Maldonado: Due to rain Williams did not all the planned series of circles

A Venezuelan pilot of Williams Pastor Maldonado commented on last Friday's free rides Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring. 

«The day was intense, we tried a few different ideas to decide in which direction to move on to the settings on the weekend. We have not all the planned series of laps due to rain, so it's hard to say where we are. I still feel confident before the weekend, but we have to work in tomorrow's training session, which should help to improve the qualifications,» - said Maldonado.

Sebastian Vettel: “Collision between Schumacher and Senna in Barcelona can be called a racing incident”

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel defended his compatriot, the Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher after Spanish Grand Prix was criticized for clash with driver Bruno Senna Williams. It should be reminded that during the incident, Schumacher got away from the cabin crew fine of five places on the starting grid ahead of the race in the Principality of Monaco. 

Of course, in such situations, the riders don't have a lot of time, and to direct the fireballs can be a very big difference in speed. I guess what happened between Schumacher and Senna can be simply classified in category racing incidents. Unfortunately, this happens”, - referring to Vettel GMM.

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Nico Rosberg: “If we can continue to progress, it will be considered as contenders for the Championship”

The pilot of the Mercedes Nico Rosberg summarized the Spanish Grand Prix, shared his opinion about the team's chances to win in a season, and described the objectives for the next Grand Prix of the Principality of Monaco and Canada. 

“The Grand Prix of Spain I have lost only two points on overall leader, set-off, that is definitely a positive. Also encouraged by the fact that overall behind first-place is only twenty points. If we continue to improve the car, we can be contenders for the Championship. I hope that the conditions will be held and the Principality of Monaco Grand Prix-Canadian Grand Prix, will suit our bolidu. This is quite likely. However, it was too early to say how the next race. Let's just wait. 

The Grand Prix of Spain turned out to be heavy for us. How is the current season is just incredible. Each team is a UPS and downs. At this time the strongest team turned out to be Williams, and I am very happy for Frank Williams, who definitely deserved the triumph. For us racing weekend was not overly successful, primarily because of problems with the tires. We have not managed to solve these difficulties”, - quoted Rosberg Autosport.

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Paul di Resta: “Now it's hard to say how we're fast on the competitors”

The pilot Force India Paul di Resta sum free before the Spanish Grand Prix, reported on progress, and also shared the view of the new products. 

“It was a normal Friday. In the second session of free ad you worked hard to achieve optimal performance, as well as to find the best car settings. At first glance, the new products are working fine, but now too early to draw any conclusions, because we cannot know what worked for competitors. I think that we will have a regular racing weekend, which struggle for positions will be incredibly dense. We need to have over many of the work if we are to achieve the maximum in tomorrow's skills”, - quoted di Resta, the press service of the Force India.

At the Spanish Grand Prix will be one zone DRS

FIA announced that the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix is only one zone DRS will be located at the starting point and direct measurement of the distance between the drives will be between 15 and 16, twists, the press-service of the FIA.

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Pittsburgh Vintaage Grand Prix sets record donation $170,000

The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, Presented by Shop ‘n Save, Takes a Victory Lap, Sets Record for the Third Consecutive Year

Pittsburgh, PA - 2007 was another exciting year for the Grand Prix and its two charities. Through sponsorship, merchandise sales, donations and driver entries the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, presented by Shop ‘n Save, set a new annual donation record of $170,000 - the largest single donation in its 25-year history. The funds will be split equally between the Autism Society of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley School. This now brings the Grand Prix’s total donations to $2,250,000 since 1983 and marks the third consecutive year that a new donation record was set.

The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association’s President and Race Director Mike Connolly was thrilled with the donation as well as the support of all the volunteers when he addressed the gathering, “Setting another donation record for our charities is very special. 25 years ago we never imagined this little one day race would grow into the country’s largest vintage race event spanning 10 whole days. As I look around the room I see so many friends who have worked by my side all these years…thank you from the bottom of my heart. But I am also very encouraged by the newer faces who can take us through the next 25 years.”

The October 24th check presentation is called the “Victory Lap”, because it was a unique opportunity for everyone involved in this successful event to relax and enjoy the recognition. Presenting Sponsor Shop ‘n Save Vice President Lou Krebs summed it up best when he said “Shop ‘n Save is proud to present such a successful and long-standing event. The Grand Prix contributes so much in the communities served by our independent retailers.” Shop ‘n Save has been the presenting sponsor of the nation’s largest vintage race event since 2001.

(left to right) PVGP President & Race Director Mike Connolly, Lou Krebs of Shop ‘n Save, Allegheny Valley School Ambassador Brandon Fisher, Bill Lipsky of Shop ‘n Save, Autism Society Ambassador Anita Iyengar, Allegheny Valley School President & CEO Regis Champ.

Ambassadors representing each charity; Anita Iyengar - Autism Society of Pittsburgh and Brandon Fisher - Allegheny Valley School were on hand to receive the $170,000 check. Funds raised help provide residential care, treatment and support for developmentally disabled individuals in the Pittsburgh region.

Over 175 people attended the October 24th check presentation at the Wyndham Hotel in Oakland, including Grand Prix volunteers, sponsors and supporters.

The Grand Prix has developed into a 10-day motorsport event that now includes two weekends of racing, a blacktie gala, road rallye and numerous car shows. For more information visit the official website http://www.pvgp.org/.

Since 1983 The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix has raised over $2.25 million for The Autism Society of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley School. Proceeds from the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix provide residential care, treatment and support for developmentally disabled individuals at the Autism Society of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley School.

Source: Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen wins Formula 1 Driver's Title at Brasil. Race review

With the season finale to the 2007 Formula One season, we have a new champion. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has been crowned with the 2007 Driver's Title at the Brazilion Grand Prix. Ferrari could have also won the Constructer's Title as well, but lost that to McLaren. Ferrari finished off the season woth 204 points to McLarens 218.

Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa, having started from pole and led much of the race, dutifully did the right thing by not trying to make a race of it as his team mate needed the 10 points for victory. Massa carried it off with dignity in front of his adoring countrymen.

The Williams team came to Brazil under pressure from Red Bull for their fourth place overall, and rose to the occasion magnificently as Nico Rosberg battled with and beat the BMW Saubers team of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld in a fantastic battle that was sadly overshadowed by the world championship.

Fernando Alonso initially said he could hold the Ferraris off, but not when they really began to push their cars. Had his tranmission not shifted to neutral on the eighth lap, before resetting itself, Lewis Hamilton might still have had his crack at the title. As it was, he was able to fight back to seventh place, bringing his points tally equal to Alonso’s but taking second overall on countback on the strength of five second place wins to Alonso’s four.

Ferrari owned the race from the start, and Raikkonen's ability to run three laps longer in the second stint proved crucial as the new world champion sped home to a deserved sixth victory of the year.

All in all it was an excelent, action packed finale to the 2007 season.