F1 formula one chat/stuff

[Monty]

and some photos of Alonso's bird in the shower.

[surfboardfiller]

Some serious bush growing there! Probably has Bill Oddy in there rummaging for badgers!

[Gary]

Didn't Hammy do well !

And weel done to Renault (Oliver !) - at least they have a driver capable of getting on the podium

But why oh why, did ITV cut the press conference after Lewis. Surely we all wanted to hear what Piquet had to say?

[Paul.P]

But why oh why, did ITV cut the press conference after Lewis. Surely we all wanted to hear what Piquet had to say?

Apparantly if you go on there website its all on there !

[Gary]

I don't know how to use computers ? I wanted to watch it on Telly in the garden after the GP !

[Paul.P]

I don't know how to use computers ? I wanted to watch it on Telly in the garden after the GP !

You don't know how to behave under the influence either, but you still get pissed

[GeoffSmith]

Stolen from another forum I sometimes visit - apologies to DaveT


SILVERSTONE NEWS

We've just enjoyed a wonderful weekend at the British Grand Prix, are now dry again, and can impart the following inside information.

After the screw up over tires, the Ferrari F1 team fired their entire pit crew yesterday. This followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the British government's 'Work for your Dole' scheme and employ some Liverpudlian youngsters.

The decision to hire them was brought about by a recent documentary on how unemployed youths from Toxteth were able to remove a set of wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment whereas Ferrari's existing crew could only do it in 8 seconds with millions of pounds worth of high tech equipment.

It was thought to be an excellent, bold move by the Ferrari management team as most races are won and lost in the pits, giving Ferrari an advantage over every
other team.

However, Ferrari got more than they bargained for! At the crew's first practice session, not only was the scouse pit crew able to change all four wheels in under 6 seconds but, within 12 seconds, they had re-sprayed, re-badged and sold the car to the Mclaren team for 8 cases of Stella, a bag of weed and some photos of Alonso's bird in the shower.

A bit old, a bit long winded and are you sure it was Alonso?

[Dave Eds]

Blimey Geoff you're nearly as quick as Martin Donnelly was today at Snetterton

2nd to 7th in the first lap

[theelanman]

bored bored bored bored bored!!!!
Ive taken to watching the races on sky plus at 2x speed.....
get rid of the hour of bo!!ox at the begining.....watch the procession at 2x the speed.......gives me time to more exciting things like watching the paint dry of the grass grow.......
I find F1 very boring indeed these days.....and Im fed up of the spoilt brat hamilton too.....and the s&m hitler......and the dwarf in charge.......
bout time they did something about the whole thing.....

I'll be watchin the moto gp after top gear instead.....laguna seca...

[DeeAitch]

Laguna Seca, now your talking. What a track and wow , what a race
And only 46 thousand turned out to watch, maybe Mr Cruise put the sunshine state boys off?

[dapinky]

Laguna Seca, now your talking. What a track and wow , what a race

The only problem is who to support

The Aussie on the Italian bike or the Italian on the Yamaha??????

Personally, I don't like either of 'em - but what a spectacle to watch!

You can't say they haven't got a bit of bottle - mad or what?

Particularly impressed by Dovizioso - not much of him on the telly, but to get a 4th place when you ain't factory team supported is a great result.

[Oliver]

Didn't Hammy do well !

And weel done to Renault (Oliver !) - at least they have a driver capable of getting on the podium

But why oh why, did ITV cut the press conference after Lewis. Surely we all wanted to hear what Piquet had to say?

Good riddance to ITV. I can`t believe they didn`t broadcast the whole drivers press conference. I hate them. Here`s to 2009, no bloody insurance adverts, or james allen with a bit of luck. Alonso`s time will come (again). Remember, he`s still the best current driver, and a double world champ with Renault. The Renault R29 will be the car to beat. Just watch.

[surfboardfiller]

Alonso's time will come (again). Remember, he's still the best current driver, and a double world champ with Renault. The Renault R29 will be the car to beat. Just watch.

If he was the best driver then he would be world champ! He isn't either.

[Paul.P]

Good riddance to ITV. I can't believe they didn't broadcast the whole drivers press conference. I hate them. Here's to 2009, no bloody insurance adverts, or james allen with a bit of luck.

Totally agree Oliver.

Alonso's time will come (again). Remember, he's still the best current driver, and a double world champ with Renault. The Renault R29 will be the car to beat. Just watch.

Don't understand this, he is certainly not the best current driver. Although his car is not competative this year, he had same car as Lewis last year & generally couldn't compete, & boy does he get one on him when he don't get his own way, look what he did to McLaren.
It is so refreshing to see all the new young faces in F1, & if Alonso ain't very careful, he will get left behind, & as to the new Renault, well time will tell, they will all have new cars next year, so at least it will be interesting !

[clemo]

i have alway thought adverts should be on the car not interupting the sport.

gillete interupted a race a few years ago with 3 laps to go after a huge accident..
haven't bought on of thier product since.....

as for alonso hes a great racer.
bit of a plonker too.
not half as much of an ar$e as schumacher though.
i think that may be alonso's downfall . MSC got what he wanted and won.
alonso has the talent to win. we know that but to be as stroppy as MSC has halmed his future as other teams are wearly of him and don't really want to give a years worth of info for him to unloyally bugger of to ferrari in 2110.

i hope piquet jnr is saying "well i bring 1.5 seconds to the team!" now that he is the 1st to score a podium in his rookie season.

and as for nick.
stitched by the 10 grid penalty early season . he seems to be working his way back up the point. to be only 0.4 behind massa must realy have hurt.

button's luck goes from bad to worse. and honda may only reward his loyalty with a 1 year extention! you what. i bet he wishes he was in that williams that he is sponsoring to the tune of 15million.

oh the fun of the shark tank that is f1.

clemo

[clemo]

http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timing/

how to make a dull race intresting..

it uploads java as well.

clemo

[rip]

More double standards by the FIA stewards:

If any other team than Ferrari had caused the pit lane Massa near-miss, they would have been punished with a disqualification. What do Ferrari get? A €10,000 fine. That's nothing to them.

[Nobby]

More double standards by the FIA stewards:

If any other team than Ferrari had caused the pit lane Massa near-miss, they would have been punished with a disqualification. What do Ferrari get? A €10,000 fine. That's nothing to them.

Hi Iain, first, how come your posting @ 04:50 about this? I hope its not keeping you awake .

I know where you are coming from, but do we know all the details? Disqualification seems a bit harsh as Massa won the race by a mile and I'm not sure that Lewis would have appreciated the win in such a manner (could be wrong only Lewis could answer that).

Personally I would have liked to have seen a 10 place grid penalty for Massa in the next race!

Nobby

[rip]

Hi Iain, first, how come your posting @ 04:50 about this? I hope its not keeping you awake .

5.50 BST & it was a certain Elan in limp-home mode keeping me awake

I know where you are coming from, but do we know all the details? Disqualification seems a bit harsh as Massa won the race by a mile and I'm not sure that Lewis would have appreciated the win in such a manner (could be wrong only Lewis could answer that).

Personally I would have liked to have seen a 10 place grid penalty for Massa in the next race!

I think you are tight about disqualification. A grid or drive-thorugh penalty would have been a more meaningful punishment that the fine they got.

See you tomorrow night. Looks like I won't be in the Elan though.

[Monty]

It`s amazing what a bit off rain can do Poor old Kimi, realy felt for him there as he drove a good race. We`ll done to Hammy for keeping it in one piece and for the exciting end to the race
Shame for Alonso as he also drove a great race but pitted for tyres

Looks like Donny have got there plans together for the big change to the circuit
http://www.donington-park.co.uk/formula-one-plans