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Give it time. Watching him, he is starting to get his feel back. Looking a lot like the old Schumi we all once knew. I hope he can pull of a few podiums this year and get himself in a fast car for next year. Then he will be unstoppable. Can't win when your car is shit.
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Yeah, wasn't great was it... Awesome job by Vettel once again, and I suppose Hamilton needs congratulating for not running in to anyone this time round But rather short on action...
FIA confirms 1.6 turbo engines for 2014 29 Jun 2011
The FIA, motorsport’s governing body, has confirmed that Formula One racing will move to new engine regulations in 2014, with the current 2.4 litre V8s being replaced by more efficient 1.6 litre, turbocharged V6s.
The FIA had originally planned a switch to four-cylinder engines in 2013, but has approved the revised formula in light of concerns formalised last week by various interested parties.
“Following a fax vote by its members, the World Motor Sport Council has ratified the engine regulations recently drawn up in consultation with the main stakeholders in Formula One,” read an FIA statement.
“The new power plant will be a V6 1.6 turbo unit with energy recovery systems. This new formula will come into effect as from the start of the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship season.”
The new energy recovery systems (ERS) will replace the current kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) and are expected to be more powerful. Combined with the legalisation of turbocharging, they will ensure overall power outputs remain similar to current levels, despite an anticipated drop in the permitted rev limit.
Formula One’s last turbo era ended in 1988, a season dominated by the 1.5 litre V6 Honda-powered McLaren’s of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. The sport returned to naturally aspirated engines in 1989, with a new 3.5 litre formula.
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- The Bahrain Grand Prix is set to return to the Formula One calendar next year, with the Turkish GP to be dropped.
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has circulated the proposed schedule at the Hungarian GP, where the teams will give their say before governing body FIA approves the dates.
Simone Perillo, general secretary of the Formula One Teams Association, tells The Associated Press that Turkey did not make the cut while Bahrain will be held in November. That leaves the Australian GP as the season opener for a second straight year.
Teams lamented the exit of Turkey but made no comment on Bahrain. The Turkish GP had been raced in Istanbul since 2005.
"It's a shame to lose any grand prix," Renault team principal Eric Boullier said on Friday. "But we have to deal with some change in Formula One sometimes, and we can only hope we go back there one day."
The tentative date for the Canadian Grand Prix is June 10, 2012, at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
This year's Bahrain GP was delayed, reinstated and then finally cancelled in the wake of political unrest in the Gulf country. At least 32 people have been killed in a crackdown on anti-government protests.
sucks hamilton was taken out by kobiashi... spa is definatley a fun course to watch.
Schumacher went 24th - 13th in the first lap! if he had a better car he would be a contender still
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But rather short on action...
