F1 2008!!!

[Dragger_Dan]

Looks like the lack of traction control got the better of him and he ended up beached on the gravel.

[Mr Revhead]

that would make it two races in a row hes lost it like that

[Dragger_Dan]

I'm probably being contraversal here, but... I wonder if hamilton can handle the lack of driver aids? I know his car wasn't performing well today but a few times there the tail looked a little loose and you see that tiny hint of countersteer... duno, I could be reading into something that isn't there, but he looked a little uneasy in a few corners.

[Mr Revhead]

oh i say no problem at all for him

dont forget that last year was the first year for him WITH those aids.

also remember back to last year, he threw the car around a lot.
seems to be his style.

[Mr Revhead]

this worries me some what

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66029

[fivebob]

Bet Hamilton wishes he swtched to the harder compound tyre earlier.

Massa is pleading ignorance, usually a good sign it was his mistake that caused the spin

[fivebob]

this worries me some what

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66029

Just what we need another Ferrari biased FIA president

Paul Stoddart would make a much better candidate

[2jayzgte]

Bit of a walk in the park for Raikkonen and Ferrari.Its a shame really as I would like to see Hamilton and Raikkonen go head to head.Also BMW/Sauber showed out this week,Nick Hiedfeld even managed the fastest lap of the race even though it was a bit late in the piece but they have shown vast improvement in the off season.BMW were clearly the 2nd fastest car during the race.

Good to see Toyota and Trulli showing some early season form while not being the biggest fan it was good to see them produce a result like this.

Boyz you almost think there's a conspiracy to try and make Ferrari win at all costs...I'm not to sure about your guy's reckoning.

[Mr Revhead]

this worries me some what

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66029

Just what we need another Ferrari biased FIA president

Paul Stoddart would make a much better candidate

yeah stoddart would be a brilliant choice!
I saw an article the toher day where he said he wanted back into F1, but only if mad max was gone.
I do hope max is out, not only for F1, some of his ideas for WRC are just mad as well

[fivebob]

Bit of a walk in the park for Raikkonen and Ferrari.Its a shame really as I would like to see Hamilton and Raikkonen go head to head.

Won't happen until we get to a track where one or other doesn't dominate, and there is some oppurtunity to pass. Sepang favours Ferrari track as does Bahrain, though a spanner in the work may be that everyone else will be on fresh engines. Spain is where everyone is planning on fitting new parts, so that will be a bit of a lottery. Turkey favours Ferrari, Massa in particluar goes well there. Monaco is all about grid position, not much passing ever happens (apart from the year with th eone tyre rule). So you'll probably have to wait to Canada, France(boring), or the British GP before you'll see any real head to head action.

Also BMW/Sauber showed out this week,Nick Hiedfeld even managed the fastest lap of the race even though it was a bit late in the piece but they have shown vast improvement in the off season.BMW were clearly the 2nd fastest car during the race.

Same happened at Australia, it's just that Nakajima took Kubica out. BMW have been 3rd fastest car since last season, and they look like continuing that form. If McLaren hadn't been moved back 5 places they would've taken BMW's place on the podium.

Everyone, apart from Ferrari who were saving their engine for Bahrain, was doing personal fastest laps in the last stint. Hamilton wasn't far behind on times, he was getting faster every lap until he had came up on Trulli. He may well have put in a better one if he had a clear track.

Boyz you almost think there's a conspiracy to try and make Ferrari win at all costs...I'm not to sure about your guy's reckoning.

Anyone who has watched F1 for long enough knows that Ferrari dominates the behind the scenes action, they've done so for many years. The Tifosi make for a big stick that Ferrari management is not afraid to wave from time to time.

yeah stoddart would be a brilliant choice!

At least he'd bring a breath of fresh air to the FIA

I saw an article the toher day where he said he wanted back into F1, but only if mad max was gone.

Yep, he's not shy about showing the love for Max and Bernie, and so he should, they basically forced him out of F1

[Mr Revhead]

speaking of mad max

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4458509a13275.html





not the most credible of sources though

[rolla_fxgt]

It seems to be getting big press coverage in the UK.

If its true then its bye bye Max! There's even rumours the FIA council is getting ready for a vote of no confidence in him

So if he gets the chop who's going to replace him?

[Mr Revhead]

ME!!!

[barryogen]

ME!!!

From reading that news report and what I've heard about how you treat goats... it does seem like a position you'd slip into easily.

[rolla_fxgt]

The story gets more intriguing as it goes on http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66276

So who's the one who's trying to dig the dirt on mad max?

Is anyone at McLaren this dumb?
Is it Jean Todt wanting the job quicker?
Is it Sir Jackie Stewart getting him back for his comments last year?

I really don't think anybody could of written the last few seasons of F1 any better if they'd tried. Its almost like a B grade movie

[Mr Revhead]

a covert operation.

yeah it was McI6!!

[fivebob]

So who's the one who's trying to dig the dirt on mad max?

Is anyone at McLaren this dumb?
Is it Jean Todt wanting the job quicker?
Is it Sir Jackie Stewart getting him back for his comments last year?

Add Martin Brundle to that list, after Mosley started a libel action against him about is comments on Stepneygate.

"Regrettably you are now familiar with the results of this covert investigation and I am very sorry if this has embarrassed you or the club. Not content with publicising highly personal and private activities, which are, to say the least, embarrassing, a British tabloid newspaper published the story with the claim that there was some sort of Nazi connotation to the matter. This is entirely false.

"It is against the law in most countries to publish details of a person's private life without good reason. The publications by The News of the World are a wholly unwarranted invasion of my privacy and I intend to issue legal proceedings against the Newspaper in the UK and other jurisdictions."

"Embarrassing" No kidding Max, best laugh I've had in years

Can't see how he can stay on after admitting it, no way could he show his face at any F1 round, and the phrase “she needs more of ze punishment!” is bound to follow him at any meeting he attends.

Hmm I wonder if that's what he was thinking when he orchestrated the McLaren fine

[Mr Revhead]

maybe it was stoddart preping for his return to F1!


he may not resign.... but i cant see him being successful in restanding.

was quite interesting to read that his parents were married in goebels house with hitler as a guest!!

[rolla_fxgt]

I find it funny how he may now not got to Bahrain for the GP, Eccelstones comment was "the royal family may not approve", ya think!
If he went i'd be surprised if they A) let him in the country, & B) didn't arrest him for some sort of moral crime

[rolla_fxgt]

maybe it was stoddart preping for his return to F1!


he may not resign.... but i cant see him being successful in restanding.

was quite interesting to read that his parents were married in goebels house with hitler as a guest!!

And his Aunty shot herself on the day Britain declecared war on Germany with a pearl handled revolver Hitler had given her, her way of showing her love. By all accounts, most of the Mosely family were all Hitler supporters to some extent.
So I guess he has an excuse, he can blame his upbringing!