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Titolo: [Pit-Radio] Articoli non tradotti del 19/2/1999

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 (19/2/1999) Minardi signs Badoer
Minardi signs Badoer
After many specualtions, now it is finally announced that Ferrari's test
driver Luca Badoer signed at Minardi. The announcement on Minardi's second
driver came late on Thursday after they had been in lengthy discussions
with the Ferrari team concerning Luca Badoer. Minardi is extremely
satisfied with the signing in light of Badoer's extensive experience. The
agreement between Ferrari and Minardi includes that Badoer's first
obligation is to Ferrari and should the team need his services in the 1999
season, Minardi will have to make use of a reserve driver. Minardi is
expected to announce their reserve driver in the coming two weeks.
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 (19/2/1999) Unlimited Testing for Ferrari and McLaren
Unlimited Testing for Ferrari and McLaren
With the recent question and answers session on the Bridgestone role as
tyre supplier to Formula One in 1999, Hiroshi Yasukawa (Director of
Bridgestone Motorsport) has revealed how Ferrari will be able to get the
unlimited testing they required for this season:
"Tests carried out under the Bridgestone tyre development programme will
not count either towards the 200 sets of tyres or the 50 agreed days of
testing".
Ferrari and McLaren are the two teams that Bridgestone will be working with
in their tyre development program, stating "We intend to agree mutually
convenient test dates and venues with the two teams involved".
Ferrari are incredibly secretive about their contract with Bridgestone - an
issue that's come up before. It's already known that they have a clause
relating to tyres for their road cars; but now it seems the definition of
mutually convenient may also be defined - under Ferrari's terms.
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 (19/2/1999) BAR face FIA punsihment
BAR face FIA punsihment
FIA accuses team of 'sticking two fingers up' at the sport
Max Mosley has accused British American Racing of 'sticking two fingers up
at the FIA and the whole Formula One establishment.' The comment comes a
week after BAR were told they would not be allowed to run their two cars in
different liveries. It has also emerged that BAR has not withdrawn its
complaint to the European Commission that the rule forbidding teams from
running two liveries is anti-competitive.
The fact that this complaint was lodged while the dispute was going to
arbitration has angered the FIA, who have summoned BAR to appear before the
World Motor Sport Council on March 12. 'We feel that was outside the
spirit, if not the letter, of the Concorde Agreement (the document by which
F1 is governed),' said Mosley. The World Council's judgement is likely to
be harsh if it agrees with Mosley's opinion. At worst, the team could be
banned from a number of races this year.
Mosley also slammed BAR's bid to bring two new cigarette brands into Grand
Prix racing. He said the team were 'going too far in the tobacco
advertising area. Several governments make concessions and allow (teams) to
run with tobacco advertising, but one mustn't overdo it.'
BAR refuses to comment.
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 (19/2/1999) BENETTON & ARROWS AT SILVERSTONE
BENETTON & ARROWS AT SILVERSTONE
under bad weather !
The Benetton team launch of the B199 featuring a controversial system
called "Front Torque Transfer" or FTT. The FIA revealed that their
technical delegate, Charlie Whiting, inspected the car fitted with FTT
before the launch and that he gave the go-ahead for the team to use the
system in the upcoming season.
Unfortunately, some of the other teams aren't that satisfied with
Benetton's new system and some claim that it is just a modification of a
anti-lock braking device, which was banned by the FIA at the end of the
1993 season. But the FIA is adamant that the device can't be classified as
such and a spokesman for the FIA said : " As far as we're concerned it is
legal. Benetton has made progress with this system, but the others will
join them if it proves a success ."
The FIA might just be proved right as Williams is one of the teams already
looking into implementing such a system on their FW21 and according to
Patrick Head, the technical director for the team, a decision will be made
at a meeting scheduled for the 23rd of February.
The Benetton team conducted testing at the Silverstone circuit on Thursday
and in spite of the bad weather continuing, that hampered their first day
of testing, the team described Thursday's session as "productive".
Alexander Wurz was behind the wheel of the B199 and clocked the fastest
time for the session.
Arrows/TWR was also at Silverstone with Mika Salo and newcomer Pedro De La
Rosa who only completed 4 laps under the rain.
Thursday times
    Wurz        Benetton Playlife   1'29"399
    Salo        Arrows TWR          1'36"681
    De La Rosa  Arrows TWR          1'39"857
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 (18/2/1999) FOUR DAYS OF WORK TO FINE TUNE THE JORDAN
FOUR DAYS OF WORK TO FINE TUNE THE JORDAN
Mugen-Honda 199 in preparation for Australia
The Benson and Hedges Jordan Team's final test before the Australian Grand
Prix commenced today (17/02/99) in Barcelona with two new Jordan
Mugen-Honda 199 cars running together for the first time. Damon Hill in
Chassis number 01 was joined by team mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen in Chassis
number 03 (Chassis 02 has been the chassis used for the FIA crash tests).
In the first of a four day test, each Jordan driver ran his car for the
maximum number of miles remaining on each engine.
- 64 laps for Frentzen, 57 for Hill. Frentzen lost some time in the morning
due to an electrical fault, but otherwise set up work on both cars
progressed unhindered, and both drivers posted good, consistent lap times.
All cars testing in Barcelona will run only between 3pm and 6pm tomorrow as
the circuit is booked for private use in the morning. Work will continue on
Friday and Saturday.
Times
Alesi        Sauber    1.21.72
Hakkinen     McLaren   1.22.77
Coulthard    McLaren   1.22.86
Hill         Jordan    1.23.18 57 laps
Frentzen     Jordan    1.23.30 64 laps
Trulli       Prost     1.23.66
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