Hmm… not that there aren’t developments, but many of them are unresolved and require more research and clarification.
Let’s start with the big one, the Concorde Ageement. Reuters reports they are getting closer to one but the details of what’s in it are sketchy at best and it could easily blow up BECAUSE…
Bernie has finally been indicted in the Gribkowsky bribery scandal. If convicted ‘El Supremo’ is pretty surely going to be dumped by CVC so they can proceed with their $15 Billion IPO.
Not that getting rid of Bernie is a bad idea.
Speaking of personnel changes, the duel for Webber’s soon to be vacated Red Bull seat seems to have narrowed down to Raikkonen and Ricciardo. The smart money is on Ricciardo, the inferior driver, because Vettel doesn’t want a rival.
At Nürburgring a camera man was taken out (broken bones!) when a wheel came off Webber’s Red Bull in Pit Lane. As a consequence access to the pit has been restricted and the speed limit has been lowered from 60 to 50 (like that will help). The bottom line is that pit stops are going to take longer, whether that will change the racing remains to be seen.
This is pretty much the mid-point of the season, race 10 of 19. There will be 22 races next year as they are adding New Jersey, Austria, and Russia. When they return on August 25th there will be two European races left (Spa and Monza) before they head out to the far east.
The Hungaroring is the second slowest circuit after Monaco. It’s very hot and because it’s seldom used there are rubbering issues. On offer are Mediums and Softs, 2013 compounds on 2012 Kevlar bodies. Because of the earlier ‘secret’ test with with Pirelli, Mercedes was barred from a general test during the recent break. Though they’re complaining up a storm, it’s hard to figure if they’re at a competitive disadvantage or not as the ‘public’ test used only developmental drivers and teams were forbidden to change the set ups.
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