Formula One 2012

[tweety bird]

lotus have confirmed they will add a Coanda exhaust system at the Korean Grand Prix, but they will not test the double-DRS until after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

http://www.planetf1....-Coanda-exhaust

Three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart is eager to work with Romain Grosjean and help prevent the accidents that are "jeopardising his career".

http://www.bbc.co.uk...rmula1/19889915

for the second time...

i wonder if he'll take him up with his offer this time.

[tweety bird]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD_Qfv-vxtM

for people like me who forgot how the china f1 track go's.

[MattR]

i thought it was the Korean race this weekend? ^

[89CAL]

i thought it was the Korean race this weekend? ^

Yeah I was wondering what the China video was in relation to..... lol

[tweety bird]

meh @ fail...

[MattR]

all good, least this race is at a good time too. looks like rain forcasted as well.

[MattR]

http://www.worldweatheronline.com/honam-weather/shan-state/mm.aspx?day=4

[sh@un]

On another note, why does Grosjean have a superlicence while Loab was blocked from getting one?!?!

didn't want him winning everything as usual??

[Nee-san]

I doubt he would even make it into the top 10.

[tweety bird]

Honda is open to the idea of a return to Formula 1 in the future, even though it thinks such a move will not happen in the short-term.

The Japanese manufacturer turned its back on the sport at the end of 2008, when a worldwide economic slump left the car company unable to justify the huge investment needed for an F1 project.

There have been several rumours since then that Honda could be tempted back - and high-level sources have suggested that informal talks have taken place between the Japanese car maker and the FIA about a future F1 programme.

Now, one of its senior figures has admitted that there are grounds for it to consider a return.

Yoshiharu Yamamoto, a senior Honda board member who is CEO of Honda R&D, says that he would be keen to get the company back to F1.

"I cannot speak for Honda, but on a personal level I love racing, but there is a lot involved when you are in F1," he said in an exclusive interview with AUTOSPORT"s sister publication Autocar.

"It is the very top of auto racing and that requires a large commitment. But it is true that we do look up at those races and hope that one day we can take part again.

"I do not personally think we can just go straight back immediately, but there is potential for the rules to change and attract us. I follow the rules, certainly, and if they present an opportunity then it would be nice to go back."

Yamamoto says that Honda's current international racing efforts will be focused on the World Touring Car Championship – and only once it has started winning should it consider a further ramping up of efforts that could include F1.

"The first thing we must do is win in the WTCC, and then perhaps we can look further afield," he said.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103263

turbo honda?

sweet...

[Tai1or Made]

turbo honda?

sweet...

This.

[hrd-hr30]

I doubt he would even make it into the top 10.

except of course for the fact that he was in top 10 in the test he did with Red Bull...

Loeb completed 82 laps in total, his best a 1 minute 22.503 seconds, which left him eighth overall on the unofficial timesheets - just two tenths slower than Robert Kubica...

He was also 2.5 sec quicker than Bruno Senna. On a track he'd never seen before and with no open wheel experience other than one or two brief drives at other tracks.

[Roy]

Yeh but his age is?

Also what experience does he have of actually racing? Defending a line, overtaking...the sort of race craft the likes of Faildanado and Romain Cashagain have more of.

None the less it was impressive but at the time I remember reading James Allen or Joe Saward saying that it was on quali fuel load and new tyres against others doing testing - development work, so suggested it was much like Rossi's Fezz tests. Impressive at the turn of pace they have but a long way off being able to drive the things at the speed required to have a seat

[yogi000]

wish i was there!

http://youtu.be/R_Udp0ZSufo

[wolverine]

It confirms how shithouse Euro pop sounds.

[ctjet]

top shelf skirt more than makes up for it

[wolverine]

The net is full of topshelf without the music.....

....or so I have heard.

[hrd-hr30]

Yeh but his age is?

Also what experience does he have of actually racing? Defending a line, overtaking...the sort of race craft the likes of Faildanado and Romain Cashagain have more of.

None the less it was impressive but at the time I remember reading James Allen or Joe Saward saying that it was on quali fuel load and new tyres against others doing testing - development work, so suggested it was much like Rossi's Fezz tests. Impressive at the turn of pace they have but a long way off being able to drive the things at the speed required to have a seat

the Red Bulls' qualifying times at the same track that year in the 3 qualy sessions:

SV 1:22.108 ---- ----

MW 1:21.494 1:20.984 1:22.429

bah racecraft - everyone's been telling us for years that Vettel has no racecraft and can't pass - hasn't stopped him from winning WDC's

[sav man]

He's done plenty of circuit racing including coming 2nd overall at LeMans

[89CAL]

Korea + Lotus upgrades = Kimi's first win of the season?

It'd be good to see, save Vettel running away with it again because that looks like whats about to happen