General F1 news

[w00dsy]

Eye Patches Arrrrrgh Us.

[nutty]

[Big Kev]

More pics of that sliced Sauber

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[Vilante]

Awesome

[matticooper]

new work desktop background

[Big Kev]

Paul di Resta's split with Anthony Hamilton has taken a turn for the worse after the latter filed a case for 'wrongful termination' and 'loss of earnings.'

The Scot and his manager, who is also the father of Lewis Hamilton, parted ways earlier this season although neither was willing at the time to give an explanation.

"I think everything's been said that had to be said. I'll confirm we're not working together," di Resta said in early July.

Asked to expand on that the Scot said: "I think it's been reported that we're no longer working together and that is the matter at the moment."

However, the dispute is now set to go public after Hamilton reportedly brought a case of "wrongful termination of contract and loss of earnings."

According to the Daily Telegraph, di Resta responded with defence papers in which he "alleges that he dismissed Hamilton after learning he had been misled over a multi-million pound deal with the Energy Drink company Go Fast, which never came to fruition."

The newspaper states that the Force India driver alleges that "he took the deal, set up by his friend Jordan Wise and worth €5.5 million (£4.3 million) less commission, to his former manager late last year."

"Hamilton allegedly said it would make sense to buy Di Resta's sports drink rights from Force India so that they could proceed with the deal, telling the 26-year-old they were worth €2 million (£1.56 million). After hearing nothing for some time, Di Resta allegedly went to his team at the Chinese Grand Prix earlier this year to ask them what the situation was.

"Force India allegedly told him that the rights were worth only €1 million (£800,000). At this point, Di Resta allegedly decided to terminate his contract with Hamilton."

[Big Kev]

Tyres for next three races:
Belgium: Hard(silver) and Medium(white)
Italy: Hard(silver) and Medium(white)
Singapore: Soft(yellow) and Supersoft(red)

[Big Kev]

Double DRS banned for 2013.

[Scottie]

It'll be interesting to see the wording on the rules banning that.

Also, apparently the teams have agreed to scrap the mid-season test. First test will be Feb 17th or so provided the Aussie GP/first GP kicks off a month later in March.

I heard Ferrari was chasing Kimi again... I laughed.
then again, that's not really surprising is it!

[Big Kev]

Vettel now has a waxwork model

[DexterPunk]

Haha!


Sent from Han Solo using TK-421's phone.

[Big Kev]

A little stat-age to fill the 5 week time...

Here's a quick look at the sanctions each driver has faced this season

Sebastian Vettel
- Malaysia: Speeding in the pit lane, fined
- Spain: Failed to heed yellow flags, drive through penalty
- Canada: FP1 incident with Senna, reprimand
- Germany: Left the track and gained an advantage, 20s penalty

Mark Webber
- Germany: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change

Jenson Button
- Germany: Pit exit white line, fined

Lewis Hamilton
- China: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change
- Spain: Car failed to return post-qualifying, sent to the back of the grid

Felipe Massa
- Spain: Failed to heed yellow flags, drive through penalty

Michael Schumacher
- Bahrain: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change
- Spain: Left the track without explanation, reprimand
- Spain: Caused a collision, 5 place grid penalty in Monaco
- Hungary: Pit lane speeding, drive through penalty

Nico Rosberg
- Germany: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change

Kimi Raikkonen
- Malaysia: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change
- Canada: White line pit entry, fined

Romain Grosjean
- Germany: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change

Nico Hulkenberg
- Spain: Pit lane speeding, fined
- Monaco: FP3 incident with Perez, reprimand
- Britain: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change

Kamui Kobayashi
- Europe: Collided with Massa, 5 place grid drop in Britain
- Britain: Unsafe manoeuvre in the pits, fined

Sergio Perez
- Australia: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change
- Monaco: Impeded Kimi Raikkonen in the race, drive through penalty
- Germany: Impeded Alonso and Raikkonen in qualifying, 5 place grid penalty

Jean Eric Vergne
- Bahrain: Failed to attend weighbridge, reprimand
- Canada: Pit lane speeding, drive through penalty
- Europe: Collided with Kovalainen, 10 place grid penalty in Britain and fined

Pastor Maldonado
- China: Impeded Kovalainen in Q1, reprimand
- Bahrain: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change
- Monaco: Breach of sporting code, 10 place grid penalty
- Canada: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change
- Europe: Pit lane speeding, fined
- Europe: Collided with Hamilton, 20s penalty
- Britain: Collided with Perez, fined and reprimanded
- Germany: Pit lane speeding, fined
- Hungary: Collided with di Resta, drive through penalty

Bruno Senna
- Europe: Collided with Kobayashi, drive through penalty

Heikki Kovalainen
- Australia: Illegally unlapped himself, 5 place penalty for Malaysia

Vitaly Petrov
- Hungary: Pit lane speeding, fined

Pedro De La Rosa
- Malaysia: Team personnel on the grid after 3 minute warning, drive through penalty
- China: Impeded Senna in Q1, reprimand

Narain Karthikeyan
- Malaysia: Collided with Sebastian Vettel, 20s time penalty
- Europe: Pit lane speeding, drive through penalty

Charles Pic
- Spain: Ignored blue flags, drive through penalty
- Britain: 5 place grid penalty, gearbox change

Mercedes
- China: Unsafe release for Schumacher, fined

Sauber
- Europe: Car 15 did not stay below the maximum time set by the FIA between the Safety Car Line after the Pit Exit and the Safety Car Line
before the Pit Entry in Q2, fined

Caterham
- Petrov used a front tyre in Q1 which had not been presented to the FIA Technical Delegate prior to the end of scrutineering, fined

[Vilante]

lol @ Pastor.

[Big Kev]

[TIMMY30]

Surely Maldonado wont have a job next year?!?!

[TIMMY30]

Surely Maldonado wont have a job next year?!?!

[Crowella]

Surely Maldonado wont have a job next year?!?!

[pab]

Does anyone know if Maldonado will have a job next year?

[wobblysauce]

Does anyone know if Maldonado will drink milk next year?

[bengatta]

does anybody know if maldonado has money for next year?

[Big Kev]

Does anyone know if Maldonado will have his braces off next year?

[Enforcer-J]

Surely only Maldonado knows?

[KNAPPO]

Does anyone know who Maldonado won’t crash into next year?

[pixelboy]

Has any driver in history won a gp in a season and then been dumped for the next year?

[Sambo]

Does Maldonado have enough front wings for next year?