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Message 812914 - Posted: 28 Sep 2008, 14:13:24 UTC - in response to Message 812913.  

Let me insist. I want Alonso on Ferrari. He wants too.
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Message 812923 - Posted: 28 Sep 2008, 15:55:46 UTC


It wasn´t definetly the last night race many more to come.
And the big looser is Ferrari not Raikonen.
They´ve cost Massa the title probably.
Raikonen had nothing to loose.




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Message 812952 - Posted: 28 Sep 2008, 17:27:36 UTC

I do not see any advantage in F1 to drive at night!!

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Message 813124 - Posted: 29 Sep 2008, 8:39:54 UTC

Probably not the last night race but when they are meant to be cutting costs, so that smaller teams can still compete, how do they justify costs of, 1800+ * 2kW lights run on generator power with 4 times 5+ km of cabling, for at least 24 hours. Each fourth light was powered by different generator set.

It was another boring, no overtaking street circuit, just like Valencia, safety car guaranteed, so result is a lottery. My thanks to Ferrari for comedy show, which at least made it enjoyable.

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Message 813291 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 0:46:41 UTC


There is a good article in yesterday's GP+ magazine about the situation into which Ferrari have got themselves with Raikonen.
It is estimated that it will cost Ferrari between 80 & 90 Million Dollars to buy out his contract and if they are going to do it then they must do it very soon before all the best drivers sign new contracts with their teams.
Raikonen's Management Company know this and they will stretch out the negotiations and push up the price. Then Ferrari will have to pay at least $50 Million to attract the drivers that they want to sign up.
FIAT, the owners of Ferrari are not at all thrilled with the situation considering today's financial climate and the downturn in the sales of new cars.

Alonso's petuant Prima Dona performance at McLaren has pushed him way down Ferrari's wish list of drivers and F1 Paddock insiders are saying that at the top of the list are Kubica, Vettel and Rosberg.

Go to GP+ and get your free sample back issue.

There is also a very good article on Paul Newman in the Singapore issue.



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Message 813307 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 1:22:04 UTC
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Message 814537 - Posted: 3 Oct 2008, 20:50:28 UTC

Sorry to interrupt the F1 & sports car racing, but this weekend is Talladega baby!!!!

2.66 mile tri-oval, packs of cars three wide, inches apart, running at 190mph. When trouble starts, chaos is sure to reign.






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Message 814542 - Posted: 3 Oct 2008, 21:05:31 UTC - in response to Message 814537.  

Sorry to interrupt the F1 & sports car racing, but this weekend is Talladega baby!!!!

2.66 mile tri-oval, packs of cars three wide, inches apart, running at 190mph. When trouble starts, chaos is sure to reign.





Hey no problem :o)

For Nascar I always liked the larger tracks?

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Message 816013 - Posted: 8 Oct 2008, 21:51:39 UTC - in response to Message 813307.  

One of the best Cars of all time




Over forty years later, it still looks great.




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Message 816019 - Posted: 8 Oct 2008, 22:07:18 UTC - in response to Message 816013.  

One of the best Cars of all time




Over forty years later, it still looks great.






Isn't their A company from the land down under that makes the GT 40?

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Message 816940 - Posted: 11 Oct 2008, 3:44:45 UTC


Hooda thunk it??

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GT40. Didn't you hear/read the story of Jeremy Clarkson the Top Gear presenter who paid about $1/4 Million for one of the first batch of the Commemorative Limited Edition Ford GT.40's ?
It was 6 months late arriving and since he bought it, it has spent more time in the Ford dealers garage than his own!




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Message 817018 - Posted: 11 Oct 2008, 12:04:02 UTC - in response to Message 816940.  

Yes, that was not a GT40 though, but a Ford GT. Clarkson got rid of the GT due to its unreliability and got a Lamborghini - a Gallardo I think.



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Message 817435 - Posted: 12 Oct 2008, 6:06:00 UTC

1 Alonso
2 Kubica
3 Raikkonen

Bravo Alonso!
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Message 817494 - Posted: 12 Oct 2008, 11:47:02 UTC


Many luck for Alonso i think.

The penalty against Hamilton was just a joke.



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Message 817538 - Posted: 12 Oct 2008, 15:04:04 UTC

The Spanish press gives Alonso on Ferrari in 2009.
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Message 817543 - Posted: 12 Oct 2008, 15:16:19 UTC - in response to Message 817538.  

The Spanish press gives Alonso on Ferrari in 2009.
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Not really.
I dont think Ferrari want the same trouble like Mc Laren last year.



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Message 817558 - Posted: 12 Oct 2008, 15:46:54 UTC - in response to Message 817494.  


Many luck for Alonso i think.

The penalty against Hamilton was just a joke.


Personally, I think that because of all these dubious decisions by, what I will call 'amateur stewards', F1 itself has become a joke. For far too many people, it looks like bias against anyone who is not driving a car that is red!




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Message 817610 - Posted: 12 Oct 2008, 16:45:50 UTC - in response to Message 817558.  


Many luck for Alonso i think.

The penalty against Hamilton was just a joke.


Personally, I think that because of all these dubious decisions by, what I will call 'amateur stewards', F1 itself has become a joke. For far too many people, it looks like bias against anyone who is not driving a car that is red!



Oh thats the reason Massa got a bigger penalty.



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Message 818563 - Posted: 15 Oct 2008, 1:19:40 UTC

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