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I see RBR being even further ahead next year.
i remember a few times when ferrari didnt even use the new car for the first few season races and im sure mclaren have done the same before.
i remember a few times when ferrari didnt even use the new car for the first few season races and im sure mclaren have done the same before.
I would like to see Mercedes AMG up there with the front runners next year.
I would like to see Mercedes AMG up there with the front runners next year.
Indeed. A 4 team fight is better than a 3 team fight. Likewise, Kimi in the Renault up there too would be good.
[pedantic mode] Do Mercedes use the AMG brand in F1? [/pedantic mode]
In an exclusive interview with this week's AUTOSPORT magazine, Alonso said he had no worries over not winning a title since 2006, or Ferrari being without a crown since Kimi Raikkonen's triumph in 2007.
"I don't think about it too much," explained Alonso. "I know that I could have more championships, but you can't move forward by looking back - you need to look at the future and the present.
"I'm totally confident that this championship will come sooner rather than later, because I'm in the perfect team to do that.
"I have more motivation than ever, so it only needs time. Hopefully not many more years because, as you said, I'm 30 - and I don't know how many years I will be here. But at the moment I'm at the peak of my career, and I'm in the best team. I don't have any doubts that championships will arrive."
As well as having faith that Ferrari will be able to deliver him a car that is capable of fighting for the championship, Alonso believes that he is a much better prepared as a driver to make the most of opportunities that come his way.
"Now I am a much more complete driver," he said. "Maybe in a single lap or in a race situation it hasn't changed too much. But in overtaking manoeuvres, at the start, pitstop approach, or in mental preparation to the race, I think in 2005 and '06 I was much weaker than now."
For the full Fernando Alonso interview, where he reflects on his time in Formula 1, the 2011 season and his feelings on racing for Ferrari, see this week's AUTOSPORT magazine
Love how Alonso has destroyed the myth he is a moaner and not a team player, can't wait for him to win titles at Ferrari
There will now be a maximum race time of four hours to ensure that a lengthy suspension of a race does not result in a race that could run up to eight hours if left unregulated.
I'm fairly sure that's not right at all.There is a 2 hour or 200miles limit on normal race distances which is how they determine the number of laps. The 2 hour limit used to be a hard limit that the race had to end 2 hours after the lights went out, regardless of what happened. After Malaysia 2009 where the race didn't make half distance because of was stopped and then 2 hours ran out, they dropped the 2 hour hard limit to stop this happening again. However, Canada this year showed that if there is a lengthy delay then races could now go on for well over 4 hours. So they have put in a 4 hour hard limit so the race must end 4 hours after the lights went out. However, the race distance will still be defined by the 200 miles rule so they will all still be the same number of laps.
Statistically, they tend to have a less than good car at the start of the season, then improve as the season progresses.