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Peter Parker schreef:helemaal mee eens! ZEKER DIE IN het DUITS!

Binnen 36 uur respons van de leiding op deze ludieke actie, niet slecht. Denk zelf dat we het topic maar even moeten opschonen voor het echte werk begint over een paar weken ??

Peter Parker schreef:helemaal mee eens! ZEKER DIE IN het DUITS!

Villeneuve set for Stefan seat fitting

Jacques VilleneuveJacques Villeneuve is set to have a seat fitting in Stefan GP's car in Cologne on Monday, AUTOSPORT has learned.

Team boss Zoran Stefanovic has said that the 1997 world champion is close to a deal with the Serbian squad, which continues to push for a place in the 2010 Formula 1 field.

Stefan has already announced Kazuki Nakajima as its first driver, and is also believed to be poised to sign GP2 race winner Pastor Maldonado as its reserve.

The team's second car is scheduled for completion on Tuesday, and it is understood to be planning a media launch on Wednesday in a location close to its Cologne facility. Although Bridgestone has so far declined to release tyres to Stefan, forcing it to abandon plans to test at Portimao this week, the team is thought to have decided that Avon tyres would be suitable for the launch and a shakedown.

Stefanovic has also revealed that he had discussed a merger with US F1 - which has a 2010 entry but has asked to miss the first four races as its programme is a long way behind schedule. He said these talks had now collapsed despite positive approaches from US F1 investor Chad Hurley.

"Yes, it is true we had some discussions stretching over many days, but these broke down completely on Thursday afternoon European time due to the inflexibility of certain players," Stefanovic said.

"I stress it was not Chad Hurley, who was open to discussions with us, but some of the other stakeholders who sabotaged the talks."

Team US F1 shuts down operation

Peter Windsor and Ken AndersonTeam US F1's Formula 1 hopes appeared to be over on Tuesday, with high level sources revealing to AUTOSPORT that the outfit has now effectively closed down.

Against the backdrop of weeks of uncertainty about the future of the American team, which had been struggling to get a car ready for the start of the season, sources have revealed team personnel have now been informed they are no longer required as the operation was not continuing.

AUTOSPORT understands that shortly before lunchtime, production manager Dave Skog informed those staff who had remained at the team during its recent troubles that they were being put on unpaid leave - even though they remain technically employed.

That move, which has not yet been officially confirmed, effectively brings an end to the F1 dreams of team principal Ken Anderson and sporting director Peter Windsor who had hoped to create a genuine American grand prix team.

It is understood that neither Anderson nor Windsor were present at the factory while the announcement was made, and neither was available for comment about the latest situation.

Calls to the factory switchboard have also gone unanswered, with a message stating that the number is temporarily not working.

The failure of Team US F1 to make it onto the grid means that there is now a vacancy for the Serbian outfit Stefan Grand Prix, which has been sitting on the sidelines for several months.

US F1 will need to be officially withdrawn from the championship if Stefan GP is going to have a chance of getting a late entry - although such a situation may be possible if FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting's inspection visit to the American team's factory last week showed that the outfit was not capable of competing.

It is also not clear what US F1 investor Chad Hurley will now do. The American YouTube co-founder, who had invested in the team, has been linked with potential deals with both Stefan GP and Campos Meta in recent weeks - and it is possible he may choose to remain in F1 through involvement with another team.

Jolly Club schreef:Ben het met Ferarrii eens in dit geval. Grote fabrikanten nemen afscheid en volstrekt incapabele teams zonder geld komen ervoor terug. Lotus tokkelt rond op 6 seconden en roept dat het boven verwachting gaat, Virgin gaat zonder windtunnel (?) niet veel harder, USF1 hangt aan de latten, Campos wordt ook niks en Stefan mist de eerste wedstrijden omdat Toyota de auto's terugroept . Koningsklasse ??

Peter Parker schreef:Le Mans zeker

Vettel geeft demo tijdens Masters of Formula 3
04 maart 2010

Sebastian Vettel zal dit jaar een Formule 1-demo verzorgen tijdens de Masters of Formula 3. Dit heeft Circuit Park Zandvoort bekendgemaakt. De komst van Vettel is het directe gevolg van een samenwerking die Red Bull is aangegaan met het circuit. De Masters of Formula 3 wordt dit jaar gehouden in het weekend van 5 en 6 juni.

Red Bull zal tijdens het weekend van de Masters of Formula 3 een uitgebreid programma verzorgen. Naast de demonstratie van Vettel zal bijvoorbeeld ook de finale van de Red Bull Kart Fight op Zandvoort worden uitgevochten. De Red Bull Kart Fight is een zoektocht naar Nederlands karttalent, waarvoor in april en mei eerst twaalf provinciale voorrondes worden gehouden. De snelste rijders per provincie gaan door naar de finale op Zandvoort. De toegang voor de Masters of Formula 3 is dit jaar gratis, op vertoon van een speciale actieverpakking van Red Bull.

Erik Weijers, de Chief Operating Officer (COO) van Circuit Park Zandvoort, is bijzonder verheugd over de samenwerking met Red Bull. "Naast onze trouwe partner en bandensponsor Kumho Tyres hebben wij wederom twee grote merken aan dit unieke evenement weten te verbinden. Red Bull is wereldwijd niet meer weg te denken uit de auto- en motorsport en het is geweldig dat die activiteiten op internationaal vlak ook in Nederland navolging krijgen. Voor de twintigste edtie van de Masters of Formula 3 krijgen we een fantastisch programma. Met dit programma én de mogelijkheid om het evenement gratis te bezoeken, hopen we op volgepakte tribunes."

Red Bull is dit jaar overigens niet de titelsponsor van de Masters. Dat is RTL GP.