No problems at Ferrari: Although I'm sure the media will keep going on about problems between Alonso and Ferrari, more rumours, more bullshit etc.
How reliable are RTL? I don't think it really matters anyway - my main doubt was that Luca would veto Raikkonen. But yesterday he refused to rule him out. We know Domenicali wants Kimi, and Briatore says Alonso won't care about Kimi (that he is not a "rooster" like Hamilton or Vettel). So I don't see anything stopping the move happening.
BTW I know a guy who has tweeted a lot about Red Bulls gearbox over the last 2 seasons and they do this ring change quite a lot in fact, it's just the media making up a storm out of a common procedure at RBR.
And Ferrari will smile and tell everyone there is no problem when clearly there is something going on. Lets face it, they're not going to come out and say 'It's all gone wrong and Alonso wants out' or something similar to that. If it was all fine and dandy, Luca wouldn't need to rebuke Alonso after Hungary and the scenes of yesterday wouldn't have occurred. It wasn't just what he said on the radio, his mood for the post-quali press briefing was pretty black as well so it's BS to say that he was happy with what went on (as he said later). Something is brewing inside Maranello, Ferrari also have the history of internal politics going back to the day they were founded.
@tgruener: #F1 @PaulHembery just confirmed: Red Bull will run a 1.000 km tyre test at Barcelona next week. 2011 car. 2014 tyres. Buemi & Ricciardo.
Quick body language of Luca: Alonso does not call the shots, Luca showed slight disgust at the suggestion by Eddie there and pretty much scoffed at the idea. Is a bit anxious of making a choice of driver to partner Alonso.
What do you guys think of this: "Both Red Bull drivers have been allowed to change 5th, 6th and 7th gears for exact replacements. Interesting. No conspiracy but damage there." Are you allowed to do that?
f1fanatic_co_uk Lots of work done on Webber's car in parc ferme. He's had the following parts replaced: Clutch Parameters for clutch change LHS and RHS front brake caps Airhorn Engine airfilter BSP wings RHS front brake calliper LVDT sensor Brake wear zero LHS exhaust and panel 5th, 6th and 7th gear ratio pair and associated dog rings Gearbox oil filters Engine crank shaft seal Lambda sensor Settings for change of Lambda sensor Windscreen LHS radiator duct LHS and RHS rear drum seals Radio antenna
Are u allowed to do all that after qualifying? Then why do you get penalized for gearbox change when you can do all that?
Yes you're allowed to do that and Red Bull in fact do this a lot. It's the media making something out of nothing.
Perhaps it's a BBC version of 'Blurred Lines'. Either EJ or DC will start grabbing their crotches and dancing. Also on a fashion 'tip', Seb's Boris Johnson hair-do is a major fail.
