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[Wes]

Did anyone else see Webber overtake 3 or 4 cars on the first corner in the run off area? Surely that's not legal. I'd like to see that again.

 

[S. L.]

Did anyone else see Webber overtake 3 or 4 cars on the first corner in the run off area? Surely that's not legal. I'd like to see that again.

i think those don't get punished as it was on the outside.

 

[Ghost]

wtf did Red Bull just pit Webber? :lol

 

[Wes]

That was an aweful pit decision by red bull.

 

[Goldrusher]

Kobayashi!

 

[S. L.]

zzzz i fear it will be a total borefest now

 

[megateto]

What's wrong with Massa?

 

[Chris R]

That's a number 2 driver pit strategy for ya.

 

[Luckyman]

let alonso pass for championship

 

[S. L.]

What's wrong with Massa?

he is total crap on prime tyres.

 

[Juicy Bob]

YOU. SHALL NOT. PASS!

 

[Luckyman]

this is ridiculous :lol :lol

 

[S. L.]

team order plz!

 

[Ghost]

"This is ridiculous" is apparently what Alonso just said on the radio :lol


Hah, you know for a fact Button could have taken Hamilton in that phase too if the team had let him.


Ahh secret favouritism, its the story of this season.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Alonso passes Massa = race over.

Also, more GTAIV drunk-effect T-Cam shots from Button's car please.

 

[Britprog]

Button is pressurising Hamilton, good stuff!!!

Where is Hami race pace gone, the more I see it the crash in FP1 really hurt his i.e. setup

 

[kikanny]

Come on Massa....Hold Alonso off. You can do it!

 

[Igo]

None of my bets are working out this weekend. O well.

Go Massa, Go Lewis! I really hope Massa wins if only to see Alonso's face during the press conference.

 

[state_vector_collapse]

Eddie Jordan - tosser. Moaning saying Ferrari shouldn't dare give team orders. The same Eddie Jordan who ordered a much faster Ralf Schumacher not to try passing Damon Hill at Spa because he wanted his darling Hill to win.

 

[S. L.]

Webber should attack Button already
and Ferrari are just amazingly fast today

 

[Britprog]

My gamble chaining to ferrari engine is gonna pay off!!!

 

[Juicy Bob]

Eddie Jordan - tosser. Moaning saying Ferrari shouldn't dare give team orders. The same Eddie Jordan who ordered a much faster Ralf Schumacher not to try passing Damon Hill at Spa because he wanted his darling Hill to win.

Back then team orders were allowed. Not to mention that Spa 98 was a very different situation to this race. Telling someone to move out of the way for a faster teammate 1/3 into a race is very different from telling both of your drivers to hold station at the very end of a race. Especially when that guarantees your first ever Grand Prix win. EJ is spot-on.

 

[state_vector_collapse]

No. he said they should hold station because he thought it wasn't safe to pass. He wanted Hill to win so team orders suited him back then. Team orders suit Ferrari now, especially Alono's championship hopes. Team orders still happen - look at Hamilton bitching the other week when Button tried passing him - he thought they had been told to hold positions. Jordan can't have it both ways. His disgust in his voice is hypocritical.

 

[Massa]

What team orders is EJ talking about?

Why did Webber drop back from Jenson? The BBC feed commentators saying that he got ordered from the wall

He was saving fuel apparently.

 

[olore]

Why did Webber drop back from Jenson? The BBC feed commentators saying that he got ordered from the wall

 

[state_vector_collapse]

What team orders is EJ talking about?



He was saving fuel apparently.

Eddie Jordan was crying because he thinks Ferrari shouldn't be able to get Alonso past Massa. But the fact is they are just handing Hamilton points against Alonso.

 

[Igo]

What team orders is EJ talking about?



He was saving fuel apparently.

Commentators on 5Live think it was because of overheating.

 

[megateto]

Whoa at the radio to Massa!!!!!!!

Fernando is faster than you. Did you understand the message?

 

[Britprog]

WTF

 

[S. L.]

WOW :lol :lol
can't say it more direct

 

[Timbuktu]

Team order there? Or did he think massa doesn't understand English?

Edit now 'this is ridiculous'

 

[Donos]

lol. let's see how they can perfom the "overtake".

Omg do Ferrari thinks that the Stuarts are dumb ???

 

[Juicy Bob]

No. he said they should hold station because he thought it wasn't safe to pass. He wanted Hill to win so team orders suited him back then. Team orders suit Ferrari now, especially Alono's championship hopes. Team orders still happen - look at Hamilton bitching the other week when Button tried passing him - he thought they had been told to hold positions. Jordan can't have it both ways. His disgust in his voice is hypocritical.

The 'no-team orders' rule is stupid. Teams should have the freedom to tell their drivers to swap positions if they want to. And everyone knows that it still happens anyway (Ferraris in China 2008). However, I don't think that this is a time for team orders. Massa is ahead on merit, and it's a straight run to the finish. If Fernando wants to win, he needs to pass his team mate by himself. In terms of the championship, there's still so many races left to go. Two bad results for Alonso and a few big hauls for Felipe and the situation in the championship is completely reversed between them. With 3-4-5 races to go, I'd agree with team orders. Right now? No. That's why I agree with EJ.

Apparently Massa is being told to let Alonso through. SMH.

 

[olore]

Oil issue apparently.

Somekind of teamorders coming from Rob Smedley to Massa now :

- Alonso is faster than you.


Edit: God, that was lame. Interesting to see the post-race conference now

 

[Aegus]

Zzzzzzz. This is the worst aspect of F1.


Edit: So blatant. Hope the FIA come down on that.

 

[megateto]

It's been toooooo obvious.

 

[Pimpwerx]

Austria 01 and 02 just got smashed through with this one. :O PEACE.

 

[Pterion]

Ferrari is such a bullshit team. Fuck them!

 

[Road]

Bullshit...

It's not like Alonso would not overtake anyway. Way to encourage Massa...

 

[Mad_Ban]

Fuck sake Ferrari. :/

 

[Massa]

This is Austria all over again. Fuck Ferrari.

I hope they get punished and lose the 25+18 points.

 

[Britprog]

I say again WTF

 

[Ghost]

I guess Massa cant really argue, Ferrari gave him every chance to make this season a success and he's blown it really.

 

[Jinjo]

Disgusting.

Smedley was not happy about having to give that message too.

 

[S. L.]

that was rather blatant..... i wonder if the FIA will do something

 

[Donos]

Haha ,maybe they fucked their race now. gg Ferrari.

 

[kikanny]

FUCK YOOOU Ferrari! GO FUCK YOURSELVES ASSHOLES!!

 

[TylerD]

WOW :lol :lol
can't say it more direct

You can... but, it wouldn't be legal.

Whelp, Alonso is picking up win #2.

 

[megateto]

Alonso supporter here:

This is bullshit.

 

[Salacious Crumb]

There goes any excitement from this race. So shit, and poor Massa.