Posts Tagged ‘Fia’

F1: Pit Lane Will Be Electric-Only From 2014

Friday, July 22, 2011 16:39 by Arman Barari No Comments

As we’ve said earlier FIA is fiddling with F1 these days and it seems like a constant effort to ruin the sport. The latest trick they’ve come up with is an electric-only pit lane rule for 2014 onwards. Read More… The idea is the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) absorbs the wasted heat of the [...]

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FIA Testing Jet Canopy For Formula 1 Cars – Video

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:14 by Arman Barari 3 Comments

http://www.vimeo.com/26098946 It seems FIA has been bored recently and is fiddling with Formula 1 to keep busy! Read More… First they tried imposing new rules for engines and managed to secure a deal for new V6 turbo units from 2013. And now they are working on improving F1 cars safety with new jet fighter-like canopies. [...]

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Confirmed: Formula 1 To Use 1.6 Liter V6 Turbo Engine

Friday, July 1, 2011 16:28 by Arman Barari No Comments

Following the previous reports, FIA released a brief statement confirming that the proposed 1.6 liter turbocharged V6 engine to be used in Formula 1 from 2014 has been accepted by the major stakeholders. Read More… They’ve apparently conducted a fax vote, and everybody seem to be happy with the V6 alternative. The new engine will [...]

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FIA Proposing 1.6 Liter V6 Turbo For Formula 1

Monday, June 27, 2011 18:02 by Arman Barari No Comments

Turns out not enough people are keen on a four-cylinder engine in Formula 1. So they are now thinking of a V6. Read More… Latest reports suggest that the change will happen form 2014 season, and the most  probable candidate to power the Formula 1 cars of tomorrow is a 1.6 liter turbocharged V6. I [...]

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Nissan To Supply FIA GT1′s Safety Cars

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 14:44 by Arman Barari No Comments

Stephane Ratel, CEO of SRO Motorsport Group which runs the FIA GT championships announced that his organization has reached an agreement with the Japanese car maker Nissan, to supply their official vehicles for every event. So Nissan, which by the way also races in the GT1 with a GT-R, will have to provide four vehicles [...]

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Jean Todt elected as the new FIA president

Friday, October 23, 2009 16:49 by Arman Barari No Comments

Today Frenchman Jean Todt has been officially elected as the new president of FIA for a four-year term, replacing Max Mosely. In their annual meeting in Paris, the FIA general assembly voted in favour of Mr.Todt so he beats the other candidate Ari Vatanen quit badly! Former Ferrari manager scored 135 votes, while the former [...]

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2010 Formula 1 Calendar

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:57 by Arman Barari No Comments

FIA announced 2010 Formula1 calendar including 19 races in which South Korea is involved for the very first time. Also Canada will get its GP back and will hot the race in June 2010. This season the season finale will be held in middle east at Yas Marina Circuit, but next year Brazil will hot [...]

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