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MelvinYeo

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What a race!Montoya had problems and Ralf spinning all over the place at the Casino
 

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feck,MS 6 time world champion :(

So close,yet so far :(
 

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Schumi - 6 times World Champions

Best Driver ever ever in the World :drool:

:D :D :D :D :D :D - one for each championship.
 

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Congrats to Shummi for the 6th WDC and Ferrari on consecutive 5th WCC :D :D
and I hope motormouth montoya remains 3rd in 2004 :lol:
 

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pjaya said:
Congrats to Shummi for the 6th WDC and Ferrari on consecutive 5th WCC :D :D
and I hope motormouth montoya remains 3rd in 2004 :lol:
I hope Montoya doesn't even get 3rd.

Predictions for 2004:

Michael Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
Kimi Raikkonen
Rubens Barrichello
Motormouth...

Also, brothers contesting for the title will make things more interesting.
 

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Cal said:
I hope Montoya doesn't even get 3rd.

Predictions for 2004:

Michael Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
Kimi Raikkonen
Rubens Barrichello
Motormouth...

Also, brothers contesting for the title will make things more interesting.
I prefer a head to head between Kimi and MS :smirk:
 

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Okay so M.Shumi is Champ (again!) :(
Obviously I am not too happy, but to be fair, he is still the best driver around and it gonna take a hell of a challenge to beat him... :nervous:
This year's emergence of Kimi has really put a smile to my face....I hope he wins it next year.... :)

Go KIMI!
 

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Paz said:
Okay so M.Shumi is Champ (again!) :(
Obviously I am not too happy, but to be fair, he is still the best driver around and it gonna take a hell of a challenge to beat him... :nervous:
This year's emergence of Kimi has really put a smile to my face....I hope he wins it next year.... :)

Go KIMI!
I thought you were supporting Motormouth?
 

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Melvinyeo said:
I prefer a head to head between Kimi and MS :smirk:
I can't really see McLaren being competitive enough next season.

Just imagine the headlines with Michael & Ralf battling for the title. :drool:
 

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Cal said:
I can't really see McLaren being competitive enough next season.

Just imagine the headlines with Michael & Ralf battling for the title. :drool:
I have a feeling it will be MS, Montoya, Kimi, and perhaps Alonso next season (so pretty much like this one).

Coulthard seems to really struggle with the car that's still not up to potential and I think he will struggle again next year. He needs a stable car to produce top performances, unlike Kimi.

Ralf, he falls under pressure everytime. He's a victim of not having a lion heart like his brother. When the pressure is on him to produce he gives up. If he doesn't develop a stronger mind and heart next season then i think he will again be the also ran.

Montoya on the other hand, is an aggressive MOFO. He loves the speed that Williams can produce and isn't afraid to use it. On races with long speed traps and the sun shines through, I won't bet against him winning. But if Williams doesn't improve their cars on curves, they won't win the championship next season. And if they do improve on the curves, they will lose their speed so we will have to see what happens!
 

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Mclaren would be competitive,no doubt,remember they are using last years spec for this year,with the new car still to be used,so you can expect Mclaren to be faster next season.

I don't like Williams,Montoya and R.Schhumacher,but I think tyhey are gonna pose a big challenge next year but I hope JPM and RS have terrible luck because I deon't like Williams for some reason.
 

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Melvinyeo said:
I don't like Williams,Montoya and R.Schhumacher,but I think tyhey are gonna pose a big challenge next year but I hope JPM and RS have terrible luck because I deon't like Williams for some reason.
:lol: I love Ferraris and BMW in general.. I own a BMW 318i and hope to own a Ferrari one day (I wish!) they are my two favourite brands ever.. but when it comes to racing I go with the Scarlets, the red colour is just too appealing for me..
 

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RUnited said:
:lol: I love Ferraris and BMW in general.. I own a BMW 318i and hope to own a Ferrari one day (I wish!) they are my two favourite brands ever.. but when it comes to racing I go with the Scarlets, the red colour is just too appealing for me..
TBH I would like a Mercedes SLK :drool:
 

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The Toyota team have secured a major coup by luring top Formula One designer Mike Gascoyne away from Renault.
Gascoyne has masterminded Renault's return to competitiveness in F1 and Toyota have hired him to do the same job for them in the next four years.

He will join Toyota on 1 December so will have little impact on the initial design of their next F1 car.

It is a blow to Renault, who struggled in their previous guise as Benetton before Gascoyne joined in 2000.

Renault will promote deputy technical director Bob Bell as Gascoyne's replacement.

"I am looking forward to my exciting new role at Toyota with great enthusiasm and, together, we will relish the long-term challenge of developing Toyota into a world championship-winning team," Gascoyne said.

Renault boss Flavio Briatore paid tribute to the contribution of Gascoyne but insisted that Bell's promotion would benefit the team.

"The entire technical team has done an outstanding job developing our car over the past two years and we have made impressive progress," he said.

"Our programme has been built up carefully, putting the right people in place and I have every confidence that Bob's technical experience and managerial skills will be a major asset for the future.

"We are looking forward to 2004 and beyond. Things are in place for us to step up to even bigger challenges and fight consistently with the other top teams.


Gascoyne has earned a strong reputation in recent years
Renault may lose driving force
Gascoyne is reputed to have been lured to Toyota by a huge salary of over £4m in a move predicted by the BBC Sport website in June.

That would make him possibly the highest-paid designer in F1, with only McLaren technical director Adrian Newey reputedly earning anywhere near the same amount.

Toyota have decided to pay that money because of the reputation Gascoyne has earned in the last few years.

Toyota have made no secret of their ambition to win the title since they entered F1 for the first time in 2002.

And Gascoyne has successfully turned both Jordan and Renault from troubled teams with potential into race-winners.

The impact he had on Jordan has come to be viewed as even more impressive in light of the team's decline since his departure.

Renault, who Gascoyne joined in 2000 after leaving Jordan, are reputed to have the best chassis in F1 this season.

Its qualities have been masked to some degree by a down-on-power engine, but the package was still good enough to take Fernando Alonso to victory in Hungary.

Blow for Renault,I think they will be weaker in 2005 in the terms of handling
 

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RUnited said:
that sentiment was hidden in my post.. :smirk:

But it is true.. money does talk.. we've seen it over and over and over and over again..
Was just echoing my thoughts as well.