Podcast # 321 Merry Christmas!

Toyota still fully committed to Formula 1
Felipe Massa speaks against driver pay cuts.
Telmex boss Carlos Slim visits Honda’ Brackley HQ
Toyota has forecast its first ever operating loss.
Bernie strikes back at Di Montezemolo and Ferrari.
KERS safety comes into question.

  Motorsports Memories

Birth of a salesman or death of a calendar? Host with the most, Clark Rodgers aka “Francois”, proudly offers for sale the 2009 Motorsport Memories Powered by Turbo calendar at the recent Nor Cal Rotax Championship gala at Infineon Raceway. Calendar is a tribute to the flame throwing 1,000hp engines of the turbo era, which began at Silverstone with Renault and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. The same combination rode into history by winning on home soil in 1979 at Dijon-Prenois, but the real boost was taking place behind Jabouille between his teammate Rene Arnoux and Canadian Ferrari star Gilles Villeneuve.

Powered by Turbo features Ayrton Senna in a Toleman, Alain Prost in a Renault and McLaren, Nelson Piquet in a Brabham, Michele Alboreto in a Ferrari, Nigel Mansell in his JPS-Lotus, Keke Rosberg in Williams and others.

English captions are professionally translated in French and German. Now available thru our merchandise page.

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Sitting Pretty: Swiss Miss Natacha Gachnang has become the first lady driver to join the inaugural season of the re-born Formula 2 championship in 2009. Series will feature cars designed and build by Williams powered by a 450hp engine from Audi.

Natacha has racing in her bloodline, her grandfather Georges has competed in the Le Mans 24-hour race and cousin Sebastien Buemi is on the verge of signing with Toro Rosso.

Natacha was third in this year’s Spanish Formula 3 with Campos Racing and last year competed in the Star Mazda series in the United States. For more information on her career please visit www.natacha-gachnang.ch

Podcast # 320

Chevrolet pull out of Le Mans!
Ferrari still not happy with KERS progress.
Natacha Gachnang moves up to Formula 2.
FOTA pushing for big changes from Bernie.
Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed.

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German Gringo: Lars Kaufmann, brains behind his father’s Josef Kaufmann Racing, celebrates double podium finish for his drivers in the 2008 Formula BMW World Finals in Mexico City. Esteban Gutierrez, local favorite and Formula BMW Europe champion this year with six successive victories, started from pole position and finished third. His Kaufmann racing teammate and Rookie of the Year from Denmark Michael Christensen was second. The world final was won by Alexander Rossi, 17-year American kid from northern California.

Josef Kaufmann Racing is one of the most successful teams in Formula BMW competition. Nico Hulkenberg won the Formula BMW Germany in his rookie season with JKR. Team also fields a car in ATS German Formula 3 championship and Gerhard Berger is one of their former drivers.

Podcast # 319

Hamilton doesn’t believe spec engines will happen.
DI Montezemolo happy with FOTA goals.
Max Mosley may not run for another term.
Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed.

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