Desafio Internacional das Estrelas

For the 8th time, Massa will host his karting race and for the first time Alonso will compete, a sign that their friendship is actually genuine unlike the former best buddies at McLaren. Anyway, there are 26 drivers in total completing this year, two current F1 drivers, two rumoured F1 drivers, ten ex-F1 drivers and the rest from other forms of motorsport. Karting races are always exciting so please watch both races.

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Last year Bianchi won both races, but was disqualified from the second race because his kart was 600g underweight, and so Alguersuari won the event. It would be hilarious if this year Bianchi beat the two current Ferrari drivers.

Drivers taking part this year:

Schedule (GMT):

Unfortunately the event won't be on TV but I'll post a link to a live stream tomorrow when I find one. For now the live timing will have to do:
http://www.desafiodasestrelas.com.br/liveTiming.aspx

 

Will lol hard if Helmut Marko turns up out of the blue like David Haye did with that other crazy boxer.

 

Is it just my imagination or is the line-up worse this year?

That said Kobayashi in a go-kart will be hilarious to watch

 

How could it be worse ... now they have the most complete driver on the grid

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The Results from 1st Practice

1. V. LIUZZI - 54.008
2. L. DI GRASSI - 54.010 (+0.002)
3. J. BIANCHI - 54.024 (+0.016)
4. F. ALONSO - 54.147 (+0.139)
5. N. PIQUET - 54.151 (+0.143)
6. F. NASR - 54.183 (+0.175)
7. A. FARFUS - 54.190 (+0.182)
8. L. BURTI - 54.291 (+0.283)
9. L. NIENKOTTER - 54.292 (+0.284)
10. F. MASSA - 54.327 (+0.319)
11. J. ALGUERSUARI - 54.336 (+0.328)
12. E. BERNOLDI - 54.347 (+0.339)
13. R. ZONTA - 54.383 (+0.375)
14. A. PIZZONIA - 54.395 (+0.387)
15. J. DE OLIVEIRA - 54.425 (+0.417)
16. A. KHODAIR - 54.436 (+0.428
17. B. MONTEIRO - 54.441 (+0.433)
18. B. FIGUEIREDO - 54.452 (+0.428)
19. C. BUENO - 54.460 (+0.436)
20. T. CAMILO - 54.576 (+0.568)
21. S. BUEMI - 54.583 (+0.575)
22. V. MEIRA - 54.628 (+0.620)
23. B. SENNA - 54.723 (+0.715)
24. V. BRITO - 54.769 (+0.761)
25. K. KOBAYASHI - 54.817 (+0.809)
26. P. FITTIPALDI - 54.869 (+0.861)

 

Bit surprised to see Piquet on the list. I thought Massa blamed him for 2008?

 

Thanks for this forza. look forward to more updates of the event



*tbh I thought this thread was SPAM at first glance of the title, then I pleasently realised it was not

 

Forza, is the Alonso pick taken from the competition this weekend? It's just I was under the assumption drivers have to always race in their team overalls? They do for Top Gear, ROC, etc.

 

It was taken yesterday. Alonso has his Ferrari helmet, but nothing else: http://www.desafiodasestrelas.com.br/fotos/779.jpg

It makes you wonder whats going on, especially when you look back at Massa in 2011 (and behind him you can see Alguersuari in STR overalls), or at Bianchi this year.


There might be a specific clause in Alonso's contract that lets him do this or maybe Alonso just doesn't realise.

 

Alonso not realising would be pretty odd. He's pretty good at the media/PR game, and if Massa knows about it, chances are Alonso would. I think the only logical deduction is that Alonso has been sacked by Ferrari, and simply didn't have time to get another helmet sorted.

 

Maybe Alonso wants to keep a low profile in Brazil?

Or maybe it helps separating drivers for the public so not to confuse everybody?

Since its Massa's event he gets to wear the Ferrari gear etc...

 

Massa doing the same thing:

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Just got this off Autosport Forza:

A streaming link for qualy and races.

http://www.brmtv.com.br/

 

Hmmmm hasn't uploaded for me yet....

 

Anybody got through yet?

 

Liuzzi fastest again:

2nd Practice

1. V. LIUZZI - 54.185
2. J. BIANCHI - 54.290 (+0.105)
3. N. PIQUET - 54.402 (+0.217)
4. J. DE OLIVEIRA - 54.424 (+0.239)
5. L. DI GRASSI - 54.460 (+0.275)
6. F. NASR - 54.471 (+0.286)
7. L. NIENKOTTER - ?
8. F. ALONSO - ?
9. A. FARFUS - ?
10. V. MEIRA - ?
11. B. MONTEIRO - ?
12. F. MASSA - ?
13. S. BUEMI - ?
14. L. BURTI - ?
15. B. FIGUEIREDO - ?
16. A. KHODAIR - ?
17. C. BUENO - ?
18. K. KOBAYASHI - ?
19. R. ZONTA - ?
20. P. FITTIPALDI - ?
21. A. PIZZONIA - ?
22. B. SENNA - ?
23. E. BERNOLDI - ?
24. J. ALGUERSUARI - ?
25. T. CAMILO - ?
26. V. BRITO -?

Live timing disapperared while I was taking down the result so I have to wait until they post the results here.

 

Stream is up people.

 

Alonso and Massa competing on track, it's a pleasant change.

 

lol Massa and Alonso are knocked out of qualifying, only the top 5 from each group make it to the shootout

 

Forza Bianchi!!! Pole position!!