Yup, that's good for us race fans, but bad for the teams because it means less rest, develpment and testing time.

Glad to see Sinapore hosting a GP, should be interesting in the night...

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Indeed, it also means it won't be on at 7 in the morning either. I wonder if night races will catch on, because if they do then I can imagine there being 3 or 4 a season if Ecclestone has his way, which is a given.

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DTM @ Brands Hatch - 31st August 2008

Exactly, I think the race will be about 12 pm our time - wonderful.

I think the night races will catch on, if all goes to plan in Sinapore. It will be interesting if it's raining too. Very dangerous I suspect...

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Well I'm sure the drivers will be throwing their dummies out of the pram if this situation does occur, bunch of wimps.

Looking forward to the streets of Valencia as well, should provide a great test for the drivers and their machines.

It will be interesting to see how Bourdais gets on in his first season in F1, given how he has won the last 4 ChampCar titles, I'm sure some people will be keeping an eye on him.

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DTM @ Brands Hatch - 31st August 2008

Yeah exactly, the drivers will probably be wimps and chicken out.

Valencia looks more tight than Sinapore, so overtaking could prove difficult. However being a new street circuit, we are likely to see quite a few crashes in the race...

I reckon Bourdais will be great, he adapts to machinery very quickly. Also, because in Champ Car he drove on many street circuits, his experience could pay dividends in Sinapore and Valencia...

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Still, if he doesn't start proving things immediately then people are going to be after him, given what he has done in ChampCar, which will be a touch harsh imo but that is motor racing I suppose.

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DTM @ Brands Hatch - 31st August 2008

I think he needs to beat Vettel, that should be his main goal I think.

If he does that, other bigger and better teams could start to take notice...

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I'd like to see Williams continuing to move forward next year, they have finished the season stronger than they could have hoped and hopfully that will lift them. If they keep Rosberg who is now maturing and Nakajima who no doubt has great pace having got the 5th fastest lap in Brazil the future should be bright for them.

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Well i cant really see him getting any respect in F1, thats just the way how F1 is (expect from GP2 winners who get their respect)
Like you said if he doesnt perform people will be slating him as they would expect better from a championship winner, but he isnt going to have an easy task on his hands beating Vettel who we have seen has improved significantly in he past races.
Good luck to him but frankly i wont hold my breath on him, its a whole different kettle of fish in F1.

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Like I said, if Bourdsais beats his teamate - then people will start looking at him.

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Yep personally I think he is going to have a tough time of it as well as he is going to have to get used to being midfield at best and in the last few years he has been at the front the majority of the time, so his racecraft is going to be really tested I feel.

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DTM @ Brands Hatch - 31st August 2008

Yup, especially with no TC in F1.

We will see how good he really is, and remember this year's Red Bull has been fairly compeitive...

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I have a sneaky suspicion McLaren will drop like a stone next year.

The red bull's, williams and BMW have all upped there pace considerably the last few rounds. The McLarens havnt, really.

Next years car will be the first with absolutely NO newey stuff in it and he's widely regarded as being the man whom the whole operation revolved aorund.

I therefore expect ferrari to walk the title, with a mighty tussle for 2nd and 3rd!

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I think Red Bull will defintely improve on pace, but they really need to sort out their reliablity - it's been appalling this year.

Maybe BMW could be competing for the title? Maybe..

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