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MSA News 51 0714 NewsUpdates from the JULY 2014 SPORTING | TECHNICAL | DEVELOPMENT | EVENTS | RESULTS NEWS Prime Minister commits P2 to closed roads legislation P6 P9 P11 GENERAL NEWS GENERAL NEWS GENERAL NEWS British Grand Prix MSA & Ford bring FIA Scholarship cadet another great success F4 concept to the UK karts presented PLUS+ TEAM UK / MSA ACADEMY / www.msauk.org GO MOTORSPORT / TECHNICAL / REGULATIONS / /msauk CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATES / VOLUNTEERING / BACK ISSUES: WWW.MSAUK.ORG/NEWSLETTER @msauk Governing Motor Sports in the UK The MSA is a member of the general news MSA NEWS | JULY 2014 MSA welcomes Prime Minister’s support of campaign for closed road motor sport The MSA welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement that This move, which has been the focus of a five-year Councils are to be given the power to suspend the Road campaign by the MSA, will have the impact of enabling Traffic Act under certain circumstances. properly organised and carefully regulated motor sport events to take place on closed public roads in Britain for the David Cameron was speaking during the opening of first time. Williams Advanced Engineering’s new facility in Grove. “We have a great tradition of motorsport in this “This has the potential to transform British motor sport and country and today we are bringing British motor is something that we have campaigned for over a very long racing back to British roads, to benefit local period of time,” said Rob Jones, MSA Chief Executive. “We communities. As part of our long-term economic are extremely pleased that the government has recognised plan, we are backing our world-leading motorsport the benefit of motor sport, not only to the UK economy but also to the sporting success of the country. It is a significant industry to support jobs, enhance skills and help us step forward and will bring Britain in line with other countries to build a more resilient economy” across Europe where this is already commonplace.” David Cameron “Motor sport events are great fun, extremely “Motor sport has a huge following in the UK. popular and make a valuable contribution to the These changes will provide more opportunities for economy. Allowing local authorities to organise fans to enjoy the sport locally and give a financial carefully managed motor sports events is great boost to local economies through the added news for the industry and will potentially benefit benefits of tourism, shopping and spending” local communities around Great Britain” Sajid Javid, Culture Secretary Robert Goodwill, Roads Minister 2 MSA NEWS | JULY 2014 general news Governing body welcomes politicians to BGP A home victory for Lewis Hamilton capped another great British Grand Prix for the MSA, which welcomed a number of politicians and other luminaries to Silverstone on the circuit’s 50th grand prix weekend. This year the governing body’s guests included Rt Hon Partick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport, who once again presented the winner’s trophy. The MSA also invited John Surtees OBE–celebrating the 50th anniversary of his F1 title–to present the second-place prize. Other guests included: Richard Burden MP, Shadow Transport Minister; Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP, Minister Without Portfolio; Sajid Javid, Culture Secretary; Rt Hon Maria Miller MP; Rt Hon Michael Moore MP; Peter Hain MP; Ben Wallace MP; and Lord Rooker, Chairman of the British Motor Sports Training Trust. “There is no better platform from which to shout about the head back to Westminster we ensure that they know and UK’s world-leading position in motor sport than the British understand not just what the sport means to the British Grand Prix,” said Rob Jones, MSA Chief Executive. “That’s economy, but how they can help it do even more, for why we take the opportunity to invite key decision makers example through a change in legislation to facilitate closed and political supporters to Silverstone. By the time they road motor sport on mainland Britain.” 3 British Grand Prix MSA NEWS | JULY 2014 MSA thanks BGP volunteers Rob Jones, MSA Chief Executive, has thanked the 1,000-plus volunteers to made the @msauk 2014 British Grand Prix such a fabulous success. “After such a successful weekend, it is important to recognise the army of more than Robert Reid @robertgreid 1,000 volunteers who made it happen,” said Jones. “Whether trackside marshals, Jul 12 Great news after a scrutineers, or the medical and organisational teams, their dedication and expertise huge amount of hard work once again set the standard for the rest of the world to follow. by a lot of people @MSAUK “Without them, the event simply would not run, and we are indebted to them for their hard work, and that of their colleagues at the many thousands of other motor sport Peter @Peterjsherratt events held each year.” Jul 11 In light of the great news #supportclosedroads Every year the MSA holds a random marshals’ prize draw. This year’s winner is Paul @MSAUK please can we Shillaker, (pictured with FIA F1 Race Director Charlie Whiting), a Pit/Startline Marshal, have the Bolton 24 hours who will enjoy a trip to a European Grand Prix of his choice next year. @boltoncouncil twinned with @24hoursoflemans The 2014 British Grand Prix volunteers: • Spectator marshals: 335 Jason Murphy @spudmurphy13 • Course/incident marshals: 194 Jul 11 Great day for @ • Snatch/breakdown: 43 MSAUK never thought I’d • Flag marshals: 86 see this day in my life time. Thanks to everyone. • Rescue personnel: 20 • Paddock marshals: 14 Matt Bacon @matbacon89 • Medical personnel: 105 Jul 11 Glad I responded to • Incident officers: 34 @MSAUK closed roads • Post chiefs: 43 campaign, now we just need • Pit/startline marshals: 46 a Grand Prix of Sheffield!!! *winkwink* • Scrutineers & scrutineer marshals: 51 • Senior marshals: 35 Gethin Jones @GethinHJones • Other volunteer assistants: 21 Jul 11 @MSAUK • Support race stewards: 4 @SpecialStageuk • F1 steward: 1 @RalioS4C brilliant news on #TheClosedRoadScheme congratulations to all involved #saysitall Issued by the Motor Sports Association Motor Sports House, Riverside Park Colnbrook, SL3 0HG Tel: +44 (0)1753 765000 Email: [email protected] www.msauk.org twitter.com/msauk facebook.com/msauk P4 MSA NEWS | JULY 2014 British Grand Prix Nico Rosberg @nico_rosberg Jul 7 Exceptionally the Motorsport association brought the trophy to factory. By far the most beautiful and special in F1 Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton Jul 8 All these guys made this win possible! @MercedesAMGF1 Jones visits Mercedes AMG with BGP trophy The famous Royal Automobile Club Trophy, awarded to the British Grand Prix winner every year since 1948, travelled with the MSA to the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s factories following Lewis Hamilton’s victory. Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains boss Andy Cowell had the trophy to hand while congratulating his 500-strong staff in Brixworth. Rob Jones, MSA Chief Executive, then presented it to Hamilton in front of almost 700 team personnel at the F1 squad’s state-of-the-art Brackley facility. Jones spoke of the trophy’s great history and meaning, before handing the microphone to Hamilton and team- mate Nico Rosberg. “The engravings on the Royal Automobile Club Trophy, beginning with Luigi Villoressi in 1948, tell the story of British motor sport’s blue riband event,” said Jones. “Its incredible history and beauty, unrivalled in F1, make it a priceless piece of our motor sporting legacy, and it was an honour to hand it to Lewis in front of the hundreds of men and women who made his great home victory possible.” P5 British Grand Prix MSA NEWS | JULY 2014 P6 MSA NEWS | JULY 2014 British Grand Prix P7 British Grand Prix MSA NEWS | JULY 2014 Silverstone celebrates golden grand prix The 2014 British Grand Prix was the 50th held at The track celebrated its golden anniversary with a Northamptonshire’s Silverstone Circuit, which hosted series of Silverstone50 parades throughout the 2014 its first such event in October 1948. BGP weekend. These featured star cars and drivers from the circuit’s long and illustrious history lapping That first race was won by Luigi Villoressi’s Maserati the track together, including Nigel Mansell in , Emerson 4CLT/48. Two years later Silverstone staged the first Fittipaldi aboard his ’74 championship-winning ever F1 world championship grand prix, with Guiseppe McLaren M23, and Sir Jackie Stewart at the wheel of Farina victorious en route to the inaugural title. his 1969 British Grand Prix winning Matra MS80. Nic Ayre Jones in the hot seat MSA British Autotest Champion Richard Pinkney gives Rob Jones, MSA Chief Executive, a ride in his Caterham 7 during Whitchurch MC’s Firefly Autotest in Shrewsbury. Jones presented awards and extremely impressed by the combined MSA/BTRDA event. P8 MSA NEWS | JULY 2014 general news MSA and Ford to bring FIA F4 concept to the UK Following the tender process held last year to identify a partner for “This is a really exciting development the introduction of the FIA Formula 4 concept to the UK, the MSA for UK motor racing. By embracing is delighted to confirm that it has agreed a contract with Ford to promote the new championship from 2015. the FIA F4 initiative the MSA, with Ford, are evolving the heritage of The championship, the title of which will be announced in due course, will bring to Britain the FIA’s new worldwide F4 concept, Formula Ford into the FIA’s new designed to be the first rung of the racing ladder for aspiring young structure for the future. The rationale single-seater drivers starting out on the road to Formula 1. behind this new championship is that Complying with the FIA F4 technical regulations, the championship it will replace Formula Ford as one car will use a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis – meeting FIA F3 of the leading British single-seater safety standards – and will be powered by a 1.6-litre Ford EcoBoost championships.” engine mated to a paddleshift gearbox, plus wings and slick tyres.
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