2009 F1 Season

[Rekin]

Webber celebrates with a victory burnout, like a true aussie

[sh@un]

good ridance season 2009

[Beer Baron]

yeah go webber! nice work on the burnout too, I can't believe the camera just panned away as it was happening too. what are they illegal like booze is over there?

vets certainly gave him a nice squeeze into T1 on the opening lap but webz managed to hold on. shame I had some money on webber for the win at 9:1 but luckily I took a back-up position on vettel to win at 5:1 which will get my money back. I also had some decent bucks on rosberg to make the top 8 which was paying 3:1. rosberg you cnt. just one more place!! argh, had webber made 1 more place and rosberg 1 more I would have been cheering. the GF had some cash on rubes to make a podium too and from memory it's odds were not bad, maybe 3:1 or so.

anyway, webber drove well to keep button behind him. in those last few laps webber was getting some mighty sideways action out of the slower corners. and lots of bum wagging under hard braking into them too so he did really well to keep it straight and nice and wide! and how sideways did he get into turn 1 when he clashed with rubes!! biiig moment that one, he did well to crank on enough lock and keep his boot down to hold it together and keep the place.

apart from the first few laps and the last few it seemed pretty boring (i dozed off a few times). but that's no surprise it's a tilke designed track and is just as boring as the rest of them.

it sounds like webber is confirmed at RBR next year which is a good thing. he was narrowly beaten by vettel this year, let's hope he can reverse it next year. it's heartening to see that that margain between button and rubes is double that between vettel and webber. you certainly wouldn't say vettel pounded him, it was very close between the two RBR guys, both had their mistakes, and they bad luck and some great drives as well.

[shanef]

Lewis DNF

give DBA rotors a miss next time maybe

'excessive rear right pad wear' - soft, even if it had failed, there was plenty of run off at every big stop

[Angus Smart]

Sheet, sweet! i fell asleep too.. around lap 30..

saw lewis pull out and loled that was enough for me.

[wolverine]

Has anyone read the press conference stuff after with SV and MW sticking it to JB about the "media reported" impending nuptuals? This is the tail end of it.

JB I think there’s going to be a big battle at the front which is going to be a new thing for all of us, because having four teams fighting it out at the front, that hasn’t happened – could you just keep… ‘scuse me, I’m just trying to talk – you might want to listen to this.

MW: We’re just talking about your wedding day, mate. We’re just trying to clear our schedules.

JB: But with four teams at the front, eight drivers fighting out for wins, I think that’s exciting, so, yeah.

Q: (Bob McKenzie – The Daily Express) What’s the date for the wedding, Jenson?

JB: It’s my birthday, did you say? By the way, I’m looking forward to my present, thank you very much, Bob. What did you call me before?

BMcK: The World Champion?

JB: That’s the one, thank you. I’m not getting married this year.

SV: Why not? You don’t love her?

MW: Clear up January, clear it up.

JB: I think some things need to be kept private in your life and that’s one of them. Thank you very much.

[ctjet]

im... *wipes tear*

im just so happy that Fisi and Trulli may finally both be gone forever

this is the best year ever

Edited November 2, 2009 by ctjet

[DaGr81]

Rofl, track was boring but the site itself was amazing especially that big red thin with massive Ferrari logo whatever it was.

Think that's what cost 1.6billion...

[sh@un]

Ferrari World: Get all your cheesy Fez merch here

Coming soon- HSV World at Mt Panorama. Free 'I just want one' sticker for every visitor

[Beer Baron]

Has anyone read the press conference stuff after with SV and MW sticking it to JB about the "media reported" impending nuptuals? This is the tail end of it.

yes jenson looked p1ssed when vets made some remark about him getting married during the televised part of the post race conference. not happy at all. I say deal with it. He's a highly paid driver in a high profile sport. I mean if he wants a nice private life he can go and drive a tractor instead and get $50K a year instead of what was it? $10mil? I think he might have to live with being in the public eye just a tad....

[dezz]

Heard them mention something about 8 roller-coasters in Ferrari world...it's 1km wide. Fair race track..

[blackrex]

yes jenson looked p1ssed when vets made some remark about him getting married during the televised part of the post race conference. not happy at all. I say deal with it. He's a highly paid driver in a high profile sport. I mean if he wants a nice private life he can go and drive a tractor instead and get $50K a year instead of what was it? $10mil? I think he might have to live with being in the public eye just a tad....

Full transcript here.

[Tangles]

mark webber looked the goods this year

hopefully he can grab 3-5 wins next year and be WDC by end 2010 season.

at least he finally proved with a decent car he can match it within the top 5

[ctjet]

now that piece of crap race is done, lets get this driver market in gear

next couple of weeks shoud be eventful as hell

[wolverine]

yes jenson looked p1ssed when vets made some remark about him getting married during the televised part of the post race conference. not happy at all. I say deal with it. He's a highly paid driver in a high profile sport. I mean if he wants a nice private life he can go and drive a tractor instead and get $50K a year instead of what was it? $10mil? I think he might have to live with being in the public eye just a tad....

Yeah, since his missus is pretty ordinary.......poor Jensen.

[Ashy Larry]

Had better!

Slapper!!!!!!

[ctjet]

bridgestone pulling out if F1 at the end of 2010

thats going to throw a bit of a spanner in the works

[sh@un]

Guess that only leaves Michelin as an option, unless Goodyear or Pirelli are interested?

[Beer Baron]

michelein may not even want back in after being given the boot. maybe nangkang will step up to the plate?

[sh@un]

slicks with a 400 treadwear rating