Archiv des Monats: November 2009

Gabi Arrabal en la III Subida a Pollença-Lluc, última cita del Campeonato de Baleares de Montaña

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El piloto pobler deja sentencia a su favor el Campeonato de Baleares de Montaña
RECORD DE POLLENÇA-LLUC PARA GABI ARRABAL

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Polllença (Illes Balears) domingo 15 de noviembre de 2009.
La III Pujada Pollença-Lluc ha cerrado la temporada del Campeonato de Baleares
de Montaña 2009. El piloto de Sa Pobla, Gabi Arrabal, se ha proclamado
campeón absoluto, por segundo año consecutivo, al obtener su tercer triunfo
de este año.
El piloto de la Escudería Mallorca Competició ha dominado la cita pollensina
de principio a fin obteniendo otra contundente victoria. En las primeras mangas
de entrenos el piloto pobler ya rebajaba el récord de la prueba (2:27) y dejándole
en un magnifico 2:19, este tiempo daba a entender a sus rivales de lo que era
capaz el piloto del Bango BRC 05. En la tercera subida de entrenamientos que
se disputaba a primera hora de la tarde era más de lo mismo, aunque Arrabal
se reservaba unos segundos de cara a la definitiva subida de carrera, para así
sentenciar su buen momento con otro triunfo, éste llegaba, pero el mallorquín
no rebaja su anterior registro al sufrir problemas con el selector del cambio de
marchas, finalizando la prueba del norte de Mallorca con un registro de 2:22.
El balance de la temporada no puede ser más positivo, acabando siempre en
el podio y conquistando la victoria en las Pujadas a Son Más, Sant Salvador
y Pollença, acabando segundo de la general en el Puigmajor y Eivissa. Ha sido
una temporada repleta de éxitos que han motivado al piloto y al equipo de cara
a la próxima temporada a defender una vez el título.
Según palabras de Gabi Arrabal:

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“Hemos cosechado otra victoria en Pollença-Lluc a pesar de estar tocado
físicamente debido a un fuerte resfriado. En la manga de carrera he tenido
problemas con la palanca de cambio pero he podido hacer un buen crono y
obtener la victoria y el récord de la carrera. Ha sido una temporada excelente
que nos ha llevado a conseguir el campeonato por segundo año consecutivo.
Quiero aprovechar esta ocasión para agradecer el trabajo de todo el equipo,
así como la colaboración de los patrocinadores sin los cuales no podría haber
conseguido estos resultados.”

CLASIFICACIÓN III PUJADA POLLENÇA-LLUC
1º Gabriel Arrabal (Bango BRC) 02.22.198.
2º Mario Hekke (Bango BRC) 02.26.029.
3º Juanjo Moll (Speed Car X-Trem) 02.28.131.

 

Miguel Ferrer Tel. + 34 619.674.644  mferrer@ferbispress.com

Joan Perelló saldrá desde la cuarta linea en el CEV de Jerez

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Cuarta linea para Joan Perelló en Jerez

El piloto mallorquín del SAG – Castrol Joan Perelló, saldrá desde la cuarta linea de la parrilla de salida, en la penúltima prueba del Campeonato de España de Velocidad (CEV), que se celebra en el circuito de Jerez. En la primera sesión de clasificación, Joan consiguió la tercera posición, lo que auguraba un buen sitio en la parrilla de salida. Pero en la segunda sesión, Joan (piloto del CTE/EBE) no pudo mejorar su tiempo, cosa que sí hicieron sus más directos rivales, consiguiendo el séptimo mejor tiempo del Grupo A, y una vez efectuado el correspondiente agrupamiento se convirtió en la 14ª posición de la parrilla.

Koldo Zuazaga – Ferbis Press – Dpto. Prensa Joan Perelló

Strong entry for RACMSA Rally of Scotland

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More than 60 crews have entered the RACMSA Rally of Scotland, the final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge on November 19-21, with 2009 champion driver Kris Meeke heading the list of runners.
Meeke, who will drive a Peugeot UK 207 Super 2000, is expected to face strong opposition from what amounts to the single biggest gathering of British-based talent in recent years. Heading the competition for Meeke will be British driver Guy Wilks in a Skoda Fabia S2000, new factory Proton pilot Alister McRae and British champion Keith Cronin – who will appear at the wheel of an Abarth Grande Punto.
“To have 60-plus cars, which is more than our target, is great news and we’re very pleased,” said clerk of the course Iain Campbell, who confirmed upwards of 30 entries had been received from international crews.
Andrew Coe, the event’s chief executive, added: “It is shaping up to be a great finale to the 2009 IRC series. The lochs and hills of Stirling and Perth and Kinross will provide a stunning backdrop for what we hope will be the first visit of many visits for the IRC to Scotland.”

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Scotland can look forward to an all-star event to end the 2009 IRC

World champion joins British Eurosport commentary team for Scotland

Robert Reid, winner of the 2001 World Rally Championship as co-driver to the late Richard Burns, joins the Eurosport commentary team for next weekend’s RACMSA Rally of Scotland.
Scotsman Reid, is currently the Performance Director of the MSA and deeply involved with encouraging young talent from the grassroots of the sport to international level. He brings his experience and expertise of the sport to a growing IRC TV audience.
“It’s a little bit daunting in some ways, as a new challenge, but I’m looking forward to contributing to Eurosport’s fabulous rally coverage,” said Reid. “Of course I’m used to talking through the stages from the inside of the car, and I’m really looking forward to sharing the excitement of what promises to be a landmark event with so many viewers.”
Four stages will be shown live on Eurosport, including the event closing Loch Ard test on Saturday November 21.
RACMSA Rally of Scotland Broadcast Package
Eurosport & Eurosport Asia Pacific
Friday 20th November
09:45-10:40 LIVE Day 1
17:00-18:00 LIVE Day 1
Saturday 21st November
10:00-10:55 LIVE Day 2
14:45-16:00 LIVE Day 2
Sunday 22nd November
23:15-23:45 Review Programme
Eurosport 2
Wednesday 25th November
19:00-19:30 Review Programme
Thursday 26th November
13:00-13:30 Review Programme
18:30-19:00 Review Programme
(All times are in C.E.T. please check local listings)

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Robert Reid will bring his experience from the cockpit to the TV audience

Interest surges towards 2010 Rallye Monte Carlo

The revised route, premier TV package and incentives for amateur and top professional teams to compete in the 2010 Rallye Monte Carlo has met with a strong positive reaction from competitiors in readiness for the event on January 18-23.
With a much better chance of snow from being based in the high mountain passes of the Ardeche region, and innovations along the 550km route including a selection stage to be run on the evening of Tuesday 19 January to decide the running order of the rally, there are more opportunities than ever for fans and competitors.
With the opening day’s action leaving Valence for the Burzet and St Pierreville stages and the cost-cutting lack of service, there are many more variables to open up the competitiveness of the rally. The crews will be permitted a change of tyres between the two loops, but otherwise the cars will remain untouched by the mechanics throughout the leg.

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Looking ahead to Monte Carlo – interest is high for the revised event

Skoda extends 2010 IRC campaign

Skoda will send its factory team to the Monte Carlo Rally next season ahead of an expanded Intercontinental Rally Challenge assault.
The Czech firm used the asphalt event last January to debut its all-new Fabia Super 2000. It ended the season second in the IRC manufacturers’ table with works pilot Jan Kopecky securing second in the drivers’ standings.
Skoda’s Motorsport boss, Michal Hrabanek, said: “This year’s rallying agenda is now over. The priority for the next season is IRC. Just like this year, we are planning to take part in selected events, but this time the number of our appearances is supposed to be higher.
"I can say with certainty that we are going to appear at the Monte Carlo Rally in January, which, thanks to the already announced scope of Eurosport TV coverage, will be a big milestone in the worldwide history of rallying.”
Skoda’s factory team contested six IRC rounds this season.

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Skoda will return to Monte Carlo to kick-start its IRC campaign

End-of-season awards in Paris

The end-of-season awards for the winning drivers and manufacturers in the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge and IRC 2WD Cup will take place in Paris on the evening of Monday December 14.

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IRC stars will be hitting the French capital next month

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2010: Formula Le Mans alongside the big players!

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FORMULA LE MANS is a genuine racing nursery and the "first step" towards endurance racing as such the Automobile Club de l’Ouest hold it dear and has granted the entrance to the "LE MANS SERIES" endurance races.

From the next racing season on, FORMULA LE MANS owners (ORECA FLM monotype prototype / 420 BHP GM engine) will have the grand opportunity to take part in LE MANS SERIES 1000 km races in Europe. The FLM are also announced in Northern America within the “ALMS” starting in 2010.

Click here to read more      www.lemans-series.com

FIA WTCC: TITLE CONTENDERS ON EQUAL WEIGHT

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TITLE CONTENDERS ON EQUAL WEIGHT
Gabriele Tarquini, Yvan Muller and Augusto Farfus are the only three men in contention to clinch the Drivers‘ World Championship. Altogether they have won 12 out of the 22 races held so far and in Macau they will face each other for the final fight on equal weight.
In fact, according to the calculation that took into account the lap times set in the three previous events (Oschersleben, Imola and Okayama), the SEAT León TDI and the BMW 320si cars will receive the maximum 40kg compensation weight.
The Chevrolet Cruze’s ballast is reduced from +30 to +10kg, while Alessandro Zanardi’s BMW 320si (equipped with a sequential gearbox), the LADA Priora and the petrol-powered SEAT León will have 20kg deducted from the minimum weight.

Compensation weights Macau
+ 40 kg BMW 320si, SEAT León TDI
+ 10 kg Chevrolet Cruze LT
– 20 kg BMW 320si Zanardi, LADA Priora, SEAT León TFSI


Muller, Tarquini and Farfus will fight for the title on equal weight in Macau

BOTH WORLD TITLES STILL AT STAKE
Both, the Drivers‘ and Manufacturers‘ world titles are still at stake in the final meeting at Macau.
SEAT leads BMW by three points only in the Manufacturers‘ Championship, a very slim margin that promises two breathtaking races.
In the Drivers‘ Championship the gap is even smaller between SEAT Sport team-mates Gabriele Tarquini (the current leader) and Yvan Muller (the reigning champion). BMW team Germany’s Augusto Farfus can still have a shot at the crown, as he lies third, 13 points behind Tarquini.

WHAT IF.

  • Gabriele Tarquini wins the title:
    –     at 47 he would become the oldest ever FIA World Champion, one year older than Juan-Manuel Fangio when he won his fifth Formula One title in 1957 and two years older than Derek Bell when he won the 1986 World Sportscars Championship;
    – he would be the first Italian to become World Champion in circuit racing, 18 years after Teo Fabi in the 1991 World Sportscars Championship;
    – he would become the eighth Italian automobile World Champion after Nino Farina and Alberto Ascari (F1), Mauro Baldi and Teo Fabi (Sportscars), Roberto Ravaglia (Touring Cars), Sandro Munari and Miki Biasion (Rally).

  • Yvan Muller wins the title:
    – he would be the third Frenchman to win back to back FIA World Championships after Alain Prost (F1 – 1985 and 1986) and Sébastien Loeb (WRC – from 2004 to 2009).

  • Augusto Farfus wins the title:
    – he would be the first Brazilian World Champion in motor sport, 18 years after Ayrton Senna in the 1991 Formula One Championship;
    – he would be the fifth Brazilian automobile World Champion after Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna (F1) and Raul Boesel (Sportscars).

LIQUI MOLY ADD THREE LOCALS IN MACAU
Liqui Moly Team Engstler will run three additional BMW 320SI cars for local drivers at Macau. Alongside regulars Franz Engstler – who is fighting for a podium position in the Independents‘ Trophy – and Kristian Poulsen, the German outfit will field Henry Ho, Liu Lic Ka and Joseph Rosa Merszei.
Ho, 27 years old and three times winner of the Macau Touring Car Championship, already joined the team in the previous event at Okayama, scoring one point in the Independents‘ Throphy by finishing eighth in Race 1.
Both Liu Lic Ka (38 years old) and Joe Merszei (35) are facing their maiden WTCC appearance. The former is also a regular in the Macau Touring Cars, while the latter has mostly driven singleseaters in the Malaysian Formula Campus and the Asian F2000, Formula V6, Formula Renault and Formula 3 series.


Henry Ho is one of the three Macanese drivers to race for Liqui Moly Team Engstler

TAKAYUKI AOKI RETURNS TO WIECHERS-SPORT
Japanes driver Takayuki Aoki will make his return to WTCC and the Wiechers-Sport team for the event in Macau.
Aoki made his first WTCC appearance last year, when he raced in the three final race meetings at the wheel of a Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si. His best results were two fourth places in the Independents‘ Race 1 at Monza and Okayama.
This year he joins the team’s regular Stefano D’Aste and will face among the others his fellow countryman Nobuteru Taniguchi who drives a BMW car run by Proteam Motorsport.

Takayuki Aoki will rejoin WTCC and the Wiechers-Sport team in Macau

LEI KIT MENG JOINS THE WTCC FIELD
Macanese driver Lei Kit Meng was the last addition to the strong 29-car field that will take part in the final meeting at Macau.
The 42-year-old Lei will race a BMW 320si run jointly by China Dragon Racing and RPM Racing Team Macau. This is the same car that took part in last year’s WTCC events at Okayama and Macau in the hands of Melvin Choo from Singapore.
Lei’s racing career includes seasons in the Asian, Chinese and Macau Touring Car series as well as a number of participations in the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix.


COUNTDOWN: – 9 DAYS

to the 2009 FIA WTCC Marriott Guia Race of Macau – 20th / 22nd November, in Macau

www.fiawtcc.com

Samuel Checa: PRIMERA OPCIÓN DE GANAR EL TÍTULO

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El piloto mallorquín Samuel Checa (18 años)que esta temporada está disputando el Campeonato de Cataluña de Fórmula, se enfrentará este fin de semana en el trazado de Castellolí a su primera opción real de conseguir matemáticamente el Campeonato.
Líder con 125 puntos, el joven Checa espera sumar dos nuevas victorias y que su perseguidor no consiga puntuar, de esta forma el piloto Mallorquín se proclamaría Campeón a falta de una última prueba por disputarse.
El recién estrenado Parcmotor de Castellolí, celebrará por primera vez una prueba oficial de automovilismo, comenzando los entrenamientos libres el sábado día 14 y volviendo a juntar los entrenamientos cronometrados y las dos mangas de carrera en al jornada del domingo.
Varios equipos han manifestado a la organización del Campeonato su descontento por los horarios y las condiciones en las que deben competir los pilotos, con verificaciones a las 7:30 de la mañana, entrenamientos a las 9:00 y la primera manga de carrera a las 11:00 h.
Las pocas opciones que quedan para poder rectificar reglajes, solucionar problemas o posibles averías, son la principal queja de los equipos participantes que ven como pueden perder las dos mangas si les surge cualquier contratiempo.
Sammy Checa: "Estoy con muchas ganas de volver a subirme al coche, tras romper el motor en Montmeló y no poder puntuar. Esta misma semana hemos reparado el Fórmula y lo tenemos todo a punto para esta prueba."

SAMMY CHECA
Piloto de Fórmula
Departamento de Prensa
Avenida 16 de Julio, 34
07009 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. 971 291 321
M. 616 99 26 87
prensa@sammycheca.com

Albert Coll en la Copa Vallés de karting 2009

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El próximo domingo 15 de Noviembre se disputará en el Circuito de karting de La Manga (Murcia), la quinta cita con la Copa Valles de karting.

Prueba en la que participará de nuevo nuestro piloto mallorquín Albert Coll.

Albert intentará estar entre los 5 primeros clasificados, en un Circuito en el que ya ha participado en otras ocasiones. El piloto patrocinado por Transunión y Placotech, ha estado entrenando intensamente estos dos últimos fines de semana, con la intención de llegar a La Manga, con garantías de poder estar arriba.

“Mi objetivo es dedicarle un buen resultado a mi equipo, Martín Rojo Competición”.

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Kike Ferrer: VUELVE EL CEV, SEXTA PRUEBA EN JEREZ

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El piloto mallorquín Kike Ferrer participará este próximo fin de semana en la sexta prueba puntuable para el Campeonato de España de Velocidad en la categoría Supersport.
Con un total de 136 pilotos inscritos en las diferentes categorías, el CEV sigue siendo el punto de referencia para ver los mejores pilotos de Europa y a los futuros pilotos del Campeonato del Mundo.
El equipo de Dues Rodes Competición se encuentra ya en Jerez, donde esperan dejar atrás los problemas de las anteriores pruebas y trabajar para poder tener la mejor puesta a punto posible.
El joven Kike Ferrer está muy animado y espera poder demostrar su progresión en la pista y conseguir sumar puntos en su casillero, ya que tras puntuar en las pruebas de Albacete y Valencia, los problemas mecánicos sufridos en las dos ultimas pruebas le han dejado en el puesto 19 de la clasificación general.
En estos momentos Ferrer está estudiando diferentes ofertas para continuar compitiendo la próxima temporada y presentando el proyecto 2010 a los patrocinadores.
Mañana viernes comenzarán los entrenamientos libres y el próximo domingo día 15 a las 13:00 h. se disputará la carrera de la categoría Supersport.

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

Mario Hekke en la Subida Pollença-Lluc

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El piloto de Porto Cristo quiere despedir esta magnífica temporada con otro podio
MARIO HEKKE ESPERA DESPUNTAR EN POLLENÇA-LLUC
Porto Cristo (Manacor, Illes Balears) jueves 12 de noviembre de 2009
Recuperada por la Escudería Mitja Illa, la Subida Pollença-Lluc regresa al Campeonato de
Baleares de Montaña después de estar ausente durante algunos años. Esta cita está considerada
como una de las más rápidas tras el Puigmajor, y su recorrido es ideal para las rápidas CM.
Mario Hekke está muy ilusionado con esta carrera, ya que el piloto de la Escudería Mallorca
Competició tuvo que ausentarse en la anterior prueba, que se disputó en la vecina isla de Ibiza,
por motivos laborales. Los cerca de 4,5 kilómetros de recorrido de este evento son ideales para
las características del Bango BRC 05, si se cumplen los pronósticos el piloto de Jaume Vermell
Náutica espera hacer un buen resultado al volante de su monoplaza, un registros que le permita
hacerse con el subcampeonato.
La carrera propiamente dicha se disputará íntegramente en la jornada del sábado 14 iniciándose
los entrenamientos a las 9:30 horas de la mañana en la carretera MA-10 (Pk 5.400 al Pk 9.900),
sobre las 11:00 horas dará inicio la segunda ascensión de entrenos, mientras que la tercera y
última subida de entrenamientos se efectuará a las 14:00 horas. La subida oficial de carrera será
a las 16:00 horas y una hora más tarde se entregarán los trofeos a los vencedores en el polideportivo
municipal de Pollença.
Esta mañana Mario Hekke nos ha comentado el buen momento que está atravesando en su carrera
deportiva:
"Esta temporada está saliendo a pedir de boca, he logrado una magnifica progresión en mi estilo
de pilotaje gracias al incondicional apoyo de Pedro Roca. Por otra parte los resultados están ahí,
es una pena que la ausencia en la Subida de Ibiza nos restará a final de año unos jugosos puntos
en la clasificación general scratch, pero en la categoría CM, creo que podré conseguir el
subcampeonato, si es que todo sale como uno espera, la carrera es larga y pueden pasar muchas
cosas. Espero lograr un buen puesto en esta preciosa subida que es completamente nueva para
mí."

Miguel Ferrer Tel. + 34 619.674.644  mferrer@ferbispress.com

Miguel Socías en la quinta carrera, que se disputará en el Circuito de La Manga, de la Copa Adrián Vallés

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La Copa Primoti Vallés visita en su recta final el Circuito de La Manga
HAY QUE RETENER EL TERCER PUESTO EN LA COPA
Campanet, (Illes Balears, España), jueves 12 de noviembre de 2009.
Este fin de semana el equipo MS Motorsport participará en el sexto meeting
de la competida Copa Vallés que se celebrará en el Circuito de La Manga.
Como de costumbre Miguel Socías competirá en la categoría Alevín y su
principal objetivo para esta cita, no es otro, que el de salvaguardar la tercera
posición provisional que ostenta en la copa, a falta de ésta, y las dos últimas
carreras, que se disputarán en el Circuito de Finestrat el próximo mes de
diciembre.
El Circuito de La Manga se encuentra prácticamente al mismo nivel del
mar por lo que los motores si están bien carburados deberían ir mejor que
nunca. Sus instalaciones son modélicas y muy acogedoras. Su pista principal
tiene una cuerda de novecientos cincuenta metros, de los cuales cuatrocientos
corresponden a rectas, de manera que podríamos definir el trazado de
rápido. La anchura de la pista supera los 8 metros por lo que no es muy
difícil adelantar y lógicamente ser adelantado. Asimismo hay que decir que
sobre este trazado se han disputado varios eventos del Campeonato de
España de Karting.
Miguel Socías será la segunda vez que compite en este circuito. A principios
de mayo fue invitado por la Farmu y consiguió aquí su mejor marca personal
del momento, un quinto puesto que en su día le supo a gloria. A pesar que
el campaneter no ha podido entrenar lo que hubiera querido, espera mejorar
el resultado logrado en su primera actuación.
Los comentarios del joven piloto antes de afrontar esta cita son los siguientes:
"No me esperaba estar ocupando la tercera plaza provisional de la Copa
Vallés en mi primer año compitiendo, ahora el objetivo de todo el equipo
debe centrarse en mantener esta privilegiada posición. Sé que casi todo el
peso por lograr un buen resultado recae sobre mí, y espero estar a la altura
de las circunstancias, este circuito es bastante rápido y cuesta mucho
mantener la posición si llevas a un piloto más rápido detrás, por lo que
acertar con una buena puesta a punto de chasis y con la carburación será
primordial."

Miguel Ferrer Tel. + 34 619.674.644  mferrer@ferbispress.com

Mirko Bortolotti confirmed at Toro Rosso for Jerez test

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Mirko Bortolotti confirmed at Toro Rosso for Jerez test
19-year-old to drive for Italian F1 squad in December

FIA Formula Two Championship

Formula Two race winner Mirko Bortolotti has been called up to test for the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team in Jerez, Spain on 2 December. Bortolotti will become the second F2 driver to experience Formula One machinery this season after impressing in the F1 feeder series during 2009. This year’s F2 champion Andy Soucek will test with Williams next month as part of his prize for wining the title.
Next month’s test will be Bortolotti’s second taste of Formula One machinery, as he tested with the Scuderia Ferrari team at the end of 2008 as part of his prize for winning the Italian F3 title. The 19-year-old set an unofficial lap record of 59.111s around Ferrari’s Fiorano circuit in the F2008 car – eclipsing his testing rivals that day by more than a second, as well as beating previous efforts during the season set by Kimi Räikkönen, Luca Badoer and Marc Gene.
Following his impressive performance Bortolotti was quickly selected to join the Red Bull junior team, who immediately placed him in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship. He scored his first series victory at Brno in the Czech Republic – only his third international single seater race – before clinching fourth in the overall standings. The Italian driver also scored a podium finish during a one-off outing in the F3 Euro Series in October.
Bortolotti, who was linked with the vacant berth at Ferrari earlier this season following Felipe Massa’s serious accident in the Hungarian Grand Prix, will be in Jerez as part of a three day post-season rookie test running from 1-3 December. In line with the new-for-2009 testing limitations, the session will only permit those who have driven in two or less Grands Prix to enter, and the Italian will test during day two.
Formula Two Champion Andy Soucek will take part in the opening day of the same test, when the Spaniard has his chance to impress the Williams F1 Team as part of his prize for clinching the title.

Mirko Bortolotti said: "I’m very happy and very proud. My target is to get to Formula One in the next few years so to be selected for this test is very important for my career. Of course, if I can get to F1 even sooner then that will be great, but first I must focus on Jerez!

"There are not many chances for young drivers to test an F1 car due to the regulations so I’m very excited and thankful to Red Bull for giving me this opportunity. It is great that Red Bull has looked at my performance in F2 – I didn’t have the best of luck during the season and it is always difficult when the field is so evenly matched. I think I finished in front of Andy Soucek in four of my five podiums so I showed that I had the pace. It could have been better for me but it was my first season in international racing so I have to be happy with the way things have gone.

"I understand that it is an important test for all of the Formula One teams also. Every mile counts particularly with the current testing situation so I will prepare myself well over the next few weeks and be ready to help the team carry out their programme. Of course, I always want to be on top and beat the other guys but I have to be realistic and focus on my own opportunity. I will try to learn as much as possible; I want to work closely with the team and see how all of the guys operate. My dream is to reach F1 and I hope this is the beginning of a good relationship with the team."

www.formulatwo.com

Yamaha teams start work for 2010 in Valencia

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One day after sealing the Triple Crown of titles for 2009, the Fiat Yamaha Team was back at work in Valencia today looking towards the next season. World Champion Valentino Rossi and runner-up Jorge Lorenzo tested this afternoon and will continue tomorrow before finally getting the chance to take some time off. Lorenzo finished the day second fastest behind Casey Stoner and Rossi was just behind him in third.
Both riders had a new evolution of the 2010 prototype YZR-M1 to try alongside a 2009 bike, a step on from the first version they tried in August in Brno. They both reported back positively to the Yamaha engineers and were able to set some good times on the prototype bikes. Lorenzo’s best time was just 0.025 seconds off Stoner, with Rossi 0.141 seconds behind his team-mate.
Valentino Rossi – Position: 2nd Time: 1’32.685 Laps: 45
"I was really excited to try this new version of the M1 today and I had a lot of motivation to get back to work. The feeling out of the corner is much better and we have more grip already in the rear so it’s a big improvement for me. We still need to work on accelleration but I like what we have so far and I think we will continue to be competitive like this year. We have to wait and see the comparison between the old and new bike at a different track next year, but I am excited. I’m quite tired because this is already our fourth day riding here, but I am happy to have one more day of testing."

Jorge Lorenzo – Position: 3rd Time: 1’32.826 Laps: 37
"It was quite hard work to get back on the bike today but it’s a very important test for us. The new prototype we have already feels better than what we tried in Brno, so this is positive. I was faster than with the old bike straight away so we know we’re working in the right way and hopefully we can improve some more tomorrow. Of course we still have a 2009 specification engine and we won’t have an update until the next test in February, but the bike already feels more stable and has more rear grip. Tomorrow we have quite a lot to get through and it will be an important day before we can finally relax."
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team begin 2010 preparations
Less than 24 hours after the conclusion to a successful 2009 MotoGP world championship campaign, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team was back in action at the Valencia circuit today to begin preparations for next season.
With track action not commencing until 1pm, this morning gave the team chance to welcome new rider Ben Spies, who will partner fellow Texan Colin Edwards in 2010. It was also an opportunity for his mechanics to acquaint themselves with new crew chief Tom Houseworth, who has been a fundamental part of Spies‘ successful career to date.
Spies raced to a brilliant seventh place on his Yamaha debut yesterday and his impressive pace cont inued in sunny but blustery conditions today.
For Spies, this afternoon’s four-hour session was all about continuing to familiarise himself with Yamaha’s YZR-M1 machine. The World Superbike champion opted to work more on refining his own riding style than making alterations to the set-up of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine.
The 25-year-old completed 50 laps with a best time of 1.33.496 making it a positive and productive first day with Tech 3. His time was the sixth quickest today and only 0.8s away from fastest rider Casey Stoner and he knocked a massive 0.6s off his best time posted in yesterday’s race.
Fresh from a brilliant fourth place in yesterday’s 30-lap Valencia MotoGP race, which secured fifth overall in the final rankings, Edwards completed a short stint of 35 laps while experimenting with wheelbase and front-end settings on his YZR-M1.

Ben Spies

Ben Spies

Ben Spies – Position: 6th Time: 1’33.496 Laps: 50
“I am really happy to finally make my debut for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team. They are a great team and it feels good to finally get to work with them. Today I was obviously on a different bike but with the same setting that I raced on and it felt good. I improved on my qualifying time so it was a positive and productive day. I really just focused on doing a couple of things different with my style and in the last two sessions I tried to do some things very different and it worked. I was slowly able to chip away at the lap times, so it is encouraging that I’m getting faster and more comfortable without even making any changes to the set-up of the bike. We’ll make some changes to the bike tomorrow, more for me to see what I can feel, than looking for big improvements.”

Colin Edwards

Colin Edwards

Colin Edwards – Position: 12th Time: 1’33.929 Laps: 35
“First of all I want to welcome Ben to the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team, or should that be Team Texas. He’s joined a fantastic squad and we already love him here because his brilliant Yamaha debut in the race helped me get fifth in the world championship. Personally I’m really excited about working with him in 2010 because he’s a talented rider, and I’m sure we’ll be motivating each other a lot. I didn’t too many laps today and all I did was work on the wheelbase and some different front-end geometry. The bike felt good and we definitely learned a couple of things by making the bike longer. I’ve got a couple of other things to check on the bike tomorrow and then it will off for a hard earned winter break.”

Test Times
1. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro Team 1’32.660
2. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1’32.685
3. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1’32.826
4. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda 1’33.088
5. Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati Marlboro Team 1’33.358
6. Ben Spies (USA) Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1’33.496
7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Repsol Honda 1’33.675
8. Mika Kallio (FIN) Pramac Racing 1’33.726
9. Randy De Puniet (FRA) LCR Honda MotoGP 1’33.775
10. Marco Melandri (ITA) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1’33.839
11. Alex Espagaro (SPA) Pramac Racing 1’33.878
12. Colin Edwards (USA) Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1’33.929
13. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1’34.144
14. Marco Simoncelli (ITA) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1’35.229
15. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1’35.772
16. Hector Barbera (SPA) Aspar Team 1’36.204
17. Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Scot Racing Team 1’37.964
Comunitat Valenciana: Record Lap
C. Stoner (Ducati) 2008, 1’32.582
Comunitat Valenciana: Best Lap
V. Rossi (Yamaha) 2006, 1’31.002

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