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The Formula 1 2015 Season |OT| Formula E Feeder Series
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KillerMan91
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Just like anyone would be in that situation ? Well if you are selfish prick maybe not.
I think he is quite happy with that. He would have to work and care more if he wanted to be a contender.
In other news:
lotus is fucked.
- they were denied entry in the hospitality in Suzuka because they didnt pay last years bill.
- the equipment arrived late on thursday morning because it was held back by the liogisticspartner from Singapur.
- the engeneers had to work from the hotel because the team network wasnt ready.
- they also had to lease furniture in Singapur because they didnt pay bills.
I think Renault will get this team cheap (and will have to invest an enormous sum to pay all the outstanding bills)
PdotMichael
Banned
I'm impressed how you did make the jump to Vettel.
brotkasten
Member
"I regret nothing"
"Jessica needs a new ring... Jessica needs a new ring..."
JadedWriter
Member
It's like Ron doesn't give enough of a shit anymore to ask Alonso to cut his hair lol. Button should just do the fuck your couch stomp right there. "FUCK your engine Honda, fuck your engine."
"I regret nothing"
"Jessica needs a new ring... Jessica needs a new ring..."
Big Takeover
Member
Who got them to give the thumbs up pose, the iraqi information minister? That photo tells you all you need to know.
nature boy
Member
"I regret nothing"
More like "30 million dollars... 30 million dollars".
"I regret nothing"
The face of PTSD.
jedmaxwell
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Mastah
Member
In 2010 with 2 races left Button, barely in title chase, said he'll fight till he's out. Well, the next race, when he was indeed out of it, he still said he's there to race, not to help Lewis.
I think Kimi, despite his image, isn't strong mentally. The fire isn't there anymore and he's driving for "other" reasons.
Vettel himself said about good team harmony with Kimi, who apparently is very close performance-wise to him. Alonso said pretty much the same about Massa and it shouldn't take a genius to figure out what that means.
Holy shit, Fernando looks like a destroyed man
Vettel and Kimi were friends before they were in the same Team. No need to tarnish Vettel words with some sinister meaning.
Mastah
Member
I never said Vettel likes Kimi only because he's better than him. But it's good to have a nice relationship with someone, who won't bother you on the track, when there's championship at stake. We all know how relationship between Hamilton and Rosberg ended when they finally got a dominant car.
KillerMan91
Member
Well of course it depends also on driver but considering how Kimi has absolutely no chance to title anymore this year and Vettel has (who seems to be genuinely very good friends with him) it really doesn't strike me that odd that he is willing to help him if there is a situation in the race whe he could do that. Maybe he doesn't have the same fire as he had when he was younger but I still think he genuinely loves racing and that is why he is still in F1. He is swimming is money, has under 1 year old son and hasn't ever really liked paddock life so I really don't think he is there to just make some bucks. He would have retired already if he didn't love the racing aspect of F1.
That had to be a really rough day for him to come that close. I'm not a huge ALO fan but man that was a crazy race. I'm still surprised at Vettel's ability to not get hit again after he spun from the first contact.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oczIYZ1c8QA
PdotMichael
Banned
I remember that Kimi also helped Massa right after the year he won the title.
He is just isn't the guy who suddenly acts childish in such situations.
He is just isn't the guy who suddenly acts childish in such situations.
Fortune rather than ability.
It was a monsterous drive to finish where he did and to win the title. Sure he had some good fortune that race in particular (rain), but no one becomes Champion without a healthy dose of good-fortune.
I'd still have preferred it if Alonso had taken it though. He drove his heart out in 2012 and if he hadn't binned it at Suzuka he'd have won the title.
That "Prost versus Senna" soundbyte is the dumbest, most shallow thing ever.
nature boy
Member
Yeah, it was totally Vettels Championship to lose on that day. Unlike 2010, Alonso couldnt have done anything to change the outcome. he wanst stuck behind anyone, he couldnt drive faster, he could only hope that Vettel makes a Mistake.
And man was that a race. First, the contact with Senna and the spin where he miracously didnt get taken out by the spin and the Damage or by other Cars behind. Than it looked like he had it in the bag because Alonso had nowhere near enough points to take it away and than hulk crashes into Hamilton
The last gesture from Schumi was the going-out-of-the-way when Vettel was behind Schumi, but that didnt change the outcome.
What is your opinion if it HAD changed the outcome, If Vettel would have only won the WDC with the points he got gifted by Schumi?
Psychotext
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He'd have passed him anyway, would have just taken a bit longer.
Fox Mulder
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I guess you can polish a turd.
Yeah, it was totally Vettels Championship to lose on that day. Unlike 2010, Alonso couldnt have done anything to change the outcome. he wanst stuck behind anyone, he couldnt drive faster, he could only hope that Vettel makes a Mistake.
And man was that a race. First, the contact with Senna and the spin where he miracously didnt get taken out by the spin and the Damage or by other Cars behind. Than it looked like he had it in the bag because Alonso had nowhere near enough points to take it away and than hulk crashes into Hamilton
The last gesture from Schumi was the going-out-of-the-way when Vettel was behind Schumi, but that didnt change the outcome.
What is your opinion if it HAD changed the outcome, If Vettel would have only won the WDC with the points he got gifted by Schumi?
I don't devalue Raikkonen's title even though Massa let him by, so it would be wrong of me to criticise Schumacher for that. I'd still stand by my belief that Alonso lost that Championship all on his own.
scorcher59
Member
That's something that's been bothering me for a while now, "The Ayrton Senna name whoring", even Mclaren used it ad nauseam while they were hyping up their #Sizezero peter p rocketship crap, it's a bit unsettling
Mohonky
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Thats honestly the year Hamilton should have won. He retired from 6 races, 3 of them I believe he was leading. His sway bar was always brakng somehow and Mclaren managed to routinely pit him for over 10 seconds and make retarded pit calls. I'd say it was actually a part of why he might have gone to Merc, Mclaren had a car capable of winning that year and they single handedly managed to completely throw it away.
Oh and he was dragging some carpet around Korea with him didn't he?
Psychotext
Member
On the subject of Vettel and Kimi being friends...
http://wtf1.co.uk/vettel-kimi-ferrari-singapore-celebration/
http://wtf1.co.uk/vettel-kimi-ferrari-singapore-celebration/
JadedWriter
Member
I was going to post that. I think that's almost single-handedly changed my opinion of Vettel. If only he'd been the sort of person to do that years earlier with Webber :/
Maldonado's moved to FE?
SunhiLegend
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SunhiLegend
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Psychotext
Member
Holy shit. Full on code brown for Vettel there.
Graphics Horse
Member
Was so funny seeing the close ups of Button and Alonso first, then the full picture as the punchline.
aspiegamer
Member
Oh Pastor, you tease... casually running off like that because you forgot to steer.
Track looks a lot better this year with the variety of little changes.
Track looks a lot better this year with the variety of little changes.
SunhiLegend
Member
I still struggle to believe how McLaren fucked up having the best car on the grid.
If you correct the points for team fuck ups and failures Hamilton walked away with the 2012 championship and McLaren still acted surprised he bailed and went to Mercedes.
Given the complete failure of McLaren since then and the joyous partnering with Honda I honestly don't think Hamilton made a bad call there...
Oh I'm well versed in how Hamilton would have tied up that title long before the final race, its just crazy to think back then that I thought McLaren was a joke team and now look at them.
