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Does anyone know what the driver lineups are for the remaining pre-season tests? I thought someone normally made a thread on this, but I can't seem to find one this year.

Thanks.

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I don't want to sound ignorant if it's been talked about But where is Antony Davidson this weekend? This is the second weekend he's been absent from commentating! Any idea guys? He was absent last race because of WEC. This race is probably because of his wife giving birth. He'll be back in Japan I ...

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Kimi-centered Singapore review - Kimi Puts His Back Into It: http://f1bias.com/2013/09/23/singapore-gp-13-kimi-puts-his-back-into-it-and-bags-a-podium/ Only a slight touch of Webber-bashing this time. Mostly Vettel and Kimi praise. And another rant on the booers. Read this earlier (posted on Twitte...

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Either way, Kimi wouldn't abandon the team. He knows they've been good for him (and vice versa) and he loves racing. With limited years left in F1, why would he sit out races?

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Depends on what you mean by 'fear'. If it's 'fear that they would get past you', then it'd be Alonso, Kimi or Hamilton. Based on the drivers in the poll, I assume that this is the slant that the thread is going for. If it's 'fear that they would crash into you', then it'd be Grosjean, Maldonado or P...

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The following is a big fat slap on Benson's face and all that agreed with him:- Is Raikkonen worth the risk? - 30 November 2011 Andrew Benson *-He was certainly never as consistently great again as he had been in 2005. 1-There are too many other good drivers out there, without Raikkonen's baggage. ...

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I'm just surprised that many people were shocked by it. It's standard Lotus social media IMO. I think the guy may have got in trouble as he seemed to disappear until a couple of hours ago. I hope not though as Lotus definitely are doing social media and fan interaction right, and I'd definitely not...

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I assumed I was missing something. Couldn't care less if it's bad taste, I just don't think the joke works very well. Part of the joke is its shock factor. No one would ever expect an F1 team's official Twitter account to post such an image. Naturally, some people are bound to find it offensive or ...

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For anyone who hasn't seen it (really?): https://twitter.com/Lotus_F1Team/status/377765191053606912 First of all, I'd like to start by saying it's one of my favourite tweets, ever (though, I've only been on Twitter for about 2 years). On to the point of this post, however, and what grates is quite h...

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As a Kimi fan, I really hope this doesn't happen.

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I don't get the criticism of Kimi's qualifying. The Lotus doesn't have the qualifying pace of Red Bull or Mercedes. Lotus don't generate the same amount of heat in their tyres as those two do - that's why they can't qualify as well and lose time after pitstops (but it's also why they're so good when...

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After race 2013/10 my take of the drivers in order: Vettel and Hamilton Hamilton, really?? Of the big four, Hamilton has made - by far - the most errors (spinning out in Melbourne quali and ducking up his timing in Monaco being two examples off the top of my head). The other three have also dominat...

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Not really.

He's quick when he's on form - very quick - but he's just nowhere near solid enough to be a top driver. A bit like Maldonado in a way.

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Denorth wrote:FIA lowering speed in pit lane, so pitstops becoming more punishing. Can be really in Lotus favour.

Yep. Excellent news for the likes of Lotus, Force India and Ferrari.

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The British fans were not booing Vettel seriously. It was all in jest, at least from most of the fans.

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Magnificent defending by Lewis this afternoon first from Alonso and then with Seb a few laps later. it got me thinking, is he currently the best at defending position? Of course it is harder to defend with DRS and these tyres, but who do you think is the best of the current lot at defending positio...

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But 2011 aside, Hamilton did crush Button. Did Lewis crush Button in 2010? I don't think so.... Button went into Lewis's team and straight away delivered the first two wins. Hamilton was miles quicker than Button, pretty much every weekend - in quali and the race. He lost out badly to unreliability...

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TMW is so much better without Andrew Davies. I was stunned to see a balanced critique of the Lotus drivers, thinking it was him who wrote it. Alas, it was not. And there's no way Massa would have got the point had he written it, too. I loved this line: Gary Anderson: The BBC's technical expert Gary ...

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Räikkönen. This. I'm stunned that Kimi isn't in the OP. He is unbelievably fair wheel-to-wheel and never resorts to dirty tactics on or off the track. You are right, I should have included Kimi! Not only one of my favourite drivers, but he must be one of the fastest, longest-running 'clean' drivers...

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Here we go again with Vettel wiping the floor with Button. :lol: Probably the same people who said that Hamilton would crush Button and we know how that turned out. 8) I want him to move to Red Bull just to prove everyone wrong. I'm not saying he would beat Vettel but it would be competitive. But 2...

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angrypirate wrote:
babararacucudada wrote:Silverstone with its fast sweeping curves probably wasn't the ideal circuit for it if it is not very accurate in sensitivity to curves.
Germany could give them a bigger advantage.
Monza is where it could be really valuable.

Monza, Spa... Abu Dhabi, perhaps?

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He was pretty annoying and made too many errors. Unfortunately, he was then replace by Jonathan Legard.

What an awful decision that was.

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Disappointing (and baffling) strategy call but Kimi was absolutely superb in the race, yet again. That's all we can ask for. :) He really is annihilating Grosjean this season. I love the way people like Andrew Davies were wondering (blatantly hoping) if Grosjean could have the edge on Kimi once he g...

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matzy wrote:Aesthetically speaking, he suits facial hair

I mean, he has a long face ... almost like a horse, and the facial hair detracts from that.

Kind Regards,

Matzy the Style Guru.

I agree! Alonso has an enormous head, so it actually suits him.

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Look, I'm biased but, out of the candidates being touted, anyone other than Kimi going to Red Bull would be soooooooooooooo boring. Button is clearly not in the same league as Kimi. If you don't agree, try watching the last two seasons of F1. If Button goes, Vettel will destroy him. Button will be a...

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I love this idea that Red Bull need to take on Ricciardo or Vergne to vindicate their young driver programme.

Right, I'm off to cut myself to justify buying that First Aid kit I bought the other week.

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I wouldn't call them incompetent but they certainly lack the edge when it comes to pit stops and strategy calls. Kimi couldn't keep second place today because the Lotus is slow. Rosberg didn't pit as well and he managed to win the race. Kimi couldnt keep his place coz lotus had no clue whether to s...

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After qualifying - and Grosjean outqualifying Kimi (albeit by a tiny margin) for the first time this season - I presumed that it had been a failure and the reports seemed to imply that they'd run it in the race because they had to (Parc Ferme). However, there are other factors to consider; Grosjean ...

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Max Chilton.

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I honestly think a Alonso, hamilton partnership would bring home the WCC for Ferrari easily. They did... in 2007. The reality is that never a McLaren driving pair has scored so many points in the 21st century. OK, they were DQD fron WCC, but their ON TRACK results were absolutely amazing. Yeah, and...

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Fiki wrote:Räikkönen.

This.

I'm stunned that Kimi isn't in the OP. He is unbelievably fair wheel-to-wheel and never resorts to dirty tactics on or off the track.

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At least the new investors are talking big..they are saying Lotus will be number one in 12 months. Also suomif1.com is reporting Kimi is negotiating with Red Bull altho the man himself hasnt confirmed anything. Adam Parr reveiled recently Mika Häkkinen was crucial part of negotiations when Kimi and...

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Not a driver but I'd love to have a pint with Rob Smedley Did you see the Massa-Smedley interview on Sky? It's currently doing the rounds on their filler 'Home of Formula One' programs. The chemistry between them is excellent. :thumbup: They both seem like thoroughly nice guys. Nigel Mansell - woul...

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I'm starting to get pretty confident about Kimi ending up at Red Bull next year. He's the best driver available at the moment and it's usually around this time Webber renews his contract but there's been no talk about that yet. It would also make good PR sense for Red Bull to bring in arguably the ...

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Personally, I don't hate him and I think Seb as a person seems to be a pretty nice bloke. But a few things annoy me about him professionally: - His pole/win celebrations over the radio seem totally devoid of emotion, just saying what he's supposed to (championship winning races are different and we...

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If I was going to get seriously wasted, I'd go for Kimi. If sober or only tipsy, I'd go for Vettel. They're both funny guys with great senses of humour.

I like the idea of trying to extract knowledge of the various underhand dealings and secrets that Teflonso knows, though...

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I love the way people are underrating Bottas just because the Williams is a pile of fairy cakes this year. So ridiculous. He's done a very good job, in my view. He's 3-3 with Maldonado in qualifying (who comprehensively outqualified Senna last season), has stayed out of trouble and has been good in ...

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Race2win wrote:Its definitely a fake

Does that really need to be spelled out?

iceman_fan90 wrote:Fake as hell and there is nothing funny about this. This is borderline offensive

Offensive? Chill out.

I didn't think it was that funny, apart from the Badminton bit, but if you find that offensive you need to get a grip.

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I don't like Vettel at all, but I believe he has already proven to be better than someone like Schumacher because he has raced fairly, has raced against talented team-mates and beaten them all, and has not had any unfair advantages such as tyres, rule changes, etc. - other than a great car, which a...

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I even saw a video once where he pushes a little kid who was trying to get an autograph from him You mean the video where a crazy woman approaches Kimi for an autograph and knocks down her kid in the process, after which the woman still tries to get the autograph, but Kimi points her to go take car...

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