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Discussion in 'F1' started by Fast_ian, Jan 24, 2013.

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  1. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #1 Fast_ian, Jan 24, 2013
    Hey,

    Prompted by this from Autosport;

    Fred's gonna "work on his conditioning"! WTF!?

    Be interesting to compare Phil & De La Pinks times......

    Cheers,
    Ian
    Alonso to skip Jerez F1 test, Massa to run new Ferrari first - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
     
  2. Ferraripilot

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    #2 Ferraripilot, Jan 24, 2013
    Excited! Not the same minus Michael though :/
     
  3. Ferraripilot

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    #3 Ferraripilot, Jan 24, 2013
    Nico Rosberg on twitter today said W4 is indeed very quick but still lots of work needed.
     
  4. subirg

    subirg F1 Rookie

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    #4 subirg, Jan 24, 2013
    And how would he possibly know that?! Usual pre-testing speculative nonsense...
     
  5. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #5 Fast_ian, Jan 24, 2013
    +1

    As I keep saying, "hope springs eternal" in this (and all other I guess) sport. IIRC, both Fred & Phil claimed Clifford was good until it hit the track.......

    Presumably, he's gone quicker in the simulator than he ever did in W03. And we know what Kimi has said about sims! ;)

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  6. Ferraripilot

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    #6 Ferraripilot, Jan 24, 2013
    That's exactly right guys, simulators don't win races.

    Mercedes and Mclaren have *the* simulators on the grid these days, and drivers even mention they can tell if an upgrade works or not, but combine that with real life analogue situations such as track temps, fickle tires, and the type of underwear a driver is or isn't wearing and the sim numbers have just flown out the window.
     
  7. TifosiUSA

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    #7 TifosiUSA, Jan 24, 2013
    +1

    No idea what that's supposed to mean. Unless he ate way too much pasta in the offseason LOL shades of Mansell in '95
     
  8. freshmeat

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    #8 freshmeat, Jan 24, 2013
    It's Italian for, "I've been too busy boning my model gf, need to replenish the minerals before getting behind the wheel."
     
  9. rmani

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    #9 rmani, Jan 24, 2013
    this season can't come soon enough. I'm fiending for some f1 already.
     
  10. PSk

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    #10 PSk, Jan 24, 2013
    Soon the simulators will be how they race ... is this becoming pathetic and insulated little world of ours where everybody is petrified that somebody should die doing something that has purpose to them.

    Pre-season testing times and comments are utterly pointless ...
    Pete
     
  11. cmos

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    #11 cmos, Jan 25, 2013
    With testing just around the corner, has anyone seen any details regarding NBC's TV coverage? I can't find anything other than some basic team and race schedule info.
    It would be great if they had a pre-season catch up show to set the stage and then coverage of the test sessions.
     

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