The season has turned on its head again, perhaps Mercedes are bribing Button not to beat Mclaren drivers in the remaining races with a Mclaren seat next year or something.

I belive this will be next year driver line up:

Mclaren:
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Raikkonen

Ferrari:
Felipe Massa
Fernardo Alonso

Redbull:
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel

Brawn GP:
Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello

Renault:
Romain Grosjean
L di Grassi

Force India:
Adrian Sutil
Vitantonio Liuzzi

(BMW, if they get a buyer):
Nick Heidfeld
Robert Kubica

Williams:
Niko Rosberg
Niko Hulkenberg

Torro Rosso:
Jaime Alguersuari
Sebastien Buemi

Toyota:
Timo Glock
Jarno Trulli

Team US F1:
Unknown
Unknown

CAMPOS GRAND PRIX
P de la Rosa
Unknown

MANOR GRAND PRIX
Heikki Kovalainen
Unkown

What happens if Massa isn't fit, if BMW doesn't get a buyer, if Alonso isn't going to Ferrari, if Mercedes by a stake in Brawn, is Bruno Senna get's a drive.

You've just made up some nonsense that you haven't thought about, way before 'The Public' have enough information to make that sort of call. At the most it's a rough guess. But I think you will be wrong in quite a few cases.

wtf, it's just thoughts, world doesn't end ?:chairs:

You are not allowed an opinion

Quote from dawguk :

You are not allowed an opinion

Indeed

Quote from aroX123 :

wtf, it's just thoughts, world doesn't end ?:chairs:

Because it is...

Quote from tristancliffe :

nonsense

There is no point for anyone to start guessing. You can have your thoughts at the point where

1) You actually know wheather/when Massa will recover
2) What will happen to BMW
3) Wheather campos & manor will actually start the season next year
4) Someone can provide a reason for Ferrari to switch "both" drivers, besides they've already got Fisico+Schumi in reserve
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n) etc.

You lot need to calm down.

Everyone is allowed an opinion, these are open forums, he can post whatever he likes. I'm sure you can find something worthwhile to argue about elsewhere.

Its a forum full of motor racing enthusiasts, you shouldn't be suprised if they're so anally retentive.

Quote from dawguk :

You lot need to calm down.

Quote from 5haz :

anally retentive

Anal retention you say? It might work ...

wow, Sutil 1st

Too bad fisi is last

Force India won't get a podium in this race, they have two teams running KERS at the front, even if their overall pace is slower the KERS cars will still beat them. My money is on a Mclaren one two.

Personally I'd put my money on FI since the Kers cars effectively run on electricity and you can get electrocuted by them. That'll undoubtedly affect the drivers' psyche and make them drive slower.

im not so sure, despite being a mclaren fan. the kers will be a big advantage in qualifying with the before and after the line opportunity to gain speed on the main straight but during the race i wouldn't be surprised if the fact that force india are so good at low drag high speed downforce, and mclaren admitting they have a problem with the same, means that a force india will be able to exit the parabolica with enough of a speed advantage to negate a kers boost and get into the slipstream. plus if they use kers to defend there, then there will be opportunities to pass before the second chicane and on the run into the parabolica.

No way anyone can get past those KERS cars at this track. I've forgotten his name, but the chief engineer of Red Bull says there is "Bob Hope or no hope" of passing a KERS car if you don't have KERS on your car at this circuit. If McLaren take a decent grid slot, they will undoubtedly win the race.

Does anyone know if the practice sessions will be replayed on the red button? They haven't been for the last 2 races, BBC are slacking!

Quote from hyntty :

Personally I'd put my money on FI since the Kers cars effectively run on electricity and you can get electrocuted by them. That'll undoubtedly affect the drivers' psyche and make them drive slower.

what~? lol
so Lewis, Heikki, Kimi, and whoever is in the 2nd Ferrari were all busy being electrocuted all year~?

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

Force India won't get a podium in this race, they have two teams running KERS at the front, even if their overall pace is slower the KERS cars will still beat them. My money is on a Mclaren one two.

yeah, despite Foce India being the quickest of all in S2, where all the corners are... but that's during today's practice anyway, things will most probably change again tmr~

but in qualifying the KERS will be a major boost, those KERS cars are half a sec up on everyone else in S1 today, assuming only when they're using the "double shot" strategy...

Quote from carey :

Wasn't that Christian Horner (the team principal)?

Yes, that's him. My memory is shocking sometimes. And it's the team principal, not chief engineer! [Edit, which is what you wrote]

Just a random thought from watching the free practices, anyone know who the woman in the Ferrari garage is?

It's their Janitor.

Quote from NotAnIllusion :

Just a random thought from watching the free practices, anyone know who the woman in the Ferrari garage is?

Is it the same girl in the picture in this post? I don't know who she is, just wondering.

Can somebody give me a live broadcast link ?

Quote from amp88 :

Is it the same girl in the picture in this post? I don't know who she is, just wondering.

Could well be, the stream I'm watching isn't sharp enough to say for sure

No way, one is DTM driver Susie Stoddart.