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Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:21am

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Right guys time for Hungary.
Love the track hate the race so as is customary those who can stickout the whole race deserve a medal Smiley
I'll update the results after this race weekend. Sorry its been a bit disorganised lately, Rob has decided to take a leave from Simv maybe permenantly, and I've taken over the competition. But I've been swamped lately as well. But fear not it'll be sorted soon.

Enjoy as always and predictions in by the start of qualifying on saturday please.
 
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Reply #1 - Jul 21st, 2009 at 8:13am

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Off on holiday tomorrow, so can't wait for practice this week, sooooooooo,

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Reply #2 - Jul 21st, 2009 at 9:14am

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Reply #3 - Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:16pm

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Well I've missed about 5 so I think I'm out of the running, but:

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Reply #4 - Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:34pm
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If it's ok with you Craig, I'll predict but would you mind continuing the running?

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Reply #5 - Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:54pm

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thats fine mate. Smiley
 
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Reply #6 - Jul 22nd, 2009 at 1:00am

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If it's ok with you Craig, I'll predict but would you mind continuing the running?

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Reply #7 - Jul 23rd, 2009 at 9:28am

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Very short for time this week, so I've just copied & pasted the very first reply. I'm blaming Matt if this doesn't work out.  Tongue

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Reply #8 - Jul 23rd, 2009 at 2:18pm

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Reply #9 - Jul 23rd, 2009 at 2:53pm

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Reply #10 - Jul 24th, 2009 at 2:20pm

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In a possibly suicidal move I'm ditching RBR and Brawn and going with some old favourites Tongue

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Reply #11 - Jul 24th, 2009 at 4:42pm

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Reply #12 - Jul 25th, 2009 at 6:56pm

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Well Massa is incredibly lucky to be alive.
He's undergone surgery for a cracked bone in the front of his skull and has suffered a concussion.
He's in a medically induced coma and all being well will be revived tomorrow.
His place in the race is unlikely to be filled tomorrow as it requires a special dispensation from the FIA to allow a driver to take the start after Qualy. However in that unlikely event, Marc Gene is the 3rd driver at the track this weekend, and both Luca Badoer and Michael Schumacher are avaliable as replacements at short notice.
Luca Collegiani (or however its spelt) has stated Felipe could be back in the car in 6 weeks. Valencia is the next gp in 4 weeks time.
No names mentioned as of yet  for that race. Although in theory Bourdais would be the most logical choice for a single race replacement as he is the man with the most recent race experience.
Any longer, you'll likely see Schumacher offered the drive first followed by Badoer as he was the man involved most with the F60's development over the winter.
 
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Reply #13 - Jul 26th, 2009 at 10:22am

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Good race
Nice drive from lewis and Kimi.
Interesting to see the Brawns dropping further and further back. I think the next race or two will decide who Red Bull back for their title charge.
Mclaren are now almost equal to Red Bull for pace Ferrari have jumped Brawn, Its now just a case for Jenson, hoping that Ferrari and Mclaren keep taking points off of Red Bull.
 
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Reply #14 - Jul 26th, 2009 at 11:39am

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Nasty picture in the sport section of the Sunday Times today. Shows Massa being lifted from the car, and the impact point just above and to the left of his left eye, where the top of the visor and helmet shell overlap. God knows what would have happened had it been an inch lower judging by the state of his helmet.

Hope he gets back in the seat at some point soon. It'll be interesting to see who Ferrari put in the seat for the rest of the season; one driver? Or maybe play a few wildcards?
 
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Reply #15 - Jul 26th, 2009 at 12:03pm

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They wont swap them around. It'll be one driver barring really poor performances. Marc Gene is still the first in line.
Willi Weber has said it is unlikely Michael will take Felipe's spot, but the interesting thing there is, last night he said he definitly wouldn't. So its possible Schumi has been discussing it. And if all else fails Badoer will go. Or they could go back in time and get Mika Salo to deputise like he did for schumi in 99. Cheesy
As someone was saying on the autosport website, if Felipe is able to get back into the car this season he can thank Max Mosely. Apparently helmet companies were asking the FIA to relax the rules on tolerances in situations like this because it was getting too expensive. But Max refused to relent on it. This visor for instance must be able to withstand an impact of upto 500KPH without the visor being penetrated.
This is very simmilar in terms of positioning to what happend to Ayrton Senna. Same region of the helmet, a large piece from the car striking the visor/upper corner of the helmet. Felipe will get to see the birth of his baby in november because of the lessons learned from the Senna accident.
 
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Reply #16 - Jul 26th, 2009 at 12:38pm

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Craig. wrote on Jul 26th, 2009 at 12:03pm:
As someone was saying on the autosport website, if Felipe is able to get back into the car this season he can thank Max Mosely. Apparently helmet companies were asking the FIA to relax the rules on tolerances in situations like this because it was getting too expensive. But Max refused to relent on it. This visor for instance must be able to withstand an impact of upto 500KPH without the visor being penetrated.


Much as people dislike Max and his politics, his reign as FIA chief has to go down in history as a success purely on the work he has done to ensure motorsport is as safe as it is.

I quite agree that it'll probably be Marc Gene for the rest of the year, or part of it til Felipe returns, but you can't help but think in todays ultra commercial F1, and with Ferrari always picking experienced drivers from other teams (pretty much without fail - and with Alonso already lined up for next year), they could generate far more interest in the brand (during a season which ultimately, like McLaren, has been a failure) by putting some interesting, suitably qualified, names in the seat.
 
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Reply #17 - Jul 26th, 2009 at 12:51pm

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Something very interesting a few people have picked up on.
flavio's response to the question, "will Fernando be in a renault next year" He responded, "Well he's in the car for now, and we'll take it race by race"
Could it be possible Ferrari may buy out his contract early from Renault, who are known to be desperate to cut costs.
 
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Reply #18 - Jul 26th, 2009 at 12:57pm

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77354

Wow. I think that may have just sealed my previous post. Shocked
 
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Reply #19 - Jul 26th, 2009 at 1:37pm

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Too right! In light of last weekend, and yesterday, how utterly daft.

As for the seat, I suspect Renault could do with bedding in a (potentially) all new driver line up before the new season.

Massa's misfortune could be Piquet's next lifeline though.
 
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Reply #20 - Jul 26th, 2009 at 6:55pm
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It was a good race and I enjoyed it. Lewis & Kimi deserved their results. On a side note I watched part of the race online.. with CBBC commentary.  Tongue
 
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Reply #21 - Jul 27th, 2009 at 3:55pm

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The latest I've heard about Massa is that there is a worry about permanent damage to his left eye... Sufficient enough to end his driving career.  Undecided Undecided
 
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Reply #22 - Jul 27th, 2009 at 4:47pm

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They've updated it to say there is no news on his eye. Untill he is able to open it they wont know.
They've woken him up and dont predict they'll be sedating him again. He's been moving his arms and legs, and answering the questions.
They've not asked him if he remembers the crash.
It'll be 7 to 10 days before they know if there is any permenant damage.

Marc Gene is apparently at Viarano doing pitstop practice.
Sabine, (michael Schumachers press agent) has said Michael has been keeping fit and is in the condition and ready to race single seaters competitivly if asked, but he has neither been asked, and has not asked to take the seat.
Luca and stefano will sit down this week and discuss how best to fill the seat for the required races.
 
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Reply #23 - Jul 28th, 2009 at 8:41am

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Massa Update.
He should be able to leave hospital in the next 10 days, and he's doing much better, talking with his friends and family.

Driver update:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77395

Otherwise nothing new on that front.
But my head may explode. Cheesy

Main thing is Massa seems to be recovering well and quickly.
 
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