The OFFICIAL 2013 Formula 1 thread!

[mcr_driver]

I imagine it's just a matter of choice wording to Kimi and some persuasion. It's not impossible to convince someone to do something for his health especially when he is in a bad situation as it is not being paid for a season that doesn't matter to him anymore. Kimi like most drivers care about the championship and if that's gone then you're racing to get more money for your team but if your team isn't going to be your team next year then...why not?

Is it just me or does Massa look like a scared little boy next to the rapey looking Montezemolo?
http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsp...ry/134509.html

[ELVA164]

Not that interesting really its just Ferrari looking out for itself. Kimi misses two races gets healthy for when he starts driving for them plus Lotus has even less of a chance to slink ahead of them in the constructors championship. All Ferrari needs to do is be concerned with Mercedes now.

I'm not so sure Ferrari can have a say in that at this point, can it? I mean, Kimi's contract with Lotus isn't over until the end of the season, even if he is leaving after that. Maybe I'm just out of the loop though.

[mcr_driver]

Maldanado must give amazing BJ's to stay in F1 this long.

Not that interesting really its just Ferrari looking out for itself. Kimi misses two races gets healthy for when he starts driving for them plus Lotus has even less of a chance to slink ahead of them in the constructors championship. All Ferrari needs to do is be concerned with Mercedes now.

[ELVA164]

What's this shit someone told me last night about Perez being dropped my McLaren, and replaced with MALDANADO???

I really hope that's just a rumor, only because I don't know how Perez could find the funds to stay in a seat like Maldonado can. I dunno what kind of backing Perez has, but the 41 million Euro Maldonado has could be a factor if it's the truth.

Kimi to miss the rest of the season with back surgery.

Interesting he goes out with surgery to miss the two races he threatened to boycott if he wasn't paid...

[z31maniac]

What's this shit someone told me last night about Perez being dropped my McLaren, and replaced with MALDANADO???

Someone who can't read.

It's very likely he will be replaced by Kevin Magnusson.

There are serious issues surrounding Maldanado's money, he doesn't seem particularly marketable, and wouldn't be in F1 without the tens of millions of PDVSA money.

[Jand3rson]

What's this shit someone told me last night about Perez being dropped my McLaren, and replaced with MALDANADO???

[z31maniac]

Kimi to miss the rest of the season with back surgery.

Massa to Williams. Now I hope the other rumors about Brawn are true and they can bring the car back up the grid.

[mcr_driver]

I jelly.

[unevolved]

Right here. Cramming into an RV with 5 of my closest friends.

[10Toes]

Who else is going to Texas next week?

[thatphysicsguy]

if kimi even gets paid and shows up to the last two races...

[mcr_driver]

Yawn from Yas Marina today...although it looks like Ferrari is really losing it to Mercedes this year Lotus can still creep it's way past them two if Kimi can deliver some points...

[Roysneon]

Can you imagine, really imagine, how much fun it would be to start at the back of the f1 grid, in Abu Dhabi in a Lotus?

Not very, as it turns out.

Also, I'm a RBR fan, but I'm really finding it hard to believe that there isn't something different about SVs car. Not necessarily something against current regulations but who knows what Adrian has up his sleeve that the FIA doesn't even know to look for.

[GillesBigCowboy]

Can you imagine, really imagine, how much fun it would be to start at the back of the f1 grid, in Abu Dhabi in a Lotus?

[mcr_driver]

http://en.espnf1.com/abudhabi/motors...ry/133491.html

Back of the grid for Kimi, fair or not?