Formula One 2011
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Hamilion is under contract for 2012 with McLaren, the real question is about the 2013 season. As Webber is only under contract for 2012 at Red Bull.
I still think Hamiltion should stay at McLaren in 2013 and beyond. Given the history of the sport one team tends to dominate at any one time. early 90's Williams, mid 90's McLaren, 00's Ferrari 2010's Red Bull. Sooner or later the balance will tip away from Red Bull
I still think Hamiltion should stay at McLaren in 2013 and beyond. Given the history of the sport one team tends to dominate at any one time. early 90's Williams, mid 90's McLaren, 00's Ferrari 2010's Red Bull. Sooner or later the balance will tip away from Red Bull
^ Hmm yes it will have to slip away from them eventually, mind you, if Vettel had been racing like Webber this season, both Championships would not be over right now. Let's remember that Webber isn't even second or third in the Championship. The car is good, but Vettel is what has driven them to such a huge success this year.
As long as they retain Vettel, they are going to be a serious threat even if the performance of the cars balances out.
As long as they retain Vettel, they are going to be a serious threat even if the performance of the cars balances out.
I really like this track in India. The elevation changes are pretty sweet and it seems like there is a nice balance between turns and straightaways. I think it might become one of my favorites after they get the dust off of the track. I'm really looking forward to this weekends race after watching P2 just now.
massa crash was a good one,that curb sticks out like a score thumb,some of the other drivers compalin about the curbs as well.wonder if vettel will move over and give his teammate a win or because he likes his stats he wants to be the winner of the 1st indian f1?.
Hopefully Lewis will come back next year in the right frame of mind.
I see from reports that Massa is wondering why he got the penalty. It might be down to the fact that Hamilton had to come into the pits for a new nose. Just as Hamilton got a drive thru in Singapore for causing you to come in for a new set of tyres.
But perhaps all these incidents are saying that regulations need to be passed to increase the size of the side mirrors.
I see from reports that Massa is wondering why he got the penalty. It might be down to the fact that Hamilton had to come into the pits for a new nose. Just as Hamilton got a drive thru in Singapore for causing you to come in for a new set of tyres.
But perhaps all these incidents are saying that regulations need to be passed to increase the size of the side mirrors.
Some expert analysis on the Massa-Hamilton crash:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBxKx0MdP-0[/yt]
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBxKx0MdP-0[/yt]
Massa got the penalty because he clearly looked over at Hamilton twice before he drove in front of him. He calculated that Hammy would brake to get out of the way but he miscalculated since he had no time to do anything and nowhere to go.
I wish that Hamilton had won this in his own right.
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/57
it's to petition the government to act to keep Formula 1 free to air in the UK - screw Sky and Bernie...
it's to petition the government to act to keep Formula 1 free to air in the UK - screw Sky and Bernie...
Meanwhile, this is what the BBC will be offering next year, live:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/15893254.stm
A couple of notable omissions there - particularly the first two races of the season in Australia and Malaysia.
Furthermore:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/15893254.stm
A couple of notable omissions there - particularly the first two races of the season in Australia and Malaysia.
Furthermore:
I don't think there was a single person in Brazil who begrudged Webber getting that win.
It's just a shame he didn't win in a straight head to head, and he said as much himself.
In other news Mark Webber is a bit of alright.
Regarding the Sky/BBC split: I doubt it'll sell many more Sky subs. I predict the subscription companies are going to gradually lose members over this decade. People buy for a year and then drop it because they don't have enough money for not much more than they're getting on freesat.
It's just a shame he didn't win in a straight head to head, and he said as much himself.
In other news Mark Webber is a bit of alright.
Regarding the Sky/BBC split: I doubt it'll sell many more Sky subs. I predict the subscription companies are going to gradually lose members over this decade. People buy for a year and then drop it because they don't have enough money for not much more than they're getting on freesat.
http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/7332332/Sky-Sports-launches-F1-channel
This is pretty good news for those who already have Sky HD but don't want to waste £240/year on Sky Sports (which from what I've seen represents a fairly large number of the people who were considering RTL+R5L, including myself).
I don't think F1 will sell any new subscriptions, but this move will probably at least improve what were most likely going to be dismal viewing figures, and sell a few HD upgrades.
This is pretty good news for those who already have Sky HD but don't want to waste £240/year on Sky Sports (which from what I've seen represents a fairly large number of the people who were considering RTL+R5L, including myself).
I don't think F1 will sell any new subscriptions, but this move will probably at least improve what were most likely going to be dismal viewing figures, and sell a few HD upgrades.