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According to MotorsportTotal.com James Allison is on his way from Lotus to either McLaren or Mercedes (of course).http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news/2013/01/Allison_vor_dem_Abschied_von_Lotus_13012408.html

This looks like McLaren's back-up plan if Paddy Lowe jumps ship - or Merc's if he doesn't!

Mind you, Sport Bild and Eddie Jordan haven't reported it so it can't be true.

Would be a big blow for Lotus, Allison is highly regarded in the paddock.

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Saward Blogged it earlier

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/01/ ... engineers/

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"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

At this rate Domenicalli and Horner will be swapping places, or both going to Merc, Rob Smedley will be the Pirelli test driver and Martin Whitmarsh/Charlie Whiting will be swapping roles.

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It sure is musical chairs time in the F1 world.

Allison would definitely be a loss to Lotus.

and the season hasn't even started yet

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Does any one know how much Newey gets paid at Red Bull? At this rate surely a top designer will be paid more than a top driver.

8mill a year I think.


Do you think if I sent one of my kids drawings in Crayon of a Red Bull to Merc they would hire her?

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"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

Yeah probably. Just to prevent Mclaren from hiring her !!

My younger brother once sent his own drawing of a space probe/sputnik replica to NASA, still to this day we don't know what the probe was supposed to do, but it was called the 'Roman'. NASA actually wrote back thanking him for his efforts and apologising for not being able to pursue his project at the time!

Sending drawings to F1 teams reminded me of this.

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Better to photocopy said drawing and flog it to 'em - you don't sell the goose that lays the golden eggs

Pat Fry, brought to you by the 1 2 3 Current Account from Santander. #comingsoon

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Shes only four. Power of attorney or whatever it's called I get the moolah

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Disclaimer: The above post maybe tongue in cheek.

"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

Can we see the drawing? Then we can debate who would drive it better.

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Obviously Alonso would driver it better, he can drive anything.

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But Lewis is worth a few tenths over a drawing's ultimate pace.

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He can out drive the picture and put it places it's not meant to be.

Maybe the cooker instead of the fridge.

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"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

Helmut Marko says the drawing is too political, and that Seb doesn't look at the drawing on the internet.

Also, Fernando is leaving the first test of the drawing to Felipe and Pedro. He's spending that time with his gf instead, who is the width as the paper the drawing is on.

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JB just tweeted that the paper hasn't enough grip.

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"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

And Lewis tweeted sensitive crayon data.

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Räikkönen - Vettel - Rosberg - Bottas

Kimi used the drawing as a coaster for his red bull & vodka.

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Webber will be furious that red bull took the drawing from him and gave it to vettel.

Seems like these days everyone are going to Mercedes. I reckon it'll either be a humongous disaster or a great success.

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"OHO!-magazine number 46/2006: - I read somewhere that I drive with the luck of a drunk."

Felipe was asked to move his drawing from the fridge to make room for Fernando to put up this new drawing.

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Marussia can't afford crayons so they've had to draw their 2013 car with a stick in some sand...

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HRT drew theirs in the Snow with Pee.

sadly it has all since thawed.

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Disclaimer: The above post maybe tongue in cheek.

"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

Michael couldn't see the drawing, and asked for a stronger lens prescription. Nobody had the heart to tell him he won't be getting his own drawing this year.

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Timo Glock had his drawing ripped up. Timo was sad.

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Marussia, Catersham, and Farce India are all waiting for someone to buy the drawing.

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Maldonado did not bother to draw . He paid some guy 30 million dollars to do it for him.

The magnet holding Webbers drawing failed and it fell off the fridge.

DiResta said his drawing beat Sebs in an European Nursery school drawing competition.

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Disclaimer: The above post maybe tongue in cheek.

"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

He also refuses to put a hat on his drawing.

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Di Resta's drawing was deemed average and forgettable.

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Adrian Sutil used the drawing to give someone a paper cut.

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Kimi's drawing was late because he was having a...

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When asked about James Allison joining Mercedes, Toto Wolff refused to be drawn but said he was sharpening his pencil for a battle with McLaren over Paddy Lowe.

Whoever draws the best drawing wins Paddy Lowe?

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