F1 2018
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Limejuice
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Limejuice
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I bet that could cure constipation by sound alone.
Limejuice
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Another weekend of F1. Huzzah!
The British Grand Prix is on Sky and Channel 4.
UK timings:
Fri 6 July
FP1 - 10.00
FP2 - 14.00
Sat 7 July
FP3 - 11.00
Qual - 14.00 (followed immediately at 3pm by a contest involving England footballers and Abba's road crew on BBC1)
Sun 8 July
Race - 14.10
The British Grand Prix is on Sky and Channel 4.
UK timings:
Fri 6 July
FP1 - 10.00
FP2 - 14.00
Sat 7 July
FP3 - 11.00
Qual - 14.00 (followed immediately at 3pm by a contest involving England footballers and Abba's road crew on BBC1)
Sun 8 July
Race - 14.10
1%er
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News from a boat on the Amazon 
Eric Boullier sacked/resigned from McLaren
Eric Boullier's disastrous tenure as racing director of former Formula 1 giants McLaren ended on Wednesday as he resigned with immediate effect just days before the British Grand Prix. The 44-year-old Frenchman joined the team in 2014 and oversaw successive years of disappointment with Honda and Renault engines as the once dominant force experienced the worst run in its 52-year history.
Zak Brown, the team's American chief executive, said the staff were not to blame and Boullier had to go because of the failure of this season's car - they have just 44 points and are sixth in the constructor’s championship. Boullier accepted it was time to go. "I am very proud to have worked with such a brilliant team over the past four years, but I recognise now is the right time for me to step down. I want to wish everyone at McLaren the best for the remainder of the season and for the future," he said.
Problems build for Force India
Although the small Silverstone based team is a competitive midfield runner, the report said if a buyer is not found by the end of July, Force India may close. "In Austria Chase Carey had a long meeting behind closed doors with Bob Fernley," according to Globo Brazil's F1 reporter Rafael Lopes. The immediate issue is cash flow, but without the unanimous consent of the other teams, Liberty Media cannot forward Force India an advance on its official prize money. Globo is reporting three potential buyers are interested.
One is an American with connections to Liberty Media owner John Malone. Another is a Russian and there is Andreas Weissenbacher, owner of main sponsor BWT.
Formula One could end the 2018 season with just 18 cars on the grid. That is the claim of Brazil's Globo, reporting that Force India is on the verge of insolvency.
Early start for 2019
The Formula 1 season is set to start a week earlier next year, with the Australian Grand Prix announcing a provisional mid-March date for 2019. Having run on the fourth weekend of March for the past two years, Melbourne race organisers have locked down the March 14-17 slot for next year subject to ratification by the World Motor Sport Council, which next meets in October. It will be the earliest start to the F1 season since the 2015 campaign kicked off with a March 15 race in Adelaide.
Eric Boullier sacked/resigned from McLaren
Eric Boullier's disastrous tenure as racing director of former Formula 1 giants McLaren ended on Wednesday as he resigned with immediate effect just days before the British Grand Prix. The 44-year-old Frenchman joined the team in 2014 and oversaw successive years of disappointment with Honda and Renault engines as the once dominant force experienced the worst run in its 52-year history.
Zak Brown, the team's American chief executive, said the staff were not to blame and Boullier had to go because of the failure of this season's car - they have just 44 points and are sixth in the constructor’s championship. Boullier accepted it was time to go. "I am very proud to have worked with such a brilliant team over the past four years, but I recognise now is the right time for me to step down. I want to wish everyone at McLaren the best for the remainder of the season and for the future," he said.
Problems build for Force India
Although the small Silverstone based team is a competitive midfield runner, the report said if a buyer is not found by the end of July, Force India may close. "In Austria Chase Carey had a long meeting behind closed doors with Bob Fernley," according to Globo Brazil's F1 reporter Rafael Lopes. The immediate issue is cash flow, but without the unanimous consent of the other teams, Liberty Media cannot forward Force India an advance on its official prize money. Globo is reporting three potential buyers are interested.
One is an American with connections to Liberty Media owner John Malone. Another is a Russian and there is Andreas Weissenbacher, owner of main sponsor BWT.
Formula One could end the 2018 season with just 18 cars on the grid. That is the claim of Brazil's Globo, reporting that Force India is on the verge of insolvency.
Early start for 2019
The Formula 1 season is set to start a week earlier next year, with the Australian Grand Prix announcing a provisional mid-March date for 2019. Having run on the fourth weekend of March for the past two years, Melbourne race organisers have locked down the March 14-17 slot for next year subject to ratification by the World Motor Sport Council, which next meets in October. It will be the earliest start to the F1 season since the 2015 campaign kicked off with a March 15 race in Adelaide.
cybershot
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News from a boat on the Amazon
Eric Boullier sacked/resigned from McLaren
Eric Boullier's disastrous tenure as racing director of former Formula 1 giants McLaren ended on Wednesday as he resigned with immediate effect just days before the British Grand Prix. The 44-year-old Frenchman joined the team in 2014 and oversaw successive years of disappointment with Honda and Renault engines as the once dominant force experienced the worst run in its 52-year history.
Zak Brown, the team's American chief executive, said the staff were not to blame and Boullier had to go because of the failure of this season's car - they have just 44 points and are sixth in the constructor’s championship. Boullier accepted it was time to go. "I am very proud to have worked with such a brilliant team over the past four years, but I recognise now is the right time for me to step down. I want to wish everyone at McLaren the best for the remainder of the season and for the future," he said.
Now Zak needs to do one too.
Envy.
Got 20 minutes in the Ferrari garage during FP2 and was 10ft behind Kimi then Vettel when they started up the cars and drove out. Noise was incredible
Met a few 'faces' during my wondering about too
