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by diego
Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:13 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BBC's F1's greatest drivers: Michael Schumacher #4
Replies: 129
Views: 20257

Re: BBC's F1's greatest drivers: Michael Schumacher #4

BrazilLastCorner2008 wrote:Some of the comments below the BBC article are embarassing. One guy claiming Schueys 7 titles are as dubious as Armstrongs TDF titles :S
Hahahahaha! Now I have heard it all. :lol:
by diego
Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BBC's F1's greatest drivers: Michael Schumacher #4
Replies: 129
Views: 20257

Re: BBC's F1's greatest drivers: Michael Schumacher #4

When will the british press stop fighting World War II??? Every time there's a story about a German I can almost hear Churchill's speak inside my head: "...we shall defend our island whatever the cost may be...we shall never surrender..." It was 70 years ago people. Just get over it... You got all ...
by diego
Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is it true that Kimi does not use the simulator?
Replies: 93
Views: 16385

Re: Is it true that Kimi does not use the simulator?

Inappropriate post removed.
by diego
Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:55 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BBC's F1's greatest drivers: Michael Schumacher #4
Replies: 129
Views: 20257

Re: BBC's F1's greatest drivers: Michael Schumacher #4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/19998444 "When the key people from Benetton - technical director Ross Brawn and chief designer Rory Byrne - joined Schumacher at Maranello for 1997, it was the start of a new era that changed the face of F1." A bit of an understatement don't you think?! :lol: A...
by diego
Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:22 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BBC's F1's greatest drivers: Michael Schumacher #4
Replies: 129
Views: 20257

BBC's F1's greatest drivers: Michael Schumacher #4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/19998444

"When the key people from Benetton - technical director Ross Brawn and chief designer Rory Byrne - joined Schumacher at Maranello for 1997, it was the start of a new era that changed the face of F1."

A bit of an understatement don't you think?! :lol:
by diego
Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: McLaren/Jenson/Lewis/Whitmarsh Uberthread
Replies: 661
Views: 106628

Re: 'Button held his own against Hamilton' says Anthony Davi

WelshWayne1978 wrote:
diego wrote:
Tommay wrote:I don't believe in conspiracys or anything, but if you took away the mis fortunes of each driver (by that I mean mistakes out of their control) we would not be saying jenson held his ground

This year alone would of been a complete thrashing.
This! :thumbup:
Yawn!
Double Yawn?! :?
by diego
Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:49 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: McLaren/Jenson/Lewis/Whitmarsh Uberthread
Replies: 661
Views: 106628

Re: 'Button held his own against Hamilton' says Anthony Davi

Tommay wrote:I don't believe in conspiracys or anything, but if you took away the mis fortunes of each driver (by that I mean mistakes out of their control) we would not be saying jenson held his ground

This year alone would of been a complete thrashing.
This! :thumbup:
by diego
Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:27 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Worst team of the 2012 Season!!!
Replies: 49
Views: 8999

Re: Worst team of the 2012 Season!!!

Worst is too generic a term to use so i will create my own set of questions to cover all bases: Worst team: HRT and Marussia toss up Most disappointing based on high expectations: McLaren clearly for not securing both championships as they were the clear favourites Most disappointing based on not-so...
by diego
Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:54 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Indian GP - Where's the buzz?
Replies: 49
Views: 9808

Re: Indian GP - Where's the buzz?

Cause Cricket still rules supreme there. F1 will always have a fragment following there so get used to another Turkey GP incident.
by diego
Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:32 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So will you guys get Mercedes GP team wear?
Replies: 77
Views: 13654

Re: So will you guys get Mercedes GP team wear?

Burn the McLaren one :thumbup: This! I am ready to order a Mercedes GP shirt once Hamilton is officially in the team. My McLaren shirt will be used to wash the floors of my bathroom once I put Button's name on it as that's where it deserves to be. ;) Good sport, I'm sure you make Lewis proud. It ha...
by diego
Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:56 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So will you guys get Mercedes GP team wear?
Replies: 77
Views: 13654

Re: So will you guys get Mercedes GP team wear?

BrazilLastCorner2008 wrote:Burn the McLaren one
:thumbup: This!

I am ready to order a Mercedes GP shirt once Hamilton is officially in the team. My McLaren shirt will be used to wash the floors of my bathroom once I put Button's name on it as that's where it deserves to be. ;)
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lewis: I feel as though Alonso is a 3 time World Champion
Replies: 48
Views: 9020

Re: Lewis: I feel as though Alonso is a 3 time World Champio

So can you imagine what it could have been without Ron driving a wedge between them? yep, all Ron's fault. Neither of the drivers behaved like kindergarten children at all x( Yes I am convinced Hamilton and Alonso regret 2007 more than Ron. Alonso would be MINIMUM 3 times champion now and Hamilton ...
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: What event in the past decade has surprised you the most?
Replies: 51
Views: 8495

Re: What event in the past decade has surprised you the most

The popularity of reality shows ... ooops, wrong site!

I would say Kimi's win in 2007 shocked me as I thought for sure Hamilton wrapped up that championship in the bag!
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:42 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Hamilton era?
Replies: 48
Views: 9208

Re: The Hamilton era?

This is what happens when there is no real star left in F1.. The F1-era died when Sato left. ;) Hey don't knock him ... he was amazing in Canada 2007 against Alonso overtaking him on the outside. YouTube has an amazing clip on that maneuver from 4 different countries televising it from US, UK, Spai...
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:14 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which driver leaves you completely dispassionate?
Replies: 58
Views: 11306

Re: Which driver leaves you completely dispassionate?

Rosberg, Button and Kimi put me to sleep!
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Hamilton era?
Replies: 48
Views: 9208

Re: The Hamilton era?

Please close this thread , its an embarassment when there's so many Hamilton threads with no real content. Im a Hamilton fan but resist the urge to create a thread on anything other than the racing side if there is not a thread already related to that topic. And you are .... ?! :? A F1 fan with a m...
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:03 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Spying in F1 a Tax Deductible Activity says McLaren
Replies: 5
Views: 1804

Re: Spying in F1 a Tax Deductible Activity says McLaren

There has already been a thread on this.. Old news I looked at the entire first page of the forum before posting this and saw nothing similar to this so not sure what you are talking about. That's because the news is so old - the earlier thread was on page 4... http://forum.planet-f1.com/viewtopic....
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:43 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Hamilton era?
Replies: 48
Views: 9208

Re: The Hamilton era?

stevey wrote:Please close this thread, its an embarassment when there's so many Hamilton threads with no real content.

Im a Hamilton fan but resist the urge to create a thread on anything other than the racing side if there is not a thread already related to that topic.
And you are .... ?! :?
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:42 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Di Resta to Stay at Force India
Replies: 43
Views: 8725

Re: Di Resta to Stay at Force India

Is it possible after firing Anthony Hamilton, most teams view him as a hot potato and don't want to deal with him?
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:24 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Kobayashi in need of a sponsor to stay in F1
Replies: 83
Views: 15567

Re: Kobayashi in need of a sponsor to stay in F1

Honda are allegedly making a comeback in 2014, so he has an opportunity there. I thought they were only interested in being an engine supplier? ONLY?! Heck look what impact they had with McLaren in the late 80s. Senna was revered as a god in Japan and they were JUST an engine supplier. Clearly they...
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:19 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Spying in F1 a Tax Deductible Activity says McLaren
Replies: 5
Views: 1804

Re: Spying in F1 a Tax Deductible Activity says McLaren

WelshWayne1978 wrote:There has already been a thread on this.. Old news
I looked at the entire first page of the forum before posting this and saw nothing similar to this so not sure what you are talking about.
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:18 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Hamilton era?
Replies: 48
Views: 9208

Re: The Hamilton era?

lonix2011 wrote:
Pickle267 wrote:COZ YOU ALL WOULD LOVE ANOTHER HAMILTON THREAD.
Yeah thanks for that.................

I think we should place bets when the next new Mclaren related thread appears.

My bet is by lunch time and its currently 8:48am.
You win as I just posted one a few minutes ago about Macca! :lol:
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:14 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Spying in F1 a Tax Deductible Activity says McLaren
Replies: 5
Views: 1804

Spying in F1 a Tax Deductible Activity says McLaren

http://www.f1pulse.com/news/20121017123/spying-in-f1-a-tax-deductible-activity-justifies-mclaren "McLaren has effectively reasoned that the fine imposed by the FIA during the espionage controversy that rocked Formula 1 in 2007 is tax deductible as it was a part of its normal operations." Creative a...
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:31 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver or team you disliked that you now like?
Replies: 25
Views: 4883

Re: Driver or team you disliked that you now like?

Alonso in Renault 2005-2006: Loved him for stealing the championship away from Schumi's Ferrari. Alonso in McLaren 2007: Hated his guts for being a twit with Hamilton and Dennis, handing the championship to Ferrari. Alonso in Ferrari 2010-2012: Love him for not being able to bring in a championship ...
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:25 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Stewart: Vettel not a great even if he wins 3 WDCs
Replies: 212
Views: 34514

Re: Stewart: Vettel not a great even if he wins 3 WDCs

Former F1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart does not believe Sebastian Vettel can yet be called one of the greats, even if he wins a third straight title. The Red Bull driver won his fourth race of 2012 in Korea last weekend to take the lead in the drivers' standings. But Stewart told BBC Sport: " If you...
by diego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:08 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Alonso cannot win title with Ferrari car - Briatore
Replies: 34
Views: 7588

Re: Alonso cannot win title with Ferrari car - Briatore

Briatore is no dummy and knows that Alonso SHOULD have won it this year AND 2010, but the team let him down. I think he will move to Red Bull if Vettel goes to Ferrari. Alonso is under contract to Ferrari until 2016 or until he retires or wins a championship I believe And we both know that contract...
by diego
Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Alonso cannot win title with Ferrari car - Briatore
Replies: 34
Views: 7588

Re: Alonso cannot win title with Ferrari car - Briatore

kimisdabest wrote:Ferrari has no more WDC cuz of domenicalli, now ill get bashed
Why would you get bashed for telling the truth?! ;)
by diego
Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Alonso cannot win title with Ferrari car - Briatore
Replies: 34
Views: 7588

Re: Alonso cannot win title with Ferrari car - Briatore

Briatore is no dummy and knows that Alonso SHOULD have won it this year AND 2010, but the team let him down. I think he will move to Red Bull if Vettel goes to Ferrari.
by diego
Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vettel to race Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup race at Hockenheim
Replies: 8
Views: 2174

Re: Vettel to race Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup race at Hockenh

this weekend. Vettel Snr that is http://www.f1sa.com/images/stories/Name_N/Norbert_Vettel_1.jpg http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35286:f1--formula-1-champion-to-watch-father-make-racing-return-in-scirocco-cup&catid=1:f1&Itemid=157 Vettel's father to race at Hockenhei...
by diego
Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:11 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Eddie Jordan's 2013 remaining race seats allotment!
Replies: 15
Views: 4700

Re: Eddie Jordan's 2013 remaining race seats allotment!

Jezick wrote:EJ is not the joke that many think he is. If he was that 'crap' Bernie would have ousted him as a team owner rather than lending him money and would have 'ensured' he wouldn't be on TV playing the 'idiot'.
This! :nod:
by diego
Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:57 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Eddie Jordan's 2013 remaining race seats allotment!
Replies: 15
Views: 4700

Re: Eddie Jordan's 2013 remaining race seats allotment!

Well he predicted quite a few of them correctly, and Hulk to Sauber and Massa to stay at Ferrari isn't much of a secret.
by diego
Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:51 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Kobayashi in need of a sponsor to stay in F1
Replies: 83
Views: 15567

Re: Kobayashi in need of a sponsor to stay in F1

So it's pretty much a done deal for Kamui that he will go back to Japan and make sushi for his family's restaurant after this year ... what an absolute shame!
by diego
Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:49 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: McLaren/Jenson/Lewis/Whitmarsh Uberthread
Replies: 661
Views: 106628

Re: What is going on with McLaren?

I have to say that under Whitmarsh, the team has no b*lls or personality! Bringing back Ron would be great for morale and direction. Stop complaining about Martin and start blaming those who called for Rons Head. Not many people including many here defended Ron Dennis instead they called for his He...
by diego
Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:01 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Would you drive for your favourite team?
Replies: 15
Views: 2964

Re: Would you drive for your favourite team?

tootsie323 wrote:
diego wrote:I would drive for Macca and ram my car into Button at every start.
No but seriously ... I would. :D
Oops - in that case Martin has clearly picked the wrong Sauber driver...
:lol: :thumbup:
by diego
Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:43 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Would you drive for your favourite team?
Replies: 15
Views: 2964

Re: Would you drive for your favourite team?

I would drive for Macca and ram my car into Button at every start.

No but seriously ... I would. :D
by diego
Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Car problem to blame for Hamilton's lacklustre race in Japan
Replies: 135
Views: 22346

Re: Car problem to blame for Hamilton's lacklustre race in J

Well now he can add Korea to blame his car for a lacklustre race. McLaren is looking silly as each race goes by.
by diego
Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:15 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Caption this - Korea edition
Replies: 13
Views: 3218

Re: Caption this - Korea edition

Webber: How is it that your ego can fit in that small hat of yours?
by diego
Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:57 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: McLaren/Jenson/Lewis/Whitmarsh Uberthread
Replies: 661
Views: 106628

Re: What is going on with McLaren?

I have to say that under Whitmarsh, the team has no b*lls or personality! Bringing back Ron would be great for morale and direction.
by diego
Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:18 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: If Vettel gets 3rd WDC, is he gonna easily beat Schumi's rec
Replies: 23
Views: 4793

Re: If Vettel gets 3rd WDC, is he gonna easily beat Schumi's

I think he will tie Fangio's record AT BEST ... but that's it.
by diego
Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Alonso's chick Dasha
Replies: 36
Views: 12800

Re: Alonso's chick Dasha

Hope she takes him to the cleaners soon so he can be distracted and make the championship run more interesting. ;)