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Bernie Ecclestone, F1, Ferrari, HRT, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Melbourne, Red Bull, Ron Walker Stating the Obvious
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 11:06AM
It seems like the day for stating the obvious. In Melbourne it is raining and the forecast is for changeable weather. Anyone who has been there knows that this is the Melbourne weather forecast every day, "If you don't like the weather, wait half an hour." HRT is in financial trouble. Stunned and amazed I am, and apparently the dampers were not the only things missing on the car and would have come by truck from Germany anyway so no customs required. Wages also seem to be something that is missing for the team. Now I do not wish anybody ill for trying, just for lying.
Something that is also changeable in Melbourne is Bernie's man Ron Walker. Despite Bernie saying a few weeks ago he was coming to Melbourne to put some spark into it as he is such a celebrity, he now is reportedly going to New York to meet Mayor Bloomberg. Nice negotiating ploy that Bernie. So Ron is quoted on one web site as saying the sky is falling, look what you've done Mayor of Melbourne, and on another he has an option on a five year extension and the race is safe. So much so he wants the Government to dole out another bundle of money to build a permanent track at his old mate Lindsay Fox's Avalon airport. If it's good to spend on a Tennis Center then why not.
It does not sound like Lewis Hamilton wants to change anytime soon, "Red Bull is just a drinks company." Not a real race team like McLaren and Ferrari.
As we approach the first race the "noise" level from the drivers about too many buttons and too much to do in the cockpit is increasing. Martin Whitmarsh is again saying they are still testing the movable rear wing idea and it is subject to "tweaks," and the Technical Working Group is already reviewing the steering wheel overload to try and reduce the work inside the cockpit for the drivers as soon as next year. Bernie is still twittering on about sprinklers and is surprised at the support he has from people like Tavo, and other tame promoters. I'm not.
Something that is also changeable in Melbourne is Bernie's man Ron Walker. Despite Bernie saying a few weeks ago he was coming to Melbourne to put some spark into it as he is such a celebrity, he now is reportedly going to New York to meet Mayor Bloomberg. Nice negotiating ploy that Bernie. So Ron is quoted on one web site as saying the sky is falling, look what you've done Mayor of Melbourne, and on another he has an option on a five year extension and the race is safe. So much so he wants the Government to dole out another bundle of money to build a permanent track at his old mate Lindsay Fox's Avalon airport. If it's good to spend on a Tennis Center then why not.
It does not sound like Lewis Hamilton wants to change anytime soon, "Red Bull is just a drinks company." Not a real race team like McLaren and Ferrari.
As we approach the first race the "noise" level from the drivers about too many buttons and too much to do in the cockpit is increasing. Martin Whitmarsh is again saying they are still testing the movable rear wing idea and it is subject to "tweaks," and the Technical Working Group is already reviewing the steering wheel overload to try and reduce the work inside the cockpit for the drivers as soon as next year. Bernie is still twittering on about sprinklers and is surprised at the support he has from people like Tavo, and other tame promoters. I'm not.
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