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F2012

Without the accompaniment of special seromoni, Ferrari show off his new car that will berelied on to compete in the 2012 F1 season. New mounts Fernando Alonso and FelipeMassa was named F2012. Ferrari actually planning a ceremony held as part of the launch of his new car. But the blizzard that kept crashing many regions in Italy, including theirheadquarters in Maranello, making the event was canceled yesterday.

Be Ferrari unveiled the car through their official website, through a video that can be seensimultaneously by millions of people around the world sluruh. Still dominated by red andwhite complexion, the largest changes seen in this car is a stile on the nose of the car. This model is the same as owned Caterham CT01 when it was released last week. Thus quoted by Autosport.

Turkish GP

Turkish GP Officially is dropped from F1 Calendar 2012. The FIA ​​has finally released a Formula 1 race calendar next year. As per predictions, there was no timetable for the Turkish GP in the 20 series are planned. Turkish Grand Prix was first held in 2005 after a binding contract with F1 for the next seven years. That is, the contract will be exhausted in Turkey later this year. During that time span, the development costs and expenses Circuit Istanbul Park GP Turkey’s implementation of some are still funded by the Government.

Problems arise because the Turkish GP attendances continue to decline every year. If the inaugural race spectators who are present there are 200 thousand people, last year the number has plummeted to number 35 thousand people. Expenses borne by the Government of Turkey are increasing due to the implementation of the contract extension, which F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone played by asking a fee of $ 26 million. Because never reached an agreement, the Turkish Grand Prix was eventually completely disappear from the F1 calendar.

In the next year, Bahrain will no longer be the series opener. Racing in the Middle East countries will be held in April. The opening will be held in Australia on March 18.

Formula 1 Calendar 2012

March 18: Australian GP
March 25: Malaysian GP
15 April: Chinese GP
22 April: Bahrain GP
May 13: Spanish GP
May 27: Monaco GP
June 10: Canadian Grand Prix
June 24: European GP
July 8: British GP
July 22: German GP
July 29: Hungarian GP
2 September: Belgian GP
9 September: Italian GP
23 September: Singapore GP
October 7: Japanese GP
October 14: GP Korea
October 28: GP India
4 November: Abu Dhabi GP
18 November: United States GP
25 November: Brazilian Grand Prix

Vitaly Petrov is ready to pay the Russian public support for him with maximum performance in Formula 1 competition this season. Petrov is ready to compete with established teams like Ferrari and McLaren.

Petrov has just secured its position at the Renault team for two seasons ahead. Russian rider will be a partner for Robert Kubica.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin assess Petrov need financial support to navigate the F1 competition. Putin also announced a technology company Rostekhnologii will be a new sponsor for the 26-year racer.

The number of motorsport enthusiasts in Russia increases every day. Petrov, who is very popular amongst F1 fans in Russia, has just signed a new two-year contract with his team.

For the support it receives it, Petrov also promised to perform better in the 2011 season. Even former GP2 racer is not afraid to compete with big teams like Ferrari and McLaren.

Fernando Alonso failed to add a collection of his world champion title. Alonso’s Ferrari as the team had to admit that their strategy was due to an error in the GP Abu Dhabi.

Coming to Abu Dhabi GP with the status of favorites to win, because when it was topped the standings with a good performance which won three of five final series, but Alonso ended up just to finish in seventh position.

These results make the success of Sebastian Vettel won the race even at the same time making sure the world title of the 2010 season. Alonso finally just finished runners-up this season.

What are harvested Alonso is very closely related to the strategy of Ferrari on the track, when instructed enter the pit. One calculation, two-time world champion and then back to the track behind Nico Rosberg and Vitaly Petrov who never could pass Alonso.

Here are three strategies namely alsan in error rivals mark (Mark Webber) with two cars (Felipe Massa and Alonso), ignoring the soft tire life and did not consider whether or not difficult to pass other cars on the track.

Mistakes were obviously very sad at the Ferrari which almost drove Alonso to be champion. But whatever the outcome stronghold ‘Horse Jingkrak’ insisted would remain united accept these results.

Fernando Alonso has the highest salary in Formula 1. Meanwhile former Ferrari driver, Kimi Raikkonen, despite having left the F1 is still the third highest salary listed owner.

F1 world champion in 2007 who now is a career in the World Rally Championship (WRC) received a salary of £ 13.1 million or approximately USD 182 billion more. With that number in the third position Kimi drivers who have the highest salary.

Meanwhile, Alonso is a substitute for a driver Kimi has the highest salary this season. As reported by Eurosport, the Spaniard was getting salary £ 24.6 million or around Rp 343 billion.

While the mainstay McLaren drivers, Lewis Hamilton has the same amount of salary that is 13.1 million pounds Kimi. However, this British rider came in second place because it is still active in F1 compared to Kimi.

Meanwhile, Alonso’s teammate, Felipe Massa in fourth position with a salary amounting to 11.5 million pounds or approximately USD 160 billion more. Meanwhile, world champion in 2009, Jenson Button was fifth after McLaren paid 7.4 million pounds.

Then how much salary provided by Mercedes GP for seven-time world champion, Michael Schumacher? Germany veteran racer was a salary of 6.6 million pounds or approximately USD 92 billion more and are in sixth position.

Ferrari does it mean to be a team that has the largest expenditures include salaries for drivers is 49.1 million pounds, or USD 684 billion more. While the second McLaren with expenditure amounting to 20.5 million pounds.