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personally I think Bernie HAS a "smite" button - just to make sure no-one runs off with the Championship before the last race

Bernie has got nothing on the way Bill France Sr. used to manufacture results in NASCAR.

 

 

or Saddam's son in the Iraq PL :jesuswept::lol:

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Michael Schumacher is to borrow an F2007 from Ferrari's historic Clienti department once again so he can conduct a two-day test at Mugello from tomorrow ahead of his F1 comeback.

 

With Ferrari's request for a testing exemption to allow Schumacher to drive an F60 having been rejected by Williams, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso, Schumacher has taken matters into his own hands and decided to get some more F1 experience himself.

 

Having already conducted one day in the F2007, loaned by the F1 Clienti historic cars division, last month, Schumacher has requested the loan of the car once again so he can conduct two more days of running, on the GP2-spec tyres that the historic cars normally run on. His test will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

AUTOSPORT understands that Schumacher is paying for the test himself, which will be overseen by members of the Clienti department and not involve Ferrari F1 team members.

 

Since confirming he will be making an F1 return, Schumacher has been pushing himself hard to get back to race fitness. He spent time testing karts at Lonato and has been working on his strength and endurance.

 

Schumacher's progress is being overseen by doctors, who are keeping a close eye on his condition and have been conducting a series of medical tests to ensure he is ready for an F1 return in Valencia.

He means business.

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Michael Schumacher has abandoned his Formula 1 comeback with Ferrari because of a neck injury.

 

The 40-year-old, who retired at the end of 2006, was set to deputise for the injured Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix in Valencia on 23 August.

 

"Unfortunately we did not manage to get a grip on the pain in the neck which occurred after the private F1-day in Mugello," Schumacher told his website.

 

Schumacher suffered the neck injury in a bike accident in February.

 

"The consequences of the injuries caused by the bike accident in February, fractures in the area of head and neck, unfortunately have turned out to be still too severe," he added.

 

"That is why my neck cannot stand the extreme stresses caused by F1 yet. These are the clear results of the examinations we did on the course of the past two weeks and the final examination on Monday afternoon.

 

"As there were no improvements after the day in Mugello, I decided at short notice on Sunday to do that thorough examination on Monday."

 

Seven-time world champion Schumacher won five championships with Ferrari and had been working as a consultant for the Italian team before his decision to come out of retirement to stand in for Massa.

 

The German, who claimed his other two drivers' crowns with Benetton, has entered 250 grands prix, winning a record 91 of them.

 

His return was being eagerly anticipated but, despite trying everything 'medically or therapeutically' possible, he has had to admit defeat.

 

"I am disappointed to the core," said the German. "I am awfully sorry for the guys of Ferrari and for all the fans which crossed fingers for me.

 

"I can only repeat that I tried everything that was within my power. All I can do now is to keep my fingers crossed for the whole team for the coming races."

 

From BBC.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport...one/8186319.stm

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Badoer! :lol:

Just for you Meenz:

 

• Luca Badoer's return to F1 means there will now be two drivers in the field who competed in the 1993 season. Both he and Rubens Barrichello made their debuts that year.

 

• Badoer's promotion to F1 in 1993 came after a title-winning F3000 campaign the year before, where he took the crown with four wins.

 

• Badoer's F1 return means he will be the oldest driver in the field - taking over that honour from Barrichello. The Italian is currently 38 years old.

 

• His promotion to Ferrari race seat means Badoer will still only have driven for Italian teams in F1. He has previously raced for Scuderia Italia, Minardi and Forti Corse.

 

• Badoer is Ferrari's longest serving test driver, having originally begun work for them back in 1998.

 

• Despite having competed in 48 grands prix, Badoer never scored a point. His best finish was 7th in the 1993 San Marino Grand Prix.

 

• Badoer's failure to score a point gives him the distinction of being the driver with the most race starts who has not achieved that feat.

 

• His best grid position is 12th, which he delivered for Minardi at the 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix. In the race he finished 8th.

 

• Luca Badoer famously broke down in tears at the 1999 European Grand Prix after his car stopped with gearbox failure as he seemed en route to fourth place.

 

• Badoer's near 10-year gap between his last race at the 1999 Japanese Grand Prix and his return in Valencia is not quite as big as the 10 years and three months between Jan Lammers' races in the 1982 Dutch and 1992 Japanese Grand Prix.

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Badoer did well.

 

:lol:

 

Seriously, Ferrari obviously don't give a fuck about the WCC this season. They'd have been better off sticking Brundle in the car!

 

Cracking job by Rubens, really pleased for the guy... Anyone notice Vettel's naughtiness off the line? No wonder Button lost so many places....

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I was in the car on the phone to our lass who told me Fisi was on pole. My immediate reaction was "it must have rained then...." :lol:

 

Thats exactly what hubby said when he rang me from work..."I take it that it was a wet qualyfing then?! :blush:

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Awesome drive by Fisi today - easily the fastest on the circuit taking KERS out of the equation. That Force India is quick on merit rather than fluke and I reckon they've touched on an aerodynamic gem in the same way Brawn did back at the start of the season.

 

Depsperately unlucky for both Jenson & Lewis today, but that's racing.

 

Something I was wondering though is should Kimi be punished for taking to the run-off area at the start of the race? DC claimed that there's no advantage from being over there as it's dusty and full of crap but the question is did Kimi profit from it? Had he stayed on the 'track' I doubt very much he'd have been in 3rd extremely close to the back of Kubica as they entered Eau Rouge.

 

Trivia time - I wonder if this is the first time that all the current teams in F1 have all been pole sitters at one point?

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today's Times & the Beeb say FIFA are investigating Piquets "accident" last season in Singapore that let his team mate Alonso into win........ sounds like he was under instructions.............. and someone has the smoking gun................

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Either that or Piquet is a bitter wee man with nothing better to do any more. :lol:

 

I suppose it's feasible, but it's not as if Alonso was challenging for the title or anything. Then again, Renault still hadn't won a race by that stage of the season, so maybe their sponsors were getting antsy...

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