Formula One Freaks-this is it!

wow is right! what a finish...congrats to button...would have been cool to see schui on the podium

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

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!

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

dimitrispearljam 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

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.

ilockyer wrote:

Talking of which, has anyone seen the Senna movie?

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

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..

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...

Vamos Fernando!!!

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!)

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.