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[CookinFlat6]

Dont worry Bud will be there, he can explain what happened afterwards then you will get into it

[andrew]

Yeah, I agree. I'm pretty bored with the prospect of a fourth consecutive double for the Red Bull camp.

That's not a bad thing. MrE said so and he is a wise old man.

[Jabberwocky]

Were you disturbed by their good looks?

I was more disturbed by Brawn, I thought a silver back was loose in the paddock!

for some reason Pepper Pigs dad reminds me of Ross. they do not even look similar, just reminds me of him

[racechick]

Took these for you Racechick

MartinWhitmarsh.jpg

Button.jpg

An ineffective gentleman and a sneaky, snide gentleman....you needn't have bothered Bud, surely there were better pictures to take????

[andrew]

Good call Jabber!

[LRW]

Good call Jabber!

[zurich_allan]

Personally I'm really looking forward to this season. The end of a development phase that's been going on since 2009, who is truly focussed and who is only half in it with the true focus on the changes to regs for 2014? Will many take their eye off the ball in the second half when development for the 2014 cars is building a head of steam?

I have a feeling that there will be more than one change in pecking order during the 2013 season as the answers to the above become clear.

Also, just because Red Bull won both titles last year, neither were exactly a walk in the park, everything was truly competitive until around 4 races to go. If they do win again, that doesn't necessarily mean that 2013 will have been a bad season...

Lots of quesions - can Red Bull keep their momentum going? Can McLaren solve their reliability and strategy issues? What will McLaren life be like post Hamilton? What will Hamilton be like post McLaren? Will Mercedes flatter to deceive again? Is the Ferrari as fast as it looks? Will Vettel get off to a good start in 2013? Are Sauber the true dark horses this year? Can Kimi get even closer to challenge for the title? Can Grosjean make it round the first corner without wiping out half the field? Can Maldonado get round the first corner without wiping out half the field? Can Sutil go a season without either playing the piano or assaulting a tyre supremo? etc. etc.

[Jabberwocky]

Maldonado can but will Grosjean?

[Hammer278]

Maldo's always been very careful at starts to be honest. It's just wheel to wheel battles during the race that guy can't keep his head straight. But he knows how to drive with many cars around him....unfortunately Grosjean drove like he had no peripheral vision whatsoever.

[scotty]

To be fair to Maldonado, he was very solid in the last quarter of 2012. Abu Dhabi was a very good performance (the team rate it even above his win, something i can see the logic of) that seems to have been forgotten amongst everything else that happened in that race.

[zurich_allan]

Yeah, I'm only having a wee bit of fun, I'm not really being serious.... or am I....

A lot of good unknown's this year. Can Maldonado, with a clear head and a break come back and finally find that consistency this year? Is Gutierrez as good as he's looked in the lower formulae? Is Bottas as podgy (love that word) as he looks in his photos?

I'm sure I can think of a few more questions...

[LRW]

s***. FP1 starts in just over 2 hours....

[scotty]

Right i'm getting beer on the go, i hope to see some people in the chat for some banter in a bit!

[LRW]

Right i'm getting beer on the go, i hope to see some people in the chat for some banter in a bit!

I'm going to be asleep in an hour. But up at 5am for FP2.

[Hammer278]

I'm going to sleep and log on first thing when my eyes open tmr to see who's on top for both sessions. F1 is BACK B**CHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!