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Hi Guys,

The Mrs has decided that we're getting tickets for Christmas and coming down in March for the GP. After some tips regarding seating over the 3 or 4 days.

I know there are lots of regulars here so advice would be appriciated. :)

Sky Sports has confirmed its race coverage for 2013 which will include live coverage of every practice session, qualifying session and race from each grand prix weekend with 10 exclusively live. Every race will be screened on the dedicated Formula 1 channel Sky Sports F1 HD.

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/8349083/Sky-Sports-F1-HD-to-show-the-Monaco-GP-as-one-of-10-races-exclusively-live-in-2013

i is jelly.

Hi Guys,

The Mrs has decided that we're getting tickets for Christmas and coming down in March for the GP. After some tips regarding seating over the 3 or 4 days.

I know there are lots of regulars here so advice would be appriciated. :)

The Jones Stand is my pick for race day. I have the Jones four day grandstand pass.

Last year I had the 4 day Brabham grandstand pass. Sitting in the Brabham stand on race day leaves you facing into the sun for the race which is pretty tiring plus you don't get to see them until they enter the turn 1-2 complex. Sitting in the Jones stand you get to see part way down the main straight as well as turn 1-2 which was pretty good for action in practice and quali with cars running onto the grass when the track was green.

Fangio stand on pit straight is poo unless you like seeing cars flash past you. You can't see a whole lot in the pits so not really worth it IMO.

Robert Kubica admits he misses Formula 1 dearly, but says there is little chance of him returning to the sport in the near future.

"I find it difficult to watch F1 races," he told the Daily Express. "I miss racing, that is the biggest problem. After the race, when I am at home, I think I am living a boring and monotonous life. When I am driving, thanks to concentrating, the limitations are not really affecting me a lot. I am grateful for what I have.

"You cannot get out of life everything you want. When I am driving race cars it is for sure much better than it was six months ago and it is very close to what I was doing before the accident. So it is very good.

"If I can move my arm again [freely], there is a chance that I will return. But until that happens, we'll have to see. There's no chance of me coming back to Formula One soon."

Kubica's injuries have mended enough to allow him to compete in other forms of motorsport, but the physical demands of F1 still makes returning to the pinnacle of the sport an impossibility.

"The strength, the power in the arm is not as good as it was, but if this was the only problem then two months of treatment and that would be gone," said Kubica. "Unfortunately, there are bigger problems which you need to concentrate on solving than the power.

"I have limited functionality of the hand and the fingers but this is something I am convinced will come back slowly because the nerves need a lot of time.

"There has been slow progress this year. That is life. I will not gain anything by being frustrated. It is very simple. There is no other option than to keep pushing, keep working."

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8353740/Kubica-I-find-it-difficult-to-watch-F1

Their rivals may wish it wasn't the case, but Sebastian Vettel and design guru Adrian Newey are set to continue their successful partnership at Red Bull in 2013.

"Red Bull is a great team to work for," said the 53-year-old Newey, widely considered to be one of the chief architects of Red Bull's recent success.

"I've always maintained I do not want to spend my entire career in motor racing and certainly not F1 - but right now I am enjoying it.

"And as long as that is the case and people offer me work, then I'll keep doing it.

"At this team we keep egos and politics to a minimum and try to keep an atmosphere where there's no finger-pointing.

"We encourage creativity. And our results and titles show how all that has paid off," added the Brit, who is the only designer to have won Constructors' Championships with three different Formula One teams.

Vettel's record in a Newey-designed car makes for impressive reading: 26 wins, 46 podiums, 36 pole placings and three successive titles in 100 races.

Vettel said: "You need to feel happy in the team you're in and it is essential to have a competitive car. Right now I have them both.

"This is where Adrian is so brilliant. He gives me confidence and he designs world-beating cars. It is an incredible experience to work with him.

"I think we can do even better," he added ominously.

http://planetf1.com/driver/3213/8353781/Vettel-and-Newey-staying-put

Pirelli is confident that Formula 1 teams are now much better prepared for a move to more aggressive tyre compounds in 2013 than they were at the start of this season.

The Italian tyre manufacturer is going to switch to new constructions and even softer compounds next year in a bid to improve the spectacle and ensure teams are still challenged.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104924

The Jones Stand is my pick for race day. I have the Jones four day grandstand pass.

Last year I had the 4 day Brabham grandstand pass. Sitting in the Brabham stand on race day leaves you facing into the sun for the race which is pretty tiring plus you don't get to see them until they enter the turn 1-2 complex. Sitting in the Jones stand you get to see part way down the main straight as well as turn 1-2 which was pretty good for action in practice and quali with cars running onto the grass when the track was green.

Fangio stand on pit straight is poo unless you like seeing cars flash past you. You can't see a whole lot in the pits so not really worth it IMO.

Agree with everything here.

I would be buying a 4 day pass for Jones stand but I won tickets for Fangio.. and wont receive them until the new year, probably won't sell them as I had planned.

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