[Adamm]

Although only one source, and I assume they could always bring it up to standard again. Was one of my favourites, well on the codemaster games.

I didn't think anyone would miss it

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Pat Fry will probably go back to McLaren now as they have no lead TD when Lowe leaves.

Christian Nimmervoll ‏@MST_ChristianN james #allison on the verge of leaving #Lotus_F1Team. more info to follow shortly.

Lotus will launch their car on the 28th.

[brotkasten]

I didn't think anyone would miss it

The last season made even Valencia exciting.

[Psychotext]

Brawn gonna fuck some shit up if people step out of line.

Brawn: I am the team principal There are a lot of things Toto will be doing which are complementary to what I am doing in terms of running the team. But you have to have one reference. Everybody knows the only way a racing team will work is to have one reference, and I'm that reference. I am the team principal and I am in charge of sporting, technical and racing matters.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/...team-principal

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Brawn gonna fuck some shit up if people step out of line. http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/...team-principal

Lauda will fuck his shit up. Brawn will be at Williams in 2014.

[DrM]

Fernando will skip first test, so Felipe and PdlR will drive

[kharma45]

Robert Kubica tests DTM Mercedes http://goo.gl/fb/MCVsI

[Sleeplessnights]

The last season made even Valencia exciting.

One of my favourite races last year. Holy shit the last 5 laps.

[rhfb]

So BMW and Toyota announced some partnership in a few areas today... would a BMW/Toyota team work in the future?

[cmr-94]

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/01/2...calendar-slot/

What date does the calender have to be finalised?

[xptoxyz]

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/01/2...calendar-slot/ What date does the calender have to be finalised?

A good option, some of the main problems I might see.

Bernie's over aggressive negotiation sucking them dry, as per usual.

Not in a generally high population area. This is not the biggest problem, people drive to other GPs as well.

Biggest concern as far as live attendance, with F1 ticket prices, I don't know if in the state of the economy in a country like Portugal if the general public will be able to afford it. Also I'd say F1 viewership must be quite low there for some years now, as it moved to pay TV.
They could still get away with it maybe, being the year of the event returning after so long.

[DD]

http://youtu.be/a99BclCyquw

[Shaneus]

Ahahaha. I *just* came here to post that.

The ending to this one is a bit fantastic, too.

So glad we have things like WTF1.co.uk

[Ark]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiF2n0WrGWk

McLaren car reveal trailer. A high nose, interesting.

[Psychotext]

There's no way that's the actual shape of the car. It's wrong in multiple places.

[Ark]

Has McLaren ever used a high nose like that before though?

[brotkasten]

A high nose would be weird, considering the 2014 regulations have really low noses and the previous car had a low nose as well.

[Shaneus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiF2n0WrGWk McLaren car reveal trailer. A high nose, interesting.

This made me LOL:


PS. Checo and Button is still a REALLY weird driver combination :/

[RayStorm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiF2n0WrGWk McLaren car reveal trailer. A high nose, interesting.

Looks like the front of the car is not on the floor. I'd imagine this makes the nose look much higher than it would otherwise.

[brotkasten]

Looks like the front of the car is not on the floor. I'd imagine this makes the nose look much higher than it would otherwise.

You're right, just loot at the front tyres.

[nny]

Holy crap, Portugal has applied to host a race this year (New Jersey has left a spot open). It would be great to have F1 back here after so long, even if it's just for a year!

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Suzi :wub

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21193319


When did Hammy get an hair transplant?

[NHale]

Holy crap, Portugal has applied to host a race this year (New Jersey has left a spot open). It would be great to have F1 back here after so long, even if it's just for a year!

I hope not.

If Hockenheim and Nurburgring can't profit from having races there despite a huge F1 crowd and solid economy, I can't imagine the complete financial failure it would be to have a race here while unemployment keeps going up and salaries going down.

I'm sorry but while I love F1, I couldn't care less about hosting F1. Bigger things to worry than to pay a fortune to Bernie Ecclestone. and the "private investment" is always lie. Everyone knows Turismo of Algarve would end up paying for this, like many times before...

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Niki Lauda And The Brawn/Lowe Saga At Mercedes

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...a-at-mercedes/

Wolff owns 30 percent of the F1 team, and Lauda has 10 percent – the rest still belongs to Daimler. It’s hard to imagine that Lauda paid cash for his share, but it’s worth noting that the 40 percent he splits with Wolff was previously in the hands of Aabar, the Abu Dhabi investment company whose cap Lauda has been wearing of late. And his cap has been Niki’s greatest single asset since 1976.

the Mercedes GP board currently contains just two members – Lauda and road car R&D chief Tomas Weber, who came in with Haug et al in December 2009. At that stage, the board had six members, and since then there’s been a revolving door of people coming and going, legal and financial boffins, many of them with Aabar connections. Now there are just the two members, an unusual state of affairs for a company with a turnover in the $200m range. Presumably, the paperwork relating to Wolff’s appointment is in the mail, but for the moment officially – publicly – the board is just Lauda and Weber. At least the tea and biscuit bill for their meetings must be modest. And the voting process fairly straightforward.

[bobnowhere]

Looks like the front of the car is not on the floor. I'd imagine this makes the nose look much higher than it would otherwise.

Yeah that's what it looks like to me as well. Seems like a strange mislead, maybe they are going to emphasize something new and dramatic at the reveal. Or they are just screwing with everyone!

[Frackh]

Man. I really love Lotus. Pretty funny E21 teaser here. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_xnlLshm9Bw

[Diablo Rosso]

This made me LOL: PS. Checo and Button is still a REALLY weird driver combination :/

Why is it weird? Button is more experienced and Perez is the young potential.

[Adamm]

Man. I really love Lotus. Pretty funny E21 teaser here. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_xnlLshm9Bw

I love the way lotus never take themselves to seriously. But that jokes getting old :P

[Sleeplessnights]

I love the way lotus never take themselves to seriously. But that jokes getting old :P

Feels scripted.

[Lach]

Guys! Guys! Guys! We've done it! We've survived those two months of hardly anything intersting going on in F1 (well except that shake up at Mercedes).
Tomorrow Lotus start a week of constant car launches and next week the first of the pre season tests start!

WELCOME BACK F1!

[ANDY_098]

FYI, Racing Legends: Colin McRae is on BBC2 tonight at 10pm.

[Psychotext]

Wow...

The chances of the Valencia street circuit ever returning have been dealt a blow with news that the track is a state of disrepair. Valencia joined the Formula One calendar back in 2008 but dropped off the calendar after last year's race due to the cost of hosting a Formula One grand prix. And although there are no plans to return to Valencia any time soon, any chance of that happening in the future have been quashed by reports that the venue in a sorry state. According to Spanish daily Marca, a video of the venue shows missing wiring and flooded access tunnels. Added to that "a bridge that cost two million [is] now only used by vagrants to spend the night.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/...-in-disrepair-

[Dilly]

That's my boy. I hope he gets a drive in DTM next season.

[Adamm]

Wow... http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/...-in-disrepair-

That was posted further on up this page :P

But still, sad news - even if I hated the track :(

[Diablo Rosso]

Wow... http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/...-in-disrepair-

A terrible track IMO but that's just awful.

[Xun]

Wow... http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/...-in-disrepair-

I disliked the track, but that's very sad.

The last race at the track was a good one though.

[Psychotext]

That was posted further on up this page :P

Psh, mine has bold in it. :p

50 posts per page for life!

[Leunam]

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