Tag: Formula 1

Episode 16 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin us this week as we talk about Jenson to McLaren, Mercedes GP as well as a whole host of F1 news topics. Will Power goes full time in the IndyCar series and Ford tells the IRC to get lost. As always we try to solve IndyCar’s problems because they obviously cannot do it themselves. **NOTE: I broke my headset 30 seconds before recording the show, so the sound may not be up to par…thats what happens when you try and act like Kimi.

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F1 – Button/Brawn Fallout

Shaun

We now know that Jenson Button is with McLaren and Brawn is now Mercedes and the two are not together. However, reports that have surfaced within the last 24 hours shows how ugly the situation really was. The feelings between the two bring back not so distant memories of Fernando Alonso and the McLaren team. While there are obviously differences in the two situations, the bottom line is the same. Ross Brawn has stated that Jenson Button was in breach of his contract while visiting the Woking based team. At…

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F1 – Thoughts on Button to McLaren

Doug Patterson

As most of you know by now, the World Driver’s Championship winner-elect, Jenson Button, has signed a multi-year deal with British team McLaren Racing. This marks several historic milestones for the Woking-based team. First, its the first time ever in the history of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the two reigning World Drivers’ Championship winners will be on the same team. Second, this is the first time ever in the history of McLaren Racing that they have had two British drivers. Of course, team founder Bruce McLaren was a…

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F1 – Kimi Out for 2010

Shaun

Since Ferrari officially announced that Fernando Alonso would be racing for them in 2010, Kimi Raikkonen has been at the center of the driver market “fault line” that is set to completely reshape F1 next season. Speculation had him driving for the Woking based McLaren squad whom he had previous success. Instead, Kimi has chose that he will do nothing in 2010 outside of maybe making a couple more appearances in the ape suit. The 2007 Finnish world champion will take a sabbatical from Formula 1 racing during 2010 after…

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F1 – The Schum to Mercedes GP?

Doug Patterson

Talk about the mother of all silly season rumors! Could Michael Schumacher really jump ship and run for the new Mercedes GP? Although I think it would be one of the greatest things ever, I won’t believe a word of it until I see the signed contract. Quote from the UK Eurosport article… Spanish newspaper Diario AS claims that the new deal Schumacher inked with Ferrari back in September – due to run until the end of 2012 – will focus primarily on the Scuderia’s road car development, with the…

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F1 – Mercedes Buys Brawn

Shaun

As we lose one manufacturer, we now gain another as Mercedes announced today that it has purchased a 75% majority in the Brackley based Brawn GP. Also announced was the contract renewal of their deal with McLaren as well until 2015. Chatter had indicated that Mercedes would become more involved with Brawn GP, but to what degree remained a close secret. The team will now be a full works operation and will use the same Brackley base as opposed to opening a new location in Germany. Also, the management team…

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Episode 15 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week Mike is back from the Smokies and I try to fight off a nasty cold. We also hit off season news including the new IZOD IndyCar Series as well as discuss the Indy 500. Formula 1 news a plenty and all the other news you may have missed….which was not much. Enjoy and have a safe weekend.

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Episode 14 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Mike and myself as we try and wrap our head around Toyota and Bridgestone pull outs. We talk about Renault and other ramifications of today’s huge news. We also talk RHR to AGR? as well as IndyCar title sponsor stuff. Gronholm may be back the WRC and Pirelli may not be. All huge news today and no signs of a slow down anytime soon.

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F1 – Spygate 2???

Shaun

Offseason? We don’t need no stinking off season! So it would appear with all the news that has hit the wires the last couple days. Now we learn of a potential spygate 2 involving Force India and the new Lotus team that i snot even prepared a car yet. However, this is where the problem begins. Swiss press Motorsport Aktuell is reporting that Dr. VJ Malyah is very concerned that the wind tunnel version of the new Lotus strongly resembles the VJM-02. We must be cautioned however that F1 cars…

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F1 – Toyota Close Shop

Shaun

During the last few races of the Formula 1 season, the eyes of the F1 world were shielded to the ugly side of the business. We had no court cases directly related to results, we had no he said she said, (except for Jarno Trulli running around like an idiot) and we had the bright flashy new Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi that I for one was very impressed with. Then the season ended and as the curtain came down, another came up that and behind it is a train…

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