The F1 Pit Box

It's only seven points and we all know last year he had an even bigger margin and still managed to lose the Championship, but can it really happen twice?  Let's look at the situation.  The first non-driver influence is McLaren, who have been aching for a new World Championship win and after last years issues, seem to be in far better shape.  The absence of hostility between the drivers must go some way to achieving this, however perhaps it's the opposite, with Heikki appearing not to be pulling his weight.  In fact, Heikki is rapidly becoming Rubens Barrichello to Lewis's Schumacher - too little luck and possibly too little team support.

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In a shock move not by the FIA, the F1 Pit Box blog has been given a 24 hour penalty due to not posting for a few weeks.  F1 Pit Box's Team Principal replied to the decision saying 'we out-braked ourselves into the the last Grand Prix, leaving no room to post before other days of the week passed, then during the qualifying session at Fuji, our new high-tech lighting system, which tells our writer when to start writing, failed and ruined our afternoon.'

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