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Lets face it. HRT wont be on the grid in 2 years time.

I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't in the grid this year. A big shame if we lose them.

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They'll make it. With Kolles there in pretty good hands, well he gives them a chance.

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Bernie will be happy. He has said 12 teams is too many.

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Nice pic

Bernie often talks loads of crap

Bernies newest is that he would hate to see Australian GP go. It is as classic as Monaco.

Bernie turns faster than this flag

So, the latest rumour on McLaren is that their Octo Exhaust is costing them a large chunk of performance. There's a ceramic box that collects the hot gases exiting the engine and distributes it to eight seperate pipes, with the general idea being that you can then spread the exhaust gases around the back of the car.

Problem is, they wanted to use a material called Pyrosic, which is stupidly expensive (as in, £20,000 per manifold). The FIA have slapped Pyrosic on their banned materials list, and whatever material McLaren are trying at the moment is deforming badly under heat. This is seriously screwing up the rear of the car, and will need a complete re-think to solve.

So, McLaren could be screwed, and they could remain screwed for a very long time.

Interesting information. Thanks for sharing MaTT. You've got to applaud them for being inventive, but at the moment it doesn't look like it's paying off.

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No probs .

A couple of additional bits of info: Pyrosic is allowed, but only when used as a heat shield. Plus, people are not one-hundred percent sure how McLaren's system gets around the FIA rule that states a car can only have two exhaust exits. Plenty of interesting theories going around!

Found this pic that goes with Matt's story.



Good to see this kind of innovations. But clearly the "convential" cars of Ferrari and Red Bull look way faster then the experimental Mclaren.

Red Bull's is not 'conventional' per se. Assuming they adopt the design used in the last few days of testing.

Like at the end of 2010, i thought we should have a thread like this for 2010, too


Driver of the year:

Team of the year:

Biggest surprise of the year:

Biggest disappointment of the year:

Crash of the year:

Drive of the year:

Race of the year:

Pass of the year:

Most controversial moment of the year:

Quote of the year:

FAIL of the year:

Funniest moment of the year:

Saddest moment of the year:

Race thread of the year:

Race thread of the year was obviously Canada.

Lap 71 of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Driver of the year: Sebastien Vettel, unbeatable.

Team of the year: Red-Bull, same as above.

Biggest surprise of the year: Paul di Resta & Sergio Perez.

Biggest disappointment of the year: Mercedes, Their cars are just way too slow. Mark Webber, didn't challenge Vettel at all. Massa, invisible. Williams, almost beaten by Lotus !!

Crash of the year: Sergio Perez at Monaco.

Drive of the year: Jenson Button at Montreal, flawless drive.

Race of the year: Montreal

Pass of the year: Mark Webber on Fernando Alonso at Eau-Rouge.

Most controversial moment of the year: Massa/Hamilton's incidents

Quote of the year: "Good job mate" - Felipe Massa after the Singapore GP while Lewis Hamilton was interviewed.

FAIL of the year: Mercedes.

Funniest moment of the year: Maldonado crashing into Hamilton on purpose during the qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps

Saddest moment of the year: Nick Heidfeld getting fired.

Race thread of the year: Montreal

Driver of the year: Sebastien Vettel

Team of the year: Red-Bull

Biggest surprise of the year: Sergio Perez

Biggest disappointment of the year: Mercedes GP

Crash of the year: Sergio Perez at Monaco

Drive of the year: Jenson Button at Montreal

Race of the year: Montreal

Pass of the year: Mark Webber on Fernando Alonso at Eau-Rouge

Most controversial moment of the year: Massa/Hamilton's incidents.

Quote of the year: "Good job mate" - Felipe Massa

FAIL of the year: Mercedes GP

Funniest moment of the year:

Saddest moment of the year: ---

Race thread of the year: Montreal

Driver of the year:
Sebastian Vettel

Team of the year:
Red Bull Racing

Biggest surprise of the year:
Just how good Vettel was. Thought he'd win the title, but not by so much
Jenson Button; great form

Biggest disappointment of the year:
No Hulkenberg, Hamilton's poor racing, Williams, little progress by the new teams

Crash of the year:
Perez's effort in Monaco

Drive of the year:
Vettel in India, several of Alonso's. Button in Canada, Japan

Race of the year:
Montreal

Pass of the year:
Two:
- Webber on Alonso, Eau Rouge, Spa
- Vettel on Alonso, Curva Grande, Monza

Most controversial moment of the year:
- Anything to do with Lewis

Quote of the year:
- Is it cos I'm black

FAIL of the year:
- Marshal falling over in Canada; getting run over by the wheel of Narain's car in Malaysia

Funniest moment of the year:
- Most of Canada

Saddest moment of the year:
- Probably Sauber losing their points in Australia

Race thread of the year:
- Montreal.

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Driver of the year: Sebastian Vettel

Team of the year: RedBull Renault

Biggest surprise of the year: Mclaren being strong at Melbourne after poor winter testing

Biggest disappointment of the year: Williams - what on earth??

Crash of the year: The pile-up that brought the Monaco race to a hold

Drive of the year: Michael Schumacher at Spa / Jenson Button at Montreal

Race of the year: Canadian Grand Prix

Pass of the year: Mark Webber on Fernando Alonso at Eau Rouge

Most controversial moment of the year: The blown diffusor thing at Silverstone

Quote of the year: "Maybe it's coz I'm black" - Lewis Hamilton after the Monaco Grand Prix

FAIL of the year: Penalties!!

Funniest moment of the year: The Hamilton / Massa lovestory

Saddest moment of the year: Robert Kubica's injury

Race thread of the year: Canada maybe