The Four Horsemen Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I reckon Kimi will go there, either him or Charles Pique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I reckon Kimi too, the old mercenary. That leaves a plum seat open at Lotus though, two possibly considering how shit Grosjean is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LariatTom Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I've been fairly quiet since Le Mans...still rather stunned by Simonsen's death. At the front, Toyota really do have major work to do. Either Audi made massive leaps forward with this evolution of the car (which I suspect is true) or Toyota didn't make the leaps they anticipated, but the guys from K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windoesnot Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 A lot of it might depend on if Seb (and that knob rash Helmut Marko) has any sort of say in who his team-mate will be, would he want someone as quick as Kimi as a team-mate next year? Would Kimi want to go to a team where he would not be a clear no.1 driver and also remember how much PR work Red Bull drivers have to do, which is something Kimi doesn't like doing. Â I'd put my money on Riccardo getting the drive next year, he's proving to be a good hand and knows the Red Bull system (young driver program and Toro Rosso drive). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I'm not really impressed by either Torro Rosso driver to be completely honest. I'd rather someone like Paul Di Resta get a spot on a top team. Or bring back Kobayashi, see how close Vettel wants to get to him as a team mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Great night time practice on Eurosport at the moment. Climb Dance  Fantastic video of Ari Vatanen piloting his Puegeot 405 T16 up Pikes Peak. The road has been smothered with tarmac in the years since.  Five of the best   Cheers for the links, Not seen that before, or at least not registered I had. Have a lil bit of Vatanen love from the Paris- Dakar rally 1989-1991 Where he was fantastic. Should really dig out more of him to be fair. Astonishing career and driver, not least coming back from the smash in the 1985 Rally of Argentina to continue to kick arse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) I'm not really impressed by either Torro Rosso driver to be completely honest. I'd rather someone like Paul Di Resta get a spot on a top team. Or bring back Kobayashi, see how close Vettel wants to get to him as a team mate. Di Resta has been impressive at times this year, the drive in Canada was inspired. Â Riccardo shows flashes of potential, but JEV seems the more steady of the two. I see Kimi going to Red Bull, and one of the Toro Rosso's drivers going to Lotus, possibly even both as I cannot see Romain been kept around much longer even if the team principal is his manager. Â I think Massa will be the next to go, Hulkenberg, Bianchi and maybe even Rosberg could be in the frame to replace him if rumors are to be believed. Â I hate to say as I am a huge Kimi fan and by no means a Vettel fan, but I expect Vettel to soundly beat Kimi next year at Red Bull. Kimi is getting up there in age and I fear Vettel will out qualify him by enough of a margin to hold him off during races. Vettel for me has been the best driver on the grid so far in 2013, that is the first time I have felt that way towards him. Edited June 27, 2013 by jimufctna24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 27, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted June 27, 2013 Gonna watch my first motogp on the weekend, watched the doc. Faster and it sparked my interest. Gonna give it a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted June 27, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Great night time practice on Eurosport at the moment. Climb Dance  Fantastic video of Ari Vatanen piloting his Puegeot 405 T16 up Pikes Peak. The road has been smothered with tarmac in the years since.  Five of the best   Cheers for the links, Not seen that before, or at least not registered I had. Have a lil bit of Vatanen love from the Paris- Dakar rally 1989-1991 Where he was fantastic. Should really dig out more of him to be fair. Astonishing career and driver, not least coming back from the smash in the 1985 Rally of Argentina to continue to kick arse!  Your welcome. Some absolutely fantastic footage there. Yes Vatanen is a legend.  What about giving Sebastien Loeb the second Red Bull seat? He's tested an F1 car before and he is already involved with Red bull.  The gloves come off at Pikes Peak  Deltawing documentary on SS4.Repeated at 0100 and 0400. Edited June 27, 2013 by BigJag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cogitoergozoomo Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Loeb just signed on for Citroen in the WTCC next season so that rules him out. He is at the age now anyway where it would have to have happened by now. As fit as he is, 40 (by the time next season comes round) is definitely the twilight years of any F1 career. Â On the subject of the DeltaWing I like that Nissan pulled out of the project and then came up with this as their electric entry for next years Le Mans. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LariatTom Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) Loeb was also miles off the pace when he tested a Toro Rosso a few years ago with a view to doing a few races towards the tail end of a season (I think it was 2009?) and doesn't hold a Super Licence, which would make things rather difficult. Most young drivers can get that through their junior single seater career but Loeb has nothing in the way of single seater experience. I think even for Le Mans last year, he was ranked as a Silver driver... Â I'm not entirely sure Nissan pulled out of the project, more that they felt their work was done and Munoz wanted to continue and take it in a different direction, including making a coupe version for next year's USCR. This electric racer looks very similar, so they clearly feel that design concept is one that works for the experimental cars. If they manage to not only pull this off, but make it competitive, then I'll be very impressed. So, with it being Nissan, I expect to be very impressed. Â Silverstone, by all accounts, is very wet this morning, though the forecast I've seen suggests it'll be dry for qualifying and the race. Edited June 28, 2013 by LariatTom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted June 28, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) Loeb just signed on for Citroen in the WTCC next season so that rules him out. He is at the age now anyway where it would have to have happened by now. As fit as he is, 40 (by the time next season comes round) is definitely the twilight years of any F1 career. On the subject of the DeltaWing I like that Nissan pulled out of the project and then came up with this as their electric entry for next years Le Mans.    He's 40!!!. I feel sick. Never knew he didn't have a Super licence. That Deltawing homage should be ii interesting. I'm pretty sure the original engineering team is still involved. Oh well Pikes Peak should be fun on Sunday.  How Loeb Copes with The race to the Clouds  Amazing scenery.  Electric Challenge  The Monster of Pikes Peak speaks!  Dirt vs Asphalt  Loeb smashed the record on Sunday. 8m 13s. Knocked a minute off the old record. Plus was nearly a minute ahead of the next driver.  POV video of Loebs run  Wow! Definetly watch that video.  He kept an average speed of nearly 90mph up a mountain!  Pikes Peak Flat to the Floor: Great picture. Great article. Edited July 7, 2013 by BigJag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted July 9, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) It's the 20th Anniversary of The Goodwood festival of Speed this week. Some great pictures and information in the link below. Â Goodwood 2013 Â It's also the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911. Which will be the theme for the weekend. Â 50 years of The 911 Edited July 10, 2013 by BigJag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Last year was great with the Red Bulls there but I don't think I can get a day off work this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted July 9, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) Hi Loki. Any tips for the day. Should you go with a plan or take it as it comes?  Tickets are still available for Thursday and Friday.  http://www.goodwood.co.uk/festival-of-speed/welcome.aspx  The W196 that Fangio drove sold for a world record Edited July 14, 2013 by BigJag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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