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[EwanM]

Na I regularly read James Allen's site. He's a good journalist, maybe he just wasn't suited for commentary

[headless]

I thought his commentary was great .... until LH came along.

[Big Azza]

Drivers are unlikely to stay at the same team for years now. Less dedication to one team (bar Hamilton who is extremely naive to basically marry himself to McLaren).

Ferrari want to hire winners, not potential winners.

How old are you hammy08?

And the Williams does look bare with few sponsors.

I'm 18. That Williams car does look bare. But I'm also looking for the Senna S-es. When did they take those off?

You would hate him? Why? Does everything in a Ferrari make you want to hate it. If you saw me drive a red Ferrari would you hate me? Surely you wont. Ferrari has been around since the dawn of the sport. They are part of the history of F1 and make such lovely road cars. Lewis Hamilton probably owns one already so I guess you might as wll start hating him now.

Hey. I like Ferraris. I hate Team Scuderia Ferrari though. That said, I wouldn't hate Vettel if he joined Ferrari. I would, however, hate Hamilton. Because he's gotta pay back Mr. Dennis for all of his hard work in supporting him.

You know, I think it's the colour Red. I absolutely hate Liverpool and Manchester united. I dislike Arsenal, AC Milan, Portugal, etc. I don't wear red. I wouldn't ever have a red car. The only red I like is scarlet, 'cos of the purplish tinge.

Red is the colour of anger and frustration. I never have red feelings. Whenever I'm angry, it's green for jealousy.

And AKR, what would make you think that I don't hate you? You love Ferrari, and your Italian. But I like you, because I agree to disagree with you. And sometimes, you just gotta like people who argue with you.

[Jensonb]

How about some actual 2009 news

Apparently just 4 teams will run KERS come australia. Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull and Renault.
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/index.htm (I know Allen is considered a muppet by 99%, but his little site is brilliant. He's got inside info, and is more than willing to share it)

One thing that did disappoint me, is hear from Rosberg that the drivers need to be more aggressive this year in terms of driving style. Lewis is the most aggressive driver I know nnooooo, thats an advantage. He can't win again. Poor Hekki is going to look worse this year if he doesn't adapt.

But anyways, on the subject of KERS I'm surprised to hear BMW aren't running KERS. Seeing how confident they've been. But my guess is Dr Mario has said, we don't run KERS unless its 100% reliable. Better finishing a race in 6th, and than finished at all. I get the feeling that Ferrari won't have the most reliable KERS system (typical Italian electrics j/k) But clearly they must be happy enough running the system, despite the odd the compliant we've heard from them.

You sure that's what Nico said? My impression was he was saying you had to be more cautious on turn-in, which is VERY different from more aggressive

Na I regularly read James Allen's site. He's a good journalist, maybe he just wasn't suited for commentary

Same, I couldn't stand him as a commentator, but he's a pretty damn good journo. JA on F1's a pretty great Blog.

[headless]

Drivers are unlikely to stay at the same team for years now. Less dedication to one team (bar Hamilton who is extremely naive to basically marry himself to McLaren).

Ferrari want to hire winners, not potential winners.

How old are you hammy08?

And the Williams does look bare with few sponsors.

I'm 18. That Williams car does look bare. But I'm also looking for the Senna S-es. When did they take those off?

Are these not them, under the nose.

[texasmr2]

Red is the colour of anger and frustration. I never have red feelings. Whenever I'm angry, it's green for jealousy.

Red is also a color of passion ie red roses . One of the reasons Enzo kept the color is because he was a driver for Alfa at the start of his career and they were red.

[Jensonb]

Red is the colour of anger and frustration. I never have red feelings. Whenever I'm angry, it's green for jealousy.

Red is also a color of passion ie red roses . One of the reasons Enzo kept the color is because he was a driver for Alfa at the start of his career and they were red.

Also, McLarens are like 40-50% red as well

[bud]

Red is the colour of anger and frustration. I never have red feelings. Whenever I'm angry, it's green for jealousy.

Red is also a color of passion ie red roses . One of the reasons Enzo kept the color is because he was a driver for Alfa at the start of his career and they were red.

Also, McLarens are like 40-50% red as well

40 - 50? think you are stretching it abit there.

and the colour red and its associated emotions change from culture to culture in the west what tex describes is true.

[Hanwombat]

Red is the colour of anger and frustration. I never have red feelings. Whenever I'm angry, it's green for jealousy.

Red is also a color of passion ie red roses . One of the reasons Enzo kept the color is because he was a driver for Alfa at the start of his career and they were red.

Also, McLarens are like 40-50% red as well

40 - 50? think you are stretching it abit there.

and the colour red and its associated emotions change from culture to culture in the west what tex describes is true.

40 - 50% pfft yeah but car are you referring to as it sure isnt a mclaren

[Gilles 27]

Ferrari's house colour is yellow. Ferraris are red because it is the Italian national racing colour and Enzo started Ferrari as a race team, initially running Alfa Romeos and then building his own cars. They only started selling road cars to fund the racing.

[Jensonb]

Red is the colour of anger and frustration. I never have red feelings. Whenever I'm angry, it's green for jealousy.

Red is also a color of passion ie red roses . One of the reasons Enzo kept the color is because he was a driver for Alfa at the start of his career and they were red.

Also, McLarens are like 40-50% red as well

40 - 50? think you are stretching it abit there.

and the colour red and its associated emotions change from culture to culture in the west what tex describes is true.

Exaggeration
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.

Often used to emphasise a point.

[headless]

Bit less than 40-50%
maybe 23.564%

[cap-dude]

Yellow flowers mean passion, Red flowers mean love, self-raising flour means bake me a cake.
Sorry, just had to add that one in there.

Who cares about colour anyway, the only thing I'll say about red is that the mind apparently cannot ignore the colour red. It sticks out.

[headless]

Yellow flowers mean passion, Red flowers mean love, self-raising flour means bake me a cake.
Sorry, just had to add that one in there.

Who cares about colour anyway, the only thing I'll say about red is that the mind apparently cannot ignore the colour red. It sticks out.

Haha, nah you HAD to put that on.

[EwanM]

Renault adamant R29 can win races

By Pablo Elizalde Monday, March 23rd 2009, 11:41 GMT


Renault's chief of engineering Pat Symonds is adamant the French squad's R29 car will be capable of fighting for victory this season.

Symonds, whose team enjoyed a difficult start to the year in 2008, admits the team's target for the season is to be challenging for the title, but always staying realistic once they see the level of competitiveness of the rest of the field.

"The target I set at the beginning of the season is always the same: to be winning races and challenging for the championship - it would be wrong to have any other intention," said Symonds.

"However, when you start tempering your expectations with reality, you may moderate that target a little bit.

"Nonetheless, I do believe that we've got a car that is good enough to challenge for wins and when you combine that with our drivers and the team's ability to go racing, I'm fairly confident we can deliver a strong start to the season."

Two-time champion Fernando Alonso conceded it was very hard to tell how competitive Renault will be following all the regulations changes.

Alonso, however, is hopeful he will be one of the drivers fighting at the top in Melbourne.

"We finished in a strong position last year and this year our goal is to fight for the championship," the Spaniard said. "But we have lots of new regulations this year and nobody really knows what will happen when we get to Melbourne.

"From what we have seen in testing it seems all the teams are very close and so we will certainly have a fight on our hands."

He added: "In the past Albert Park has been a good track for Renault and so I hope we can have a strong weekend.

"I think the order of the teams will probably be different from the last few years as we have got used to Ferrari and McLaren dominating, but with the new rules I think there will be lots of cars fighting for the win. Hopefully we will be in that fight."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73850

Hamilton confident McLaren can recover

By Matt Beer Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 12:21 GMT


Lewis Hamilton says he has absolute faith in McLaren's ability to get its currently uncompetitive 2009 car on the pace during the season.

The world champion is facing a very difficult start to the year after McLaren languished near the foot of the times in recent tests, and the team admitted that it had significant problems to resolve before it could think about challenging for victories.

But Hamilton is optimistic that McLaren can develop its way out of its present predicament.

"I've driven for Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes for two years and, in both those seasons, the team has developed a fantastic car," he told a group of British newspaper journalists.

"At the moment, this year's car is a little behind the rest in terms of development but I'm absolutely confident we will get stronger and grow as the year progresses.

"I have complete faith in my team. They are working so hard at the moment, putting in incredible hours and massive effort. And I'll do my bit too. Heikki [Kovalainen] and I will work together to improve the car's pace. We're totally committed to working with the team to develop the best car possible."

He is adamant that his motivation will not slip even if he does not have a car capable of race wins.

"My plan is to be at the front of the grid in Melbourne," said Hamilton. "But if I'm not able to start the Australian Grand Prix from the front of the grid, I'll still race my heart out. I can't wait to get back racing."

The Briton added that he felt less pressure than he would have done had this situation occurred before he had clinched his first title.

"Losing the championship because you've never had it before is definitely harder than the possibility of losing the status that comes with it," he said.

"Now that I've won it, I can be very appreciative that I had a great opportunity, that I had a great car and a great team that did a great job. I've got to be mindful of the fact that you can't do it all the time.

"Some people win one; some win two or three. I don't know how many I will win, but I know that I'm just as determined as ever.

"But the energy behind that determination is managed differently. Rather than just being aggressive, it's a much happier balance because I've not got stresses from anywhere.

"Things are good; sponsors are happy, my boss is happy, so I'm getting positive energy from all these different people."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73839

Brundle tips Alonso to shine in 2009

By Pablo Elizalde Monday, March 23rd 2009, 10:07 GMT


Former GP driver Martin Brundle believes Fernando Alonso will be one of the favourites to win this year's title if the Renault is as good as the Spaniard hopes.

Although the French squad has not been the fastest in winter testing, Brundle reckons its pace has been very consistent and, having been able to improve its engine during the break, could be among the front-runners.

"Renault seem quite perky and, as ugly as the R29 looks, it appears to have solid pace," Brundle told the BBC.

"Renault - and Red Bull, who are also powered by Renault - will have 0.2 seconds per lap improvement relative to their rivals because they were allowed to modify their engine over the winter.

"They demonstrated that they were running with less power last season because they had interpreted the development freeze more literally. The upshot was the other teams agreed they could upgrade their 2009 engine.

"Whether Alonso has got a car capable of winning the world championship I don't know, but he seems confident that he has.

"If he's right then he has all the other ingredients needed to win third world title."

Brundle also thinks Renault has the best driver of the field in Alonso, who the Briton believes has no weaknesses behind the wheel.

"I don't see many weaknesses in Alonso when he is behind the wheel - he has the full deck of cards," he added.

"Right now the 27-year-old is the most complete F1 driver out there in my view. He is in the Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost mould - and they won 11 titles between them."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73848