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[Malc]

Would love to see Alonso take his seat ASAP.

Seconded! He deserves a better car at the moment. Unless he helps Renault get theirs up to scratch again.

[Dazzyman]

Massa is always fantastic when hes on pole and just cant be beaten but when he isnt he falls to bits. I feel same about Alonso I want him to replace Kimmy at Ferrari. Ive heard rumours for awhile even before he won his title that he just wanted to win it once and thats it. Hes susposed to be a serious party animal and a adrenaline junkie (and a total natterbox that never shuts up away from the camera) and Ive just heard allegedly he wants to go off and do other things, I just cant see him being in it after next year.

[Alastair]

MotoGP this weekend from Misano, San Marino.

Saturday 30 August

Qualifying
1245-1405, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website



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Sunday 31 August

125cc & 250cc races
0945-1215, BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website

Race live
1230-1415, BBC TWO and BBC Sport website

[Roddie]

Sunday 31st August

WTCC - Oschersleben - Race 1
10:45 Eurosport 2

WTCC - Oschersleben - Race 2
14:00 Eurosport

BTCC - Silverstone - Full Coverage
12:30 ITV4

DTM - Brands Hatch - Race Live
13:00 MotorsTV

WRC - New Zealand - Highlights
18:00 Dave

[VR46]

Valencia was a yawnfest yes, a big disappointment.

Kimi & Massa were yesterday confirmed Ferrari drivers for 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7588872.stm

On two wheels, see Stoner has got pole again, seven in a row now.

[VR46]

Stoner falls off for second race in a row eh, watched it late last night. Unless Rossi gets injured, title is his for 2008

Read on BBC website, Pedrosa has switched to Bridgestones with immediate effect, Hayden is staying on the Michelin's.

[Roddie]

Actually, it's 3 races in a row; he fell off in Laguna Seca while battling with Rossi for the lead. Quite unbelievable really.

I really like Rossi but I'd rather Stoner was challenging him to the end of the season for the championship. With a 75 point lead Valentino can take a holiday and still win it.

Cracking WRC this past weekend as well, Latvala's matched Stoner's 3 crashes in 3 events.

[VR46]

Had forgotten about Laguna, that is consistency for you

Good to see Loeb actually having to work for his victories in the last couple of rallies.

[VR46]

Looks like Sato could be back in F1 next year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7593533.stm

[Alastair]

So Red Bull get rid of this years big crasher (DC) and want to replace him with an equally famed car bender I think they'd do better with Buemi and Senna, I see no place for Bourdais in F1 either, he's had his chance and all he's proved is that F1 is very different to Champ or wherever he came from!

[Richard.John]

Redbull want to sell their over priced syrup in Japan though. The brand only arrived here last year so Sato would be good from a marketing point of view. And let's face it, the Redbull teams are only in it for marketing, I mean they don't make cars so Sato could be a perfect fit.

Senna would also be a marketer's dream though. I am mixed on him as he will likely never be as successful as his uncle yet will have an army of ready made fans because of it. Sponsors will line up to add their name, and that alone could sway Berger, alongside the emotional attachment he probably has to the young Brazilian.

You are right about Bourdais. Imports from America don't work, I mean look at Andretti back in '93 and da Matta a couple of years back. CHUMP car champ doesn't equal F1 champ (forgetting JV for a mo) as F1 is in a whole new league of excellence imo.

[VR46]

Fingers crossed for a good race at Spa, and a decent Ferrari result. Sure the weather will have some say in it.

Boys in Red are fastest in Practice (not that that means sod all really)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7599854.stm

[TheForce]

this is my lucky day ! just got 2 free gold tickets from work for the whole weekend at SPA !! I'll be sitting covered at the busstop chicane !!


OH YEAH !!

[VR46]

Well done, can't think of many other better tracks to visit, you'd better get going shame you won't have time to make a Macho Man banner.

[TheForce]

yeah, 2 years ago I was there as well with free tickets from work , I had tickets in front of EauRouge, it's an amazing track (I had a track day there once with the motor bike)
We get these tickets from one of the clients

and yes, unfortunally no time to make a MACHOMAN banner , thinking of it, that would be awesome, I bet they would show it on the TV if I had one, everyone thinking "who is that idiot ??" LOL