Red Bull :ΤΑΥΡΟΣ ΕΩΣ ΤΟ 2015 Ο VETTEL!

H Infiniti Red Bull Racing ανακοίνωσε την επέκταση του πολυετούς συμβολαίου συνεργασίας της με τον Παγκόσμιο Πρωταθλητή Sebastian Vettel. Αυτό ολοκληρώνεται πλέον στο τέλος της αγωνιστικής σεζόν του 2015!
Έχοντας ξεκινήσει τη καριέρα του ως μέλος της ακαδημίας Red Bull Junior, ο 25χρονος οδήγησε για πρώτη φορά για λογαριασμό της Red Bull Racing το 2009. Είχαν προηγηθεί το επιτυχημένο ντεμπούτο του με τη BMW Sauber και οι εντυπωσιακές εμφανίσεις του με τη Scuderia Toro Rosso.

Στη σύντομη καριέρα του στη Formula 1, ο Sebastian έχει πανηγυρίσει 29 νίκες, έχει ανέβει 51 φορές στο βάθρο και έχει πετύχει 39 pole positions. Είναι κάτοχος του τίτλου, έχοντας μάλιστα ανακηρυχθεί Παγκόσμιος Πρωταθλητής επί τρεις συνεχόμενες σεζόν, διατηρώντας τα σκήπτρα από το 2010 έως σήμερα.



Φέτος έχει ήδη στο ενεργητικό του τρεις νίκες σε επτά Grand Prix και προηγείται στη βαθμολογία των οδηγών με προβάδισμα 36 πόντων, βάζοντας έτσι πλώρη για την κατάκτηση ενός ακόμα τίτλου.
SEBASTIAN VETTEL
Εθνικότητα: Γερμανός
Γεννήθηκε: Στις 3/7/1987 στο Heppenheim
GP: 108
Pole positions: 39
Νίκες: 29
Βάθρα: 51
Ταχύτεροι γύροι: 18
Κερδισμένοι βαθμοί: 1.186
Τίτλοι: 3 (2010, 2011, 2012)
Καριέρα:
2003 Δεύτερος στη Formula BMW
2004 Πρωταθλητής στη Formula BMW
2005 Δοκιμαστής BMW Sauber F1, Ευρωπαϊκή F3, Ισπανική F3
2006 Δοκιμαστής BMW Sauber F1 (Ντεμπούτο σε ελεύθερες δοκιμές GP), δεύτερος στην Ευρωπαϊκή F3, Formula Renault 3.5
2007 Ντεμπούτο στην F1 (BMW Sauber F1 & Scuderia Toro Rosso), νεότερος οδηγός στην ιστορία του σπορ που βαθμολογείται (Indianapolis)
2008 F1 - Scuderia Toro Rosso, νεότερος κάτοχος pole position και νικητής GP (Monza)
2009 F1 – Red Bull Racing, 4 νίκες, 4 pole, δεύτερος στη τελική βαθμολογία
2010 F1 – Red Bull Racing, 5 νίκες, 10 pole, ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΣ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΗΣ (νεότερος στην ιστορία του σπορ)
2011 F1 – Red Bull Racing, 11 νίκες, 15 pole, ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΣ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΗΣ
2012 F1 – Red Bull Racing, 5 νίκες, 6 pole, ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΣ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΗΣ

EWC GP of Romania

Lucky Numbers: EWC GP of Romania

The Enduro World Championship heads to eastern Europe this weekend. Let’s look at the figures…

This weekend sees the Enduro World Championship roll into the quiet Romanian town of Buzau for round five of the series. With everything still to play for, we crunch the numbers ahead of the GP of Romania…

208 – The distance in kilometres that competitors will cover during each day of the race. With event organisers setting out a fifty-two kilometre course, which gets ridden four times each day, the world’s best enduro riders are set for one tough weekend in the saddle.

2 – The number of British riders that currently lead a class in the EWC. The Husaberg pairing of Jamie McCanney and Jane Daniels head the championship standings in their 125 Youth Cup and Women’s classes respectively. While McCanney has a pretty solid 44-point lead things are much tighter for Daniels. With just a two-point advantage over defending champion Laia Sanz, Daniels faces a tough fight on her hands to hold Sanz at bay in Romania, which also marks the penultimate round in the Women’s championship.

304 – The distance in kilometres from Buzau to Sibiu – home of the Red Bull Romaniacs. Taking place from July 2nd – July 6th, the 2013 edition will mark the tenth anniversary of Romania’s toughest Hard Enduro event.

34 – Four rounds in to the 2013 season and KTM team-mates Antoine Meo and Christophe Nambotin coincidentally both enjoy a thirty-four-point lead in their respective Enduro 1 and Enduro 3 classes. But it’s Meo who maintains the upper hand over his fellow countryman with seven wins to Nambotin’s six.

2011 – Was the first and last time the Enduro World Championship was held in Romania. Despite a highly popular Hard Enduro scene – led by the Red Bull Romaniacs – Romania has a very short history when it comes to EWC events. But with the 2013 race coming just two years after the championship’s first visit in 2011, that trend looks set to change.

100 – Based on his 100% dominance of the Enduro 3 class on day two at the GP of Portugal, Christophe Nambotin is back to his very best. Nambotin also unofficially topped the overall classification.

109,000 – Home to 109,000 inhabitants, the medium sized town of Buzau will play host to round five of the EWC. Situated along the banks of the Buzau River, which gave the town it’s name, Buzau – Romania’s eighteenth largest town – was formally a monastic settlement and is famous for it’s wineries.

86 – With only eighty-six days separating day one in Romania and the final day of the season in France, the fifth round of the series is a crucial one for all involved. For those intent on becoming championship contenders, Buzau is their time to shine

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Herlings doubles up in France

By JCD on 10 June 2013 in MotoX

The MX2 World Champion won outright in Ernée as his dominance continued.

Jeffrey Herlings recovered from a huge crash on Saturday at Ernée to win the French Grand Prix with a double-moto victory on Sunday.
The Red Bull KTM Factory rider had a monstrous off during the qualifying race which left him 27th gate pick for Sunday's races, and his limping gait hinted at the toll the nasty-looking tumble took on his physical condition.
However, displaying true mettle and a World Champion's invincibility the Dutchman was hot off the gate on Sunday to win the opening race by 2.9s despite coming under some pressure from French rider Dylan Ferrandis, who was riding with the weight of a partisan French crowd behind him. Glenn Coldenhoff came in third with Jordi Tixier fourth.
In race two Herlings took until the ninth lap to hit the front as he took the lead from Jake Nicholls, and from there he built a strong lead to eventually win by 5.7s, with Ferrandis repeating his second place and another Frenchman Christophe Charlier giving added delight for the fans by taking third.
The race two result was how the podium looked too, with Herlings taking his seventh double-moto win of the season and an incredible eighth GP win from eight rounds in 2013.
MX2 Race 1 result:
1. Jeffrey Herlings, NED, KTM
2. Dylan Ferrandis, FRA, Kawasaki
3. Glenn Coldenhoff, NED, KTM
4. Jordi Tixier, FRA, KTM
5. Jose Butron, SPA, KTM
MX2 Race 2 result:
1. Jeffrey Herlings, NED, KTM
2. Dylan Ferrandis, FRA, Kawasaki
3. Christophe Charlier, FRA, Yamaha
4. Alexander Tonkov, RUS, Honda
5. Jake Nicholls, GBR, KTM
Final MX2 classification for GP of France:
1. Jeffrey Herlings, NED, KTM – 50
2. Dylan Ferrandis, FRA, Kawasaki – 44
3. Christophe Charlier, FRA, Yamaha – 32
4. Alexander Tonkov, RUS, Honda – 31
5. Jake Nicholls, GBR, KTM – 31
MX2 World Championship standings after Round 8:
1. Jeffrey Herlings, NED, KTM – 397
2. Jordi Tixier, FRA, KTM – 287
3. Jose Butron, SPA, KTM – 247
4. Glenn Coldenhoff, NED, KTM – 237
5. Christophe Charlier, FRA, Yamaha – 230

Spanish success in MotoGP

 

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Past/Present: Spanish success in MotoGP

By Greg Stuart on 8 June 2013 in MotoGP

We look at how Alex Criville’s 1999 world title paved the way for Spanish riders in the top flight.

Alex Criville leading Tadayuki Okada in 1999© Yves Jamotte/DPPI/SPJ

Past

In Seva, a small village about 40 miles north of Barcelona, there is a statue of Alex Criville. The village’s favourite son, Criville was born there in 1970 and rose to prominence racing motorcycles, winning the 1989 125cc world championship before making the jump up to 500cc class in 1992 after two difficult years in 250cc. What he would go on to do for Spain was definitely worthy of a statue or two.
Criville’s first year in the 500cc world championship brought a breakthrough for his country, as he took Spain’s first ever win in top-flight motorcycling at Assen. Sure, he had benefitted from the absence of Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner and Wayne Rainey to take the victory – but the win and Criville's subsequent rise to prominence in the class would pave the way for the careers of an entire generation of Spanish riders. 14 more victories followed for Criville en route to another landmark, with the Spaniard claiming his country’s first ever 500cc world title in 1999 for Repsol Honda. Spain had been well and truly put on the grand prix motorcycling map.

Current champion and fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo© Studio Milagro/DPPI

Present

14 years have passed since Criville’s world championship. MotoGP, the series that 500cc morphed into, now has no less than six Spanish riders currently representing their country. In Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez, Spain can also lay claim to having the three best, with the trio having shared out all five race victories this season between them.
Since Criville’s title, Jorge Lorenzo has taken two more world championships for his country, in 2010 and 2012, and you’d be getting pretty long odds for this season’s champion not to be Spanish if you went down to the bookies. Spain is now the force to be reckoned with in top-level motorcycling, then – and it was Alex Criville’s 1999 championship that lit the touchpaper of the country’s current success in the sport.

The Canadian Grand Prix in quotes

 

The Canadian Grand Prix in quotes

Here's what the drivers had to say after the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

After three days of grey rain, the sun smiled on Montreal and the Canadian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel got away well and built a big lead over the chasing Lewis Hamilton.
Sebastian Vettel: “I had a very good start, which was important and then I was able to really go with the car. On the supersoft we saw the tyres were falling apart but I think we were just as good as everybody else. I was able to build a gap and then kept that gap basically the whole race.”
Behind them, Valtteri Bottas tumbled away after his qualifying heroics, dropping from third to sixth on the first lap. Nico Rosberg made it through into third, Mark Webber took fourth and Alonso fifth.
Valtteri Bottas: “I didn’t get a great start which allowed a few cars to jump me on the first lap, and in the dry conditions we simply couldn’t match the level of competitiveness we showed yesterday.”
Rosberg, Webber and Alonso held position through the first round of pitstops – but under pressure Rosberg was captured and overtaken, first by Webber and then Alonso.
Nico Rosberg: “We were worried about the warm-up of the harder tyres, so we went for the Option to protect my track position against Webber and Alonso. In hindsight it would probably have been better to go the other way because I could have run a longer second stint.

The sharks were lurking behind Rosberg© Eric Vargiolu/DPPI

Webber had the fire lit and was chasing down Hamilton. He was closing on second when backmarker Giedo van der Garde inexplicably clattered into him at the hairpin.
Mark Webber: “I don’t know what he was doing. We had a lot of blue flags as we approached the hairpin and I rolled to the inside, giving him plenty of space so he knew I was there.”
The damage to Mark’s front wing was enough to halt his charge and allow Alonso to catch up, pass and chase down Hamilton. The Mercedes driver put up superb defence but was only prolonging the inevitable. Alonso made it into second on lap 63.
Fernando Alonso: “We are fighting with top drivers and I have a very good fight with Mark, with Nico, with Lewis at the end. And it’s not easy. Even if you have a little bit more pace, they are super-talented ones and it was difficult race.”
Vettel was long gone. In fact the only danger to his lead was Vettel himself. He came perilously close to a wall and straight-lined a chicane – but otherwise was untouchable.
Sebastian Vettel: “It’s Canada, you obviously go close to the walls here or there, sometimes a little bit closer than I wanted…”

For Alonso, it was definitely glass-half-full.
Fernando Alonso: “At the end I think the second place has a victory taste because we scored some good points after a very difficult weekend.”
Sebastian’s victory leaves only three current grands prix he hasn’t won. For Red Bull, the US Grand Prix at Austin is now the only unfinished business.
Sebastian Vettel: “Finally we get it off the list! Very proud of that. The sun came out today. Couldn’t get any better.”
Drive of the day, however, went to Jean-Eric Vergne. JEV moved from seventh to sixth early on, and defended the position to the chequered flag to take his best F1 result.
Jean-Eric Vergne: “It is even more satisfying, because it was a normal race in the dry, with no one going out in front of me so we achieved this position fair and square. It’s a great result for the team as we are making progress race by race and it’s very encouraging for the rest of the season.”

Drew Bezanson wins Red Bull Framed Reactions

 

By Redbull.com team on 9 June 2013 in BMX Park

The BMX Freestyle elite tore up a unique park when Red Bull Framed Reactions came to Amsterdam.

There are no limits to the ingenuity of BMX course designs. The set-up at Red Bull Framed Reactions involved moving parts, something that has never been done before in a BMX contest.
X-Games course designer Nate Wessel was the creator of the 1,800 square metre course that sat in the courtyard of the Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam’s Culture Park.

“Nate is the best ramp designer of the world”, said rider Drew Bezanson who took the crown of the contest in the heart of the Dutch capital. “He just wakes up in the middle of the night with the sickest ideas for a new ramp.”

For the first time in history a BMX competition took place at a park with movement and interaction. In the bowl, riders tried to touch the two lanterns. By touching them the two moving elements, a train and a typical Amsterdam bridge, came in motion. This meant that the participants had an influence on the park while flying on this very special course.

The final saw the riders showcasing their finest tricks with the Canadian Bezanson impressing the judges the most.
“It was an extraordinary contest today”, said Paul de Jong, one of the judges. “The level of the competition was extremely high, the audience was enthusiastic and besides some small bruises, everything went well. It was kind of hard to judge, because the top 3 was very evenly matched. We are pleased that Framed Reactions made Freestyle BMX top of mind in the Netherlands.”

Red Bull Framed Reactions is part of the anniversary ‘Amsterdam 2013’. A number of memorable anniversaries make this a very special year with the purpose of showing that Amsterdam, with its rich history, is a vibrant, modern and sporty city. The Dutch capital already saw enlisting local BMX rider Daniel Wedemeijer pulling off an epic backflip over the Passeerdersgracht canal a few weeks ago.
That was the first BMX treat in the Netherlands but most certainly not the last as Framed Reactions was packed with an incredible range of extraordinary BMX tricks. And the Dutch loved it.
Results Red Bull Framed Reactions
1 Drew Bezanson
2 Ben Wallace
3 Pat Casey
4 Gary Young
5 Daniel Sandoval
6 AJ Anaya
7 Harry Main
8 Alessandro Barbero

red bull Η ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ 208 T16 PIKES PEAK (VIDEO)

Η ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ 208 T16 PIKES PEAK (VIDEO)

 

 

 

 Πόσος χρόνος απαιτείται για να στηθεί από το μηδέν ένα Peugeot 208 Τ16 Pikes Peak; Στη συγκεκριμένη περίπτωση, μόνο 44 δευτερόλεπτα!

Δείτε σε ένα εντυπωσιακό time lapse video τη δημιουργία του νέου όπλου του Sebastien Loeb, με το οποίο ο εννέα φορές παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής ράλι καλείται στις 30 Ιουνίου να «κατακτήσει» τη θρυλική ανάβαση του Κολοράντο!
Ξεκινώντας από ένα απλό roll cage, με το… αγωνιστικό παζλ να συμπληρώνεται κομμάτι-κομμάτι. Από το τίποτα, μέσα σε 44 δευτερόλεπτα εκκολάπτεται και τελειοποιείται ένα τέρας 875 PS!