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Old 23 Jun 2010, 13:25 (Ref:2716852)   #1
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Changes at Renault? Ho-Pin Tung given a probationary Superlicence
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Based on his career résumé and comparative F1 testing times, the World Council has approved the granting of a four-race probationary super license to Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung.
They won't do this for no reason. Could Petrov be losing his seat?
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Old 23 Jun 2010, 13:43 (Ref:2716858)   #2
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Here's Ho-Pin not.
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Old 23 Jun 2010, 14:54 (Ref:2716891)   #3
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Could Renault loan Ho-Pin Tung out to another team, though? I know there were rumors about Chandhok losing his seat (I hope not), so maybe Renault have either let Tung go to HRT or the two have parted ways so he could do so? I'm not sure; it just seems more logical than replacing Petrov with Tung who really wouldn't be any better (probably much worse). If Petrov were out, I'd think they'd try to bring someone more experienced in.
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Here's Ho-Pin not.

Thanks for that!

Agreed.
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Old 23 Jun 2010, 22:04 (Ref:2717115)   #5
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Tung was a charming guy when I got his autograph last year, but he's not F1 material...
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Old 24 Jun 2010, 02:44 (Ref:2717190)   #6
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Tung was a charming guy when I got his autograph last year, but he's not F1 material...

So you could tell by the way his hand moved then?
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Old 24 Jun 2010, 07:30 (Ref:2717244)   #8
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Unless his cheque bounced, Petrov is safe.
Huge wedge of money + he has not been as earth shatteringly bad as we feared.

But you're right, they wouldn't give ho-pin a license just for the hell of it (and why would he shell out the mega bucks for one if he wasn't going to use it?)

So HRT or Sauber sound most likely.
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Old 24 Jun 2010, 08:07 (Ref:2717266)   #9
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Sauber would certainly move backwards if they put him in over Kobayashi. Possibly Hispania if the rumours of Chandhok Out are to be believed.
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Unless his cheque bounced, Petrov is safe.
Huge wedge of money + he has not been as earth shatteringly bad as we feared.
Added to the fact he is Russian, and isnt The Greatest Circus on Earth looking to run a race in that country?

Why do you think Chandok got a drive in the years leading up to an indian GP?

A local driver is just the boost an event needs. Anyone know any good Turkish drivers?
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Old 24 Jun 2010, 15:43 (Ref:2717468)   #11
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We'd all love to see Erkut in an F1 car, really.
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we'd like even more to see him try and get *out* of a f1 car again afterwards

but seriously. perhaps they're looking to put tung in for a friday session or something.
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From what i've seen, this guy really isn't any where near F1 just yet.

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Old 25 Jun 2010, 16:46 (Ref:2717910)   #14
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He certainly hasn't been too impressive in other thing's he has done. Two and a third years of GP2 ... and only two points finishes in feature races. I'm sure he's a nice bloke, and to his credit he did win German F3 back in '06, but I don't think he's really F1 material.
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From what i've seen, this guy really isn't any where near F1 just yet.
Have you seen his bank account?.

Money trumps talent in F1 every time.
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Have you seen his bank account?.

Money trumps talent in F1 every time.

The car would not going to win in anybody's hands, so you may as well get somebody to pay for the new motorhome.

Who needs racing drivers in F1 anyway, the show is what counts apparently, not the racing!

This is just sooooo frustrating!
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Ho-Pin to drive alongside Petrov

Errr, it sounds stupid
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But you're right, they wouldn't give ho-pin a license just for the hell of it (and why would he shell out the mega bucks for one if he wasn't going to use it?)

So HRT or Sauber sound most likely.
The Chinese government are probably paying for it. They bought themselves a GP and now they want a driver.
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The Chinese government are probably paying for it. They bought themselves a GP and now they want a driver.
yeah, no doubt they want this young half Chinese too work for them in one of the 'sweatcars'
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I bet they're Ho-Pin So.
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