So who's watching the Grand Prix then?

snooks
snooks Posts: 1,521
edited April 2009 in Commuting chat
Looks a bit wet, with not a lot happening....I'm contemplating going for a ride instead, looks like a nice day here at least
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  • justresting
    justresting Posts: 292
    Not me, can't stand it.
    ' From the sharks in the penthouse,
    to the rats in the basement,
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,131
    yep - palmed the kids off into the kitchen with a coupe of DVDs

    Been a decent race between the safety cars!
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    Quite glad I didn't go for a ride now, not the demolition derby I was expecting, seems they might be able to drive after all :)

    Go Button!
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  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    Great battle between Webber and Button right now for 2nd place. Also Hamilton is working his way up, currently in 4th, I think the wet conditions are suiting Hamilton most of all.
  • justresting
    justresting Posts: 292
    Chap next door races his car (Donnington today) & if I never have to listen to listen to any more innane reving of engines, or here that Swiss bloke Hammilton mentioned again I'll be a happy man.
    ' From the sharks in the penthouse,
    to the rats in the basement,
    its not that far '
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    Chap next door races his car (Donnington today) & if I never have to listen to listen to any more innane reving of engines, or here that Swiss bloke Hammilton mentioned again I'll be a happy man.

    Guess you're in the wrong thread then ;)

    hehe :D
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,131
    red bulls seems to be in a race of their own.

    Button 3rd with Hamilton 4th
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Whats a grand prix?! I have heard of a giro or TDF......!
  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    Its been a great season so far dominated by teams that would have been minnows in previous seasons, like Brawn and now Red Bull (formerly Jaguar). Makes a refreshing change from the old Ferrari vs McLaren vs Renault battles.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    matthew h wrote:
    yep - palmed the kids off into the kitchen with a coupe of DVDs

    Been a decent race between the safety cars!

    Which safety car won?

    Red Bull used to be Sauber, didn't they? Or were they Jaguar in the middle? Jaguar were the Stewart team before they became, Jaguar, right? Not that it matters, as apparently they're British according to the anthem played on the podium, in the same way Lewis (3 spins, was it? Hardly masterful wet driving) is Swiss...
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    BMW used to be sauber, but sauber were heavily sponsored by Redbull.
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  • Eau Rouge
    Eau Rouge Posts: 1,118
    linoue wrote:
    Its been a great season so far dominated by teams that would have been minnows in previous seasons, like Brawn and now Red Bull (formerly Jaguar). Makes a refreshing change from the old Ferrari vs McLaren vs Renault battles.

    I don't know, it's still just Ross Brawn vs Adrian Newey isn't it? Those two have been battling for something like 17 years now. The names change but it's the same battle.
    The more things change the more they stay the same I guess.
    biondino wrote:
    Red Bull used to be Sauber, didn't they? Or were they Jaguar in the middle? Jaguar were the Stewart team before they became, Jaguar, right?

    Sauber is now BMW Sauber. Red Bull is the old Jaguar team, which was the Ford semi-works team before that, but in reality was always just a grown up version of PSR, who used to dominate F3/F3000 before moving up. All that is just a Bernie-ism though, he limited the number of teams so new entrants had to buy an existing team, thus making the existing teams artifically more valuable. That and a bit of floor space is all Red Bull really bought.
  • Furbes
    Furbes Posts: 289
    I won't watch it anymore , teams getting punished for whatever & Ferrari getting off for exactly the same thing & then they throw their toys out of their pram if they don't get their own way . It turned me (& countless others) right off , haven't seen it in a long good while now :!:
  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    Furbes wrote:
    I won't watch it anymore , teams getting punished for whatever & Ferrari getting off for exactly the same thing & then they throw their toys out of their pram if they don't get their own way . It turned me (& countless others) right off , haven't seen it in a long good while now :!:

    I used to feel that way and I was half expecting Button's point to vanish into Bernie's back pocket and them be given to Massa. But I was wrong!

    Massa and Kimi seem to be doing enough to ruin what little chance they had. that and the car breaking down on Sunday, meant it was a good day.

    I do like it that Kimi had given up already after the two previous races, there's the fighting spirit Kimi, keep it up! ;)
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I'm a Ferrari fan and I agree with that! Kimi just doesn't give a toss unless it's put on a plate. Felipe, bless him, doesn't think like that at all, but just makes one or two too many mistakes (even when his car works) to be a true great. I still love him though.
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    I used to like F1, but now its a joke. Every time you think someone's won a race, some supposed rules transgression comes up, the governing body gets involved and the results are in doubt for months and your favourite driver, or the whole team, is thrown out.

    Nothing like cycling. :(