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Simon1969

I don't think replacing Stefano would make the slightest bit of difference. Oh I am mindful of that too... but you have to start somewhere and that somewhere is at the top. Maybe, but I don't actually think Ferrari have made too bad of a start this year though, 4th and 7th is not bad considering ev...

Simon1969

I don't think replacing Stefano would make the slightest bit of difference.

Simon1969

I've got £5 on a red bull win, I put the bet on after the first test. I know it's unlikely but I can afford to lose a fiver and if by some strange circumstances it happens it will be a VERY good day.

Simon1969

I like it. I just hope they sign a new title sponsor soon though... what happened to the supposed Sony deal? My understanding (of the rumour anyway) is that Sony will come along when Honda do next year. I think that's why they don't have a title sponsor this year, the '1 year deal only' would be a ...

Simon1969

I like it. I just hope they sign a new title sponsor soon though... what happened to the supposed Sony deal? My understanding (of the rumour anyway) is that Sony will come along when Honda do next year. I think that's why they don't have a title sponsor this year, the '1 year deal only' would be a ...

Simon1969

He's a good bloke, I have a lot of time for Eddie.

Lock bernie up and give Eddie his job.

Simon1969

I think its nothing to do with the quality of coverage some people basically do not agree with the principle of pay per view for me it's a bit of both, I didn't like the sky deal but I did think a 24hour F1 channel would be great but a friend had it and other than live weekends it seems to be just ...

Simon1969

The car looks fast. It has been a long time, but Williams may indeed be competitive again, even perhaps pushing their way into the sharp end of the grid. Lend your good wishes here to Williams as we raise them into a truly magic season. Go Williams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really do hope so, they we...

Simon1969

@Blake I love that new line. I have to start a private prosecution against PMI and Ferrari now, otherwise you're right? Is that it? :o I think the point is,if you think it is so blatantly obvious do you really think somebody or a firm would not have taken it to court and won being it is obvious as ...

Simon1969

Qiwater wrote:There's talk of an emergency meeting between Marko, Horner and Jalinier the president of Renault
Sounds ominous

Looks ominous!

Simon1969

JV is entitled to say whatever he likes, so I back him. I'm not sure I agree with Brundle's point at all which seems to be "You made your money out of F1 so you have no right to say anything negative about it now" That seems like nonsense to me, there's probably a word to describe that kind of remar...

Simon1969

ahhhhhh... I'll be up that way in about 6 weeks.

would love to have had a look.

Simon1969

looking at all the entrants so far I think Perez will suprise the most people this year. I think he will beat Hulk comfortably in points, I might even go to the bookies and put my money where my mouth is!

Simon1969

Blake wrote:Who is arguing that the bar-code was not there to suggest Marlboro? It was....

I think what most are debating is the claimed resemblance to today's engine cover livery.

Ferrari did at the time, they said it was nothing to do with marlboro, PM or advertising.

Just like they do now.

Simon1969

there is nothing Ferrari can do about that today. well, there is a lot they could do, like not be sponsored by them... if they weren't taking their money and doing promotional work for them like that "Wrooom" event up there then I'd accept that the livery has nothing to do with Philip Morris. We ca...

Simon1969

No intention of reading this entire thread to see the bitching or the moral preaching, but I really, really cant believe that there is even a debate that the Ferrari logo currently used isnt at least on some level deliberately similar to the Marlboro signage. Not to the point where it contravenes t...

Simon1969

No intention of reading this entire thread to see the bitching or the moral preaching, but I really, really cant believe that there is even a debate that the Ferrari logo currently used isnt at least on some level deliberately similar to the Marlboro signage. Not to the point where it contravenes t...

Simon1969

Been saying for a while that their finances were fine, 2013 was bad because of the path they took and they knew where they went wrong. I have a feeling 2014 is going to be a good year for McLaren. If this is all true, where are those who said Maca was in serious financial trouble and going down the...

Simon1969

I only have two predictions .... and that's Williams will beat Force India and McLaren will beat Red Bull in the WCC.

Simon1969

I voted 'unsure how I'll feel' Imagine if Williams have a great car this year with the Merc engine and Massa has been brilliant and we're all really pleased to see him and Williams back to winning ways .... he's 45 points ahead going into the last race but suffers a freak engine failure and Vettel ...

Simon1969

Marussia. +1 please.

Simon1969

I voted 'unsure how I'll feel' Imagine if Williams have a great car this year with the Merc engine and Massa has been brilliant and we're all really pleased to see him and Williams back to winning ways .... he's 45 points ahead going into the last race but suffers a freak engine failure and Vettel w...

Simon1969

Given that the focus of the Jerez test seems to be on reliability rather than performance I am surprised they have revealed this potential game-changer at this stage. Surely would have been wiser to wait until Bahrain? You can be sure that the rest of the grid will be looking into this as we speak ...

Simon1969

I prefer the all blue to be honest, the blue and white looks too much like the Rothmans livery.

Simon1969

I'm hoping the title is decided before the last race and I never thought I'd hear myself say that... so no, not a good thing.

Simon1969

Has anyone mentioned Ducati yet? try and guess who the title sponsors are.

Simon1969

The more I see that, the more I like it.

Simon1969

I'm really suprised this as thrown up such a long discussion too......... because I thought everyone just accepted the Marlboro connection. Maybe my memory of events has been clouded with time or just factually incorrect but my belief has always been that the story went like this?? Once upon a time ...

Simon1969

MacKinnon wrote:

'Class A' .... always makes me laugh, are they putting coke in them now?

Simon1969

I love the bit about seeing a picture of the Ferrari gave people cravings for cigarettes. Come on...... Looking at a McLaren doesn't make me want to make a phone call with Vodafone.......... I think it's a bit more subtle than that, I just lit a ciggy reading this thread, I didn't even think about ...

Simon1969

lol, I think the ferrari looks great!

Like the nose and the extra black in the design.

Simon1969

Whilst some might argue it's good to have him back, why would he come back to drive for caterham? What is driving around in a backmarker team going to do for his career in the long run? If his team-mate is some rookie then he gains nothing out of beating him, if his team-mate is Kovi, he gets sligh...

Simon1969

It's nothing new either, those white bits on the car started back when the whole car looked like a giant marlboro packet. Wasn't there a big thing several years ago when they were forced to change the shape of the white bits, because it still looked like Marlboro advert even without the writing? Yu...

Simon1969

For me "beating a teammate" ... is all about the driver standings, because that's all that counts at the end of the season.... it's like the football team that overall plays better than the other team but lets a flukey goal in ... they still got beaten regardless. ....although, when it comes to who'...

Simon1969

I like the fact they look different. I wasn't keen on the high duck bill thing myself, so yeah, it's quite exciting to see something else and a bit of variety.

Simon1969

It's nothing new either, those white bits on the car started back when the whole car looked like a giant marlboro packet.

Wasn't there a big thing several years ago when they were forced to change the shape of the white bits, because it still looked like Marlboro advert even without the writing?

Simon1969

So far the voting is :- Vettel 10 - 0 Ricciardo Hamilton 8 - 2 Rosberg Alonso 5 - 5 Raikkonen Grosjean 10 - 0 Maldonado Button 9 - 1 Magnussen Hulkenberg 8 - 2 Perez Sutil 7 - 2 Gutierrez Kvyat 5 - 5 Vergne Massa 5 - 4 Bottas Bianchi 10 - 0 Chilton Kobayashi 10 - 0 Ericsson This just includes forum...

Simon1969

I voted 'too close to call' but I think it depends on how the car is, if the car is capable of winning races then I think Jensen will win races and will beat Magnussen over the season. If the car is stuck in the midfield then I think it will be too close to call. Because I fear that Jenson will star...

Simon1969

The team should choose the driver, not the other way round. The fact that Maldonado can pick the team he chooses to drive for is wrong (I only use him as an example, I quite like him). Maybe that's just the way of the world these days, but it sure is a shame that there is so much talent out there t...

Simon1969

If you don't bring money to the team then the team can't afford you, simple as that for at least half the grid, that's why Hulk isn't going to lotus next year.

I don't like the situation anymore than you but it is what it is, F1 costs are out of control.

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