2008 F1 Season

[ctjet]

What was massively entertaining was after the race finished and one ITV muppet turned to the other and said "star of the race"?

Now I dislike Hamilton more than most people but I would have conceded on this occasion and said he deserved it by far. Great pass, gutsy strategy, massively quick after dispensing of that third world loser, and the ability to keep kimi at bay for 10 laps without breaking a sweat. Its hard to give it to anybody else.

But because his strategy was never really going to work and their CONSTANT chatter about him during the whole race which most of the time was unrelated to what was happening on screen they were then forced into having to share the spotlight with the guy that actually won... and sounded none to happy about it

lol, loved it

[ctjet]

oh... and fkn go Heikki!!

seemed like every lap he was lining up guys for passes all over the place

made it a very easy race to watch

[Roy]

Ha. So why didnt he grab second then i wonder...?

Hamilton for the drive of the race. McLarens strategy was the best of the bunch and Hammo made the most of it - no mistake about that. Seeing the Mac come out infront of KR's Ferrari was sweet and Hammo deserved it.

Great strategy? McLaren are obtuse for fuelling Heiki with 31 laps of fuel with 32 laps to go and needing to change for the option tyres. Makes no sense, what they wanted to slow him down by getting him to carry more fuel? Ditto Hamilton, why they didnt put him on the soft tyres for his second stint, being so short, then run him long with his preferred tyres for a two stopper? Massa is suspect under pressure and they would have stood a better chance of winning by leaping Massa in teh pits, and if that failed just hussle the Brazilian until the eventual fold. Sure it was gutsy strategy, but bloody stupid. Its like Chinda last year when he stayed out on shot tyres waiting for the weather. Only this time it didnt backfire so badly.

Highlight was Glock at the back havinbg a good old time with the Renault

And ITV... Senna esque? Let me be the first in line Adam, there was nothing brilliant about the drive

[ctjet]

I started to youtube that interesting little piece of info about bruno senna hitting that dog in the GP2 race earlier in the weekend, but ive changed my mind

I really don’t want to see that poor thing die

But its up there and easily accessible if anybody wants to see

[lingeringsoul]

well apparently the 3 stopper was insisted upon by bridgestone. Maybe lewis would've had a better chancec of winning if they went 2 stopper and bullied massa til the end. He must be SO sick of coming second.

[Beer Baron]

GO WEBBER!

that is all.

[Marco-R34GTT]

And ITV... Senna esque? Let me be the first in line Adam, there was nothing brilliant about the drive

Yep ditto... Sure he was 'on it' so to speak, but he wasn't wrangling the car for all it was worth.. It wasn't Sennaesque, it wasn't a Hungary 1998 job that's for sure...

This is 'Sennaesque', a man on a strategy switch making it work...

On that note, God I miss Murray...

Edited May 12, 2008 by Marco-R34GTT

[Marco-R34GTT]

Schumi's 4 stopper... Stuff of Legends...

Damn, Barrichello was a much better driver than Massa imo... Miss Rubens at the Fez...

[salad]

And ITV... Senna esque? Let me be the first in line Adam, there was nothing brilliant about the drive

Really cracked the shits when I heard that. I .really don't think that ITV could be any further up Louise's arse, it's rediculous.

[Marco-R34GTT]

Can this kid's head get any fcking bigger..

'My best race yet'..

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news...511180204.shtml

How many times has he said that now... Fck I'm surprised he can still put on his helmet..

[dezz]

Ha. So why didnt he grab second then i wonder...?

Perhaps because he knows he's leading the championship, and giving away 2 points as opposed to 8 if he tries something with so few laps to go, is not smart

Great passing moves by the McLaren drivers: Kova carving up half the field like a gun, and Hami's uber-ballsy pass on Massa right on the limit down to the apex. Gripping.

I don't know if I'd call HK's passing moves anything special personally...The majority of them he was re passed pretty much straight away, and only took the position on the straight due to his far superior straight line acceleration and speed.

And ITV... Senna esque? Let me be the first in line Adam, there was nothing brilliant about the drive

Glad someone said it...I heard the phrase 'Senna esque' mentioned at least 2 times....

And why is it that they had to take precautions with Louise's tires but not HK's? Is it because he locks more wheels than a Victorian parking officer?

[Marco-R34GTT]

Also, Kimi said in the post race interview that his front wing took some minor damage when he and Heikki tagged on the first corner... Could've cost him a tenth or two, without the damage I reckon Kimi would've taken more chances at passing Louise..

[lingeringsoul]

I miss Schumey, I miss Murray, its a shame I wasn't able to fully appreciate that back in the days.

[Marco-R34GTT]

I miss Schumey, I miss Murray, its a shame I wasn't able to fully appreciate that back in the days.

Ditto..

Also, for some ridiculous reason, I also miss Verstappen and Alesi...

[benm]

I watched 30 laps from the streaming, went to bed then got up at 3:50am and watched another 15 laps then went to work for 2hrs then came home and watched the remaining few laps then went back to work

Another race where track position is king.

[Duncan]

well actually the "good driver" jnrs put on some good moves about half way through the race, I think the track punished people who made poor passing moves by letting the passee take them back

[sh@un]

This is 'Sennaesque', a man on a strategy switch making it work...

He still holds the lap record for that track- 1:19.071, set in 2004.

[Marco-R34GTT]

Damn that F2004 was a fast machine, and beautiful too... the F2002 and F2004 are the nicest Ferrari's of the modern era..

[m3gtr]

And ITV... Senna esque? Let me be the first in line Adam, there was nothing brilliant about the drive

I scoffed out loud when i heard that myself. Pure JA bullshit///,.,;

I honestly thought LH's drive was the best of the race. He very nearly made it work. Cmon peeps, give credit where credit is due - it was a good drive and it proves, once again, LH knows what hes doing.

KR claiming his car was slow was pretty funny, he set the fastest lap of the race and when pinned on it was like "pfft, yeah well it was still okay considering the end of the wing was damaged."

Not sure if anyone else heard it but Nakajima pwned the shit out of LG when she interviewed him. She was like" So, you werent able to get the front wing fixed to be able to go out again?" and KN was like " Front wing? It wasnt the front wing, it was the rear wing." Pwned, LOL.

Theres a lot of LH haters on here but lets call a spade a spade. MS, for example, was one of the most self righteous guys to ever sit behind the wheel of one of these things and irrespective of the mass of championships he compiled he was still a pretty openly arrogant guy.

You cant survive in F1 without having an over inflated sense of self worth. Youd just fall to the way side.

They say nice guys finish last? Well that certainly applies to the F1 circus.

[m3gtr]

M3gtr's top 10 conclusions from the The land of goat sphincter rings GP

1. LH knows how to chase, pass and make risky strategies work.

2. KR is the best at making the most awesome understatements.

3. The ITV crew apart from MB and TK need to go.

4. The Istanbul security people need to be shot. How 2 wild dogs got inside the perimeter let alone on the track itself is inexcusable.

5. Turn 8 is the ballsiest corner on the calender spare Eau Rouge. It just needs a ballsier name now.

6. Massa is now a championship contender and KR should be considering him a serious threat.

7. Piquet jr isnt really all hes cracked up to be. Alonso absolutely wiped the floor with him yet again.

8. MW takes naps during every middle stint of a race.

9. Super Aguri have already been forgotten...

10. SV is trying to take over MW's mantle as the unluckiest F1 driver in history.