Vettel believes he can 'do even better' with Newey | F1 Fanatic round-up

In the round-up: Sebastian Vettel says it's an 'incredible experience' working with Adrian Newey:

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Vettel and Newey stay together (Sporting Life)

'This is where Adrian is so brilliant. He gives me confidence and he designs world-beating cars. It is an incredible experience to work with him. I think we can do even better.'

Button: Pace cost titles not glitches (Autosport)

'the most difficult part for us was before the summer break when we just didn't have the pace. The reason why we were not fighting for the title isn't just the reliability issues, the pace in that period of time wasn't good enough compared to our competitors.'

Better F1 sideshows can boost tourist spending: Iswaran (Today Online)

'Enhancing the side activities to the Formula 1 race here will be key to the Republic's aim to draw in more tourist dollars, Second Trade and Industry Minister S Iswaran has said.'

American football: Austin's obsession with college game (The Independent)

'You could host the whole F1 season in Austin and football would still be king. As [former National Football League] player Ricky] Williams puts it: 'If you want to be an actor you go to LA, if you want to be in fashion you go to Paris or New York if you want to play football you come to Texas.''

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@Tim believes the importance of the the different between engines is overrated:

The main differences between the engines (as described by David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello a few years back) is drive-ability, i.e. where the power is produced an for how long.

The engines have pretty much been the same since '06, the only change being a 1000rpm drop in the regulations. The engine suppliers are all most likely maxing out what one can get from a 2.4l V8.

The biggest factor that separates the teams top speeds is the amount of downforce they put on the car on any given weekend. The aim is to get as much downforce with as little drag as possible, so as to be quick down the straights and through corners. It's about time people give the whole engine-top speed thing a miss.
@Tim

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