2011 F1 Thread

[tweety bird]

lol the Ferrari's 'Horse Whisperer' said that to.

'It's true that Felipe Massa's race engineer was caught up in the heat of the moment and chose to use the verb "destroy" at some point,' the column states. 'It might not have been the most politically correct choice of word, but it definitely carried no malicious intent, especially when you take into account that Rob is a Middlesbrough lad, born and bred! It is also true that this exhortation to Felipe came at the exit to Turn 5 on lap 11 of the race, at the end of which both the Ferrari man and Hamilton were due to come in to the pits together. In other words, it had nothing to do with the collision between Felipe and Lewis that happened on the following lap.

'It would not have taken much to avoid this misunderstanding, but that's what happens in the frenetic world of Formula 1. When all is said done, as the Bard of Avon himself might have put it, it was all much ado about nothing.'

[tweety bird]

this is very sad.

mark webber on his championship chances...

"Yes of course, I do think that last year was my last chance at being World Champion," he told Yahoo News Singapore. " But I've pushed very very hard and done many many things that other people could not have achieved so I'm very proud of what I did.

"To win the Championship you need 100% from the team. I think it's difficult for the team to give 100% to both drivers as we are both demanding. Looking at the start we actually got (in 2011), it's clear where the support needs to go and I respect that in some way. The team has given me a great opportunity to do well. I ask for a reliable and strong car every weekend and I will give my best. The team knows I always give my best."

[sh@un]

mad skillz

[ctjet]

lol the Ferrari's 'Horse Whisperer' said that to.

gutless wonders

the irony of all this in hindsight is magical

[dezz]

Just got F1 2011, opening sequence is pretty good...Has actual moments from this season, like Hamilton trying to pass Button in Canada and f**king it up lol

[wolverine]

nando guitar..nice.

[mad082]

one of the coolest things i've ever seen

[Roy]

this is very sad.

mark webber on his championship chances...

I am reading its a misquote. Seems they left bits out to paint a different picture.

[tweety bird]

I am reading its a misquote. Seems they left bits out to paint a different picture.

orly?

sneaky f**ks.

who?

pf1 or Yahoo News Singapore...

from Yahoo News (euro)

Mark Webber has promised he will be a much stronger competitor next year, but concedes that his best chance of winning the world championship has already passed him by.

The Australian has been unable to match the stunning form of team-mate Sebastian Vettel this year, and believes this year's battle was lost on the back of a poor start to the campaign.

In an interview with Yahoo in Singapore, Webber speaks positively about his chances for 2012, but is also mindful of the opportunity that went missing 12 months ago.

"You can expect a stronger me next season and I hope to get a smooth start like we did in 2010," said Webber. "For now, I just want to finish it as strong as I can and get some good results."

When asked if he felt 2010 was his last shot at the world championship, Webber replied: "Yes, of course, I do think that last year was my last chance at being world champion. But I've pushed very, very hard and done many, many things that other people could not have achieved so I'm very proud of what I did."

Reflecting on being team-mate to a driver as strong as Sebastian Vettel, he added: "To win the championship you need 100 per cent from the team. I think it's difficult for the team to give 100 per cent to both drivers as we are both demanding. Looking at the start we actually got, it's clear where the support needs to go and I respect that in some way.

"The team has given me a great opportunity to do well. I ask for a reliable and strong car every weekend and I will give my best. The team knows I always give my best."

Webber also made it clear that when he decides to retire from driving, he will likely turn his back on F1 completely because he is tired of the politics.

"It's a new chapter after you're done driving in F1. I haven't thought so much of what I would do after F1, but it's definitely not here. Now I enjoy the driving but when the day comes and I'm not driving I'll go and do something different.

"Why? Because of the politics I really don't like it."

AutoSport

yahoo

pf1

f**kers are bending the truth.

Edited October 5, 2011 by tweety bird

[Roy]

Reporter.... used best chance in interview...used last chance in print. Who knows if its intentional. if you read the original interview there were some daft questions and there was a tone to Marks responses... he talked of being asked the same question over and over. Remember he called a journo a farking wanker in a press room two weeks ago

[irokin]

Should be run out of town just for reading something supported by Sky! Gonna lose my good quality, ad free race feed with fantastic analysis on the red button afterwards. Up yours Murdoch!

[N1GTR]

Awesome

[djr81]

Should be run out of town just for reading something supported by Sky! Gonna lose my good quality, ad free race feed with fantastic analysis on the red button afterwards. Up yours Murdoch!

Not that it should prevent them being blamed but it is not actually News Corps fault.

The BBC cant afford to honour the contract they signed for the races. They stuffed it up, not Rupert.

[ctjet]

There should have at least been some chat about pay per view before it was dropped on everybody

This last minute cash grab is going to piss a lot of people off. Now those "ill never watch F1 again" people will actually tune out because they cant afford it. Having a morals is one thing, flat out not being able to afford watching is something very different

[ctjet]

Awesome

the kubica one in monaco he does is much better

was great to see the kube back in action, cant wait to see him back next year

[djr81]

There should have at least been some chat about pay per view before it was dropped on everybody

This last minute cash grab is going to piss a lot of people off. Now those "ill never watch F1 again" people will actually tune out because they cant afford it. Having a morals is one thing, flat out not being able to afford watching is something very different

Not sure I would characterise it as a cash grab. F1 being relentlessly commercial I cant see how Bernie (who whomever is in charge of the commercial stuff this week) could really allow the BBC not to honour their contract and/or not take a pineapple just because the arse has fallen out of their economy.

I am sure there will be alot of pressure from the (mostly Pommie) teams to get the thing back to FTA as soon as possible.

Maybe this way the feed we will be getting might actually match the commentary. You know, just for shits and giggles.

[Roy]

On a serious note...which F1 websites have all the fluff about stats etc? Webber has an extra engine as he didnt take a new engine in Monza like everybody else.

I am curious to see if Webber picks a new engine for this weekend when everyone else is on used race engines or whether he leaves it for Brazil???

[irokin]

Not that it should prevent them being blamed but it is not actually News Corps fault.

The BBC cant afford to honour the contract they signed for the races. They stuffed it up, not Rupert.

I cant find the article I was reading about the situation, but the whole thing seems like a bloody mess. I'm not sure I can handle going back to listening to Greg Rust and tolerate their pathetic ad break timing.

I just find it slightly suicidal that the viewing rights would go from a station with 20% of the viewer share, free to air, to a channel with a pathetic 1% and paywalled out the arse in a country where 8 of the 12 teams are based. I cant imagine that the cash from the TV rights would compensate sufficently for the loss of eyes seeing advertising.

It doesn't matter anyway, the deals been done till 2018 and we're to shutup and take it caws Bernie says so.

[tweety bird]

so the f1 qualifying and race clash with the great race...

[dezz]

so for those of us who have not been following the TV rights saga, where will we (Australia) be watching our F1 next year?

Foxtel?

I thought Greg the goblin Rust said nothing will change as oneHD will just get it from whoever is supplying overseas and pass it on to us as usual...Maybe with more ad breaks to compensate..