F1 Fanatic round-up
In the round-up: Toro Rosso are expected to announce a major new sponsorship deal.
Links
Top F1 links from the past 24 hours:
Toro Rosso set for Cepsa cash boost (Autosport)
?Although the Cepsa sponsorship will provide a good tie-up with Jaime Alguersuari, sources suggest that the oil company?s support does not guarantee the youngster will remain a part of the team in 2012 ? with the outfit set to make a decision on its driver plans only after the end of this season.?
F1 fans deserve explanation over BBC and BSkyB deal, says MP (The Guardian)
?A BBC spokesperson said: ?Ultimately it is the responsibility of FOM, who own the rights, to decide which broadcasters cover the sport. FOM must decide what is in the best interests of the sport, its employees, manufacturers, sponsors and viewers ? when choosing its broadcast partners. On this occasion, FOM decided that a broadcast partnership between BBC and Sky was in the best interest of the sport.??
F1 2011 India Buddh International Circuit ? 01 September 2011 (YouTube)
New F1 trophy with symbolic design (Asia One Motoring)
?SingTel and pewter manufacturer Royal Selangor yesterday unveiled a new trophy for this month?s Formula One [Singapore] Grand Prix.?
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Comment of the day
Time has passed and passions have cooled but most readers still feel Pastor Maldonado should have had a stronger penalty for his driving in qualifying at Spa. Here?s what HounslowBusGarage had to say:
If a driver impedes or baulks another driver during a qualifying session, what sanction can he expect from the Stewards ? a five place grid penalty?
So these stewards judged a deliberate act of aggression by one driver against another, whatever the cause and after the end of competition, as the same seriousness and deserving the same penalty.
Doesn?t stack up, does it?
I had thought it was a good idea to have an ex-F1 driver on the stewards panel, but I was really disappointed when so many different and varying drivers seemed to be selected to sit with these other amateur stewards. As a result we have amateur ?judges? taking decisions on professional sport, which is always going to lead to ridiculous variations in interpretation, judgement and punishments.
I think it?s time for a single set of trained, professional stewards (or maybe a panel of 12 from whom four are drawn for each race) to accompany the race series just like Charlie Whiting does.
HounslowBusGarage
From the forum
The new game may be coming out later this month but we?ve still got lots of people sharing their progress in F1 2010.
F1 Fanatic Quizzes
Devotee and the lengthily-named Peugeot 905 92-93 Le Mans Winner lead the F1 Fanatic Quiz leaderboard, each having scored 91 points from a potential total of 100:
There are five F1 Fanatic quizzes available, find them all here:
Keep an eye out for a new quiz appearing this weekend.
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On this day in F1
Stirling Moss won the non-championship Modena Grand Prix 50 years ago today.
Driving his Rob-Walker-run Lotus 18/21, Moss led the Porsches of Jo Bonnier and Dan Gurney home after 100 laps of the Italian autodrome.
Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Tony Brooks and Graham Hill were the only other finishers as the home drivers all dropped out.
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