Champion Spark Plug Regatta 2007
Consolation Race #2, Twin Lakes Park, WA
Monster Jam - Awards Banquet - Max D
Destruction driver and 2009 World Racing Champion Tom Meents just before the start of the 2009 Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals Awards ...
Ferrari F10 takes first win and a closer look at Mario Andretti’s Lotus 79
Yesterday the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship kicked off in earnest with the Bahrain Grand Prix. With four world champions on the grid and up to four teams expected to fight for wins, it was one of the most highly anticipated season starts of recent years. While the return of Michael Schumacher grabbed the most headlines, his old team Ferrari went into the race as the favorite. During qualifier the Italian team’s drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were nevertheless upstaged by Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel. In the race the young German proved his ingenious, Adrian Newey designed machine was much more than a one-lap wonder. Unfortunately he dropped from the lead when one of the eight spark-plugs on his Renault engine failed. This cleared the way for Alonso to score a one-two debut win for Ferrari in his Ferrari F10. This early win justified Ferrari’s controversial decision to abandon the 2009 car halfway through the season and concentrate fully on the F10. Its most unusual feature is the slightly angled engine, which frees up more space for the double diffuser.
On the other end of the grid newly established Lotus Racing delivered the best performance of the three new teams. With both cars completing the race, the cars were remarkably reliable. At Bahrain it was also announced that Lotus’ last World Champion, Mario Andretti, would get some role within the new team. He also drove one of his old cars in the parade of champions. Although it was also a parade, he looked seriously quick as he threw up the dust through the legendary ‘Corkscrew’ corner.
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