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F1 Season 15

SMASHING FUN

THERE’S A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

In case you’re used to us or bored of us churning out our usual


mag every single time, you’re in luck. We’re still churning ‘em out,
but our super-special-bumper-edition-collectors-issue-for-
supernerds focusses solely on previewing the F1 season ahead. So
it doesn’t matter what race you’re from who you race for, there’s
something to interest you. Doug Walker has the dope.
[1]
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Addicted to Speed

As the drum rolls begin to build in intensity and the curtain raiser draws near, we realise the magnitude of
our own ineptitude to cover the season’s start. But fear not, for Doug Walker is close at hand to paper over
those cracks and pander to the peanut gallery.
After dying an unforeseeable death at a young age, the eulogies weren’t many for
Season 14 of the RLB F1 circus. For some, the season bore out much promise and we
were witnessing a title fight that was at once titanic and momentous, the likes of
which promised full worth of the price of an admission ticket. For others, the season
couldn’t get over soon enough for it bore out much agony and heartache without
the minor thrill of any sort of reward on the horizon. With the first ever truncated
season a part of the history books now, and deservedly gathering dust in some
musty library, what does the future hold for the combatants of motor sports’ most Doug Walker
rarefied arena?
Often
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With many teams shuffling their pack and taking stock of affairs, you would expect brother
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that those at the front would have built on their strengths, those trailing further
Doug
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back fortified for the winter ahead and that those dismissed as no-hopers would be After
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the
human

planning a thing or two to upset the apple cart. As always, there have been some rights
 of
the
people
of
Eastern

surprises and some non-surprises in the build up to this season. Ride with me on my New
Bassau
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helping
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train of thought as I take you to wondrous lands and tell you of what lies ahead a
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should you choose to follow the RLB in its 15th avatar of F1 carmageddon. SF
turned
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chasing
 cars.
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one
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SF

[2]
SF:ItYou’ve
was the title defense
managed that
to impress neverfirst
in your twoFerrari
was. need to now
races at Australia pick and have definitely looked better than
and Sepang
your solitary point might suggest. How would you assess your season thus far?
up where they left off and erase memories of erroneous ways.
Vilifed as villians of the Eduardo Liguori may have lost
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
pantomime piece,position.
it’s (still) too tosome
all looked of the devastating pace that saw
finish in that same Sepang be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
him power to a championship but has
fashionable to putis really
on your Ferrari-
said before, nothing expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
bashing hat and condemn the Italians lost none of the canniness that has
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
for putting served him so well over the years. He
and keepthe kibosh on when they
going trying for points every race!
did. may be a mercurial racer of rare and
spasmodic performance, but he is not a
SF: Talk to us about Sepang. You made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
spent force. Couple that with Edu’s
But pause a moment to think of
well-documented deep affection for A long-serving member of great
the fine gentlemen and sole lady that
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice on friday
distinction, the car
a driver long felt greatasinthe
hailed wet
fly the Italians flaggood
in F1. Wickham, Ferrari and you have a very formidable
conditions, and it felt again during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
opponent in one of the two cars. next great hope, and a long haired
Liguori and Solfrank have been nothing
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked myself
freak. On the faceinto
of it,Turn 1 trying
it makes for ato
but a credit to their profession.
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
As if facing up to Liguori weren’t very unlikely pairing but this troika is
Dominant, almost rampant in the
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made the car
not unfamiliar to an
anyabsolute
followerhorror
of theto
season before, the Scuderia have been enough, Ferrari have stuck with one of
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, butRLB.
it wasFerrari
a real disappointing
are looking race for for
strong me.
accused by some of throwing their toys the most dominant drivers of almost
Poor error on my part.
any RLB era, conjuring visions of next season and until Red Bull decide
out because things weren’t quite as rosy
Nogueira. Liane Solfrank is the to crash the party it seems like they
as they might have expected. But that is
defending champion for a very good will be key combatants for honours.
just conjecture and conspiracy theory.
reason, and some may say she has Many have been quick to say he is
The fact is that the nucleus of this
inferior machinery at off the peak of his powers, but the
Ferrari team was just
her disposal this sagacity of age has wisened Liguori
as disappointed,
Nothingif and he is an august racer with much
not more, to have time around but
is really “Consistency is a great may we remind left in the tank yet. Solfrank is the
to expected
put the brakes
out thing, and Ferrari are
you that this car femme fatale, the power to Liguori’s
on. ofAnd
me there
and is reaping the rewards of a grace and there are few combinations
shares the same
Williamsnothisone
arguably sustained period where
genetic code of on the grid that can match these two.
season,
more and in
motivated there is strength and
the car that It might be a case of girl interrupted
toallset
honesty we
the record stability in the ranks.”
powered Ferrari to as Solfrank ended up tied for points
s t raren't
a i g h twhere
than
a b re a k t h ro u g h at the summit of the championship
we want to
these guys.
title. table, but just as Ferrari have had a
be in the
It is the greatest of teams that chance to regroup so too has its star
Motivation is one part of t h e
have to answer the stiffest of challenges driver.
equation to success (don’t ask, it can’t
and while they might have only hit a Expect these two to carry on
be revealed). The more important thing
Warrenthere
purple patch recently, has fit
is right
no inwhere
at Williams
they left off, with Liane picking
is whether they still have the ability and
disputing the fact that Ferrari is one of up more wins than the doughty
desire. And the answer would have to be
the marquees on this RLB grid. It would Brazilian, but don’t believe for a
a resounding yes. They are as
Q:financially
Some say strong
this might be a make or breaknot be a for
season hardWilliams.
sell to getWould
anyone
youto agree mo
buy with ment that he is a slouch.
that?
as their immediate
into this Ferrari team, and I do not use Historically promising to pack a
rivals and they have managed to hold
Warren: where we that wordneedlightly. Ferrari of yore has wallop yet petering outafford
in a whimper,
on to theI think the time
very same teamisthat
coming
has stood as a team to start making improvements in all areas. We can't to slip any
further
them behind
in such thegood
teams stead
ahead ofof us, and of course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on thetheir
late. been known to be a bunch of disjointed, of late Ferrari have found back
foot as it is with a much lower team budget if brilliant,
compared stars.
to most This
of is
the more of
teams, a team,
but Williams dancing
know shoes
how to andthe
get canbest
yet out
waltzoftheir
what
Consistency is a great thing, and Ferrari
they've got, and with theI do
parts showing a cohesion
to say wethat wayover
to the title. Again.
are reaping thehave a real
rewards of fighting spirit. But
a sustained yes, think it's fair need to get the hump and start becoming
regular
periodpoints
wherescorers
theresooner and later.is rare and of the pedigree of
rather than
is strength SF
stability throughout the outfit. But by champions. For that is what they are, Prediction: 2nd
how much have they been distracted? and don’t you forget that. SF

[3]
Will
SF: they,managed
You’ve won’t to
they, will inthey?
impress Bullstwo
your first areraces
known to charge
at Australia when and have definitely looked better than
and Sepang
theysolitary
your see red,
point Redsuggest.
butmight Bull doesn’t
How wouldgoyou
on assess
the attack often thus
your season enough.
far?

How do you describe Red Bull? To That he has been a success at Ferrari
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
paraphrase simply raises the question again; what
in that something a friend of mine
finish same position. Sepang looked to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
is wrong with this current Red Bull
used to describe meisaeons
reallyago, they are
said before, nothing expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
the kind of team that's an enigma team?
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
wrapped in a riddle On paper, they have James
trying kept in a labyrinth
going and keep for points every race!
with the key thrown away in the dark Fotheringham, one of (if not the) most

recesses well-rounded and substantial


Talk toofus the middle of You
nowhere.
SF: about Sepang. made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
candidates from those that could have
Nobody can make much sense of them
been chosen. Danielle Henson, well Her greatest distinction was
or where they’re headed, or if they’re
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice
winningon friday
a racetheoncarher
feltF1
great in wet
debut,
headed anywhere at all. known for her spats, is actually a racer
conditions, and it felt good again during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
of no mean calibre once you take away although she might count outscoring
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked myselfand
Preslie Hytes intorunning
Turn 1 trying
Sarah to
You would have thought that by all the sensation and spectacle she
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
undoubtedly brings to the team. And Fisher Racing as greater
now Red Bull’s trials and tribulations
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made the car
achievements. an absolute
Since horror to
then, however,
would have survived all the afflictions yet the only thing on four wheels that
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but despite
it was acoming
real disappointing race forof
close on a number me.
that come with the sport, that they sees more ups and downs is a roller
Poor error on my part.
coaster. Which is not that different from instances, Danielle Henson has never
would have been somehow
Red Bull, but we digress. really managed to surmount a
strengthened by it all. That through the
credible title challenge, bringing
gloom and doom prophecies they would
In part, the problems with Red many doubters to question whether
have found some sort of hope and
Bull can be put down to she still deserves a place at a top
humor. You would be
infighting which team. This will be a gilt-edged
right andNothing
wrong,
“Things have just always has been a large chance for her to silence her critics
all at once. With a
is really seemed so muddled with contributor to the and carry on where she left off last
technical package
expected out Red Bull, and sorting it all inconsistent season in fine form.
the of
envy
me of
andmost out would involve a Never much of a dasher, James
t Williams
e a m s , this
and nature of their
superhuman effort. And yet,
performances. Fotheringham has always won
season, andvery
beyond the in there is a belief that Red
You’d find more admirers for his commitment in
all honesty
vivid we
and lifelike Bull could yet walk the
steadiness if you good times and bad. And last season
d a aren't
y d r e awhere
ms of straight and narrow.”
were playing definitely counts as a rough patch for
most we want you
of them, to
Russian Roullete. t h e B r i t o n a s h e wa s n ’t j u s t
would not be
beinwrong
the to
Minus the guns, of course. How else outscored, but obliterated by his
hope, almost against hope, that
would you explain only one driver teammate. He’ll want to set the
the Milton Keynes based team would
(wo)manfully carrying the burden in record straight and show his worth,
rise to the occasion.
any given year. Warren has fit right inmaybe
at Williams
as one final hurrah.
But Red Bull is never about
Determined they may be, but it
simplicity. Things have just always
Over the years, several teams have may not be enough to see them sail
seemed so muddled with them, and
Q:sorting
Some it
sayallthis or breakstood proud at the topWould
of the you
pile agree across
and with that?the finish line. They will have
outmight
wouldbe a make
involve a near season for Williams.
for long Red Bull have threatened to to raise their performance way above
superhuman effort. And yet, there is a
the usual and
Wenot just individually,
Warren: I think
belief that Red the
Bulltime is coming
could the we join
yet walkwhere as a the
teamfew at the
need pinnacle.
to start Butimprovements
making all they in all areas. can't afford to slip any
further
straightbehind the teams
and narrow. Forahead us, and of course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously we are onit?the
hopeofsprings have remained are threats, empty and but as a team. Can they do It’sback
a

foot as it isThings
with a much unfulfilled.toLike Linux lovers, thisbut
tooWilliams
is long
knowshot,
how but they’re capable of what
it.
eternal. werelower team budget
supposed to compared most of the teams, to get the best out of
they've saidyes,
to be
I dothe yearit's
of Red
fair Bull.
to sayBut
wewith It’s a question of translating
changegot, andbetter
for the have awith
realthe
fighting
arrivalspirit.
of But think need to get over the hump and start becoming
potential into performance.
regular
Liguori,points scorers sooner
a champion not thatrather ago. later.every season that ebbs and flows you
long than SF
He fought his battles, but not often on must stop and wonder; when will it be

track, and left quietly not long after. Red Bull’s season? SF Prediction: 3rd

[4]
SF:Brilliant one moment,
You’ve managed banal
to impress the first
in your Brawn
next,two races atare fantastic
Australia and when
Sepang and have definitely looked better than
your solitary point might suggest. How would you assess your season thus far?
on song but are equally horrific when off-key.
I t takes a special team to contention for the title and looking
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
showcase itssame
best and its worst the tocomfortable
all inlooked with their machinery
finish in that position. Sepang be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
despite being newcomers to the team.
span of a single race. Lesserexpected
teams take
said before, nothing is really out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
several races to create a Jekyll and Hyde
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
portfolio, but trying
Brawnfor has always been Smarting from a defeat the
going and keep points every race!
quicker than the rest in these and previous season, this was a team

indeed determined to rebound in some style


Talkalmost any other matter.
SF: to us about Sepang. You made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
and they could well do it this season.
With a manager and two drivers that Michael Adenekan has always
Melbourne. A win for the debutant
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice
shownona friday
savoirthe caras
faire, feltseen
great
ininhis
wet
from pole. and
But it
it felt
was good
by noagain
moreduring are the pick of the field, if not the very
than a the race.
conditions, Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
best, you would imagine that Brawn has handling and the meteoric rise of
thousandth of a second after the KERS
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked myselfand
Panther Racing into itTurn
would1 trying
seem to
broke on his car, almost costing Karayi everything it needs to romp to the title.
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
But nothing is as simple as it seems, and on the face of it that he has pulled
the win. His teammate Donald snared
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made
off yet the car
another an coup.
mini absolute horror to
In signing
third, but he too suffered KERS issues Brawn will have a very hard task on
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but Donald
it was a real
and disappointing
Karayi in hisrace firstfor me.
full
and had to settle for third. their hands with a feisty Ferrari outfit
Poor error on my part.
looking to defend their title from season in charge, he has aligned two
season 13. Add some Red Bull and drivers of very disparate style. And
Peruse that. Two mechanical
McLaren to that mix, and you have a the results were there for all too see.
issues for both race cars in the same
nice little battle on the menu. T h e t w o n e w b oy s r a r e l y
race and yet, they finish first and third.
performed well together, but one or
I dare you to name
Always a strong the other of them was always in
me a team that
Nothing contention for a win or loads of
could is
have done “Brawn started out last team in their
really
season as favorites for short existence, points, fully vindicating Adenekan’s
likewise.
expectedBrawn
out
many, but they showed a none would decision to select them. With
started
of meout
andlast
baffling fluctuation of discount the Ferrari’s challenge strong as ever, it
s Williams
e a s o n thisa s
performance you c h a n c e s will have to be seen if Brawn can last
fseason,
a v o r i t and
e s fin
or
wouldn’t associate with Adenekan’s wards the distance of a full season.
all honesty
many, we
but they
the wizards in white.” have in the season There was criticism from several
aren'ta where
showed baffling
ahead. Admittedly, quarters that Brawn were a bit off
f l u c twe
u a twant
i o n to
of
Donald and Karayi their game last season and that their
performancebeyouin the
wouldn’t
have some ways to go yet before they performance was a bit unpredictable
associate with the wizards in
can equal the heroics of Aurilio and but despite that they were still at the
white.
Adenekan himself, but the portents are front, the team everyone wanted to

But despite the yoyo-ing and good. Bar that oneWarren has had
season Donald fit right
at inbeat.
at Williams
As Ferrari, Red Bull and

Red Bull, he has always been a steady McLaren look to step on to the
hemming and hawing, Adenekan’s men
and consistent performer at this level pedal, Brawn will have to raise their
still did enough to finish at the top of
Q:the
Some say(albeit
this might breakand the for
mercurial and Would
self-destructive game to be better than ever. Can they
drivers joint) be
anda were
makeator
the season Williams. you agree with that?
Karayi showed he had lost none of the do it?
forefront in the constructors as well.
Logically, the answer is to
yes.slip
The
Warren: I think the
The crippling time is coming
combination some we pace
of where and need
as a team erraticism
to startthat marked
making him
improvements in all areas. We can't afford any
further out in Indycars. While things seem to be personnel, the machinery, the
dodgy behind
luck and the teams ahead
baffling of us, and of course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on the back
mechanical
foot as it is with a much lower
unreliability might have felled almost team going welltofor
budget compared Brawn
most on teams,
of the but Williams financial
and off-track, know howmuscle, it’s best
to get the all there.
out ofBut what
they've historical
yes, I doperformance isn’t always what is missing is success.
an to get over the hump and start becomingAnd that
a n y o ngot,
e eandl s ehave
. B raa w
real
n , fighting
h o w e vspirit.
e r But think it's fair to say we need
regular pointsand scorers than later.indicator of future performance. The can’t be bought by anyone.
persevered whatsooner
was all rather
the more SF
heartening (for the neutral) is the stars seem to align for them, but will

manner in which both drivers were in their luck hold out? SF Prediction: 1st

[5]
SF:Enjoying a revival
You’ve managed under inTom
to impress first twoMcLaren
yourMullan, were and
races at Australia surprise
Sepang and have definitely looked better than
your solitary point might suggest. How would you assess your season thus far?
title contenders last season. Can they do the trick again?
If you had told someone at the Sheasby has been at the time since
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
onsetinofthat
last same
season that McLaren before the Dinosaurs became extinct,
finish position. Sepangwould
looked to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
and that means he has a considerable
be abefore,
very real championship contenders
said nothing is really expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
in season 14, you would have either got amount of experience that he can put to
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
very and
good odds on that or have been good use. Serru, often underrated and
going keep trying for points every race!
run out of town as plain barking mad. undervalued, is a quiet performer who
puts the points up on the board almost
SF: Talk to us about Sepang. You made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
without anyone noticing, quite like a
Apparently, the idea of McLaren
Ninja. Re-signing these two was a no- It wasn’t the slightest bit
enjoying success is not as much a blast
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice on friday
surprising to seethe carMcLaren
that felt greatstuck
in wet
from the past brainer, and Mullan and myriad
and as some might take it to the race.
conditions, it felt good again during Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
McLaren fans hope it is a prelude to with the same lineup for next
be. Importantly, while many classed
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked myself into
season. Having doneTurn 1 trying to
surprisingly
McLaren as best of the rest material, at success this season.
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
well, maybe even punching above
best, the team members always went
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather,theirmade thethe
weight, carbar an absolute
has beenhorror
raised to
about their task with a conviction However, the Woking based team
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but aitnwas
d eaxreal
p e cdisappointing
t a t i o n s h a vrace
e bfor
e e me.
n
almost rarely found on most of the grid. face a far tougher task this season as
Poor error on my part.
Red Bull seem determined to put years heightened for the Silver Arrows.
Simon Sheasby’s battling qualities and
of ineptitude and Ferrari and Brawn will You can rest assured that
skill was on display as he took the fight
be as always a tough obstacle to McLaren (and Sheasby in particular)
to the frontrunners, even winning races
surmount. With 17 races over the will throw everything but the kitchen
along the way. Dieter Serru was never as
course of a season, it sink at his opponents from the get
quick as his
could well be that go while Serru will be more
teammateNothing
but he
“Apparently, the idea of McLaren fall back restrained, just looking to finish
a l m o sis
t really
always
McLaren enjoying into the clutches races and pick up the pieces as the
backed
expectedhimout
up
success is not a blast of some of their others fall by the wayside. But there
perfectly
of me when
and it
from the past. McLaren rivals as the is no denying that the car does have
c Williams
a m e t othis
the
was most definitely one season progresses. its frailties, and there is a feeling that
season, andthat
crunch, and in
of the big success The onus is on McLaren’s (over?)achievements last
isalljust
honesty
one of we
the
stories of season 14.” Sheasby and Serru season simply papered over some of
aren'tMcLaren
positives where
to keep the tempo the cracks.
we want
can take to
into this
up all season long. As seen last season though,
be in the
upcoming season.
McLaren would really fancy
For all the positives he brings to themselves to set the cat among the
Surprise winners at Malaysia,
the table, Sheasby has never sealed the pigeons. Maybe at some level they
McLaren never looked back from that
Warren
deal when it matters most, has fit the
deliver right inknow
at Williams
they aren’t odds on to beat
point on and have shown genuine pace
killer blow, or any other cliche you want some of their more fancied
in winter testing as well, perhaps
to use. His prowess is not in question, it opponents, but that won’t stop them
suggesting a return to hallowed days
Q:when
Some sayroutinely
this might make or breakisseason
his ability
for to finish offWould
what he starts. from getting in their faces and trying
they setbe
thea benchmark Williams. you agree with that?
Will McLaren see the best of Sheasby? to ruffle a few feathers. Valorous they
for other teams to follow. A lot of the
may
in allbe,areas.
but pure bluster alone
to might
Warren:
credit forI think
this the
liestime is coming
at the doorstep of we That
where remains
as a team need to be seen,
to start making butimprovements
Simon We can't afford slip any
further
manager behind
Tomthe teamsunder
Mullan, ahead who and of course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on theline.
of us,the should still have enough to lead the line not see them across the finish back
foot as it is with a much lower team budget and shine
compared for
to them.
most of Serru
the will
teams, be solid,
but Williams They
know need
how to
to display
get thequality
best over
out of the
what
team has been revitalised and have
they've got, and have butyes,
unspectacular andfair
he to
is say
becoming, course
overofthethehump
season, and thatbecoming
will be
done far better than athey
realhave
fighting spirit. But
in quite I do think it's we need to get and start
their acid test.
regular
some points
time. scorers
Season sooner
14 was rather eye- later.in this writers opinion, the Makelele of
an than SF
opener for many, and McLaren was his team. And that’s not a bad thing. But

most definitely one of its stories. is it good enough? SF Prediction: 4th

[6]
SF:Surprisingly
You’ve managedlistless at times,
to impress in yoursurprisingly underrated
first two races at Australiaat others.
and Sepang and have definitely looked better than
Toyota must make their swan song one to remember.
your solitary point might suggest. How would you assess your season thus far?

In some ways, the end has been But to do that Miles will have to
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
nigh,inand the end has Sepang
been anti- fare a lot better than he did in season
finish that same position. looked to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
14. He might have secured a podium at
climatic.
before,There
nothingwasn’t much fanfare
said is really expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
around the announcement when Sam Bahrain, but that was one of only two
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
Johnston said that Toyota as weevery
knowrace!
it points finishes for him and he will have
going and keep trying for points
will no longer participate in the RLB FIA to do a whole lot better if Toyota are to

F1 Talk
championship. challenge for any sort of honors this
to us about With their
SF: Sepang. Youfuture
made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
season. KR Raj on the other hand is one
murky, Toyota could be forgiven for
of the most doughty customers in the For a team that has always
being a bit glum about the uncertainty
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice on friday
invested more thethancarthe
feltGDP
great ofin wet
a
of things. and
Butitthe RLB. I’d go about drawing an analogy
felt Japanese
good againteam, as the race.
conditions, during Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
between KR and a cockroach, but it couple of small nations in their car,
much a permanent fixture on the F1
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked myselfreally
Toyota haven’t into Turn
had 1a trying
lot of to
grid as manager Sam Johnston himself, would be so open to misinterpretation
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
that I’d best not. return for their money. Little wonder
seem remarkably upbeat despite
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather,thenmade the car
that the an absolute
Japanese horror
stiffs in their to
nearing the end of the line.
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but suits
it wasoohed
a real disappointing
and aahed, but race
notforfor
me.
I will, however, say that KR has
Poor error on my part.
had a torrid time in Indycars, lumbered too long before deciding to pull the
Having had mixed fortunes the
with one hunk of junk after another and plug on this pet project of the
season before. Toyota made one change
it seemed to be that he was waiting and Japanese carmaker.
to the team that commandeered their
waiting for an opportunity that was just Where Toyota, or the remnants
cars back then. Ash Eyre received the
not coming along. And of the Toyota team, goes from is
golden handshake
after he announced anybody’s guess. But what it means
a n d mNothing
ade a
“The Japanese team, as his imminent for the key protagonists of this team
dignified exit. His
is really
much a permanent departure from is that they have to dress to impress
r eexpected
p l a c e m eout
nt,
fixture on the F1 grid as Indycars, some any potential suitors. And that would
surprisingly
of me and for
manager Sam Johnston might felt that the mean pulling up their socks after a
Williams
some, was this
Indian
himself, seem remarkably talented Indian’s lacklustre couple of seasons gone by.
season, andtime
KR Raj, long in
upbeat despite nearing time in the RLB Miles and Eyre showed flashes of
all honesty
tester we
for Toyota.
the end of the line.” might have drawn their ability, but it was always too
aren't done
Having wherea
to an end, but it short-lived to enjoy for boss Sam
we want
short stint to
with the
was not to be. In the Johnston. Heads had to roll, and not
be inback,
team some time the these
words of Abba, KR silently serenaded in the manner of a ritualistic sacrifice
F1 machines will be no
team bosses with his rendition of “Take either.
stranger to KR as he looks to bed into F1
a chance on me” and Sam Johnston Miles will have to string together
quickly and push on with the small
Warren
responded with the offer of ahas fitThe
drive. right inmore
at Williams
of his best if he has to show
matter of scoring big points.
rest is history. the way for the red and whites. Two
point scoring finishes in 7 races is
This may be the beginning of the
Martin Miles stays on and will
Q:look
Some or breakend for for
Toyota, but Would
it is also not
the with the stuff you expect from your
to say thisflag
fly the might
for be a make
Toyota as their season Williams. you agree that?
beginning of hope for them. The hope lead driver. KR Raj will be the one to
most experienced driver. The Briton
Warren:
hasn’t setI think
the the
gridtime
onisfire
coming his we that
withwhere they put
as a team needaside the making
to start improvementswatch
disappointment though,
in all areas. Wenot justafford
can't because of his
to slip any
further behind the of years gone by and finally fire on all relative inexperience, but because
performances but teams
there ahead of us,
is ample and of course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on the back
scope
foot as it is with a much lower team budget cylinders. to
compared Miles
mostandofKR
thecan certainly
teams, do
but Williams this
knowis how
his big, bigthe
to get chance. And
best out of the
what
to set that record straight as Toyota
they've got, final
and have a real fighting theyes, business
I do thinkfor their Japanese Indian is hungry to prove a point,
enter the stretch. Miles has spirit.
the But it's fair to say we need to get over the hump and start becoming
which could prove crucial in the end
regular
added points scorersofsooner
incentive his later.overlords, but will need to come to
rather than
impressing SF
potential future employers by bringing grips with the challenge at hand early,

home the bacon for Toyota. before its too late. SF Prediction: 5th

[7]
SF:Somewhere,
You’ve manageda giant
to impress BMW
stirs. in Sauber
your first areatwarning
two races Australiaofand
a return
Sepang and have definitely looked better than
your solitary point might suggest. How would you assess your season thus far?
to form. Is it a credible threat?
If a giant were to be felled in the Having performed surprisingly
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
woods, would anyone Sepang the towell
hear looked last season, you’d expect BMW to
finish in that same position. be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
probably enjoy a similar modicum of
commotion? More is
toreally
the point, would
said before, nothing expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
anyone care? success this time around but it may not
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
be all smooth sailing for the
going and keep trying for points every race!
People certainly took note when beleaguered greats. Their direct rivals,

BMW such as Renault, Williams and, dare we


Talkfell from grace. TheYouGerman
SF: to us about Sepang. made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
say it, Toro Rosso, have fortified their
manufacturer, renowned for their
positions over the course of last season With Sam Gordon deciding that
metronomic efficiency and winning
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice
he had onenough
friday the car felt
of F1, the great
mantle inof
wet
ways (theyandare, in good
fact, again
one during and will be more than capable of
of the the race.
conditions, it felt Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
launching an assault for mid-table team leader falls upon Colin Nixon.
winningest teams in the RLB) have
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked
Aged and myself intoheTurn
a veteran may1 be,
trying
but to
suddenly struggled to find the form of supremacy this season.
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
he is still more than adept behind
yore. A far cry from the days of glory,
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather,the made
wheel.theThe
car an absolute
Aussie horror
can still to
you can tell how far BMW have fallen by BMW were in superb form last
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but conjure
it was a real disappointing
up visions of his race
bestforandme.
virtue of the fact that they were thrilled season, coming out of the blocks really
Poor error on my part.
fast and not letting up in the intensity will undoubtedly grab headlines
to finish second at Melbourne last
of their driving. Sam Gordon was a with a spectacular drive or two. the
season. Admittedly, it was Sam Gordon’s
major reason for their excelling, but problem is that that might not be
home race and that added to the
with him choosing to depart for the US enough for BMW who will have to
adrenaline flowing through the veins,
of A, Nixon will have to have to be at their very best if they
but still, it is no
fill the void left by are to see off the challenges of their
substituteNothing
for the
‘Junior’. Anthony rivals. Nixon will have to take the
f a c t tis
h areally
t they “The spirit is admirable Morgan has been battle to the opposite camp and
would have been
expected out and willing, but the
called up from while there is no doubting his
disappointed
of me andwith machinery is not up to capability of doing so, there are
Renault to do duty
Williams
second untilthis
only scratch. Is it a case of
for Elattar and he lingering questions about the quality
season, and in
some years back. Auf Wiedersehen to the
will have the of his chariot of doom.
all honesty we glory days?”
unenviable task of Anthony Morgan was one of the
aren't where
As always,
keeping Renault, two Kiwi drivers at Renault last
h o w ewe want
v e r, B MtoW
Toyota and everyone season and they both suffered a
be in theto lure
retains the capacity
bar the top 4 behind him. rough time with the French team.
top drivers to its fold. Nixon
Little surprise then that the Kiwi
brings with him bags of experience that
For all their heroics, BMW might chose to migrate as soon as possible
is absolutely priceless and his know-
how will be vital for BMW to get the find the challengeWarren
they face has fit right inand
this season at found
Williams
shelter with the German

near insurmountable. With a car that is g i a n t s. L i k e h i s c o u n t r y m a n


most out of their technical package. A
the knife in a gunfight and drivers that Andrews, Morgan was too erratic and
canny customer as always, Nixon will
Q:definitely
Some say this might be of
a make or breakare veryforwilling
season workers
Williams. Would but
you agree failed
not with that? to make much of an impact in
spring a couple big results
spectacular, you might find that while the shortened season that went by.
for BMW at some point or the other.
He can certainly improve
afford toonsliphis
Warren:
Pairing Iup think
withthehim
timefrom
is coming the we the
acrosswhere as aodd
teamresults
need go theirmaking
to start way it would be
improvements in all areas. We can't any
further too much to ask them to finish in the showing last time around, but it
Tasmanbehind the teams hope
is perennial ahead Anthony
of us, and of course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on the back
foot as it isOn
Morgan. with
thea face
muchoflower
it, itteam budget
is not a top half ofto the
compared mostconstructors
of the teams, this Williams could
buttime be that
know how he the
to get has best
jumped
out offrom
what
they've got, and have a real fighting around. Thethink
spirit
it's isfairadmirable
to say we and the frying pan straight into the fire,
spectacular combination chosen by spirit.
Mo But yes, I do need to get over the hump and start becoming
for BMW is no less troubled than
regular
Elattar,points
but scorers
it couldsooner
wellrather an later.willing, but the machinery is not up to
provethan SF
scratch. Is it a case of Auf Wiedersehen Renault.
effective one that grinds out the results
as needed. to the glory days? SF Prediction: 7th

[8]
SF:Graft
You’veover craft,tomore
managed back-breaking
impress in your first twothan
racesgroundbreaking. And and have definitely looked better than
at Australia and Sepang
yet,
your Williams
solitary keeps
point might on fighting
suggest. the good
How would fight.your season thus far?
you assess

Was it really that long ago that Struggling to scrape a few points
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
Williams wassame
one of the giants of the F1 tolast season, one of the most notable
finish in that position. Sepang looked be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
drives last season for them was when
world, graced as they were expected
by some big
said before, nothing is really out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
names? How did this little big team lose Maser defended his position like a
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
theirand
way? And canforthey return torace!
a cornered Tiger at Barcelona and just
going keep trying points every
semblance of pre-eminence? refused to let Karayi past him for all of
26 laps. More of such pluck will be
SF: Talk to us about Sepang. You made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
needed if Williams are to make inroads.
In the RLB F1 era, Williams have
The car showed signs of being When Ben Warren was signed
traditionally been strapped for cash and
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice
by JoshonWood,
friday the
the vast
car felt greatwent
majority in wet
have thus andbeenit forced to again
work during promising last season, but with the
within the race.
conditions, felt good Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
limited facilties at Williams’ disposal, ‘who?’ The spirited young Briton
the constraints of their financial
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked
respondedmyself into Turn
by scoring 1 trying
points in an to
limitations. Even as some of the teams car development will certainly not be
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
one of their strengths. absolute dog of a car at Melbourne.
around them are more flush with funds
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather,Andmadethat the car anthe
wasn’t absolute horror
last of him to
than they are, Williams will hope that
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but either.
it was aHe
realwas
disappointing
consistentlyraceinfor me.
the
some of the aerodynamic work they’ve Courageous though they are, they
Poor error on my part.
will need to up the ante and aim for reckoning for points and proved to
done to improve the car will be enough.
more than just a few points this season. be a somewhat inspired signing for
They don’t have much to invest in the
As Renault, BMW and Toro Rosso Williams. He might not be a world
team as the season progresses and they
prepare for an assault to move up the beater, but Warren knows his
will have to just hope that the engineers
p e ck i n g o rd e r, limitations and has shown a great
have earned their pay
Williams’ drivers deal of intelligence in playing to his
cheques with some
Nothing strengths instead. There is no clear
sterlingiswork over must be
really “Always battlers last
a g g re s s i ve a n d team leader at Williams, but if I had
theexpected
winter. out season, Williams will
look to outthink to wager a bet, I’d say Ben is it.
of me and turn to Ben Warren and
their opponents Scott Maser is another feisty
Williams
A l w thisa y s Scott Maser to once
b e c a u s e character in that Williams team. They
bseason,
a t t l e r and
s l ains t again drive the car
outdriving them are an all-British team and they
all honesty
season, we
Williams beyond its limits”
will be very typify the British Bulldog perfectly.
willaren't
turn where
to Ben
difficult at this Maser’s drive at Barcelona belied his
Warren weand wantScott
to
point in time. In the age and showed lot of acumen in a
Maser to once be in the drive
again
future, probably. Not right now. car that is, quite frankly, lacking in
the car beyond its limits and hope
almost any real quality. However,
it all just holds together. Team manager
Consistently good off track, winter testing is proving very
Josh Wood has applied himself to the
Warren
Williams now need hasset
to try and fit the
right inpromising
at Williams
for Williams and they
task at hand in laudable fashion and is a
Cat among the Pigeons. There is so little c o u l d ye t t u r n i n a s u r p r i s e
large part of the reason that Williams
to choose between those lower down performance or two.
will hope to have a chance in the season
Q:toSome breakthe F1 ladder that the advantage
Would youmight On paper, it’s not much to look
come.say this might
Warren be a make
and Maser’s or is
work season for Williams. agree with that?
lie in doing something that takes the at. But underestimate Williams at
cut out for them, and in this current
your
in allown
areas.risk. They afford
might tonot
slipbe
Warren:
WilliamsI car
think the have
they time ais machine that we others,
coming where as a teamandneed
maybe evenmaking
to start the big improvements
guns, by We can't any
further behind the give
teamsupahead of us,but surprise. Never given much of a chance, much this season, but
and of course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on the back you get the
will occasionally on them
foot as it is with a much lower team
will also from time to time land them budget Williams to
compared as most
a teamof thehave but Williams sense
teams,certainly know that
howthis season
to get the is a buildup
best to
out of what
they've got, and have positions.
a real fighting shown
spirit. But yes, aI do
lotthink
of fight
it's and tried
fair to saytowebuck seasons ahead. It could all change
need to get over the hump and start becoming for
into points scoring The two
regular points scorers than later.the odds. Warren and Maser are Williams, beginning right here.
youngsters will sooner
have rather
to acquit SF
themselves to the task at hand very underrated, but so is Williams. Could

early. they be the surprise of the season? SF Prediction: 8th

[9]
SF:An all new
You’ve team,
managed an all new
to impress look,
in your firstan allraces
two at Australia Renault
new...rivalry? and Sepang and have definitely looked better than
your solitary point might suggest. How would you assess your season thus far?
are promising a lot this season. Can the Frenchadians deliver?
At the outset, I have to admit it. Renault have progressively grown
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
This in
is that
the team I was waiting talk tomore
to looked comatose ever since Travy
finish same position. Sepang be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
D’Souza won them that title way back in
about. Renault haveis seen
reallymore change
said before, nothing expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
recently than a vending machine, and it season 3 and they’ve never come even
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
is most remotely close to replicating that sort
andcertainly change for the better.
going keep trying for points every race!
Mind you, this is no slight on the of form every again. It would be

outgoing premature (and hugely incorrect) to


Talk topersonnel that worked hard a flying
SF: us about Sepang. You made start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
assume that all of that can be set right
for the team. It’s just that there just
just like that. But Renault have two If you believed that Samir
wasn’t enough performance to match
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice
Achrifionjust
friday the car
walked feltthe
into great in wet
sunset
the potential drivers in their ranks now that are,
andthey undoubtedly
conditions, it felt good againhad.during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
potentially amongst the cream of the and was done for as a driver, you’d
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked
be mistaken.myselfIf into
you Turn
thought1 trying
Mike to
You might argue that it is a similar field in any respect you can imagine.
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
Eventually, Renault can be revived by Aurilio had driven his last race in
case here. Will Takahashi hasn’t won
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made 1,
Formula theyou
car an absolute
couldn’t behorror
more to
something since that season where Edu this team. It is only a matter of time.
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but wrong.
it was aBut
real to
disappointing
think that raceyou’dfor me.
see
set the grid alight. Mike Aurilio and
Poor error on my part.
Will Takahashi is notoriously these two together would be a
Samir Achrifi have given up driving for
stingy when it comes to spending laughable idea. One that could have
a couple of seasons now. Surely you
money on improving his team, so it is a been thought of only in the
can’t expect them to come back and just
good thing that his team don’t have diabolical mind of Will Takahashi.
make things alright. Especially when
much moolah to splash But it could be just what the
there is the
around. Instead, doctor ordered. Aurilio and Achrifi
undercurrent of a
Nothing are known to be tested and reliable
bitter is
rivalry “ R e n a u l t h a v e g ro w n Ta k a h a s h i h a s
really as
comatose ever since Travy always followed a performers on the biggest stage of
t hexpected
e r e i s wout
ith
very simple them all, and after the stop-start
A c of
h rme
i f iand
and D’Souza won them that
title back in season 3. philosophy. Pick performance last season the last
AWilliams
u r i l i o . Ithis
t’s a
Rest assured, several the best possible thing Renault need is unreliability
season, and just
powder keg in
teams will be vary of what team you can and on track. The question isn’t whether
all honesty
waiting we
to explode
this unit can accomplish.” trust them to do Achrifi and Aurilio will deliver. The
aren't
in your where
face.
what they know question is how much.
we want to
best. The man has a Heightened expectations?
be in
But yet, the is so
there
scary knack for getting the best talents Perhaps. But it is only as much as
much promise as to make you wait
of any given season together, and it you’d expect from two of the
to see what can be accomplished.
seems on the face of it that he has done standout performers in the RLB F1
Aurilio is a champion of no mean
Warren
it again. Aurilio and Achrifi has
won’tfit right inera.
send at Between
Williamsthem they’ve scored a
calibre, Achrifi a driver that proved his
shivers down anyone’s spines, but that championship, several wins and
mettle against Ferrari, at times doing a
is only because they are driving a podiums, albeit in much better
lot better than his fancied teammate.
Q:And
Some say this might be a make or breakRenault. AndWilliams.
season for that is the truth
Would youof agree machinery.
the with that? How much can they
in Takahashi they have a manager
matter. extract from this aging French
who will be very driven and will want
Warren: warhorse? Many before them have
nothing I think the time
less than theis best
coming where
that is we as a team need to start making improvements in all areas. We can't afford to slip any
further behind Rest
theassured, several
are teams come
will besimilarly andObviously
failed to we
revive Renault’s
possible from thehis teams ahead
drivers. If anyof us, and of course
team teams who performing to us. are on the back
foot as it is with a much lower team budget vary of
compared what
to this
most unit
of thecan accomplish.
teams, but Williams fortunes.
know how But
to where
get the many
best out have
of what
were to be giantkillers, this will be it.
they've got,areand have a real After
yes,years of underachievement,
it's fair to say we the failed, this Renault team might
Yes, they hamstrung by afighting spirit. But
lack of any I do think need to get over the hump and start becoming
succeed only because of the inter-
regular
moneypoints
to back scorers sooner rather
their ambition. they later.tide might finally be turning for
Yes, than SF
Renault. The French are coming, and team rivalry. How ironic.
will have to drive the wheels off the car.
But would you say they can’t or won’t? you better believe it. SF Prediction: 6th

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SF:They say
You’ve that the
managed Toro in
to impress Rosso manager
your first two racesthat leaves and
at Australia the Sepang
team and have definitely looked better than
your solitary point might suggest. How would you assess your season thus far?
without having won a race is a cat. Or something like that.
Although I must admit I don’t get Biggs’ is a curious case. He started
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
this whole and toobe u t we l l e n o u g h w i t h M i ch a e l
in that analogy about Sepang
felines looked
finish same position. a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
Adenekan’s Panther Racing team, he
not winning races, it does leave Scott
said before, nothing is really expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
Moore in a pickle. Having received an lost his way a bit after that. Eventually
near future. The car is solid and easy to drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
overwhelming mandate sacked from the team, it seemed that he
for to run the team
going and keep trying points every race!
we know as Toro Rosso, he now faces up would be doomed to roam in the RLB

to Talk
the predicament wilderness for a while before Scott
to us about of havingYouto win a a flying
SF: Sepang. made start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
Moore came along and decided to take
race with this little team that is the
him along on an F1 adventure. It will be Opposites attract, they say. That
poor cousin of the Red Bull outfit.
Warren: Yeah it was a fantastic start to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice
wouldon friday the
certainly carto
seem feltbegreat in wet
the case
interesting to see how Biggs acquits
conditions, and it felt good again during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
himself to Formula1, having driven with Toro Rosso’s capitans. Randall
Of the managers that preceded
faster cars, but I genuinely felt like I had a good shot at some points. However on lap 7 I outbraked
Ruggles has myself into Turn
a couple 1 trying
of bagfuls of to
him, Mullan and Wickham managed to primarily in the US for most of racing
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
career, butt driving for one of the experience lying around while Scott
bag victories and can therefore avoid
well. The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather,Biggs made
is the
justcar
toanwet
absolute horror
his feet in to
being egged in public. Caamen Soukup backmarkers as a newbie means there is
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but Formula
it was a real disappointing
1 after making the race for me.
commute
had no such luck and thus fled to the no pressure on him. Perhaps this is a
Poor error on my part.
boon as the pressure at Panther to get from across the pond to carry on
United States before he was humiliated
results began to show on his results and with his career.
for not winning with the Rosso. How
it was best that Biggs left for a fresh Ruggles and Biggs’ task is cut
much better then will Moore fare,
challenge. And Formula 1 may be just out for them. Given a car that is
having inherited the DNA of the same
that. barely even mediocre, funds that are
team that celebrated
barely enough and upgrades that just
points finishes like
Nothing barely fit the bill, they will have one
it was aismajor “Moore has inherited the Randall Ruggles,
reallywin
DNA of the same team besides having the hell of a job piloting this car to any
andexpected
wins like out
they
that celebrated points most smashing sort of decent results, especially in a
w of eme andr e
like they were major wins name in the RLB, season that promises to be so much
Williams this
championships?
and wins like they were has had a long run more competitive this time around.
season, and in
championships. How will in F1 and this Biggs and Ruggles are no
all honesty
T o u s ewea
aren't
theory where
a Professor
Moore fare?” experience will strangers to F1, having partnered
stand in good stead each other for a season at Panther.
o f mwei n want
e o n to
ce
for Toro Rosso as he Eventually, both were found wanting
be inRosso
professed, Toro the will
sets about trying to keep the minnows and moved on from Indycars, their
follow the ‘Theory of Small Wins.’
from going down under. Toro Rosso futures up in the air. Little did they
Essentially, this dictates that even the
have a strong points scoring record for know that Scottybear Moore would
most miniscule of victories will be
celebrated to create a sense of a car as inept asWarren hasRuggles
theirs, and fit right inbring
at Williams
them together again with his

could be vital to unlocking its potential Toro Rosso experiment.


accomplishment and togetherness,
with his knowhow. With the car known But with a car that will clearly
which in turn eggs the team on to
Q:achieve
Some even
say this might or breaktoseason
be monster in the wet, Ruggles struggle,
and with that? how much can you expect
more so as be a makemore
to receive for Williams. Would you agree
Biggs will be hoping that the rain gods of these two? Even with the wet
commendation. Rinse and repeat.
Warren: I think the time is coming where we relent or that
as a team needthey getmaking
to start a slice improvements
of luck. weather, theyWe
in all areas. only stand
can't so much
afford to slipof
any
furtherMoore’s
behind the teamschoices
ahead of fit
us, and Which leaves the small matter of a chance to score points. Rosso fans
driver in of course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on the back
foot as it is with a much lower team budget getting a towin,
compared mostwhich
of the we’ll
teams,leave to
but Williams will
know celebrate
how to getjustthe
about
bestany
outpoints
of what
perfectly with this dictum then. Biggs
they've got, and havethe
a real fighting Moore
spirit. But yes, and
I docompany
think it'stofair
figure out.weAfter
to say thatover
need to get comethetheir
humpway,
andand thatbecoming
start might
and Ruggles aren’t most decorated
well be all that they get to shout
regular points
of drivers, butscorers sooner
they are gamerather and later.all, what better for the self-proclaimed
triersthan SF
‘comeback king’ than to inspire a about.
will do everything they can to cause an
upset or two. comeback to beat all comebacks. SF Prediction: 9th

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SF:ItYou’ve
is notmanaged
the sizetoofimpress
the dog, or the
in your size
first twoofraces
the at
fight in theand
Australia dog, but and have definitely looked better than
Sepang
thesolitary
your size ofpoint
its might
jaws suggest.
that matter. How you
How would much of ayour
assess biteseason Force
doesthus far?

India pack?
Warren: I think I've performed pretty well so far! Melbourne was an absolute dream debut for me, as I managed to qualify 8th and
finish inThe
thatpuns
samecome
position.think fast. to be a K
and looked
Sepang a y h a s weekend
promising b e e n uasn dwell
o u bbut
t e dthings
ly didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
Farce India.nothing
A spent Force.expected
This Force impressive in his time with Panther
said before, is really out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
Racing, but just how well will he adapt
won’t
near be with
future. you.is In
The car short,
solid theytoare
and easy drive, but it's not one that can regularly mix it with the big guns at the front. But we'll keep
one of
going andthe
keepbutt of jokes
trying on the
for points every race! to F1, even with half a season of
grid.
Barring that one season from Ville experience under his belt? He struggled
Valtonen to getstart
any points at alljust
in his short stint
SF: Talk tothat seemsSepang.
us about so long ago,
You Force
made a flying and then faded into obscurity. What happened there?
India have never really been so far and the indications so far is that
While Bean and Kay are drivers
it will be just as much an uphill struggle
competitive
Warren: Yeah itand
was aeven looked
fantastic start like
to the race, and I got myself up from 8th to 3rd. In practice rated on fridaybythemanagers
highly car felt great
up inandwet
moving ahead. for him to make an impact as ever. down
With to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
conditions, and itSure, they’ve
felt good againhad their the race.
during Unsurprisingly I got bumped down the grid, to expect them to
resources
shot atscant
some and theHowever
car short
moments.
faster But Ithey’ve
cars, but genuinely been solike
felt fewI and
had a good points. onon lap 7 I outbraked myselfaplenty
rattle up points into Turn 1 trying
would be a to
far between they make Blue moons firepower, it will be hard for team Force
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, andlook
I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
minor miracle. Think of anything
like The
clockwork. India to break through and get noticed
well. car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made thealmost
impossible, car an anything,
absolute horror
and I to
this season.
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but assure it was aitreal disappointing
would seem easierrace
thanfor me.
the
Valter
Poor error onFerreira
my part.has the reins of the prospect of driving this Force India.
team and keeps hold of Ian Kay and The commitment of Ferreira, Kay
While you might cringe inwardly
brings in Aaron Bean to replace Ville and Bean to the cause seems complete,
and call this harsh criticism, deep
Valtonen. Highly-rated, Aaron made but commitment by itself won’t get you
down you know that there is more
anywhere in the cut-throat world of F1.
waves during his stint with Newman than a grain of truth to this
Haas but didn’t do With competitors
statement.
e n o u g Nothing
h to boasting better
Which is not to say that Bean
is really
convince Karan cars, deeper
“Sure, Force India have and Kay are not up to scratch. It is
expected
Karayi out
to make had their moments. But pockets and
just that they have to make do with a
drivers as good if
t h of
e me and
deal they’ve been so few and grid of drivers better equipped than
Williams this
permanent. On far between they make not better, Force
they are to deal with the challenges
season,
the and
lookout forin a Blue moons look like India might find
that lie ahead. But they knew fully
all honesty we
replacement for clockwork.” that things get a
well that this would be no walk in
aren'tafter
Valtonen wherethe lot worse for them
the park when they signed on the
we want
Finn chose to
to head before it gets a lot
dotted line, so they definitely believe
be inBean
off to Indycars, the fitted better, or any better at all.
that Force India’s is not entirely a
the bill perfectly and Valter has been lost cause.
quick to tie Aaron down for the The protagonists of this tale all
With nothing to lose and only
have interesting subplots. Ferreira
foreseeable future. Many say that Aaron Warren has fit right inpride
at Williams
to play for, expect Force India
wants to redeem himself after the
has an impossible task ahead of him, to put in a few performances worthy
but the newcomer is as yet unfazed and furore that surrounded him a couple of
of note, a la Valtonen at Silverstone
believes he can get results with his new seasons ago. Kay wants to establish him
Q: Some say this might be a make or breakasseason for Williams. Would youtalent
agree withinthat?
Season 13. To expect more than
team. Time will tell just how much a frontline driver and a top
that would be unfair on a team that
bravado fuels young Aaron’s while Bean simply wants to go out and
Warren: I think the time is coming where we feelsas a team need to start isintrying to We
break free and to
make a
he has a point tomaking improvements
prove. In all, it all areas. can't afford slip any
confidence.
further behind the teams ahead of us, and of seems
course the teams who India
are performing name for themselves. The only team
that Force has thesimilarly to us. Obviously we are on the back
foot as it is with a much lower team budget compared
ingredientsto needed
most of tothemake
teams, but Williams to
a success
remain
know howpointless
to get thelast season
best out ofgoes
what
His teammate Kay is no stranger
they've got, and have a real fighting spirit. But yes,but
I do think it's fair to say wethan into this season knowing they
need to get over the hump and start becoming can
to his environs, this being his second story fact is more compelling
regular points scorers sooner rather than later.fiction. And the fact is that Force India break their duck, but that to expectSF a
with the outfit if you count the lot is to brace for disappointment.
will struggle to get almost anything out
abandoned season 14 as the scene of his
debut. of an unforgiving season. SF Prediction: 10th

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