I think these guys were separated at birth!! 
Maybe after DTM Mika could perform some Megadeath covers? Â (Dave Mustaine was the central figure of 80’s band Megadeath – prior to which he was actually the lead guitarist for Metallica)
McLaren has confirmed Pedro de la Rose will race for the team in this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. There is still a strong belief that Lewis Hamilton could still debut in Formula One in 2006. There are only 2 races that he could possibly start in, with Brazil being the most likely option.
Earlier this week it was revealed that Juan Pablo Montoya had been released from his McLaren Mercedes contract, allowing him to test for his new NASCAR team, Chip Ganassi Racing. Not only will the Colombian test, he may also race in this weekend’s Busch Series race at Kansas Speedway.
Chip Ganassi has stated he wants to get Montoya in the car as soon as possible. He is scheduled for 2 tests this week, the outcome of which will dictate how soon we’ll see him in a race. Ganassi gives the impression that it’s not a question of “if” Montoya will race this year, but “when”.
Renault team boss Flavio Briatore has come out and stated some of the major problems he sees in F1. One of those was the time at which races are held. He said:
Why always (start the race at) 2pm? It’s a stupid time – to watch a Grand Prix you have to f*** up your whole Sunday.
Surely Flav wouldn’t want the races any earlier in the day? That could only leave the possibility of F1 racing at night. Being located in the Asia-Pacific region, I don’t see this happening at all. Down here, due to the time difference, most F1 races start at 10:30 at night. Delaying this by 4 or 5 hours would wipe out a huge section of the audience in this region – and the Asian region is a region F1 is so desperate to establish itself in.
The other problem is when you consider the television schedule of areas in the same time-zone as the race itself. Having a race at 6 or 7pm wouldn’t work as these are prime-time spots. Unfortunately, most networks don’t see Formula One as prime-time television.
At the end of the day a 1pm or 2pm race start works pretty well, so it’s unlikely that it will ever change..
If Robert Kubica was racing at Renault would he look like a Smurf? Or would he still look like Gargamel? 
PS. Ok, admittedly this is a bad shot of him.. We’re big fans of the man here at Fun F1.
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