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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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These guys are all far too highly paid and brown nosed IMHO
Too much money being used in the wrong ways
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LTB,Aug 23 2008, 07:43 PM
Yeah, but results talk and apart from last season where Mclaren threw it away, Raikonnen has never really delivered the goods.
Okay just because I agree to one of your posts about Raikkonen you think I'm going to agree to that? Never!



What really surprisd me today was how much speed they were carrying even though it was spitting with rain. They didn't look any less commited.

Will be very interesting tomorrow if wet
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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Forecast looks good for the race

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/europe...locationID=3255

Outside chance of a few spots of rain.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 02:50 AM
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shame - I'll record it or watch the highlights then
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by LTB,Aug 23 2008, 07:43 PM
Yeah, but results talk and apart from last season where Mclaren threw it away, Raikonnen has never really delivered the goods.
Funny how he's second in the Championship Tables now, the currnet world champion and won 4 races in a row last season.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Subaru2000,Aug 24 2008, 11:36 AM
Funny how he's second in the Championship Tables now, the currnet world champion and won 4 races in a row last season.
Yeah what an awesome record.

1 championship that the other team threw away and currently second in the tables, soon to be 3rd I feel.

I wonder what his wins to race ratio is, I bet it isn't that good at all.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 05:18 AM
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Quality driving from Kimi there. Poor mechanic

Quelle surprise, no stop-go for Massa. We'll see how impartial the FIA are.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 05:23 AM
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Why has the decision on Massa's stop been delayed until after the race - total farce!

If that was any other team they would be served a stop and go.

If a time penalty is applied it should be at least 25 seconds.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by LTB,Aug 24 2008, 12:08 PM
Yeah what an awesome record.

1 championship that the other team threw away and currently second in the tables, soon to be 3rd I feel.

I wonder what his wins to race ratio is, I bet it isn't that good at all.
Not sure how you can say that. If it wasn't for mechancal probles Kimi would have won the world championship in the McClaren the year before he moved to Ferrari.

Raikkonen also has the highest no of fastest laps this year. Raikkonen's not arsed about stats though.
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bigfecker,Aug 24 2008, 02:23 PM
Why has the decision on Massa's stop been delayed until after the race - total farce!
I hope they don't mess with the result. That's the last thing F1 needs.

I thought that'd be a drive through for sure, but then perhaps they can say that as the last team in the pitlane it wasn't actually that dangerous. Certainly it didn't look like Sutil had to brake to avoid Massa, and if the pitlane hadn't narrowed they probably could have exited side by side perfectly safely. And it's true that similar things have happened in the past without penalty.

I think it's another case of the rules needing a bit of clarification, i.e. that the pit lane is single file only and make it clear that the car moving first has unequivocable right of way.

Bit of a dull race it has to be said. Massa fully deserved to win though, so it would have been a shame if he had been penalised.
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