[quote=pimento;979696]I imagine he'd rather retire than be [more of] a backmarker. Potentially he could be an adviser for a team, help develop the cars or such.[/quote]

That's probably closer to reality than we may think. It's true what Leo Durocher once said "Nice guys finish last" I just hope that doesn't happen to Rubens.

What are the odds of Lotus having the year that Brawn GP had in 2009? Jenson won the championship, and they also won the constructors championship as well. With Kimi at the wheel, who knows?

[quote=5150;979849]What are the odds of Lotus having the year that Brawn GP had in 2009? Jenson won the championship, and they also won the constructors championship as well. With Kimi at the wheel, who knows?[/quote]

With their reactive suspension now banned they probably have less chances now - not too much time left for rebuilding the car. Hope they won't end up suffering all year like with last year's exhaust.

[url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jan/21/lotus-system-ban-f1?newsfeed=true"]F1 ruling body bans Lotus's pioneering reactive suspension system | Sport | The Observer [/url]

I think there were political reasons behind Brawns DDD not getting banned either which doesn't seem to be the case here

[quote=faksta;979862]With their reactive suspension now banned they probably have less chances now - not too much time left for rebuilding the car. Hope they won't end up suffering all year like with last year's exhaust.

[url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jan/21/lotus-system-ban-f1?newsfeed=true"]F1 ruling body bans Lotus's pioneering reactive suspension system | Sport | The Observer [/url][/quote]

I agree, there's only about a month and a half till the season starts, and that isn't much time at all.

Hopefully they were prepared for its not inevitable banning.

[quote=faksta;979862]With their reactive suspension now banned they probably have less chances now - not too much time left for rebuilding the car. Hope they won't end up suffering all year like with last year's exhaust.

[url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jan/21/lotus-system-ban-f1?newsfeed=true"]F1 ruling body bans Lotus's pioneering reactive suspension system | Sport | The Observer [/url][/quote]

Unbelievable that FIA bans something that could actually legitimate F1 as a sport that develops systems that could be used in our every day cars.....

In related news, Kimi is back behind the wheel of an F1 car:

[url="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97140"]Kimi Raikkonen drives F1 car for the first time since joining Lotus - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com[/url]

[quote=henk4;979913]Unbelievable[/quote]

Is it? :rolleyes:

[quote=faksta;979915]Is it? :rolleyes:[/quote]

probably not.

[quote=Wouter Melissen;979914]In related news, Kimi is back behind the wheel of an F1 car:

[url="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97140"]Kimi Raikkonen drives F1 car for the first time since joining Lotus - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com[/url][/quote]

By the leak of info seems everything went fine. By the way, what is 'demo spec Pirelli'?

The first picture of the Caterham CT01:

[IMG]http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=359901&stc=1&d=1327501764[/IMG]

News on Rubens suggest possible move to Indycar for 2012 to accompany Tony Kanaan in KV Racing.

[URL="http://formula-1.updatesport.com/news/article/1327572954/formula_one/F1headlines/Barrichello-to-test-IndyCar/view.html"]Source[/URL]

MP4-27: [url="http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/2703"]autosport.com - The Photo Gallery[/url]

None of that weird nose hump here...despite what the presses said....I think the layman and the people who build cars reads the rule differently...

That is one very complex and impressive front wing.