2008 F1 Drivers Lineup Part 2

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1. Juan

   November 20th, 2007 at 2:14 pm

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   Alonso to Renault. Let’s be honest. Who else would have him ?.
   They deserve each other.

2. matthew dixon

   December 8th, 2007 at 8:18 am

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   hi i think heki will be going to mclaren.i think alonso will sign up to renault for 3 years or take a year out which i believe is the better option as to much friction with other team drivers.BRING BACK MICHEAL SCHUMACHER.thanks matt dixon

3. daniel

   December 10th, 2007 at 5:50 pm

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   hi there as for Alonso let Renault have him no loss to any other teams or drivers .Hamilton on the other hand is a better driver with a bigger passion for the drive not just to win but to enjoy the sport as it should be .Hamilton to win 2008. thanks Daniel

4. Tim

   December 11th, 2007 at 3:41 am

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   Who will go to McLaren?? its obviously going to be Kovalinen

5. Reno Spiteri

   December 11th, 2007 at 7:25 am

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   Let me put it this way, Hamilton is a very good driver certainly.
   He is a very good driver when things are going smoothly, when he has the car he had last season at Maclaren, the full back up of the team and the team boss and with feed back about set up coming from Fernando. By far Alonso is the better driver and deleting the couple of races that he did not finish last season he would have been World Champion again.
   He has outstripped the seven times World Champion Michael Schumaker of his title during the 2005 and 2006 seasons, so what more can this chap do to prove himself. As for Maclaren I think that they have let themselves drastically down first with the controversy about the spying scandal and second because they did not back up Fernando to the hilt. I’m sure that they would have won both the constructors’ as well as the drivers’ championships by a wide marging over Ferrari.
   Last world about Ferrari. Why is it that when they are on the losing side they always come up with some sort of controversey. Everynone remembers their complaints about the Maclaren/Mercedes berilium engines during Mika Hakenen’s time, and Renault’s side pods during 2005. Come on Ferrari grow up, these things do not suit you.

6. admin

   December 11th, 2007 at 1:18 pm

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   I’m not sure I agree with you fully. Lewis did prove a lot this year and drove extremely well. Head to head he beat Fernando and during testing last week at Jerez, Lewis posted some of the fastest times. There are prodigies in every sport and Lewis may end up being one (we will have to wait for that), but until then what does one person have to do to prove himself?
   I am not suggesting and never have that Lewis is better than Fernando, but the bottom line is, put politics and attitudes away and fight it out on the track:)

7. Ben

   December 16th, 2007 at 10:08 pm

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   I think it is tough to say who is better of Hamilton and Alonso considering all of the controversy and problems with McLaren in 2007. Hamilton is very talented for sure, but I think he will have a very tough time competing for the championship in 2008 as McLaren will be at a disadvantage having to change much of their previous car due to the espionage charge. Renault I think will beat them with Alonso, but it is tough to bet against Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen to repeat, and I think the combo would deserve to as I think Kimi is the over-all best driver if you consider both speed, consistancy and having a cool head on his shoulders. I think Alonso and Massa should take lessons from him in how to control your emotions.

8. Dab

   December 29th, 2007 at 9:09 am

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   who wouldn’t? except the british who play favorites

9. fast911ray

   December 29th, 2007 at 5:25 pm

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   The hamilton will prove to be yet another Jacques or Damon [without the personality of either]..nothing more than a meidocre driver falling into the very best chassis/motor combination of the time. He too will work his way down to Toyota or the like..eventually ending a short lived ‘carrer’ in an IRL car.

   Fernando has proven time and again that he is far above the rest..especially someone like the hamilton.

   Renault-Fernando vs. Ferrari-Kimi/Phillipe will once again provide the real competition in 2008.

10. Paris

    December 29th, 2007 at 7:24 pm

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    Hamilton has the raw talent, skills still to be seasoned, and is a bit of a paradoxical dark horse. Wait and see?

    Now, Alonso, at times, drove on the track like a distracted champion. Was Alonso able to go out and drive with a clear, settled mindset?

    Raikkonnen drove in Brazil like a man who went out on the track and just got the job done, stripping away the extraneous, leaving us with a remainder of the sheer trill of watching a talented driver drive a F1 car. Where the rubber meets the road, is where it begins and ends…..

11. Reno

    December 30th, 2007 at 10:07 am

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    In Brazil Fernando was racing with an older engine which he was nursing along all the way to finish the race. 20 laps from the end he was still in contention to win the championship, that’s before the faithful pit stop where Massa had to let Kimi Raikonen through as part of the Ferrari strategy to win the championship.
    According to interviews on the BBC, Kovalainen said that before signing on with McLaren he was promised equal status and treatment to that of Lewis Hamilton.
    On the other hand Lewis told the BBC: Quote “For me it’s great, I’m almost seen as the leader of the team and hopefully I can do the job”.
    I’m sure that we still have to see some more sparks flying at Mclaren during 2008.

12. F1Max

    January 2nd, 2008 at 10:33 am

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    I quite agree with you Reno in that we shall certainly see much more sparks flying at McLaren in the coming season.
    What happened also at Mclaren was the fact that Ron Dennis wanted to crown Lewis Hamilton as Boy King when the Reigning Monarch (Alonso) was still sitting on the throne and living in the same palace (McLaren’s). A sure case of utter lack of strategic forsight not expected either of Dennis or Norman Haug.
    If Kovalainen is expecting equal treatment to Hamilton he has to prove his worth in the first race otherwise he’s down and out from the first round. He’s only a driver, Alonso was the World Champion.

13. Ben

    January 6th, 2008 at 5:37 pm

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    I too would put money on sparks flying at McLaren in the coming season, and I would put money on both Renault and Ferrari beating them. Hamilton is talented, but I think he is in for a tough season, I dont think he has the maturity to lead yet and McLaren has a lot of problems to fix.
    I think Kimi will take it over Alonso, then Massa. I have my doubts on Hamilton finishing in the top 5 in the coming season. He will likely improve with time and perhaps another team but he is not there yet. With regard to the problems described with Alonso and Kimi, it is true that they both have weaknesses. Driving such a long race under such extreme circumstances is tough and every driver has their flaws. But I do not think any driver would beat Alonso and Raikkonen in the coming season unless Michael Schumacher would decide to return, and I think even he would get a good run for the money from both of them.

14. Matthew Randle

    January 8th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

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    2008 Formula One Driver Lineup

    Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonnen and Felipe Massa

    McLaren: Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen

    BMW: Nick Heidfield and Robert Kubica

    Renault: Nelson Piquet Jr and Fernando Alonso

    Williams: Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima

    Red Bull: David Coulthard and Mark Webber

    Toro Rosso: Sebastian Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais

    Toyota: Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock

    Honda: Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello

    Super Aguri: Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson

    Force India: Adrian Sutil (still no driver)