Schumacher: “The World Championship 2009 will be an open”

Michael Schumacher, seven times world champion Formula 1, believes that for the 2009 World there is no favorite for the title by the new regulations that will be placed in competition. “It will be a championship wide open. The teams will remain pointers pointers, although some of them may have some advantage. This is a question for everyone,” said the former German pilot.

Hartley will replace Webber in the Red Bull testing at Jerez

The New Zealander Brendon Hartley will be the replacement of Australian Mark Webber in tests to be developed by the Red Bull team next December in the Spanish circuit of Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz).

The FIA wants to tear down the idea of the medals Ecclestone

Is Bernie Ecclestone strong enough to impose its idea of the score for medals in Formula 1? Of course, if anyone can against all odds, he is. His idea is to put on the agenda of discussions of the next World Council, to be held during the first days of December. But it will not easy.

Hamilton: “I do not know if I want to win everything that Schumacher won”

Lewis Hamilton is the youngest world champion in Formula 1 and, thus, many would portend a long sporting career that compares with that of Schumacher. The pilot of McLaren shy away from comparisons. “I want to continue winning races and titles, but I do not really want to win all that Michael won,” he says.

Kubica: “It seemed that the team and I did not have the same goal”

Robert Kubica returned to criticize the attitude of BMW at the last World Formula 1. The Polish believes his team chose to ‘recover’ his partner Nick Heidfeld and secure third place in the final ranking of builders rather than fight seriously for the title of pilots. “It seemed that not fighting for the same goal,” he said.

Webber could be accused of causing the accident that injured

Mark Webber could be accused of causing the accident which was involved in the Nov. 22, and that caused a fracture in his left leg for which he had to be operated. The pilot of Red Bull was going to the handlebars of a bike in a charity test multi disputed in Tasmania when a car collided with a SUV.

The goal is to Kovalainen beat his partner Hamilton in 2009

What of the hierarchies of the pilots in Formula 1 is to write a book. Practically all the leaders of the teams took refuge in relief “will have equal treatment,” but the reality is another sing. Fernando Alonso suffered in what their meats when he saw at McLaren was glad most of the successes of Hamilton than yours.

Toyota presented its new car for the internet to save costs

The crisis has also beaten with force to the Formula 1 teams. An example of Toyota’s decision to present his new race car, the TF109, on the internet. With the goal of saving costs, the squadron will replace the traditional Japanese act on multitudinarian its plant in Cologne by launching the network in the Jan. 15.

Emilio Botín: “Alonso is the best pilot of the world, without discussion”

Emilio Botín rarely gives interviews. The chairman of Santander, who attended the draw in Paraguay in the Copa Libertadores, made an exception with MARCA. “Alonso is the best pilot of the world, there is no discussion,” he said, confessing “admirer” of Fernando. On Ferrari, a blunt opinion: “It is a sensational team.”

Ecclestone wants the system to be introduced and medals in 2009

The boss of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone, is confident that its proposal to the World Cup is decided on the basis of gold medals achieved by the winners of each race, between now in force for 2009. With this system, the title of 2008 would have been for Massa, who had obtained six gold medals compared to five in Hamilton.

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