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[Foliorum Viridum]

Great ending, blemished by the team orders.

I have nothing against Vettel or Webber, but fuck Red Bull. They had no need to issue that order.

I'd wager they were scared of contact, not the handful of points Vettel would lose.

Still lame.

 

[Joseph Merrick]

I hope Webber finds a new team, it's obvious that there is a number 1 driver with Red Bull, even though they say otherwise.

Vettel has a 1 million point lead, and still Webber can't get second place.

of course there is a number one driver. the one in the points lead is the number one driver.

 

[brotkasten]

Domenicali: Don't you wanna join our team?
Vettel: lol, maybe later.

 

[Lucius86]

Did Webber get a penalty for hitting Lewis last year at Singapore?

No from what I remember.

 

[Stop It]

Massa went round the outside, Hammy had the inside, they were both on the edge.

Yes it was brilliant racing. God I hate this penalise everyone bullshit mentality F1 has these days.

Totally agree.

Why has F1 become a sport where you need to give everyone 10ft to pass, not move to hold position and politely give up your position to anyone coming up behind you?

Hamilton was within his rights to defend the corner and had the inside line, Massa took a risk by going round the outside and it didn't pay off, simple.

 

[Ark]

Did Webber get a penalty for hitting Lewis last year at Singapore?

Nope.

I can't believe RBR team orders...shocking to say the least.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Mosquitos? :lol

 

[killer_clank]

there ain't no mosquitos here.

 

[iSimon]

Fucking team orders. :/
Decent race though.

 

[Mohonky]

Hamilton will go to stewards again. Yawn. He'll likely get a penalty.

Redbull defintely not shy about whose number 1, no more 'we let them race' ambiguity.

 

[Gareth Bale]

So McLaren are the only one of the three that let their drivers race. Great.

 

[Dilly]

Nope.

I can't believe RBR team orders...shocking to say the least.

And they know it, else it wouldn't be Horner giving the message.

 

[navanman]

No from what I remember.

Should be no penalty for Hamilton then. The overtaking car is the one that gets the blame for a botched overtake 99% of the time.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Totally agree.

Why has F1 become a sport where you need to give everyone 10ft to pass, not move to hold position and politely give up your position to anyone coming up behind you?

Hamilton was within his rights to defend the corner and had the inside line, Massa took a risk by going round the outside and it didn't pay off, simple.

Yup more racing like that is what the sport needs. A few cars bumping in a close battle because drivers take risks is fucking good to watch.

 

[Omiee]

Great ending, blemished by the team orders.

I have nothing against Vettel or Webber, but fuck Red Bull. They had no need to issue that order.

Last lap, with a chanse of both of them crashing.
if it was 10 laps to go, sure than i would have been against team orders.
but there was no reason take risks in the last lap.

 

[Dilly]

Is Alonso trying to look like Dave Grohl?

 

[Cousteau]

Break up the Vettel domination that is 2011. This makes the season alittle more interesting at least.

 

[brotkasten]

No finger from Alonso. Just a fist. Did you see that, Vettel? A fist. And he'll punch you with it, at least one more time.

Spoiler

Yeah, sure ...

 

[Mohonky]

of course there is a number one driver. the one in the points lead is the number one driver.

Like when webber lead last year they told vettel to back off? Nope wait they didnt

 

[Ark]

And they know it, else it wouldn't be Horner giving the message.

I used to have respect for Horner, but that's falling away bit by bit.

I've gotta say, hearing the Spanish & Italian anthems is a million times more fun than listening to the boring German & Austrian anthems.

 

[Ponti]

Ramming into Massa from the inside was brilliant racing?

Fuck that. This is why F1 is slowly turning into a pussified sport. It was racing.

 

[GuessWho]

fucking red bull orders, such bullshit. WEBBER HAD HIM

 

[andylsun]

Thanks for the iplayer help, managed to watch it all. Shame about Button, he just doesn't get on with silverstone.

 

[megateto]

I' waiting for Webber's comments during the press conference.

 

[olore]

SD looks relieved to keep his job for some timemore.

Awesome racing by Lewis and FM

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Lovely trophy.

 

[Ark]

Thanks for the iplayer help, managed to watch it all. Shame about Button, he just doesn't get on with silverstone.

BUtton & Silverstone is so similar to Barrichello & Sao Paulo.

 

[Mohonky]

Should be no penalty for Hamilton then. The overtaking car is the one that gets the blame for a botched overtake 99% of the time.

........but its hamilton.....its his fault wether he is overtaking or been overtaken.

 

[Pterion]

Fuck that. This is why F1 is slowly turning into a pussified sport. It was racing.

Some of these guys have been watching F1 for 1-2 years...

 

[evanylee]

Spain has the longest national anthem

 

[thechemist]

Great race, well done Alonso.

MSC did well considering his penalty.

Two great battles at the end.

Massa loves his battles at the end, Kobayashi couple of weeks back, and Kubica couple of years ago.

 

[jey_16]

I despise Hamilton but he doesn't deserve a penalty for that.

Anyway, Forza Ferrari! Even though we won't win the championship, a few race wins would be nice

 

[navanman]

Driver of the day for Alonso & Hamilton. Super racing.

 

[Frankfurter]

Like when webber lead last year they told vettel to back off? Nope wait they didnt

With the difference being that it was actually REALLY close last year + Vettel was in front! They would have had to tell him to let Webber pass for the championship.
Quite a bit of a difference compared to the situation today where Webber was told to back off somewhere in the last round because of the risk of a collision.

 

[Dilly]

Seriously, the arguing is ridiculous.

That right there was one of the best racemoments in the last years that wasn't caused by artificial stuff like DRS and KERS.

 

[Ark]

Some of these guys have been watching F1 for 1-2 years...

And this is the problem.

 

[Joseph Merrick]

Like when webber lead last year they told vettel to back off? Nope wait they didnt

well, it was close. lol. goldenboy hadn't won a season yet then

 

[Omiee]

man the trophy's for second and third are a big fuck you to the drivers compared to the gold one.

 

[brotkasten]

SD looks relieved to keep his job for some timemore.

That's what I thought. :lol

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I really like Horner, but he's dodging these questions haha.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Seriously, the arguing is ridiculous.

That right there was one of the best racemoments in the last years that wasn't caused by artificial stuff like DRS and KERS.

Amen, we should be celebrating a fantastic race.

 

[Ark]

Sound must have cut out when Kravitz interviewed Horner.

I can only hear bullshit.

 

[Igo]

Horner can fuck off. Such a BS explanation.

 

[Feorax]

Horner looking very uncomfortable in this interview.

 

[navanman]

Horner on BBC:
Team team team, did I say team!

 

[Stop It]

Thanks for the iplayer help, managed to watch it all. Shame about Button, he just doesn't get on with silverstone.

And this time it wasn't even his fault.

He would have been up there with Hamilton and Massa if the wheels stayed on.

Ah well. Onto Germany in a couple of weeks. Will we see rain again? Or a glorious summers day with RBR back on top? Could the diffuser issues rumble on for another race or 2? I don't think the issue is resolved by any means.

Horner trying to explain away screwing Webber. I think he'll need to avoid him tonight as he will probably get a thump in the face from Webber for this one.

 

[Omiee]

Seriously, the arguing is ridiculous.

That right there was one of the best racemoments in the last years that wasn't caused by artificial stuff like DRS and KERS.

i agree it was a nice overtaking and battle in the last corner.

 

[killer_clank]

bullshit.

 

[brotkasten]

Rep: Was it team order?
Horner: Pretty much, yeah.

 

[iSimon]

What a load of dribble.