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Luis Salom: Preparando la temporada 2012

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A pesar de que todavía faltan más de dos meses para que comience el mundial de motociclismo, todos los pilotos que participarán en él ya están preparándose a fondo para afrontar la primera cita de la temporada, el 8 de abril en el circuito de Catar, en las mejores condiciones posibles.

Y esto es lo que está haciendo el piloto balear Luis Salom, que es uno de los pilotos que participarán en la recién creada categoría de Moto3 (que sustituye a la de 125GP), al manillar de la Kalex/KTM del equipo holandés RW Racing GP.

 

Además de sus rutinarias sesiones de gimnasio, Luis realiza sesiones de entreno en los pocos circuitos existentes en Mallorca, una pista de karting en C’an Picafort (Santa Margarita) y el RennArena de Llucmajor. Estas sesiones, en las que utiliza una moto de 125cc de 4 tiempos con preparación especial, son importantes para no perder esta relación tan estrecha que se crea entre piloto y moto, y que permite afrontar con confianza las competiciones.

Esta pretemporada será más intensa de lo que ha sido en los último años, ya que la FIM ha dado permiso para que los equipos puedan realizar más test’s de los permitidos, para poner a punto la nuevas motos de Moto3. El calendario de Test’s es el siguiente:

30-31 enero – Privado – Circuito de Valencia

8-10 febrero – IRTA – Circuito de Valencia

16-18 febrero – IRTA – Circuito de Jerez

20-21 febrero – Privado – Circuito de Portimao (Portugal)

19-21 marzo – IRTA – Circuito de Jerez

Koldo Zuazaga – Ferbis Press

Luciano Bacheta returns for F2 title assault

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Leading British talent targets championship glory and Williams F1 test

1. Luciano Bacheta has signed up for F2 in 2012

Top British talent Luciano Bacheta has his sights set on championship glory after confirming his return to the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2012.

The 21-year-old enjoyed an impressive part-season last year, scoring top 10 points finishes in each of the four races he contested, including a best of fifth in Monza. He will now embark on a maiden full F2 campaign commencing at Silverstone in April, and will compete for the overall championship prize of a test with the Williams F1 team and eligibility for an FIA Super Licence – needed to compete in Grands Prix.

Bacheta brings with him a wealth of experience and race wins, beginning at the age of 13 in karting. After graduating from karts, he moved to the Ginetta Junior Championship, enjoying instant success before competing in the T-Cars Championship in 2006 with the PalmerSport Junior Team where he took the title in convincing style with six wins, three pole positions and 11 podiums.

Since then, the Briton has competed in Formula Palmer Audi, securing four race wins and nine podiums on his way to third overall, as well as Formula Renault 2.0. In 2010 he enjoyed an outstanding season in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup series, finishing as runner-up with six podiums and one win. This earned him a place as one of the six finalists that year for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

In addition to F2, 2011 saw Bacheta also sample GP3 with the RSC Mücke Motorsport team, securing his maiden points finish in front of his home crowd at Silverstone after a superb drive from 24th on the grid to fifth.

Commenting on the announcement Bacheta said: “I’m really excited to be driving in Formula Two this season and to have it all confirmed so early in the year so I can get my head down and focus on the task ahead. Last year I contested four races and enjoyed every one and was impressed with the set up of F2, so it’s great to be running a full campaign in 2012. My aim is to be at the front and of course I would love to get my hands on the Williams F1 prize test, although I know the competition is going to be tough, especially from returning drivers. It’s also exciting to have an upgraded, quicker F2 car for this season and I’m looking forward to driving it.”

Jonathan Palmer, Formula Two Series Director, commented: “We’re delighted to welcome back Luciano to Formula Two. I’ve known him well since his early days of T-Cars back in 2006 and have followed his career ever since, and he’s clearly an exciting prospect. He was instantly a front-runner when he joined the championship at the end of last year and took little time to adapt to the Williams designed F2 car. Luciano will be a major contender for the championship this year.”

Further Formula Two drivers will be announced shortly with full details available on www.formulatwo.com  For more information on Luciano visit his driver profile on the F2 website or click on www.lucianobacheta.com

Aller guten Dinge sind drei

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John Bryant-Meisner startet 2012

Als erstes Team im ATS Formel-3-Cup 2012 meldet Performance Racing alle Cockpits besetzt. Drei Fahrzeuge des Typs Dallara-Volkswagen Power Engine werden vom Rennstall des schwedischen Teamchefs Bobby Issazadhe in Deutschlands schnellster Formel-Rennserie eingesetzt. Nach dem Australier Mitchell Gilbert und dem Schweizer Yannick Mettler ist jetzt auch der Schwede John Bryant-Meisner an Bord. Das Team Performance Racing ist im Umfeld der britischen Rennstrecke Silverstone beheimatet und zählt seit Jahren zur festen Größe im ATS Formel-3-Cup.
Einen ersten Erfolg kann Performance Racing schon vor der Saison verbuchen: das britische Team meldet seine drei verfügbaren Cockpits besetzt. Als Dritter im Bunde unterschrieb Mitte Januar John Bryant-Meisner seinen Fahrervertrag. Teamchef Bobby Issazadhe: „Mit John bringen wir nun schon den zweiten Schweden in den ATS Formel-3-Cup und hoffen, dass er genauso eine tolle Leistungskurve hinlegen kann wie unser Ehemaliger Felix Rosenqvist.“ Performance Racing hat nicht nur zwei Dallara F311 vom britischen Traditionsteam Hitech übernommen, sondern auch jede Menge Equipment, wie Issazadhe bestätigt: „Als wir erfuhren , dass Hitech sein Formel-3-Engagement in der Britischen Meisterschaft beenden wird, haben wir zugeschlagen und absolutes Top-Material kaufen können. Jetzt werden wir neben unseren Leistungen auch von der Größe her im ATS Formel-3-Cup noch mehr wahrgenommen.“
John Bryant-Meisner wurde am 21. September 1994 geboren. Er lebt in Stockholm und besucht dort ein Gymnasium, das Sportler besonders fördert. Dies erlaubt ihm, sich umfangreich auf seine Motorsportkarriere zu konzentrieren, die 2004 mit dem Kartsport begann. In den vergangenen beiden Jahren war der Schwede in diversen Klassen der Formel Renault unterwegs. „Er gehörte schnell zu den Piloten, die immer in den Top-Ten unterwegs waren. John ist schnell, überlegt und zurückhaltend – wie für Schweden eben typisch“, kennt Formel Renault Manager Ralph Weishaupt seinen ehemaligen Schützling. Im Team Koiranen Motorsport konnte Bryant-Meisner im Vorjahr den fünften Gesamtrang der Formel Renault 2.0 NEC belegen.
„Ich hatte zwei gute Jahre in der Formel Renault, in Schweden und auch im Northern European Cup. Sicherlich bin ich dort gereift und konnte eine Menge Erfahrung sammeln. Dem Team Koiranen habe ich viel zu verdanken – schade, dass sich unsere Wege nun trennen“, zeigt sich der 17-Jährige erstaunlich erwachsen.
Mehrere Besuche beim ATS Formel-3-Cup und ein Test mit Performance Racing in Silverstone ließen seine Entscheidung für die Formel 3 reifen: „Es ist ganz bestimmt die richtige Entscheidung im ATS Formel-3-Cup an den Start zu gehen, da man dort technischen Verstand bekommt und den Umgang mit der Datenaufzeichnung lernt. Ich bin bereit mich mit jedem Kilometer, den ich im Formel-3-Auto sitze, zu entwickeln und zu verbessern.“

www.formel3.de

LUKOIL RACING CONFIRM TARQUINI AND DUDUKALO

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Gabriele Tarquini and Alexey Dudukalo will team once again in the 2012 WTCC.
The 2009 World Champion and the young Russian will race under the banner of the new Lukoil Racing Team at the wheel of two SEAT León cars powered by a new 1.6-litre turbo engine that is going to be homologated by SEAT.
"I’m very happy because Lukoil confirmed me as one of their drivers, and I’m also proud because they appointed me to raise the next generation of Russia’s racers. Now I’m eagerly looking forward to the new season. We will race again with the old León, but I expect a lot from the new SEAT engine. I believe we will be a much stronger package than last year, and in the position to fight with Chevrolet," Tarquini said.
Dudukalo added: "Last year our main problem was the engine, not enough powerful and reliable compared to our competitors. This time we will not have this problem, and furthermore we can rely on better experience and technical support."
Team director Evgeniy Malinovskiy concluded: "I am glad that Tarquini remained in our team. He is a professional and victory-focused driver, whose experience will help us to grow stronger. This year will be very important for Dudukalo; he won many Russian titles, but lacked experience in competition at such a high level. Now we expect more consistent results from him. WTCC is one of the most effective marketing and sporting tools for Lukoil; it is an excellent platform to create guest programmes for partners."
Lukoil Racing Team will hit the track for testing in the first days of February.



Lukoil Racing Team’s Tarquini and Dudukalo will use SEAT’s new 1.6L turbo engine

LIST OF CAR WEIGHTS PUBLISHED BY THE FIA
The FIA has published the list of the starting weights for the cars eligible to compete in the 2012 FIA World Touring Car Championship.
The domination wielded by the Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T during the previous season resulted in its minimum weight being increased by 30 kilos, from 1150 to 1180.
The BMW 320 TC cars was given a weight of 1160 kg, 10 less compared to last year’s 1170.
Any other model which took part in the 2011 championship will start on 1150 kg; this includes the 2.0L normally aspirated BMW 320si (-5 kg compared to 2011), Chevrolet Cruze LT and Chevrolet Lacetti, the 2.0L turbo diesel SEAT León TDi and the 1.6L turbo SUNRED León 1.6T and Volvo C30 that had been accepted by national homologations.
These weights take into account the balance of performance set by the Touring Car Committee.
New models such as Ford Focus and SEAT León 1.6 TSi will be added later by the Touring Car Committee.
All the cars will start the season on the maximum compensation weight: 40 kilos added to their minimum weights.



The Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T cars will be 30 kilos heavier than in 2011

ENTRIES OPEN FOR 2012 FIA WTCC
Full season entries to the 2012 FIA World Touring Car Championship opened on January 16th, and will close on February 29th.
Competitors must submit their applications using the online entry form, downloadable at www.entryforms.fia.com , accompanied by the entry fee of euro 37,700. Conditions for the entry are described in Art. 36 of the Sporting Regulations.
Race-by-race entries must be submitted to the FIA at least fourteen days prior to the relevant event; the entry fee is euro 5,170.

CHEVY ENGINE’S DESIGNER RECEIVES AWARD
Arnaud Martin, head of engine design at RML and creator of the 1.6-litre turbo that powered the Chevrolet Cruze cars to dominate last year’s WTCC, was the recipient of the Race Engine Designer award in a night of celebration during the RACE TECH World Motorsport Symposium.
Martin was awarded the trophy for having produced an entirely new engine from a clean sheet of paper; what was particularly impressive was that him and his small team of engineers produced the winning power plant in just eight months on a very limited budget.
On receiving the award from Soheila Kimberley, RACE TECH’s Publishing Director, Arnaud Martin said: "I am very grateful that my team’s work had been so recognised and honoured, and it makes me especially proud to join such a prestigious list of previous winners."
Previous recipients of the award were Rob White (Renault F1), Ulrich Baretzky (Head of Engine Technology, Audi Sport) and Francois Coudrain (Peugeot Sport).

COUNTDOWN: – 51 DAYS
WTCC RACE OF ITALY – MONZA, 11 MARCH 2012