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Bernie Ecclestone is a MORON
Ecclestone made bigger headlines late Wednesday with his controversial proposal to install "shortcuts" at each circuit that each driver can use five times a race.
"You wouldn't get stuck behind a slower car," he explained. "It would be great for TV. I've tried to push the teams on this because I don't think the efforts to increase overtaking are working, but they haven't gone for it."
i would really like to know where can u install a schort cut in monaco, mann he is crazy, he should retire, the older he gets the more dumber are his ideas
Maybe they can build a bridge over the swimming pool. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by alex1369
I agree with you 100%
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How about an F1 fantasy league
http://fantasyf1game.net/
Open some time in February to create a league
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With Fantasy Formula 1, you get to be the boss of your own formula 1 team (well...almost!). You get £90 million to spend on 2 drivers, a car and an engine. Then, during each race, your team collect points depending on how well they've done. You get points for race position, qualifying position, fastest lap and if both cars from your chosen team finish the race. After each race the league table is updated and the player with the highest score at the end of the season is the winner. Simple!
Sounds good to me!
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Originally Posted by Paul
Good stuff!
Thanks Paul
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With March’s season-opener drawing ever closer and the first official test of the year set to kick off in just over a week's time, the teams are currently closeted in their factories, busily preparing for their 2010 campaigns. Over the coming weeks, however, they will all break cover and unveil their new cars to an expectant public.
After months of waiting, it’s always an exciting time, and with four brand new squads also joining the fray, you can guarantee there’ll be some surprises in store…
First up are Ferrari, who will take the wraps off their as-yet unnamed 2010 challenger at their Maranello factory next Thursday. Although they’ve already provided a sneak peak of an updated livery, complete with new sponsors Santander, their new car will be unveiled on January 28, with drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa both in attendance.
McLaren’s Mercedes-engined MP4-25, which will be driven by reigning world champion Jenson Button and 2008 titleholder Lewis Hamilton, will be revealed on January 29 at the UK headquarters of team sponsor Vodafone in Newbury.
Next up are BMW Sauber and Renault, who will unveil their 2010 cars at Spain’s Valencia track on January 31, the day before the first official test of the year kicks off. Although both have chosen to forgo the traditional glitz and glamour of a factory launch, team management and drivers will all be present.
Next in line are Mercedes. The former Brawn squad plan to showcase their rebranded ‘team’, and all-new driver pairing of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, on Monday January 25 at Mercedes’ Stuttgart museum, before unveiling their new car at Valencia when testing gets underway on February 1. Williams are also planning to debut their new car at the same test.
Red Bull and Force India are both expected to reveal their new challengers at the second official test of the year, at the Spanish circuit of Jerez on February 10.
As one of four new teams joining the 2010 grid, it’s understandable that Lotus are to wait until the second week of February to unveil their car. Technical officer Mike Gascoyne has revealed they plan to fire up their car’s engine for the first time on February 5, before launching it on February 12. It will then make its track debut at Jerez a few days later.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the new US team, have decided to break with convention and are planning to give their car it’s first run on home soil in the United States. The machine will make a low-key test debut at the Barber Motorsport Park in Alabama at some point in early February.
There’s still no official word yet from fellow newcomers Virgin or Campos. Toro Rosso are also yet to announce launch plans.
Current launch line-up at a glance:
January 28 - Ferrari, Maranello, Italy
January 29 - McLaren, Newbury, UK
January 31 - BMW Sauber/Renault, Valencia, Spain
February 1 - Mercedes GP/Williams, Valencia, Spain
February 10 - Red Bull/Force India, Jerez, Spain
Early February - US, Barber Motorsport Park, Alabama, USA
February 12 - Lotus
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This is last years' Brawn with this years' Mercedes Livery
More adjustments to the Formula One points system are being worked out ahead of the start of the season.
The old points system, which was replaced only a month ago, has been further revised by F1's sporting working group. The changes aim to increase the points awarded for winning over finishing second. The latest incarnation means a win would be worth 25-points, with a seven-point gap to second place which will be worth 18-points.
Although the new system still needs to be approved by the F1 Commission and World Motor Sport Council before it can be added to the 2010 regulations, it is thought that this should just be a formality.
Red Bull's Christian Horner believes that the increased gap between first and second places is a positive move.
"It is not because drivers don't want to take the risk, but if the points difference between a win and second is two points it is not the end of the world, whereas if it is a significant number it adds motivation for them to push each other very hard," he told The Sun.
Also discussed at the meeting were plans to award points for pole position and fastest lap, and although it was reportedly popular with some drivers, the plan was scrapped. Another rule to force drivers to make two mandatory pit stops in a race was also shelved, although drivers will still need to run both tyre variants during a race.
Formula One teams have agreed to change the tyre rules for 2010, by making the top ten drivers on the grid start the race on the same tyres they qualified on.
With the absence of refuelling, the amendment has been introduced to maintain a strategic element in the sport. It has been proposed by F1's Sporting Working Group (SWG) in order to improve the show, but will have to be rubber-stamped by the F1 Commission and the FIA's World Motor Sport Council.
The idea is that team's will have to decide between running a soft tyre compound, which should give a better lap time in qualifying but will wear out quickly during the race, or a hard compound, which will give a slower time over one-lap but should last longer. The addition of a heavy fuel load at the start of the race will mean that driver's who choose the softer, better qualifying tyre will have to be very careful in the early stages.
However, it has not been announced what will happen if the track is wet or damp on race day. It is most likely the teams will be allowed to change to the appropriate tyres, but those who qualifyied on the harder compound will lose the long first-stint advantage they would have gained in the dry. Ultimately weather forecasting will become even more important to the weekend's strategy.
It is the second last-minute change to the 2010 rules proposed by the SWG, after the group submitted a new points system for approval on Monday.
The new Ferrari F10.
Let's hope it's fast enough.
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