Stephen Bailey
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kevmead said:
He should pay you, with the amount of money he has.
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He should pay you, with the amount of money he has.
Maxkarter
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Well Kev, I wouldn't employ him, as his eyes aren't at their best I think he would miss a few weeds, miss patches when mowing the lawn etc. 
Stephen Bailey
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Nico Rosberg has been officially announced as the second Williams driver for 2006:
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=34485
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=34485
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Stephen Bailey
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Sureshot said:
Yeh, Toro Rosso is the second Red Bull team. 13 isn't used in the numbers in F1 for whatever reason!
Maxkarter
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Some interesting news about the paddock!
Rosberg to race - official
03/11/2005 11:38
Nico Rosberg will be the youngest driver on the 2006 F1 grid after Williams officially unveiled the German driver's long term contract on Thursday.
The 20-year-old German is the son of Williams' 1982 drivers' champion Keke Rosberg, who was born in Finland. Rosberg will be Mark Webber's teammate next year.
"Given the attention he commands," said team boss Sir Frank Williams, "I am delighted he is making a contribution to formula one history."
Rosberg will kick off his grand prix career with a test at Barcelona late in November.
"I am really looking forward to ... learning as much from the team as I possibly can," Nico said.
Schumi slams new rules
03/11/2005 11:38
Ferrari ace Michael Schumacher has slammed formula one's ever-changing regulations as farcical.
The German, 36, referred to the latest raft of modifications ahead of 2006, including yet another qualifying revamp and the rolling-back of a newly pioneered one-tyre-per-race rule.
"(The rules) are constantly going back and forth," he was quoted as saying by a German magazine, "it's a farce."
Schumacher's remarks come at a time when the governing FIA is taking criticism for allegedly tailoring the rule changes to help Ferrari back to form.
He also pre-empted the next round of 'when will Schumi quit' speculation by rejecting the theory that not winning the 2005 championship might compel him to soon retire.
"My motivation is the pleasure I feel in purely being a F1 driver," Michael insisted, "not always coming first or smashing the competition."
Rubens asks for early start
03/11/2005 11:38
Rubens Barrichello has asked Ferrari to release him from his 2005 contract so he can get a start at Honda prior to Christmas.
While the Brazilian is being held to his obligations until December 31, therefore condemned to "gardening leave", his young successor - Felipe Massa - is happily already testing a Ferrari after driving for Sauber in 2005.
33-year-old Rubens' first Honda test is slated for January 11.
"But I hope Jean Todt will authorise me to do a couple of test days in December," he told the Estado de S. Paulo paper.
Barrichello had a seat fitting at Brackley based BAR last week. He said: "What I have seen is a young, hungry team and that usually works well.
"The new full size wind tunnel ... really drew my attention," he added of the facility to start working in March.
A very bold comment by the German!!!
Schumi: I'm just better
04/11/2005 12:14
Michael Schumacher has heard it all before. If you ask Juan Pablo Montoya and Giancarlo Fisichella, beaten by their respective McLaren and Renault teammates in 2005, what went wrong in 2005, you'll get differing versions of "I was not adapted to the car" (Montoya) and "I was unlucky" (Fisichella).
Seven time champion Schumacher, 36, doesn't buy it.
In fact, he calls it "rubbish".
"They lacked what my former teammates lacked - enough speed," the German boldly claimed.
Schumacher, who usually comprehensively beat the departing Rubens Barrichello at Ferrari between 2000 and 2005, told 'Motorsport Aktuell' that most stories about inferior equipment and 'number two' drivers are imaginary.
He wondered: "Why is it so hard to accept that some drivers are quite simply better?"
So where does Schumacher think his new stable-mate, Felipe Massa, will fit in at Ferrari?
"I expect that he will step at least into Rubens' footsteps, and if not he might even do a bit better job."
Rosberg to race - official
03/11/2005 11:38
Nico Rosberg will be the youngest driver on the 2006 F1 grid after Williams officially unveiled the German driver's long term contract on Thursday.
The 20-year-old German is the son of Williams' 1982 drivers' champion Keke Rosberg, who was born in Finland. Rosberg will be Mark Webber's teammate next year.
"Given the attention he commands," said team boss Sir Frank Williams, "I am delighted he is making a contribution to formula one history."
Rosberg will kick off his grand prix career with a test at Barcelona late in November.
"I am really looking forward to ... learning as much from the team as I possibly can," Nico said.
Schumi slams new rules
03/11/2005 11:38
Ferrari ace Michael Schumacher has slammed formula one's ever-changing regulations as farcical.
The German, 36, referred to the latest raft of modifications ahead of 2006, including yet another qualifying revamp and the rolling-back of a newly pioneered one-tyre-per-race rule.
"(The rules) are constantly going back and forth," he was quoted as saying by a German magazine, "it's a farce."
Schumacher's remarks come at a time when the governing FIA is taking criticism for allegedly tailoring the rule changes to help Ferrari back to form.
He also pre-empted the next round of 'when will Schumi quit' speculation by rejecting the theory that not winning the 2005 championship might compel him to soon retire.
"My motivation is the pleasure I feel in purely being a F1 driver," Michael insisted, "not always coming first or smashing the competition."
Rubens asks for early start
03/11/2005 11:38
Rubens Barrichello has asked Ferrari to release him from his 2005 contract so he can get a start at Honda prior to Christmas.
While the Brazilian is being held to his obligations until December 31, therefore condemned to "gardening leave", his young successor - Felipe Massa - is happily already testing a Ferrari after driving for Sauber in 2005.
33-year-old Rubens' first Honda test is slated for January 11.
"But I hope Jean Todt will authorise me to do a couple of test days in December," he told the Estado de S. Paulo paper.
Barrichello had a seat fitting at Brackley based BAR last week. He said: "What I have seen is a young, hungry team and that usually works well.
"The new full size wind tunnel ... really drew my attention," he added of the facility to start working in March.
A very bold comment by the German!!!
Schumi: I'm just better
04/11/2005 12:14
Michael Schumacher has heard it all before. If you ask Juan Pablo Montoya and Giancarlo Fisichella, beaten by their respective McLaren and Renault teammates in 2005, what went wrong in 2005, you'll get differing versions of "I was not adapted to the car" (Montoya) and "I was unlucky" (Fisichella).
Seven time champion Schumacher, 36, doesn't buy it.
In fact, he calls it "rubbish".
"They lacked what my former teammates lacked - enough speed," the German boldly claimed.
Schumacher, who usually comprehensively beat the departing Rubens Barrichello at Ferrari between 2000 and 2005, told 'Motorsport Aktuell' that most stories about inferior equipment and 'number two' drivers are imaginary.
He wondered: "Why is it so hard to accept that some drivers are quite simply better?"
So where does Schumacher think his new stable-mate, Felipe Massa, will fit in at Ferrari?
"I expect that he will step at least into Rubens' footsteps, and if not he might even do a bit better job."
Stephen Bailey
Executive member
iceman_waugh said:
Nico Rosberg beat the highly rated Heikki Kovalainen to the GP2 series title this year. 10 teams? Who's dropping out then? :confused:
Maxkarter
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Villeneuve out of F1
08/11/2005 07:25
Heikki Kovalainen will replace Jacques Villeneuve at the newly BMW-owned F1 team Sauber next year, a Finnish media source has said.
The 24-year-old GP2 runner-up, who is under long term contract to Renault and Flavio Briatore, would be released to race alongside Nick Heidfeld both next year and 2007, the source reported.
Kovalainen, from Finland like Kimi Raikkonen, is well known for beating Michael Schumacher at Paris' Stade de France for the 2004 Race of Champions.
The source also doubted reports that BMW's bill to buy-out Villeneuve's signed and sealed '06 Sauber contract would be just $3m or $4m.
Indeed, it was claimed that the Munich manufacturer would need to give Canada's JV a tidy $15m - significantly more than his '06 retainer - to spend the year gardening.
McLaren in turnover boost
07/11/2005 12:39
Pacesetting F1 team McLaren has recorded a $109 million increase in company turnover over the past 14 months.
The Ron Dennis headed group's total turnover was $406m, compared to about $297m a year ago.
Mercedes-backed McLaren finished runner-up to Renault in both the drivers' and constructors' titles this year.
In other brief news, November 7 is the twelfth anniversary of late triple world champion Ayrton Senna's last F1 race win.
The Brazilian, also in his last race for McLaren before switching to Williams for 1994, beat both Williams cars of Alain Prost and Damon Hill, on the streets of Adelaide (Australia), to the flag.
Notably, potential 2005 F1 team principal Aguri Suzuki was also in the field, placing seventh in a Footwork.
November 7 is also former F1 and Safety Car driver Alex Ribeiro's 57th birthday, while Jonathan Palmer turns 49.
Red Bull sign rival director
08/11/2005 15:31
Vienna - McLaren Racing technical director Adrian Newey has joined Formula One rivals Red Bull racing, the Austrian team announced on Tuesday.
Red Bull said that the 46-year-old Britain, who still has a contract with McLaren till the beginning of the year, is to start as their technical director at the beginning of February.
Newey is considered as one of the most successful and experienced Formula One constructors, having built cars for Williams and McLaren- Mercedes and winning world championship titles with both teams.
Red Bull, who took over the Jaguar team at the beginning of the year, finished seventh in the constructor's standings this season.
Next season Red Bull will race with two teams after buying Minardi, who will in future compete under the name of Squadra Toro Rosso. Sapa-dpa
Williams' 'big gap to bridge'
07/11/2005 12:39
The Grove team's Australian driver, Mark Webber, is upbeat about Williams' post-BMW era.
After giving 20-year-old 2006 teammate Nico Rosberg a welcoming vote of confidence, Webber, 28, said the outfit run by Sir Frank Williams could recover from a miserable 2005 with the all-new Cosworth-Bridgestone combination.
"There's not a person on the planet who knows what's going to happen next year in terms of the competitiveness of all the teams and the cars," he admitted, "but I think we finished (2005) pretty strongly.
"Okay, we still have a big gap to bridge to the form teams which were Renault and McLaren.
"But there were some positive things to (take) into the winter ... and I'm really looking forward to (engine supplier) Cosworth," Webber said.
"I think that we know as a team what we've got to work on."
Webber confessed that 2005, in which his best result was his maiden podium at Monaco, had been a 'hard' debut at a team for whom compatriot Alan Jones won the 1980 world championship.
He continued to 'AAP': "A bit of adversity is never welcomed but you've just got to make sure you learn from it."
Courtesty: Wheels24
08/11/2005 07:25
Heikki Kovalainen will replace Jacques Villeneuve at the newly BMW-owned F1 team Sauber next year, a Finnish media source has said.
The 24-year-old GP2 runner-up, who is under long term contract to Renault and Flavio Briatore, would be released to race alongside Nick Heidfeld both next year and 2007, the source reported.
Kovalainen, from Finland like Kimi Raikkonen, is well known for beating Michael Schumacher at Paris' Stade de France for the 2004 Race of Champions.
The source also doubted reports that BMW's bill to buy-out Villeneuve's signed and sealed '06 Sauber contract would be just $3m or $4m.
Indeed, it was claimed that the Munich manufacturer would need to give Canada's JV a tidy $15m - significantly more than his '06 retainer - to spend the year gardening.
McLaren in turnover boost
07/11/2005 12:39
Pacesetting F1 team McLaren has recorded a $109 million increase in company turnover over the past 14 months.
The Ron Dennis headed group's total turnover was $406m, compared to about $297m a year ago.
Mercedes-backed McLaren finished runner-up to Renault in both the drivers' and constructors' titles this year.
In other brief news, November 7 is the twelfth anniversary of late triple world champion Ayrton Senna's last F1 race win.
The Brazilian, also in his last race for McLaren before switching to Williams for 1994, beat both Williams cars of Alain Prost and Damon Hill, on the streets of Adelaide (Australia), to the flag.
Notably, potential 2005 F1 team principal Aguri Suzuki was also in the field, placing seventh in a Footwork.
November 7 is also former F1 and Safety Car driver Alex Ribeiro's 57th birthday, while Jonathan Palmer turns 49.
Red Bull sign rival director
08/11/2005 15:31
Vienna - McLaren Racing technical director Adrian Newey has joined Formula One rivals Red Bull racing, the Austrian team announced on Tuesday.
Red Bull said that the 46-year-old Britain, who still has a contract with McLaren till the beginning of the year, is to start as their technical director at the beginning of February.
Newey is considered as one of the most successful and experienced Formula One constructors, having built cars for Williams and McLaren- Mercedes and winning world championship titles with both teams.
Red Bull, who took over the Jaguar team at the beginning of the year, finished seventh in the constructor's standings this season.
Next season Red Bull will race with two teams after buying Minardi, who will in future compete under the name of Squadra Toro Rosso. Sapa-dpa
Williams' 'big gap to bridge'
07/11/2005 12:39
The Grove team's Australian driver, Mark Webber, is upbeat about Williams' post-BMW era.
After giving 20-year-old 2006 teammate Nico Rosberg a welcoming vote of confidence, Webber, 28, said the outfit run by Sir Frank Williams could recover from a miserable 2005 with the all-new Cosworth-Bridgestone combination.
"There's not a person on the planet who knows what's going to happen next year in terms of the competitiveness of all the teams and the cars," he admitted, "but I think we finished (2005) pretty strongly.
"Okay, we still have a big gap to bridge to the form teams which were Renault and McLaren.
"But there were some positive things to (take) into the winter ... and I'm really looking forward to (engine supplier) Cosworth," Webber said.
"I think that we know as a team what we've got to work on."
Webber confessed that 2005, in which his best result was his maiden podium at Monaco, had been a 'hard' debut at a team for whom compatriot Alan Jones won the 1980 world championship.
He continued to 'AAP': "A bit of adversity is never welcomed but you've just got to make sure you learn from it."
Courtesty: Wheels24
jarl
International Captain
stevie said:For the latest check out my list.
Wasn't Toyota planning on swithching to Bridgestones?
