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Tutu Addresses
FIA Conference Week |
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| Archbishop Desmond Tutu attended FIA
Conference Week and urged world leaders to take action
to prevent deaths on African roads. |
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| Click below for full
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Power Games |
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Can motor racing go green? Andreas Trabesinger of Nature magazine asked FIA President Max Mosley how he
wants the sport to develop energy-efficient technology that will also work in road cars. Click below to read the magazine article in PDF format.
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ERTICO Honours
FIA President |
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FIA President Max Mosley has been named
the first Honorary Member of ERTICO, the organisation that
funds research and development for Intelligent Transport
Systems and Services.
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Stringent Safety Measures Save Kubica |
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The fact that Robert Kubica walked away
virtually unharmed from his 280 km/h accident at the Canadian
Grand is testament to the work of the FIA Institute, the
FIA Safety Commission and the constant behind-the-scene developments
in Formula One safety.
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Feature:
Monaco's Marshals |
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Monaco is
one of the most challenging circuits in the world and this
is just as much the case for the organisers as it is for
the drivers. This is why Automobile Club de Monaco
gathers together a huge operation of 600-plus trackside
staff to marshal the event.
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Reconstruction Shows Safety in Action |
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This computer reconstruction, originally broadcast by Germany’s RTL, demonstrates how the various safety devices on the car and driver came into use during Robert Kubica’s high-speed accident.
(Note: The FIA is still analysing the Accident Data Recorder information and this animation should not be considered a definitive technical representation). |
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F1 Set For Standard
Chassis and Efficient Engines |
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| The FIA is calling for standard
chassis and energy-efficient engines to drive the Formula
One championship towards a cost-effective, road-relevant
and eco-friendly era. |
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FIA Appoints
Ricardo |
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| The FIA has appointed automotive
technology and engineering specialists Ricardo to provide
technical support and advice on the development of future
regulations in the FIA Formula One World Championship. |
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South Africa Welcomes
World’s Auto Clubs |
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‘Communication, Cooperation and
Development’ were the core themes of the first-ever
FIA Conference Week in South Africa and delegates did plenty
of all three during their time at the event.
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Road
Assessment Arrives in Africa |
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Africa will
soon be offered its first ever continent-wide road assessment
programme, following in the footsteps of Europe, Australia
and the US.
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European Commission
Backs ‘ChooseESC!’ |
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| The European Commission
used the launch of the FIA’s ‘Choose ESC’ campaign
to announce its five-year plan to make Electronic Stability
Control mandatory in all new cars. |
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ESC Campaign
Launches in Rome |
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| The ChooseESC! campaign,
organized by the FIA and FIA Foundation, launched in Rome
with a number of high level presentations and live demonstrations
of ESC’s effectiveness. Click below for the video
of the event. |
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ILG Increases
Manufacturer Network |
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The FIA Institute’s Industry Liaison
Group signed up its 35th member in advance of eight
workshop meetings taking place in May and June.
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Institute
Takes Lead in US Motor Sport |
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The FIA Institute hosted a week of meetings with US motor racing championships and teams in the run-up to the US Grand Prix.
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Road Safety Faces
Funding Shortfall |
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Governments and major aid donors must “wake
up” to the scale of the world’s road deaths epidemic
and pledge more money to a global fund for road safety, according
to FIA Foundation Director General David Ward.
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Germany
Embraces Make Roads Safe Campaign |
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Seven-time
Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher joined FIA
President Max Mosley at a high level conference in Berlin
to call for global leaders to address the rising number
of road deaths in developing countries.
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Toyota Tops ‘Clean
Car’ Table |
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| A table showing the cleanest
cars and the worst polluters from a range of popular models
has been made public by the EcoTest programme. |
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