Action Valentino Rossi in Mugello Italy, The Ducati Team, Takes First victory for tiem?

This weekend the Ducati and Rossi were tested to offer the best results in his cage at the Mugello race.

However, during the last two seasons of domination Rossi at Mugello taken away. This year, Rossi was undergoing his first season with Ducati, the Italian team which is the country of origin Rossi, the race results have not been very satisfactory. With the benchmark results of the finish, the best performance with Ducati Rossi is third place finish at Le Mans in the last four series.

This weekend the Ducati and Rossi will face the Italian MotoGP at Mugello. Rossi also continued to maintain at least the optimism following the promising results of The Doctor with joint Gp11.1yang been diving debut at Assen, where he finished in fourth position.

Will Rossi go back to the highest podium in Italy, as well as recorded his first victory with Ducati this season?

Superbike rd7

World Superbike Championship rd 7, Motorland Aragon, Aragon:



Leading final positions after 1st Race:

1 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 40mins 01.968secs

2 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 40:03.540

3 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 40:04.400

4 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 40:12.767

5 Tom Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 40:12.815

6 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 40:13.899

7 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 40:14.559

8 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 40:18.922

9 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 40:26.173

10 Troy Corser (Aus) BMW 40:26.662

11 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 40:26.699

12 Chris Vermeulen (Aus) Kawasaki 40:32.375

13 Maxime Berger (Fra) Ducati 40:36.075

14 Roberto Rolfo (Ita) Kawasaki 40:39.201

15 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 40:44.972



Leading final positions after 2nd Race:

1 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 40mins 04.407secs

2 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 40:09.216

3 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 40:11.351

4 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 40:13.408

5 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 40:15.969

6 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 40:18.695

7 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 40:19.545

8 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 40:22.067

9 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 40:28.591

10 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 40:29.083

11 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 40:33.707

12 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 40:37.570

13 Roberto Rolfo (Ita) Kawasaki 40:42.487

14 Chris Vermeulen (Aus) Kawasaki 40:53.449

15 Lorenzo Lanzi (Ita) Ducati 40:57.563



Drivers Championship Standings:

1 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 261pts

2 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 218

3 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 195

4 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 146

5 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 125

6 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 120

7 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 108

8 Jonathan Rea (Gbr) Honda 94

9 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 89

10 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 86



Manufacturers Championship Standings:

1 Ducati 273pts

2 Aprilia 257

3 Yamaha 235

4 BMW 153

5 Suzuki 112

6 Honda 111

6 Kawasaki 111,

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Saturday, 18 June, 2011
World Superbike Championship rd 7, Motorland Aragon, Aragon:

Leading final positions after Final Qualifying:

1 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 1min 59.183secs

2 Jakub Smrz (Cze) Ducati 1:59.262

3 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 1:59.278

4 Tom Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 1:59.358

5 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 1:59.419

6 Maxime Berger (Fra) Ducati 1:59.423

7 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 1:59.437

8 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 1:59.579

9 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 1:59.613

10 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 1:59.830

11 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 1:59.831

12 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 1:59.881

13 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 2:00.007

14 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 2:00.024

15 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 2:00.133



Leading positions after Superpole:

1 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 1min 57.634secs

2 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 1:57.790

3 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 1:58.279

4 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 1:58.472

5 Tom Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 1:58.641

6 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 1:58.756

7 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 1:59.194

8 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 1:59.591

9 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 1:58.566

10 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 1:58.640

11 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 1:58.950

12 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 1:59.680

13 Jakub Smrz (Cze) Ducati 1:59.355

14 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 1:59.367

15 Maxime Berger (Fra) Ducati 1:59.507,

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Friday, 17 June, 2011
World Superbike Championship rd 7, Motorland Aragon, Aragon:

Leading positions after 1st Qualifying:

1 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 1min 59.726secs

2 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 2:00.073

3 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 2:00.214

4 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 2:00.253

5 Tom Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 2:00.267

6 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 2:00.309

7 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 2:00.324

8 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 2:00.377

9 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 2:00.503

10 Maxime Berger (Fra) Ducati 2:00.509

11 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 2:00.727

12 Troy Corser (Aus) BMW 2:00.798

13 Ruben Xaus (Spa) Honda 2:00.853

14 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 2:01.047

15 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 2:01.428,

Superbike standing 2011

World Superbike Championship rd 7, Motorland Aragon, Aragon:



Leading final positions after 1st Race:

1 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 40mins 01.968secs

2 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 40:03.540

3 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 40:04.400

4 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 40:12.767

5 Tom Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 40:12.815

6 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 40:13.899

7 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 40:14.559

8 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 40:18.922

9 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 40:26.173

10 Troy Corser (Aus) BMW 40:26.662

11 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 40:26.699

12 Chris Vermeulen (Aus) Kawasaki 40:32.375

13 Maxime Berger (Fra) Ducati 40:36.075

14 Roberto Rolfo (Ita) Kawasaki 40:39.201

15 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 40:44.972



Leading final positions after 2nd Race:

1 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 40mins 04.407secs

2 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 40:09.216

3 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 40:11.351

4 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 40:13.408

5 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 40:15.969

6 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 40:18.695

7 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 40:19.545

8 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 40:22.067

9 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 40:28.591

10 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 40:29.083

11 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 40:33.707

12 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 40:37.570

13 Roberto Rolfo (Ita) Kawasaki 40:42.487

14 Chris Vermeulen (Aus) Kawasaki 40:53.449

15 Lorenzo Lanzi (Ita) Ducati 40:57.563



Drivers Championship Standings:

1 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 261pts

2 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 218

3 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 195

4 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 146

5 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 125

6 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 120

7 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 108

8 Jonathan Rea (Gbr) Honda 94

9 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 89

10 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 86



Manufacturers Championship Standings:

1 Ducati 273pts

2 Aprilia 257

3 Yamaha 235

4 BMW 153

5 Suzuki 112

6 Honda 111

6 Kawasaki 111,

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Saturday, 18 June, 2011
World Superbike Championship rd 7, Motorland Aragon, Aragon:

Leading final positions after Final Qualifying:

1 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 1min 59.183secs

2 Jakub Smrz (Cze) Ducati 1:59.262

3 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 1:59.278

4 Tom Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 1:59.358

5 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 1:59.419

6 Maxime Berger (Fra) Ducati 1:59.423

7 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 1:59.437

8 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 1:59.579

9 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 1:59.613

10 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 1:59.830

11 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 1:59.831

12 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 1:59.881

13 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 2:00.007

14 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 2:00.024

15 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 2:00.133



Leading positions after Superpole:

1 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 1min 57.634secs

2 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 1:57.790

3 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 1:58.279

4 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 1:58.472

5 Tom Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 1:58.641

6 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 1:58.756

7 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 1:59.194

8 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 1:59.591

9 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 1:58.566

10 Sylvain Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 1:58.640

11 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 1:58.950

12 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 1:59.680

13 Jakub Smrz (Cze) Ducati 1:59.355

14 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 1:59.367

15 Maxime Berger (Fra) Ducati 1:59.507,

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Friday, 17 June, 2011
World Superbike Championship rd 7, Motorland Aragon, Aragon:

Leading positions after 1st Qualifying:

1 Marco Melandri (Ita) Yamaha 1min 59.726secs

2 Carlos Checa (Spa) Ducati 2:00.073

3 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Aprilia 2:00.214

4 Leon Camier (Gbr) Aprilia 2:00.253

5 Tom Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 2:00.267

6 Max Biaggi (Ita) Aprilia 2:00.309

7 Michel Fabrizio (Ita) Suzuki 2:00.324

8 Ayrton Badovini (Ita) BMW 2:00.377

9 Eugene Laverty (Gbr) Yamaha 2:00.503

10 Maxime Berger (Fra) Ducati 2:00.509

11 Joan Lascorz (Spa) Kawasaki 2:00.727

12 Troy Corser (Aus) BMW 2:00.798

13 Ruben Xaus (Spa) Honda 2:00.853

14 Leon Haslam (Gbr) BMW 2:01.047

15 Mark Aitchison (Aus) Kawasaki 2:01.428,   source BBC.com

MUGELO Circuit Stat

Circuit info
Length: 5.245 m. / 3,259 miles
Width: 14m
Left corners: 6
Right corners: 9
Longest straight: 1.141 m. / 0,709 miles
Constructed: 1974
Modified:
Introduction:

Introduction:
Located 30km north-east of Florence in the beautiful countryside of Tuscany, Mugello is a modern circuit with excellent facilities. Bought by Ferrari back in 1988, the 5.245km track has been renovated to a high standard and has a growing reputation as one of the world’s most up-to-date, scenic and safest race circuits.

A blend of slow and fast turns with sweeping curves, long straights and off-camber corners make Mugello one of the most challenging circuits for the riders and engineers. Having hosted its first MotoGP event back in 1976 the venue became a permanent fixture in 1991 after extensive refurbishment. Set within a beautiful tree lined Tuscan valley, Mugello also offers ample viewing areas for a particularly boisterous and partisan Italian crowd.source by motogp.com

Asen circuit statistik NETHERLAN

Circuit info
Length: 4.423 m. / 2,748 miles
Width: 11m
Left corners: 5
Right corners: 8
Longest straight: 607 m. / 0,377 miles
Constructed: 1986
Modified: 2002
Introduction:
Built in 1986 and hosting its first Grand Prix one year later, the circuit of Jerez is now one of the most popular MotoGP venues and the focal point for a city fanatical about sport. Set in a slight valley in the south of Spain, Jerez is blessed with consistently good weather and beautiful scenery, its numerous grandstands providing the perfect viewing facilities for up to 250,000 spectators.

With two alternative road circuits (4,423m and 4,428m), which were resurfaced during 2005, Jerez is a popular venue used by many race teams for testing throughout the year, whilst its recently updated corporate and media facilities have proven to be a popular addition to the complex. Other facilities such as the control tower and pit boxes have also been vastly improved.
Source motogp.com

125cc World Standing 2011 Asen

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Nicolas TEROL	Aprilia	SPA	128
2	Jonas FOLGER	Aprilia	GER	101
3	Sandro CORTESE	Aprilia	GER	94
4	Johann ZARCO	Derbi	FRA	94
5	Maverick VIÑALES	Aprilia	SPA	90
6	Efren VAZQUEZ	Derbi	SPA	77
7	Luis SALOM	Aprilia	SPA	55
8	Hector FAUBEL	Aprilia	SPA	54
9	Sergio GADEA	Aprilia	SPA	52
10	Danny KENT	Aprilia	GBR	38
11	Adrian MARTIN	Aprilia	SPA	30
12	Jakub KORNFEIL	Aprilia	CZE	25
13	Miguel OLIVEIRA	Aprilia	POR	22
14	Alberto MONCAYO	Aprilia	SPA	16
15	Simone GROTZKYJ	Aprilia	ITA	16
16	Taylor MACKENZIE	Aprilia	GBR	15
17	Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN	Derbi	MAL	13
18	Louis ROSSI	Aprilia	FRA	13
19	Marcel SCHROTTER	Mahindra	GER	10
20	Alexis MASBOU	KTM	FRA	10
21	Hiroki ONO	KTM	JPN	8
22	Danny WEBB	Mahindra	GBR	8
23	Niklas AJO	Aprilia	FIN	5
24	Jasper IWEMA	Aprilia	NED	4
25	John McPHEE	Aprilia	GBR	1
26	Josep RODRIGUEZ	Aprilia	SPA	1       source motogp.com

Moto2 World Standing 2011 After Asen Gp

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Stefan BRADL	Kalex	GER	127
2	Marc MARQUEZ	Suter	SPA	70
3	Simone CORSI	FTR	ITA	67
4	Bradley SMITH	Tech 3	GBR	63
5	Yuki TAKAHASHI	Moriwaki	JPN	56
6	Thomas LUTHI	Suter	SWI	56
7	Andrea IANNONE	Suter	ITA	53
8	Alex DE ANGELIS	Motobi	RSM	53
9	Julian SIMON	Suter	SPA	49
10	Michele PIRRO	Moriwaki	ITA	37
11	Esteve RABAT	FTR	SPA	37
12	Randy KRUMMENACHER	Kalex	SWI	36
13	Aleix ESPARGARO	Pons Kalex	SPA	31
14	Kenan SOFUOGLU	Suter	TUR	28
15	Jules CLUZEL	Suter	FRA	27
16	Dominique AEGERTER	Suter	SWI	24
17	Max NEUKIRCHNER	MZ-RE Honda	GER	24
18	Yonny HERNANDEZ	FTR	COL	23
19	Anthony WEST	MZ-RE Honda	AUS	18
20	Alex BALDOLINI	Suter	ITA	18
21	Scott REDDING	Suter	GBR	16
22	Mattia PASINI	FTR	ITA	13
23	Pol ESPARGARO	FTR	SPA	13
24	Kev COGHLAN	FTR	GBR	11
25	Mika KALLIO	Suter	FIN	8
26	Mike DI MEGLIO	Tech 3	FRA	7
27	Claudio CORTI	Suter	ITA	6
28	Ratthapark WILAIROT	FTR	THA	4
29	Xavier SIMEON	Tech 3	BEL	2
30	Ricard CARDUS	Moriwaki	SPA	2
31	Axel PONS	Pons Kalex	SPA	1                source motogp.com

MotoGP World Standing 2011 Asen

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Casey STONER	Honda	AUS	136
2	Jorge LORENZO	Yamaha	SPA	108
3	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Honda	ITA	99
4	Valentino ROSSI	Ducati	ITA	81
5	Nicky HAYDEN	Ducati	USA	71
6	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	SPA	61
7	Ben SPIES	Yamaha	USA	61
8	Hiroshi AOYAMA	Honda	JPN	51
9	Colin EDWARDS	Yamaha	USA	46
10	Marco SIMONCELLI	Honda	ITA	39
11	Hector BARBERA	Ducati	SPA	35
12	Toni ELIAS	Honda	SPA	34
13	Karel ABRAHAM	Ducati	CZE	33
14	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Yamaha	GBR	32
15	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Suzuki	SPA	27
16	Loris CAPIROSSI	Ducati	ITA	22
17	Randy DE PUNIET	Ducati	FRA	10
18	John HOPKINS	Suzuki	USA	6
19	Kousuke AKIYOSHI	Honda	JPN	3               source bymotogp.com

Spies on “comfortable win” at Assen

Ben spies started second on the grid, after narrowly missing the pole position by 0.009s behind Marco Simoncelli, launching his Yamaha ahead of Jorge Lorenzo’s just in time to avoid a clash between the two. He steadily pulled away from Casey Stoner, who finished on his Repsol Honda in second.
“It was strange because it was one of the most comfortable races I’ve had, and it resulted in a win. I had a good feeling with the bike at the start of the race so I pushed to make a gap,” said Spies. “Even after I was 3 or 4 seconds ahead of Casey, when he pushed to try to catch me, I still had some reserve I could use, so I could speed up if I needed to.”
“It felt good to do it here this weekend, in the Yamaha 50th colors with all the greats watching, I guess it added a little bit of pressure now that I think about it,” he added.
“At least I don’t have to hear ‘are you ever going to win a race?’ There is always that question, now I can keep developing the bike for next year .source :motogp.com

Tiem Ducati Valentino rossi&nickyhaiden

Valentino Rossi (Ducati MotoGP Team) 4th: “We’re pretty satisfied with this result because compared to practice; we made a big improvement in the race. It would have been nice had we found the right direction more quickly, but this is a new bike that we’re still learning to work with, so obviously it takes some experience to get it right. In the end, we managed to find a setup that allowed me to ride pretty well but, not having tried it before, I approached the first laps very carefully. To be honest, we were also a little unlucky, because the rain during the warm-up prevented us from trying the changes. Anyway, the weekend was positive overall, because we got confirmation that this bike is better in many ways, especially with regard to the rear end, which is now much more stable. On the other hand, we also know that we must keep working because we still have a gap to the competition to make up. It’s not as big as the time we lost today in terms of seconds, but it’s still there. Still, we’re all trying really hard, and we must continue to do so.”

Nicky Hayden (Ducati MotoGP Team) 5th: “Conditions have been all over the place all weekend, and the race wasn’t any different. We went out with a rain setup, but we saw that it was drying quickly and changed to a complete dry setup on the grid. There were a couple of little wet patches early on, but it was okay. We made a small change for the race, but nothing big. The first lap or two, the tyres heated up and I felt really good. Then I made a couple of early mistakes. I touched a white line and also pushed the front once and had to go straight at the chicane. Colin passed me, and then I managed to drag him back. I can’t celebrate fifth place too much, but it’s my best dry result of the year and puts us fifth in the points. Congratulations to Ben, who’s a fellow American. I wish it was me, but he and his team deserve it.”

Lorenzo was furious, after an accident at Asen Racing

"You do not need to see the impressions he repeated. I saw it live, while on the bike. And he did not intentionally make me fall, but apparently he did not think much," Lorenzo spoke as quoted by Autosport.
"I think he has learned from the controversy he created in the past, but obviously not the case," again.

Simoncelli driving style before this, had been criticized because it is considered too aggressive. Moreover he had been involved similar incidents, which makes Honda's Dani Pedrosa from injury.

"He is still haphazard as ever, and luckily I was not hurt, I'm fine, and could earn a few points. But to be honest if he did not change his attitude, in the future he will make another driver injured."

"If I was in the security committee (the drivers), I will revoke the license for a few races, but I'm just a racer and I do not have the power to make that decision," Lorenzo said.

Is Simonceli Really accidentally fell, Or Just Accidents

Jorge Lorenzo vented his anger at Marco Simoncelli following the Iveco TT Assen on Saturday, in which the Italian rider collected the reigning World Champion in an opening-lap crash. The pair were both able to remount their bikes, Lorenzo finishing sixth and Simoncelli ninth, but the Yamaha Factory Racing rider’s frustration was evident after the race.
“You saw what happened on the first lap on the TV. Of course he doesn’t want to take me out, that’s not his intention, but I think the problem is that he’s not very conscious about the risks there are in the category, with this bike and these tyres,” said Lorenzo, who was felled by Simoncelli when the San Carlo Honda Gresini rider attempted an overtake but crashed due to a cold rear tyre.

“I thought he learned from the past, from the controversy he created, like what happened with Dani (Pedrosa), but it’s clear that he doesn’t learn at the moment. Simoncelli’s version of events saw the Italian lay the blame on a cold rear Bridgestone tyre, and he said: “I tried to overtake Lorenzo in the second turn and I didn’t feel that I took too high a risk, but I lost the rear because of the cold tyre – without throttle – in the middle of the corner and I crashed. I took Lorenzo in the crash and I’m sorry for him.”
Simoncelli started from pole position and had impressed throughout the practice sessions. The fans are fantastic and a lot of Italian fans.    source motogp.com

Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car 2011

Ford's new challenger for the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship, the all-new Fiesta RS World Rally Car, made its first global public appearance at the Paris Motor Show today.

The Fiesta RS WRC will make its competition debut in Rally Sweden, the opening round of the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship, on 10 - 13 February. The Fiesta RS WRC competition

car will form part of a new era for the world championship.  The Fiesta rally car will boast four-wheel drive transmission and a 1.6-litre turbocharged engine, based on the all-new Ford EcoBoost engine family, to comply with new regulations.
The new Ford EcoBoost engine family features direct petrol injection and turbocharging to maximise performance and efficiency.  "The introduction of Ford's latest engine technology to its rally programme reinforces further our commitment to motorsport.  It also demonstrates our continued support for affordable competition by using an off-the-shelf production engine on which to base our WRC power plant," said Mike Norton, Ford of Europe's Motorsport Manager.

Specialist engineers from Ford and M-Sport have co-operated closely in the development of this 1.6-litre engine, with highly-respected French tuner “Pipo Moteur” bringing additional expertise to the power plant. 

The Fiesta RS WRC appearance at the Paris Motor Show precedes the car's first major test programme with the full 2011 engine specification on gravel roads in Spain next week.  The car has already completed almost 3000 kilometres of testing in Britain and France, powered initially by the current WRC engine and more recently by a prototype 1.6-litre Ford EcoBoost turbo unit. 

The test will provide the first opportunity for BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen and team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila to drive the new Fiesta RS WRC.

The Fiesta RS WRC will replace the record-breaking Focus RS WRC as Ford's championship challenger.  The Focus RS WRC won back-to-back manufacturers' world titles in 2006 and 2007, and its victory in New Zealand in May was the Blue Oval's 75th at WRC level, making Ford the most successful manufacturer in world championship history. 

Ford has sold more than one million of the hugely-successful, latest generation Fiesta road cars around the world since it went on sale in October 2008.  Fiesta, Ford's truly global car, is the No 2 best-selling car across Europe. 

"We've worked hard to ensure the car is undoubtedly related to the best-selling Fiesta road car which itself is a global success story

Novikov, WRC

Novikov, who started competing as a 15-year-old, forged a reputation as being blisteringly fast but frequently prone to error during his maiden season of World Rally Car competition in 2009.

Despite his tender age - he was 18 at the time - and lack of experience, Novikov nevertheless impressed during an eight-round campaign in a Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC, scoring a career-best fifth place in Sardinia.

Novikov began his competition career in karting aged 10 and his programme took him to France and

Germany. At the same time his father had developed an interest in rallying and started taking lessons from Russian champion Alexei Vosiliev, which had a huge impact on Evgeny’s eventual career choice.

But Novikov Jr’s real passion remained behind the wheel and when he was old enough - 15 - he entered the Russian Rally Cup series in a Mitsubishi Lancer. He was running second until his father pulled over to let him win his first event. The title followed even though he had to rely on his navigator to drive on road sections because he was under the legal driving age in Russia.

Nationality:Russian
Date of Birth:19 Sep 90
Car:Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Co-driver:Stephane Prevot
WRC Debut:Great Britain 2007

Hamilton To End Negative Trends

Want to End Negative Trends in Hamilton, Hamilton's achievement in the two series is also no maximum. In Canada, girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger is even failed to finish the race.

"For me, Valencia will be the weekend of consolidation after two disappointing results in Monaco and Canada," said Hamilton in Crash.

"However, I am really happy that Jenson (Button) had a brilliant race to win in Canada later, after he was less fortunate in Monte Carlo. It's also a great result for the team," said 26-year racer.

"I was always good at Valencia, finished second there in every race. And I really enjoyed the tracks," beber Hamilton.
"This race will be our third street circuit in a row, so hopefully it will give me an opportunity to reverse the bad luck that I met in two previous races."

"We practically have the fastest race cars in the last three races, and it will help, because I know that when the car can be maximized, I can finish in front. As usual, it will be my goal," he concluded

Not Walking This Season Match Expectations

Not Walking This Season According to Hope, But Mercedes Grand Prix racing driver Michael Schumacher has been convicted that this season did not go as expected.

Currently Mercedes GP scattered in the fifth constructors' championship with 50 points. Ie two drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg on the order of nine and ten constructors' championship.

With such achievement, Schumacher considers that the achievement of his team is not in accordance with expectations. "In fact, if we consider a good result at the test last winter, then what we can be worse than expected," added the former Benetton and Ferrari.

Schumacher said that the problems facing his team is having to face many problems at the same time. As long as we are concerned about how to resolve it, the development of the project to be disrupted, "said the owner's seven world titles.

Schumacher optimistic about what had happened to his team this season can be a valuable capital in the face next season. "It posiitfnya is that this is a time where we could take a lesson from the experience we got to face the competition next year. In fact I am confident that we will be able to get progress in the rest of the season. Indeed, many of which still have us do, but we are ready. "

Dutch MotoGP ahead Record Ends, Lorenzo Face the Future

Lorenzo fell in the race at Silverstone two weeks ago. Quoted from the official MotoGP website, the incident put an end to a barrage of Lorenzo obtained a positive result in 25 previous races in which the Spanish rider has always finishing in the top four.

"At Silverstone I made a mistake that failed to finish the race. I have a series of good results to finish in the top four, but now the record was finished and I have to look to the future," straightforward Yamaha.
Of course I do not want an accident or injury and lost the second position, "Lorenzo said.

The results of the "worst" finish was sixth place in 2008.

"I have a beautiful memory in this circuit when it appeared in a variety of classes, so perhaps my favorite circuit Assen is very remarkable and we're here now," said Lorenzo.
"You have to go through with a gentle bend and I thought I would be very comfortable racing here," he finished.