I was pissed after Ferrari screwed up that pit stop. and of course Kimi lost the car again. Ferrari should replace him and F1 needs to change the rule for fueling during a safty car.
Alonso probably loves Piquet, since it was Piquet who turned the entire table around for him! hahah,
I would like to see Lamborghini and Porsche Join F1. That would be great.
I must say that Massa is handling this situation like a real champion. Really good to see.
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Human error in the Ferrari pits
System not to blame Massa insists
28/09/08 19:59
Felipe Massa has admitted that abandoning Ferrari's unique 'traffic lights' pitstop solution is an option, following yet another blunder in Singapore on Sunday, but the system itself was not the cause of the pitlane gaffe.
The latest mistake could cost the Brazilian the world championship, after he fell seven points behind McLaren's title leader Lewis Hamilton by failing to score at F1's first night race.
Massa pulled away from a pitstop too early, ripping the refuelling hose from the rig, knocking over a mechanic, and incurring a penalty for driving into the path of another car.
"It was not a technical failure, but a human one, so the same thing can happen with any system," the 27-year-old told reporters when asked if Sunday's incident might finally compel Ferrari to abandon the 'traffic lights' system.
"Of course we could return to using a lollipop, but today's problem was not about this," Massa added, explaining that because a mechanic pressed a button too soon, the green light on the driver gantry simply came on too soon.
"These things happen," he continued. "We are all human and we can all make mistakes."
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Luca di Montezemolo and bernie ecclestone are at it.
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Bernie Ecclestone, the chief mastermind of the night racing concept for F1, has hit back at Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo's claim that the Singapore Grand Prix was akin to a "circus."
Also lashing out at the lack of overtaking opportunities at new street circuits, and the farcical Safety Car rules, Montezemolo said last week that "all this is humiliating for F1."
But Ecclestone, F1's chief executive, hinted to Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper that the attack by Montezemolo was perhaps to divert attention from Ferrari's woeful showing under the city-state's floodlights.
"If the Ferrari President is right about the Singapore Grand Prix being a circus," he said, "then we have to be grateful to him for providing the clowns.
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The 77-year-old is undoubtedly referring to title rival Felipe Massa's botched pitstop, when the Brazilian ripped the fuel hose from the rig and pulled it the entire length of the pitlane.
Ecclestone continued to fire: "After the weekend Ferrari had, their President should have shut up and kept his head down. If Massa loses the World Championship, he will know the team were responsible."
The British billionaire also slammed Ferrari's unique pitstop gantry lights system, used instead of a traditional lollipop, as "over the top."
"Why do you want to have some other piece of technology that can go wrong?" Bernie wondered.
MotoGP, haha, yeah it's cool. But you know that valentino rossi wants to drive for Ferrari in F1. I hear he's pretty quick on four wheels also.
This has been a rumour for years. I hope he never changes. He's the greatest motorcycle rider the world has ever seen and such a showman.
I think he'd be hopeless at F1. He overtakes over the top, underneath and on the dirt, I think he'd shunt a few in F1.
This has been a rumour for years. I hope he never changes. He's the greatest motorcycle rider the world has ever seen and such a showman.
I think he'd be hopeless at F1. He overtakes over the top, underneath and on the dirt, I think he'd shunt a few in F1.
I think he requested another test for Ferrari a few weeks ago, but also signed for another 2 years in MotoGP, perhaps after that he will switch. and Schumacher enters MotoGP.
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I think he requested another test for Ferrari a few weeks ago, but also signed for another 2 years in MotoGP, perhaps after that he will switch. and Schumacher enters MotoGP.
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Haven't heard this, hope not! MotoGP wouldn't be the same without him.
Schumacher enters MotoGP!! You have a fine sense of humour.
Well so much for going to see an F1 race....sucks.....hopefully they can come back to the US....maybe they will bring both the US & Canadian GP in 2010.
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hehehe
you're bring that up all the time now, aren't ya?
Fam will be cheering for Lewis.
Wouldn't mind seeing Force India gone next year, and Piquet replaced...
Alonso probably loves Piquet, since it was Piquet who turned the entire table around for him! hahah,
I would like to see Lamborghini and Porsche Join F1. That would be great.
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Human error in the Ferrari pits
System not to blame Massa insists
28/09/08 19:59
Felipe Massa has admitted that abandoning Ferrari's unique 'traffic lights' pitstop solution is an option, following yet another blunder in Singapore on Sunday, but the system itself was not the cause of the pitlane gaffe.
The latest mistake could cost the Brazilian the world championship, after he fell seven points behind McLaren's title leader Lewis Hamilton by failing to score at F1's first night race.
Massa pulled away from a pitstop too early, ripping the refuelling hose from the rig, knocking over a mechanic, and incurring a penalty for driving into the path of another car.
"It was not a technical failure, but a human one, so the same thing can happen with any system," the 27-year-old told reporters when asked if Sunday's incident might finally compel Ferrari to abandon the 'traffic lights' system.
"Of course we could return to using a lollipop, but today's problem was not about this," Massa added, explaining that because a mechanic pressed a button too soon, the green light on the driver gantry simply came on too soon.
"These things happen," he continued. "We are all human and we can all make mistakes."
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Massa must be steamed-but it made me jump out of me seat
Japan next- I will have to set the DVR for that one.
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Bernie Ecclestone, the chief mastermind of the night racing concept for F1, has hit back at Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo's claim that the Singapore Grand Prix was akin to a "circus."
Also lashing out at the lack of overtaking opportunities at new street circuits, and the farcical Safety Car rules, Montezemolo said last week that "all this is humiliating for F1."
But Ecclestone, F1's chief executive, hinted to Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper that the attack by Montezemolo was perhaps to divert attention from Ferrari's woeful showing under the city-state's floodlights.
"If the Ferrari President is right about the Singapore Grand Prix being a circus," he said, "then we have to be grateful to him for providing the clowns.
"
The 77-year-old is undoubtedly referring to title rival Felipe Massa's botched pitstop, when the Brazilian ripped the fuel hose from the rig and pulled it the entire length of the pitlane.
Ecclestone continued to fire: "After the weekend Ferrari had, their President should have shut up and kept his head down. If Massa loses the World Championship, he will know the team were responsible."
The British billionaire also slammed Ferrari's unique pitstop gantry lights system, used instead of a traditional lollipop, as "over the top."
"Why do you want to have some other piece of technology that can go wrong?" Bernie wondered.
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/081005174434.shtml
I think I said the track wasn't very good during practice.
This is un(fucking)believable. Stupid motherfuckers.
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/10/8483.html
edit - fuck.
GR's gotta get himself a refund!
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/05/ferrari-theme-park-lays-the-first-stone-and-its-red/
This is a pretty big downer.
MAJOR BUMMER
those fuckers
what are they thinking
suddenly too expensive to cart the F1 teams over to North America?
double fuck
MotoGP, haha, yeah it's cool. But you know that valentino rossi wants to drive for Ferrari in F1. I hear he's pretty quick on four wheels also.
I think he'd be hopeless at F1. He overtakes over the top, underneath and on the dirt, I think he'd shunt a few in F1.
I think he requested another test for Ferrari a few weeks ago, but also signed for another 2 years in MotoGP, perhaps after that he will switch. and Schumacher enters MotoGP.
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Schumacher enters MotoGP!! You have a fine sense of humour.
http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/news/156889-0/schumacher_talks_motogp.html
Would be interesting to see them switch,
@er in Moto GP.
Well so much for going to see an F1 race....sucks.....hopefully they can come back to the US....maybe they will bring both the US & Canadian GP in 2010.
Go Massa Go!