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Safety Car Needs Some Safety :)

I just found a video on YouTube. 2010 Korean GP and Mercedes SLS AMG Safety Car couldn’t take the corner. You can see the very hard braking and smoke coming out from the tyres and the air brake was on full, but it was still too fast for the corner.

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Autosport International 2012 Days 3 and 4

This is the last album from the show! There are similar photos with previous albums but from different angle and some more interesting things ;) Ferrari 458, BMW M3 Chrome, David Coulthard, Mini Countryman, Electric powered racer, Classic Formula 1 racer, Ginetta cars, Porsche 550 Spyder (Let me know if I am wrong), replica Lancia Stratos,  Nobel and Live Action Arena! 
I had lots of rubber on my face while taking those photos :)
And I cannot skip Ian Cook (Pop Bang Colour). He paints his work only using by remote cars and tyres!
More photos are on Facebook Gallery

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Autosport International 2012 Birmingham NEC

Today I attended to Autosport International Show in Birmingham, UK. I can summarise it with one word, amazing. If you are interested on automotive and you want to see everything in one place, there is no better option than this. I saw the Bugatti Veyron’s brake disk, Mercedes SLS AMG GT3, Lexus LFA, Ferrari 458, new BMW M5 and 3 Series, Formula 1 Cars, new Porsche 911 and 918RSR and many more. If you have time, you should come and visit. You can find the ticket and other information below.

http://www.autosportinternational.com/

And thanks to RSM Agency for the great hospitality!
http://www.rsm-agency.com

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Unidentified BMW F1 Car in Istanbul!

A few days ago, I saw this BMW F1 car in Istanbul. The place where I took the picture was a totally abandoned place with two BMW 1 Series with lots of dust, one E38 7 Series and a new X5. I don’t think the vehicle is a real F1 car but the wing seems to be real.

 

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Nigel Mansell in Birmingham

Yesterday was a very remarkable day for me. It wasn’t like an ordinary or depressing Sunday. I think it was the best Sunday, I have ever seen!
For very long time, I was expecting to see a Formula 1 legend. Unfortunately, Senna died long time ago, Schumacher is still racing, Alain Prost is in France and I am not living in France! I think I forgot one more person, Nigel Mansell. If you were watching Formula 1 during 90s, it is impossible forget him. Competition between Prost, Mansell and Senna were the best times of Formula 1. And they were racing with the cars almost made from plastic and attached with a lunatic engine. They were some regulations but it wasn’t like nowadays.
Nigel Mansell retired from Formula 1 and years passed away. Time to time, I saw Mansell on TV or in magazines. But I never thought, one day I can met with him! And I never knew that  Nigel Mansell was from Birmingham, where I live at the present.
Couple of weeks ago, I checked the BroadStreet.co.uk website and I noticed that Mansell will in Birmingham. It was a very big surprise for me. I have been waiting to see a Formula 1 driver but I never thought, it would be this easy.
Yesterday, I went to city centre to see Mansell. And hopefully I didn’t wait for long time.  Nigel Mansell was a few metres away from me. The legendary Formula 1 driver, a person who can drive a Formula 1 car. This is similar to see a rock star. I don’t think there is a big difference between them. I think many people were thinking like me and it was more crowded than I expected.  Nigel Mansell talked nearly for one hour and told about his Formula 1 memories and his life in Birmingham.
Hopefully, Nigel Mansell stayed longer than I thought and I had chance to see him from a very close distance. But many people were coming and going, it wasn’t that easy to talk with him. Of course, I had a very important question to ask! Eventually, I manage to find him with fewer people. And asked my question, “What do you drive”. His answer was very political, similar to dialogues on BBC Parliament. “I drive everything!” I think he is right, Nigel Mansell can drive any car Nigel Mansell wants, none of the manufacturers will hesitate to lend him a car.
However, Nigel Mansell mentioned some brands! Mercedes, Ferraris and Range Rover. The important point on this sentence is the Ferraris. It was plural and like me, many other people understood when he meant! Nigel Mansell has couple of Ferraris :)
I couldn’t get an exact answer but now I know what he drives regularly :) 
Lastly, Nigel Mansell was very kind to everyone, there were lots of people were rushing to met with him, and Nigel Mansell never get bored of taking pictures or giving a signature for quite long time.
Why he was here? Nigel Mansell received his Walk of Star honour.
More pictures are available at Facebook Photo Album

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Tractor Pulling: The Most Pointless Motor Sport

I don’t like to mention negative criticism in my blog but after watching this video, I couldn’t help myself! Some people on this planet still think that truck or tractor pulling is something cool and considered as a motor sport. Unfortunately, pulling a heavy weight in a straight line and making black smoke is not cool and does not match with the modern world. Why? In modern world, where we live, there is something called emissions levels. And all car manufacturers pay very high attention to emission levels and try their best to reduce it. In addition to this, Formula 1 is focused on reducing emission levels to develop more efficient engines for automotive industry. In summary, automotive world is associated with emission levels and low levels are appreciated!
Unfortunately, pulling a weight in a straight line and showing off your diesel engine with pre-historic technology through huge black smoke cannot be considered as either a motor sport or something cool! Moreover, I have never heard of any technology transfer from weight pulling to automotive industry. I am sorry for my comment but this is what I think about pulling weights!

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Mel Kirk: Monaco Grand Prix by a woman point of view

I recently discovered a new blog that is a real unique one. It is written by Mel (@MelKirk), actually it is not written! It is shot by Mel. Because, there are only few words appear on the blog, and the rest of it is on the video. But these videos are not the usual ones, which you can find on YouTube regularly. Actually, she never says any words on her videos, she just pop ups papers with the words. Yes, she never speaks but she speaks through the papers!
What is the relationship with the cars? Actually, she was really lucky to attend Monaco Formula 1 race and she shared their feelings through this lovely video.

If you have trouble watching my video please click to this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqmDB3Dnl5Y

And this is her blog: http://randommel.com/

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A great video from Mercedes-Benz

Today I was a bit tired and was not planning to post anything for today. However, I could not stop myself when I saw the best video ever shot by the Mercedes-Benz. Yes, they made it!!! After many years, they manage to make something really original and funny and including Schumacher :)
Here it is! My opinion for the driver, of course Schumacher. He is the best on any weather and surface condition, unfortunately his car is not as good as him. Additionally, Rosberg can have all the points in the world but he cannot have more than Schumacher :)

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Schumacher Smile

There are two things are well known about Schumacher; he won F1 championship for seven times and he does not express any emotions. I just skipped the part, which he turned F1 into something boring by winning all the time.
Recently Mercedes realised that Schumacher is not smiling and losing the F1. So, they decided to show his sense of humour and proof that he can smile, despite the fact that his fans are overtaking him in each grand prix. Hamilton said, Schumacher is my childhood hero and now he is overtaking him. Really interesting condition! And this might be the cause why Schumacher never smiles on TV, my observation and interpretation. But the footage is changing everything! Schumacher Smile.
Let’s go back to Schumacher smile; Mercedes released this new footage to increase the motivation to for its pilots to overtake everyone else on grid, like last year everyone did it to Mercedes. Both Schumacher and Rosberg are sending each other drinks in a restaurant. Each time, they are sending something bigger and bigger. Similar to Mercedes’s engine range, bigger and useless (S65 AMG). In the end, Häkkinen is sending Redbull to each of them and footage finishes. What we learn from all these things? If you want to win, don’t release motivational footage, just win!

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Secrets of Ferrari Formula One Team !

All the time we are exposed to TV programmes like “Secret of Formula One”. And they are always showing footages from air tunnels, engines parts, manufacturing and very similar things. But none of them tells anything about the Formula 1 Crew! Formula 1 is not just a pilot and its team manager, there are lots of people behind this show and we only a few of them on TV.
Recently, I learned a secret about Ferrari Formula 1 Team! The most secret information of Formula One world. No, they are not using alien technology or anti-gravity! They have the same technology as we have, or people who have Ferrari. I don’t think we can afford for Ferrari’s technology!
I chat with Ferrari through their Twitter account. They were waiting for their flight in airport. I thought they were waiting for their Ferrari Team jet but they weren’t waiting for this. So I thought, they might be waiting for their first or business class journey but no again! Unfortunately the whole team travels with economic class ticket!
Can you imagine this? They are the real people who achieved the Ferrari Team to be champion and promoted the sales of Ferrari cars but they travel in economic class! Come on Ferrari Spa, you can do better than economic class. I know it would be “expensive” but you are not a small Formula One team which is struggling on tight budget. Give these people proper business class tickets to relax during their trips :)
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