It’s all about the challenge!

Posted: 30th April 2013 by admin in Miscellaneous, Rally
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Sebastien Loeb has revealed that the challenge of trying something new was one of the main reasons he agreed to tackle the Pikes Peak hillcimb.
Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak
Last month Peugeot announced plans to win this year’s unlimited class at the Colorado-based event with a one-off 208 T16 to be driven by the nine-time World Rally Champion.

As the first pictures of the new car were made public [above] Loeb explained why he had chosen to get involved in the attempt.

“My career has been marked by many challenges, and its new challenges that motivate me,” he said.

“Pikes Peak is a combination of things but above all it’s a great sporting challenge so it’s a very nice project to be involved with. I admit that I had this race in a corner of my mind for some time – it was on my list of ‘exotic’ things to do.”

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The Start…

Posted: 22nd April 2013 by admin in Videos
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How about less testing restrictions?

Posted: 8th April 2013 by admin in Formula 1
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Ferrari team manager Massimo Rivola believes that teams’ desire to run their 2014 cars with the new V6 engine installed could lead to a reconsideration of the current testing regulations.new engines and testing restrictions.

Should it come to pass, it would be good news for team principal Stefano Domenicali, who believes that the testing situation has gone from one extreme to the other in terms of track time, with no in-season running allowed in 2013 following the decision to axe the session that took place at Mugello last season.

Domenicali is particularly aggrieved that Ferrari has a perfectly useable venue, Fiorano, idling away while the teams struggle to reach a consensus on testing and development running is limited to three four-day sessions in Spain before the opening round.

“The testing situation is ridiculous,” he told F1 Racing magazine, “At the end of the day, it is ridiculous – I use this word again – that we are not able to use this track. We were too far [in one direction on testing] a couple of years ago and we are now too far on the other hand. With the other teams, we’ll try to convince them that we need to find another balance – and I am positive we can find a solution.”

Rivola, meanwhile, is optimistic that the introduction of a new rulebook for 2014, when the current V8 engines are replaced with turbocharged 1.6-litre V6s and the cars undergo further changes and restrictions, will prompt teams to side with Ferrari and call for greater opportunity to run before the end of 2013.

“When the others see how much work there is to do for the 2014 regulations, I think they will also be happy to have more time on the track,” he concluded.

Autosport, meanwhile, believes that it will not be possible for the ‘extra’ test to take place before next year, with Renault Sport F1′s Rob White confirming that, even at this early point in the year, scheduling a test before the end of 2013 is fraught with issues.

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Valentino Rossi ecstatic as Lorenzo dominates!

Posted: 7th April 2013 by admin in MotoGP
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The ecstatic Valentino Rossi thanked Yamaha for giving him a second chance in MotoGP after he battled to second in Qatar on his return to the team.

Qatar MotoGP 2013 -Lorenzo - Rossi -Marquez

Rossi had only qualified sixth, and although he jumped to fourth on the first lap, he found himself back in eighth soon afterwards when he slid off the road trying to pass Andrea Dovizioso’s Ducati.

He was able to battle back to claim second from Honda’s star rookie Marc Marquez with two laps to go, completing a Yamaha one-two behind the dominant Jorge Lorenzo.

“I’m so happy because it was my target to try to finish on the podium at the first race,” said Rossi.

“This morning after the warm-up I knew that I had good pace so I thought if I do a good start I have to risk a bit to overtake the bikes in front that are a bit more slow than me.

“Maybe overtaking Dovizioso I arrived too fast and from that moment my race became very, very difficult.”

It took until lap eight for Rossi to overtake Stefan Bradl’s fifth-placed LCR Honda, by which time the podium battle was four seconds up the road.

“For me it was very difficult to overtake Bradl, so I lost a lot of time and I started to see my podium go away,” Rossi admitted.

“When I had a free track, I had great pace and step by step I arrived closer and closer and closer.

“At the end it was a great battle with all three but especially Marc, because he was maybe a bit faster. We were very close.”

He said the fact his resurgence came as part of a Yamaha one-two made it even more satisfying.

“I’m so happy for Yamaha and Jorge. First and second for Yamaha at the first race is fantastic,” Rossi said.

“They gave me another chance to be in this team and I think we will enjoy this season.”

 

Results – 22 laps:

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Peugeot returns to Pikes Peak!

Posted: 31st March 2013 by admin in Miscellaneous
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In keeping with its combative nature, Peugeot has decided to contest the 2013 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Colorado, USA, June 30) which continues to stand out as one of motorsport’s most exacting, internationally-reputed competitions. Peugeot’s bid to win the unique, Colorado Springs-based event with the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak has led to it joining forces with such key partners as Total, Red Bull, Michelin and Sébastien Loeb. Peugeot’s participation in this epic race, which has previously seen the Brand triumph with the legendary 205 T16 and 405 T16 Pikes Peak, is a natural extension of its international offensive which is itself illustrated by the globalisation of its sales and the success enjoyed by the new 208.Peugeot T16 Pikes Peak with Loeb.

It was exactly 100 years ago that Peugeot notched up its first racing victory, at Indianapolis, the first of a very long list of successes in some of motorsport’s most mythical events. Its previous Pikes Peak Hill Climb triumphs not only marked the world of international motorsport but have become an integral part of Peugeot’s DNA. Ari Vatanen’s unforgettable record-breaking victory on the 1988 event in the 405 T16 is documented by the celebrated film, ‘Climb Dance’. Peugeot won the famous hill climb a second time in 1989, this time with the USA’s Robby Unser behind the wheel.

The Pikes Peak Hill Climb’s unique course was finally entirely asphalted last year and comprises 156 turns over a distance of 20 kilometres that take competitors from an altitude of 2,800 metres to 4,300 metres at its highest point. The event is famous, too, as the USA’s second-oldest motorsport competition after Indianapolis and, over the decades, it has earned a reputation as a notoriously difficult and complex challenge!

The Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak has been entered in the premier ‘Unlimited’ class and has been given the start number ’208′. Its sole objective is victory!

To maximise its chances of winning the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with the 208 T16 Pikes Peak, Peugeot has enlisted the support of the very best partners for this exceptional project, namely Total, Red Bull, Michelin and Sébastien Loeb. The nine-time world rally champion was able to accept Peugeot’s proposal thanks to Citroën which has authorised its star driver to contest the American event for Read the rest of this entry »

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