F1 2012 thread

If Kimi is not willing to help develop the car like he did at Ferrari, then his stay at Lotus (Renault) will be be a frustrating one. I also hope that Vettel doesn't do a Schumacher and tries to win 7 championships and drive the fans to unconsciousness. Nothing is more boring than knowing the outcome of a race after the first lap or worse, before the start of the race.

Maybe the banning of blown diffusers might slow down the Red Bull. Going to be interesting...
 
I'm all for anyone but Vettel! I like him a lot but F1 will start losing some of the fans who returned after a few Ferrari dominated seasons. Let's hope RBR/Seb combo doesn't repeat Ferrari/Schumi combo.

Looking forward to red lights going off!!! :)
 
Robert Kubica has suffered another setback in his attempt to return to Formula 1 after breaking his right leg in an accident at his house in Italy.

It is the same leg he broke in a high-speed rally crash almost a year ago.

The Pole needs an operation to have a metal screw inserted just above his ankle and then faces a month in plaster.

He is said to have lost his footing in the garden of his house in Pietrasanta, near the coastal town of Viareggio.

Kubica missed the whole of the 2011 season following a crash during the first stage of the Ronde di Andora rally in February.

The 27-year-old was driving a Super 2000-specification Skoda Fabia when his car left the road at high speed and hit a crash barrier, which pierced the car and caused Kubica's injuries.

Having been cut out of the vehicle before being airlifted to hospital, the Pole underwent several operations to repair the damage to his partially severed right forearm and numerous fractures to his right elbow, shoulder and leg.

He is now out of contract with his former team Renault, who have changed their name to Lotus this season, after it was announced last November that he would not be ready to return by the start of the season.

Kubica is still hoping to make a comeback to F1 but it remains unclear when - or if - he will have sufficient mobility and feeling in his right hand to drive a grand prix car.

Lotus have said that they would like to help him return, but they have already signed former world champion Kimi Raikkonen and novice Romain Grosjean for the 2012 season, and they have admitted their relationship with Kubica was at "point zero".

Kubica, who was one of the most highly rated drivers in F1 before his accident, has also been linked with Ferrari.

Team boss Stefano Domenicali was asked on Wednesday, before Kubica's latest injury became public, about the prospects of him joining Fernando Alonso at the Italian team in 2013.

Domenicali said: "Robert is a great driver, but he had very severe injuries and he is still working to get back to normal living. We need to wait to see. That kind of injury takes a long time to recover from.
 
He might never recover fully. I loved watching him race. Pure speed and determination. I just get the bad feeling that he's done.
 
FIA bans reactive ride height systems

Formula One's governing body has moved to ban, before the start of pre-season testing, controversial new reactive suspension systems that several teams were working on.

Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan said the International Automobile Federation had declared the systems to be illegal for the 2012 season starting in Australia in March.

When asked about one reportedly being developed by Lotus, he said: “The FIA has just banned that particular type of system.”

Matteo Bonciani, the FIA's head of F1 communications, confirmed that technical head Charlie Whiting had written to all the teams on Friday clarifying the situation.

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http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/f1-grand-prix/fia-bans-reactive-ride-height-systems-1.1217996

More 'banhammer'
 
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Disappointing that the slicks still have the same colours. I though Pirelli was going to make the colours more distinguishable. It's pretty hard to see to see the difference between the Yellow softs and White Mediums at times during some races.
 
Hey if it gives the other teams a run their money it can look as ugly as possible but if it goes like a rocket it's all good :D.
 
killadoob said:
Hey if it gives the other teams a run their money it can look as ugly as possible but if it goes like a rocket it's all good :D.
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apparently most cars noses are going to look a tad weird this year, something to do with the regulations...:confused:
 
Next car launch is the McLaren MP4-27.. let's hope it looks decent. The 26 already had a very low nose, so it probably wont be much different on the 27 with the new regulations.
 
Does anyone know what the DSTV 2012 coverage is going to look like? As you all know, the BBC is no longer broadcasting all races and qualifyings live as the rights have gone to sky (BBC will now only show 50% of the races live). DSTV has always used the BBC live feed in the past so I wonder if we will also only be getting half the races live?
 
Tim182 said:
Does anyone know what the DSTV 2012 coverage is going to look like? As you all know, the BBC is no longer broadcasting all races and qualifyings live as the rights have gone to sky (BBC will now only show 50% of the races live). DSTV has always used the BBC live feed in the past so I wonder if we will also only be getting half the races live?
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If I recall correctly, that's not how it's all stuck together. We don't get the BBC feed, we get the world feed as organised by Supreme Leader and His Grace the great uncle Bernie Ecclestone himself. That feed happened to have BBC commentary in recent years.

FOM (Bernie and co.) negotiate directly with those who provide commentary in all the different languages for worldwide broadcast. We'll likely receive the Sky feed this year, so we'll lose Coulthard but keep Brundle.
 
HapticSimian said:
If I recall correctly, that's not how it's all stuck together. We don't get the BBC feed, we get the world feed as organised by Supreme Leader and His Grace the great uncle Bernie Ecclestone himself. That feed happened to have BBC commentary in recent years.

FOM (Bernie and co.) negotiate directly with those who provide commentary in all the different languages for worldwide broadcast. We'll likely receive the Sky feed this year, so we'll lose Coulthard but keep Brundle.
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Interesting! Thanks for that. Now if they could just do away with the stupid SuperSport commentators before and after the races...
 
I want the entire feed and not the super sport BS we get stuck with.

Coulthard gone :(, i was loving the little snide comments between him and brundle. We will see everything live for sure. It's just a matter of who gives supersport the feed.

I am so upset the david is gone :(.

If SS F this up i will cancel with them, i am only keeping dstv for f1 and a few other sports but mess with my f1 and i am outta here.
 
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