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10.21.2007, 12:35 PM | #102 |
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10.21.2007, 12:45 PM | #103 |
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Aaaahhhh!
The only good I can say about it is that at least Kimi got there instead of Alonso. Even given that, it's difficult to stomach the idea of a double title victory for Ferrari. It's mechanical/team decisions in the last two races that've ultimately cost Hamilton the title: a stupid tyre decision in China and what looks like a dodgy gearbox here. Losing the Rugby last night was bad, but at least I could say that the better team won. I just can't say that about this F1 season. Atleast West Ham won today, I suppose. |
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10.22.2007, 05:26 AM | #104 |
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i have to say.... well done kimi. he deserves it. lewis and mclaren lost the championship in the pitlane gravel in shanghai but lewis just plainly bottled it when alonso went by. he had no need to race alonso, just tuck in behind him and follow him. but also, lewis drove some fucking race, why oh why was he 3 stopping tho, that seemd strange. if he was 2 stopping i reckon he would have grabbed the 5th place! nevermind, one thing lewis showed this year is that he is a born racer, a pure talent and a gracious loser. his smile after the race spoke a thousand words. the story may have been too good to be true but still, what a story!!!!!
what an amazing championship, politics aside, its been the best season ive seen and ive been watching it since i was 5 years old, 1979 was my first memory of being enthralled by the sport. and to have kimi, the outsider, to clinch the trophy by one point basically on the last lap is just brilliant. i know i said id never support another ferrari driver after the stepneygate affair but i cant help applaud kimi for what he has done and feel so so sorry for mark webber, he has to get a break some time soon! roll on melbourne in march... as for the interim... ireland to win the a1gp this year with adam carroll! watch him, that guy is good! |
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10.22.2007, 09:29 AM | #105 |
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I agree that Kimi needs congratulating. I just have a real dislike for Ferarri which makes it difficult to see beyond. Even so, I'm actually sort of glad Lewis lost out this year anyway, seeing as how the season is now so tainted by scandal and that any kind of MacLaren title victory would've been viewed slightly suspiciously.
We'll see next year, when all's square and the dust has settled, if Lewis has managed to iron out those few minor faults in his character in order to take the championship. |
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10.22.2007, 02:49 PM | #106 | |
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lewis has got all the experience he needs for a 22 year old. he won 4 difficult races this year. he did more test miles than pedro and fernando put together before melbourne. he has experienced the highs and lows and the annoyance of f1 in his first full year of f1 racing. remember this kid has won countless championships which are much more racier than f1 will ever bee, f renault, f3, gp2... kimi only ever did f renault in britain before f1!!!!!!! what lewis needs is a bit more patience, not to get embroiled in racing against people he doent need to, kimi in china and fernando in brazil. his pace when out in front is mesmerising and his pace in catching up is the same, see yesterday when he came from 18th. thats pure racing spirit a la gilles villeneuve, ayrton and to a point mickey schumacher. this kid is gonna be huge, what am i saying, he is huge, he will be champoin maybe not next year but sometime.... and thats the point! |
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cant agree, remember that a ferrari employee was to blame for all this! mclaren got a stupid punishment and ferrari got off scott free! fia= ferrari international aid. no team is bigger than the sport. someday max will be overthrown just like he overthrew jean marie balestre in the mid 80s. the bullshit stops when the flag drops (or when the 5 sequencial red lights go out) |
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10.23.2007, 05:47 AM | #108 |
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no its due today or tomorrow but yknow, the title shouldnt be stripped from kimi. thats not right. lewis hs even said that he doesnt want to win the title that way. if the points are stripped then fine, rule breaking is rule breaking after all but i really hope they dont take the crown from kimi, the season was good enough not to have it decided a week after the event in a paris boardroom. a penalty for the teams involved for the next race in melbourne, a points deduction or a ten place penalty (no thats dumb, i always hate that rule because it favours teams that are gonna qualify eleventh or lower), ban them from qualifying in melbourne or force em to start from the pitlane. thats fine, but leave 07 alone, the history books have been updated already.
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alonso has just quit mclaren due his belief that dennis favoured lewis over the whole year. he has walked out of his 3 year contract after only 1 year! briatore andrenault are delighted id say. swap heiki for fernando. job done!
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01.04.2008, 09:13 AM | #110 |
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Safety concerns end Dakar Rally
The 2008 Dakar Rally has been cancelled because of safety concerns in the African republic of Mauritania. thanks a lot for fucking my weekend |
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01.08.2008, 01:43 PM | #111 |
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ha ha!! the yellow bar has shown his true colours!!! i had a feeling it was you alright!!!!!!
yeah dakar being pulled was in my opinion a mistake. it has played right into the hands of the terrorists, ok they didnt want competitors blown up or what have you but i now reckon that that is it for the dakar, no more will we see this awesome event take place, the animals of humanity have spoken and they won! sad sad shame... on another topic, f1 looks to be wicked for 08. the 2 new tracks especially singapore look amazing! new thread to be started next month i reckon for the handful of petrolheads here! |
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01.09.2008, 03:31 PM | #112 |
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yeah, i was a bit pissed about dakar because i was planning to go watch it like i usually do since the competition began to start in lisbon and carlos sousa was so confident about a place on the top this year.
yesterday, i saw the new ferrari and heard about new rules on the news. they had to change the aerodynamics because of the new rules on the electronic controls, cant wait to see the new mclaren! it will be interesting to see who can really handle those beasts. |
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03.17.2009, 02:05 PM | #114 |
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Formula One title to be decided on wins not points, say FIA
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle5924992.ece Hmm. New rule to start this season means that the driver's championship will be decided on wins rather than points. If the rule had come in last year then Massa would have won the title (winning six races to Hamilton's five). Thoughts? |
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