Motorsports
The A1 Grand Prix series, that enjoyed its debut season go on year, has announced so it intends to upgrade its one-design racecars to a quality closer to the present of Formula 1. (The most recent A1GP Lola/Zytek is confirmed at right, in go on week’s council test at Silverstone.)
The the most recent Lola chassis are able to be replaced by a even better and additionally aerodynamic Lola unit, additonally the Zytek 3.4-liter V8 will be able to get a serious boost, based on information from the up to date 520 hp to everywhere 720 hp. With the driver-actuated gas augment feature of the A1GP cars, too suppose can normal top at virtually 750 hp, virtually equivalent to the rev-limited V8 engines mandated by the new F1 guidelines package.
While A1GP races in the F1 “off-season” - the 2007/2008 string begins October 1 in the Netherlands - there is no uncertainty the the self-proclaimed “World Cup of Motorsport” plans to be vying amidst the F1 championship for the hearts and minds of motorsports fans worldwide.
A1GP of course has a for a while way to go to fashion up a TV audience and foreign fan base to rival the current of Formula 1, but the series’ mainly year boasted big fields and entertaining racing - somewhat overly F1 has lately wrestled to provide.
