Not really much of a surprise considering no changes at the top team and no new young drivers snapping at their heels. Although Vergne has been a disappointment after the speed he showed in the young driver tests.
F1 2013 - Teams and Drivers - Who goes where?!
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Not really much of a surprise considering no changes at the top team and no new young drivers snapping at their heels. Although Vergne has been a disappointment after the speed he showed in the young driver tests.
Vergne has had a difficult season, to me the car seems amazingly hit and miss which both the drivers have experienced, Ricciardo seems to have had a bit more luck and a little more experience from last season.
Both really need another season to show what they can do, though I am still a little peeved Algusauri was dropped so bluntly.
Updated the Torro Rosso drivers 
Not much of a suprise really!
Not much of a suprise really!
Ma Qing Hua signs for HRT - might want to wait for a proper source though.
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/ma-signs-for-hrt/
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/ma-signs-for-hrt/
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oh god, hope that is not true
Soldato
Well he can't be worse/slower than Karthikeyan, can he?!
Bit more info here - http://pitpass.com/47849-Ma-Qing-Hua-at-HRT-for-2013 - although still not confirmed officially yet.
I can't see them keeping either driver really, both are not known for being quick drivers and development seems non-existent.
I can't see them keeping either driver really, both are not known for being quick drivers and development seems non-existent.
Duke and Skeeter are like a tag team
Skeeter is the no1 in the team though
Did you not find his comment rather random / odd / out of the blue?
Also yeah seeing as Skeeter is a friend of mine, you tend to take an interest when people have a pop (well, just post rubbish). Hope we're not going down the same route as a few weeks ago.
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Having been in a car with Skeeter on track, yes I'm pretty sure he could.
Theres absolutely no need to belittle another drivers achievements, hes made it as far as F1 which is a huge achievement in it self.Did you not find his comment rather random / odd / out of the blue?
Also yeah seeing as Skeeter is a friend of mine, you tend to take an interest when people have a pop (well, just post rubbish). Hope we're not going down the same route as a few weeks ago.
HRT is no doubt the hardest car on the grid to drive, most the top drivers would probably struggle to get to grips with it with only the odd session as well.
I guess some people only feel good about themselves when they are putting others down.
anyway if his times werent set in a qualifying session they cant be compared to qualifying times with any relevance tracks improve as the rubber goes down ,the conditions wont be the same , the setup work more than likely hasnt been done at that point
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They'd be crazy to put Hua in a race seat over Dani Clos, who at least had a competent GP2 season (4th in the 2010 standings with a second tier team). It's not like Clos doesn't have any sponsor connections.
Then again, there's no point having two good drivers that have nothing decent to pedal in the first place. HRT paying Pedro is a luxury, they need more funds to develop the car.
Then again, there's no point having two good drivers that have nothing decent to pedal in the first place. HRT paying Pedro is a luxury, they need more funds to develop the car.