F1 2013 : All Chat Here

[stevyg]

He looks like he has learned from them blunders! lol

Yea...he joined Redbull! lol

 

[Nickyyy]

I think one of the best seasons was 2010, Most cars evenly matched. Went down to the last race. F1 CAN be exciting

 

[svensktoppen]

Maybe a Danish child replacing Perez at McL next year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula-one/24844304

Actually, reading between the lines, it looks unlikely we will see a serious challenge from McL until 2015/16... Quite extraordinary...

 

[gcon45]

Magnussen could be the one to save McLaren's bacon....

HEEEYYYOOOO!

 

[DEEJAY.B]

So Perez,s Telmex money hasnt appeared then ?

 

[DC.]

McLaren would want to put Kevin Magnussen in a Marussia next year to get him race experience before giving him a seat with them.

problem is Max Bloody Chilton is there with his Dad's backing (Aon) & Murussia need the money.

Magnussen will get a race seat before long though. talented kid.

 

[Stu Beck]

I think one of the best seasons was 2010, Most cars evenly matched. Went down to the last race. F1 CAN be exciting

And vettel still won! lol

 

[stevyg]

I think its a bit unfair to Perez if he was let go. The cars been crap all season, him and Jenson have had some great battles and Perez hasn't done terribly bad for his first season with McL. Would be a shame if he didn't have a drive next year, but I doubt that would happen considering the money he brings with him.
As for Magnussen, I have no doubts he will get into F1 but at the moment hes still a Formula Renault 3.5 driver, I think I would let him find his feet in GP2 before letting him step up to F1, the guys busting their nuts in GP2 to get a seat in F1 would be pissed if he was picked before them but we will see...

 

[C4L]

I think its a bit unfair to Perez if he was let go. The cars been crap all season, him and Jenson have had some great battles and Perez hasn't done terribly bad for his first season with McL. Would be a shame if he didn't have a drive next year, but I doubt that would happen considering the money he brings with him.
As for Magnussen, I have no doubts he will get into F1 but at the moment hes still a Formula Renault 3.5 driver, I think I would let him find his feet in GP2 before letting him step up to F1, the guys busting their nuts in GP2 to get a seat in F1 would be pissed if he was picked before them but we will see...

I agree but why would he want to find his feet in gp2 before f1, FR 3.5 and GP2 are very closely matched from car performance right down to the standard of drivers, bit of a step sideways

 

[DC.]

Stoffel Vandoorne, fellow McLaren development driver alongside Magnussen, was at the GP2 test this week at Abu Dhabi. He beat the GP2 lap-record & beat last weekends pole-time by three tenths of a second.

Kevin Magnussen beat Stoffel Vandoorne in the Formula Renault 3.5 series this year. It's nice to see some if these young kids with genuine talent rather than a load of cash pushing them up the racing ladder.

 

[Marc.W]

I wouldn't like to see Magnussen in the McLaren next year, maybe 2015 but give Perez another year and a good car, stick him in the Marussia

 

[C4L]

Stoffel Vandoorne, fellow McLaren development driver alongside Magnussen, was at the GP2 test this week at Abu Dhabi. He beat the GP2 lap-record & beat last weekends pole-time by three tenths of a second.

Kevin Magnussen beat Stoffel Vandoorne in the Formula Renault 3.5 series this year. It's nice to see some if these young kids with genuine talent rather than a load of cash pushing them up the racing ladder.

how haven't they been pushed up the ladder with cash? mclaren are paying for everything now and you can guarantee its the best of the best they are driving? and to get noticed and get picked up by the likes of mcclaren/red bull they have PLENTY of money to succeed in karting/formula ford/formula renault. I know Vandoorne from karting, they spent hundreds of thousands at that, would love to know what his budget for formula renault etc is!


not that I disagree btw, it'd be great to see drivers make it on merit, think those days are long gone though

 

[DC.]

@C4L yea those days are long gone. but it's the likes of Max Chilton that annoys me - seems a reasonable enough driver like his brother, Tom. but I don't think he's a F1 driver. At least these McLaren boys are showing real promise.

nobody is going to get far in motorsport without money now, be it F1, WRC, Touring cars or whatever. shame as a lot of talented folk are missing out.

the way of the world now.

 

[C4L]

Same man, chilton does my head in.

Agreed, you can tell when someone is there through talent and money or just money. rise through the junior formula competing half competitively despite the best of stuff yet never any big wins or championships but still end up in f1... i.e chilton lol on the other hand, hamilton/hulkenburg/bianchi/riccardo etc. they had the funds but so does everyone else when u get to F3/FR 3.5/GP2 and they really looked good. Im sure the Mclaren guys will get their shot, just unsure whether they are good enough to step in and really do a better job than perez imo, saying that i think perez is a bit of an unknown, he obv excelled in the sauber on those tyres last year and thats what got him the drive, how good he really is...???

 

[seanbob]

Kimi Raikkonen to miss rest of 2013 F1 season for back surgery

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111218

So he elected to go in for early surgery with the 2 races still to go though pay issues were apparently sorted?

 

[Marc.W]

Understandable if true, be good to see what Valsecci can do if he gets in the car

 

[DEEJAY.B]

Magnusson now favourite to take 2nd Mclaren seat next year . .

 

[Marc.W]

Maldonado out, Massa in, Hulkenberg favourite to replace Raikonnen at Lotus

 

[DC.]

random fact: next year will be Massa's 1st year in non-Ferrari powered car.

think BOTTAS will beat him, big fan of the young Fin.

the Lotus seat is the one they all want though there are seats at both Sauber & Force India.

 

[Marc.W]

Rumours are Hulk to Lotus and Maldonado to Sauber, Bottas has kind of stayed under the radar this year apart from the 3rd in Canada, hard to show off what talent he has in the woeful Williams.

Still not sure if I would have Magnussen in the McLaren next year or not

 

[DC.]

I would, in preparation for 2015 & the arrival of Honda.

he can't be that bad if McLaren are giving him serious consideration. plus they won't have to pay him big money.

wonder who McLaren's new title sponsor will be? don't think it's going to be TelMex by the look of things.

 

[Marc.W]

Honda would be funny, Honda McLaren Mercedes

 

[svensktoppen]

Rumours that this is a mule with the new Ferrari F1 turbo V6 engine. Sounds pretty unique whatever it is!

Plenty of dump valve worble Sounded mostly like it was about to die, lol.

 

[gcon45]

PDVSA vs talent.

Oil wins.

 

[DEEJAY.B]

Quantum money might still arrive ..
just too late for signing Hulk tho . .