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** 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix **
10-27-2009, 02:23 PM
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A few observations from up here in the cheap seats:
1. Sir A.Wayne hasn't cast a vote yet
2. It's nice to see that Sato has more votes than Little Miss Sunshine.
1. Sir A.Wayne hasn't cast a vote yet
2. It's nice to see that Sato has more votes than Little Miss Sunshine.
10-27-2009, 05:22 PM
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Little Miss Thing is just biding her time until she gets the red car....
10-27-2009, 07:48 PM
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As a paid mouth piece for F. Alonso, Wayne did his job and got him onto big red. Now it's up to the Mrs. to do the rest.
I picture A. Wayne and VR sharing a Mai Tai right about now on the Hanover in South Beach
10-28-2009, 07:40 AM
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They could use the same sized chassis for Junior, Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya...then demand that the FIA have 2 cranes available...one to lift the car off the track and one to lift the driver out of the chassis.
10-28-2009, 07:41 AM
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10-28-2009, 06:26 PM
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10-30-2009, 05:19 AM
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I got an LOL out of this dialogue between Sutil and Trulli......
Hamilton wasn’t the only one being verbose. Thursday’s preparation day was enlivened by a lively debate on the rights and wrongs of the incident in Brazil which wiped out Toyota’s Jarno Trulli and Force India’s Adrian Sutil on the opening lap, which all of the drivers will discuss later in Friday’s drivers’ briefing.
“I think I had every reason to be extremely furious,” Trulli said in the FIA press conference. “I’ve got all the evidence to show that I was there, I was next to him, so I think tomorrow we are going to discuss it.”
“I think there’s nothing to discuss,” Sutil countered. “It was a quite obvious incident. In the end it was very disappointing for myself, even more, I think, because I was the one who was just driving and he lost control of his car and crashed in my back, so it was not my problem, it was his problem. I don’t know why he’s freaking out like that, to be honest.”
Trulli laughed. “If you want, I can show you some pictures. I don’t know if you’re blind but they clearly show you that my front wing is next to your front wing, so…”
“Yeah,” Sutil snapped, “but you’re trying to overtake me on the outside on the kerbing. There was not a problem…”
“So you mean… you didn’t move there…”
“No, you were just not going off the power. The same happened in Barcelona where you lost control again and crashed again into a Force India car. You just have to sometimes also respect the limits of the car. If there’s no way to go, you have to back off, that’s how racing is, and I don’t know how long you want to learn it.”
“In Barcelona I spun and he hit me because he tapped the kerb,” Trulli pointed out, “he completely cut the circuit and he didn’t slow down, so basically… Anyway, I think it’s better…”
At this point and smirking Fernando Alonso looked at Kimi Raikkonen and laughed: “Shall we go?”
“No, no. Watch the race in Barcelona,” Sutil said angrily. “I didn’t hit you, you hit me. I don’t know what’s the problem, but maybe your eyes are a problem.”
“I was furious because I said ‘Didn’t you see me?’” Trulli ask, smiling. “I mean, I was next to him and he kept pushing me going outside until I was obviously on the kerbs. I couldn’t believe…”
“…the kerbs, not a problem to be on the kerb, I think,” said Sutil, poker-faced. “Where’s the problem?”
“Okay, no problem, it’s okay. As long as we know the rules.”
“I know the rules.”
“Fantastic.”
Like Hamilton said, we could have some really fun racing this weekend…
Hamilton wasn’t the only one being verbose. Thursday’s preparation day was enlivened by a lively debate on the rights and wrongs of the incident in Brazil which wiped out Toyota’s Jarno Trulli and Force India’s Adrian Sutil on the opening lap, which all of the drivers will discuss later in Friday’s drivers’ briefing.
“I think I had every reason to be extremely furious,” Trulli said in the FIA press conference. “I’ve got all the evidence to show that I was there, I was next to him, so I think tomorrow we are going to discuss it.”
“I think there’s nothing to discuss,” Sutil countered. “It was a quite obvious incident. In the end it was very disappointing for myself, even more, I think, because I was the one who was just driving and he lost control of his car and crashed in my back, so it was not my problem, it was his problem. I don’t know why he’s freaking out like that, to be honest.”
Trulli laughed. “If you want, I can show you some pictures. I don’t know if you’re blind but they clearly show you that my front wing is next to your front wing, so…”
“Yeah,” Sutil snapped, “but you’re trying to overtake me on the outside on the kerbing. There was not a problem…”
“So you mean… you didn’t move there…”
“No, you were just not going off the power. The same happened in Barcelona where you lost control again and crashed again into a Force India car. You just have to sometimes also respect the limits of the car. If there’s no way to go, you have to back off, that’s how racing is, and I don’t know how long you want to learn it.”
“In Barcelona I spun and he hit me because he tapped the kerb,” Trulli pointed out, “he completely cut the circuit and he didn’t slow down, so basically… Anyway, I think it’s better…”
At this point and smirking Fernando Alonso looked at Kimi Raikkonen and laughed: “Shall we go?”
“No, no. Watch the race in Barcelona,” Sutil said angrily. “I didn’t hit you, you hit me. I don’t know what’s the problem, but maybe your eyes are a problem.”
“I was furious because I said ‘Didn’t you see me?’” Trulli ask, smiling. “I mean, I was next to him and he kept pushing me going outside until I was obviously on the kerbs. I couldn’t believe…”
“…the kerbs, not a problem to be on the kerb, I think,” said Sutil, poker-faced. “Where’s the problem?”
“Okay, no problem, it’s okay. As long as we know the rules.”
“I know the rules.”
“Fantastic.”
Like Hamilton said, we could have some really fun racing this weekend…
10-30-2009, 08:31 AM
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Well, some other tidbits: Rosberg's Brawn deal is done, Kimi's McLaren discussion is just about done (Toyota says they're talking with him but they're not, it's actually Glock who might go to Toyota).
Little details are still open, mainly things Kimi want or doesn't, i.e. he needs to be able to participate in rallies. If those little things can't be solved, he might go to other series (not rally) next year.
Regardless of whether he drives in F1 next year or not, Le Mans..?
1st Practice results:
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1.43,939 18 laps
2. Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes + 0,096 20
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 0,214 28
4. Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes + 0,268 23
5. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber + 0,728 23
6. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 0,748 32
7. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 0,749 14
8. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault + 0,866 25
9. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1,016 33
10. Jarno Trulli Toyota + 1,019 25
11. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber + 1,049 22
12. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes + 1,184 20
13. Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota + 1,710 27
14. Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota + 1,740 25
15. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari + 1,765 27
16. Fernando Alonso Renault + 1,926 23
17. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes + 2,300 22
18. Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari + 2,328 26
19. Kamui Kobayashi Toyota + 2,425 28
20. Romain Grosjean Renault + 2,472 27
10-30-2009, 11:10 AM
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Well, some other tidbits: Rosberg's Brawn deal is done, Kimi's McLaren discussion is just about done (Toyota says they're talking with him but they're not, it's actually Glock who might go to Toyota).
Little details are still open, mainly things Kimi want or doesn't, i.e. he needs to be able to participate in rallies. If those little things can't be solved, he might go to other series (not rally) next year.
Regardless of whether he drives in F1 next year or not, Le Mans..?
Little details are still open, mainly things Kimi want or doesn't, i.e. he needs to be able to participate in rallies. If those little things can't be solved, he might go to other series (not rally) next year.
Regardless of whether he drives in F1 next year or not, Le Mans..?
Williams will also name their 2 drivers for 2010 Monday.
On the one hand, I don't know why Kimi would want to be a #2 to Hamilton and I don't know why McLaren would pay Kimi #1 money if they have no intentions of making him the #1 driver. On the other hand, Kimi sounds like a driver that doesn't really care about driving in F1, but wants to get paid the big bucks. If he wants his contract to reflect the ability to rally then cut the strings and go rally driving.
I don't think Glock will stay with Toyota. The Board at Toyota was about to pull the plug on their F1 team anyway. If they had 2 Japanese drivers, that could sway the Board to continue on in F1.
No one knows what's going to happen with the former BMW/Sauber team. Chicken $hit move by Williams to block them from 2010 entry.
No Donington Park for British GP. It looks like it will stay at Silverstone as it should. Great track.
I have to say that this venue looks impressive, wider than I expected with longer straights. I'm hoping that is good for passing, but until SUnday, we won't know.
Edit: German media reporting Glock to Renault is 95% certain pairing him with Robert Kubica. Brazilian media confirming Senna will drive for Campos F1 in 2010. Pinquet still looking for a seat in one of the upstart F1 teams. Good luck with that one, yikes...
Last edited by multi21; 10-30-2009 at 11:37 AM.