Silver arrow GP.

German car giant Mercedes-Benz have taken over Brawn GP. What does this mean for McLarens future for there engine supplier? Well at the moment Mercedes will supply McLaren with engines until at least 2015 and possibly longer and the team will continue with their current livery under the name of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.

Mercedes parent company Daimler AG will take a 75.1 percent stake of Brawn GP, With Ross Brawn remaining as team principal.

Mercedes have'nt yet announced their drivers for 2010, Rubens Barrichello has already left Brawn for Williams, while speculation continues with the current world champion Jenson Button could be switching to McLaren to partner Lewis Hamilton.

Brawn GP has accomplished a lot in the 2009 season which included a deal with Mercedes to supply engines, winning both the constructors' and drivers' world championships, and now accepting this offer with Daimler which will secure the future of the team for many years ahead.

Brawn GP’s factory in the UK (in Brackley) is less than 30 miles from the Mercedes Formula One engine plant at Brixworth, which should make for an extremely efficient operation for the years ahead.
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F1 2010 news.

The FIA have confirmed the new US F1 team have paid their entry fee and will be on the 2010 starting grid after speculation about the team's future in an interview with a US-based Speed TV cable network.
The US team's factory is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, They sent their entry fee in 10 days ago at a figure of close to US$440,000.

Also in Formula 1 news the new Malaysian-backed Lotus Formula One team has signed its first driver but haven't released any name yet. Italian Jarno Trulli, who drove for the now-departed Toyota team this year, has been linked in media speculation to the new Lotus team whose technical head is former Toyota technical director Mike Gascoyne.

Lotus and US F1 are just 2 of five new teams that are due to make their F1 debuts in 2010, with Toyota and BMW calling it quits.

And whats going on at McLaren? Lewis Hamilton is under contract until the end of the 2012 season and Kovalainen has been linked to a move elsewhere, but he can still retain his seat for the2010 season if the team can't conclude a deal with Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button or Nick Heidfeld.

No such dramas at Ferrari for 2010 though, With Kimi stepping aside to allow Fernando Alonso a drive, and of course the return of Felipe Massa which should give Ferrari some hope next year.
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Qantas again..

Qantas has stood down two pilots who failed activate the landing gear on a Boeing 767 on approach Sydney's Kingsford Smith international airport from Melbourne on Monday. The plane was less than 300 meters above the ground when the onboard computer system warned the pilots with the words "too low - gear, too low - gear".
The pilots then regained altitude and circled the airport before landing shortly after, This particular warning is designed to go off when the aircraft is too close to the ground.

The president of the Australian and International Pilots Association said it is "very serious" if the enhanced warning system is activated, and the incident is being investigated, In the meantime, The pilots have been stood down.

During take off and landing, You're dealing with air traffic, slowing the aircraft down, configuration changes and changing radio frequencies, So something as simple as landing gear can get overlooked.

The safety bureau is expected to deliver a preliminary factual report in about a month.
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All Blacks beat Australia in Japan.

The New Zealand All Blacks have beaten the Australian Wallabies 32-19 at the Japan Olympic Stadium on Saturday night in front of over 45,000 fans .

Matt Giteau scored for the Australians first, with a long-range penalty early in the first half.

Matt Giteau then added another three point penalty in the 12th minute. A few minutes later All blacks number 10 Dan Carter replied with a successful penalty kick, to get the All Blacks off the mark.

All Black Sitiveni Sivivatu got the first try of the game after 20 minutes, touching down to put the All blacks ahead.

Matt Giteau then got the Australians back to within one point with a penalty 10 minutes out from halftime after

Dan Carter put the All Blacks' lead back out to four points with a penalty just before the half time break.

A few moments later All Black Sivivatu was shown a yellow card in the 33rd minute for tackling Australian second-five Adam Ashley-Cooper which the Australians took advantage of and five minutes from halftime the Australian winger Peter Hinds scored in the corner, and after some confusion with the Japanese video official, The South African referee Mark Lawrence awarded the try and the Australians led 16-13 at halftime.

The second half started with both sides improving there game but it was Conrad Smith who took the All Blacks out to a 20-16 lead with a try in the 46th minute of the game.

The All Blacks number 10 DanCarter kicked penalties in the 62nd, 68th and 73rd minutes to extend the lead the All Blacks lead to 29-19 and Australian Matt Giteau could only answer with a penalty in the 71st minute.

The Australians then began to lose disipline as the penalties started to go against them, Dan Carter then added a further three points to push the score out to 32-19. Read More......