Archive für 12.7.2009
CUARTO MEJOR PILOTO PRIVADO EN VALENCIA
12.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
Kike Ferrer ha conseguido finalizar esta tercera prueba del Campeonato de España de Velocidad en una meritoria cuarta posición de la Copa Privados y en décimo tercer puesto de la clasificación general.
El joven piloto mallorquín ha sufrido con los problemas mecánicos durante todo el fin de semana, comenzando con la jornada de entrenamientos libres del viernes, donde rompía el nuevo motor con el que esperaba mejorar el rendimiento de su R6.
Con una jornada menos de entrenamiento y una vez cambiado el motor de su Yamaha, Kike se lanzó a los cronometrados para buscar el mejor resultado posible. Con un tiempo de 1.39.9, Ferrer se clasificaba en décimo sexta posición, algo alejado del objetivo inicial pero con la esperanza de poder mejorar en carrera.
En la manga de carrera, Kike Ferrer con problemas en la puesta a punto de la suspensión, lograba mantener la posición y aguantar en una lucha que le serviría para mejorar el resultado final, décimo tercero en la clasificación general y cuarto mejor piloto en la Copa de España de pilotos Privados.
El rendimiento del piloto es inmejorable, la actitud y el esfuerzo son lo que impulsan a este joven a sacar el máximo partido de una moto que no termina de funcionar bien, los problemas mecánicos y la puesta a punto de la Yamaha están siendo el principal problema para el equipo de Dues Rodes.
Los tres puntos sumados en la jornada de hoy son lo más importante que debemos tener en cuenta, en un Campeonato tan exigente como este y con el gran nivel de pilotos que existe, es importante sumar en cada prueba, avanzar todo lo posible y trabajar en los problemas de cara a las próximas pruebas.
Kike Ferrer: "El resultado no es lo que esperábamos en esta tercera prueba, pero teniendo en cuenta los problemas mecánicos y de puesta a punto que hemos tenido, es un resultado positivo.
Nos falta mejorar medio segundo para poder estar donde queremos, es el tiempo que nos separa de los puestos de cabeza, espero que podamos conseguirlo en la próxima prueba."
Kike Ferrer
Piloto del Campeonato de España Supersport
16 de Julio, 34
07009 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. 971 291 321
M. 616 99 26 87
prensa@kikeferrer.com
http://www.duesrodes.com
KIKE FERRER TERMINA TERCERO DE LA COPA PRIVADOS
12.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
Kike Ferrer finalmente ha conseguido el tercer puesto en la clasificación de la Copa de España de pilotos privados dentro del Campeonato de España de Velocidad.
La grandes diferencias entre los equipos que tienen apoyos de fábrica en el Campeonato y los equipos más pequeños, ha sido fundamental para crear esta Copa de España con la que se quiere reconocer el esfuerzo que hacen los pilotos y los equipos más modestos para poder competir en uno de los Campeonatos de velocidad más importantes de Europa.
Kike Ferrer
Piloto del Campeonato de España Supersport
16 de Julio, 34
07009 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. 971 291 321
M. 616 99 26 87
prensa@kikeferrer.com
http://www.duesrodes.com
Bridgestone Motorsport’s German Grand Prix Report
12.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber scored his first ever F1 race win after he used a two stop, super soft – medium – medium tyre strategy to win a fast-paced German Grand Prix in difficult conditions at Nurburgring.
Despite being given a drive-through penalty for causing an avoidable collision at the start, Webber finished 9.2 seconds ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel with Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver Felipe Massa taking third. Vettel used a super soft – medium – super soft strategy and Massa used a super soft – super soft - medium strategy for his first podium finish of the season.
Hirohide Hamashima - Bridgestone Director of Motorsport Tyre Development, says
“Congratulations to Mark Webber for taking his first ever Grand Prix win at the 130th attempt. This illustrates the Japanese proverb ‘continuing is the force’ and we are very happy that this win occurred using Bridgestone tyres. From a tyre analysis perspective this was a thrilling race. The conditions, such as temperature and track condition, meant that for most of the race it was very difficult to determine which was the better race tyre. This meant that drivers and strategists had to use a lot of brain power today and we saw a good variety of strategies through the field, even from drivers in the same team.
“The track conditions started very green and this caused some competitors who started on the super soft tyre problems with graining and degradation. Some competitors used the medium compound very well, and Fernando Alonso was notable with his fastest lap on this tyre, however others struggled for grip and temperature with this tyre. This all added to the interest.”
Stats of the Day
Bridgestone Potenza Driver Tyre Strategies
Rd.9 – German Grand Prix
In 2009, the tyre regulations stipulate that the two dry tyre specifications must be visibly
distinguishable from each other. At the German Grand Prix, the super soft compound Bridgestone
Potenza tyres were marked with green bands on the sidewalls. The wet weather tyre was also marked with a green line in a groove.
www.bridgestonemotorsport.com
Bridgestone Motorsport German GP2
12.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
Nico Hulkenberg (ART Grand Prix) won both races in the fifth round of the Bridgestone-supported GP2 Series at the Nurburgring, claiming maximum points this weekend on Bridgestone’s soft specification racing slick and wet tyre respectively.
With cool weather experienced throughout the weekend, the wear rates and levels of degradation were low, making the tyres generally easier to manage for the drivers. However, warming up the tyres and maximising
their performance was the main challenge in race one. For race two, Bridgestone’s wet specification tyre made its debut appearance this season in the main GP2 Series.
In Saturday’s 35 lap feature race, Germany’s home grown talent and pole sitter Nico Hulkenberg led from start to finish, with a faultless race strategy, also taking the point for quickest lap. Pit stop timings proved greatly influential on the race results, with drivers pitting near mid-race optimising their tyre performance and getting the most out of the soft compound. Roldan Rodriguez (Piquet GP) finished second, with Andreas Zuber (FMSI) taking third.
Sunday’s action packed 24 lap sprint race in wet conditions gave Hulkenberg the opportunity to win from eighth place on the reversed grid. The majority of drivers were on the wet tyre for the full duration of the race, which proved the best option for the track conditions. Alvaro Parente of Ocean Racing Technology secured his first podium finish of the season by fighting hard for second place. Kamui Kobayashi (DAMS) took third, this also being his first podium position of the main series this year. Hulkenberg finished his
weekend with an extra point for fastest lap.
Hulkenberg now leads the drivers’ championship on 46 points. Romain Grosjean (Barwa Addax Team) is on 42 with team-mate Vitaly Petrov in third with 41. Barwa Addax Team leads the teams’ championship with 83 points from ART Grand Prix on 72. Fat Burner Racing Engineering is in third position with 26. The sixth round of the GP2 Series will be held at the Hungaroring on July 24-26.
Quote from Hirohide Hamashima - Director of Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development
“The performance of the soft and wet weather tyres this weekend in GP2 has been very good. In race one, the drivers that changed tyres earlier experienced some degradation at the end of the race. However, for those who pitted after fifteen laps, the tyres lasted extremely well and the advantages were evident,
particularly for race winner Nico Hulkenberg. With cool conditions during the weekend some drivers noticed a long warm-up with the soft slicks, but overall we are very happy with the performance of both the Bridgestone specification tyres used here. Congratulations to Nico for his outstanding race results.”
www.bridgestonemotorsport.com
