-2507/

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NASCAR World Cup 2014 Week 1: Group E is strong while G is weak at Michigan

The first week of the NASCAR World Cup was not upset-free and there was some distinct disparity between groups.

Groups D and E lived up to our expectations at Michigan. All of the drivers in Group D finished in the top 16 while Group E was even better. Kurt Busch was the slacker in the group and he finished 13th.

Group G was pitiful, however. Thanks to the spin by top seed Denny Hamlin and the struggles of Roush Fenway Racing at Michigan, no one in the group finished higher than 20th. And because of the spin, Hamlin became the biggest upset victim in the first round of group play, losing to Cole Whitt by a single position.

Other upsets included Casey Mears over Kyle Busch because of Busch's left-rear hub issue and Michael Annett over Austin Dillon.

As a quick refresher, each driver is matched up against the other three drivers in his or her group for Michigan, Sonoma and Kentucky. Then, like the World Cup, we'll take the top two from each group starting at Daytona and play a knockout round all the way through Pocono in August where we'll crown a champion. Here are the complete rules.

Below are the results from Michigan. The winners are in italics and all finishes are in parenthesis. The standings are embedded below.

Group A

Jimmie Johnson (1) vs. Brian Vickers (42), Aric Almirola (31) vs. Danica Patrick (17)

Group B

Kyle Busch (41) vs. Casey Mears (24), Kevin Harvick (2) vs. Jamie McMurray (12)

Group C

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (7) vs. Martin Truex Jr. (37), Austin Dillon (30) vs. Michael Annett (21)

Group D

Matt Kenseth (14) vs. Joey Logano (9), Tony Stewart (11) vs. Justin Allgaier (16)

Group E

Brad Keselowski (3) vs. Paul Menard (4) , Clint Bowyer (10) vs. Kurt Busch (13)

Group F

Denny Hamlin (29)� vs. Cole Whitt (28), Greg Biffle (20) vs. Marcos Ambrose (25)

Group G

Carl Edwards (23) vs. Ryan Newman (15), Kasey Kahne (5) vs. David Gilliland (26)

Group H

Jeff Gordon (6) vs. A.J. Allmendinger (22), Kyle Larson (8) vs. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (27)

NASCAR World Cup 2014: Michigan

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/nascar-world-cup-2014-week-one--group-e-is-strong-while-g-is-weak-at-michigan-164544704.html

Jim Clark† Kevin Cogan Peter Collins Bernard Collomb

Tuesday

Hamilton?s Season Back On Track?

Lewis Hamilton got his title charge back on track with a win at the British Grand Prix after Nico Rosberg?s car failed for the first time this season. After qualifying in sixth on the grid, the Englishman drove like a champion with the British public cheering on their hero. For the first time this season, [...]

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Luki Botha JeanChristophe Boullion Sebastien Bourdais Thierry Boutsen

Monday

Carbon Fiber Brough Superior Moto2 Bike To Make Debut At Silverstone

Despite some early promise, there has been much complaining of a lack of innovation from chassis builders in Moto2. the bikes have followed the same basic layout as all modern race bikes since the late 1980s: aluminium twin spar chassis and conventional suspension arrangements.The only real interest has come from wildcards. At Le Mans, the French Promoto Sport team raced their Transfiormer chassis, with some solid results. Beyond that, the bikes have been pretty much identikit.

At Silverstone, another interesting wildcard will get its first public running. The British round of Moto2 will see the Brough Superior make its debut in a competitive race, after making an appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year. The bike is a rebrand of the design by John Keogh and Taylormade Racing, discussed on MotoMatters.com last year. The bike uses a monocoque chassis design made fully from carbon fiber, with integral fuel tank. The front suspension is a single wishbone with damping in the forks, while the rear swingarm is also fully carbon fiber. The radiator has been moved to the rear of the bike, to allow the machine to be narrower and free up space in front of the engine.

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Rubens Barrichello Michael Bartels Edgar Barth Giorgio Bassi

Sunday

Hamilton heading for pitlane start despite Mercedes safety claims

Lewis Hamilton is likely to start the German GP from the pitlane as Mercedes plans to switch him from Brembo to Carbon Industrie discs for the race. That would be a change of car specification under parc ferme conditions, and … Continue reading

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/07/19/hamilton-heading-for-pitlane-start-despite-mercedes-safety-claims/

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