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oh, and I've just made the choice. fark watching at spa. I'd rather fang something around the 'ring instead. I may even forget going to the monza gp too and use the money for another day of ring and then just watch it in a bar in italy somewhere.

very excited about doing the ring. just need to decide what to drive?

Count forward 12 weeks from mid April, i am a free agent after that and will already be in India so only 7 hours from Germany ! I have the first two weeks of June off to go to Zolder (driving) and then have to go back to work in India after that. SO i am with you. GPs are going to suck this year unless Webber starts winning...then they are all ace. Get your ass to Europe adn we can share some Caterham, Exige and E46 CSL love at the ring, Spa and Zandfort. OH YEH!!!!!!! i love it when work changes and farks your plans for the year, but you roll with the blows and they turn out to be blessings! :P

Count forward 12 weeks from mid April, i am a free agent after that and will already be in India so only 7 hours from Germany ! I have the first two weeks of June off to go to Zolder (driving) and then have to go back to work in India after that. SO i am with you. GPs are going to suck this year unless Webber starts winning...then they are all ace. Get your ass to Europe adn we can share some Caterham, Exige and E46 CSL love at the ring, Spa and Zandfort. OH YEH!!!!!!! i love it when work changes and farks your plans for the year, but you roll with the blows and they turn out to be blessings! :D

I'm in dude! pretty much any time in september is on for me. :banana: will be in europe (italy mostly) for 3 weeks of sep. time for some ring action.

first one to bin any car we share buys the beers....

He has a team mate with identical equipment remember :D

yeah but webber is a good aussie (nsw even) boy and will surely show vettel a clean pair of heels. he's just been sandbagging this last year to let vettel have some sun before he demolishes him this year.... yeah that's definitely it. :banana:

At the end of the day i think Vettel is a better package, but it counts for nothing. If Webbar can out qualify Vettel he will beat Vettel.

No way Vettel is any better over a race distance and able to get past Webber. Webber just needs to lift his quali performances, he is as quick but he has made a few mistakes in quali on that final hot lap, be it run too early, held up or baulked.

Will be interesting if they really have the pace over Ferrari and McLaren. This being the second GP of the year i expect Webber will be on fire as he always has a shocking opening GP! :P I have faith in my boy Webz!

ill just be happy for him to get through the first couple of corners. i won a pineapple off my brother last year, i bet he would get hit turn 1. couldnt believe it.

At the end of the day i think Vettel is a better package, but it counts for nothing. If Webbar can out qualify Vettel he will beat Vettel.

No way Vettel is any better over a race distance and able to get past Webber. Webber just needs to lift his quali performances, he is as quick but he has made a few mistakes in quali on that final hot lap, be it run too early, held up or baulked.

Will be interesting if they really have the pace over Ferrari and McLaren. This being the second GP of the year i expect Webber will be on fire as he always has a shocking opening GP! :P I have faith in my boy Webz!

Saw Nando and Massa at Stokehouse restuarant on St Kilda beach last night. Nando was driving a California I think, and didn't take it easy when he pulled out of the driveway.

It was an event for Shell and Ferrari celebrating 450 races together

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