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A step closer to the Felipe Massa/Felipe Nasr commentator's nightmare pairing! Seriously though, good for him. I'd assume he'll still be in GP2 next year as he had a pretty good year, especially given his age/experience next to the other Championship contenders. Getting some F1 experience would be t...

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Said it in another thread, but if I'm FI, I'm angling for whichever of Perez/Hulkenberg/Maldonado don't get the Lotus seat, and if Perez ends up back with Sauber, probably keep di Resta alongside whichever one of those three names I can attract. Calado then does a year of FP1 running alongside what ...

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Eh, it's a little harsh on Valsecchi in the sense that he's the #3 driver, but considering the circumstances (Lotus having the quicker car than Ferrari and being just about close enough that, with two good races, they could yet catch them) I can understand why they went with Kovalainen. He's vastly ...

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It's tough to predict because we don't know who'll get the second seat at Lotus. At this point, I actually wonder if even they know, given it seems to depend entirely on whether or not the Quantum deal gets done, and that appears to still be in limbo despite all the positive comments at the beginnin...

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Assuming McLaren don't surprise us all and it is indeed Magnussen who gets the seat next year then man, does he ever have a fuckton of pressure to deliver. Obviously Magnussen will get a little more support because he's a McLaren-developed driver, but if they're willing to give up on Perez that soon...

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Ps. Next year maybe we should leave free practice 1 and 2 without penalties. Especially for the first race. So we can all make an educated guess instead of doing what I just did which is blu tack names to a dart board. I admit a little cheating...I put Vettel on top. I feel it's a safe 25 points x(...

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Confirmed or not, all signs seem to point to it happening. I still think long-term, Magnussen benefits from starting at Marussia, Force India, or wherever. McLaren would normally go into a season expecting to win races and fight at the front, and after their struggles this year, there will be even m...

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Couldn't Bernie just bribe them into leaving us alone?

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He's pretty much got away with it this year, but if McLaren under-perform again next year, you have to think Martin Whitmarsh would find himself under a lot of pressure. With that in mind, I would be absolutely astonished if they dropped Button for 2014. Replacing Perez with Magnussen - two drivers ...

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As bad as Williams have been this year, I'm pretty damn chuffed that Felipe has found himself somewhere to continue his F1 career. I desperately wanted him to sign somewhere new because I've always wondered whether a new start in a fresh environment, and one where he isn't the clear #2 driver, might...

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Would have to assume it'll be Valsecchi because a) it'd be a little harsh for them to choose anyone else (plus they put d'Ambrosio in at Monza last year) and, more significantly, b) who else is there? The only other driver I wonder if they might consider, purely because of his former F1 experience a...

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I could name many brands associated with F1 teams/track-side advertising, but I'd struggle to think of an occasion where it has ever influenced my buying patterns. Which I guess is a no to the original question.

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Scott78 wrote:It will not have an effect on his contract at BBC 1.

However, what year did Jordan win their 1st ever race?

The same year Prost and Arrows - whose owners, along with Eddie Jordan, also received 10m payments - won their first ever races, right?

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Do you have a "kryptonite driver?" Mine has been Hammy for years. I continually place him high and get demolished because of it. Then, every once in a while, figuring I should give up, I place him low and he scores a podium. He is indeed my kryptonite. Webber for me - pretty much every time I put W...

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He's steadily getting there. He actually outqualified AND outraced Le JB Francais - at Suzuka of all places! Alright so he'd been a whole second off Jules in FP1 before a crash put paid to Bianchi's entire weekend, and it's easy enough to outrace someone who doesn't complete the first lap... But st...

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I keep hearing Max talking about how he's brought the car home at every race, which would be more impressive if, on ten of those 17 occasions, he hadn't been the last classified finisher. I'm obviously not expecting him to be finishing too much higher, but if you don't have the speed to actually mak...

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A bit too soon don't you think? You could argue the same about their knee jerk reaction to Hamilton leaving and signing Perez because of a good race the week before. Perez as the best driver available at the time. Hulk was still being out performed by Di Resta. Actually why didn't they take Di Rest...

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Ok i've worked it out now where you would place if you finished consistently in 25th place, here is the progression of the standings:- 25-19-15-12-10-08-09-04-06-03-04-02-01-02-04-04-05 You would be on 2174 pts, 29 points behind the leader and just 1 point behind me 8O See i told you i was a steady...

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I have no idea what the OP is actually trying to say. I started out by attempting to say Ricciardo is already being ordered by RBR and given that its an unsportsmanlike request and he agreed to it, I didnt hold out much hope for when he's in the team and is being told something detrmental to his po...

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KM was phenomenal in FR3.5 this year, undoubtedly the class of the field. He's been quick at both the YDT he's attended; fastest in Abu Dhabi last year, and both fast and consistent at Silverstone this year. He unquestionably should be on the F1 grid next year, and based upon his obvious potential a...

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Result 43-26-72-52-71-73-21-4-73-22-3-45-26-4-18-19-8 43-28-52-54-60-63-52-37-44-38-23-24-25-16-14-15-13 Standing In the first nine races, I finished an average of 48th, and that was even with a podium finish. In the last eight races, I've finished an average of 18th. Risen from 44th all the way to ...

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I'd hate it if they introduced such a concept to F1. The way it is now - that the driver who scores the most points across the season becomes Champion - is exactly how it should be. No playoff approach where the Champion is determined using only results from the second half of the season. No taking ...

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Happy to be leading once again. Is it some alternate affair where I lose the lead & then come back to 1st? :D Icing on the cake will be if this week Hulk is announced as a Lotus driver. Glad to have another podium out at Abu Dhabi. Sometimes (if not always) hard work does pay off. Special thanks to...

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Aside from the fact that such a points system is inherently stupid, what would there be to stop a driver simply conceding a position in order to score points if he was facing finishing a third race in the same position? And how exactly is it fair that a driver could put together three fantastic perf...

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Good. Hopefully this enables them to take their preferred - and more talented - option, rather than being somewhat forced into taking the guy with the much bigger bag of sponsor monies. I so desperately want to see Hulk in a genuinely competitive car, although knowing his luck, Lotus will end up be...

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Good. Hopefully this enables them to take their preferred - and more talented - option, rather than being somewhat forced into taking the guy with the much bigger bag of sponsor monies. I so desperately want to see Hulk in a genuinely competitive car, although knowing his luck, Lotus will end up bei...

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Well if he can't get an F1 seat after a year in which he nearly won the GP2 Title, and with the current connections he has from his role with Merc, there isn't really much point him doing another year in GP2. There wasn't a great deal between him and Leimer over the season. And considering he ran in...

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tootsie323 wrote:
WiredKiwi wrote:Words I never thought I'd hear 'Ceccotto was the innocent victim in that'

+1. Not Nasr's finest moment of the year. Great drive from Calado though, completely controlled the race even with the two SCs.

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Interesting, Martin Whitmarsh suggesting McLaren will place Vandoorne in GP2 next year, rather than have him run another year in FR3.5. I wonder if that's purely because, short of winning the title, he can't really do too much more in FR3.5 next year, or something of a reflection of the team's opini...

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David Croft was speculating, during one of the practice sessions, that Max Chilton's dad's money would be buying him a seat at Caterham next year, what with Marussia having Bianchi re-signed and Kevin Magnussen probably (hopefully) taking the second seat. So if Kovalainen gets one of the seats, perh...

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Well, that was about as underwhelming as it could've been! Such a shame Bird stalled and essentially robbed us of any title fight excitement. He looked to have had the pace to win the race, too, although it's hard to know for sure when he was where he was in the field rather than at the sharp end. P...

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1. Vettel 2. Webber 3. Hamilton At some point, Seb is going to fail to win a race. Considering no driver has ever won eight in a row, and only twice has a driver won seven in a row, it's got to happen sooner rather than later. But it's just too much of a risk to not put him as the winner. I never fe...

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1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Hamilton
4. Grosjean
5. Rosberg
6. Alonso
7. Raikkonen
8. Button
9. Massa
10. Perez

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Vijay has always said he wouldn't stop drivers from leaving. He said it about Di Resta when he was looking to move up the grid. This quote doesn't mean anything and Vijay/FI would hire Hulk in an instant at the expense of Paul if Hulk doesn't get a top drive. He cannot ignore talent. The thing is, ...

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I've said it before, but I'll be disappointed if Maldonado gets the Lotus seat simply because I'll be disappointed if anyone but Hulkenberg gets it. That's not so much a reflection on my opinion of Maldonado's ability - I think that, much like Hulk, if he gets a consistently quick car, he's going to...

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I think he'll keep it, yes. I'm not opposed to that happening either, as it seems like Hulk has no realistic chance of getting that seat, and Perez has done alright when you consider he's suffered a combination of bad luck and a very, very average car. And when you consider the alternatives for that...

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+1 to Williams or McLaren. You would think McLaren makes more sense, what with them being the better team over recent years, their forthcoming return to Honda power, MW previously talking about big-name technical arrivals, etc.

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hulk to McLaren makes more sense to me , if I was whitmarsh that is - lotus will properly need some income from a driver I don't think they will if they're Quantum Lotus Renault next year. Seems like it comes down to that - either they get the investment and Hulkenberg partners Grosjean, or they do...

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After weeks of speculation about the future of the Venezuelan driver, who has endured a troubled time at Williams this year, high-level sources have revealed he will be racing elsewhere next season. Although it is understood a deal to leave Williams has not yet been finalised, it is anticipated tha...

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Honestly, if I'm Red Bull, I'd probably welcome this. The Championships are won. Presumably if Mark walks away now, they can give Ricciardo three races in Red Bull, which would be no bad thing. Three races in F1 for Kvyat, too. That being said, I don't think Webber will walk away before the end of t...

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