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The Formula 1 2012 Season |OT2| WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING THIS SEASON?!
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Myoclonic Jerk
Member
Are you Alonso? Because that's the only way your post would make sense
Nobody is saying anything about being treated like Alonso. I don't think any driver in F1 will have that luxury for the foreseeable future.
Hamilton is a great guy and even better driver and here is a great opportunity to post my favorite picture of him, photographed by great friend of mine, Armin Smailovic.
This photograph is even more foretelling than it was 3 years ago when it was made in Mercedes museum for purposes of Hamilton's interview for one German magazine.
Armin works and lives in Germany but also in the whole world. If you are interested you can check his whole portfolio here.
That's a really cool pic. I'm gonna make an avatar out of it. PEACE.
RukusProvider
Banned
If the championship is over, team orders won't really apply. I'd expect Ferrari to let them race.
RomanticHeroX
Member
As long as only one driver has a mathematical possibility, regardless of how slim, it's a really bad idea to not do everything possible to help them out. For example, Kimi in 2007. This championship is faaaaar from over despite Vettel's recent pace, so Massa will just have to play his part.
Hamilton was supposed to help him and he didn't. They ended up having the same points in the end although lewis enjoyed the help of his team, proving Alonso is the betterr of the two, for sure.
Myoclonic Jerk
Member
More like Vettel didn't care because he was too busy celebrating his title. Alonso on the other hand will be drowned in tears by the Brazilian GP, who knows what kind of team orders he'll give.
fu3lfr3nzy
Member
Vettel did care because he wanted to surpass Schumachers record for most wins in 1 season.
And he kept being a dick about it until he was told to move aside :lol
Red Bull????
Althought I'd love to see him fighting for the title next year with Lotus.
Jackie Stewart dropping truth bombs
Also, he hasn't won in one of his own cars, so he's still not as good as Sir Jack Brabham.
Believe.
Also, he hasn't won in one of his own cars, so he's still not as good as Sir Jack Brabham.
Psychotext
Member
Silly. It's rare that someone wins in a car that isn't the best, or at least the best for a good portion of the season. If Alonso wins this year it would be the case.
...and frankly, if the car was as good as they make it out to be then Webber would have come second last year instead of a distant third.
/runs
...and frankly, if the car was as good as they make it out to be then Webber would have come second last year instead of a distant third.
/runs
Who is this guy?
As a brazilian, I made myself the same question, heh.
He's portuguese, not brazilian.
Poster shown at the Korea GP.
As a brazilian, I made myself the same question, heh.
He's portuguese, not brazilian.
Yes, sorry guys, with the Massa news and them speaking the same language, I mixed it up. My mistake, mea culpa.
Now for some news, Pirelli announced the tyres for the last races. When comparing this to last year, please remember that this years tyres are in all softer than last years mixture.
- India Soft & Hard
- Abu Dhabi Soft & Medium (like last year, mainly two stops in 2011)
- Austin Medium & Hard (to play it safe)
- Brazil Medium & Hard (Soft & Medium last year, two and three stops in 2011)
No more Super Softs, as Pirelli takes the conservative approach - they don´t want their tyres to be the deciding factor in the WDC.
pants
Member
http://whatwillkimidonext.com/
site is dead. hammered to hell i suspect.
Interestingly enough after a refresh it redirects to
http://makiaclothing.com/racing/index.html
which is also dead.
site is dead. hammered to hell i suspect.
Interestingly enough after a refresh it redirects to
http://makiaclothing.com/racing/index.html
which is also dead.
criesofthepast
Member
I've kinda grown to like Massa a bit as the season has progressed. Probably out of pity and the fact that he looks a little "slow" but he's had some bright spots this second half.
Never would have I thought this was possible just a month or two ago. I guess no one is super shocked at the signing? It seems almost everyone had been rumored to take his place.
Never would have I thought this was possible just a month or two ago. I guess no one is super shocked at the signing? It seems almost everyone had been rumored to take his place.
For sure...... Yeah, for sure..... Absolutely.
Sure.
Nooooo Doubt.
FO SHO...
*End Sarcasm.*
Silly. It's rare that someone wins in a car that isn't the best, or at least the best for a good portion of the season. If Alonso wins this year it would be the case.
...and frankly, if the car was as good as they make it out to be then Webber would have come second last year instead of a distant third.
/runs
It's rare now. Not so much 20 or 30 years ago. Frankly I wouldn't rate any of the current drivers as all time greats except Schumi, the rest have just not been around long enough.
Yeah, I'm kinda glad he'll still be there for another year. It may still be a pity thing, but I was genuinely happy when he made it onto the podium at Suzuka and has finished pretty closely to Alonso in this latter half.
Salacious Crumb
Junior Member
LOL, that's awesome.
In the end this is no real surprise. Who would have taken a one year drive with Ferrari?
And Ferrari themselves would have had to answer some arkward questions, why they would sign someone new just for one year.
Massa is the brave loyal soldier they need as a clearcut #2, and as such he´s definitely the best paid in F1. He´ll take a one year gig when he can get it.
Psychotext
Member
glol at Kimi's face when he's shown the pictures.
brotkasten
Member
Did you guys really think that there would be a teaser countdown and hype campaign regarding Kimi's actual Lotus contract?
We all know what an attention whore Kimi is, so yeah, it was absolutely expected.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
We all know what an attention whore Kimi is, so yeah, it was absolutely expected.
Doesn't matter though, it's not up to the driver to announce anything before the team does. Of course it was going to end up being something silly like the advertising deal here.
brotkasten
Member
I was joking. It was silly to assume that a contract related thing would be announced with a teaser, countdown and crap like that. No driver would do that, especially not Kimi.
Maybe Hamilton might.
Okay, I'm sorry Hamilton fans. I shouldn't hit him when he's down.
...down at the bowling lanes all by himself?Maybe Hamilton might.
Okay, I'm sorry Hamilton fans. I shouldn't hit him when he's down.
Psychotext
Member
Ice cold. He's not even mad tho...
RomanticHeroX
Member
Someone needs to Photoshop that image to an empty bowling alley, with him standing on a bowling ball.
pants
Member
Did you guys really think that there would be a teaser countdown and hype campaign regarding Kimi's actual Lotus contract?
Of course not, but seeing as it is Kimi I expected something hilarious. The clothing thing delivered for me lol
Should have been an ice cream endorsement for maximum lulz. Missed opportunity.
Psychotext
Member
Salty.
Is that Luka Modric on that avatar pic??
SamRambles
Member
The one and only....he did a retro themed TV ad in his country some time ago.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ZvjviANgbj4&desktop_uri=/watch?v=ZvjviANgbj4
Will this do?
Perfect, LOL!
RomanticHeroX
Member
Brilliant!
True. Button is a great driver and I should offer him the respect that his considerable talents deserve.
In honor of his contributions - 'F1' should be renamed 'formula-manage-tires'
(I like Button - honest!)
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