Alfa Romeo klub Srbija

Ferrari
Fernando Alonso, P5
Kimi Raikkonen, P10
Alonso drove the wheels off his Ferrari, led a race for the first time this year, managed to finish within 18s of the Mercedes without the intervention of safety cars or incidents, and was the only non-Mercedes powered car in the top seven. At times his race pace was also better than the leaders', so there were some positives, even if there was little joy, from the afternoon. Raikkonen struggled as usual with the abrupt power delivery of the Ferrari engine and hybrid systems, but scored the final point to keep the Scuderia in third place overall.

Nije sigurno da će F1 i Monza nastaviti saradnju nakon 2016

Jedna od najboljih i najstarijih staza u kalendaru F1 mogla bi ostati bez organizacije F1 trke nakon 2016 godine, izjavio je Bernie Ecclestone.

Trenutni ugovor koji imaju FOM i Monza je prema rečima Ecclestona "komercijalna katastrofa", i moglo bi se desiti da od 2017 godine, VN Italije bude održavana na drugoj stazi.

Italijanska motorsport federacija je predložila Mugelo kao naslednika Monze, ali Ecclestone navodi da nije primio nikakve ponude niti predloge za Mugelo kao domaćina F1 trke.

Ukoliko se Ecclestonove reči obistine, i Monza prekine ugovor sa Ecclestonom, Spa Frangkoshamp, Monaco i Silverstone će ostati najstarije staze u kalendaru.

Ipak, F1 bi izlaskom Monze iz šampionata izgubila ono što mnogi veruju da je "hram brzine" u F1 u poslednjih 60 godina. Da li je to pravac u kome bi F1 trebala da se kreće, i na kakve reakcije će ova vest naići kod navijača ostaje da se vidi, ali jedno je sigurno: F1 se uništava na svim poljima - od bolida, preko vozača, pa sve do staza, koje su poslednjih godina dobile nove lokacije, ali ne i zanimljivosti koja se očekuje na njima.

Pirelli to trial 18-inch tyres at upcoming Silverstone test

Formula One tyre suppliers Pirelli have announced that they will trial a new 18-inch tyre design concept at next week’s post-race test at Silverstone.

F1 cars currently use 13-inch tyres, but the Italian manufacturer has suggested that running with larger wheels and tyres would lead to greater technology transfer between F1 tyres and road car rubber.

Pirelli, who will demonstrate the one-off concept tyres on a 2014 Lotus, say they will only progress with the initiative if there is a genuine desire from F1 racing’s various stakeholders to follow such a direction.

A move away from 13-inch rubber would not be without its problems, as the tyre forms an important part of a Formula One car’s suspension and damping, hence any change would necessitate a significant re-think of suspension geometry. However, Pirelli say the pay-off of running 18-inch tyres would be increased rigidity through less flexibility in the sidewalls.

“While 18-inch tyres would be a big step for Formula One, there are many other motorsport series that already use this size.So there’s scope to go even bigger than that in Formula One in years to come.

“In order to underline F1’s role as a test bed for future mobility solutions, we believe that it benefits everybody to have as close a link between road car tyres and competition tyres as possible: a belief we have held ever since we introduced the low profile tyre from competition to road use back in the 1970s.

“However, we’d like to emphasise that this move is not something that we are actively pushing for, as our role in Formula One is not to instigate changes. Instead, it’s to help teams and drivers make the most out of the equipment, regulations and resources they have at their disposal - whatever they decide that framework is going to be.”