1. F1 Season 15
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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.
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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 mistake for his twin
With many teams shuffling their pack and taking stock of affairs, you would expect brother Dugg, who is now a
famous film star with Pixar,
that those at the front would have built on their strengths, those trailing further
Doug is a star in his own right.
back fortified for the winter ahead and that those dismissed as no-hopers would be After championing 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 and helping install
train of thought as I take you to wondrous lands and tell you of what lies ahead a democratic government, he
is now purposeless and has
should you choose to follow the RLB in its 15th avatar of F1 carmageddon. SF
turned to his other great
passion; chasing cars. He also
writes about people chasing
one another in cars, or motor
sports as we humans call it. SF
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3. You’ve managed to impress in never was. Ferrari need to and pick
SF:It was the title defense that your first two races at Australia nowSepang and have definitely looked better than
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, it’s (still) all too some of the devastating pace that saw
finish in that same position. Sepang looked to 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 put on your Ferrari-
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
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
served him so well over the years. He
goingputting the kibosh points every race!
for and keep trying for on when they
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 the car felt greatas the
distinction, a driver long hailed in wet
Ferrari and you have a very formidable
conditions, and it felt goodF1. Wickham, the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps long to much
fly the Italians flag in again during due haired
opponent in one of the two cars. next great hope, and a
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 the faceintoit, it makes for a
freak. On myself of Turn 1 trying to
but up with Sheasby their profession.
a credit to and Karayi, and I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
keep
As if facing up to Liguori weren’t very unlikely pairing but this troika is
well. The car was good rampant the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, unfamiliarcar an absolute horror to
Dominant, almost to go, but in the
enough, Ferrari have stuck with one of not made the to any follower of the
season before, the Scuderia have been
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, butRLB. Ferraridisappointing race for for
it was a real are looking strong me.
accused by somepart.
of throwing their toys the most dominant drivers of almost
Poor error on my
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, if
Nothing and he is an august racer with much
not more,really time around but
is to have “Consistency is a great may we remind left in the tank yet. Solfrank is the
to expected out
put the brakes thing, and Ferrari are
you that this car femme fatale, the power to Liguori’s
on. of me there is
And and reaping the rewards of a grace and there are few combinations
shares the same
Williams this
arguably no one sustained period where
genetic code of on the grid that can match these two.
season, and in
more motivated there is strength and
the car that It might be a case of girl interrupted
all honesty we
to set the record stability in the ranks.”
powered Ferrari to as Solfrank ended up tied for points
s t r a i g h twhere
aren't t h a n
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
is whether they still have the ability and purple patch recently, there fit right in at Williams with Liane picking
Warren has is no where they left off,
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: Some say strong as their make or break season for Williams. Would you agree with o m e n t t h a t h e i s a s l o u c h .
financially this might be a immediate not be a hard sell to get anyone to buy m that?
into this Ferrari team, and I do not use Historically promising to pack a
rivals and they have managed to hold
as a word lightly. Ferrari of improvementswallop areas. We can't afford whimper,
Warren: I thinksametime isthat has stood we that team need to start makingyore has
on to the very the team coming where in all yet petering out in a to slip any
course the to be a bunch performing similarly to us. Ferrari have are on the back
further behind thegood stead of us, and of been knownteams who are of disjointed,
them in such teams ahead late.
of late Obviously we found their
if brilliant, stars. This is teams, but Williams dancing shoes get the best out oftheir
foot as it is with a much lower team budget compared to most of themore of a team,
Consistency is a great thing, and Ferrari know how to and can yet waltz what
they've got, and have a real fighting spirit. But yes, I do think it's fair cohesion that to get to the title. Again.
are reaping the rewards of a sustained with the parts showing a to say we need wayover the hump and start becoming
regular points scorers sooner rather than later. rare and of the pedigree of
period where there is strength and is 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
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4. Will they, won’t they, will they? Bulls are known to charge when
SF: You’ve managed to impress in your first two races at Australia and Sepang and have definitely looked better than
they see red, but Red Bull How would on the attack often enough.
your solitary point might suggest. doesn’t goyou assess your season thus 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 same position. Sepang looked simply raises the question again; what
finish in that something a friend of mine to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
used to describe me really expected out is wrong with this current Red Bull
said before, nothing isaeons ago, they are 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
On paper, they have James
going and keep riddle kept in a labyrinth
wrapped in a trying for points every race!
with the key thrown away in the dark Fotheringham, one of (if not the) most
well-rounded and substantial
SF: Talk toof the middle of You made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
recesses us about Sepang. nowhere.
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 on friday the car feltF1 debut,
winning a race on her great in wet
known for her spats, is actually a racer
conditions, and it felt all. again during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
headed anywhere at good
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 myself into Turn 1 trying to
Preslie Hytes and running Sarah
You would have thought and went overthe sensation and damaged theshe
all and spectacle
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi,that Iby a rumble strip undertray iof h e rcar, and part ofsthe r e a t e r as
my R a c i n g a g diffuser
F s
nowThe car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in And weather, made the car an absolute horror to
undoubtedly brings to the team.
Red Bull’s trials and tribulations
well. this achievements. Since 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 despiteacoming close on a number of
it was real disappointing race for me.
thaterror onwithpart. sport, that they
come my the sees more ups and downs is a roller
Poor
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 and wrong,
Nothing “Things have just always chance for her to silence her critics
all at once. With a has been a large
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 me of most
envy and out would involve a Never much of a dasher, James
t Williams this d
eams, an nature of their
superhuman effort. And yet,
performances. Fotheringham has always won
season, and in
beyond the very there is a belief that Red
You’d find more admirers for his commitment in
vividhonesty we
all and lifelike Bull could yet walk the
steadiness if you good times and bad. And last season
d a aren'tawhere f
ydre ms o straight and narrow.”
were playing definitely counts as a rough patch for
most wethem, you
of want 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 inwrong to
be the
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 in at Williams hurrah.
maybe as one final
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: Some it all outmight be a make near stood proud at the top of the pile and across the finish line. They will have
sorting say this would involve a or break season for Williams. Would you agree with that?
for long Red Bull have threatened to to raise their performance way above
superhuman effort. And yet, there is a
Warren: I think the time is coming where we join the few at the start making improvementsthe all areas. Wenot just individually,
belief that Red Bull could yet walk the as a team need to pinnacle. But all they in usual and can't afford to slip any
course the teams who are performing similarly to us. team. Can we are on the back
further behindnarrow. For hopeof us, and of have remained are threats, empty and
straight and the teams ahead springs
but as a Obviously they do it? It’s a
foot as it isThings much lower team budget compared to most of the teams, but Williams long shot, butget the best out of what
eternal. with a were supposed to unfulfilled. Like Linux lovers, this too is know how to they’re capable of it.
they've got, the better a realthe arrival of But yes, be the yearit's Red Bull. But with to get a the hump of translating
change for and have with fighting spirit. said to I do think of fair to say we need
It’sover question and start becoming
every season that ebbs and flows you
regular points scorers sooner rather than later. potential into performance.
Liguori, a champion not that long ago. 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]

5. You’ve managed to impress in the next, Brawn are fantastic Sepang
SF:Brilliant one moment, banalyour first two races at Australia and when 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 its best position. Sepang looked comfortable with their machinery
finish in that same and its worst all in the to 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.
said before,single race. really expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
span of a nothing is Lesser teams take
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 Brawn has always been Smarting from a defeat the
going and keep trying for points every race!
quicker than the rest in these and previous season, this was a team
determined to rebound in some style
SF: Talkalmostabout Sepang. You made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
indeed to us any other matter.
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 on friday the caras seen inin wet
shown a savoir faire, felt great his
from pole. But it was by no more than a are the pick of the field, if not the very
conditions, and it felt good again during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after about 6 laps duerisemuch
to of
best, you would imagine that Brawn has handling and the meteoric
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 it would seem to
Panther Racing into Turn 1 trying
broke on hisSheasby and Karayi, and I went over a rumbleneeds and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
car, almost costing Karayi everything it to romp to the title.
keep up with strip on the face of it that he has pulled
the The car was good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in and weather, made the car an absolute horror to
But nothing is as simple as it seems,
win. His teammate Donald snared
well. this off yet another mini coup. 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 real disappointing race for me.
it was a and Karayi in his first full
and error on my part.
had to settle for third. their hands with a feisty Ferrari outfit
Poor
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 really
have done “Brawn started out last team in their
season as favorites for short existence, points, fully vindicating Adenekan’s
likewise. Brawn
expected out
many, but they showed a none would decision to select them. With
started out last
of me and
baffling fluctuation of discount the Ferrari’s challenge strong as ever, it
s Williams this s
eason a
performance you c h a n c e s will have to be seen if Brawn can last
fseason, and fin r
avorites o
wouldn’t associate with Adenekan’s wards the distance of a full season.
all honesty we
many, but they
the wizards in white.” have in the season There was criticism from several
showed a where
aren't baffling
ahead. Admittedly, quarters that Brawn were a bit off
f l u c twe t i o n to f
u a want o
Donald and Karayi their game last season and that their
performancebe in the
you 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 hadright in at Williams
season Donald fit at beat. 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: Some say(albeit joint) be a were at the and the mercurial and self-destructive game to be better than ever. Can they
the drivers this might and make or break season for Williams. Would you agree with that?
Karayi showed he had lost none of the do it?
forefront in the constructors as well.
Logically, the answer is yes. The
Warren: I think the time is coming where we pace team need to start making improvements in all areas. We can't afford to slip any
as a and erraticism that marked him
The crippling combination of some
course the teams who are performing similarly to us. Obviously machinery, the
further behind and teams ahead of us, and of out in Indycars. While things seem to be
dodgy luck the baffling mechanical
personnel, the we are on the back
foot as it is with a much lower team budget compared to most of the teams, but Williams financial muscle, the bestthere. But
unreliability might have felled almost going well for Brawn on and off-track, know how to get it’s all out of what
what is missing is success. And that
a n y o got, and . B a real h o w e spirit. historical performance isn’t always an
they've n e e l s ehavera w n , fighting v e r But yes, I do think it's fair to say we need to get over the hump and start becoming
regular points scorers sooner rather more later.indicator of future performance. The can’t be bought by anyone.
persevered and what was all the than 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]

6. SF:Enjoying a revivalimpress in your first twoMcLaren were and Sepang and have definitely looked better than
You’ve managed to under Tom Mullan, races at Australia surprise
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
onset of last season that McLaren would before the Dinosaurs became extinct,
finish in that same position. Sepang 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
said a very real championshipexpected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
be before, nothing is really contenders
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 good odds on for points every race! good use. Serru, often underrated and
going and keep trying that or have been
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 the carMcLaren stuck
surprising to see that felt great in wet
brainer, and Mullan and myriad
conditions,past as felt good again during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after aboutlineup due to much
from the and it some might take it to 6 laps for next
McLaren fans hope it is a prelude to with the same
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 Turn 1 trying to
season. Having done surprisingly
success this season.
keep up with best of the rest material,Iat
McLaren as Sheasby and Karayi, and went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and part of the diffuser as
well, maybe even punching above
well. The car was good to go,always went of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made thethe bar absolute horror to
best, the team members but the lack
However, the Woking based team their weight, car an has been raised
about their task with a conviction
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but a nwase xrealcdisappointing v e bfor me.
it d a p e t a t i o n s h a race e e n
almost rarelymy part. most of the grid.
found on face a far tougher task this season as
Poor error on
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 reallyy s
t alwa
McLaren enjoying into the clutches races and pick up the pieces as the
backed himout
expected up
success is not a blast of some of their others fall by the wayside. But there
perfectly when it
of me and
from the past. McLaren rivals as the is no denying that the car does have
c Williams this e
ame to th
was most definitely one season progresses. its frailties, and there is a feeling that
season, and in
crunch, and that
of the big success The onus is on McLaren’s (over?)achievements last
is just one of we
all honesty the
stories of season 14.” Sheasby and Serru season simply papered over some of
aren't where
positives McLaren
to keep the tempo the cracks.
can take want this
we into to
up all season long. As seen last season though,
upcoming season. the
be in
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
point on and have shown genuine pace deal when it matters most, has fit the
Warren deliver right in at Williams odds on to beat
know they aren’t
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
from getting in their faces and trying
when they this might the make or break season for to finish off what he starts. with that?
Q: Some sayroutinely setbe a benchmark is his ability Williams. Would you agree
Will McLaren see the best of Sheasby? to ruffle a few feathers. Valorous they
for other teams to follow. A lot of the
Warren: I think the timethecoming where we That team need to start making improvementsmay be, but purecan't afford to might
credit for this lies at is doorstep of as a remains to be seen, but Simon in all areas. We bluster alone slip any
further behind the teamsunder who the of should still have enough to performing similarly to us.them across the finish line.
manager Tom Mullan, ahead of us, and course the teams who are lead the line
not see Obviously we are on the back
foot as it is with a revitalised and have and shine for them. the teams, but Williams They need to display quality over the
team has been much lower team budget compared to most of Serru will be solid, know how to get the best out of what
they'vefar better have a realhave in quite But yes, I do think it's fair to say we need to get over the season, and that will be
done got, and than they fighting spirit. but unspectacular and he is becoming,
course of thehump and start becoming
regular points scorers sooner rather than later. this writers opinion, the Makelele of
in their acid test.
some time. Season 14 was an eye- 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]

7. SF:Surprisingly listless at times, surprisingly underrated at others. and have definitely looked better than
You’ve managed to impress in your first two races at Australia and Sepang
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, that the position. been looked fare a lot better than he did in season
finish inand same end has Sepang anti- to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
climatic. nothing is really expected out 14. He might have secured a podium at
said before,There wasn’t much fanfare 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
points finishes for him and he will have
going and keep that Toyota as weevery race!
Johnston said trying for points know it
will no longer participate in the RLB FIA to do a whole lot better if Toyota are to
challenge for any sort of honors this
SF: Talk to us about With their future a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
F1 championship. Sepang. You made
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 the car feltGDP of wet
invested more than the great in a
RLB. I’d go about drawing an analogy
conditions, and itthe Japanese team, as the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place of small nations in their car,
of things. But felt good again during after about 6 laps due to much
between KR and a cockroach, but it couple
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 myself into Turn 1 trying to
Toyota haven’t really had a lot of
grid as manager Sam Johnston and I went over a rumbleopen to misinterpretation
would be so
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi,himself, 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
well. Theremarkably to go, but despite of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made the car an absolutein their to
seem car was good upbeat the lack
then that the Japanese stiffs horror
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 oohed disappointing race for me.
it was a real and aahed, but not for
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 really
is exit. His
much a permanent departure from is that they have to dress to impress
r eexpectedeout ,
placem nt
fixture on the F1 grid as Indycars, some any potential suitors. And that would
surprisingly for
of me and
manager Sam Johnston might felt that the mean pulling up their socks after a
some, was this
Williams Indian
himself, seem remarkably talented Indian’s lacklustre couple of seasons gone by.
season, and in
KR Raj, long time
upbeat despite nearing time in the RLB Miles and Eyre showed flashes of
all honesty we
tester for Toyota.
the end of the line.” might have drawn their ability, but it was always too
aren't where
Having done a
to an end, but it short-lived to enjoy for boss Sam
short stintwant the
we with to
was not to be. In the Johnston. Heads had to roll, and not
team some timein the these
be back,
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 has fit right in at Williams if he has to show
responded with the offer of a drive. The more of his best
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
not the stuff you expect from your
look to fly this might Toyota as or break season for Williams. Would also agree with that?
Q: Some say the flag for be a make their end for Toyota, but it is you the
beginning of hope for them. The hope lead driver. KR Raj will be the one to
most experienced driver. The Briton
Warren:set the the time isfire with his we that team put aside the making improvementswatch areas. We can't afford to slip any
hasn’t I think grid on coming where as a they need to start disappointment in all though, not just because of his
course gone by who are performing similarly to us. inexperience, are on the back
further behind the teams ahead of us, and of of yearsthe teams and finally fire on all
performances but there is ample scope
relative Obviously we but because
to as is with a much lower team budget compared to most ofKR can certainlyWilliams this is how big, big chance.out of the
foot set itthat record straight as Toyota cylinders. Miles and the teams, but do know his to get the best And what
the business for their Japanese Indian is hungry to prove a point,
they've the final have a real fighting spirit. But yes, I do think it's fair to say we need to get over the hump and start becoming
enter got, and stretch. Miles has the
regular points scorers sooner rather than later.overlords, but will need to come to which could prove crucial in the end
added incentive of impressing his 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]

8. You’ve managed to impress BMW Sauber are warning of a Sepang
SF:Somewhere, a giant stirs. in your first two races at Australia andreturn 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 hear the well last season, you’d expect BMW to
finish in that same position. Sepang looked to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
commotion? More to the expected out probably enjoy a similar modicum of
said before, nothing is reallypoint, would 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,
such as Renault, Williams and, dare we
SF: Talkfell us about Sepang. You made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
BMW to from grace. The German
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 onenoughthe F1, felt great inof
he had friday of car the mantle wet
ways (they are, in fact, one of the and will be more than capable of
conditions, and it felt good again during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place after falls upon Colin Nixon.
about 6 laps due to much
launching an assault for mid-table team leader
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 myself into Turn 1 be, but to
Aged and a veteran he may trying
suddenly struggled to find the form Iof supremacy this season.
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and 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
well. The car was good to go, but of glory, of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made theThe an absolute horror to
yore. A far cry from the days the lack
BMW were in superb form last the wheel. car Aussie can still
you can tell how far BMW have fallen by
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but conjure real visions of his race for me.
it was a up disappointing best and
virtue of the my part. they were thrilled
fact that season, coming out of the blocks really
Poor error on
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 a t t h e y
h really “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 with
of me and machinery is not up to capability of doing so, there are
Renault to do duty
Williams this
second until 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 always,
As where
keeping Renault, two Kiwi drivers at Renault last
h o w ewe r, B M W
v e want to
Toyota and everyone season and they both suffered a
be in the
retains the capacity to lure
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 has season
they face this fit right in at found shelter with the German
and Williams
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: Some say this might be of make or break season for Williams. Would but agree with that? make much of an impact in
definitely spring a couple a big results are very willing workers you not failed to
spectacular, you might find that while the shortened season that went by.
for BMW at some point or the other.
as team need to their way it improvementsHe all areas. We can't afford to slip any
Warren: I think the time is coming where we theaodd results go start makingwould be
Pairing up with him from across the in can certainly improve on his
further behind the teams hope Anthony of too much to ask them are finish in the showing last time around, but it
Tasman is perennial ahead of us, and course the teams who to performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on the back
top half to most of the teams, but Williams could how to get the best out of what
foot as it is with a face of it, itteam budget comparedof the constructors this time
Morgan. On the much lower is not a know be that he has jumped from
they've got, and have a real fighting spirit. But yes, I do think it's is admirable and to get frying pan straight into becoming
spectacular combination chosen by Mo around. The spirit fair to say we need the over the hump and start the fire,
willing, but the machinery is not up to
regular points scorers sooner rather than later. for BMW is no less troubled than
Elattar, but it could well prove an 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]

9. SF:Graft over craft, more back-breaking than groundbreaking. And and have definitely looked better than
You’ve managed to impress in your first two races at Australia and Sepang
yet, Williams keeps on fighting the you assess your season thus far?
your solitary point might suggest. How would good fight.
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 was one position. Sepang looked last season, one of the most notable
finish in that same of the giants of the F1 to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
world, graced as they were by some out drives last season for them was when
said before, nothing is really expected big 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
their way? And can they return to a cornered Tiger at Barcelona and just
going and keep trying for points every race!
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 onWood, the vast felt greatwent
by Josh friday the car majority in wet
promising last season, but with the
conditions, and it forced to again during the race. Unsurprisingly I got bumped down to 5th place The spirited laps due Briton
have thus been felt good work within after about 6 young to much
limited facilties at Williams’ disposal, ‘who?’
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 myself into Turn 1 trying to
responded by scoring points in an
car development will certainly not be
keep up with Even as some of theand I went over a rumble strip and damaged the undertray of my car, and a car of the diffuser as
limitations. Sheasby and Karayi, teams part at Melbourne.
one of their strengths. absolute dog of
around them are more flush with funds of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made the car an absolute horror to
well. The car was good to go, but the lack And that wasn’t the last of him
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. aHe was consistently infor me.
it was real disappointing race the
some of the my part.
aerodynamic work they’ve Courageous though they are, they
Poor error on
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
sterling work over must be
is really “Always battlers last
a g g re s s i ve a n d team leader at Williams, but if I had
the winter. out
expected 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 this s
A l w a y Scott Maser to once
b e c a u s e character in that Williams team. They
b a t t l e r and a s t
season, s l in again drive the car
outdriving them are an all-British team and they
all honesty we
season, Williams beyond its limits”
will be very typify the British Bulldog perfectly.
will turn where
aren't to Ben
difficult at this Maser’s drive at Barcelona belied his
we want to
Warren and Scott
point in time. In the age and showed lot of acumen in a
Maser to once in the drive
be 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 has fit right in at WilliamsWilliams and they
Williams now need to try and set the promising for
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
On paper, it’s not much to look
to come. Warren and be a make or break season for Williams.advantage might with that?
Q: Some say this might Maser’s work is the F1 ladder that the Would you agree
lie in doing something that takes the at. But underestimate Williams at
cut out for them, and in this current
Warren: I car they have a machinewhere we others, and maybestart making improvementsyour own risk. can't afford to slipbe
Williams think the time is coming that as a team need to even the big guns, by in all areas. We They might not any
further behind the give up on them but of surprise. Never given muchperforming similarly to us. Obviously we are onget the
will occasionally teams ahead of us, and course the teams who are of a chance,
much this season, but you the back
Williams as a team teams, but Williams sense that this get the is a buildupwhat
will also from a much lower team budget compared to most of thehave certainly
foot as it is withtime to time land them know how to season best out of to
seasons ahead. It could all change for
they've got, and have positions. The two But yes, a do think it's and to sayto buck to get over the hump and start becoming
into points scoring a real fighting spirit. shown I lot of fight fair tried we need
the odds. Warren and Maser are
regular points scorers sooner rather than later. Williams, beginning right here.
youngsters will have 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]

10. SF:An all new team, impressnew look, an all new...rivalry? Renault and have definitely looked better than
You’ve managed to an all in your first two races at Australia and Sepang
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
more comatose ever since Travy
finish in that team position. Sepang looked to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
This is the same I was waiting to talk
about. Renault have really expected out D’Souza won them that title way back in
said before, nothing is seen more change 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 certainly change for the better. remotely close to replicating that sort
going and keep trying for points every race!
Mind you, this is no slight on the of form every again. It would be
premature (and hugely incorrect) to
SF: Talk topersonnel Sepang. You made a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
outgoing us about that worked hard
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 onjust walkedcar feltthe sunset
Achrifi friday the into great in wet
the potential they undoubtedly during the race. Unsurprisingly I gotnow thatdown to 5th place after about 6 laps due to much
drivers in their ranks are,
conditions, and it felt good againhad. bumped
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 myself into Turn 1 trying to
be mistaken. If you thought Mike
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 myhad and part of the diffuser as
car, driven his last race in
Eventually, Renault can be revived by Aurilio
caseThe car Will good to go, but the lack of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made the car an absolute horror to
here. was Takahashi hasn’t won
well. Formula 1, you couldn’t be more
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.aBut to think that race for me.
it was real disappointing you’d see
set errorgridmy part. Mike Aurilio and
the on alight.
Poor
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 really as
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
comatose ever since Travy always followed a performers on the biggest stage of
t hexpectedw i t h
e r e i s out
very simple them all, and after the stop-start
A c of r i f iand n d
h me a D’Souza won them that
title back in season 3. philosophy. Pick performance last season the last
AWilliams Ithis a
urilio. t’s
Rest assured, several the best possible thing Renault need is unreliability
season, and in
powder keg just
teams will be vary of what team you can and on track. The question isn’t whether
all honesty we
waiting to explode
this unit can accomplish.” trust them to do Achrifi and Aurilio will deliver. The
aren't where
in your face.
what they know question is how much.
we want to
best. The man has a Heightened expectations?
But yet, in the is so
be 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
calibre, Achrifi a driver that proved his it again. Aurilio and Achrifi has fit right in at Between them they’ve scored a
Warren won’t send era. Williams
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.
machinery. How much can they
Q: Some Takahashi they have make or break season for Williams.the truth of agree with that?
Renault. And that is Would you the
And in say this might be a a manager
matter. extract from this aging French
who will be very driven and will want
Warren: I think thantime is best that is we as a team need to start making improvementswarhorse? Manycan't afford to slip any
nothing less the the coming where in all areas. We before them have
further behind the teams ahead of us, and of course the teams who are teams will be come and failed to revive Renault’s
Rest assured, several performing similarly to us. Obviously we are on the back
possible from his drivers. If any team
vary of what this of the teams, but Williams fortunes. Butget the best out of what
were it be giantkillers, this team budget compared to most unit can accomplish.
foot as to is with a much lowerwill be it. know how to where many have
they've got, and have a real a lack of any But yes,years think it's fair to say we the to get over the Renault team might
Yes, they are hamstrung by fighting spirit. After I do of underachievement, need
failed, this hump and start becoming
tide might finally be turning for
regular points scorers ambition. Yes, than later. succeed only because of the inter-
money to back their sooner rather they 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
[10]

11. You’ve managed to Toro Rosso manager at Australia the team
SF:They say that the impress in your first two racesthat leaves and Sepang 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
o u t we l l e n o u g h w i t h M i ch a e l
finish whole analogy about Sepang looked to be a promising weekend as well but things didn't work out for me in the race. Like I
this in that same position. felines and
Adenekan’s Panther Racing team, he
said before, nothing isitreally expected out of me and Williams this season, and in all honesty we aren't where we want to be in the
not winning races, does leave Scott
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 points every race! sacked from the team, it seemed that he
going and keep trying for to run the team
we know as Toro Rosso, he now faces up would be doomed to roam in the RLB
wilderness for a while before Scott
SF: Talkpredicament of having to win a a flying start and then just faded into obscurity. What happened there?
to the to us about Sepang. You made
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 on friday the carto be the case
would certainly seem felt great in wet
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 capitans. Randall
6 laps due to much
himself to Formula1, having driven with Toro Rosso’s
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 myself into Turn 1 trying to
Ruggles has a couple of bagfuls of
primarily in the US for most of racing
keep up with Sheasby and Karayi, and Ito
him, Mullan and Wickham managed 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
well. The car was good to therefore avoid of fundamental downforce, especially in this weather, made the car an absolute feet in to
bag victories and can go, but the lack
backmarkers as a newbie means there is Biggs is just to wet his horror
being egged in public. Caamen Soukup
drive. As a team we decided to stay out and use it as testing session to collect some data, but Formula real disappointing race for me.
it was a 1 after making the commute
had error on my part. thus fled to the
no such luck and no pressure on him. Perhaps this is a
Poor
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 a major win “Moore has inherited the Randall Ruggles,
is really
DNA of the same team besides having the hell of a job piloting this car to any
and wins like out
expected they
that celebrated points most smashing sort of decent results, especially in a
w of e and e
me r
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 e a
T o u s we
aren't where
theory a Professor
Moore fare?” experience will strangers to F1, having partnered
stand in good stead each other for a season at Panther.
o f mwe want toe
ine onc
for Toro Rosso as he Eventually, both were found wanting
professed, Toroin the will
be Rosso
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 asWarrenand Ruggles
theirs, has fit right in at Williams
bring 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
struggle, how much can you expect
achieve say this might to a make or break season for Williams.wet, Ruggles agree with that?
Q: Some even more so as be receive more to be monster in the Would you and
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 they getmaking improvementsweather, theyWe can't afford much of
as a team need to start a slice of luck. in all areas. only stand so to slip any
further behind the teamschoicesof fit and of Which the teams who are performing similarlychance Obviously we areRosso fans
Moore’s driver ahead us, in course leaves the small matter of a to us. to score points. on the back
perfectly with a much lower team budget compared to most of the we’ll leave Williams will celebrate get the bestany points
foot as it iswith this dictum then. Biggs getting a win, which teams, but to know how to just about out of what
that come their way, and that might
they've got, and have a real fighting spirit. But yes, and company to figure out. After to get over the hump and start becoming
Moore I do think it's fair to say we need
and Ruggles aren’t the most decorated
regular points scorersare game triersthan later. what better for the self-proclaimed
all, well be all that they get to shout
of drivers, but they sooner rather and 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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