F1 - Update..
Season has ended, but things are still moving ahead..
Abu Dhabi Circuit ::::::
Luca di Montezemolo has given the thumbs-up to the site of next year's Formula One season finale.
On a visit to Abu Dhabi, the Ferrari President - recently highly critical of this year's new venues in Singapore and Valencia - was all praise for the circuit currently under construction on the marina at Yas Island.
"I am very content," the Italian is quoted as saying by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"From what I can see so far, it looks outstanding and also completely unique, fortunately much more interesting than the other new circuits in Valencia and Singapore," Montezemolo added.
Santander switches to ferrari :::::::
Spanish sponsor Banco Santander will move its backing from McLaren to Ferrari after the 2009 Formula One season, the bank's boss Emilio Botin has confirmed.
Botin also made clear his desire to reunite the Santander logo with the car driven by Fernando Alonso, after the former double world champion left McLaren at the end of last year.
"Alonso is the best driver in the world and we would like to work with him, but that's not something that depends only on us," he insisted.
Most interesting of all...
Ferrari and Renault are yet to track test KERS ::::
It was believed that 2008 constructors' champions Ferrari had now begun circuit trials of its system, when the F2008K development car featured a conspicuous addition to the top of its right sidepod at last week's Barcelona test.
But the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport claims that the sidepod bump concealed only ballast and a cooling mechanism for a so far absent KERS, despite other indicators that the system was in use in Barcelona.
The magazine suggests that Ferrari will finally get KERS, developed in conjunction with Magneti Marelli, up and running at the forthcoming Jerez test.
Renault is also benefitting from the input of Magneti Marelli, a Fiat subsidiary, and will begin KERS testing in January, with the introduction of the 2009 car.
The French team's engineering boss Pat Symonds said Renault never intended to build an interim car to accommodate KERS.
is kenetic energy recovery system. it captures energy from braking and stores it so that they drivers can get a boost when trying to pass.
i think hamilton is awesome, but he's young. kimi is my favorite but he doesn't have the commitment modern day F1 demands.
i think alonso is the biggest twat in F1, but credit where it's due - he is the best more complete driver on the grid. hamilton will surely match him, and maybe surpass him, but as of today he doesn't.
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KERS? Wots that then?
Alonso best driver? The results seem to indicate that is Hamilton don't they?
Did you Google it first?