A number of teams think they are going to be third in the constructors championship this year. Jarno Trulli says that Toyota can be fighting for third, Mario Theissen believes his team have broken free of the midfield pack and will maintain their position as third best behind McLaren and Ferrari, and Sam Michael at [...]

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As a follow up to a previous blog, a lot of outlets are reporting that Ron Dennis has decided to stay on at McLaren. Personally, I think this is good news for Formula 1.

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Pitpass.com is reporting that the Honda RA108 has not yet passed the FIA mandatory crash tests. What is Honda doing these days?

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Formula1.com has a good article on Alonso and his return to Renault this year. The last time Fernando Alonso started a Formula One season behind the wheel of a Renault, he did so on a high.
Twenty four months later and Alonso’s prospects for the season ahead look far less rosy.

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As a follow up to my previous post, Autosport.com is reporting that Ron Dennis has the full support of Mercedes. This can be taken two ways:

On the face of it, this is good news and would indicate that Ron Dennis will stay with Mclaren. This would be good news.
On the other hand, this could be [...]

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There are a lot of reports in the press that Ron Dennis will be standing down soon. Some reports say that he will stand down before the season starts, with others saying he will leave after a couple of races. I understand that last year was very difficult for Ron, but I hope he doesn’t [...]

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It has been an interesting pre-season this year with a number of teams talking up their chances. Williams has contunially been talking about how good their car is this season with Sam Michaels, Patrick Head, and even Frank Williams talking about their chances. Given they have a very good driver in Nico Rosberg, maybe things [...]

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In the first part of this preview (Part 1) I review the changes to the races and the rules. In this part, I will review the driver lineups for the teams, and how the teams are positioned after the pre-season.
Driver Lineups
Ferrari: The Ferrari lineup is unchanged with both the current drivers champion Kimi Räikkönen and [...]

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