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Mark Webber being asked why he took so long to get out of the car after it had stopped.

Asked why he took so long to get out of the car, he laconically replied: "I was trying to get the fire extinguisher out but I couldn't. I had my overalls on."

Hmm just need to transfer Webbers luck onto ze German and things will be sweet. Mind you that needed to be done four years ago. Anyway damn fine drive by Kimi & teh Hulk. Not so much by Di Resta or Grosjean.

You have to wonder about F1 though. Dan in the pre race interview talking about losing weight for next year and Hulkenberg struggling to get a drive on account of being an impossibly heavy 70kg. FFS it isnt a horse race. Why is it so hard to make a regulation so that someone larger than a jockey can compete?

Mark Webber being asked why he took so long to get out of the car after it had stopped.

Mark Webber slated Pirelli after the Korean Grand Prix, saying drivers are not important to Formula 1's tyre manufacturer.

The Red Bull driver picked up a puncture from debris when the right-front tyre on Sergio Perez's McLaren failed in front of him.

"That is how it is. The drivers aren't super important - it is what other people want," said Webber after retiring from the race.

"The tyres are wearing a lot and they also explode a bit - but that is for Pirelli to sort out."

Drivers complained over the weekend that the super-soft tyres taken to Korea were wearing out too quickly around the Yeongam track.

The safety car had to be deployed during the race after Perez's tyre explosion.

Webber said there was no excuse for such issues.

"Pirelli will put the puncture of Perez down to a lock-up but the reason the drivers are locking up is because there's no tread left," said Webber.

WAR OF WORDS

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who was also critical of the tyres on Saturday, was involved in a war of words with Pirelli boss Paul Hembery, who suggested the Spaniard should seek advice from Sebastian Vettel on how to make the tyres work.

"I can only suggest he goes to ask the soon-to-be four-times champion how to get the best from the same tyres," Hembery said on Saturday.

Before the race, however, Hembery apologised to Alonso for his comments.

The Ferrari driver admitted it was up to his team to get the best out of the tyres, but he insisted there are no doubts that the rubber is on the limit.

"There is no controversy. We speak with facts and they [Pirelli] just use words. Everybody can see that," said Alonso after the race.

"These are tyres that won't last a lap, but as we said yesterday, we have zero problems with the performance.

"It's us who haven't adapted to these 2012 tyres. It's up to us Ferrari, or the drivers, to improve.

"But the tyre marbles are there, and when it rains they have to stop the races, and then Perez has a blowout...

"So we know the tyres are on the limit in terms of quality.

"Hembery had not heard this and he made a mistake, and he came to apologise, so we are thankful for that.

"It seemed weird that given the season Pirelli is having they decide to speak out. But he apologised and it's all good."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110380

Daniel Ricciardo has blamed a brake problem for his late retirement from ninth place in the Korean Grand Prix

The problem, which is also believed to have led the team to calling team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne into retirement

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110399

Brawn was talked of Williams a few weeks back...good chance to almost run his own shop....so much talk suggests Mercedes osnt a place he will be hanging around for too long.

Have not watched the race yet. Romain appears to have had a good weekend! Another race where Kimi had to have the team behind him in order to beat him?

Brawn was talked of Williams a few weeks back...good chance to almost run his own shop....so much talk suggests Mercedes osnt a place he will be hanging around for too long.

Have not watched the race yet. Romain appears to have had a good weekend! Another race where Kimi had to have the team behind him in order to beat him?

Probably not quite as good as you would hope but an improvement, certainly. Also your boy teh Hulk done good.

So Hulk didn't throw the car away or do something a bit keen?

Good on gim for the last few races. Really pulling together gopd weekends. Its only his 3rd season...but 3rd different team so has had some learning to do.

Nah he did really good. Unlike anyone in a Force it India.

Got half way through the race. So far Romain has raced like a champion resisting Hamo. I am waiting for him to faulter. Hulk is doing a good job but it doesnt look like the guys behind him are much faster (Well at least Alonso doesnt appear quicker) and Kimi and Webber just lining him up.

But...reason for the post...anyone seen Rish yet? I saw it in gold class last night and its worth a watch. Tells the story semi close to what I understand it....but still very Hollywood with inability to film a farking car with a steady farking camera!

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