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The 2013 Formula 1 Pre-Season Thread |OT| Plenty of Time Left in the Silly Season
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Sleeplessnights
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Oh, you're a funny guy! Of course I amI'll post again what I knocked up last year re: my tickets:
So fucking stoked... can't wait.
Hopefully you're unbanned before you go!
For the Webber-fans: Some scenes with him at the Isle of Man TT last year in this ITV4 documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCf6gqzdMXY (13:00)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCf6gqzdMXY (13:00)
Mastah
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Mastah
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Official:
http://www.marussiaf1team.com/news/762/
Finally I get what I always wanted - top talent in backmarker team. Before 2010 I though maybe one of 3 new teams would make such choice, but for 3 years they were stuck with has-beens or pay drivers. Until now.
It will be exciting to see someone with incredible speed in crap car and how much he will dare to push it to the limit. If Marussia won't play any silly game and both Chilton and Bianchi will get equal treatment, I expect nothing else than Bianchi destroying Chilton.
http://www.marussiaf1team.com/news/762/
Finally I get what I always wanted - top talent in backmarker team. Before 2010 I though maybe one of 3 new teams would make such choice, but for 3 years they were stuck with has-beens or pay drivers. Until now.
It will be exciting to see someone with incredible speed in crap car and how much he will dare to push it to the limit. If Marussia won't play any silly game and both Chilton and Bianchi will get equal treatment, I expect nothing else than Bianchi destroying Chilton.
Still drunk?!
(Word is, Lotus didn´t pay his salary yet, and he wants to put pressure on)
bobnowhere
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Good to see Bianchi getting a chance, he's career had started to stall and he's easily better than the other 3 clown car drivers combined. I hope he learns from JEV's approach last year and takes it a little easy and feels his way in as both were notorious crashers in junior formulae when things weren't going their way.
Sad to see Razia lose his ride but when you live by the cheque, you sometimes die by the bounced cheque. Razia and Bianchi would have been a much better combo, Chilton is a hack.
Sad to see Razia lose his ride but when you live by the cheque, you sometimes die by the bounced cheque. Razia and Bianchi would have been a much better combo, Chilton is a hack.
Psychotext
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I'd love to see what they're actually capable of. I wouldn't be surprised if it was 1:18s.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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And yet, with Bianchi reportedly not bringing all the money Marussia were originally asking for, it seems the hack is the one currently keeping the team afloat.
Although I guess there's a good chance that Bianchi's presence might be part of a deal to help the team secure Ferrari engines next year - discounted, I would hope
yeah id imagine engines are key to the deal.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Hey guys! Been a while..
Glad for Sutil, the guy has some unfinished business.
Kimi calling in sick? food poisoning? LOL .. probably a heavy hangover.. lazy bastard..
Glad for Sutil, the guy has some unfinished business.
Kimi calling in sick? food poisoning? LOL .. probably a heavy hangover.. lazy bastard..
Vettel & Alonso
Myoclonic Jerk
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Well, they had enough problems this winter with gremlins (data upload not working from car itd.) that prevented them doing as many laps as they wanted.
Oh dear, supersofts are dead in one lap
Adam Scott Aukerman
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They're constantly being dogged by money issues. Since buying the team, I think there's been at least two occasions where Genii have been rumoured to looking to sell the team on due to lack of funds (the last, I believe, was towards the end of last year).
So in short, I don't doubt those rumours in the slightest. What's impressive is that through all of this, the team has somehow managed to remain relatively competitive.
Sleeplessnights
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Adam Scott Aukerman
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Invisible bollard damage, perchance?
More news/speculation from the usually reliable AMuS:
-Apparently McLaren has not committed to Mercedes AMG engines for 2014 yet.
-The question is whether Honda will enter in 2014 or 2015
-Apparently there are already Honda engineers working in Woking to ensure optimum installation.
-Mercedes is reluctant to do a one year (2014) deal with McLaren as they feel valuable information will fall into the hands of Honda.
-Mercedes is obliged to provide an engine if McLaren requests it till 2015 (this was part of the 2009 deal).
-A decision is expected soon.
AMuS
-Apparently McLaren has not committed to Mercedes AMG engines for 2014 yet.
-The question is whether Honda will enter in 2014 or 2015
-Apparently there are already Honda engineers working in Woking to ensure optimum installation.
-Mercedes is reluctant to do a one year (2014) deal with McLaren as they feel valuable information will fall into the hands of Honda.
-Mercedes is obliged to provide an engine if McLaren requests it till 2015 (this was part of the 2009 deal).
-A decision is expected soon.
AMuS
Hawt.....red & white works for Honda (Japanese flag) as well as Vodafone
Adam Scott Aukerman
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I think there's a good chance Telmex will be taking over from Vodafone next year. There's also some other Mexican sponsors due to join the team during this year, according to a report I saw from the car launch. They might have already though, I've not exactly been paying attention during testing.
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