tweety bird

you week v8ed cunts lol.

what's this 'race of champions' about?

kubica has more scheduled surgery this month, so he probably won't be back this year. i'm in good spirits about spa, with all the updates the teams are bringing it will be good.

there's not much going on just alot of - McLaren 'we can still win this championship'. Renault is coming to spa with a number of updates. teams want in-season testing. bernie's sill going on about bbc and sky tv deal. and at this weeks spa schumi is celebrating 20 years in f1.

crossed my mind but remember daniel is part of a team and it's nice to know the direction of the team. but i'll stop posting it if you dont want it.

sorry, i'll make it bigger so you can read it next time marlin. edit- maybe some pretty colors too. better?

HRT team boss Colin Kolles shares his thoughts on Daniel Ricciardo, the team's 2011 season and the upcoming Belgian GP... (you only need to read the first two) Q: 22-year-old Australian Daniel Ricciardo joined the team at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. What are the key qualities of your rookie driver? CK: It's always difficult to fully evaluate a newcomer. Daniel arrives with a strong background of 55 podiums in his short career which is very promising. Daniel received an unusual and nice birthday gift on July 1st 2011 and was able to make it to his first F1 Grand Prix drive. Three races later, Daniel will start his fourth Grand Prix in Spa and is gaining very valuable knowledge and experience with every lap he completes behind the wheel. Sometimes young drivers don't know what to expect, and we are working closely with him to build his experience and confidence in the car. Q: What are your current drivers' qualities? CK: Narain Karthikeyan has the widest experience of different categories which is very useful. Vitantonio Liuzzi is our experienced driver who will complete his 74th F1 Grand Prix at Spa. He is a really good fighter behind the wheel with a passionate temperament. Daniel Ricciardo is the youngest and a very talented rookie who shows that he is a fast learner. He needs to develop and is on the right trajectory in that regard. Q: What has been the best race of the season so far? CK: Canada was our best race so far where we scored the best result in our team's history. It was a great race with a positive ending. We made a step forward in terms of performance and in the championship position. The whole team has been working very hard and it is a deserved result. The drivers did a very good job driving more aggressively than ever in very difficult conditions. Q: What are the strengths of HRT Formula One and what are your next targets? CK: We will have to improve further and target 10th position in the championship. I am very thankful and happy for all the team members who are working very hard to move the team forward. I want to also thank our partners and suppliers for all their support. Q: What is the most difficult challenge for a team? CK: In terms of racing, to have the right set up, accurately predicting the effect of tyre degradation and, in mixed conditions, to make the right calls at the right time. Apart from the race there are many challenges every day. Q: Will the team bring any updates to the car after the summer break? CK: We have been working on updates for the upcoming Grands Prix of Spa and Monza which require different aerodynamic configurations from the previous ones. The car's set-up must reflect the need to perform with complete stability in the very fast and medium-speed corners, while also having the mechanical traction to deal with the slower corners. Q: We have seen the weather impact several races this year how much can that alter and challenge a team's efforts during a race? CK: The weather is often hard to predict. But we should be well prepared for strong performances. Some tracks like Hungary are notoriously more difficult given the conditions, which tend to be windy, and the fact that it is a track on which overtaking is a problem. But tyre management is always a key factor as well as timing your pit stops and tyre decisions perfectly. Q: What is your objective for the remainder of the season? CK: Our team has made improvements during the course of this season and we want to continue to fight hard to reduce the gap to the midfield. Q: What has changed with the teams new owners? CK: HRT F1 has new owners which have given us increased confidence in our F1 programme. Q: Liuzzi is to race a Ford Falcon at the Gold Coast 600 V8 Supercar event in October 2011, do you have any hesitation having one of your drivers compete in another series? CK: Well, to start with, we will all be in the Asian time zone and it is best to adapt fully to the time zone for the five out of the six last Grands Prix, starting with Singapore on 25-09, then Japan, Korea and India and on 13/11 the penultimate Abu Dhabi leg before the grand finale in Brazil. All professional races are a good challenge for well-trained drivers. In the end, mentally speaking for a driver, a race remains a race and it requires a very sharp focus exercise. Racing and getting kilometres under your belt are always a benefit. Source: HRT

.1 of 1.....F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is reportedly facing a "multi-million pound lawsuit" over the sale of F1 to CVC. Ecclestone has already been formally accused of paying a £26.6m bribe to the German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky during the sale of F1. However, he now also faces a lawsuit, which has been lodged in the High Court. According to the Daily Telegraph, German media giant and former owner of F1 Constantin Medien has lodged a case against Ecclestone, his holding company Bambino Holdings, his business partner Stephen Mullens and the German investment banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. The newspaper reports that it is "understood the case involves allegations that the deal to sell F1 to CVC Capital Partners for $1.7bn in 2005 was manipulated by the defendants resulting in Constantin missing out on over $100m in payments." Neither party has commented on the report. Ecclestone admitted in July that he had paid money to the recently arrested Gribkowsky but insists it was because German "threatened" to cause trouble for him and his ex-wife Slavica with the Inland Revenue. "The (Inland) Revenue obviously had to check everything. It took five years going through that. I didn't deal with it," told the Daily Telegraph. "The trust had to show it was correct. The taxation people in England at the time were in the middle of settling everything with the trust and the last thing you need is for them to start thinking something different. "He (Gribkowsky) was shaking me down and I didn't want to take a risk. Nothing was wrong with the trust. Nothing at all." hmmmmm Daniel Ricciardo says his future in F1 is not guaranteed despite Helmut Marko saying he's the most likely replacement for Mark Webber when the time comes Ricciardo, a Red Bull junior driver, made his F1 debut with HRT at the British GP having spent the first half of the Championship as a Friday test driver with Toro Rosso. And although the Aussie has contested just four grands prix and has yet to score a World Championship point, he is already being billed as a future Red Bull driver. The team's advisor Marko recently stated that when the time comes for Webber to retire, his replacement is "likely" to be Ricciardo. The 22-year-old is refusing to get carried away by Marko's comments, saying as present his future in F1 is not guaranteed. "The way I see it, there is nothing guaranteed for many drivers. Especially when you start in Formula 1 you have to make an impression," he told GPUpdate.net "As far as I know, nothing has been decided for next year. "I've got to do a more than respectable job at HRT this year and then we'll see what opens up for next year. "I obviously have a link with Red Bull, but nothing is really guaranteed for the long term." Meanwhile, Ricciardo is set to continue competing in the World Series by Renault this season. The Australian will take part in this weekend's round at Silverstone as well as at Paul Ricard next month. He is currently sixth in the Championship, having won at Monza and Monaco with his ISR team.

wow, that looks like fun.....lol

this x11ty.

watch behind the scenes of seb going around the topgear test track here

yes pics

noway thats insane.

more from schumi Hello my tifosi chums. You, more than anyone else in this crazy world we call F1, will be knowing what the situation is right now with a certain line of questions. "Michael, are you going to retire?" You know, if I had one euro for every time this question has been asked to me, I could have given it to the Greeks and they would have no debt problems. It was last year very similar. There are three totally boring and most-asked questions in F1 and that is one of them. The second is "Do you think Lewis is a dangerous driver?" and the third is, "Eddie, is that your own hair?" The answer to each is "no", "no" and "no". I am also constantly being asked what I think about Sebastian, to which I always reply with a bit of a wink attached: "I think he's the best Swiss driver since Clay Regazzoni". Which reminds me. Quite honestly and obviously there is something to be investigated about Italian surnames in F1. Perhaps there is a genetic link as to why there are so many who don't come from Italy. Let me start a list for you: Rubens Barrichello, not from Italy, from Brazil Jerome D'Ambrosio, not from Italy, from Belgium Paul DiResta, not from Italy, from Scotland, och aye Daniel Ricciardo, not from Italy, from Australia, mate Sebastien Buemi, not from Italy, from Switzerland Jarno Trulli, not from Italy, from Planet Whiney The last entry was, naturally, a joke, but you can see where I am pointing. Anyway, I am very much enjoying my summer break here at Schloss Schumi in Vufflens Le Chateau. It has given me time to reflect the season so far. Perhaps my two nemesis are doing the same. I am sure Kamui Kobayashi is doing something relaxing, like hurling himself down canyons in a damp suit. Vitaly Petrov is no doubt at a Black Sea resort gorging himself silly on beetroot-based snacks. Probably some insects, too. Quite honestly and obviously and honestly and obviously my season would have been a lot better if they hadn't been in the way so much. But it is my own fault. I keep forgetting things. I wake up at night in the cold sweat screaming "Unlatch the paddle! Unlatch the paddle!" There are so many buttons to press and it is always so difficult to remember what they do in the heating battle. Lieblings pudgie wudgie donut face says I can't remember to put the top back on the toothpaste tube at home so it's not surprising I fiddle with the wrong buttons when I have 'Banzai Boy' or 'Simples' breathing up my exhaust pipe. My starts are going great. No problems there. It's just my finishes that are not going so well...And Laps 8 to 46 could also be a lot better. Here is the typical race for me in 2011. Qualify two places behind Nico, 0.2 seconds slower. Not so bad. Good start, make up a few places Change tyres the earliest on Lap 12 Emerge from pits behind Kobayashi who's going to Lap 27 on one set and my DRS wing isn't working. Stuck behind him, strategy disappearing down drain like a rat chasing a sausage. Banzai Boy disappears and finally catch Petrov. Lose front wing in excitement of catching up another car Box for new wing. Come out in front of leaders and have to slow down to be lapped Lapped by Nico... who waves to me Press all buttons on the steering wheel at once to try to get the car to break down Car breaks down Give my "cheery battler" smile and wave to crowd on way back to pits Prepare excuses for interview with Lee McKenzie who will ask me, "So, Michael, how did it go...?" I will hint at a problem from Lap 7, but make little of it I then say I'm really looking forward to the next race. And no, I am not retiring. That is the first part of the season over, but already I am looking forward to the second part and my favourite circuit at Spa and the power of the Mercedes engine. With some nice improvements to the car we can make it to the podium in the next two races. I am certain of this. I just hope the improvement doesn't involve another button. Until then my little Schumsters, have a great summer break and if you see any strange or fascinating insects while you are out in the hot sun, make sure to send them to Vitaly, but please, whatever you do, don't send him the brightly coloured ones as they are often poisonous... The Schum

dam morgan and its 'revived models'.

i could see her at turn one just as the f1s approach start to talk about something completely irrelevant..... i wouldn't call myself a mummas boy, i spent most of the days on the weekend telling here to gtfo. she still does not know if she coming yet anyways.

i'm going with my old lady (mum) and i really dont want to sleep in the same room as her, she snores way to loud.

triple pack $906 - $1,110 but its cheaper to get a quad package. quad pack $794 - $947 both thursday to monday both 4 corner brabham have a look

i think i will skip the nitto pump and go for a tomei pump.

which one

f1 game sounds cool

ship

yes i'm interested from pf1 Michael Schumacher is adamant he will remain with Mercedes GP next season despite rumours claiming he's on his way out. Earlier this month, Corriere dello Sport published comments in which Schumacher reportedly stated that he was "the problem", didn't know if his "mindset is right for this team" and was considering his future. His manager Sabine Kehm was quick to deny the reports, saying that ""Michael has not spoken with anyone from the Corriere dello Sport." Now the seven-time World Champion has spoken himself, insisting he will be racing for Mercedes GP in 2012. "I'll certainly be racing next year, that is definite," the 42-year-old said at a Mercedes' function. But whether he races beyond next season remains to be seen. "We will have to see how things develop and how much energy and fun is still there," he said. Schumacher also spoke of his team's title prospects for next year's Championship, admitting beating the likes of Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari to the crown may be a step too far. "It would be presumptuous if one expects us to fight for the title next year, at the moment we are too far behind," he said. Schumacher, who has yet to finish in the top three in his comeback, is currently 10th in this year's Drivers' standings, a massive 202 points behind Championship leader Sebastian Vettel. good i'm happy now.

what about a rotary?

thats what i meen,he would be burning through exhaust valves quicker then the turbo though.