Formula 1 2009 - Page 8

antikristuseke · 04-05-09, 05:10 AM

This is'nt racing, this is sailing!

But epic racing till that point, EPIC!

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Originally Posted by Agiel7

I think Laguna Seca is probably the most exciting and undalating piece of road in the world.

Agreed, Laguna Seca is one of my all time favorite racing circuits, along with Donnington Park.

Allso, what the bloody f is Ferrari doing, they seem hell bent on sabotaging their own chanses at every damned possible oportunity. It is as if the whole damned team management has been replaced with retards.

Dowly · 04-05-09, 05:17 AM

Indeed... this is sailing...

And aye, Ferrari's doing some crappy decisions. Tho, it could've worked and if it would've, Kimi would more than propably be on the top 3 atm.

Jimbuna · 04-05-09, 05:24 AM

Soooooo what are the chances of Hamilton retaining his title?

antikristuseke · 04-05-09, 05:25 AM

Somewhere between slim and none, I'd say, but it is only the begining of the season so things can change.

stabiz · 04-05-09, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Agiel7

I think Laguna Seca is probably the most exciting and undalating piece of road in the world.

Best US track!

I love watching mid 90`s cart on that track.

Damned red flag! This race was very good up until the flood. It was amazing to watch Hamiltons McLaren blast past Webber(?) when he hit the KERS button.

Dowly · 04-05-09, 05:46 AM

Crap, Kimi's out of the play.

Tho, didnt look like it bugged him much, he was happily eating ice cream.

bert8for3 · 04-05-09, 08:38 AM

What a great race, until it was stopped by the rain.

As to the decision to start this race at 5pm local time:

Let's see: 5pm local start = virtual guarantee of rain well before race ends = rain will be virtually guaranteed to be too heavy to race = virtual guarantee that race will be red-flagged. So the booby prize to the genius or collection of geniuses who decided on a 5pm start, thereby wrecking an excellent race.

HunterICX · 04-05-09, 09:01 AM

Great race, too bad for the default ending...but still the chaos was fun to watch

HunterICX

Max2147 · 04-05-09, 12:18 PM

Damn you Bernie for making the race start at 5 pm! If it had still been light I think they would have been able to start again.

That was an absolutely amazing race up until the red flag. Some really awesome racing, even in the dry. I'm absolutely loving these new rules - they've really been everything that they were promised. So far this season has been far and away the best I can remember, and I think it's only going to get better!

Jimbuna · 04-05-09, 12:39 PM

Well done Jenson

....and as for Bernie the Bernard

Hitman · 04-05-09, 03:30 PM

Another great race by Lewis, from all drivers in the grid I feel he did the best job for the material available

Superior driving in the wet, good strategy, and again aggression when necessary mixed with cold blood when required. A very different Lewis from the previosu two years, a more mature driver now that his anxiety of being recognized formally as a world champion has been calmed. For the spectacle it is great that his car is this year so bad, he can delight us with those excellent drives like in Australia and Malasia....if he had the superiority of the 2008 McLaren, combined with his current driving quality, this would be a repeat of the Schumacher domination from years ago.

Kimi....oh God what can I say....Ferrari did it again

At least he showed again a personality by directly saying he was not getting again into the car to waste time, it went well in the end when the race wasn't started, but that must have annoyed Bernie a lot HA HA HA

Alonso was most deceiving. A fantastic start, reminder of the good old times, plenty of aggresion and skill, and then he got slowly overtaken by the rest of the pack. Yes he had the car with most weigth, and it was logical to end like that, but his aggression dropped a lot after the start. Then he went off during the first minutes of rain, -something annoying as he is reputedly a good driver in the wet- and screwed it, also suffering some bad choices by his team.

Rosberg had bad luck, what a pity, I would have loved to see a Williams in the top

I'm a Kimi fan drivers wise, but as for the teams, I have always had a preference for Sir Frank's enterprise

No need to say much about Jenson, again a well deserved win that makes me happy for him, for Brawn, and for the sport. Jenson drove very well and what's most important -the brand of the champion- faultless and with a cold head.

Max2147 · 04-05-09, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

Another great race by Lewis, from all drivers in the grid I feel he did the best job for the material available

Superior driving in the wet....

.... aside from getting overtaken by Mark Webber about 5 times in the wet, despite having a KERS advantage.

When they showed Lewis coming out of the pits after it started raining, I turned to my friend and said that Lewis would really show his stuff now, since he's great in the wet. I looked a bit silly when Webber flew past him a couple corners later!

Kapt Z · 04-05-09, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Max2147

.... aside from getting overtaken by Mark Webber about 5 times in the wet, despite having a KERS advantage.

When they showed Lewis coming out of the pits after it started raining, I turned to my friend and said that Lewis would really show his stuff now, since he's great in the wet. I looked a bit silly when Webber flew past him a couple corners later!

Their back and forth was some of the best racing of the day.

Hitman · 04-06-09, 06:49 AM

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.... aside from getting overtaken by Mark Webber about 5 times in the wet, despite having a KERS advantage.

This year's Red Bull is clearly superior to the McLaren for now, Lewis put a good fight with what he had IMHO.

More&faster · 04-13-09, 12:54 AM

great season so far. i sincerely hope jenson can go all the way. i also hope lewis gets penalized HEAVILY for lying to the stewards and putting the sport into disrepute.

no matter what comes to lewis and mclaren though, nobody is as big a loser this season as honda. oh, man did they mess up when they sold the team.

04-05-09, 05:24 AM	#108
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,868 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Soooooo what are the chances of Hamilton retaining his title? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-05-09, 08:38 AM	#112
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	What a great race, until it was stopped by the rain. As to the decision to start this race at 5pm local time: Let's see: 5pm local start = virtual guarantee of rain well before race ends = rain will be virtually guaranteed to be too heavy to race = virtual guarantee that race will be red-flagged. So the booby prize to the genius or collection of geniuses who decided on a 5pm start, thereby wrecking an excellent race. __________________

04-05-09, 09:01 AM	#113
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Great race, too bad for the default ending...but still the chaos was fun to watch HunterICX __________________

04-05-09, 12:39 PM	#115
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,868 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well done Jenson ....and as for Bernie the Bernard __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-05-09, 03:30 PM	#116
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Another great race by Lewis, from all drivers in the grid I feel he did the best job for the material available Superior driving in the wet, good strategy, and again aggression when necessary mixed with cold blood when required. A very different Lewis from the previosu two years, a more mature driver now that his anxiety of being recognized formally as a world champion has been calmed. For the spectacle it is great that his car is this year so bad, he can delight us with those excellent drives like in Australia and Malasia....if he had the superiority of the 2008 McLaren, combined with his current driving quality, this would be a repeat of the Schumacher domination from years ago. Kimi....oh God what can I say....Ferrari did it again At least he showed again a personality by directly saying he was not getting again into the car to waste time, it went well in the end when the race wasn't started, but that must have annoyed Bernie a lot HA HA HA Alonso was most deceiving. A fantastic start, reminder of the good old times, plenty of aggresion and skill, and then he got slowly overtaken by the rest of the pack. Yes he had the car with most weigth, and it was logical to end like that, but his aggression dropped a lot after the start. Then he went off during the first minutes of rain, -something annoying as he is reputedly a good driver in the wet- and screwed it, also suffering some bad choices by his team. Rosberg had bad luck, what a pity, I would have loved to see a Williams in the top I'm a Kimi fan drivers wise, but as for the teams, I have always had a preference for Sir Frank's enterprise No need to say much about Jenson, again a well deserved win that makes me happy for him, for Brawn, and for the sport. Jenson drove very well and what's most important -the brand of the champion- faultless and with a cold head. __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

04-05-09, 05:17 AM	#107
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Indeed... this is sailing... And aye, Ferrari's doing some crappy decisions. Tho, it could've worked and if it would've, Kimi would more than propably be on the top 3 atm.

04-05-09, 05:25 AM	#109
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Somewhere between slim and none, I'd say, but it is only the begining of the season so things can change.

04-05-09, 05:46 AM	#111
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Crap, Kimi's out of the play. Tho, didnt look like it bugged him much, he was happily eating ice cream.

04-05-09, 12:18 PM	#114
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Damn you Bernie for making the race start at 5 pm! If it had still been light I think they would have been able to start again. That was an absolutely amazing race up until the red flag. Some really awesome racing, even in the dry. I'm absolutely loving these new rules - they've really been everything that they were promised. So far this season has been far and away the best I can remember, and I think it's only going to get better!

04-13-09, 12:54 AM	#120
More&faster Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 12 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	great season so far. i sincerely hope jenson can go all the way. i also hope lewis gets penalized HEAVILY for lying to the stewards and putting the sport into disrepute. no matter what comes to lewis and mclaren though, nobody is as big a loser this season as honda. oh, man did they mess up when they sold the team.