F1 » Hamilton: S**t happens in F1 sometimes!

On points Hamilton was closer to 8th place Trulli than he was to 4th place Webber. With Lewis being so hard on his tires he is going to look a lot like Trulli next season too. Meaning that he is going to qualify better than his actual race pace. This is why Hamilton does not get fastest laps in a race. The question is if he gets Kimi as a teammate will they actually let them race when Kimi comes on strong towards the end of a race and Lewis has used up his tires?

F1 » Williams reveals 2010 F1 driver line-up

The problem is the rule. I don't think that the intent was to prevent new suppliers from entering when it was written. Maybe what they need to do is to reset the freeze when a new supplier enters. Let the current suppliers make modifications so that freeze starts on the same date for all suppliers.

F1 » F1 champion Button admits to 'doubts and weaknesses'

Chances are that Button will never stand on the top step of a podium again.

F1 » Ecclestone: Silverstone deal 'better than others'

@Al - I have heard that Monaco does not pay anything. Given their lack of potential for selling tickets and the importance of that race it is probably the only model that would work. Don't get me wrong, I think that Bernie does take too much from the sport. I just don't think that Britain should get a better deal than Germany, France, Canada, or the US. I think that the whole model needs to change. FOM should be the race promoter and rent the tracks that they race at. Bernie does need to be careful that he does not lose too much of the fan base if he decides to axe another European race. Maybe the BRDC should start talking with the IRL to show Bernie that F1 is not everything.

F1 » Ecclestone: Silverstone deal 'better than others'

@Al - Monaco really does not have the revenue generating potential that Silverstone does. I would be surprised if they even have 10,000 seats available in Monaco. I assume that the harbor fees go into a different til. On the other hand Silverstone could have a few hundred thousand paying fans. Now with 2 British champions there is no excuse not to have sell out races in the UK. I get the feeling that the BRDC members are more concerned with their dividend checks than with making any improvements. David Hobbs has said as much on Speedtv. He is a member and he just wants his check.

F1 » Ecclestone: Silverstone deal 'better than others'

“They need to go and buy a pen.” So is Bernie so cheap that he won't let them borrow a pen? That is the message I got from it. Obviously there is still much hostility towards the BRDC. On the other hand the Brits keep reminding everyone that the UK is the center of the F1 universe so they should have no problem hosting the most popular GP and paying accordingly. It does not make a lot of sense why the UK should get a discount compared to other countries. What really needs to happen is that Bernie should run the whole show. He should rent the track and keep the money from the gate.

F1 » Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Friday free practice (1).

I wish that they didn't have that chicane before the first hairpin. I guess they didn't have enough runoff area? Seems a little silly that with a huge desert they have space limitations creating the need for a chicane there. I can't think of any other hairpins like that.

F1 » Trulli, Sutil Interlagos row spills over to Abu Dhabi

I assume that the four disagrees mean that I am not the only one who saw Sutil veer towards Trulli. Sorry for posting my question in a way that required a disagree to agree.

F1 » Trulli, Sutil Interlagos row spills over to Abu Dhabi

Trulli was along side of him but he let Sutil push him onto the grass. He should have held his ground even if it meant crashing. Am I the only one who noticed that Sutil appeared to veer towards Trulli before he went off? I think that Trulli was right about Barcelona too. Sutil cut the track and did not lift.

F1 » Rosberg confirms Williams F1 exit

I am guessing that Fred was being sarcastic. Sarcasm rarely comes accross well on these forums.