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Formula 1 Thread

By Brainy, in General Football and Sport

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isaidno

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The driver line ups won't change much next year. Ferrari,BMW, Williams, & Toyota have announced unchanged line ups. Theres a rumour going roung that Force India will run Mercedes engines next season.

Brainy

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They did but there was a rumour on autosport, or whatever that box is on the batracer homepage saying that he could lose his seat to "Di someone"

He's only finished 6/17 races this season, he's the reason you have about -50 in the F1 fantasy league is anybody actually looks at the results.

lildave3

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They did but there was a rumour on autosport, or whatever that box is on the batracer homepage saying that he could lose his seat to "Di someone"

He's only finished 6/17 races this season, he's the reason you have about -50 in the F1 fantasy league is anybody actually looks at the results.

lol

No I haven't been looking at the results, but I knew he'd retired from just about every race.

dandannieldanok

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Hamilton can't cock it up again can he :laugh: ?

Let's hope not but I wouldn't put it past him. Surely Ron Dennis and everyone at McLaren just needs to sit him down and drill into him that all he needs is 5th place and not to squabble with the Ferrari's over a race victory. It sounds strange but it might well be advantage to Hamilton if he qualified behind both Ferrari's and just let them control the front of the race. He and his car are more than quick enough to keep above 5th if this happens.

Lovejoy

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Let's hope not but I wouldn't put it past him. Surely Ron Dennis and everyone at McLaren just needs to sit him down and drill into him that all he needs is 5th place and not to squabble with the Ferrari's over a race victory. It sounds strange but it might well be advantage to Hamilton if he qualified behind both Ferrari's and just let them control the front of the race. He and his car are more than quick enough to keep above 5th if this happens.

There's still the distinct possibility though that Alonso will drive him off the road :laugh: .

Brainy

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He drove from last to 7th last year, and three cars ahead of him had some issue with their fuel.

But please, Heikki, can you help Lewis out this time?

isaidno

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Montreal’s mayor will meet with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone this week in an attempt to save next year’s Canadian Grand Prix.

The race was dropped from the 2009 calendar earlier this month amid claims, since refuted by the Montreal authorities, that the organisers had defaulted on payments to Ecclestone over the past three years.

But with the city's government bidding to get its race reinstated, local mayor Gerald Tremblay and two senior cabinet members will fly to London on Wednesday to talk with Ecclestone about its future face-to-face.

The grand prix is said to bring $75 million to the local economy every summer and the regional government is keen to hold onto the race as a tourist attraction.

"If we are able to reasonably and responsibly save this event, we will do it," Quebec’s minister for economic development, Raymond Bachand, told local newspaper the Montreal Gazette.

"The grand prix is a big event, it's the biggest tourism event, but how much does it bring in concretely, not only in spinoffs, but in cash in our pockets as citizens, as taxpayers?

"I am going to negotiate with Mr Ecclestone, so we will keep our cards to ourselves."

According to the newspaper, the organisers of the city’s street festivals during grand prix weekends also intend to fight for their annual event.

They are set to come up with an action plan to save the race, which has brought a regular boost to their local economy since the first races at Montreal in the late 1970s.

:fc:

Brainy

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Briatore: Lewis has learnt his lesson

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Flavio Briatore is ready to put his money on Lewis Hamilton to win this season's Formula One world title - just a week after writing off his chances.

Briatore ripped into Hamilton ahead of a Chinese Grand Prix the 23-year-old dominated to leave him on the brink of becoming the youngest world champion in F1 history.

"He has learned from last year for this year," Briatore told www.autosport.com. "I believe when you are fighting for the championship you need to look at the points, not only the victories."

The outspoken Renault boss claimed the fact Hamilton threw away a 17-point lead last season with two races remaining was "worthy of the Guinness Book of Records."

Briatore also insisted Hamilton "should be told he is an F1 driver, not a Martian," in the wake of his first corner mistake in the Japanese Grand Prix and claimed the McLaren star would throw it all away again to let Ferrari's Felipe Massa take the title.

"What I said was quite simple, that it is difficult when you have pressure like he has had," Briatore added.

"Last year he lost 17 points in two races and sometimes it is the second, third or fourth place that is the target. That was my opinion.

"It is not possible to win all the time. Sometimes, when you are fighting for the championship, it is good to finish second, third, or even fifth."

Fifth place is all Hamilton requires in the final race of the season in Brazil in 10 days' time to claim the crown ahead of Massa.

Asked who he would back, Briatore replied: "If I need to put money on anyone, then for sure I will put it on Hamilton as he has much more chance than anybody."

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isaidno

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The Brazilian GP starts at 5pm on Sunday. I've got a feel Alonso will try and take Hamilton out. Also, if Raikkonen takes Hamilton out, Ferrari win constructors & Massa the title

shen

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The Brazilian GP starts at 5pm on Sunday. I've got a feel Alonso will try and take Hamilton out. Also, if Raikkonen takes Hamilton out, Ferrari win constructors & Massa the title

Why would he compromise his own race for that? He might be a petulant kid, but he's not nearly as reckless or unprofessional as that <_<

Jimmy

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Why would he compromise his own race for that? He might be a petulant kid, but he's not nearly as reckless or unprofessional as that <_<

he has nothing to race for, HATES Hamilton and McLaren, why wouldn't he

Jimmy

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I cant even see Alonso being vicious enough to take him out.

but I'm sure he isn't above a "clumsy" overtaking manoeuvre on Lewis

Brainy

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but I'm sure he isn't above a "clumsy" overtaking manoeuvre on Lewis

There's an Alonso type aggressive pass on Hamilton, and then there's a blatant take-out manoeuvre.

I can only see Alonso being more aggressive around Hamilton, I can't see him taking Hamilton and himself out, whether or not Alonso has anything to race for.

Wycombe Fox

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Come on Hamilton get that pole and win it for GB.

Qualifying starts in 20 minutes on ITV.

Looking forward to this. Pleased to see HK had some pace in final practice earlier. If Hamilton gets pole, HK might be quick enough to be his rear gunner.

I just hope Hamilton's sensible about the job-in-hand.

jonno24

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Well from next year the BBC will show formula 1 races and qualifying so there is the end of adverts in important parts of the race.

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