Jambo
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RichR
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http://www.motorsportretro.com/2013/12/alain-prost-renault-espace-f1/
I'd completely forgotten about the F1 Espace until it popped up on FB this morning, seems as appropriate a place to put it as anywhere!! I love this thing and the Ford Supervan 3.
[Edited on 02-05-2014 by RichR]
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kennySRi
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When I was a kid I always wanted to get a people carrier when I turned 17 to do up 
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Scotty_B
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Love the smooth lines of the Williams.  Always hated '0' on the nose, looked wrong.
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jrdn7
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Nigel Stepney (Spygate scandal 2007) died today, sounds like suicide.  Whatever mistakes he may have made, can't deny he was a bright engineer!
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Kyle T
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Looks like the field have caught up to Mercedes 
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Ben G
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I haven't watched fp1 yet, but I think you may well be bullshitting, judging by skysports' Facebook feed
I bloody hope so anyway.
1 season of Mercedes (read:Lewis) dominance, followed by close racing throughout the field would suit me fine.
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Kyle T
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Yeah I was being sarcastic, Merc smashing it again... particularly Lewis
Alonso to Merc 2015 just popped up on my twitter thingy, from the least reliable source ever...but just in case, you heard it here first
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Ben G
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Not a chance in hell.
Rosberg being german is crucial for Mercedes and they paid lewis silly money.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Alonso to Merc 2015 just popped up on my twitter thingy, from the least reliable source ever...but just in case, you heard it here first
Goes against CS view than Alonso is supposedly Button's replacement
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Rosberg being german is crucial for Mercedes
I don't believe that to be the case, there was a massive thread on the autosport forums in which German TV ratings were discussed, a few Germans popped it's pretty much a case of Sebastian being the German golden boy, and Rosberg being a Finnish outsider. He's not that popular at all in Germany amongst the fans, and the country seems to have no real affinity with the Mercedes AMG team, as their rampaging success is doing nothing to help the crashing TV viewings.
TV Ratings = Popularity = Marketing Value.
Rosberg is a Finnish driver working for an English team, seemed to be the opinion Either that, or Rosbergs own countrymen deem him unable to beat Hamilton - so they're giving up on the season early.
Alonso to Mercedes however?! Doubt it... Vettel on the other hand...
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JonnyJ
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Cant see Alonso going to Merc, despite how much he'd love too have a proper car under him for once. I however would love to see Lewis v Alonso again, that would be epic.
Just finished watching FP1 & 2, Lewis looking pretty sweet When his long runs came up i couldnt help but smile, so consistent and just miles in front of anyone else, including his team mate. I just hope he hasnt given too much away to Rosberg, he'll be pouring over his data tonight to see where he can copy Lewis.
So much for the field catching up to Merc eh. Saw a ridiculous rumour on Twitter the other day that Merc were actually holding back updates because they didnt want to show everything they had too soon in the season. Dont believe it for a second mind.
Good news for Mclaren fans though, looked a bit faster today, might be able to play with the big boys like FI, Torro Rosso and Williams and get a few points 
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Kyle T
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Anyone seen Lewis' AC Cobra he's been cruising around California in? Proper cool
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Anyone seen Lewis' AC Cobra he's been cruising around California in? Proper cool
Looked mint didnt it, probably one of my favourite cars of all time, not much tops it sound wise
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Ben G
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So cool he let shirt lifter drive it too.
Lad.
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Kyle T
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Indeed, ex-museum car apparently - he had Carroll himself approve of it before he croaked.
The tyres are epic, really cool car.
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JonnyJ
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I'd have definitely hit the white car in front had i been driving that van
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Ben G
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I'd just like to announce that I also have goodyear eagle (f1's) on my convertible 2 seater front engined, rear wheel drive sports car, thanks.
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Rick Draper
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Pleasing to see the change of chassis is doing Vettel a lot of good.....
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Kyle T
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Just to add to the silly season bullshit festival, Ron Dennis has been chatting up Vettel
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Ron Dennis has been chatting up Vettel
Vettel's leopard skin patterned seat covering sending out the wrong message?
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Yeah I was being sarcastic, Merc smashing it again... particularly Lewis
Alonso to Merc 2015 just popped up on my twitter thingy, from the least reliable source ever...but just in case, you heard it here first
Just to bury this rumour
Tobias Grüner F1 ‏@tgruener 46s
#F1 Rosberg quietly signed a contract extension till 2016 before the season. So no Alonso at Mercedes! AMuS: http://ams.to/xe
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djgritt
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Maldonado. Again.
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JonnyJ
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BOOM! That was tense.
Rosberg looked to have it in the bag after Q2, Lewis' car looked all over the place.
On to the race now, make that first corner 1st, pray for reliability and i think hes got it. His long runs looked awesome yesterday
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Kyle T
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Ace 
Couldn't login to SkyGo so had to settle with peasant BBC iPlayer coverage.
How the fuck does Eddie Jordan still have a job? He's still honking that Rosberg has the advantage tomorrow as he's more of a "thinking" driver and can manage tyres better.
Also, my favourite EJ quote... "the race and the points are all in the race"
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