GP of Brazil 2007

Metar
Just one needed, with the FIA inspector doing everything else. "But he had a weaker engine!"
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:) Right, so all the times Alonso has been racing with an engine on it's second race he has done worse? 10 HP... They had better come up with a better excuse than that. :)
 
Whether or not he wins, and irregardless of perceived (or real) personal or personality issues, Alonso has had a good season.

In fact, Alonso, Raikonnen and Hamilton have all had good seasons.

In the end, it'll come down to who's got the right combination of luck, talent and strategic smarts. Emphasis on the luck.

People keep forgetting that's a part of the game. Kimi got the short end of that stick in his battles with Fernando... but does that make Fernando an inferior driver? No... just luckier... or blessed with a more reliable technical package, whichever. Now both of them have got it from Hamilton. Does that mean they're inferior to him?

But contrawise, does that mean Hamilton doesn't deserve the championship? If he does win it in Brazil, IMHO, it'll be well-deserved, whatever the size of his head, and whoever amongst the three has the largest balls.

I'd always wondered about how the three compared, but Hamilton's amazing qualifying performance in the rain at Japan finally convinced me that the boy was more than just hype. Here was the equivalent of rallying's Sebastian Loeb... one who wins not through razor-sharp turn-ins or violently quick driving, but through classically clean and intelligent driving. His qualifying run was a joy to watch.

Kimi and Alonso? Well, they're exciting drivers. Alonso's two championships are nothing to scoff at (winning in a slow car ain't easy), and Kimi is probably one of the best drivers in F1 ever not to win a championship...

So whoever wins this next one, I'll consider this season to have been a truly enjoyable one.
 
Digital-Nitrate
:) Right, so all the times Alonso has been racing with an engine on it's second race he has done worse? 10 HP... They had better come up with a better excuse than that. :)
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I have to agree with that. No way that 10 HP can affect the performance that much. Its still 2 days before that free practice starts:D
 
I had a dream last night that sylvester stallone sneaked into alonso's garage and set fire to his car.

Random! :odd:
 
DQuaN
I had a dream last night that sylvester stallone sneaked into alonso's garage and set fire to his car.

Random! :odd:
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Mine was that the FIA decided it would be a good idea to run the race backwards ... Alonso had an accident before the (new) first corner whilst fighting a Hamilton in a Spyker and Button in a Toro Rosso for the lead ...
 
niky
Whether or not he wins, and irregardless of perceived (or real) personal or personality issues, Alonso has had a good season.

In fact, Alonso, Raikonnen and Hamilton have all had good seasons.

In the end, it'll come down to who's got the right combination of luck, talent and strategic smarts. Emphasis on the luck.

People keep forgetting that's a part of the game. Kimi got the short end of that stick in his battles with Fernando... but does that make Fernando an inferior driver? No... just luckier... or blessed with a more reliable technical package, whichever. Now both of them have got it from Hamilton. Does that mean they're inferior to him?

But contrawise, does that mean Hamilton doesn't deserve the championship? If he does win it in Brazil, IMHO, it'll be well-deserved, whatever the size of his head, and whoever amongst the three has the largest balls.

I'd always wondered about how the three compared, but Hamilton's amazing qualifying performance in the rain at Japan finally convinced me that the boy was more than just hype. Here was the equivalent of rallying's Sebastian Loeb... one who wins not through razor-sharp turn-ins or violently quick driving, but through classically clean and intelligent driving. His qualifying run was a joy to watch.

Kimi and Alonso? Well, they're exciting drivers. Alonso's two championships are nothing to scoff at (winning in a slow car ain't easy), and Kimi is probably one of the best drivers in F1 ever not to win a championship...

So whoever wins this next one, I'll consider this season to have been a truly enjoyable one.
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Quite ture +rep

My mind still isn't made up on who is the best driver in F1, and I doubt the result of the next race will bring me any closer, there doesn't appear to be anyone who is the definet fastest, just whos cars quicker on the day, who is quicker on the day.
 
Sphinx
Not many days to go now, but in the meantime I've made a quickie movie to pass a few mins away: :sly:
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Well that sure pass a few minutes already. Nice job on the video Sphinx, and with that music you actually make them look like they love each!!! :lol: :lol:

A definite +rep from me. 👍
 
Maybe its just me, but this seems like it has alonso written all over it:
SpeedTV
At the apparent request of the Spanish motorsport federation, the FIA will assign an official exclusively to oversee the treatment dispensed by McLaren to both its drivers during the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

Teammates Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso will enter the decisive race separated by just four points, and amidst insinuations from the Spaniard that he was deliberately sabotaged by the squad in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix – Alonso was a significantly 0.7sec slower than Hamilton, and his front tires were later found to have been overinflated.

"Yes, it's true that the FIA will have a steward making sure that nothing wrong happens to Fernando, especially in qualifying, which is where there have been more complaints or strange situations in the last few Grands Prix," Spanish motorsport federation boss Carlos Garcia told his country’s AS newspaper.

"On October 3 I had a meeting with Max Mosley where I showed my concern over the situation that Fernando is going through, which is no secret, and he reassured me.

"Honestly I think the treatment in this final race of the season will be the same, and that there will be equality for both drivers,” he continued.

"It couldn't be any other way because it's what common sense calls for, as there is a Ferrari driver behind and the British team have to fight against the red cars, not against their drivers. Fernando must be calm."
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http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/40937/
 
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Bubble Bunny
People like Heiki and Mika seems to have expressions and dont seem to speak so monotonic. :ill:
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Agreed.

Besides, being "cool" doesn't mean you have to show little to no emotions. Michael Schumacher was also a very "cool" driver, but he also showed amazing amounts of exuberance and passion for the sport and especially winning. This is also what I really loved about Alonso in 2005. 👍

Kimi on the other hand just puts me to sleep every time he opens his mouth... although I suppose technically he barely does that when he speaks. Seriously... watch his lips... they barely open up and hardly move when he talks.

Kimi's monotone mumbling reminds me of that aptly named villainous sidekick "Mumbles" from the Dick Tracy comic book stories and played by Dustin Hoffman in the 1990 film adaptation... whom you could never understand what he was saying. :)
 
Digital-Nitrate
Agreed.

Besides, being "cool" doesn't mean you have to show little to no emotions. Michael Schumacher was also a very "cool" driver, but he also showed amazing amounts of exuberance and passion for the sport and especially winning. This is also what I really loved about Alonso in 2005. 👍
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Aww come on, I bet you were smiling when Kimi did the donut at Spa. Kimi only really seems to celebrates the races that matter to him (monaco 2005 being another one), let's hope we can see him win a championship... Maybe then he would really let loose.
 
Yes the donut was great... but did you hear him in the post race press conference?
[insert sleeping smilie here] ;)
 
I adore closeups, especially when they're bloody red and you can't see them.


I meant cool in the cold meaning. Frigidaire, or something like that, as the French would say :P

Just take that picture used in the caption-comp a while ago:

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The definition of contrast...
 

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