João Campos - Genial piloto gaúcho

Residindo em Itapema-SC, desde 2006, onde se dedica a construção civil, o gaúcho João Campos, nascido na cidade de Farroupilha-RS, serra gaúcha, Penta Campeão Brasileiro na categoria Pick up Racing ao volante de sua Ford Ranger, motor V6, Bi turbo com 300 HP tocada com genial competência, que traduziu-se na vitória dos seguintes campeonatos brasileiros, enfrentando ótimos pilotos de vários Estados.

Abaixo a sequência das provas decisivas:

Ano – Autódromo - Combustível:

2001 Autódromo de Interlagos-SP – Gasolina

2002 Autódromo de Jacarepaguá-RJ - GNV

2003 Autódromo de Interlagos-SP – GNV

2004 Autódromo de Pinhais-PR – GNV

2005 Autódromo de Interlagos-SP – GNV

Recordando: a Pick-up Racing surgiu em 1999 e, as caminhonetes Chevrolet S10, Dodge Dakota e Ford Ranger foram adaptadas à realidade dos autódromos brasileiros. Esta categoria foi homologada oficialmente pela Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo em 2000.

O Penta Campeão iniciou sua carreira como estreante com Chevrolet Opala no Autódromo de Tarumã-RS em 1980, com 25 anos de idade. A partir daí, por 25 anos consecutivos, João Campos disputou campeonatos em várias categorias, vencendo sempre - provavelmente a mais longa e vitoriosa carreira do Brasil.

Depreende-se que João Campos não tinha preferências por pistas.

O campeoníssimo pendurou o capacete, luvas, sapatilhas e o macacão que era importado da França, no ápice, com a vitória do campeonato de 2005, encerrando sua magnífica carreira “por cima da carne seca” como se diz lá no Rio Grande do Sul.

Seu filho, Márcio Campos, iniciará no Autódromo de Tarumã-RS (onde seu pai, também iniciou sua longa e vitoriosa carreira, 30 anos atrás) dia 25 de abril de 2010 com Chevrolet Corsa N˚ 31.

Sucesso Márcio!

Parabéns João!!

O acidente de Buemi na China

Como parece que o video do acidente do Buemi foi tirado do YouTube pela FOCA, estou anexando outro que meu filho Francisco me indicou. É uma volta virtual com Buemi pelo autódromo de Shaghai.

GP da China primeiro treino

1 - Lewis Hamilton (ING/ McLaren) - 1min35s217

2 - Nico Rosberg (ALE / Mercedes) - 1min35s465
3 - Jenson Button (ING / McLaren) - 1min35s593
4 - Michael Schumacher (ALE / Mercedes) - 1min35s602
5 - Sebastian Vettel (ALE / RBR) - 1min35s791
6 - Mark Webber (AUS / RBR) - 1min35s995
7 - Adrian Sutil (ALE / Force India) - 1min36s254
8 - Jaime Alguersuari (ESP / STR) - 1min36s377
9 - Robert Kubica (POL / Renault) - 1min36s389
10 - Fernando Alonso (ESP / Ferrari) - 1min36s604
11 - Felipe Massa (BRA / Ferrari) - 1min36s944
12 - Vitaly Petrov (RUS / Renault) - 1min36s986
13 - Pedro de la Rosa (ESP / BMW Sauber) - 1min37s421
14 - Kamui Kobayashi (JAP / BMW) - 1min37s431
15 - Rubens Barrichello (BRA /Williams) - 1min37s657
16 - Vitantonio Liuzzi - (ITA / Force India) - 1min37s804
17 - Nico Hulkenberg (ALE / Williams) - 1min37s867
18 - Paul di Resta (ESC / Force India) - 1min38s618

* 19 - Jarno Trulli (ITA / Lotus) - 1min39s624

20 - Sebastien Buemi (SUI / STR) - 1min39s939

21 - Heikki Kovaleinen (FIN / Lotus) - 1min39s947

22 - Timo Glock (ALE / Virgin) - 1min40s233
23 - Karun Chandhok (IND / Hispania) - 1min41s008
24 - Lucas di Grassi (BRA / Virgin) - 1min41s107
25 - Bruno Senna (BRA / Hispania) - 1min41s345

MB e o GP da China

Dear Rui,

Looking ahead to Shanghai

The fourth round of the 2010 Championship will take the F1 circus to the Shanghai International Circuit for the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday 18 April.

Nico enjoys the challenges that the Shanghai track represents for the drivers: "The two long straights provide some decent overtaking opportunities and there's a great mix of corners, particularly the high-speed sections. The fans in China are so enthusiastic and Shanghai itself is a great city so I always enjoy our annual visit. Achieving my first podium with the team in Malaysia at the last race was fantastic and I'm looking forward to continuing our consistent run of good results in China next weekend."

Michael also appreciates the enthusiasm and support of the fans in China: "We have an attractive race ahead of us in Shanghai and I am confident that the fans will not leave the race disappointed. We looked quite reasonable in Malaysia at the last race and maybe things will play into our hands again in Shanghai. I am looking forward to the race and fully enjoying the competition again. Admittedly the last two races have not been very fortunate for me but I am very much aware of the reasons for it. You can only improve step-by-step and I am confident that we are achieving this."

NICO ROSBERG

“Shanghai is a good track which is an enjoyable challenge for the drivers. The two long straights provide some decent overtaking opportunities and there’s a great mix of corners, particularly the high-speed sections. The weather will be colder in Shanghai than at the previous three races and can be quite unpredictable so it should be an interesting weekend. The fans in China are so enthusiastic and Shanghai itself is a great city so I always enjoy our annual visit. Achieving my first podium with the team in Malaysia at the last race was fantastic and I’m looking forward to continuing our consistent run of good results in China next weekend.”

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER

“The enthusiasm for Mercedes-Benz and the support of the fans is very big in China so we have an attractive race ahead of us in Shanghai next weekend. I am confident that the fans will not leave the race disappointed. We looked quite reasonable in Malaysia at the last race and maybe things will play into our hands again in Shanghai. I am looking forward to the race and fully enjoying the competition again. Admittedly the last two races have not been very fortunate for me but I am very much aware of the reasons for it. I know how things go in F1 and if you look into the detail of the two races, I think everything is still going according to plan. You can only improve step-by-step and I am confident that we are achieving this.”

ROSS BRAWN

“Achieving our first podium of the season with Nico was very rewarding in Malaysia at the home race of our title partner PETRONAS and a timely boost for the team. Michael also had a strong weekend and is getting more up to speed with every race although circumstances beyond his control limited his race performance in Melbourne and Sepang. We hope to continue these signs of improvement in China and it would be particularly good for Michael to be able to have a clean race and show the progress that he has made since the start of the season. On an operational level, the team has performed very well over the three races and did a good job during Nico’s race in Malaysia to record one of the quickest pit stops of the season. Our car has been reliable, with the exception of the wheel nut problem in Malaysia, and I am very pleased with the performance of our drivers. We’ve achieved a reasonable set of results which are in line with the car’s current pace but we have to be realistic and acknowledge that we are not quick enough to compete right at the front at the moment. This is obviously not a situation that we are happy with and we are working as hard as possible to close the gap.”

NORBERT HAUG

“The Chinese Grand Prix has taken place since 2004 and is one of the most recognised events on the Formula One calendar. China is a very important market for Mercedes-Benz as, for example, we sell more S-class cars there than in any other country of the world. The circuit located outside of Shanghai features lots of challenges for the car, drivers and team. There are fast curves as well as tight corners and two hairpins, one close to the start and finish of the lap. For Shanghai, the long-term weather forecast doesn’t predict a probability of rain as was the case for the last race in Malaysia. But one way or the other, we will try to achieve a good result and in addition to improve our technical package step by step for the next races.”

NT: Dois aspectos a se destacar nas observações da Mercedes Benz GP  para Shangai, o  primeiro que me salta aos olhos é que o nome Nico Rosberg estar sempre a frente de Schummi em todos comunicados da equipe, e o segundo são as palavras de Ross Brawn, que não estão confortáveis com a situação e estão buscando melhores resultados.