Spare Parts (F1 odds and ends)

48, damn it. I missed out some obvious ones, like Coulthard

 

I missed Coulthard too. Got to 27 pretty quick, then just had a mind blank for almost two minutes and ended up with 42. Missed Kubica.

 

I got him by looking at those little stars next to drivers who are still around

 

The one I kicked myself for missing was James Hunt.
I got Phil Hill, and Wolfgang von Trips, and Boutsen... but not him. ?_?

 

Jonny Herbert was one I missed. Muppet.

 

Mclaren going back to white shirts this season.

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Pre-season
Just before the first test, Kimi Raikkonen is ruled out of the first three races of the season after injuring his wrist when he shut his hand in his freezer door when attempting to get out an ice-cream. Boullier comments, "what do you want me to do, supervise my drivers to make sure they don't have accidents." After realising that he wouldn't be racing in 2012, Adrian Sutil ends up stabbing Bernie Ecclestone with a beer bottle whilst drunk. Mr E, never one to miss out on a spot of money-making, shows off his neck injuries in an advert for Johnnie Walker's drink responsibly campaign.

Australia
Despite pre-season claims of being more organised for 2012, Hispania turn up to Australia with just two front wings, two engines, two gearboxes and two chassis. Nonetheless, in a remarkable effort they are able to get Pedro de la Rosa out in the dying minutes of qualifying, allowing him to set a lap that is some 23 seconds off the pace. Unsurprisingly, the stewards deny the team the chance to race waving away Hispania's claims that they "were close to making the 107% cut-off". Charlie Whiting insists: "they must have got their Maths wrong as well as the design of their car." In the end Vettel secures pole position by a whopping two seconds from teammate Webber who is a further two seconds ahead of the rest of the grid. Vettel goes on to dominate the race, winning by a lap. His margin of victory would have been significantly greater if he hadn't stopped mid-race to make Bernie Ecclestone a nice cup of tea.

Rest of season
Just one race into his comeback, Raikkonen is sacked by Lotus after team boss Boullier is annoyed at him accidentally spilling ice-cream on the car. Kimi responds by saying, "I'll go and have a ****, and think about my future". Boullier announces his replacement to be Nigel Mansell: "we feel his proven track record should help the team move forward."

Just days after confirming Mansell, the Brit is sacked for being too big for the car. Boullier comments "I cannot sacrifice the aerodynamics to accomodate a larger driver." Fed up with trying to search for a suitable replacement he promptly opts to drive the car himself. He shocks the F1 world by qualifying the car on pole in his first ever race by over two seconds from a gobsmacked Sebastian Vettel, who had secured pole by at least five seconds at every race up until this point.

After seeing the success of Boullier, HRT Team Principal Luis-Perez Sala decides to make a shock return to driving in a move that will see 10% of the remaining workforce made redundant. There are now just 18 employees. However, his driving isn't as good as Boullier's and ends up retiring after one race during which he was lapped 27 times.

For more see: http://allsortsofmotorsports.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/my-f1-2012-crystal-ball/

 

Found this on Darren Heath's twitter (photographer of F1). Seems someone in the FIA has some sense of humour

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Nice to see someone in F1 has a sense of humour!

 

Dark skinned, well built, military haircut, loud voice....


I bet Hamilton was pissed when he was sent to the FIA to only find out it was a mix up

 

lol, i got 44 and missed Button & Massa.

 

I got 49, took me ages to remember Mansell.

 

Rumours in Italy that Mclaren might be looking at PURE engines for 2014.

 

Eau Rouge in the snow.

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It's not as bad as forgetting Lauda

I got 40

 

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Red Bulls could still take it flat...

 

That picture of Eau Rouge in the snow looks awesome! Anyone else wish we had the potential for a snowy race in F1? Obviously give the teams special tyres, but that would make Scandinavia a possibility for a race?

 

It's possible.

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