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by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:41 am

from the article abotu renaults suspension the FIA seem to think alonso thought he had a puncture and the team didnt tell him the wheel hadnt been secured properly.

thast why the ban, as they were found to have broken several safety rules

by **fivebob** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:59 am

But in the interview after he retired he admitted that he saw the brake cover was loose. Besides the danger to the spectators I can't see Renault not warning their star driver of the nature of his problem when he radioed about the "puncture".

by **Adamal** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:44 am

Oh dear. Silly Gonzo.

From the replay, it looked as if someone let him out of the stop before the tyre guys had finished up and put their hand in.

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:05 am

oh dear. i didnt see the race, just read about it

by **NILPSI** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:31 pm

The guy with the gun had put his hand up but the other chap that was meant to lock the duct in place wasnt finished

From what i saw his hand was still on the wheel when the car left the pit

by **Adamal** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:36 pm

It looked like his air gun was still on the nut!

by **NILPSI** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:40 pm

I think they were saying that the nut will have been tight to start with, but with the duct not being locked in and spinning it loosened it, it was only a matter of time till the wheel made a break for it

Im sure that the gun was off, but theres a good chance i wasnt the most alert at that hour of the morning :lol:

by **fivebob** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:43 pm

I think the ducts have to be rotated into place and act as the locking mechanism for the wheel nuts when the click into place.

Before the ducts were used the wheel man had to pull a tag in the center of the hub to lock the nut in place.

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:11 pm

yeah they have to have a retaining device in there
according to the article I read they did not fit that device properly, and knew they didnt.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77354

by **Mr Revhead** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:13 pm

bugger me hasn't there been some stories lol
massa blind
massa maybe blind
massa not blind
massa will be fine
massa won't race again
massa won't race this season
schumi coming back!
schmi not coming back!
schumi not saying no.....

:lol:

maybe i will start Hartley to replace massa? via Torro Rosso ferrari engine link

by **fivebob** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:36 pm

You've left out the best one, Alonso makes early shift to Ferrari, Flavio sacks Piquet, no more Renault team...

Oh and I forgot the rumour that BMW is pulling out of F1, though that one is probably true

by **fivebob** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:52 pm

fivebob wrote:Oh and I forgot the rumour that BMW is pulling out of F1, though that one is probably true

Definitely not just a rumour :evil:

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5459257,00.html

by **rolla_fxgt** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:02 pm

fivebob wrote:You've left out the best one, Alonso makes early shift to Ferrari, Flavio sacks Piquet, no more Renault team...

Oh and I forgot the rumour that BMW is pulling out of F1, though that one is probably true

I wish the TAB would take money on Renault pulling out of F1, id put money on it.

by **Mr Revhead** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:26 pm

bugger

so maybe those 3 new teams will just be filling the gaps by old ones leaving :cry:

by **Adamal** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:13 am

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsport ... t-Ferrari/

by **Boost_4_Life** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:54 am

schumis back! back to the future!

by **dirty1** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:22 am

It will be intresting to see if schumi can turn around their bad season.

by **Adamal** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:42 am

Well, at the moment, they're saying he'll drive IF Massa can't make the race.... I'm actually hoping Massa won't be back in time.

If it gets confirmed that Michael will be racing, its going to probably be the most watched worldwide race of the season....

by **thornz** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:55 am

Adamal wrote:Well, at the moment, they're saying he'll drive IF Massa can't make the race.... I'm actually hoping Massa won't be back in time.

If it gets confirmed that Michael will be racing, its going to probably be the most watched worldwide race of the season....

At one of the most boring tracks on the calendar :lol:

I would love to see him at spa though, him and Kimi battling it out for the whole race is a battle I have always wanted to see!

by **fivebob** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:00 am

Hmm, no testing allowed, he's never driven the current car, he admits to lacking fitness, and he injured his neck and shoulder early this year, I wouldn't expect much more than midfield running for at least a couple of races.

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