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Remove the wheel fairings, clamps and canopy and I think there's a pretty exciting looking F1 car under there. I'd love to see something with those aggressive looking side pods and floor, a wide low rear wing and a sleek nose not designed with the ugly stick.

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The TAG thing was knocking around for a couple of weeks, it looks like Aston Martin have gone for a Force India rebrand now so Redbull will buy in the Renault bits and rebrand them as TAG engines. I remain to be convinced they'll get anywhere with this plan. Though I don;t know how the token system copes with a rebranded Renault engine.

As for Todt and Bernie being given carte blanche to "fix problems" hahahahahahahahahahahahahah aha ahahahahahah they are the fucking problem. Todt especially is a spinless fuckwit who has done nothing of any good. His highlight has been to insist that the minute silence after the Paris terror attacks was for people killed in road traffic accidents around the world ... he's a useless tosser.

And all Bernie does is promote his own agenda to make himself the richest dwarf in christendom.

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Dudley

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Looks like lots of people missed it :P

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That's Silverstone. They never actually OPEN grandstands.

I've pretty much given up on the place because of it. You can have 30,000 people standing against fences round the track and virtually every grandstand locked and ignored except on British Grand Prix day.

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It's all to do with the grandstands being temporary structures so they don't to pay council tax or some guff. If they open them up too often than they have to pay more money to someone. It is as you say a load bollocks. and why i too dislike going there with a passion.

Oh and 21 races ... i very much doubt that's how many we'll have. I think Baku is iffy as was as the USA GP. COTA doesn't have the money to pay Bernie and he doesn't think F1 need america at all. because he's a money grabbing tosser.

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That's Silverstone. They never actually OPEN grandstands.

I've pretty much given up on the place because of it. You can have 30,000 people standing against fences round the track and virtually every grandstand locked and ignored except on British Grand Prix day.

Mental!

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Now go and look at the facebook numbers for even back of the grid NASCAR teams or Football teams like Man U or Chelsea.. F1 is miles behind in terms of new media profiles.

For a technology lead sport they do seem to be missing the whole social media as a promotional tool angle.

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Now go and look at the facebook numbers for even back of the grid NASCAR teams or Football teams like Man U or Chelsea.. F1 is miles behind in terms of new media profiles.

For a technology lead sport they do seem to be missing the whole social media as a promotional tool angle.

Don't know what it's like with NASCAR, but people don't really support formula one teams as such do they? There are some teams I like more than others, but I more support drivers and even then it's rather mercurial; when a favourite ends up in a shit car and is battling for 10th I'll maintain a soft spot for them, but will lose a lot of interest and settle on one of the championship contenders to root for over the others that season. Equally you don't get the constant line-up changes like with football and I get to see the entire sport unfold on TV rather than one game in ten, along with immediate comments from the drivers and key staff, so there's far less interest in what the teams have to say about anything on social media.

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Ooooer missus.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-08/mercedes-sues-f-1-engineer-for-data-theft-before-move-to-ferrari


Mercedes-Benz AG is suing one of its Formula 1 engineers for taking confidential documents and data as he prepared to join competitor Ferrari.

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, which makes engines for the Mercedes Petronas team, is suing Benjamin Hoyle, according to an Oct. 19 filing released Monday. Hoyle, who intends to join Ferrari after his contract expires in December, searched for and saved files including a race report from the Hungary 2015 Grand Prix, mileage and damage data relating to Mercedes’ F-1 engines and files containing code required to decrypt raw race data files, the suit alleges.

The suit gives a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one of the world’s most secretive sports, where small technological advances can hold the keys to a winning season. Just four manufacturers -- Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda and Renault -- supply engines to the entire Formula 1 grid, at what autosport.com estimates is a cost of as much as 17 million pounds ($25.5 million) a team per season.

Hoyle’s "actions were calculated to destroy or seriously damage the relationship of trust" he has with Mercedes, the company said in the filing. "Mr. Hoyle and potentially Ferrari have gained an unlawful advantage."

Contract Ending

Hoyle joined in 2012 as one of four team leaders in the Mercedes performanceengineering department, which also supplies engines to Sahara Force India, Williams Martini Racing and Lotus F-1, according to the filing. On May 21 last year, Hoyle told Mercedes he would resign when his contract expired at the end of 2015.

Mercedes "became aware" shortly afterwards that Hoyle intended to join Ferrari and so reassigned him to duties that were unrelated to F-1. He was given a new e-mail address and proprietary data was removed from his laptop.

Despite his reassignment, Hoyle was found looking at race reports and took confidential data, according to the suit. He deleted files in an attempt to conceal his wrongdoing, the company said. Hoyle didn’t immediately return a request for comment via his Linkedin page.

Mercedes is seeking the return of all documents and information, payment of its legal fees, and wants to block Hoyle from joining Ferrari or any other F-1 competitor until after the 2016 season.

"Legal action is underway involving Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Ltd. and an employee," Mercedes said in an e-mailed statement. "The company has taken the appropriate legal steps to protect its intellectual property."

The case is Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Limited v Benjamin Hoyle in the High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division. Claim No: HQ15X04325.

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Dudley

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Don't know what it's like with NASCAR, but people don't really support formula one teams as such do they? There are some teams I like more than others, but I more support drivers and even then it's rather mercurial; when a favourite ends up in a shit car and is battling for 10th I'll maintain a soft spot for them, but will lose a lot of interest and settle on one of the championship contenders to root for over the others that season. Equally you don't get the constant line-up changes like with football and I get to see the entire sport unfold on TV rather than one game in ten, along with immediate comments from the drivers and key staff, so there's far less interest in what the teams have to say about anything on social media.

Have you never watched a Grand Prix in Italy at all?

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