From GMM
Nico Hulkenberg's manager has denied reports the German driver has gone without pay so far in 2012.
Austria's
Sportwoche mentioned speculation Hulkenberg, 25, and his teammate Paul di Resta might have been the latest victims of Force India team owner Vijay Mallya's struggling Indian airline Kingfisher.
The report cited "several" paddock sources who believe the duo have not yet been paid anything this season.
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| Nico Hulkenberg (Photo: WRi2) |
"These are rumours," Hulkenberg's manager Timo Gans is quoted by Germany's
Sport1.
"I really wonder where this information comes from -- maybe people know more than we do," he added.
When asked specifically if Hulkenberg has been paid in 2012, Gans answered: "Yes."
The National Motorists Association has recently analyzed data and comments from thousands of car drivers in order to reveal the worst speed traps in Canada and the United States.
Among cities with a population greater than 50,000, Windsor (3rd), Hamilton (4th) and Mississauga (5th) all wound up in the top five.
As for states and provinces, Ontario and Nova Scotia came in 1-2, with the former well ahead of the pack. Quebec ranked 52nd out of 53.
Here are the full results.
Source: mmdnewswire.com
Former race car driver Alessandro Zanardi will be representing his country, Italy, during the Paralympic Games held in London.
Zanardi, now 45 has been entered in three competitions in road cycling.
Ironically, all road cycling competitions will be held on the road circuit of Brands Hatch! Zanardi drove at Brands Hatch in 1989 and 1991 when he was competing in the International Formula 3000 Championship.
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| Road cycling at Brands Hatch. (Photo: London Paralympics) |
Zanardi, a member of the GSC Giambenini club of Verona will be competing in:
Men's Individual H 4 Time Trial (held Wednesday September 5 at 15:10 at Brands Hatch)
Men's Individual H 4 Road Race (held Friday September 7 at 16:30)
Mixed H 1-4 Team Relay (held Saturday September 8 at 17:45)
We wish Alex good luck in the U.K.!
From GMM
Jenson Button has admitted he thinks Lewis Hamilton will still be his teammate in 2013.
McLaren chiefs including Martin Whitmarsh have insisted they are "close" to signing a new deal with the 2008 world champion, but rumours suggest the two sides are at odds over Hamilton's right to keep his original trophies, and money.
Fellow Briton Button, who is already signed up for 2013, reportedly 'laughed' when Brazil's Totalrace asked him if he thinks Hamilton will ultimately follow suit.
"Yeah, I think so," he is quoted as saying.
"I don't know what options he has, but Lewis entered F1 with a team that gave him opportunities to win races and fight for championships.
"He might not have the chance to be champion every year, but the team gives him the conditions to fight for victories every year, and when you have that, it's very difficult to go somewhere else and try to build a winning team.
"Some drivers, like myself, needed to do this (move teams), but once you're in a team like this you don't want to look back.
"I don't know what his options are," Button continued, "but I don't think it's Ferrari and nobody knows if Michael is going to be at Mercedes or not (next year).
"It would be a big change for him (Hamilton), but sometimes you do need a change."
For Button, it has been an up-and-down 2012 season, who after winning the opening Australian grand prix is now 6 places and 88 points behind Fernando Alonso in the drivers' standings.
"The first races were good," he said, "and then I had a hard time when we tried new things for the car which I don't think were ideal.
"After some races we decided to go back to where we were. The reasons we did what we did was to try to understand the behaviour of the tyres.
"In some ways it was my fault for not going back earlier. I insisted on following this path. From Germany onwards things got better for us," said Button.
As for Alonso's 40-point lead in the world championship, Button said the Spaniard has done a "phenomenal job" in 2012, but warned that the situation can quickly change.
"Each of the coming races will be difficult," said Button. "He could easily lose 10, 15 points to someone each time."
Veteran driver Bruno Junqueira will make a comeback in the Indycar Series as he has been called upon to stand-in for injured Josef Newgarden for the upcoming Baltimore Grand Prix.
Josef Newgarden broke his left index finger in a crash also involving Sebastien Bourdais at Sonoma during last week-end's race.
Junqueira, a man with a long record in both Champ Car and IndyCar has driven for former Champ Car entrant Paul Gentilozzi during the last two ALMS seasons and last drove an Indy car at the 2011 Indy 500 when he qualified for A.J. Foyt, but was replaced by Ryan Hunter-Reay for the race.
Honda, which last year complained that a proposed fuel-economy rule was unfair to automakers not based in the United States, got a boost when the final version added extra credits for sellers of natural gas-powered vehicles.
Ford is to add 800 new jobs at its two plants in South Africa plants from September as the company ramps up production in the country.
Mahle is expanding is business in Asia to meet demand from vehicle makers in the region. It will expand its R&D centre in China, build a new production plant in Japan and enlarge two factories in Thailand.
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