manc_don Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 I'm not a huge fan of Vettel but I'm not sure I fully understand the vitriol he is getting. F1 is supposed to be a race, and he's probably as fed up of team orders as the majority of us fans are! Farcical decision by Red Bull IMHO to initiate team orders in the second race of the season FFS fuck's sake! Aye, fair play to him but I actually felt for Rosberg more. Hamilton showed a lot of humility and clearly felt guilty about it (rightly so imo) but it was vey harsh on Rosberg. Still dislike Vettel immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I don't understand what the fuss is about. What did Hamilton do? What did Vettel do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Vettel is a grade A tit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlg1903 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I actually thought Webber was going to lamp Vettel when he came into the weigh in room in the paddock. Vettel is a cracking driver but a grade A tosser, that overtake attempt down the pit straight was just lunacy. A couple of millimetres either way and both cars were out of the GP. The drivers championship might be where the glory is but the constructors is where the money's at, you can't blame Horner and Newey for trying to protect their maximum points position. Webber deserves credit for not losing his head and trying to take 1st back regardless of how good it would have been to watch. As for Hamilton and Rosberg I can't help but think that Ross Braun made the call on the grounds that Hamilton is more likely to put a title challenge in. I tell you what though, Hamilton has gone up in my estimation hugely the past 6 months. I was really rooting for him when it became clear Raikkonen was out of the running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I'm not a huge fan of Vettel but I'm not sure I fully understand the vitriol he is getting. F1 is supposed to be a race, and he's probably as fed up of team orders as the majority of us fans are! Farcical decision by Red Bull IMHO to initiate team orders in the second race of the season FFS fuck's sake! I think it's probably because he stitched his team mate up completely. When Vettel was on the radio complaining about Webber being too slow he was actually 3-4 seconds ahead and putting in slightly quicker lap times than Vettel, made me think Vettel was only planting the seed for later in the race to demand he was let through. Webber could have raced him had he not listened to his team, conserved his tyres and turned his engine down. Thought Vettel was a total wank with how he went about things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Great GP yesterday, unpredictable throughout and some great overtaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlg1903 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Best race of the season easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Best race of the season easily You think? Lucky no-one wasn't seriously injured or worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlg1903 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 You think? Lucky no-one wasn't seriously injured or worse. Absolutely, it was great entertainment! Tyres blowing out is not ideal, obviously, but to say serious injury was genuine threat is going waaaaaaaaaaaay over top IMO. F1 cars are so tough now, safety is the top priority. Eg the kubica crash of 2007 http://www.streetfire.net/video/canadian-grand-prix-robert-kubica-horror-crash-wh_120993.htm all he suffered was a slight concussion and sprained ankle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Agree with tlg. Best race of the season by a mile. It was lucky that the blow outs didn't cause serious damage but the drivers were on their game and avoided it. Also, vettel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Entertaining is one thing, that was a fucking lottery. I didn't find it very entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Hamiltons tyre going and them all greetin was ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 What a terrible season. I used to watch all the races religiously but it's a total borefest now. I feel a bit sorry for Vettel, he has the best car so I don't see why he should be boo'd if he's making the best use of the car. Don't know how they can improve it as a spectacle though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 What a terrible season. I used to watch all the races religiously but it's a total borefest now. I feel a bit sorry for Vettel, he has the best car so I don't see why he should be boo'd if he's making the best use of the car. Don't know how they can improve it as a spectacle though. Completely agree, I thought the season started off well enough but it's just got so bland. Bringing back re-fuelling for start might help but it just seems like Red bull are untouchable at the moment. To be honest, I'd forgotten that there was even a race on until late last night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 The season started off well enough, changing the tyres mid season spoiled it though, played into red bulls hands making them untouchable. Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I'm no fan of Michael Schumacher, but it doesn't sound too great for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I'm no fan of Michael Schumacher, but it doesn't sound too great for him. No it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula 1 champion, is "fighting for his life" after a ski accident in the French Alps, his doctors say. The driver remains in a critical condition in hospital in Grenoble with head injuries suffered on Sunday morning at the resort of Meribel. "We cannot tell you what the outcome will be yet," the team treating him told a news conference on Monday morning. His family are at his bedside. Schumacher underwent surgery on arrival at the University Hospital in Grenoble. He remains in a coma and the medical team treating him said that they are working "hour by hour". "All we can do is wait," they added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Supposedly showing a slight improvement today. Sounds like a very nasty one indeed. Although I heard somewhere that he was initially not even knocked out but got up and walked away from it but then fell ill a short time later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Jenson Button signed on with McLaren for next season, not a bad team actually, him and Alonso. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/30328327 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 As long as the wanker Hamilton (fawned over by commentators on the TV coverage here to a sickening degree) doesn't win again. EVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlg1903 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I used to hate Hamilton but he's really grown on me as he's got older. He's some racer too. My favourite driver is Kimi though, he da man! Glad button has got a seat for next season, comes across as a lovely bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 I used to hate Hamilton but he's really grown on me as he's got older. He's some racer too. My favourite driver is Kimi though, he da man! Glad button has got a seat for next season, comes across as a lovely bloke He's definitely not as dislikeable as he used to be. I was pleased he won the championship this season. It's hard to dislike the rock star that Kimi is, lives his life how I would expect an F1 driver to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I'm not too keen on Hamilton, he's a bit of a fud IMHO opinion. Probably win SPOTY though which does not have a particularly strong short list given how busy a sporting calendar it has been this year. Button, top bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 He's definitely not as dislikeable as he used to be. I was pleased he won the championship this season. It's hard to dislike the rock star that Kimi is, lives his life how I would expect an F1 driver to! This hits the nail on the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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