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You followed it? Rugby doesn't float my boat.... I am Victorian
. I will tape the race tonight. Thanx for the heads up, 'Do you race?' 👍
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. I will tape the race tonight. Thanx for the heads up, 'Do you race?' 👍
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LMAO 
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So did I, just because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I sat there with my jaw dropped clutching my scalp for a good 3 minutes while the marshalls fumbled around. Was it wrong of me to wish for Alonso to get into Raikkonen and retire them both from the race?
I'm still a little gobsmacked by it...but it keeps things interesting going into the final round, which is great.
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I thought it was interesting that the marshalls (despite looking a bit reluctant) attempted to get Lewis out of the gravel despite being beached.
If, say, Yamamoto has beached his Spyker on the same bit of gravel, I doubt they would have bothered at all.
Call me a heathen, but I think Mr. Ecclestone (and perhaps the full FIA staff) wants Hamilton to win this season. I call favouritism with the rules, and shenanigans.
If, say, Yamamoto has beached his Spyker on the same bit of gravel, I doubt they would have bothered at all.
Call me a heathen, but I think Mr. Ecclestone (and perhaps the full FIA staff) wants Hamilton to win this season. I call favouritism with the rules, and shenanigans.
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The only thing I'd call you after saying that is a sensible guy. 👍
The look on Dennis' face was just priceless, realizing that the "bad guy" may still be able to win the championship and his golden boy has to fight for it. I sincerely hope Fernando wins the championship, that would be a huge and much needed kick in the balls to Dennis and his biased team. Of course Kimi is my first choice but he seems to be too badly out of the game.
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Eccelstone - the boss of the FOA - does, he said so. Mosley - the boss of the FIA - doesn't want him to win.
The look on Ron's face was the same as the look on his face when Alonso lunched it last week. It was also the same as when Lewis won in Canada and Fernando in Malaysia. He's a lot like Raikkonen in that respect.
I was glad to see that Hamilton was still positive after retiring.
Good race for Liuzzi, a better one for Vettel. Great to see Button back up there too.
Did anyone else watching ITV's coverage get sick of how they seemed to think that Hamilton winning the championship was guarenteed?
The look on Ron's face was the same as the look on his face when Alonso lunched it last week. It was also the same as when Lewis won in Canada and Fernando in Malaysia. He's a lot like Raikkonen in that respect.
I was glad to see that Hamilton was still positive after retiring.
Good race for Liuzzi, a better one for Vettel. Great to see Button back up there too.
Did anyone else watching ITV's coverage get sick of how they seemed to think that Hamilton winning the championship was guarenteed?
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Hamilton went in far too hot to the pits, his tyres (were they tyres?) didn't like it. It's a shame, they took a gamble and they got burnt. He was losing 10 secs a lap, so even if they did pit in and put new inters on, in 3 laps they'd have made up for it and could've gone back in for slicks. I know they were trying to win the race, but I think they should've just tried to bank 4/5 minimum.
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I was sure that hamilton gonna win the championchip after this race.. but not yet =)
The hole race goed excacly like i wanted it to go. ;D
I feel sorry for hamilton.. he drived pretty well but then starting those problems and rest you know.. And kimi wins! thats good news.
Maybe he gonna win the cc? this same race cant happen again.. otherwise hamilton got a bad luck and kimi get them all
And what the heck?? STR drivers was brilliantly!
and button too.. really strange race but im happy for resault.
The hole race goed excacly like i wanted it to go. ;D
I feel sorry for hamilton.. he drived pretty well but then starting those problems and rest you know.. And kimi wins! thats good news.
Maybe he gonna win the cc? this same race cant happen again.. otherwise hamilton got a bad luck and kimi get them all
And what the heck?? STR drivers was brilliantly!
and button too.. really strange race but im happy for resault.- 997
A big will done to Sebastain Vettel and Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari. They really deservered the 4th place after the dreadful season they have had.👍
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Damn Honda are ahead of Super Aguri and JB got some decent points
I like when JB does rubbish.
I like when JB does rubbish.
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They weren't waving the blue flags because Trulli was so much quicker compared to Hamilton.
I thought about posting about the points thing, but then I researched and it was just 2004 and 2005 (crap USA GP) that every team had scored atleast one point, so it's not THAT long, but it feels like it
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IMO, STR should accept their penalty from Fuji. If you over-take under yellow flags, you break the rules...simple... I doubt they'll succeed. But it is quite something for the entire field (team wise...McLaren still included before their exclusion) to have scored points fair and square.
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I forgot about Mr. Zsolt picking up table-scraps at the USGP in 2004. Nevertheless, it seems like the competition has been much better this year, as well as the overall quality of drivers. If you consider Spyker, STR, and Super Aguri as the "backfield", I'd say only Yamamoto is useless, and even he is more useful than the man who was in that seat before. Think about some of the dreadful pay-drivers that have been trotted out to the grid before...I thought about posting about the points thing, but then I researched and it was just 2004 and 2005 (crap USA GP) that every team had scored atleast one point, so it's not THAT long, but it feels like it
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Isn't the point of blue flags to help overtaking?
And yes, if STR breaks the rules, they'll be in trouble... so should all others (hint hint).
My bad, switching from talking about blue flags to yellow flags, mixed up.
Anyway, geezus would people just drop it and leave it alone. McLaren were punished, it's done...dusted...finished. McLaren HAVE been racing with their own car too y'know, whether it's 50% their car or 99% their car. Hamilton had done nothing but drive all season, he doesn't deserve to be thrown out. Alonso...debatable due to his part in things but he's still in and also stands a chance of winning it as does Kimi. You seem to be acting as if the punishment that "wasn't harsh enough"*** has decided the championship.
Don't make the mistake of thinking the car drives the driver, your car can be as good as you want but if the drivers crap it won't do anything but waste space. Hamilton has still put out his own talent and has taken this down to the last race on merit as has Kimi and Fernando.
***(yes I agree, they probably did get off lightly but if it were any lower level team...or dare I say even, Max Mosley's favorite pet poodles, Ferrari...it wouldn't have been as high as that anyway)
The spy scandal is done with, it's now down to the drivers Championship between 3 drivers. The punishment is dealt with, all teams have accepted it including McLaren. Sure...Ferrari had their little whinge, but since when don't they whinge at anything. Heck, they got a constructors title out of it they should be half way happy...it's about time the fans got over it and stopped making wise cracks.
Sorry for getting touchy, but it's pathetic and it's really getting sad and old when people obsess over what is unchangeable.
