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RTL make no indication on when an announcement will be made. Sportowe Fakty do go slightly further, but having asked a Polish colleague what the report says (as opposed to relying on a translate service) he says that - the article mentions a 'rumour' that the contract announcement will be made during the weekend. Hardly 'Fake News' as you dismiss it, and more a factually correct report of rumours that are circulating the paddock. |
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O'reillly. Have a look at the screenshot below when translated to English.
According to a Polish colleague (Bobby), it's exactly as the English translation says. "Experts expect that the British will announce it during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix." Not sure who Sportowe-Fake-ty's experts are, but clearly it's fake news. |
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It's clear that something will be announced by Williams sooner or later. Whether it is Kubica or whether it's this weekend that is a speculation point depending on which media outlet you read. Lets just accept that something is going to happen. Speculate on that. But lets not go to war on each other just because you happen to read something different from another member. Now a final warning across the forums to all members, when something is announced if I or any of the Mods see an "I told you so" post there will be action taken. I hope that's clear. SBF F1 Mod. |
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Stroll (with all his financial influence) and Sirotkin are getting a half-day each. Kubica is getting two half-days. The description of why is given as: 'Lance, as confirmed race driver for 2018, Robert with his huge experience and Sergey as a very promising young talent in F1' It seems they value his input into the team more than their current driver. And if they were assessing potential rivals for a seat, surely they would give Sirotkin an equal chance? |
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22 Nov 2017, 16:36 (Ref:3782225) | #805 | |
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Sirotkin, there's a surprise, what racing has he done recently?
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I'm not sure - but given the fact that he was backed by Russian investors for F1 a few years ago, and has still not progressed beyond Reserve Driver status (even behind Plamer), then it all points to Kubica being the focus for Williams.
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sad to say, but wouldnt surprise me at all if Williams are just trying to get money from every potential candidate via some sort of ride share arrangement for this seat.
also i am secretly harboring a suspicion that it will once again be Massa on the grid come OZ. consecutive three time retiree has got to a record worth striving for! |
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I suspect that airing his frustration about Williams' complete lack of development during the season lead to his current "retirement". Was the lack of development as a result of the car being so far off what Paddy Lowe believed was necessary, that it just wasn't worth the bother? |
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Formula One Licensing BV have registered three potential logos for a replacement to the current design. It is expected that these could be in use almost immediately after the Abu Dhabi GP.
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'Kubica impressed Williams in two tests alongside reserve driver Paul Di Resta at Silverstone and the Hungaroring last month. If he proves in Abu Dhabi on 28 November that he can handle the more physically demanding 2017 cars, he will be signed as a race driver for 2018.' |
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Didn't Kubica already prove he can drive the "more physically demanding 2017 cars" in Hungary?
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Where did you get this information that Williams are not?? edit: Seems as though that is the case. My bad. I understood it to be Sirotkin and Stroll day one, followed by Kubica and Stroll day two. Last edited by F1Guy; 23 Nov 2017 at 10:06. |
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So... who will drive for Williams in season 2019......
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Would he de able to deal with a situation where perhaps the power steering is failing in the last 10 laps. Would he be able to muscle the car home to stay in a points position? Does he have the hand/arm/shoulder strength to hold onto the steering wheel and keep it straight or prevent a spin when in for example tyre to tyre contact in a T1 situation? And a final point, how would his body cope with a hard impact following contact or a car failure? I don't mean getting out the car, he's proven he can do the time. I'm meaning the next session, the next day, the next race. We saw with Wehrlein if what I read was correct, the final race that he missed after the RoC accident, wasn't that he couldn't drive but to give more recovery time so that if he had an impact it wouldn't undo the recovery to that point. |
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Can't wait till they finally announce it is all I can say
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'Fake Charlie Whiting' tweeted a while back about plans to change the logo. It seems to be something Liberty are planning to do as another means to distance themselves from the BE era.
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And with Ross Brawn now saying that F1 should embrace digital media, it seems the sport is finally entering the 21st Century
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I presume they aren't entering the 21st century using a logo created in WordArt in Word '97.
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Those logos are hideous. They should hire me to do their logo, it would an easy million keep the dogs fed for the rest of their lives, and I'd come up with something a damn site better than those.
The first one would be the only one with potential. But really I think they should stick with the current but just modernise it. A better font, less italicised, do something different to the spikes, but keep the same negative space idea with the 1. Maybe I should whip something up in 15 mins and send it to Jean. |
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