Formula One Freaks-this is it!

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  • IdrisIdris Posts: 2,317
    Get_Right wrote:
    ugh
    same ole story

    I am not a Ferrari fan but yay massa! I like that dude.

    Yeah man me too, he seems like a nice guy. He also handles himself well when things are not going his way and the comeback from that head injury was inspiring.
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    Get_Right wrote:
    Idris wrote:
    Today in practice, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfsIE6tIao

    What did we say?? Yeah, he was done in by a Banana peel. :ugeek:
    I am supposed to be in Montreal today! :evil: :twisted:

    damn job

    its only practice

    rygar where you at boy?
    I'm crying watching the event on TV :( :(
    It is supposed to rain today so maybe we picked a good year to skip going to Montreal lol

    I hope one of my boys in red can beat Vettel! Hopefully Alonso has another great start.
    Great to see Felipe driving competitively, he started out this year showing some promise but the last few races haven't been very good for him, or by him...
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    rain :shock: :mrgreen:
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    norm wrote:
    rain :shock: :mrgreen:
    On the one hand it makes me kinda glad I stayed home this year.
    On the other hand, it makes for yet another shitty race.
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,869
    A little rain is good, this rain is bad. Red flag. Gonna be a long afternoon.
  • IdrisIdris Posts: 2,317
    Just a little wet, :ugeek: let's race! :lol:
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,869
    Wouldn't be surprised if Schumacher pulls out a podium in these conditions.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,590
    i hope Canada has better weather at September tour.. :lol:
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    eddiec wrote:
    Wouldn't be surprised if Schumacher pulls out a podium in these conditions.

    up to second!
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,590
    wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    wow is right! what a finish...congrats to button...would have been cool to see schui on the podium
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,590
    norm wrote:
    wow is right! what a finish...congrats to button...would have been cool to see schui on the podium
    yeah,sumi would be great to be on the podium!!!!button is a fighter!!!!
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  • IdrisIdris Posts: 2,317
    norm wrote:
    wow is right! what a finish...congrats to button...would have been cool to see schui on the podium

    Now that's F1!

    Watching Schumacher setting fast laps and picking off cars was dramatically nostalgic :lol:

    Look at this race from any angle, it was pretty impressive. I would complain about the way it started (with a safety car? pleeeeeease!) but at the end it was the way it was and it worked out in the most classic of ways.

    That's harmony, everything fit in so well. Last corner wins?!! Love it!
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,869
    Very exciting finish...yeah, too bad Schumi couldn't hold on- funny, I never liked him when he was so dominant but now I find myself rooting for him. I think it was his last race with Ferrari in Brazil that actually showed me what a great driver he was.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,590
    eddiec wrote:
    Very exciting finish...yeah, too bad Schumi couldn't hold on- funny, I never liked him when he was so dominant but now I find myself rooting for him. I think it was his last race with Ferrari in Brazil that actually showed me what a great driver he was.
    exactly my thoughts about Sumi
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  • IdrisIdris Posts: 2,317
    eddiec wrote:
    Very exciting finish...yeah, too bad Schumi couldn't hold on- funny, I never liked him when he was so dominant but now I find myself rooting for him. I think it was his last race with Ferrari in Brazil that actually showed me what a great driver he was.

    He drove like a 'true' champion in that race, it closed a part of his chapter very sweetly.

    (He had some classic overtakes during the race and loved his move on Kimi during the closing laps)
  • IdrisIdris Posts: 2,317
    eddiec wrote:
    Very exciting finish...yeah, too bad Schumi couldn't hold on- funny, I never liked him when he was so dominant but now I find myself rooting for him. I think it was his last race with Ferrari in Brazil that actually showed me what a great driver he was.
    exactly my thoughts about Sumi

    strange as it sounds, he's become a bit of an underdog, and we all like that kind of a story :lol:

    Know what I mean? We also see his human side, an 'old' guy coming back to the sport he once dominated, but coming back to fight in what is perhaps one of the strongest grid of drivers in the history of F1.

    :D
  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    Idris wrote:
    eddiec wrote:
    Very exciting finish...yeah, too bad Schumi couldn't hold on- funny, I never liked him when he was so dominant but now I find myself rooting for him. I think it was his last race with Ferrari in Brazil that actually showed me what a great driver he was.
    exactly my thoughts about Sumi

    strange as it sounds, he's become a bit of an underdog, and we all like that kind of a story :lol:

    Know what I mean? We also see his human side, an 'old' guy coming back to the sport he once dominated, but coming back to fight in what is perhaps one of the strongest grid of drivers in the history of F1.

    :D

    Michael is one of the all-time greats, I hope he can secure at least a couple of podiums before he retires for good. It's just a shame we were robbed of the chance to see him and Senna go wheel-to-wheel in competitive cars. Now that would've been fun!

    Talking of which, has anyone seen the Senna movie?
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  • IdrisIdris Posts: 2,317
    ilockyer wrote:
    Talking of which, has anyone seen the Senna movie?

    Yet to see it! I hear it's pretty good,
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,869
    Idris wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:
    Talking of which, has anyone seen the Senna movie?

    Yet to see it! I hear it's pretty good,

    That reminds me, did anyone see George Lucas during the rain delay talkin crap?
  • IdrisIdris Posts: 2,317
    eddiec wrote:
    Idris wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:
    Talking of which, has anyone seen the Senna movie?

    Yet to see it! I hear it's pretty good,

    That reminds me, did anyone see George Lucas during the rain delay talkin crap?

    Yeah he was chilling around pit lane, probably loving those cars.. :lol:
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,869
    Great race today! Alonso was flying once he got the lead, albeit from a rare Red Bull error. But he never looked back. Boads very well for the rest of the season. Maybe Vettel has a fight on his hands. Very exciting last lap between Vettel/Webber and Hamilton/Massa. We don't see a last lap like that very often.
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    Webber disobeyed team orders and tried to overtake Vettel... Seems like he is a bit harshly done by with Red Bull... Maybe it is the way the Aussie media reports it, but it always seems like Vettel is their number one and by a long way too... Poor Webber, but then again, that might just be how it is reported here which is very likely...
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  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,869
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Webber disobeyed team orders and tried to overtake Vettel... Seems like he is a bit harshly done by with Red Bull... Maybe it is the way the Aussie media reports it, but it always seems like Vettel is their number one and by a long way too... Poor Webber, but then again, that might just be how it is reported here which is very likely...

    It seemed to me that Webber was racing Vettel for second and the team orders didn't come in till the end of the last lap. On the broadcast you could hear the Red Bull orders come through and then Webber backed off. Would have liked to see Webber have the chance to overtake in the last lap but I guess from RB's point of view you can understand.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,590
    Vamos Fernando!!!
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  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    Vamos Fernando!!!
    Huzzah!
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  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    eddiec wrote:
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Webber disobeyed team orders and tried to overtake Vettel... Seems like he is a bit harshly done by with Red Bull... Maybe it is the way the Aussie media reports it, but it always seems like Vettel is their number one and by a long way too... Poor Webber, but then again, that might just be how it is reported here which is very likely...

    It seemed to me that Webber was racing Vettel for second and the team orders didn't come in till the end of the last lap. On the broadcast you could hear the Red Bull orders come through and then Webber backed off. Would have liked to see Webber have the chance to overtake in the last lap but I guess from RB's point of view you can understand.
    There is a delay between when the radio messages are actually being sent and when they hit the world broadcast. I think he said he had already ignored 4 or 5, so who knows when it was actually sent. I was watching the Speed broadcast (I had already seen the race on TSN) and the commentators were questioning whether he had been given orders 2 or 3 laps before the actual radio transmission came over the broadcast.

    I read an interesting opinion on it that said Webbie was right to be pissed, but wrong to ignore the order.

    And I can't help but mention that had these team orders been a Red car there would be a huge outrage haha.

    Good battle between Hambone and Massa, glad to finally see Felipe drive with an attitude (and a damaged floor!)
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    Well correct me if I am wrong (as I am not a big F1 fan) but last year there was anther push for Webber to go easy on Vettel as Vettel had more of a chance of winning the championship then Webber...

    I feel sorry for Webber (because he's Aussie of cause), but for a number of years he had a shit car, now he has a goodie, but he just can't seem to get it all into gear...
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  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Well correct me if I am wrong (as I am not a big F1 fan) but last year there was anther push for Webber to go easy on Vettel as Vettel had more of a chance of winning the championship then Webber...

    I feel sorry for Webber (because he's Aussie of cause), but for a number of years he had a shit car, now he has a goodie, but he just can't seem to get it all into gear...
    I don't remember that from last year. The only (obvious) team order I recall from last year was Ferrari telling Massa to let Alonso past. There are thinly veiled team orders in most teams, and have been for a long time.

    As far as the "Red Bull favours Vettel" outlook, that is pretty much how North American and BBC media seem to portray it.
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,099
    Great race.
    I thought team orders are allowed this year.

    Anyway, too much $$$ at stake to risk a collision.
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