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Autosport Show 2016 - Live Blog Friday

15/1/2016

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11:47 - Day two under way, today's highlights, finally finding the Ford GT and the Dan Wheldon Karting Challenge this evening.

13:56 - A slight delay getting here, dodgy car fuses and ignorant bus drivers! Anyway, first guest on stage is what Peter Griffin would call 'top men', Jean Todt.

Jean praises the marshals and all those who help in the shadows and acknowledges the big problem of money in the industry to ensure all can participate from all levels from grassroots to the top. When asked about the gap in F1, it has always existed, it is a fact of life that all teams will never agree on the what will benefit the sport as they all have their own agendas to protect.

He emphasised the importance of technology and communications in growing F1 to reach fans worldwide.

When asked if there were too many Grand Prix races (21 scheduled for 2016), Jean replied, we are all privileged and we have access to watch f1 where as some don't have drinking water....

Is the balance right in terms of the location of races? The main concern is safety for everyone at the track, stating along with new tracks and locations that traditional locations are important. A balance of tradition and evolution is key.

Closed cockpits in single seaters? Motorsport is dangerous but we must always aim to make it safer.

And with the advent of Formula E and hybrid systems, will we one day see an end of fossil fuel powering race cars? It is challenging, but we are looking at it but it is expensive.
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15:22 - Not always the easiest things to get your hands on, but I have spotted some indycar die casts of various series over the years, when the engineering show is done, more retailers turn up for the weekend and are well worth checking out if that is you thing!

15:33 - ...
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16:27 - "If stars align we could see this again"
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Take from this what you will or even maybe a connected driver, maybe even a TE connected driver...

20:20 - Butt considerably kicked at Gran Tourismo... Holly Wheldon 1 - Adrian Rickard 0

21:00 - Team Moores won the Dan Wheldon Karting Trophy. Lapping all of the field on their way to victory. You can check out the action and hear interviews from those involved both on and off the track at Downforce Radio with commentary from Dave Goddard and Alex Goldschmidt.

More ASI tomorrow until mid afternoon and then a trip to Villa Park in the evening, keep me in your thoughts.
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