He was running a good 2nd too....
hampeh. next week Suzuka

True. But it might have been because it was his second race on this engine.

He should have gotten 4th IMHO. Looking at Kimi, the pace was there. and I suspect Kimi could have won if not for him retiring. Now that should have been a weird race

On Sato, I think Honda might have that right. Remember that the rules is you must release the leading car after before 3 blue flags. He did it in 1. Thus Honda has every reason to pull that move

The pace is there, just the engine is not. With the engine will be frozen starting next season, this is a disaster if Illmor cannot find reliability fast

True. Williams has proven it can built race winning cars, and even tho they suck this year, there have been some signs of that still, like in Monaco

Well, I think that was why Ron wanted Fernando. He has that Schumacher like ability to help his engineer and lift their spirit, the one thing that lacks in Kimi. Ron really would have wnted Kimi to partner Alonso, but the car's lack of pace this season is too much for him. We won't win the title next season, that's for sure as Adrian is too much for us to replace, but we might be in the running the next season. With Hamilton in tow, we could have the best partnership in F1.

lol, and this was the same crew as last season that helped Kimi to win 7 races.....

You also must remember, that Alonso rarely make mistakes during racing. thus if he is not competitive, it's usually the car or the team that is at fault. He has every right to be angry at fisichella, as a teammate should know what he should have done. for the team to screw up really bad when he really needed a win, well any man would be really angry. He knew that the car can perform better than that.

And yet, he did change the whole renault team. No disrespecting Flav, but compare him to Fisi, and you'll see why. He is very close to his engineers, and that gave them the confidence to win. Notice that he can have a faster car than Fisi, even tho he is driving the same thing?
Kimi's strength is that he can take any car, give him any setup and he can find the best and fastest way to drive the car. Not many ppl had that ability, and that's why Monty was lagging so much behind him. It was also why even tho he had limited single seater experience, he can still be fast. Fernando meanwhile is kinda like Schummi in a way, he can't drive a car that is bad with the setup, but he can quickly find what's wrong and tell his engineers what to do.

British rookie Lewis Hamilton could yet make his grand prix bow in Brazil later this month after McLaren refused to rule out the possibility.

The 21-year-old GP2 champion only recently tested McLaren's Formula One car for the first time but is strongly tipped to become world champion Fernando Alonso's team-mate next year.

McLaren principle Ron Dennis, who has groomed Hamilton from the age of 13, gave a big clue he may start next season alongside the Spaniard by hinting he could be ready by March's Australian grand prix.

Meanwhile, Hamilton will continue to test at Jerez in Spain this week.

"Whether anything comes out of that to change our current thinking about the Brazilian GP, time will tell," Dennis told the Independent.

"We are not viewing that test as an evaluation of his driving ability. It's a chance for him to gain more mileage at a different type of circuit and for us to learn things that are important with regard to doing an event.

"If Lewis was given the opportunity to race in Brazil and again in Australia next March, he'd almost definitely go better in Melbourne - not through driving, just having put in test mileage."

Different styles, but both are effective. Senna has a concentration level that nobody can ever acheive. Prost meanwhile can adapt to changing condition better than anyone else. They were the BEST racer of their times.

I do hope he can get the drive next season. de la Rosa's performance has been down since that 2nd placing at Hungary

Teh silver arrows was a kudos to the orignal Mercedes car. It was used because Marlboro had pulled out from McLaren to Ferrari, and thus they wanted a legendary livery after the well known red and white one that they use with Marlboro from the 70's. McLaren has one of the best livery designer in F1, thus if they want to stick to the Silver Arrow theme, they still can do something about it.

Hope he can win in Brazil!!!!!

heh, I need a McLaren win, so screw everyone else that day.

Like I said, screw everyone else that day. I need a McLaren to win

The best case scenario
Kimi win in brazil, which also means he helps alonso to win the WDC, and thus giving Macca the no '1' car next season..........
Gooo Kimi!!!!

WIN WIN WIN!!!!

you can never know. The Ferraris are desperate for the win, thus they can take out each other in the front corner. Teh Renault want's to finish, thus they can be content of finishing behind the Maccas