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fokGoogol – this post’s for you…

Ok, while in reality there might only be 3 drivers genuinely in the running for the 2nd McLaren race seat in 2008, here’s our guesstimates on 5 drivers who have a chance to land the seat in order of most-probable to least-probable:

1. Heikki Kovalainen – I’d say the odds of Heikki being McLaren’s 2nd driver are almost 1:1. He’s a very smart choice because while he has flashes of brilliance, he hasn’t yet shown rock-solid consistency so he wouldn’t pose much of a threat to Lewis Hamilton.
2. Gary Paffett – While PDLR is the media 2nd favourite, Gary Paffett would make more sense. Why not give another young driver a chance? It worked out well with Lewis Hamilton last year so why not with Gary this year? He may not be as fast as Lewis but maybe that’s a good thing for the team (read: designated no.2 driver). And if he’s not as good as PDLR then get rid of the guy and stop teasing him with the hope of racing one day!
3. Pedro de la Rosa – Good ol’ PDLR is always in the thick of it isn’t he? But the sad reality is when he got an opportunity to drive for McLaren last year, he didn’t do anything special.
4. Adrian Sutil – Would have had a real chance if Force India weren’t asking for a lot of ringit for his services..
5. Ralf Schumacher – Actually, Ralf doesn’t really make it to the top 5 list… he’d only just make it on the top 500 list of drivers that have a chance to drive at McLaren!

Call me cynical, but there has been a lot of talk regarding Michael Schumacher taking over the driving duties of a taxi to get his family to the airport on time… and I don’t buy it. Until we hear something from Michael’s own mouth regarding the incident, I believe the whole thing is bogus.

First of all, doesn’t Michael have his own private jet? Can’t it wait?

How much time difference would speeding in a taxi make? 5 minutes? 10 minutes? Plus, it’s not the sort of example someone involved in the Make Roads Safe campaign or the European Road Safety Charter should set now is it?

It just smells fishy to me…

Today I read a news item with the title Honda to pull the plug on Super Aguri? Umm.. HELLO! If you ask me Super Aguri were just as competitive as Honda this year despite using an old car. If Honda want to pull the plug on anyone they should first consider their own team first… then again, that would mean Super Aguri wouldn’t have a car now would they? Hmm…

Prodrive Aguri Honda in 2009 anyone?

Cate Blanchett is playing some famous dude in her new movie. While it’s claimed she’s playing Bob Dylan, personally I think she’s really playing MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi…

This time of year is called silly season and there’s a good reason for it.

It’s amazing how many teams Fernando Alonso is being linked to for 2008. The latest rumour is that Alonso would return to McLaren for a single year in 2008 with some conditions such as being able to run his own set-up plan at each race.

McLaren have denied these Alonso rumours…

Just as Honda denied rumours linking Alonso there…

Just as Red Bull Racing denied the Alonso rumours (or did they? David Coulthard certainly did but no upper management completely ruled it out)…

Just as Williams denied the Alonso rumours…

I guess Toyota didn’t even have to deny their Alonso rumours…

What’s next, Alonso to Force India!?

I think it’s fair to say when it comes to Alonso – deny all rumours!!

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Great gift: Remote Controlled Fernando Alonso 2005 Renault