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Doubtful - him being seen using anything other than a blackberry will probably trigger some clause in he sponsorship contract.

Given BlackBerry's financial situation I doubt they were bringing enough money to make demands like that. They have been in pretty serious financial difficulty for a few years now, and their products just arent selling. If the BB10 flops (which its obviously expected to do) it'll likely be the end for them.

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Slated by most? What does that mean. I'm a developer and been using the Alpha device for about half a year and it's better than the Iphone5 by far. Best OS in the market

I have one. I just wanted a phone with a normal keyboard for a change. Worst idea I've ever had. Can't wait to upgrade in the summer to the iPhone 5. Bot gonna like the Merc tie in makes the decision even easier for me.

As for BB10, it's been slated as too slow already and although the new phones are supposed to be alright the OS ruins them.

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It is average at best from the reviews I've seen. No where near the iPhone 5 either. BB 10 won't save the company, it may sustain it for a while but it won't save it. They needed something competition beating and they haven't done it.

Sounds awfully like the predicament their new partner is in this year funnily enough...

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and back to discussing the car!!!!!

Looks like good solid development has taken place and the car will be fairly competitive.

Wolverine: Watch me hack into the Superdome power core.

Brawn: Did you use that Blackberry to shut down the stadium?

Wolverine: I was invited to the Superbowl, but people do not recognize and did not let me touch the Lombardi.

Brawn: Next time, apply for an American Express card!!!!

Gary Andersons take on the new car..


Gary Anderson
BBC F1 technical analyst
"At first glance I can't see where the 'step change in performance' Mercedes are talking about is going to come from with their new car.

"There are a few changes here and there, but not necessarily in ways that look like they will be a big advantage.

"One area that is definitely working a bit harder is the front brake ducts, which are more elaborate.

"The nose has the allowed 'vanity panel' to hide the height difference between nose tip and chassis. If you put little ridges on either side of the nose, that can help prevent air spilling over the side. But the way Mercedes have designed their nose it looks like it will exacerbate that problem, which affects the aerodynamics detrimentally.

"The sidepods have a raised outer edge. It's aimed at getting air to the rear but it creates lift, and then there are turning vanes on top to reduce the lift. So that confuses me a little.

"They are trying to use the exhaust for aerodynamic effect at the back, but there is an awful lot of bodywork back there which will block the airflow and reduce the effectiveness of the 'coke-bottle' shape, which is what gives overall downforce, as opposed to the on-throttle downforce you get from the exhausts.

"Unlike the McLaren, which looked a step forward in every area, I wouldn't necessarily say I'm seeing anything too exciting about the Mercedes."

Slightly worrying..

Anderson said last year McLaren got it wrong...

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So according to Gary Anderson, the Mercedes aero team still fails

It looks like a platypus. Hopefully it's going to be faster though!

Strange... They've somehow turned one of the ugliest cars from last season into one of the most attractive this year. I still don't like the livery though, it's brand new and the silver and spearmint green already looks dull and faded, a major change is needed to fix that up, doubt I will ever see it though, Mercedes will probably leave f1 before they get around to changing that.

I am looking forward to seeing how their exhaust set up pans out, the enormous undercut has the potential to get huge amounts of air over the rear cleanly. But does it look like they are blowing the brake ducts rather than the diffuser area? That seems risky. It would take a very well designed break duct to produce a performance margin better than sealing in that diffuser

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I'm sure Gary knows what he's talking about, but to say after seeing the car for less than a day that it's not taken a step forwards is jumping the gun a little. I'll wait until I see Australia.

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I thought his main point about the McLaren was that it has more limited potential for development? Which has been confirmed by their design this year.

live launch but video is private?

wtf

the live launch was an hour ago and was open then, theyve probably locked it now

where do I watch the recording?

So...everybody's talking about Blackberry and not the car - I'd say that's some pretty bloody successful sponsorship right there!


Car looks interesting, really short nose, hopefully to help with agility in the corners. As an aside, bloody good to see an F1 car on track at last, instead of these daft launch events!

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Theres a small video of it driving on he mercedes website, were hamilton is recording it on the blackberry

god i miss that noise of an f1 car

Here is someone who knows his stuff...BB is going nowhere.

Who cares about mobile phones?
I don't like the Apple( too much contol over the users) stuff & BlackBerry I don't like, too

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For once we agree


The only people I know who like their Blackberries are on the wrong end of teenagedom and still going through puberty. .

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

We should all consider ourselves blessed to have witnessed the moment Johnston and Haribo agree... beautiful.

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I liked my old one, so much easier to type long emails and messages. Touch screens suck balls for typing long messages.

Other than that though...No comparison.

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I've never used one myself so don't know. It was just an observation. My last job all the Managers were given them for company phones and hated them. Most swapped to Nokias they got themselves and anyone else I know above the age of responsibility that got one has hated theirs.

I used to have a HTC with a touchscreen and a slidey pad keyboard. Now that was a doggies balls phone.

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

My contract comes up for renewal this month, think I need something like that.
...wow this is a tangent

OT: I quite like the new merc. Pity about the livery staying the same again but I'm curious to see how the back end does.

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I hope you are more knowledgeable about F1 than you are about mobile phone technology



Apple's market capitalisation has fallen more than Microsoft is worth in the past 6 months, while RIMs share price has more than doubled, admittedly from a low point.

Corporates will NEVER adopt iOS because the OS prevents remote support by design, you try guiding 1,000 field sales people through a roll out issue on the phone rather than taking control and doing it yourself.

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Seeing Lewis in the Merc is a bit strange.

Does... not... compute....

That helmet doesn't work does it? At least we'll be able to spot the difference between Nico and Lewis... the one that looks like it belongs in a Merc is Rosberg, the helmet which looks out of place is Hamilton.

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Is it just me or the car looks too bulky? It doesn´t have a sleek, fluid shape and looks rather fat and heavy

Rosberg doesn't expect the car to be among the fastest in the first races.
http://en.espnf1.com/mercedes/motorspor ... 99920.html

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The car doesn't look too bad from that angle. Other shots make it look minging.

Good to see Lewis back in the car though - 39 days baby!

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Dare I suggest that the W04's nose job is by Nicole Scherzinger's plastic surgeon

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Is that Lewis and not Nico?


And so it begins!!

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So how do we tell who is Lewis and Nico? Not the Scherzinger definitely.. LOL.

On race day look at the T cam not the Helmet

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i can tell by the Helmet
But who is the No.1 then ?