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No Astin Martin name then for Force India?

I think you forgot to mention Manor racing with driver line-up unknown.

Manure Mercedes
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for the calendar:

I imagine the * next to Baku refers to "subject to final track inspection"
What about the double * next to Austin? Is the event in doubt?

Raikkonen: End of the day they are always Tilke corners

Kimi Raikkonen has admitted he is a fan of Formula 1’s older circuits, amid the new era of ultra-modern tracks penned mainly by Hermann Tilke.

In recent years, many of the sport’s European hosts have been replaced by venues in mostly Asian and Middle Eastern markets.

“We have to go where people can afford to pay,” declared F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone unapologetically.

But that doesn’t mean Raikkonen, the popular and famously taciturn Finn, has to like it.

“It’s just that the new places are all quite similar,” he said, “designed by the same guy. I’m not saying they’re not good but they are more the same.”

One Tilke exception, Raikkonen told Turun Sanomat, was Turkey’s Istanbul Park, which is no longer on the calendar.

“I like Magny Cours a lot. The track surface was nice, the track was different and the area around was not much hassle.

Ferrari Raikkonen

“Imola was one of the best. There was always a great atmosphere and it was quite a challenge. Also the Nurburgring,” the Ferrari driver added.

On the other hand, he said places like Abu Dhabi – “in the desert” – are lacking in true character. The worst, he explained, was the remotely-located Korea.

“Basically, when we go to a new place, we already know what to expect,” said Raikkonen. “They look kind of all the same.

“Everything is made so that it is always like somewhere else. And around there are no trees or anything like in Imola or Magny Cours, not to mention Spa which is in the middle of a forest.

“Of course, each (new) track is always a little bit different,” the Finn continued, “and each corner is a bit different, but at the end of the day they are always Tilke corners.”

http://www.grandprix247.com/2016/01/04/ ... e-corners/

Good to hear a driver bitch about the Tilkedromes. Not sure about Magny-Cours and Imola from a fan point of view though, those tracks used to be boring as hell.

http://www.grandprix247.com/2016/01/04/raikkonen-end-of-the-day-they-are-always-tilke-corners/

Good to hear a driver bitch about the Tilkedromes. Not sure about Magny-Cours and Imola from a fan point of view though, those tracks used to be boring as hell.