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Countdown to the German GP! Jul 14, 2008 22:55:07 GMT -5

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Post by v/\v on Jul 14, 2008 22:55:07 GMT -5

After Lewis' big victory at Silverstone, McLaren will want to build on that and beat Ferrari again, Ferrari will want to make sure they do all they can to prevent that. I predict Ferrari will be very aggressive throughout the weekend to show that they still have more pace in their car which i believe is the case, McLaren will have to be on their guard. BMW-Sauber will want to improve dramatically, after their Maiden win in Canada they have looked half a second off their previous pace, with it being Heidfeld's home GP I'm sure they will look alot better than they have in recent outings. The rest of the pack minus Force India look very very tight, Red Bull, Renault, Toyota, Toro Rosso - in Vettel's hands at least, Williams and Honda are all capable of sticking at least one car in the top ten, but realistically only four will make it through. The Germans:Rosberg, Glock, Heidfeld & Vettel will be very quick and will all be in the top ten imo.

My Top Ten Grid prediction:1 Raikonnen 2 Hamilton 3 Kovalainen 4 Heidfeld 5 Massa 6 Kubica 7 Webber 8 Vettel 9 Rosberg 10 Glock.

Hockenheim is always a great place for some racing so should be an interesting race, early prediction for the winner: Hamilton, the guy is looking alot better behind the wheel after a rough patch.

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Countdown to the German GP! Jul 17, 2008 8:24:29 GMT -5

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Post by v/\v on Jul 17, 2008 8:24:29 GMT -5

Vettel signs on for DC's seat next year!

Vettel joins Red Bull

Eurosport - Thu, 17 Jul 14:22:00 2008

Germany's Sebastian Vettel will replace retiring David Coulthard at Red Bull next year.

The 21-year-old, nicknamed 'Baby Schumi' by a national media yearning for a successor to seven times world champion Michael Schumacher, is currently competing for Red Bull's sister team Toro Rosso.

He will partner Australian Mark Webber, whose contract was extended earlier this month.

"The decision was always very clear that Sebastian would be joining the team," Red Bull principal Christian Horner said at the German Grand Prix.

"We decided that rather than waiting we should confirm what we already knew and to do it at Sebastian's home race was an easy decision to make."

Horner gave no details of the contract, other than saying it was for 2009 with further options.

"I am very much looking forward to next year, it's a step up and it's always been my target," said Vettel, who as a 19-year-old became the youngest driver to score a point in Formula One when he finished eighth as a stand-in for BMW-Sauber at last year's US Grand Prix.

He was already the youngest driver ever to take part in a grand prix weekend after driving in Friday practice for BMW in Turkey in 2006 aged 19 and one month.

Vettel's best result was fourth place in China last year. Red Bull are fifth in the championship while Toro Rosso are ninth.

He said he had opened discussions with Red Bull about replacing Coulthard at around the time of the Canadian Grand Prix last month.

"In Sebastian we have got a very young driver who has demonstrated clear potential in the races that he's done at the end of last year and this year," said Horner.

"So for us it was a very easy decision to take. There were obviously other drivers that showed interest but at the end of the day Sebastian has been part of the Red Bull family for several years now.

"We've followed his progress with great interest and he's here very much on merit," added the team boss. "In Sebastian and Mark in 2009 we believe we have got one of the strongest driver line-ups in Formula One."

Horner said Vettel's main focus for the rest of 2008 would remain Toro Rosso and he would not start testing with his new team until after the end of the season

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Countdown to the German GP! Jul 17, 2008 12:19:20 GMT -5

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Post by Dan on Jul 17, 2008 12:19:20 GMT -5

My Dad was at Goodwood last week, had VIP into the Pit Lane and the F1 Garages. Should see some of the pictures he's got, unreal. Hamilton's car from last year was there too.

Might go and watch this race at the cinema if I finish footy in time.

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Countdown to the German GP! Jul 19, 2008 13:41:08 GMT -5

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Post by v/\v on Jul 19, 2008 13:41:08 GMT -5

Tomorrow's grid:
1. HAMILTON McLaren
2. MASSA Ferrari
3. KOVALAINEN McLaren
4. TRULLI Toyota
5. ALONSO Renault
6. RAIKKONEN Ferrari
7. KUBICA BMW
8. WEBBER Red Bull
9. VETTEL Toro Rosso
10. COULTHARD Red Bull
11. GLOCK Toyota
12. HEIDFELD BMW
13. ROSBERG Williams
14. BUTTON Honda
15. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso
16. NAKAJIMA Williams
17. PIQUET Renault
18. BARRICHELLO Honda
19. SUTIL Force India
20. FISICHELLA Force India

Raikonnen's car looked wild. Hamilton is on fire. Massa is on his tail and Kovailainen is doing his usual. BMW look to be lacking one lap pace and they are sliding down the quali lineups every outing. Alonso looked bright today too. Webber, Coulthard, Trulli & Vettel

all made top ten easily over the rest who have qualified outside the top ten. Piquet is not cut out for F1, wouldn't be surprised to see him gone by the next race.

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Countdown to the German GP! Jul 20, 2008 8:42:08 GMT -5

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Post by v/\v on Jul 20, 2008 8:42:08 GMT -5

Race Result:
1st Hamilton - Looked supreme, the combination of him and the McLaren is in a class of it's own.
2nd Piquet - Played the one stop strategy and it paid off big time thanks to the safety car.
3rd Massa - It's either the car or the drivers but the Ferrari didn't seem to be at the races at all.
4th Heidfeld - Safety car helped him up the finishing order, didn't seem particularly quick.
5th Kovailainen - Once again a very conservative drive from Heikki, he is the perfect team-mate to have.
6th Raikonnen - Again, didn't look at it all weekend, Ferrari need to do something quick or they will fall back further.
7th Kubica - Seemed solid, nothing spectacular, after a strong first half, BMW seem to be falling back like Ferrari.
8th Vettel

- Got a point in the end, another day he could have been a little higher but the big boys held their places in the top 7, had a right old ding-dong with Alonso.

The L.F.C Fan WF Legend \| WF:UK MVP 2008 \| Joined on: Nov 17, 2007 9:39:12 GMT -5 Posts: 6,325	Countdown to the German GP! Jul 20, 2008 10:16:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by The L.F.C Fan on Jul 20, 2008 10:16:45 GMT -5 Didn't watch it... was in Liverpool, Bleh my no finish from Hamilton didnt come true Piquet second? wow I predicted Massa would be on the podium tbh Raikonnen can feel dissapointed with 6th Hehe I predicted Vettel 8th

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