USA & Brazil Chat! + Predictions

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Who will close the season with a win?

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El_Bando

El_Bando

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Bargain bucket edition....

use this thread for USA and Brazil grand prix chat!

I will try something clever come brazil to add a new prediction Poll!!!
 
I'll be watching hatchbacks ragging it around north Wales instead <ok>
I've gone for the unfancied Vettel again.

Daniil Kvyat has gained his super-licence and will sit in for JEV in FP1 this Friday in US then RIC in Brazil.

Also there will be two DRS zones this year with the new one being on the pit straight <ok>
 
I've voted Hulk because I'm voting for Brazil ;)

Nah, but I'm bored of the Vettel winning so I've voted a random guy out of the hat.
 
Bored of F1... Dominance is not a good thing for the viewing figures..
Will still watch, even after the first turn.
Vettel will win by nearly a minute if allowed to push or about 30 secs if they rein him back!
 
Sounds like Luca is a bit pissed off with Alonso rumours.

Alonso to race in Austin: a strong sign

Maranello, 11 November – Anyone doubting Fernando Alonso’s dedication to the Ferrari cause should think again. The Spaniard will be in Austin, Texas, right on cue to take part in the USA Grand Prix, as he himself confirmed on Twitter.

As a result of the compression injury to the back that he suffered after hitting the kerb in Abu Dhabi, nine days ago, he will struggle to be in perfect shape, but he is still totally determined to play his part for the team in this final part of the season, when every point is important in the fight for second place in the Constructors’ Championship.

“I am pleased to see that Fernando is so keen to give it his all, even when he’s not at his best,” President Luca di Montezemolo told www.ferrari.com. “It shows how attached he is to us and I am sure that his example will be a further boost for the whole team in its efforts to end this season in the best way possible.”

http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/alonso-race-austin-strong-sign
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I feel sorry for Alonso, he might be forced to race while not at 100%.
 
If the old folks are all going down with Lumbago, shouldn't they retire?

Seriously though, I don't think anyone doubts Fernando's commitment but the must be a big question mark again over Kimi's.
 
Dimi PAPADOPOULOS &#8207;@f1enigma 14m
Lotus wont use Valsecchi

Hmm if this is correct I wonder if we might get a surprise driver?

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In this sense, Mika Salo , former pilot and Finnish television commentator suggested the name of Heikki Kovalainen , who took part in Texas with Caterham, and also has experience with Renault engines, and has participated in some sessions Friday 2013.
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The fact Lotus are taking so long over it would suggest it isn't Valsecchi or d'Ambrosio. It's got way too late for it to be Hulkenberg. Kovalainen would be such a boring choice.
 
AbsolutelyGlorious said:
The fact Lotus are taking so long over it would suggest it isn't Valsecchi or d'Ambrosio. It's got way too late for it to be Hulkenberg. Kovalainen would be such a boring choice.
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The story has got as far as this:

Will Buxton &#8207;@willbuxton 1h
Bild and @NicolaBILD reporting Hulkenberg has turned down Lotus offer to drive in Austin and Sao Paulo
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Dimi PAPADOPOULOS &#8207;@f1enigma 1h
@willbuxton @NicolaBILD I think the next best option is Kovalainen

Kovi is looking ever more likely is seems.
 
Kovalainen is pretty much guaranteed the Lotus seat now, we're just waiting for Lotus to admit what we all know. Got to feel for Valsecchi, a reserve driver who gets overlooked when actually needed :(
 
With such a short stint in the car in very difficult conditions i can't see it doing a lot of good to anyone's career (hence why Hulk turned it down) so they'd need to be fairly desperate for a seat, and Lotus want someone who has driven an f1 car recently in order to have a hope in hell of scoring points. Kovalainen fits those two conditions the best. There was never really a lot of other candidates. Petrov? Senna? De la Rosa? Kobayashi's tied to ferrari...
 
Lotus are quickly gaining a reputation for treating their employees pretty poorly. What's the point of having a reserve driver if you never use them when they actually might be required? I feel for Davide i know it took him a few years to win GP2 but this year nothing has gone right for him, it's what probably lies in store for Leimer as well.
 
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