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My deepest apologies Westy.

I mentioned it the very first time I heard him, so I think that would be back in the days of BBC606. Now I almost feel personally responsible for spoiling your enjoyment! Sorry!

 

So you should!

However, I feel lucky that I had my eyes opened and as that famous prophet once said, 'tis better to have ones eyes opened than to listen to a moron talking too fast'.

 

MARCA has more 2012 news:

McLarenDan,
I don't think McLaren fans should be concerned (especially if the article from onmicorse is accurate). Designers move from different teams all the time and the top guys at McLaren are still there. I think they'll be more concerned with what Bryne and Newey are up to.

 

50 kilometers for "publicity"... that's, what, 15-20 laps?

 

Buemi has is eyes on Le Mans this year, and Webbers seat next year. Does this mean he actually won the STR prize and has pole position for the red bull seat?

Also it is confirmed he will be reserve and test driver for STR too...

 

Is it time for a practice count down

 

More likely he's deluding himself.

 

PlanetF1 says that Alguersuari rejected a possible seat at HRT.

 

go for it

 

From La Gazzetta:

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I do wish my Italian was better! (It's on my list of languages to learn). Any key points in that you could summarise?

 

Pull-rod rear suspension, lower seating position, rear wing not final, venting heat from a single central hole, stepped nose, front wing like we saw in Korea, exhaust is in the defined area.

 

ugly?

 

Cheers for that. Nothing too radical that they're confident enough to boast about just yet then! Nothing there seems unusual.

 

Piola's article makes the 663 look like a conservative design, but it's worth pointing out that Piola could be completely wrong, just as MARCA were last year.

What we do know is that Pat Fry is willing to be a lot more creative, and Rory Byrne is quite active in the design of the new car.

 

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Yes its that time

 

Good one!

 

That front wing looks too wide. Or am I being thick and the wings aren't changing until 2013/2014?

 

Human right groups urge F1 teams to boycott the Bahrain Grand Prix
The whole situation keeps rolling on and on, surely the FIA and Bernie will see sense, I mean money.. no, wait

 

Yes.
Bernie is big friends with the Bahraini monarchy and its establishment, and would presumably - like them - prefer to ignore the grim realities of how the masses are being handled. He seems adept at turning a blind eye when he sees it suiting his interests; after all, business and morality tend not to sit well together&#8230;