2008 F1 Season

[m3gtr]

Come on RBR, forget the rain. Give it another 4 laps then go to intermediates and fuel it to the end. Forget a 5th or 6th, gamble for the win

You know...

You should be on the pit wall with a random comment like that.

[m3gtr]

More Hamo love...

Asshole...'oh who won Vettel?, good for him.' Ok, the tone was not exactly congratulatory

Then he said: 'If it stayed wet i'd have won no problem.'

Cmon man..its a pride thing. Just take a look at the way HK was on the podium like his mum died and then basically saying " get the f**k out of my face" in the drivers interviews...

Ahahah, man was HK a miserable bastard...

Its only pride.

[m3gtr]

There was one other time i *COUGH* welled up*COUGH* and that was when MS came back to win the day after his mother died...in San Marino? And Ralf was third...sorry fourth.

I still have a drawing i did years ago of the scene on the podium...

Its times like this i understand why i am an F1 man.

F1 is normal.

And human.

[ctjet]

Vettel hit the nail on the head, couldnt have had the weekend play into his hands anymore, it rained when it needed too, stopped when he needed it too, and he just stayed consistant

kimi and heikki were just flat and uneventful... how massa made NO ground up in that race is just stunning

hammo, thanks for at least making it interesting. Thank god its a whole year until this race swings around again

ITV, burning shumacher fans since 07... i makes my fkn day every weekend

[m3gtr]

Vettel hit the nail on the head, couldnt have had the weekend play into his hands anymore, it rained when it needed too, stopped when he needed it too, and he just stayed consistant

kimi and heikki were just flat and uneventful... how massa made NO ground up in that race is just stunning

hammo, thanks for at least making it interesting. Thank god its a whole year until this race swings around again

ITV, burning shumacher fans since 07... i makes my fkn day every weekend

Its also amazing the bullshit from last week is going to pass finally, and in teh best way imaginable.

This was the race of the year.

Nothing will top it so get your captures boys and girls.

Watch it again.

[Roy]

I liked the fact that drivers when they overshot etc gave up postion immediately and went on about racing. I feel if the FIA had not cracked down on Lewis last weekend that todays race would have been screwed by drive throughs for every 2nd competitor. I get the feeling that Lewis is feeling the backlash of other drivers comments through the week, and went about trying to prove that he doesnt care about last weekends decision and that he is still going to be very forceful in overtaking. I think he went too far....but i suspect he was trying to prove a point. Just lucky Glock didnt write off his third Toyota of the year

[Marco-R34GTT]

Not just because Kimi was fastest, I used to say this even in the Schumacher/Hakkinen days (when the Macs were genuinely quicker), that they should give 1 championship point to whoever posts the fastest lap of the race, in turn, they should give 1 point for whoever gets pole position..

New point scoring system..

12

9

6

5

4

3

2

1

That way, it is worth scrapping to get on the top two steps of the podium...

Anyone agree??

[m3gtr]

Im sure its worth scrapping for every point even with the points system we have now and it keeps things very close.

I too for some reason would like to see a point awarded for pole and a point for fastest lap.

Imagine that - KR would have 9 extra points if that were the case - reward the fastest guy out there, yeah i could go with that.

[Equinox]

"I felt I drove a really good race and was moving through the field very quickly when the circuit was at its wettest. If it had kept on raining, I feel pretty confident I probably could have even won from 15th grid position; but, as the circuit dried out, my tyres overcooked and I had to defend my position from Mark Webber. Still, today was all about damage control: I came away with some points and kept my lead in the world drivers’ championship. Finally, I’d like to offer my congratulations to Sebastian on winning his first grand prix - I know what a sweet feeling that is!" -LH

Edited September 14, 2008 by Equinox

[Ten Four]

Grats to Vettel on the great win, reminds me of when Button won his first. I think we can all see Hamilton following in Schumachers path....

[m3gtr]

Grats to Vettel on the great win, reminds me of when Button won his first. I think we can all see Vettel following in Schumachers path....

Fixed it for ya.

Shades of the legend on the podium today.

Great day for F1 in so many ways.

[Ten Four]

lol i ment LH will follow Schu in the ways of a controversial/dirty/cocky driver

[Roy]

I hope that F1 gets a champion who races hard and is a good style of sportsman. I liked MS in his early days and his final days. But he lost me as a fan for many of his F1 years. I am from the school of thought its not whether you win but whether you play with a straight bat.

If Vettel gets the chance i hope he stays his current easy going and likable self. Hamilton seems to want to be remembered like MS and Senna for all the wrong cut throat reasons. He has the best tool at present and still feels the need to play dirty. I cant wait to see him in a McLaren like we saw in the mid 90s and early 2000s, ie not in the top 3 teams. Swings and round abouts with changes of staff and regs. If Lewis is committed to Mac then sooner or later they will lose their way a bit

[m3gtr]

lol i ment LH will follow Schu in the ways of a controversial/dirty/cocky driver

I know, lol!

Yeah it has to be said as much as i like him and his aggression and skill, he does find it hard to restrain himself on and off the circuit.

I think we should cut him a tiny bit of slack slack...he is desperate for the championship - that much we know - and i know last years let down has made him even more determined.

Its going to be a great final leg.

[Roy]

And ts good to read in another interview Hamo has tried to sound a little more sincere in congratulating STR/Vettel

[m3gtr]

I hope that F1 gets a champion who races hard and is a good style of sportsman. I liked MS in his early days and his final days. But he lost me as a fan for many of his F1 years. I am from the school of thought its not whether you win but whether you play with a straight bat.

If Vettel gets the chance i hope he stays his current easy going and likable self. Hamilton seems to want to be remembered like MS and Senna for all the wrong cut throat reasons. He has the best tool at present and still feels the need to play dirty. I cant wait to see him in a McLaren like we saw in the mid 90s and early 2000s, ie not in the top 3 teams. Swings and round abouts with changes of staff and regs. If Lewis is committed to Mac then sooner or later they will lose their way a bit

Dont forget it wasnt the machineries fault.

Every driver has a weakness...

For the sake of F1 i hope Mac takes it this year...the shit that RD has been through is appaling but look at him- hes standing up taking every hit on the chin and is still delivering.

Great to that Merc is to the hilt with him.

Regardless of the driver Mac and merc are a magic partnership and RD, NH and the team deserve another WDC.

[m3gtr]

And ts good to read in another interview Hamo has tried to sound a little more sincere in congratulating STR/Vettel

So he should because the only thing better than SV getting this win tonight would be to see JF or AS in the FA get up on the top step - that would be untoppable.

As it is, itll be a long time before anyone breaks SV's record as the youngest to get a win.

Fark, i didnt think there were any records left to break such was MS and Ferraris dominance, lol.

[Roy]

More then ever i want to see the bloke fail. Call it what you want, but when adversity rears its head he hasnt actually conducted business the way i would hope a world champion would. Hey they are only sportsman, but from time to time a person is allowed to hope for a person that has a better balance between determination and desire for success and the ability to temper their competitive streak with some ethics or sense of fairness. Did he need to force Glock off the road, Webber, Alonso? Nope

[m3gtr]

Cmon admit it, dirty or not - lets face facts.

He was 15th on the grid and made more places than anyone else only conceding 1 point to massa and we know what the points gap was last year.

I think in many ways it was also a great drive from LH as well to get himself right up behind FM at the flag.

Not bad at all. Good for us and good for the sport.

[m3gtr]

More then ever i want to see the bloke fail. Call it what you want, but when adversity rears its head he hasnt actually conducted business the way i would hope a world champion would.

Out driving a WDC to 7th is pretty good when you start from 15th and your main rival in the other red car qualifies 6th and finishes 6th.

Job done in a couple of ways.

Im not going to rip into him for being bitter about the weather or lack of it, lol