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Old 25 Mar 2012, 19:19 (Ref:3048243)   #76
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steve nielsen should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
maybe we can start a petition for Nokia to start sponsoring Williams so Bottas can race
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Old 25 Mar 2012, 21:39 (Ref:3048363)   #77
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Old 25 Mar 2012, 22:38 (Ref:3048406)   #78
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 01:11 (Ref:3048445)   #79
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Held back by drivers? Not sure they doing car justice. Shame they didn't take a punt on Kimi.
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 07:11 (Ref:3048483)   #80
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Things are looking up - Adam Parr is leaving very soon .....
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 07:50 (Ref:3048506)   #81
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 08:36 (Ref:3048529)   #82
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They've definitely been carrying out some dramatic changes behind the scenes, and now with Adam Parr gone, they've sent out some pretty strong messages.

People can bemoan the fact Bruno and Pastor are in the car, but a) they're fast enough to show that the car is capable, and b) have had the money to help fund a car as competent as this. Honestly I didn't see such a strong start to the season from their pre-season testing, but on two different types of circuits they've been quicker than the Mercedes on race-pace and that's impressive!
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 09:05 (Ref:3048540)   #83
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I don't think anyone expected this from Williams this season, tbh!

Pleasant surprise, though.

Well, not if you're Mercedes

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Old 26 Mar 2012, 09:43 (Ref:3048560)   #84
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Adam Parr is to be replaced by Nick Rose ex CEO of Diageo.
Has he any motorsport interests?
He would have a good business background but F1 is slightly different to a large corporation.

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Old 26 Mar 2012, 09:48 (Ref:3048566)   #85
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I've expressed doubts about the Cosworth engine on another thread.

Williams seem to be proving my argument. Replacing the Cosworth has worked wonders for the team.
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 09:55 (Ref:3048570)   #86
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Nothing to do with the fact it's a redesigned car...?

I'm not convinced on this Cosworth argument. You got a Renault lump in both the Red Bull and the Lotus last year and it made little difference to Lotus' plight.

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Old 26 Mar 2012, 09:57 (Ref:3048572)   #87
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Things are looking up - Adam Parr is leaving very soon .....
Really? Excellent.

He is worse than Hitler. Like he did a degree on Formula 1 and got fast-tracked into a management role.

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Old 26 Mar 2012, 10:54 (Ref:3048617)   #88
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Adam Parr is to be replaced by Nick Rose ex CEO of Diageo.
Has he any motorsport interests?
He would have a good business background but F1 is slightly different to a large corporation.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98402
diageo had a strong presence with mclaren and at the monaco gp for quite a few years recently - was he responsible for encouraging that? that was a really nicely done subtle bit of marketing.
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 10:59 (Ref:3048623)   #89
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Pastor Maldonado is the right driver for Williams, no one has better value for money in F1 currently.
Haven't seen the race yet. Did he suffer damage? Just asking only Senna seemed to do quite well.
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 11:06 (Ref:3048633)   #90
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Nothing to do with the fact it's a redesigned car...?

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They really should have pulled the pin on the tech dept along time ago.

Good to see them on the right track at last.
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I think Sir Williams hiring Bruno was a stroke of genius. Bruno is a very capable and quick driver. I rate Bruno very highly, even if we ignore the Senna name. Also, look what Uncle Ayrton had to say about his nephew, Ayrton rated Bruno very, very highly too.
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Nothing to do with the fact it's a redesigned car...?

I'm not convinced on this Cosworth argument. You got a Renault lump in both the Red Bull and the Lotus last year and it made little difference to Lotus' plight.

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A redesigned car plus a better engine can make the world of difference.
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The Renault engine makes little difference to the performance of the car, the V8 engines have very little difference between them, maybe a tenth of a second or two. The biggest differences come from aerodynamics, and this is precisely why an HRT or a Marussia car is 5 or 6 seconds off the pace. Aero is King.
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Old 26 Mar 2012, 12:28 (Ref:3048725)   #94
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Haven't seen the race yet. Did he suffer damage? Just asking only Senna seemed to do quite well.
He was 10th until his engine blew up with 2 laps to go.

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Also, look what Uncle Ayrton had to say about his nephew, Ayrton rated Bruno very, very highly too.
Does it mean that much anyway? Bruno was what, 12, when Ayrton died? And let's keep in mind that it's hard to rate accurately a family member, without letting your heart bias your judgement.
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The Renault engine makes little difference to the performance of the car, the V8 engines have very little difference between them, maybe a tenth of a second or two. The biggest differences come from aerodynamics, and this is precisely why an HRT or a Marussia car is 5 or 6 seconds off the pace. Aero is King.
This is my point. I fail to see how a change of engine in this day and age of equality in F1 would make such a huge difference.

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This is my point. I fail to see how a change of engine in this day and age of equality in F1 would make such a huge difference.

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Cosworth have already done the maths to show that their engine could have won many of the races that the Red Bull cars have recently won. It's not that difficult to work out with the right software.

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The big news about Williams today is that Adam Parr is leaving.

It's a surprise, but not necessarily a bad thing. I never felt that he fitted the Williams ethos. He isn't a racer and apparently was not too popular in FOM/FOTA circles.

It was notable that he didn't feature in any of the post-race interviews I saw yesterday and this must be the reason.
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The big news about Williams today is that Adam Parr is leaving.

It's a surprise, but not necessarily a bad thing. I never felt that he fitted the Williams ethos. He isn't a racer and apparently was not too popular in FOM/FOTA circles.

It was notable that he didn't feature in any of the post-race interviews I saw yesterday and this must be the reason.
The bigger news would why he left?
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It is all a bit strange, isn't it?

Something sounds like it's happened fairly recently.

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P38 in workshop has a lot of promise if they can keep it on the circuit!
Mike Coughlan's appointment seems to have been a good move.In addition Pastor Maldonado has shown that he offers more than just a link to a juicy cheque.
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