Aaaargh ! Post wasn’t published when due…
P1Mag’s has been available for free downloaded HERE since last tuesday, but somehow the post reamined in the “drafts” section. Naughty WordPress CMS…
25/10
25th of October – Dan Gurney wins the 1964 Mexican Grand Prix at the wheel of Brabham-Climax ahead of Ferrari drivers John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini. However, the podium finishes of their drivers secures Ferrari the constructors title and John Surtees becomes the first motorbike World Champion to repeat the feat on four wheels.
Gérard Ducarouge
Gérard Ducarouge,1941 Oct 23
Dear Daily Mail: I demand an explanation !
It’s no secret that printing news on recycled chopped down trees is a dying industry. And ANYTHING will do to keep those zombies going. If for the sake of selling yet another couple of copies to declare something EXCLUSIVE that, in fact, we at P1Mag brought as our title story in issue 21 on the 13th of October (!) is either…
Well, Fukui-san, winning in ALMS is almost as good, right…?
“It’s not the first time Honda’s questionable ethics towards their employees causes disgust in F1 and Bernie will have to help Fry and Brawn to find a buyer to avoid seeing 700 F1 people out of a job. Maybe it’s a good thing Honda leaving after all, maybe now somebody will take over who won’t hamper the team’s progress with silly political decisions and awkward reporting and decision making structures. Maybe Honda saying goodbye is good news for F1 after all.”
Reader Jonny just reminded me on this part of a post of mine form the 8th of December 2008…
What is it with number 22…?
For the second time in a row a british driver beats the local driver and pole-sitter at the wheel of a British race car, equipped with a Mercedes-Benz engine and sporting number 22, for the World Championhip title by securing P5 in Interlagos. Macumba gone wrong? Twice???
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20/10
20th of October – Ayrton Senna lets team-mate Gerhard Berger through out of the very last corner to win the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka and give Honda their 65th win in Formula 1. The Brazilian s generous gesture is easier to understand, considering that 2nd place was enough to secure the World Championship win at the season s penultimate round. It was the Brazilian his 3rd title since 1988.
F1 silly season dictionary for dummies
It’s bordering to the ridiculous when a driver (or a manager … or both) say „there’s nothing signed“ or „I got no contract“ at this time of the year. Who do you think you’re kidding, dude? OK, admittedly they don’t even have to lie to say that. That’s because of the legal procedures even most journos aren’t aware of. So here’s the Formula 1 silly season dictionary for dummies to help everyone a bit lost between what you’ve read here and what drivers (or managers) keep saying.
15/10
15th of October 1964 – 45 YEARS AGO: Craig Breedlove became the first man to travel at over 500mph on land with the “Spirit Of America”. He clocked 526.277 mph beating his own record of two days earlier by almost 60mph.
Mercedes-Benz mounting new challenge
New edition is out, matter is complex, I’ll explain in the next couple of days. Check it out nonetheless: P1Mag no.21
Dieter Stappert, Luigi Bazzi
Oct 13 Dieter Stappert (Aut,65)
Luigi Bazzi Born 1902
When the war finished, in 1945, Busso had worked as a researcher in the special design office. Busso joined Luigi Bazzi in a factory still occupied in producing machine tools, in order to generate capital for the new car company entitled simply: Ferrari; Modena; Italy.
Luigi Bazzi had been born in 1902 and had worked in the racing department of Fiat during their “golden days” of the 1920’s. He had left Fiat in 1923 to go to Alfa Romeo and had then joined Enzo Ferrari in the running of the Scuderia Ferrari before the war, helping to develop such cars as the twin engined “Bimotore”.
Freddie Agabashian
Freddie Agabashian 21 Aug 1913
Modesto, California 13 Oct 1989
Alamo, California USA 8
(1950-1957) Son of a mathematics genius, his sisters also became professional singers. Freddie carried on the tradition of success in his family by being a hugely successful driver. He later became a radio and TV announcer for the Indy 500, as well as advising countless drivers. (Last updated 24 Jan 2003)
TV Globo loves P1Mag…
…but they do seem to take far too long for the translations, apparently. Otherwise they would have published the Williams + Barrichello + Cosworth news right after it was published in P1 Mag… a week ago… 
Gil leaves in style, champions crowned in ALMS and F3
Gil de Ferran terminated his career as a professional race driver by winning together with Simon Pagenaud the American Le Mans Series finale at Laguna Seca. The 2009 ALMS title went to Highcroft’s David Brabham and Scott Sharp. It was an Acura cleanweap with the LMP1 title follwoing the already securde LMP2 title
In the GT2-class Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long took Porsche’s 100th ALMS win, securing the GT title for drivers, Flying Lizard Motorsports are crowned champions among teams and Porsche takes the manufacturer’s honours.
Jules Bianchi clinched the Sunday race at Dijon and succeeds Nico Hülkenberg as Fornmula 3 Euroseries champion.
Franchitti grabs title 6 laps from the flag
After a dry spell in NASCAR, Dario Franchitti came back to the IndyCar Series in style, winning the finale at Homestead today for Chip Ganassi Racing and securing the title for the second time in his career. Rafael Matos took the ‘Rookie Of The Year’ honours.
Earlier on at Homestead Raceway the Grand-Am series had it’s title deciding race, too. Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty won the Daytona Prototype championship title for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing; Farnbacher Loles Racing drivers Dirk Werner and Leh Keen took the GT title.
Romancini wins Homestead thriller
How close’s that? Rookie Mario Romancini scores his second win in the Firestone Indy Lights series by beating champion J.R. Hildebrand at the line by mere 0.0057 of a second – the second-closest finish in series history.
Jean Sage 1940 – 2009
Sad news from Annecy in France: Jean Sage, the former sporting director of the Renault F1 team during the ’70s and the ’80s, has died at the age of 68 after long illness.
Tommi Mäkinen + Subaru = Kimi in WRC?
While Austrian journalists insist in that rubbish of Red Bull Racing, who had to cut their budget nearly 20% shorter for 2009, negociating with Kimi – who earns 25 Million Euros a year – a deal to replace Mark Webber, the Finn is actually in advanced talks with Finnish rally legend Tommi Mäkinen to join the to be reborn Subaru works team.
Williams: Barrichello + Cosworth
Well aware that quite a lot of the readers of this blog can’t get around the German content of P1Mag, here’s another scoop from the latest edition. According to sources among partners of the WilliamsF1 team, Rubens Barrichello has signed a couple of weeks ago a two year contract with options to partner GP2 champion Nico Hülkenberg. Also the decision in favour of Cosworth as engine supplier has been taken.
Kimi / McLaren: Waiting for 2011?
P1Mag reports Kimi’s got to decide whether to take holidays for a year and take the full salary from Ferrari, or race in 2010 and take 10 Million less…
What would you do…?
Sunday
4th of October 1970 - Emerson Fittipaldi wins his first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix, the first of a total 14, and that takes precious championship points away from Jacky Ickx, helping to secure the 1970 title posthumous for his late team-mate Jochen Rindt.
They GOTTA be kidding !
What on earth is wrong with these people at FIFA and now IOC? How irresponsible can you get? Brazil is a “bagunça”", a disorganized mess. And Rio de Janeiro is one of the most violent and dangerous places in the World. Even without a war going on. This board, drawing attention to the incredible tally of 18.137 deaths through violence in Rio de Janeiro in a period of just 29 months, was conveniently removed from public sight as the IOC ceremony approached. That’s an average of more than 30 people slaughtered every single day!!!!
How someone in his clear state of mind can even dare to dream of bringing events of that magnitude to a place that is out of control and clearly in the hand of drug lords and all sorts of criminals, many of them wearing military and police uniforms or sitting in government offices, is totally beyond me. No wonder some of the applicants are wondering on how this decision came about. So do I !
What about Kimi?
Right, so at long last it’s finally official, Alonso joins Ferrari, Massa stays, so Ferrari is complete, right? Wrong. Here’s what readers of P1Mag already know for a fact.
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