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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Double World Champion Sebastian Vettel |OT2|
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I just have to say that this is great. Oh, and congrats on your RM championship.
I will be your race engineer!
Deal!
brotkasten
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You got that wrong. Our car will be so fast, that we can only play animated gifs at the start and pitstops. I'd say michaeljacksonpopcorn.gif during the starts when the lights turn on and I'll let you guys decide which gif for the stops.
Oh, and during a DRS overtake, we could play ClarksonArielAtom.gif.
Renault.
Sleeplessnights
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Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Lotus aka Renault.
Since the PDVSA investigation will never end in anything meaningful, Maldonado is going to continue. Sutil looks like the favorite for the other spot.
RukusProvider
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Hoping Vettel beats the most wins in a season record next year and atleast equals the pole record again.
We would get constant complaints from Red Bull, why is our mascot stalking one of their drivers in the paddock area.
14th in the fantasy league... Not bad, but I could do better. All it really takes is missing a race or two early in the season and some bad results later on in the season to totally screw you up though.
As for the final race, it was pretty good, but I really wanted to see Massa and Hammy fight it out on track, not have one of their cars die
As for the final race, it was pretty good, but I really wanted to see Massa and Hammy fight it out on track, not have one of their cars die
I forgot Lotus were changing their name to Caterham next year (which is funny considering I'd just read an article about them changing earlier) and assumed it was Team Lotus. Going to Renault isn't as bad, but depends how good their car is tbh.
Sleeplessnights
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Sweet! Hopefully Eric Boullier can give him a decent car so he can podium and we get lots of emotional Kimi interviews.
SunhiLegend
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The Iceman Cometh
If the rumors are true I can't wait for a Petrov-Kimi ad for Renault. It will be filled with personality and funny laughs. Can't think of a better driver doing ads than Kimi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIGEDtDuw_g
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Massa's replacement in 2013.
Wax Free Vanilla
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And since they are very good friends it could work. Alonso will definitely have to approve his new teammate, since he already was the responsible for Aldo Costa firing.
Unfortunately it's impossible to know if Kubica can return to drive a F1 as well as he did before the crash (to me he was the best driver last year).
Wax Free Vanilla
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Psychotext
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Marko does seem like a proper nutter.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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If so, it would be really interesting to see who he's racing alongside. One would have to assume that he's bringing a lot of money with him for Lotus to be able to afford him (given the apparent money trouble they've been having), so that could put Petrov on shakey ground (on top of everything that's been going on recently). As much as I'd love to see Kimi back though, it would absolutely suck if his return cockblocks Grosjean or Senna, as the pair of them fully deserve a proper shot at it.
From what I've inferred from the events of this season and some stories I've read, I'd say all signs point to Kubica having no intention of ever returning to Lotus (if he proves fit enough to return at all).
And if Kimi does join Lotus, I fully expect there to be a rather explosive falling out between him and Boullier at some point next season.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Nice, I hope they re-run all of the old grand prix in full. Interactive content? Selectable camera views in the archive footage, please!
NihonTiger90
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Guys, I found a text of the press conference:
ThankyouallforcomingIamveryexcitedtoberacingforLotusnextseasonwithmynewsponsorsNokiaandHaagenDazsIexpectwewillbecompetitiveandIwouldliketogiveLotusaworldchampionshipevenifitisacompetitiveicecreameatingone
ThankyouallforcomingIamveryexcitedtoberacingforLotusnextseasonwithmynewsponsorsNokiaandHaagenDazsIexpectwewillbecompetitiveandIwouldliketogiveLotusaworldchampionshipevenifitisacompetitiveicecreameatingone
Thats a long answer for kimi.
If those are his words, he filled up his quota untill second part of the 2012 season.
That video always makes me laugh.But that somehow led to this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8fWNtYGew8
NihonTiger90
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It's actually the entire press conference.
I don't think Kimi's bringing any money, he was never a pay driver. Remember, Frank Williams was supposedly chasing that Qatari investment so he could afford Kimi's services, so I think it's safe to assume that Kimi is looking for a nice pay check.
RukusProvider
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I like Kimi but the field has changed and he's been out for a while.
Vettel, Rosberg, Alonso and Hamilton all likely are faster than him. We'll see though.
Vettel, Rosberg, Alonso and Hamilton all likely are faster than him. We'll see though.
Edmond Dantès
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Those three certainly, but I'm not sure you can place Rosberg in the top tier of drivers in terms of raw speed. Frankly, I think Button's faster than him, on top of all the other attributes that Jenson has, that Rosberg is lacking at the moment.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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I mean bringing money in the form of sponsorship, which as you've outlined yourself, is essentially what needed to happen (at least indirectly) for him to end up at Williams (or at least, that seems to be the consensus among the rumours).
I very much doubt Lotus can afford to buy Kimi's services outright.
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