Deathstar_Kat
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There is a rumour at the moment that USF1 want Alex Wurz for next year
So it looks like Red Bull are keeping the same line-up for next year as Vettel is still under contract I believe.
There is a rumour at the moment that USF1 want Alex Wurz for next year
he already said that he wants to finish off his career in F1 with Ferrari. After Formula One, he surely will go to Rallying.What about Kimi back to McLaren next year?
I'd be amazed if Piquet was still at Renault by the end of the season after this, its one excuse after another from him and he is now turning against his own manager. No one expects him to be beating Alonso every week but at end of the day from 28 starts he's finished in the top 10 seven times (same amount of top 10 finishes as Bourdais!), compared to Timo Glock who has cracked the top 10 on 18 occasions (also racing against a much more experienced team mate).Piquet and Briatore in war of words
A war of words between Renault boss Flavio Briatore and Nelson Piquet has increased speculation that the Brazilian driver is unlikely to finish the season with the team.
Piquet admitted ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix that his place at the team was in doubt, with rumours having already suggested he could have been absent from the Hungaroring race, where the Brazilian qualified in 15th and finished in 12th.
Speaking to Autosprint magazine, Briatore said he expected more from Piquet and was critical of the driver for "opening the book of excuses" for his lack of results.
"I've always been fair with my drivers," Briatore was quoted as saying by Autosprint. "I expected more from Piquet because this is his second year with a full-time drive. He's done less testing compared to Alonso, but Webber as well tested less than Vettel because of his broken leg, but look where he is now.
"When a driver lacks results, he opens the book of excuses and begins: the fault is the weather's, a spectator's sunglasses, a spin on the straight, this and that...
"It's not true that there's a technical difference of seven tenths between Alonso's and Piquet's car. If that was true, we'd have a car capable of winning the title, and that unfortunately isn't the case. The technical difference has always been minimal and never longer than one race."
Piquet, who is yet to score a point this season, was critical of his team boss, saying he only thinks about money.
The Brazilian driver claimed Briatore, who left Sunday's race before it was over after Fernando Alonso had retired, has no respect for him.
"Flavio is a business man, but he doesn't understand s*** about F1," Piquet was quoted as saying by the Italian magazine. "He's my manager, but in his role of team boss he doesn't respect me.
"He only thinks about money, at how much money he can pocket in everything he's involved, he's a man with no friends. Every day everyone asks me what's going on, so why should I always keep quiet?
"Webber has been in F1 since 2001, he started in a different era, when testing wasn't limited. He's probably done more than 20,000 kms in testing, so it's not a fair comparison. Now the situation is more difficult for a driver with little experience.
"And besides that, I have to fight against Briatore and Alonso himself, who is a fantastic driver. When I wasn't competitive in qualifying, I was the first to own up to it. But if Briatore doesn't understand that, what can I do?"
Flavio leaving mid-race in Hungary disgusted me.
Nelson makes very valid points but unfortunately he just isn't quick enough.
and also :"Pessoal, eu ando sumido daqui, eu sei. Peco desculpas. Mas os dias tem sido malucos. Muita coisa acontecendo e assim que puder comentarei."
"Fiquem ligados nas noticias sobre F1. Muita coisa vai acontecer. Muita coisa um tanto... Nova!"
Flavio leaving mid-race in Hungary disgusted me.