Mattia Binotto Is A New Team Principal Of Ferrari

“Former technical boss Mattia Binotto is a new team principal of Ferrari, after replacing Maurizio Arrivabene.”

Ferrari president John Elkann has decided that Mattia Binotto is the right man to lead the Italian stable in 2019.

Binotto takes immediate charge of the team. And according to Ferrari, “All technical areas will report directly to him.”

Before Binotto, Arrivabene was on this role for four years. He had been boss of the team since December 2014 and before this, he was the vice president of the tobacco giant Philip Morris. During his reign, Ferrari failed to break Mercedes' stranglehold on the F1 title. However, the team enjoyed a revival in competitiveness in the last two seasons.

Mattia Binotto

He was born on 3rd November 1969 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He did his masters from Motor Vehicle Engineering in Modena.

Mattia’s Timeline:

• Binotto joined the Scuderia Ferrari test team as a Test Engine Engineer in 1995. 

• He stayed at the same role with the race team from 1997 to 2003. 

• In 2003, he became a Race engine engineer, took on the role of Chief Engineer in 2007 and Head of Engine and KERS Operations in 2009. As a head of the power unit, Binotto helped Ferrari recover from its disastrous start to the V6 turbo era and close the gap to Mercedes in terms of engine power. 

• In 2013, he was Deputy Director of Engine and Electronics when he subsequently took on the role of Chief Operating Officer, Power Unit. 

• Appointed as Chief Technical Officer of Scuderia Ferrari on July 27, 2016. 

• And now in 2019, he is a new team Principal of Ferrari. He is appointed as Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Team Principal on 7th Jan 2019. 

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Ferrari – Year By Year Timeline

2018

In 2018, Ferrari produced the fastest car on the grid. However, Mercedes managed to show that their car was better than Ferrari.

2016

The team finds themselves unable to compete with Mercedes or Red Bull.

2015

Vettel – a German four-time Formula One World Champion, achieved the target of three Grand Prix wins.

2014

Team rankings dropped to fourth, not able to win the championship for the first time since 1993. Alonso and Raikkonen F14 T proves to be uncompetitive in the championship.  

2013

It was a stronger start in recent years. Spaniard wins a championship in China as well as Spain but got hurt due to tire burst. His injury dropped team’s ranking to third overall behind RBR and Mercedes.
  

2012

F1 performance improves rapidly in hands of Alonso.  

2011

It was a slow start, struggling with new Pirelli tires and trailing McLaren and Red Bull. However, performance steadily improves, Alson victory at Silverstone, keep him in the title hunt for longer than expected.

2009

Massa's life-threatening accident.

2008

Ferrari beats McLaren by 21 points.

2007

McLaren found guilty of possessing Ferrari’s confidential data.

2005

Struggle with new regulations. Achieved victory at seven podiums, including one at Indianapolis. Ferrari ranked third in constructors' standings.

2004

Michael Schumacher 13 victories lead him to number seven in the championship.

2003

Ferrari bagged 5th successive constructors' title, with Michael Schumacher. He was the first man to take six drivers' crowns in the history of Formula 1.

2000-2002

Ferrari’s team was on cloud nine, after grabbing both drivers' and constructors' titles three years in a row.

1999

Michael Schumacher crashed his Ferrari at the British Grand Prix and suffered a broken leg.  

1983

Ferrari won constructors’ championship for the eighth time.

1979

Jody Scheckter bags the drivers' championship.

1975-1977

Niki Lauda wins 1975 drivers’ championship and leads 1976 championship battle. He meets a horrific accident in 1976 battle and returns in 1977.

1964

A former world motorcycle champion, John Surtees wins the driver’s crown.   He is the only man to accomplish the feat on two as well as four wheels.

1961

Ferrari enters the double of drivers' and constructors' championships because of Phil Hill.

1958

In this year, Mike Hawthorn was the third Ferrari driver to win the drivers' championship.

1956

Juan Manuel Fangio wins his fourth drivers' championship.

1952

Ferrari member, Alberto Ascari won first of two back-to-back drivers' championships.

1951

Ferrari records its first victory at the British Grand Prix.

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Formula 1 Teams for the Year 2019

Want to know about all the drivers and teams racing this year for Formula One? Here is a list that you must follow: 

#1. Ferrari

Members of Team:           Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc 

Podium Finishes:             763

Championship Titles:       16

Ferrari’s Team History

Full Team Name:              Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow

Base:                                 Maranello, Italy

Team Chief:                      Maurizio Arrivabene

Technical Chief:                Mattia Binotto

Chassis:                             TBC

Power Unit:                       Ferrari

First Team Entry:              1950

World Championships:     16

Highest Race Finish:        1 (x236)

Pole Positions:                  215

Fastest Laps:                     247

#2. Renault 

Members of Team:          Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo

Podium Finishes:            59

Championship Titles:     2

Renault’s Team History

Full Team Name:                  Renault F1 Team

Base:                                     Enstone, United Kingdom

Team Chief:                          Cyril Abiteboul

Technical Chief:                    Nick Chester

Chassis:                                 TBC

Power Unit:                           Renault

First Team Entry:                  1986

World Championships:          2

Highest Race Finish:             1 (x20)

Pole Positions:                      20

Fastest Laps:                         13

#3. Force India

Members of Team:         Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll

Podium Finishes:            N/A

Championship Titles:      N/A

Force India’s Team History

Full Team Name:                Racing Point F1 Team

Base:                                   Silverstone, United Kingdom

Team Chief:                        Otmar Szafnauer

Technical Chief:                  Andrew Green

Chassis:                               TBC

Power Unit:                         Mercedes

First Team Entry:                2018

World Championships:       N/A

Highest Race Finish:          5 (x1)

Pole Positions:                    N/A

Fastest Laps:                       N/A

#4. Toro Rosso

Members of Team:         Daniil Kvyat 

Podium Finishes:           1

Championship Titles:    N/A

Toro Rosso’s Team History 

Full Team Name:                  Red Bull-Toro Rosso Honda

Base:                                     Faenza, Italy

Team Chief:                          Franz Tost

Technical Chief:                    James Key

Chassis:                                 TBC

Power Unit:                           Honda

First Team Entry:                  1985

World Championships:          N/A

Highest Race Finish:             1 (x1)

Pole Positions:                       1

Fastest Laps:                          1 

#5. Sauber

Members of Team:            Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi 

Podium Finishes:               27

Championship Titles:        N/A

Sauber’s Team History

Full Team Name:                   Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team

Base:                                     Hinwil, Switzerland

Team Chief:                           Frédéric Vasseur

Technical Chief:                    Simone Resta

Chassis:                                  TBC

Power Unit:                            Ferrari

First Team Entry:                   1993

World Championships:          N/A

Highest Race Finish:             1 (x1)

Pole Positions:                       1

Fastest Laps:                          5

#6. Haas

Members of Team:          Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen 

Podium Finishes:            N/A

Championship Titles:      N/A

Haas’s Team History

Full Team Name:                      Rich Energy Haas F1 Team

Base:                                         Kannapolis, United States

Team Chief:                              Guenther Steiner

Technical Chief:                       Rob Taylor

Chassis:                                    TBC

Power Unit:                              Ferrari

First Team Entry:                     2016

World Championships:             N/A

Highest Race Finish:                4 (x1)

Pole Positions:                          N/A

Fastest Laps:                             1

#7. McLaren 

Members of Team:         Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi 

Podium Finishes:            27

Championship Titles:     N/A

Year By Year Profile

Full Team Name:                      McLaren F1 Team

Base:                                         Woking, United Kingdom

Team Chief:                              Zak Brown

Technical Chief:                       Gil de Ferran

Chassis:                                    TBC

Power Unit:                              Renault

First Team Entry:                     1966

World Championships:             8

Highest Race Finish:                1 (x182)

Pole Positions:                          155

Fastest Laps:                             155

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10 Amazing Facts About Formula 1 Race & It’s Cars

Do you know?

Formula 1 teams like McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull spend approx.  320 million USD per year. This spending includes Car Cost, driver cost, team management cost, and many other small extra costs.

Fact 1: The Formula 1 automobile racing is the highest class of single-seater auto car racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group. The “formula” in the F1 name refers to a set of rules that all participants need to follow.

Fact 2: The distance of a Grand Prix may not exceed 305 km, and no race may last for more than two hours.

Fact 3: The first motoring contest took place on July 22, 1894, and was organized by a Paris newspaper, Le Petit Journal.

Fact 4: F1 car is assembled with approx. 80,000 separate components.

Fact 5: An F1 car can accelerate and decelerate from 0 to 160kph and then back to zero in just four seconds.

Fact 6: A Grand Prix driver changes gears between 2,500 and 4,000 times in a race.

Fact 7: Only six women have entered a Grand Prix between 1950 and 2016, and the number of men entered in that period was 822.

 Fact 8: Susie Wolff is the first woman in 22 years to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix weekend during the 2014 British Grand Prix.

Fact 9: Racing tires are designed to last 90 – 120 km. Moreover, F1 car tires rotate approx. 50 times in a second when the car is running at maximum speed

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Fact 10: F1 helmets are among the toughest things in the world.

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5 Things To Know About 2020 Porsche Taycan

Porsche Taycan is a first electric car that we’re expecting to arrive next year in the market. Here is everything that you should know about it.

Porsche stunned the world two years ago with the promise of launching its all-electric car. They promised the production of their electric car (Taycan) will start in the year 2020.

#1. It’s called as Taycan

Taycan pronounced as tie-con is a Eurasian word that means “lively young horse.”

According to Porsche CEO Oliver Blume, ”Our new electric sports car is strong and dependable; it’s a vehicle that can consistently cover long distances and that epitomizes freedom.”

#2. The price will be between the Cayenne and Panamera

According to Rober Meier, the model-line director of the Taycan, ”We are expecting a price somewhere between a Cayenne and a Panamera.” Cayenne costs approx. $65,700 whereas the price of Panamera is around $85,000. So, we believe Taycan base model will costs you around $75,000.

#3. It’ll Have Two Battery Capacity Options

According to the reports, Taycan will come with a choice of two battery packs of 80 kWh and another 95kWh. The bigger battery means the more horsepower.

Moreover, Taycan will have a battery cooling system. Porsche wants the Taycan to offer consistent, repeatable performance, and keeping the battery within an ideal operating temperature is essential for this.

#4. It’ll be the first of electric Porches

Porsche will invest approx. $8 billion by 2022 in electrification. The largest part of this investment will be towards Taycan and other cars based on the electric platform. The Taycan must be Porsche’s first foray into all-electric cars, but it won’t be its last.

#5. Taycon will be on sale in 2020

The Taycan is expected to go on sale sometime before the end of 2019 without any delays. The car will be launched as a 2020 model year car. Moreover, there will no surprise in seeing this car’s debut in production form at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2019.

Know something more about Porche’s Taycon? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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How To Set Your Modified Racing Car? Tips By Mark Kislowski

Simply just setting up a car for the modified circuit isn’t a big deal. In fact, it is pretty easy to set up for turning laps. However, it shouldn’t be your final goal. The goal should be to win and keep up with the competition in the modified circuit.

I have been a modified racer for some time and won many events in my prime. Currently, I am working as Automotive Sales & Service strategist and living in Ballston Lake, NY. Let me help you set up your modified racing car that will provide you an edge against the competition.

Don’t start from the scratch

Firstly, I would recommend not starting things from scratch. The ideal way is to find a set up that you are already familiar with and then fine tune that specific set up. I would suggest going for a Longacre Chassis Set-Up/Tire Chart that suits your routine. Setting up a perfect car needs patience and a lot of racing experience. Buy the parts as you go on your racing journey. However, understand that racing is an expensive sport and you need to set a budget to buy the necessary components only.

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Modified Circuit Racing Tips By Mark Kislowski

If you’re a newcomer looking for racing tips in the modified circuit, you have come to the right place. By now you must know that driving a car in the standard circuit to racing in a modified circuit is completely different from each other. Controlling a vehicle in the modified race takes a lot of skill and grit. The best racers out there have honed their skills over the period of years or even decades to reach the top post. It is not about just having a good car, it is about driving rightly. Here are some pro Modified circuit racing tips by Mark Kislowski, who is a widely known top performer in the modified circuit.

#1. Switch to the manual transmission

When you start your journey as a modified racer, you need to let go of your reliance on the automatic transmission. Auto transmission is slow when compared to the real-time manual driving ability of a driver to switch gears. They become highly inefficient when it comes to racing, especially in the modified circuit. It is advisable to switch to the manual transmission and practice switching gears at correct speeds to gain the advantage over your competition.

#2. Keep it to low gears

As Per Mark Kislowski, When you switch to manual, you need to stick to lower gears to extract maximum grunt from your car engine. When you’re trying to cut close corners, this would help you enormously. It will help you during braking as well. The lower gears will aid in cutting down speed and get you better control of your car to get that close advantage on the tight corners.

#3. Race smart

Modified circuit is all about single timed laps. You don’t have to keep worrying about getting hit by your competitor's bumper. The goal is to keep your head down and turn from the inside, while continue exiting from the outside. However, you need to keep an eye for bumps or ridges while turning on the inside. If your front wheel comes in contact with it at a certain speed, you can lose your car control and lose some speed.

Lastly, you need to closely watch the circuit, know where all the bumps and patches are that can hamper your race. Take a walk over the circuit before the race and plan every turn in your mind.

For more racing tips or ideas from Mark Kislowski, contact him via his website here – https://www.markkislowski.com