[Iceman]

Stupid, let them go racing, Webber was clearly faster, im delighted he ignored the team.

I also think Hamilton is on his way out of McLaren, his team messages tell a lot.

[Iceman]

So webber in McLaren on a 1 year deal and Hamilton in Ferrari on a 3 year deal with Rosberg in Red Bull for next year,

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Stupid, let them go racing, Webber was clearly faster, im delighted he ignored the team.

I also think Hamilton is on his way out of McLaren, his team messages tell a lot.

well, he listened to them in the end though :/

[Iceman]

I dont think he di, he was going for it right up until the last corner, any news on hamilton and his favourite people? The Stewards

[Niamh.]

hahaha, his interview about the stewards was funny and no, I haven't heard anything

[Iceman]

Havent seen it yet, Im reliving Oxegen

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Iceman

So webber in McLaren on a 1 year deal and Hamilton in Ferrari on a 3 year deal with Rosberg in Red Bull for next year,

I'd love to see Webber replace massa in ferrari

[James]

Nigel Mansell was saying there on the Massa and Hamilton action - racing incident.

[Iceman]

http://www.vivaf1.com/penalties.php this should get updated ina while

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by James

Nigel Mansell was saying there on the Massa and Hamilton action - racing incident.

What do you mean On? like they're looking at it?

[James]

I think he meant they've looked at it and decided to take no action. Also explained that Schumacher was penalised and di Resta not because Schumacher closed in from way back di Resta was side-by-side with Buemi.

[Iceman]

Oh right, Schumi had great pace today which is promising, just needs to know when to take action.

[Grimnir]

Originally Posted by Iceman

What do you mean On? like they're looking at it?

lewis is fine racing incident means no further action

it was much better race than last one

wet = leveller

hamilton was pwning everyone under level playing field

once dry he could not do much because his car is fail

mclaren need to pull finger out and give lewis car he deserves

he still held off vettel (made him pit ) and then massa at the end even in slow poke car

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Grimnir

lewis is fine racing incident means no further action

it was much better race than last one

wet = leveller

hamilton was pwning everyone under level playing field

once dry he could not do much because his car is fail

mclaren need to pull finger out and give lewis car he deserves

he still held off vettel (made him pit ) and then massa at the end even in slow poke car

Ferrari were immense yesterday, A slow poke car? Massa was 20 seconds behind with 5 laps to go and he caught up. The rule change clearly favours Ferrari.

[James]

Originally Posted by Iceman

So webber in McLaren on a 1 year deal and Hamilton in Ferrari on a 3 year deal with Rosberg in Red Bull for next year,

I don't think Hamilton and Alonso would want be team-mates again. Red Bull would be the only other team that, at the moment, matches Lewis's ambitions but I think he might be better staying at McLaren. I can't really see McLaren signing Webber.

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by James

I don't think Hamilton and Alonso would want be team-mates again. Red Bull would be the only other team that, at the moment, matches Lewis's ambitions but I think he might be better staying at McLaren. I can't really see McLaren signing Webber.

That would be my ideal Line-Up for next year though..... also get Kimi in a red bull heck get him in a HRT for the sheer laugh.

[Grimnir]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Ferrari were immense yesterday, A slow poke car? Massa was 20 seconds behind with 5 laps to go and he caught up. The rule change clearly favours Ferrari.

hamilton has the slow poke car not massa

[Iceman]

[michael21]

Bernie Ecclestone says News Corp bid for F1 likely to fail

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...y-to-fail.html

[Iceman]

Of course it will now, lucky they didnt get in w few months back.

[Iceman]

With seven titles, 91 wins and 68 pole positions from a Formula One career spanning three decades, when it comes to Michael Schumacher the line between fantasy and reality becomes very blurred indeed. But while matching his stats may be the stuff of fantasy for his rivals, the German legend still has dreams of his own: Norbert Haug as his team mate; a circuit in the Big Apple combining the best parts of Spa and Suzuka; and his very own motorhome bed. Sweet dreams Schumacher…

Q: You must choose a city for a new Formula One street circuit - which city, anywhere in the world, do you choose, and why?
Michael Schumacher: New York. It is a cool city.

Q: If you could choose one former world champion as your team mate, who would you choose and why?
MS: I’d choose (Vice-President, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport) Norbert Haug. I know that he is not a world champion, but he is a drift king.

Q: Formula One innovations of the past - ground effect, active suspension, turbocharging, six wheels, the list goes on. If you could bring back one past innovation, what would it be and why?
MS: Nothing technical, but human. I’d want more people in the paddock, like in the past.

Q: What innovations would you like to see in the future?
MS: Even more overtaking.

Q: You can only drive at one circuit for the rest of your life - which circuit, past or present from anywhere in the world, do you choose?
MS: Spa? Suzuka? Monaco? Not sure.

Q: Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Tyrrell, March are just some of the teams that have departed the sport. Which former team would you most liked to have raced with and why?
MS: I am more than happy with the teams I have raced with.

Q: You have to design a new F1 circuit, combining all your favourite corners from other tracks around the world. Which three corners are top of your list and why?
MS: Eau Rouge, Blanchimont, the Esses from Suzuka - all are just sensational if you can drive them in a good car.

Q: You can travel back in time and compete in any decade of Formula One racing, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Which decade would you choose and why?
MS: I’d rather travel into the future and see how racing would be then.

Q: What current Formula One regulation would you most like to change and why?
MS: A bit of testing during the season would be better for the competition.

Q: If you could pick two Formula One greats of the past (from different eras) to watch race against each other, who would you pick?
MS: Ayrton Senna and Juan Manuel Fangio.

Q: If you were a team boss, which current driver would you pick first for your team (excluding yourself and your current team mate)?
MS: I think it’s good that I am not a team boss…

Q: You are having a dinner party and can invite four people from the world of motorsport, past or present. Who do you invite?
MS: Ross (Brawn), Norbert (Haug), Jean (Todt) and Luca (di Montezemolo).

Q: You are given the chance to drive any legendary Formula One car of the past (excluding those made by your own team). Which car would you choose?
MS: The (future) 2022 Ferrari.

Q: Rooftop swimming pool, bowling alley, revolving sushi bar - just some of the features most F1 motorhomes don’t possess. If you could add one thing to your team’s motorhome, what would it be?
MS: A proper bed!

Q: Imagine you have just won the world title - again! Where would you go for your celebratory meal and what would choose from the menu?
MS: Champagne, Bacardi and Coca Cola. It could be straight after the race in the motorhome!

[James]

German Grand Prix coming right up.

[Marc]

Hamilton wins.

[Grimnir]

Hamilton was excellent and thoroughly deserved the win

awesome qualifying lap to split the red bulls

then during the race some epic moves

when webber passed him and hamilton retook him

webber tried to pass hamilton after pit stop and hamilton said no thanks

then hamilton needed to do exact same on alonso that webber failed to do, hamilton sailed past him on the outside owned

[Iceman]

Formula One team principals are seeking clarification on the new broadcasting rights deal that will see the BBC share live coverage of the motorsport with Sky.

The deal, running between 2012 and 2018, means Sky will broadcast all races, qualifying and practice sessions live on pay-TV, but the BBC will only have rights to half the races and qualifying sessions for free-to-air.

The BBC will broadcast all the "key races", including the Monaco and British Grands Prix, while the corporation will also carry highlights of any races that it does not show in full.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has hailed the "super" deal, saying: "There will be highlights as well as live coverage on two different networks now, so we get the best of both worlds."

However, the McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has asked for clarification from Ecclestone on the deal due to fears that the sport could lose fans with only half the races on free-to-air TV.

Speaking to Autosport magazine, he said: "As I understand, the BBC are covering half the Grands Prix, and Sky are doing every practice session and everything else. It's interesting. I don't think anyone should be immediately reacting to say this is good, bad, or indifferent.

"What we need to understand is whether the large audience we currently enjoy in Formula
One will be maintained. I think we also need to understand exactly how this is being done."

Williams team chairman Adam Parr also gave a lukewarm welcome to the deal, but noted that the sport could benefit from the increased investment from Sky.

"In principle I have no issue with optimising the balance between the revenues that we need, and getting a good reach in the audience. The devil is in the detail," he said.

"I think it is a balance and, without knowing the details, you cannot comment on whether it is good or bad. What I do know is that Bernie is a very passionate believer in getting the broadest audience possible and I think he has almost certainly done this in order to do that."

Parr expressed sympathy for fans who would no longer be able to watch all the races live on free-to-air TV, but said that F1 was also an expensive business to run.

"I am sympathetic to them. I understand it is difficult - but English Premier League fans have had that for a while haven't they?" he told reporters at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

"The one thing I would say, which I have said before, I know that whether you are coming to a race or are watching the sport at home and have to do that on pay-TV which seems expensive, people have to bear in mind what it costs to put on this show. It is part of the character of F1.

"For us to design and build the two cars that we will have on the grid on Sunday here, without putting an engine in them, without putting a driver in them, without accounting for the 70 staff that we bring to each race - without all of that, those cars cost £2m. You multiply that by all the cars on the grid and that is £24m minimum of the costs just to make the parts. That is part of the show.

"It is not a bloke or two blokes with a tennis racket and a pair of plimsolls with zero cost. It is a very, very expensive sport. The best thing we can do for fans, whether they want to come to the races or want to watch it on TV, is to reduce the cost of the sport without spoiling the show."

Last month, it emerged that the BBC had decided against renewing its exclusive five-year deal to cover F1, which runs until the end of next season. It was understood that BBC bosses felt that the money spent on F1 would be better used elsewhere, as the corporation attempts to slash its budget by 20% under the new licence fee settlement.

In a statement today, BBC Sport director Barbara Slater said that the joint deal with Sky has "delivered significant savings" while also ensuring that live and extended highlights coverage of the sport "continues to be available to licence fee payers".



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