This week, Rebellion Racing has announced that it will field its own LMP1 prototype race car when new regulations are introduced into the World Endurance Championship for next year called Rebellion R-One.
The privateer team, which currently runs the Lola B12/60-Toyota in the World Endurance Championship series, will work with French manufacturer ORECA on designing and developing on the new R-One.
No word yet on the engine. But, it's more than likely they will continue to use the same version of the Super GT-based 3.4-litre V8 the team currently uses for the Lola B12/60-Toyota which produces over 500 bhp.
So will the new Rebellion R-One can challenge the manufacturer teams from Audi, Toyota and Porsche for 2014? No, due to I believe that Audi, Toyota and Porsche have the resources and hybrid technologies which the R-One haven't have. But will the R-One will be top LMP1 privateer team, for sure. Good luck to Rebellion Racing for next season.
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This week Caterham has revealed a sponsorship deal with the Greaves Motorsport LMP2 squad for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours race is part of an evaluation of an entry into the LMP2 customer prototype market.
Caterham liveried Greaves Motorsport LMP2 team, will run the livery of its Zytek-Nissan Z11SN 4.5 litre V8 race car under the Caterham Motorsport banner at the 24 Hours on June 22/23. It will be raced by the Caterham F1 reserve driver Alexander Rossi, Tom Kimber-Smith and Eric Lux. Mike Gascoyne, who is now in charge of Caterham Technology & Innovation says that it might be possible for the company to build its very own LMP2 cars in the future as early before 2015 and supply them to customer teams as-well.
The interest of the Caterham Group in endurance racing follows after Caterham Cars purchases 50% of Alpine in a deal with Renault to produce new Alpine and Caterham cars.
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Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, on the street circuit of Montreal.
And so predictions for the race itself, Sebastian Vettel for the win in his Red Bull, Fernando Alonso second in his Ferrari, and Lewis Hamilton third in the Mercedes. Don't forget the Lotus drivers, McLaren drivers, Filipe Massa, Mark Webber, and Nico Rosberg either for a podium place as-well.
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This is possibly Williams F1 team worse ever start to a Grand Prix season ever with 0 points so far after last weekends Monaco Grand Prix. So this post is the top six worse Williams F1 cars ever! Starting with number 6:
Number 6: 2008 Williams FW30
Story: Williams FW30 was designed by Sam Michael, the Williams FW30 had the 2.4 litre Toyota V8 engine underneath. Williams FW30 took only two podiums in that season with Nico Rosberg. But the team only managed 26 points to take 8th place in the constructors championship. The car was reliable that season, but the car however was too slow that season.
Number 5: 1984 Williams FW09
Story: Williams FW09 was designed by Patrick Head and Neil Oatley, it was the first Williams F1 car that didn't had the 3 litre Cosworth DFV V8 engine underneath. Instead, the Williams FW09 had the all new 1.5 litre Honda turbo V6 engine underneath. Despite the Williams FW09 took Keke Rosberg to the Dallas Grand Prix win in 1984. However, the car was very unreliable that season and only managed to score 25.5 points to give Williams to 5th place in the constructors championship that season.
Number 4: 1998 Williams FW20
Story: Williams FW20 was designed by Patrick Head, Gavin Fisher and Geoff Willis, the Williams FW20 had the 3 litre Mecachrome (Renault) engine underneath. This was the first Williams F1 car that wasn't designed by Adrian Newey for first time since 1990. Only managing three podiums between Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. And the pervious seasons constructors champions only managed 38 points to give Williams to 3rd place in the constructors championship. The car was a very reliable that season, but the car however once again was too slow that season.
Number 3: 2006 Williams FW28
Story: Williams FW28 was designed by Sam Michael, Jörg Zander and Loïc Bigois, the Williams FW28 had the 2.4 litre Cosworth V8 engine underneath. To give Williams 11 points that season, only 8th place in the constructors championship that season. The car was fast, but the car was a very unreliable nonetheless.
Number 2: 1988 Williams FW12
Story: Williams FW12 was designed by Patrick Head and Enrique Scalabroni, the Williams FW12 was the first Williams F1 car that didn't had the all dominate 1.5 litre Honda turbo V6 engine underneath. But, instead it had the underpowered Judd 3.5 litre V8, Nigel Mansell only managed only 2 podiums that season, those were also Nigel Mansell only race finishes of 1988 as the car was very unreliable. To give Williams only 20 points that season and 7th in the constructors championship.
Number 1: 2011 Williams FW33
Story: Williams FW33 was designed by Sam Michael and Ed Wood, the Williams FW33 had the 2.4 litre Cosworth V8 engine underneath. To give Williams 5 points that season (0 points in old money), only 9th place in the constructors championship that season (the worse constructors championship position in their history). The car wasn't fast, but the car was a very reliable nonetheless. To give this 2011 Williams FW33 the worse Williams F1 car ever!
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Review of the round five of the 2013 MotoGP season at the Mugello Circuit, in Mugello, Italy.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Yamaha Factory Racing rider and current MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo in his works Yamaha YZR-M1. Second place was was Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedorsa, in his works Honda RC213V, Pedrosa was over 5 seconds behind Lorenzo at the end. While, third place was Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow on his satellite spec Yamaha YZR-M1, Crutchlow was over 6 seconds behind Lorenzo at the end.
In CRT class (Claiming Rule Teams, street bike engines rather than non prototype engines), the Power Electronics Aspar rider Aleix Espargaró won CRT class and finished 8th overall in his ART (Aprilia), he was under 40 seconds behind Lorenzo at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Marc VDS Racing Team rider Scott Redding on the Kalex, and his second Moto2 race win in a row. Second was Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 rider Nicolas Terol on the Suter, he was over 2 seconds behind Redding at the end. While, third was Came IodaRacing Project rider Johann Zarco on the Suter, he was also over 4 seconds behind Redding at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Luis Salom on the KTM. Second was Estrella Galicia rider Álex Rins on the KTM, he was just over one tenth second behind Salom at the end of the race. While, third was was Team Calvo rider Maverick Viñales on the KTM, he was also over three tenths of a second behind Salom at the end of the race.
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Last weekend was round six of the World Rally Championship at the Acropolis Rally in Greece (31st May-2nd June) and for once the winner wasn't named Sébastien this season, but instead it was Jari-Matti Latvala in the works Volkswagen Polo R WRC, to win the rally overall. While, works Citroën DS3 WRC driver Dani Sordo finished in second place, Sordo was nearly two minute behind Latvala at the end. While, Thierry Neuville finished in third place in the Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Neuville was over two minutes behind Latvala at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by none other than former Formula One driver Robert Kubica his Citroën backed Citroën DS3 RCC. Robert Kubica finished in eleventh place overall, he was over 15 minutes behind Latvala at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.
While, Sébastien Loeb wasn't at the rally last weekend. He was testing with his new toy, the Peugeot 208 T16 at Le Mont-Ventoux in France, in practice for this months Pikes Peak event.
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Last year, the GreenGT Technologies team was selected by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest to enter the GreenGT H2, the first racing hydrogen/electric prototype for the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans race. With three weeks to go till the big race, GreenGT team has decided that due to insufficient preparation GreenGT has decided to withdraw its entry for this years 24 hour race.
The 56th garage is a place offered on the starting grid to a car judged to be technically innovative by the ACO, although it races in the event outside the overall general classification like the DeltaWing did in 2012, the first car to be awarded by ACO. But, if was going to race the GreenGT H2 Hydrogen fuel cell that produces electricity to drive two electric motors would have produce around 540 bhp, sitting on a bespoke chassis built by the Welter Racing team. The GreenGT H2 would have weights 1,240kg and a top speed of 186mph.
Meanwhile for the 2014 race, the 56th garage will be occupied by Nissan in agreement with the decision was announced a few months ago by the ACO, as the Japanese manufacturer has decided to enter an All-Electric LMP1 Car in 2014 as early reports suggests.
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