He Austrian Grand Prix has not left anyone indifferent. The controversy by the limits of the track has accompanied the race beyond the checkered flag, something that has caused the complaints of, precisely, Aston Martin. Initially,Fernando Alonsohad ended in sixthposition. However, thanks to the protest what did you do Aston Martin to the FIA for the track limits of the other pilots, the Spaniard climbed up to the fifth positionwhileCarlos Sainzeither lewis hamilton they fell down the rankings. To do this, the British team relied on the article 33.3 of the Sports Regulations of the Formula1. An article that is initially held that many drivers avoided throughout the 71 laps around the Red Bull Ring. This article is based on the fact that “drivers must make all reasonable efforts to ...
From the moment you start to get your driver’s license, you are instilled with a premise that is remembered over the years: in the event of an accident or breakdown, you must put your emergency triangles. Present in all the cars that populate our roads, this element serves to reinforce safety by alerting other drivers that something has happened and that they will find it imminently. Now it turns out that the triangles are no longer mandatory on some occasions and we are going to explain it precisely. The exception that is established is applicable highways and highways only, in the rest of the situations it is necessary to continue using the emergency triangles. This is due to the fact that these fast roads are the ones that have increased risk of being run over when the person leav...
He Austrian Grand Prixhas been one of the most controversial of the season, and it is that the track limitshave supposed a problem for many pilots, including lewis hamilton. However, the issues of Mercedesthis weekend they have gone beyond the sanctions. He rhythm of the German team’s career has been very below of the expectations raised at the beginning of the week, since it seemed that Mercedes had given a step forward and was going to be able to fight, even, for the victory. Nothing could be further from the truth. lewis hamilton has recognized the situation of the team, assuring that they did not expect to be so far from their direct rivals. Furthermore, both pilots they have suffered a lot with the rear of the car and have not been able to find out why. After having signed his w...
Fernando Alonso is not leaving Austria happy. After qualifying on Friday in eighth position and finishing fifth in the sprint race escorting Lance Stroll, the Asturian driver was the victim this Sunday of a strategic error on the part of the Aston Martin team. Alonso was running in sixth place when, on lap 15, a breakdown in Nico Hulkenberg’s Haas caused the driver to leave virtual safety car. Aston Martin decided not to enter the first lap with the race neutralized, although they did on the second. But when the ’14’ was in the pit lane, the race director withdrew the virtual safety carso he lost time in relation to Lando Norris, who preceded him by just a second. That mistake made Fernando rejoin five seconds behind the McLaren, so lost all options to beat him in the fig...
the dutch max verstappenof the team Red Bullwon the victory in the Austrian Grand Prix, demonstrating his indisputable talent and dominance on the court. The race, valid for the ninth date of the World Formula 1It was full of intense moments. It was Verstappen’s seventh success this year and his 42nd on his personal account. Accompanying Verstappen, the undisputed winner in the Red Bull Ringwere the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) in 2nd. and Sergio “Checo” Pérez (Red Bull) with a great comeback, since he started from 15th place and finished in 3rd. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Photo: Mark Thompson/Getty Images. From the start, polesitter Verstappen defended his leading position, while Leclerc tried to overtake him on ...
Carlos Sainz was close to the podium at the Austrian GP. The man from Madrid, quite annoying After the race, knowing that he had enough to finish fourth, he saw how Ferrari made a couple of decisions that are at least questionable for him in a test in which at times, many times, he had more pace than Charles Leclerc. In one in which he took a 5 second penalty for exceeding the track limits and in which he left a titanic fight with Sergio Pérez, faster than him and with younger wheels. Everything, to help Leclerc to be second. Everything, to put his partner on the podium. A podium that could have been his, but Ferrari was determined that he did not have the same options as the Monegasque in the Austrian race. Carlos despaired on the radio, and it is not for less after the two decisions that...
sick of ferrari. This is how Carlos Sainz finished at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Spanish pilot was the victim of a poor strategic decision of the engineer wall of the Italians who prevented him from fighting for the podium. On lap 13, a failure in Nico Hulkenberg’s Haas led to the exit of the virtual safety car. Sainz was glued to Charles Leclerc after being ordered by Ferrari to hold position despite the fact that the ’55’ was much quicker. The two cars of the ‘Scuderia’ they had come out with medium tires, so that neutralization of the race opened the stop window for them. However, the fact of going into the pits close to Leclerc put Carlos’ third place at risk, and to top it off, the mechanics made a bad stop. Seeing that he ended up losing two posi...
In the summer the car is usually used more to travel or go on an excursion. He heat negatively affects engine performance and the engine loses power. It can be a simple scare, but it can also end in a major breakdown. Every summer around 1.3 million vehicles need roadside assistance, an average of 14,100 vehicles per day. This only in Spain. Most of the breakdowns, 35%, are due to the air conditioning or air conditioning system. But there are other parts of the car that are sensitive to high temperatures. To find out how to protect the car from the sun and heat, we have prepared a series of tips for caring for the car and for the proper functioning of the air conditioning during the summer months: engine temperature He indicator it is usually on the dashboard, next to the fuel gauge – some...
Fernando Alonso manages to climb a position in the Austrian Grand Prix. After Aston Martin’s complaint, the Spaniard gains a place after the 10-second penalty for Carlos Sainz for repeatedly exceeding the limits of the Red Bull Ring track. And it is that those from Silverstone wasted no time in taking their protest to the FIA. In claiming what had happened. In contesting the Austrian test. In knowing that the ‘track limits’ thing had more juice than the already countless laps canceled in qualifying and the 5-second penalties in the race. Yes, I certainly had. The same one who got down to work so that Alonso could keep the podium in Saudi Arabia after the ‘little play’ by Toto Wolff and Mercedes was in charge of taking some papers that the FIA admitted. What ...
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Otmar Szafnauer assured that Alpine was going to surprise with the arrival of summer and it has been. Although they have not done it in the sense that the head of the French team wanted. After the conclusion of the Austrian Grand Prix, Aston Martin contested the race claiming that there had been a large number of drivers who had breached track limits without the sports commissioners having investigated it, and those of Enstone have been the main victims. Esteban Ocon has been penalized up to four times, that is to say, he has left the route ten times. For this reason, race management has applied 30 second penaltywith which it falls to the fourteenth position. ANDn recent years something similar has only happened once. It happened this season, at the Bahrain Grand Prix and it also had Ocon ...
The Peugeot 205 turns 40 and it seems that every year that the counter goes up is like a new celebration. Be careful, this is not bad at all, quite the opposite. And more when we talk about one of the quintessential Peugeot cars. The next July 15all fans of the mythical utility will be able to pay tribute to the 40th anniversary and, incidentally, see Peugeot’s flight plan for the future… wink, wink. Aim again: July 15, Madrid-Cuatro Vientos airport and you can register in the next website. You have it all? You can now continue reading this news about the umpteenth homage to 205. 40 years old, leader and inspirer of the generations of the 80s and 90s and thinking of his replacement (as in the Succession series, if you haven’t seen it, hurry up) Peugeot has prepared a part...