In the round-up: Jules Bianchi and Adrian Sutil are leading the running to partner Paul di Resta at Force India in 2013.
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Two horse race for Force India seat as Buemi is ruled out (James Allen on F1)
'According to veteran Blick writer Roger Benoit, this leaves Jules Bianchi in pole position for the seat [at Force India], with former FI driver Adrian Sutil still a possibility.'
Brawn: Aero changes caused slump (Autosport)
'We made a decision to change the structure of the aero group. We had to wait for [new aero chief] Mike Elliot to join us because we had a notice period he had to fulfil at Lotus.'
'The new engines are not going to be silent'' (Peter Windsor)
'Charlie [Whiting] didn't elaborate here, but (in a nice counterpoint to what would occur in Singapore 27 years later) legend has it that Nelson [Piquet] had selected the exact rail of Armco barrier against which he was going to crunch the Brabham on its slow-down, victory lap in the event that its suspension was still down. Thanks to Nelson's judicious use of kerbs, the ride height was legally up by the time he reached the potential accident zone, although Nelson couldn't resist winding up the Brabham boys who were watching a hazy black-and-white TV monitor on the pit wall. Pretending to steer towards the relevant Armco and then veering away at the last second, he gave them all a cheeky wave as he drove on to the podium and thus to scrutineering. The gesture was lost on everyone else''
Tweets
Happy New Year! We're looking forward to pushing hard in 2013 :) twitter.com/ToroRossoSpy/s'
' Toro Rosso (@ToroRossoSpy) January 1, 2013
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Comment of the day
Will anyone follow Ferrari's lead in using pull-rod suspension at the front of their car in 2013? Thoughts from @JamieFranklinF1:
I've been wondering for the past 12 months what may have happened had McLaren adopted the pull-rod suspension at the front pre-season. Their lower nose would have benefited the design more so than the Ferrari, and with Jenson's smooth style, it would probably have assisted in heating the front tyres for better qualifying performance.
Had it not been for the alterations in the tyre compounds for 2013, then I reckon McLaren would have gone down this route, considering the driver line-up they had. Now, however, it may be too risky. But if any team are to do it, then they could benefit the most from it.
@JamieFranklinF1
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On this day in F1
Ten years ago today former F1 team Arrows went into receivership. Their former base in Leafield, Oxfordshire was later home to Super Aguri and is now used by Caterham.
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