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Does it make it trickier if I don't tell you which one you got right?:)

Wait ! How about Prost, [b][u]IN[/u][/b] a turbo ?

Still 1 out of 2. 🙂

OK, Prost, ON Mansell ?? 😯

Turbo must be right - so.... how about Nicos dad - Keke Rosberg?

Turbo is correct, Jean-Pierre Jabouille debuting the first Renault turbo. Rosberg is good but it's not right. 🙂

Edit - Wasn't sure when Keke got into F1 so thought I'd better look it up - 1978, so a great shout! 🙂

How about Ricardo Patrese?

These F1 events don't have a lot going on really do they? I'll be back here in 3 weeks for the Classic and that has pretty much non stop action. Grumble over, off for a beer in the sun before finding a seat.

Fair play Mr Tiggs, you are about as close to being right as you can be without BEING right! '77 Was Riccardo's first year, the British GP was his fourth race, so close but no cigar. 🙂

I'll either go for it being something to do with Adrian Newey or maybe one of the drivers whose offspring have come back. Too late for hill, so maybe villeneuve?

I'll either go for it being something to do with Adrian Newey or maybe one of the drivers whose offspring have come back. Too late for hill, so maybe [b]villeneuve?[/b]

Enjoy the race! 🙂

We have a race! Good stuff.

Well this is a bit dull isn't it.

I can see a fair few more bumps in this race!

Was anyone else expecting the Mercs to just gallop past the Williamses? Great if they can make a battle of it. 🙂

Williams need to get their strategy sorted - BOTTAS is obviously quicker

I reckon Hamilton will still win this - although it looks like it will come down to pit stops.

Williams need to pit bottas first, give him the bonus of the under cut while massa backs up the mercs, then that might buy them time. If Hamilton pits first he'll win

Edit right on cue Lewis pits. Bet he's a mile ahead one the Williams are done

Showers inbound. Reckon that'll sort things out a bit

Must be due a whiney Rosberg radio msg soon.

I was wondering how long it would take for the rain to get over there. We have a torrential downpour around the start of the race here in north Somerset.

roll of the dice there

Hamilton may have just made a very smart move

Got to feel that Williams had the pace to do better today but just didn't make the most of it.

Bottas certainly lost out today. Shame, it would have made a more exciting race if he had got past Massa early on. He deserves a podium really.

That was an entertaining race, thank god for rain and fast starting Williams

Yeah, seconded - really enjoyed that. 🙂

Hamilton may have just made a very smart move

Shame for the Williams folks, felt like the weather messed them up today.

Williams messed their own race up today - with their pace Vettel shouldn't have been anywhere near.

PS - Is it wrong to think of this as a British GP win for Tyrrell? 🙂

pondo - yeah here's to uncle ken and the Horsley crew!

Williams messed their own race up today - with their pace Vettel shouldn't have been anywhere near.

I get the feeling Williams have forgotten how to win. They dont seem to want to roll the dice or react quickly enough. their steady eddy approach which may be good for a few points. Unfortunate to see them drop from 1-2 to 4-5 as I really wanted them to win. Some one help out the trackside operations please.
"Felipe the car behind is faster than you!"

More financial trouble for Lotus (bargain price for Renault!?)...

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/07/07/f1-fanatic-round-up-0707-2/

Bottas seemed to go to pieces when it rained. He would have pitted earlier than Kimi if they'd let him.

Is he a bit ropey in the wet, or is the Williams crap in the rain?

the williams was crap in the rain, the merc had more wing

Williams always run low down force compared to say merc, so they struggle with changeable conditions.

Yep - in the dry they still have good enough cornering speed and plenty enough straight line speed to hold of Mercedes once in front. In the wet it's a different matter and they're sitting ducks. Hence their strategy made no difference - at best they might have finished ahead of Vettel, but that's unlikely.

Very sad news today about Jules Bianchi.

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Very sad indeed. Rest well Jukes...

RIP jules

Very sad news and a totally tragic set of circumstances with the accident. RIP Jules.

RIP jb17 p9 in monaco

sad day indeed - although the press are saying its the first f1 driver to die since senna in 94, although technically should that not be Maria de Villota? as she was in an F1 car and contracted as a an F1 test driver.

Bottassssssssssssssssssssssssss wearing the prancing horse next year...
I wonder now about the Williams line up for next year- certainly they are not as cash strapped as before, but a high profile driver bringing in some money would always be a help - i cannot see Williams winning a title with the Merc engine, simply because of its "customer" status -- they are either going to have to go it alone on the engine front or become a works team for another supplier.....*cough*Renault*cough*.............

Sad news RIP Jules

Sad news, RIP. The whole incident, like that of de Villota seemed so avoidable.

become a works team for another supplier.....*cough*Renault*cough*.............

Won't be winning a title with that engine unless Renault pull the finger out....

the RBR Renault relationship has gone past the point of no return - Lotus are in trouble with finances so Renault and Williams tie up not so hard to believe -would generate a bit of Press due to the history of the team,
but
do williams want to potentially spend another few years in the potential midfield that they have just got out of....