I've never known why the North American Civic is so dull compared to the European one that came out 8 years ago, it was a pretty funky design for the time.

From this angle it looks awful, like a badly build kit car

Paul Stoddart is not Susie Wolff's father and Toto Wolff is Executive Director of the AMG Mercedes F1 and owns 30% of the team, he did own 15% of Williams F1 but sold 5% with a deal for the rest to be concluded by the end of the year.

I challenged your opinion, you failed to back it up and then resorted to swearing at me.

Now who's reading into something someone else posted, never said I like him, just that he has proven ability to earn an F1 seat when Di Silvestra has not. You failed to present a valid argument for her inclusion ahead of Maldonado, therefore you fail at debating.

Just bringing my posts down to your level so you are able to comprehend them. Off you pop you pointless argumentative troll.

Britain didn't mean anything in 1982 either

Oooooh big man, swearing away, does it make you feel special?..............The whole discussion here, not just you and your small hard on for Silvestra, is pay drivers over drivers with talent. Maldonado has proven his talent by winning a fucking F1 race and been crowned champion of GP2. He has earned his drive,…

I see the sarcasm was lost on you. Still, don't let that stop you from coming up with some valid points as to why Di Silvestra has earned a spot in F1 ahead of Maldonado or any other driver that has actually one a single seat series above F3 standard..........................

Neither do I when I drive down the street, so perhaps I have more right to be in F1 then? Not once have I seen Di Silvestra win a race, not once has she gotten pole in Indycar, your argument is ridiculous. Maldonado has won an F1 race and was GP2 Champion, he got his drive on talent initially, but his performances…

He does done a damn lot more than Di Silvestra to earn an F1 seat, he's won the feeder series and actually won an F1 race and qualified on pole. What possible rational reasoning could you possibly use for Di Silvestra proving worthy of an F1 seat over Maldonado?

She hasn't done any testing, all in season testing is banned, and she's not featured in Friday practice so I can only surmise she was deemed not good enough.

You mean the Pastor Maldonado that won the GP2 championship and has 1 F1 race win to his name, or are you referring to another Maldonado?

Williams are a publicly traded company, meaning that he can easily buy shares, although he is selling them as its a conflict of interest. Surely if he is head of AMG and runs Mercedes F1, wouldn't it have been easier to get her a seat with the team he controls?

Like I said, if she was good enough in the simulator (not sure if she did a young driver test), then I'm sure she would have gotten some FP1 or FP2 track time, the fact she didn't says to me she wasn't showing sufficient performance in the simulator. The amount of interest and therefore marketing opportunities…

That logic would apply to a male driver for sure, but if Susie has the ability to make it she is a marketing dream and could potentially generate far more income than a younger male driver with comparable ability. Wolff is never going to win a title, but if she is fast enough to make the grid (I don't think she will),…

So near yet so far, it would work if it wasn't pronounced shin-ook

Ride on the magic school bus!

He had 15% of the shares, sold 5% with the rest lined up to be sold towards the end of the year. Frank would get rid of her if she wasn't good enough, posting times comparable to Bottas & Massa is a good reason to keep her on.

And yet, she has posted comparable times to Williams actual drivers in both winter testing and at her recent Friday practice exposure. Simona did race in Indy car, but is that really anymore competitive than DTM, I'm not sure. My point still stands, Simona would have gotten some track time if she could post good times…