PictureSports Magazine Issue 11

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Two Days of Formula E Testing from Donington Every type of weather - GP3 at the British GP GT Open at Silverstone International

Issue 11 - July 2014

The Big Picture Forumla E Official Test - Donington Park Nick Heildfeld - Venturi Racing

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Racing of Allsorts Formula E: Will the racing be as It’s also great to see the quality electric as the cars? of the teams and sponsors involved. Audi and Renault are I have to admit I was rather connected via their links with sceptical when the idea of an the Abt and e.DAMS teams, all-electric racing series was respectively, and top American first mooted a few years ago. squad Andretti Autosport will After all, motorsport itself can also compete. Then there are hardly be considered a ‘green’ major companies investing in sport and I therefore wondered the category, quite possibly as if this new category would get they see it as the future. off the ground. But it has, with Formula E’s first set of official Richard Branson ended his F1 testing sessions at Donington involvement several seasons Park completed. And the series ago, but has embraced this has certainly got a lot going for concept with Virgin having their it. own team. Also with a team is the massive Indian conglomerate First of all, the cars look fantastic. Mahindra, also no strangers to All too often with radical new motorsport as they run a Moto automotive ideas like this – and GP outfit. particularly when it concerns electric power – the end result The idea to have all the races on is hideous. street venues across some of the world’s major cities is also Not with Formula E, as the a good one as it brings the fans standard Spark-Renault closer to the action and this ties SRT_01E cars look great. What’s in with the very nature of the more with the regulations series. changing for FE’s second season, teams will be able to However, the clearest indication build their own cars and that for me that this is a championship should add another dimension. going somewhere is the calibre of the drivers already confirmed But what’s important is the as competing. technology used to power these cars is relevant to the The likes of Jarno Trulli, Nick ‘real world’. For years, car Heidfeld, Sebastien Buemi, manufacturers have been Jaime Alguersuari, Franck crying out for Formula 1 – in Montagny, Lucas di Grassi, particular – to incorporate more Karun Chandhok, Bruno Senna technology that can be used to and Stephane Sarrazin have all develop everyday cars. signed up. Now, that may read as a rollcall of drivers dumped With all the car makers wanting on the F1 scrapheap but there to produce more efficient and is some real talent there, as all greener cars, FE certainly does had very successful careers in that. the junior formulae.

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Stephen Lickorish Alongside them are a selection of drivers who for one reason or another never quite made it to the big time, but undoubtedly possess star quality, like Nicolas Prost, Sam Bird and Mike Conway. Throw in a few female drivers, always sure to raise interest levels further, with Katherine Legge and Michela Cerruti and there is the perfect mix, and one that is a sure sign of the series holding some promise.

Trulli himself described the FE project as ‘fascinating’, and it is certainly interesting and significant that the Italian chose this series to be his first post-F1 racing commitment, and not just as a driver but as team owner as well.

So far in testing, Sebastien Buemi seems to have the upper hand, having topped the timesheets on three out of the four days, but with two months until the series begins and new drivers yet to be announced, these results are no indicator of what will actually happen.

The cars certainly appear interesting to drive as a variety of different lines and approaches were used at Donington, especially regarding the slower corners. Another point of interest is the amount of torque the cars produce, which could be quite a challenge on a wet street track.

Despite all the positives, the series in its current form is a long way off being perfect. >>>

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Formula E - Donington

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Do we still refer to these as “the oily bits”? Normally the parts of the car that you are not suppose to photograph as they are not considered glamorous

<<< Most significantly is the fact that one of these electric cars is unable to complete a whole race distance. It would take too long to charge the battery during a pitstop, so instead the driver will come into the pitlane and will actually switch into an entirely different car.

This demonstrates the technology is in its infancy, but perhaps even that it is too embryonic as this car switching seems to send out a very mixed message. Not only that, but it considerably increases costs

for the teams too.

This isn’t your standard poll to see who’s the most popular driver in the paddock, but under the ‘Fanboost’ scheme the three drivers with the most online votes get to use a 2.5 second power boost. This increases their car’s power from 180bhp to 270.

F1 has come in for a lot of criticism recently for being too gimmicky and over the years some of Bernie Ecclestone’s suggestions – like drivers being allowed to take shortcuts a certain number of times in the race – have been downright For me this is a cringe-worthy bizarre. and ludicrous idea. I can’t see But surely one facet of FE it working but if it does attract is the most gimmicky and fans’ interest then I suppose artificial performance enhancer that can’t really be a bad thing… imaginable - on the series’ official website, fans are able to vote for their favourite driver. www.picturesports.co.uk ~ 9

Above Sam Bird (GBR) - Virgin Racing and below Jarno Trulli (IT) - TrulliGP. Michelin engineers state the tyre life as 750kms with no performance degradation.

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Above Christian Dammers is the GoPro festooned Formula E test car and below Gil de Ferran - Andretti Autosport

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Formula E - Donington

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Twice Indycar Champion and Indy500 winner - Gil de Ferran ponders the forthcoming laps in the Andretti Formula E

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Above Antonio Felix de Costa - Amlin Aguri - and below Nicolas Prost (FR) - E.DAMS Renault

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Formula E - Donington

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Bruno Senna (BRA) - Mahindra Racing - enjoying the countryside around Donington Park

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Katherine LEGGE (GBR) - Amlin Aguri prepares for the first run of the day

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The Finished Article When your involvement in motorsport is primarily as a photographer, there is a tendency to pick up snippets of information. The more seasoned journalists have a keen ear for such things and know which of them make a story, running down the facts and the main players in time for the next deadline.

For us lesser mortals we’re often off to the next photo shoot - for us, the moment is lost and perhaps that is a good thing, as we are typically better with a camera than we are with words.

Dave Ayres

a story to be had. It seems the GP3 wet tyre was only good for one hot lap at Silverstone, and the conditions were wet (very!).

In the dry of race 1, Alex Lynn commented that the tyres didn’t so much go away from him at the end of the race as the car got lighter and the balance came to the tyres. Again, an interesting snippet.

The 3rd suggestion that there is something brewing about tyres came from the GP2 press conference where one driver, who spent most of the press conference looking out of the window while replying None of this, however, makes to questions, suddenly turned the nuggets of information any his attention to the room when less enthralling, and as such asked “How long did the tyres here’s the collection that came take to come in after the pit to light over recent weekends. stop?”.

Conclusion, either tyres are just the only thing worth talking A lot is said about tyres and at about or something is bubbling times I do wonder why any tyre away just under the surface. manufacturer would actively choose to be part of motorsport. People in the Pit Lane Yes, there is the obvious association and the sales data The cost of racing in GP2 and that I’m sure supports their GP3 is not for the faint hearted. involvement.

Several rumours fluttered around the Silverstone paddock My puzzlement comes from the of cheap seats, in relative manufacturer being in a situation terms, becoming available where only bad news is in itself over the next few weeks as newsworthy. “Tyres do exactly the funding for the current what they were designed to do” driver(s) dries up and the teams isn’t the most gripping headline. need replacements. This isn’t a situation unique to GP2/3, So when the upper levels of a quick look at the EuroOpen series hierarchy appear at a entrants shows a few name press conference and start changes there also. asking about the tyres, there is Round black things

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To stop the costs spiralling upwards, one of the saving measures that the series take is to limit the number of engineers allowed in a team, on the pit wall and in the pit lane. Limiting the numbers keeps the costs down - or that’s the theory, anyway. It seems that more than a few of the teams are now working with offsite engineers and data analysis facilities. This is perfectly within the rules and somewhat mirrors the habits of the F1 teams, where numerous personnel are working with near real time data in the factories, regardless of where in the world the race is.

Interesting, then, that the presence of one team principal in a garage near his team in the pit lane, should be objected to.

It seems that being in a nearby garage – not in the pit lane – was interpreted by another team as breaking the rules. Between the garage and the pit lane there is a red line that divides one from the other, so being behind that red line equates to you not being in the pit lane. So I wonder - how far out of the pit lane do you have to be to satisfy the other team?

In conclusion, this all might be pit lane politics and mind games.

The seizing of any opportunity to put the other team off its game by even the smallest margin just might be all that is required.

That however also plays the other way. Someone has to take the time and energy to object,

GP3 Pirelli Wet which could well be an unwanted distraction. If someone has the time and energy to invest, then there is something going on.

the cities are full of things to do and even the Editor’s wife has announced her desire to attend the race in Berlin.

But what else?

One of the talking points amongst the journalists at the Formula E test was how to fill up a race day.

Formula E Race Day combines practice of 60 minutes, qualifying of 90 minutes and the race’s 60 minute duration a total of 3 hours, 30 minutes of track action in a single day.

Racing in a city is a brilliant concept. Millions of people commute in to cities every day and the same transport infrastructure can transport people to a race with capacity to spare. No need to pull in side attractions to entice the not so passionate motor racing fan,

Allowing for 30 minutes between each activity for recharging if nothing else, the day extends to 4 hours 30. I’ll grant you that this is longer than you get from F1 on a Sunday, yet it does, perhaps, introduce the possibility of boredom through familiarity.

Safe in the knowledge that the organisers will have seen this one coming and arranged additional activities, we arrive at the question of “what else?”

Filling in the gaps at any other motor race would be simple.

Just pick from the large range of petrol burning series and find the one that you think will be of the most interest to the potential ticket holder. Yet, for obvious reasons, that isn’t going to work for Formula E. Interesting puzzle to solve.

FIM sanctioned electric power motorcycle race perhaps?

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The high and lows of motorsport. From pole and winner of Race 1 at Silverstone to the long walk and a DNF in race 2. #8 Jimmy Eriksson (SWE) accompanied by #5 Patric Neiderhauser (CHE)

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Status Grand Prix are enjoying a very competative 2014 Season with 3 podiums and a win so far from 2014. Below #28 Alfonso Celis Jr - Status Grand Prix

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The Big Picture2 Silverstone Race 2 Winner Richie Stanaway (NZL)

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#1 - Alex Fontana (CHE) - Art Grand Prix

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#2 Marvin Kirchhofer (DEU) - Art Grand Prix

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Clockwise from top left ... #10 Alex Lynn - Carlin RedBull #21 MathĂŠoTuscher - Jenzer Motorsport #16 Dean Stoneman - Manor Motorsport #7 Carmen JordĂĄ - Koiranen GP and the rest of the dummy grid sneak a peak at the on track action www.picturesports.co.uk ~ 31

The Big Picture3 #19 Riccardo Agostini - Hilmer Motorsport

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Shameless advertising shot. #10 Alex Lynn - Carlin RedBull

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Nelson’s Column: Silverstone & Hockenhiem

Nelson Mason

My rented German Fiat 500 is pretty, but has no legs. Its brick-like form has the drag coefficient of a double decker bus and gets little in the way of assistance from the engine bay.

As we cruised at 171 on the dial (154 on the GPS) the little Italian had its paint blown off by the armada of GT3s, McLarens and Mercs making their way to Hockenheim. I tried both pleading for and then demanding more power from the engine room, but alas, it was not listening. At one point we moved over to let a Vespa pass. It was at that point that I suggested putting the Fiat on a hoist and driving a new car underneath it.

A fitting start to my German GP weekend – a weekend I can summarise in just one word.

Just not one we can print.

Suffice to say, my GP3 season has been marked by a collection of random unfortunate, unintentional or imagined events, generally ending in official censure - all wrapped in the cold blanket of frustration.

It’s been surreal.

At times, it’s as though some unseen force is pulling the strings, making everything go haywire just for the fun of it. I can faintly discern the mad cackle of a demented puppeteer; that is, when I’m not too busy preparing for another case in front of the race stewards with my 36 ~ www.picturesports.co.uk

acting defence counsel, who is supposed to be my race engineer. My gallows humour means no disrespect, it is simply that laughter is often the best medicine.

Air Berlin flight out of Frankfurt to Milan via Vienna to begin my personal preparations for the Hungarian GP this coming weekend; that is, with a session in the simulator.

From the drivers’ seat, there is very little laughter. We have been denied our rightful starting spot in three of the four rounds of the championship through penalties, and that’s no joke. I’m not sitting back and letting it happen; you have to play the hand you’re dealt, and I’m not going to let something like that stop me.

The evening’s lodgings are on a new level, even for me. I consider I have proudly slept on all manner of surfaces in pursuit of my dream.

On that note, Lady Luck is usually found hanging out at the intersection of Preparation and Opportunity, so I continue to prepare for the opportunities ahead. I firmly believe you create your own luck; there is an element of chance to all things. Life would be pretty boring without surprises.

It is for this reason that I find myself on a Sunday evening

It seems that Motel Charlie is what might be referred to as a “business” class motel - and that isn’t because business travellers stay here. Multiple “deals” are initiated and concluded within the confines of the rooms between the short stay residents and their companions.

My Grandfather wasn’t a bird watcher but, for the ornithologist reading (between the lines), he once told me that the flightless double - breasted red-headed mattress thrasher is native to these parts.

Mirrors adorned my room. There was a hot tub but no shower, and for some strange reason, excellent broadband. I Skyped Dad and showed him my room, and we exchanged a few jokes.

Mom, on the other hand, looked worried. It was then to bed and to sleep – half an inch above the mattress, hopefully.

The next morning arrived, and the news for Hilmer Motorsports’ GP3 team is good.

It seems the only thing I caught at Motel Charlie was a solid night’s sleep and the engineers believe they also found the cure for the lack of tyre performance.

Consequently I am preparing the tyres for the full throttle surgery they will receive in Hungary.

Feeding the new data into the SimTech simulator not only

helps my preparation - it also ensures that we are getting ever closer to the finest replication of the GP3 car there is. I left Milan with a full heart, ready to go.

It is the people who make me stronger, the people who believe in me, and the people who care about the next race and the race after that. It’s Franz, my team owner, who is relying on me to deliver and my sponsors who In all honesty, a racing career chose me to represent them. may be hard to follow for those not familiar with the intricacies Most of all, it is my family who of the racing world. I have have the devotion and strength overcome several lifetimes’ to turn me from just another worth of adversity and done so guy who loves to race, into gladly. It is neither complaint something else. Into a person nor excuse. I am here to win that is made to race and nothing races, for myself, for my career, else. my brand, and my reputation, and also for all those who know When I look at Senna, I deserve to be here by talent Schumacher, Pele, Gretzky, and dedication alone.

Loeb or Rossi, these are the It’s not the paycheque that has people that deliver. Adversity is gotten me to the GP3 Series - just a reason not everyone is a it’s my hands and feet and talent winner, and winners do what it and work ethic and approach to takes to rise above. it all.

I too will deliver.

Nelson proving it is all “champgne and helicopters” when you are a racing driver

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GT Open Silverstone #8 Darren Turner and Jody Fanin - Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 . Dominant lights to flag victory in GT Open Race 1 at Silverstone

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Above: Darren Turner and Jody Fanin were on it from the start with the the Aston Martin Vantage leading from lights to flag despite being only 10th fastest through the speed trap. Below #13 Matteo Beretta and Joel Camathias took 3rd to keep the Ferrari 458 pack of the podium

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Above: #4 Maxime Soulet and Francesco Pastorelli came through from the backrow of the grid with an epic opening lap, but no one could stay with the Aston Martin in Race 1 (below)

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#58 Cesar Campanico and Aditya Patel in the lone Audi i R8 LMS Ultra, finished 9th in Race 1 and 7th in Race 2

International GT Open: Terrific cars, sounds and racing at Silverstone.

Silverstone may have escaped the mid-July thunderous weather for the GT Open meeting, but it did experience some thunderous sounds.

There may have only been 15 cars in an unusually small GT Open field, but they certainly sounded good, with the trio of older GT2 Chevrolet Corvettes particularly racking up the decibels with a lovely sound.

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contact but there were battles throughout the races. What’s more you could really see the drivers were pushing hard, often to the ragged edge and beyond – perhaps demonstrated by the large number of exceeding track limits warnings.

There was one driver pairing that was indisputably the class of the field though. Darren Turner and Jody Fanin made their first appearance in the series on home turf and certainly showed up the regulars with a dominant display in the first race.

their advantage. But even this couldn’t halt their charge, as Fanin instantly pulled out a massive gap upon the restart.

Further back there was a frenetic final seven minutes to the enduro as every car still running jostled for position.

In the end it was Maxime Soulet/Francesco Pastorelli’s Corvette that took the runnersup spot, despite having to recover from being punted into a spin by Jose Perez Aicart’s Audi in the early stages. The Porsche 997 of Matteo Beretta and Joel Camathias rounded out The duo could’ve won by the podium, having profited in almost a minute if a late-race those chaotic last few laps. safety car hadn’t wiped out

Above:The label on the steering wheel of #6 Archie Hamilton and Isaac Tutumlu Chevrolet Corvette reads “Go Baby Go”. We wonder what this button does?

Race two was another intriguing affair and was a reminder that you don’t need a big grid to have a great race. This time Fanin/Turner qualified down the field and had to make their way up the order.

Fanin reached the front before the stops but a success penalty delayed the duo and they could only reclaim second, allowing Daniel Zampieri and Roman Mavlanov’s Ferrari to take a comfortable win.

There was unpredictability, thrills and spills at Silverstone and with a bigger grid that can only be magnified further.

Summary by Stephen Lickorish

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European finesse surrounds American muscle #73 Ivan Jacoma and Adriano Pan (Porsche 997 GT3)

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GT Open - Silverstone #60 Roman Mavlanov and Daniel Zampieri Ferrari 458 Italia winners of GT Open Race 2 at Silverstone, chased by the 2nd place Aston Martin of Darren Turner and Jody Fanin

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Formula 1 - Social Media Dark Age

Simon Asquith

Simon Asquith is the silent voice behind the social media presence of several racing drivers - helping them to stay connected with supporters, sponsors and race fans around the globe.

which seems to actually outright ignore social media and the new technologies available is the Formula 1 organisation itself, but why in an age where most have a smart phone, many have twitter and most have Facebook is F1 so late in the uptake?

of Red Bull in the past four years and also the dominance of Mercedes in 2014 and the new rules but perhaps it’s because both these outfits, Ferrari and F1 fail to see social media as a source for improving viewership numbers.

As I’m sat writing this in the Berlin sun I am anticipating with great eagerness the next Formula 1 weekend. Not only for the main race but also for the support races.

There does exist an F1 twitter account, ‘@Formula1,’ but the people behind @Formula1 seem to be misjudging the importance of twitter greatly when it comes to addressing it’s audience.

Amongst many of the teams in Formula 1 there is a great focus on social media and the interaction it provides between teams, drivers and fans.

@Formula1 only ever publishes links to it’s website. Most tweets fit the same generic template “Germany Preview - Rosberg and Mercedes chasing home glory, and then a hyperlink”. The fact that the fans have to follow a link to a website is great for the website but not for interaction. Fans want interaction.

For a while now Mr. Ecclestone has been complaining of a dip in audience numbers, Luca Montezemolo, the boss of Ferrari, has also been complaining of a dip. Both have If we look at @GP3_Official the blamed it on the dominance official twitter account of GP3 we see a marked change in their addressing of fans. Every race weekend they announce a new hashtag so fans can interact with each other regarding the racing (British GP was #Silverlining) as well as every weekend having a Q & A with one of the drivers. Suddenly the public have a direct line to chat with their heroes or the stars of the future, audience numbers will grow as people feel like they’re benefiting.

However one part of Formula 1

Yet if a link is just published (@ Formula1) or a picture everyday that merely states “on this day….” (@InsideFerrari) the fan doesn’t benefit. The twitterer’s at the business end are thinking to little of the fans. I can guarantee that almost everyone on twitter has heard of google and google image search so 48 ~ www.picturesports.co.uk

seeing a picture everyday from an irrelevant race from the past means little to the follower.

Bernie Ecclestone has said repeatedly in the past he thinks social media is just a fad that will pass on and everyone will forget about it, well Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry Mr. Ecclestone but twitter is here to stay.

Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his impeding prosecution at the German courts that is clouding his judgement but a solid social media presence would do wonders for Formula 1 and especially for the fans of tomorrow.

If we look at @WilliamsRacing and @Lotus_F1Team we can see they both have an very active social media presence. Both run a Thursday track walk that helps newcomers to the sport and also established fans picture the track and understand a little better what the driver is seeing.

Both run competitions and both run interactions with their drivers (although putting Pastor Maldonaldo on twitter is a little

risk, he may crash the internet). right there in front of them.

Yet @Formula1 does none of this, it, like Bernie seems content with sitting back and watching the money roll in rather then giving that absolute best experience to the audience.

They could provide exclusive behind the scenes shots where other media outlets cannot go.

Offering competitions, providing unique Q & As (lets face it how many people Probably the best twitter actually tune in to watch the account to look at when it comes driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s press conference). to Formula 1 (@Formula1 should They have all the materials but take note) is @SkySportsF1. like an architect of the 1960s ,lack imagination. @SkySportsF1 is informative, interactive and regimented.

If Mr. Ecclestone wants someone to blame over the Every race weekend we apparent concern with modern know there will be numerous F1 should consider pointing the #AskCrofty events which gives finger, in part, at himself. the twitter audience to hear the view of someone who lives He has the money and the power and breathes F1 and also has a to implement a fantastic free unique trackside perspective fan experience through twitter, on the events unfolding at to attract new followers of the the race. The account also sport and heighten the passion provides behind the scenes that so many feel from watching photos, competitions, race Formula 1. Yet F1 chooses to do driver comments and even so very little about it. occasionally a little bit of Johnny Has perhaps, F1 started reading Herbert wisdom. it own press releases and @Formula1 should be ahead of believing every word ?? @SkySportsF1, the potential is www.picturesports.co.uk ~ 49

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