Sentences with phrase «second team car»

But Magnussen says he and his teammate, along with England's Oliver Gavin and American Tommy Milner in the second team car, will be ready for the challenge as they race in new Corvette C6.R cars.

Not exact matches

Curiously, the team notes that the Model S cars in the wild haven't been able to hit the 10.9 - second in a quarter of a mile Tesla promised, while car enthusiasts have been able to push the Model X to beat the vehicle's stated 11.7 - second quarter mile.

Jean Alesi was one of them and he took an emotional first (and only) win, but behind him the Jordan team also had cause to celebrate - not only had both of its cars reached the end, but they'd done so in second and third, with Rubens Barrichello finishing ahead of Eddie Irvine.

Williams became the second team to launch its car for the 2018 season, albeit digitally again.

The Virtual Safety Car period and the following real safety car period did bunch the pack up mid-race, but the fact that a Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull were all covered by seven seconds at the chequered flag indicates much closer racing between the three teams this seasCar period and the following real safety car period did bunch the pack up mid-race, but the fact that a Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull were all covered by seven seconds at the chequered flag indicates much closer racing between the three teams this seascar period did bunch the pack up mid-race, but the fact that a Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull were all covered by seven seconds at the chequered flag indicates much closer racing between the three teams this season.

The report says that should the National Guard decision fall in Panther's favor, Briscoe's confirmation is all but a formality and that the team would then be able to focus on the potential second car.

The safety car rules had changed slightly for 2010 and Schumacher — and indeed most of the other teams — thought what he'd done was legal, but the stewards disagreed and he was penalised 20 seconds, dropping him out of the points.

-- This is the second consecutive race where Pastor Maldonado hasn't accused his team of sabotaging his car, a personal record.

In 1958 he was driving a Cooper for Rob Walker's team, and again benefitted from unreliability of some of the faster cars to take the lead by half distance, but he comfortably held off the two Ferrari's of Luigi Musso and Peter Collins to win his second and final GP.

The following year the M16 was further updated to become the M16E and Rutherford managed to finish second, before adding another win for the team and the car in 1976 having started from pole - a seriously impressive achievement considering that the basic design of the car was almost six years old!

McLaren - Honda have covered significantly fewer laps than any other team, the car's best lap is nearly three seconds slower the the fastest overall, and they've already made more engine changes than they'll be allowed to during the season.

On strategy that just doesn't happen - the leading car, it's very hard for him to get jumped by the second car unless the team decide to favour the other car.

Team mate Valtteri Bottas said much the same thing, and suggested that he could already feel the effects when he was as much as two seconds behind another car:

«I'm delighted that the team has now formally announced that I will continue to race for them next year, because I'll be able to approach the second half of my rookie season with total focus on the job in hand: namely getting the very most I can out of my car, my engineers, and everything and everyone around me.

The first cars will be delivered in mid-January and the second in mid-February, with a shakedown between those dates to allow teams to get to grips with the all - new car.

While they escaped without incident in the first, the second cost the team vital points as both cars were damaged with Ocon recovering to finish P9 and Perez later retiring.

In the case of the prologue of the Tour de France next Saturday in Utrecht, riders in this time trial can save around 6 seconds if the team car maintains a gap of 5 meters, instead of the 10 meters laid down by the regulations.

The film is back for a second sequel, which means the creative team has an even tougher challenge in giving audiences a Cars story we haven't seen before.

The Audi Sport Team Joest # 2 car of Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer took its second victory in a row in this weekend's FIA World Endurance Championship at Circuit of the Americas.

Performance was explosive, with the MP4 / 4 over three seconds faster around Imola than the next team's car.

But the rally car built by Olsbergs MSE and supplied to several factory teams (but not Ken Block's) is a supercar, with a weight - to - power ratio of 5.12 lb / hp (slightly bettering that of the Lamborghini Huracán) and bountiful torque available at the engine's midrange firing the car from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds.

Even after the safety car allowed the second Cadillac to draw closer the Mustang Sampling team stayed out in front to finally collect their Rolex Daytonas from Victory Lane.

The team recorded a 1 - 2 finish in GTLM at last year's Rolex 24 At Daytona with the two cars separated by just 0.034 seconds.

«The team really answered the bell today, turning in the second quickest time and putting both cars in the top 10 in an intensely competitive class.

When a setback during a safety car period cost the team valuable track position, Gavin, Beretta and Magnussen resolutely began to chase down the leader, trimming seconds from the Aston Martin's margin throughout each stint.

Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan reflected on another flawless performance by America's premier production sports car team: «At the end of the day these guys finished a couple of tenths of a second apart, and it's just incredible to think they can do that race after race,» he said.

«Sixth is not where I wanted to finish after being on pace for second place, but it was really good to see that the team's hard work in practice and in the warm - up improved the car in the dry.»

«To come out here with only a few days of testing on two brand - new race cars, run with the leaders, demonstrate our pit stop prowess and race strategy, and finish second is a testament to how hard this team works.

The tires became a bit of a handful in the second part of the second stint, upsetting the balance of the car, so the team lowered the rear a bit at the pit stop.

«The crew did a great job and the fact that both cars are within three tenths of a second is a sign that we have quite a strong team here,» said Gavin.

After finishing 1 - 2 in class to open the 2016 season in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the team's two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs were part of a tight fight in the class Friday with all 10 cars within 0.768 seconds.

Porsche GT Team's second year with the new 911 RSR car has already proven a marked improvement over year one.

With most cars on the course turning lap times nearly 30 seconds slower than those recorded during the test day, the Corvette team called it a day at 10:55 p.m.

SVT, as Ford fans probably know, stands for Special Vehicle Team, a unit within the second - largest American carmaker that designs limited - production versions of cars and trucks, including, for» 98, the Mustang, Contour and F - 150 pickup.

The professionalism of the team has been second to none, and the end result for the 007 car is well - deserved.»

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2016)-- A 24 - hour race came down to 0.034 seconds Sunday as Corvette Racing won the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona when the team's pair of Chevrolet Corvette C7.R race cars finished 1 - 2 in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.

CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: Halfway Report Team going for 12th class victory since 1999 at 12 Hours SEBRING, Fla. (March 17, 2018)-- Corvette Racing entered the second half of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts well positioned for a shot at its fourth consecutive class victory in America's oldest sports car race.

Then to Silverstone the the Tourist Trophy FIA GT race where the two car team came in both first and second.

In 1988, 28 - year - old Ayrton Senna was driving the McLaren MP4 / 4, the second car designed by Steve Nichols and Gordon Murray for Ron Dennis» team.

Johnson's injuries and the team's preparations for a second car kept the JDC - Miller Motorsports team away from the Continental Tire Challenge paddock, but not for long.

It's a quick repair, about 20 seconds, but probably enough of a delay to move that car down to second in class, behind the team's # 31 entry.

Lew Spencer, Shelby's assistant and former race team manager, will oversee the production process.Shelby will drive the first of these second - generation GT350s as the pace car at this year's Palm Springs Historic Races.

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This race also marks the first anniversary of Corvette Racing's debut in the GT2 (now GT) class, making Mid-Ohio the first circuit where the team has previous experience with the second - generation Corvette C6.R race cars.

Peugeot's No. 3 car, driven by Geoff Brabham, Christophe Bouchut and Eric Helary, went 375 laps over the 8.5 - mile course, a distance of 3,187 miles.Peugeot's No. 1, driven by Yannick Dalmas - a member of last year's winning team - Thierry Boutsen and Teo Fabi, rolled across the finish line in second as the winning team was showered with champagne.

GM factory driver Olly Gavin of Northamptonshire, England and his Banner Racing team mate Gunther Schaldach of Colorado, took a second consecutive podium finish in the # 07 The Cool TV Camaro GT.R at Virginia International Raceway yesterday, solidifying second place in the GT points standings for the Grand - Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

OK, here's the God's honest truth; if Porsche's engineering team were to ever endow Boxster and Cayman with the same amount of power routinely lavished upon 911, the mid-engined Porsche cars would run off and leave their storied sibling without a second thought.

This year Mini not only won the event, but members of the 11 - car Mini team took First, Second, and Third Places.

Ian James, in his No. 50 Team Panoz Racing Panoz Avezzano GT sports car, took second at the checkered flag, but was later disqualified due to a technical infraction after the event.

The team finished second at the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg, which was Highcroft's best finish to date.