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Na letošní druhé oficiální testy Světové série F Renault 3.5 nebude jezdec týmu ISR Filip Salaquarda rád vzpomínat. V rychlosti 240 km/h mu přestaly fungovat brzdy na zadních kolech. Stalo se tak na konci dlouhé rovinky. Následoval průjezd únikovou zónou a pak náraz do zdi. Štěstím v neštěstí bylo pro Filipa to, že zeď byla obložena třemi řadami pneumatik, které náraz částečně utlumily. Český jezdec navíc zachoval chladnou hlavu, díky brzdnému účinku předních kol snížil nárazovou rychlost a zbytečně netočil volantem. Čelní náraz, kdy se formule zabořila na metr do bariéry z pneumatik, přestál Filip Salaquarda bez zranění, naštěstí jen s potlučeninami prakticky po celém těle. A přitom se vše zpočátku vyvíjelo podle představ týmu i jezdce.

„První den dopoledne jsem ujel asi pětadvacet kol. Auto fungovalo výborně, přestože jsme použili starší pneumatiky. Nové gumy jsme šetřili na odpoledne, protože trať se stále zrychlovala,“ připomíná úvodní část testování Salaquarda. „Zajeté časy slibovaly pro odpolední část testů další zrychlení. Bohužel kvůli závadě na převodovce jsme ujeli jen pár kol. A na neděli je lepší zapomenout.“

Druhým jezdcem, který se v Jerezu objevil v barvách ISR, byl domácí Sergio Canamasas. Nevedl si nijak špatně, když v konkurenci čtyřiadvaceti jezdců obsadil 9. místo, což je oproti Barceloně, kde testoval s jiným týmem, posun o třináct míst kupředu.

Tým teď čeká oprava Filipovy formule a pak cesta do španělského Motorlandu Aragon na poslední testy před ostrým startem Světové serie F Renault 3.5.

04. 11. 11 - FILIP SALAQUARDA TESTS A MERCEDES SLS AMG GT3 BY HEICO MOTORSPORT

Filip Salaquarda debut in the Fia GT3 and Blancapain Endurance Series in the second part of 2011 wasn’t without effects. The quick driver from Prague scored respectively a 4th and a 3rd final in Magny Cours and Silverstone in the 3 hours SRO races and eventually a 2nd in race 1 at Zandvoort during the final round of the Euro Fia GT3.

Immediately Filip was invited from the team HEICO Motorsport of Mr. Norbert Brückner, happy to test the young Czech at the wheels of a  Mercedes SLS AMG Gt3, with an eye to the 2012 campaign. The test took place in Hockenheim, last week after the end of the final DTM race, with mutual satisfaction from both the Team and the driver.

Filip Salaquarda: I would firstly like to thanks Mr. Brückner  for having invited me to test one of his SLS in Hockenheim. It was a nice surprise for me and I easily understood how their car is competitive. I am still evaluating my 2012 program with my manager, looking with high interest to the new GT opportunities; in any case HEICO Motorsport is a strong and real option for me.

Norbert Brückner:during the final part of 2011 I have noticed Salaquarda’s performance and was curious to understand his real potential. It is quite rare to see a young driver without GT experience scoring such amazing results with 2 podium finishes and a 4th place out of 3 races in his debut! Not only a question of speediness but also a strategy and mechanical top attitude. After the test, I confirm the this  young driver got an extraordinary potential, again looking at his limited experience with GTs: in Hockenheim he was very very quick without the minimum mistake on a new car to him.

We are working on our 2012 programs and would like to have Filip with us.

 

 

24. 10. 11 - DNF for Filip Salaquarda on sunday

Zandvoort, 16th of October 2011 – Sunday's race wasn't as joyful as  saturday's race was for British Scuderia Vittoria Ferrari 458 Italia crew.  Filip Salaquarda did not use the full potencial of the new tires in unbelievable close yesterday's qualifying and even though he lost only one second to the fastest time, it meant only P17 on the starting grid. Filip was in four cars sandwich right after the start and didn't come out of it without damage. The car became more and more oversteering as the race progressed. Moreover fading brakes join the problems and Filip went off in fastest corner of the track. #38 Ferrari 458 Italia drove to the pits after that and didn't came back again.

Filip SALAQUARDA
Race 2   DNF

"I got two hits on my left rear wheel from one of the Mercedes cars immediately after the start and I was in four cars sandwich in the first corner. After these contacts car started oversteering and with higher number of laps was getting worse. I tried to save my tires. Moreover the brakes begun fade, the break performance was only 50 %. I went off in fast Sheivlak corner because of that. It's not the best feeling, when 1.5 ton heavy car went off in 200 kph, I tell you. Then I went to the pits and we found out damaged front splitter. That's the reason why we gave up. Scuderia Vittoria is a great team, small one, but they are able to do big things and can be competitive to semi-work teams like AF Corse. It was big pleasure to be part of this team."

24. 10. 11 - Filip Salaquarda on the podium again!

Zandvoort, 15th of October 2011 – Three races - two podium finishes, that's the Filip Salaquarda statistic with Ferrari 458 Italia GT3. Dramatic morning's qualifying, was red flagged twice, set the good base for afternoon's race 1 of the last FIA GT3 event at Zandvoort. Michael Lyons was 4th fastest and after penalty for two fastest Mercedes-Benz, because of overtaking under the yellow flag, it meant 2nd place and first row for #38 Ferrari 458 Italia. Race was more or less routine, Michael did a very good start, slotted his Ferarri behind leading Porsche, kept the leader's pace and opened the gap over the other cars. Filip assumed the car and came back on track on 2nd position and remained 2nd till the end of the race, despite of heavy oversteering and brake problems.

 

Filip SALAQUARDA

Qualifying 1                 4th position 1:39.523+0.632

Qualifying 2              17th position1:40.018  +1.098

 

Race 1                      2nd position35 laps      +6.885

 

“We did it again! Three races, two podium finishes, that's not bad! My qualifying was disaster, I wasn't able to get maximum from the new tires. I drove Ferrari 458 Italia on new tires for the first time, in Vita4One team I always did on used tires. There is a softer compound in FIA GT3, it means better grip, but quick drop of performance. In my flying lap I made a mistake and had a traffic, I lost some six tenth because of that. Ferrari isn't fastest car over the one lap, but in my group I could be fast enough for second row. When I took over from Michael, the car was understeering and then it changed to heavy oversteering after a few laps.

You have to look after the tires very carefully. Moreover I had a break problems, break pedal went to the the floor. Winning Porsche was too fast for us, but second place is great! We would like to be in Top 8 in race 2 tomorrow."

13. 10. 11 - Well done, Filip Salaquarda on the podium!

Well done, Filip Salaquarda on the podium!

 

Silverstone, 9th of October 2011 - Great race with a light bitter taste, that was Filip Salaquarda's race in last Blancpain Endurance Series event of the season at Silverstone. Together with Giacomo Petrobelli and Carlos Iaconelli  he brings home a third place trophy, but it could be even better. Filip stars the race, move

up to the fourth place in opening laps. Frank Kechele in other Ferrari overtook Czech driver and he lost his rhythm for a while. But Filip was able to get faster again at the end of his stint. Carlos Iaconelli moved further higher in results to the second place and hand over the #29 Ferrari 458 Italia to Giacomo Petrobelli for last third of the race. Rain started to fall in a last few laps and the track became slippery. Stephane Ortelli was quickly catch up on Petrobelli and got him by in a very last lap. Nevertheless, the Czech-Italian-Brazilian crew was best placed car of Michale Bartels Vita4One team.

 

Filip Salaquarda

Race                     3rd place      85 laps   +23.147

        

"What a race! It's pity that we lost a second place in a last lap, but I'm satisfied even with third place. The car worked very well. When Kechele passed me, I dropped a bit of the pace and lost some three tenth per lap. So he open a gap in ten laps. Parente overtook me in messy situation with slower GT4 car, but I got him back in the similar situation again. Team was happy with our performance, I had a short chat with Michael Bartels about possible cooperation in the future and team engineer offered me starts with GT2 Ferrari in Asia. I'm a silver driver, that's my advantage."

01. 09. 11 - Stupně vítězů unikly jen těsně...

Magny-Cours, 28. srpna 2011 - Filip Salaquarda má za sebou úspěšný debut ve vytrvalostím závodě Blancpain Endurance Series. V kvalifikaci posádka ve složení Salaquarda - Matzke - Bartels vybojovala zásluhou zkušeného Michaela Bartelse pole position. Tříhodinový závod rozjížděl Filip a v prvních kolech společně se Stephanem Ortellim a Basem Leindersem divákům nabídli nádherné suboje, které by se spíše hodily do nějakého sprintu. Filip o vedení přišel ve chvíli, kdy vedoucí skupina už měla slušný náskok a začala dojíždět pomalejší vozy. Do čela se posunul Leinders a Filipa více než soupeři začaly trápit brzdy. Do konce svého stintu ale udržel třetí místo, přestože v nájezdu do zatáčky Adelaide do něho zezadu tvrdě narazil Ortelli. V cíli posádce Ferrari 458 Italia v barvách Vita4One Racing Teamu patřilo čtvrté místo se ztrátou necelých pěti sekund na stupně vítězů! Filip zanechal v týmu velice dobrý dojem a není vyloučeno, že se objeví i v posledním podniku sezóny na Silverstonu.

Filip Salaquarda:

"Bylo to moje první svezení s autem kategorie GT3 a ani s tímhle typem závodů nemám moc zkušeností. V kvalifikaci jsem usedldo auta jako druhý po Martinovi, ale prakticky jsem nezajel ani jedno rychlé kolo, protože jsem měl na trati před sebou pomalejší jezdce. Podle časů v jednotlivých sektorech to ale ani na lehce ojetých pneumatikách nebylo špatné. V kvalifikaci jsme ale sázeli na Michaela, měl k dispozici dvě sady nových pneumatik a vyjel nám pole position."

 

"Nikomu se moc nechtělo závod rozjíždět a nakonec to padlo na mne. Jel jsem celkem ostře a pravděpodobně jsem si tím brzy opotřeboval přední pneumatiky. Navíc jsme na závod dali nové brzdové destičky, které nebyly moc zajeté a brzdy od nějakého desátého kola přestávaly být stoprocentní.  Musel jsem brzdit dřív než bych chtěl a pedál se postupně propadal níž a níž. Předával jsem ale ze třetího místa, Martin pozici udržel a přes Michaela se dostalo jen o hodně rychlejší porsche. Se svým výkonem v závodě jsem spokojený, moje nejrychlejší kolo bylo jen čtyři desetiny pomalejší než nejrychlejší kolo závodu. Také jsem si s autem v závodě daleko víc věřil, přece jen jsem ho hned na začátku nechtěl rozbít. Problémem s brzdami jsme v závodě ztratili zhruba minutu, bývalo by to vyšlo na stupně vítězů."

 

"Vytrvalostní závody jsou úplně o něčem jiném, musím úplně jinak přemýšlet o předjíždění pomalejších aut. Velký dojem na mne udělal Vita4One Racing Team, je to tým na té nejvyšší profesionální úrovni s neuvěřitelným zázemím. I když je auto nové, funguje velice dobře. Je trochu nedotáčivé, ale co mohu srovnávat s GT1, není GT3 o tolik pomalejší. Ve srovnání s formulí je pak v GT méně práce, auto nevyžaduje tak rychlé reakce jako monopost. Prvky jako kontrola trakce nebo nastavitelné ABS určitě mohou pomoci amatérským pilotům, ale osobně jsem kontrolu trakce vypínal, přišlo mi, že mne brzdí. Spolupráci s Michaelem si mohu jen pochvalovat, snažil se mi předat co nejvíce ze svých zkušeností."

23. 07. 11 - Perhaps it will be better next time...

Zolder, July 17 2011 - Disappointment - this is the right word to describe Filip Salaquarda's feelings after the 2nd round Superleague Formula Nations Cup at Zolder, Belgium. Set up issue was the main point in both free practices, saturday qualifying brought a bit of bad luck and elimination in a first part already and sunday races were mix of few driver's mistakes and misfortune.

 

Filip Salaquarda:

Free practice 1               14th position                   1:22.385    +2.365

Free practice 2               13th position                   1:21.283    +2.499

 

Qualifying                      10th position                   1:19.800    +0.636

 

Race 1                          12th position                   42:01.778  +46.291

Race 2                          10th position                   41:07.574  +33.967

 

"We had problems with right set up in friday free practices. We tried newer a newer tires, but were not getting faster as we hoped. We made quite a change for qualifying and car was much better. My tactic was to clock fastest time at second and fourth lap, I was three tenth faster in first sector on lap four than in I was in my previous attempt, but unfortunately Aleshin spun out in sector 2 and my lap was over. I believe I was able to make it in top 4 in first part of qualifying, that's for sure. I started from 10th row to the race 1 and had to fight in a group with other drivers. In the middle of the race I made a mistake in a last shicane and found my self on pit entry. So, I wanted to use the situation for my mandatory pit stop, but my team mate was in the pits in the same lap, I had to wait and lost time. In a race 2 I started from second row, but my car was too oversteering in a first couple of laps and I lost some places because of that. It was getting better afterwards, but we had a bad pit stop, I lost some five positions. I tried so hard to get back, I overtook van deer Drift and was closing on Doornbos. I was just behind him, but lost a bit of downforce, spun and drop down again. It was sad weekend for us and perhaps it will be better next time, I hope for…"

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