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Any F1 fans out there? When do u think Webber will nab one? I reckon he was robbed of one at Silverstone courtesy of Raikkonen!!
Shaun.
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What's "Formula 1"?
Is it a new Alcopop drink?
Seriously, I think Mark is a very good driver. But I'm not so sure he has the spark of "greatness" to get him to the very pinnacle. Time will tell I guess. Wish him luck (although it seems that the very great drivers somehow have this aura that 'allows' them to magically create their own luck - something that Mark seems to be lacking?)
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aj
Is it a new Alcopop drink?
Seriously, I think Mark is a very good driver. But I'm not so sure he has the spark of "greatness" to get him to the very pinnacle. Time will tell I guess. Wish him luck (although it seems that the very great drivers somehow have this aura that 'allows' them to magically create their own luck - something that Mark seems to be lacking?)
Chiz,
aj
I'm into it - being following religiously since Webber got a drive a few years back.
Yes Silverstone could have been his win - but he failed to qualify pole because of 2 things - first he stuffed his 2nd last qual lap which might have done it, then on his last chance he got balked by Kimi (Boooo!). Up until that point he had the fastest lap. In the race 2nd was only ever the best he could do unless he was able to get past Barrichello at the start or in the first 1-2 laps (a big ask). Once he passed him through the pit stops his pace matched/exceeded Vettel easily - showing he could have won if he had qualified on pole.
Exciting season anyway with much closer racing than in the past! Plus great to see Mark Webber and Reb Bull being ultra competitive. I think Mark should nab a win or 2 this season if things continue this way.
PS: I'm loving having One-HD broadcasting the qualifying and races LIVE for once!
Cheers,
Beej
Yes Silverstone could have been his win - but he failed to qualify pole because of 2 things - first he stuffed his 2nd last qual lap which might have done it, then on his last chance he got balked by Kimi (Boooo!). Up until that point he had the fastest lap. In the race 2nd was only ever the best he could do unless he was able to get past Barrichello at the start or in the first 1-2 laps (a big ask). Once he passed him through the pit stops his pace matched/exceeded Vettel easily - showing he could have won if he had qualified on pole.
Exciting season anyway with much closer racing than in the past! Plus great to see Mark Webber and Reb Bull being ultra competitive. I think Mark should nab a win or 2 this season if things continue this way.
PS: I'm loving having One-HD broadcasting the qualifying and races LIVE for once!
Cheers,
Beej
Yup, been a good season so far, managed to catch every race this season. I dont know if its been closer racing out the front, but there has definitely been some good scraps in the middle. Its been great to see how quick Red Bull have been. I too think Mark should get a win or 2 this season... I dont know if Mark being on pole would have changed the outcome that much at Silverstone if Kimi (You can't really blame him, He was probably just rushing back to pit lane to get an ice cream) hadn't held him up. Vettel had the heaviest car in the top 10 so probably would have gotten past Mark in the pits. After the fist stop, Red bull did tell Vettel to slow up a little bit. It was interesting to see how quickly Mark opened up a gap on Rubens after the first stop though as you mentioned.
As to mark lacking the something special.. I'm not sure, perhaps if DC was still at Red Bull Mark would be the second favourite for the season. Most people would have thought Jenson lacked the something special as well, even though he entered F1 with big hopes (at least with the english media)
Mark has also said some brilliant stuff in the Press conferences this year as well, showing his true Queanbeyan style
PS. I hate One TV and the fact that it hasn't been broadcasted in Canberra yet, even though they have the HD channel running all the time showing 'HD demonstrations'. I'm stuck with streaming on JTV, or watching off the BBC (Which are doing a great job this year - except for Eddie Jordan) website after its happened.
I know, some improvement to cars would not happen in hundred years if not for racing cars of all persuasion, like stabilising wing on quite few private cars.
Besides that, what a waste of fuel, time and money.
But suppose better than petrol sniffing.
And nobody has to agree with me, this is just a passing comment.
Besides that, what a waste of fuel, time and money.
But suppose better than petrol sniffing.
And nobody has to agree with me, this is just a passing comment.
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Yeah One-HD is awesome i gotta say too! I reckon Webbers got a real good shot of scoring a win this year, just so long as Barrichello doesn't win the c/ship this year i'll be happy lol.
Interesting hearing all this talk about a breakaway series too, might get a race back in Adelaide, good news for me!! I would support it if all the big teams stuck together, and team america or whoever didn't follow along
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Webber nabs first F1 pole position after 128 attempts at the German Grand Prix.
Tune in at 9.50 tonight to see if he can also claim his first race win.
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Drive thru penalty! game over. bad luck mark
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I retract my statement!!
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Link to my post in the other thread on this topic here: http://www.aussiestockforums.com.au/forums/showpost.php?p=459437&postcount=6
Cheers,
Beej
Cheers,
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What's with the lime green hub caps on the Brawn F1 cars?
F1 cars are supposed to look cool. The Brawn cars are a bloody eyesore.
F1 cars are supposed to look cool. The Brawn cars are a bloody eyesore.
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Good start to the Aus Grand Prix for Mark Webber and Red Bull. Hope it goes well for him tomorrow, albeit it looks like it could be wet... but I think he does better than most in the wet.
Looks like Hamilton has lost the plot this weekend. What was he thinking doing a burnout in front of the cops!
Looks like Hamilton has lost the plot this weekend. What was he thinking doing a burnout in front of the cops!
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I like Buttons style. He's cool, calm and often more easy on his vehicle than most others.
He's a bit like Marcus Ambrose was in V8's I think, tends to be able to roll into the corners a tad faster and more smoothly around the corners than most who brake heavier into the corners.
Anyway, Webber on fire in qualifying again. Really needs to convert to a couple of wins soon.
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Well done Webber, perfect weekend really.
Sucked in Hamilton, that what happens when you dont look after your tires.
Sucked in Hamilton, that what happens when you dont look after your tires.
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Yep, well done Webber. Good to see he nailed the start to the first turn.
Looking forward to Monaco, where he usually does pretty well.
Looking forward to Monaco, where he usually does pretty well.
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Yeah well done to Webber, finally drove like he has a pair, bloody hell has Vettel had some back luck this year though. I was spewin about Hamilton, he did extremely well to split to the 2 Red Bulls imo. Pretty interesting too, its quite clear, and the overall theme is that the Red Bulls are clearly the dominant team, yet they aren't leading either the constructors or the drivers championship, in qualy they seem untouchable atm, I mean nearly a second up on 3rd spot, thats massive for F1
The Mclarens and Ferraris(especially Mclaren) seem to be just as good in race form though and if Red Bull keep having little problems like particularly Vettel keeps having, then its certainly going to be one close fight. If Red Bull don't sort out the little problems they keep having, like the first 2 rounds should have been won by Vettel pretty easily, things like that could come back to hurt them real bad at the other end of the season, especially if the Mclarens and Ferraris remain pretty reliable and consistent. They will all need to be on it flat out, in upgrades and everything to remain with each other.
I personally like Hamilton, I think he is a faster driver than Button, thats proven on the time sheets, but as it has been mentioned it seems Button can handle his tyres better, but you also don't see Button carving his way through the field like Hamilton can either so they both have their advantages and disadvantages.
I think too that people/media need to ease up on Schumacher, the guy is 41 years old, been out of the sport for 3 and a half years, in which during that time the cars have completely changed, he is with a new team with new everything, and he hasn't actually done that bad anyway, usually in the top 5 apart from a couple of rounds where hes had bad luck with car problems. The media and people keep saying, Oh look its Schumacher, the 7 time world champion and hes not 1st!! Hes lost the plot!! What a crap comeback!! But saying stuff like that is just stupid because its nearly impossible to pick up where he left off, as I said before, different car, different rules and regs, different tyres, different team, different everything. I think he will just get better and better, I mean, its Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher, its only a matter of time before the car is sorted, you watch the on-board footage of him driving and he certainly hasn't lost his "touch" IMO.
Should be interesting in Monaco, where down force won't be as much of a key thing.
The Mclarens and Ferraris(especially Mclaren) seem to be just as good in race form though and if Red Bull keep having little problems like particularly Vettel keeps having, then its certainly going to be one close fight. If Red Bull don't sort out the little problems they keep having, like the first 2 rounds should have been won by Vettel pretty easily, things like that could come back to hurt them real bad at the other end of the season, especially if the Mclarens and Ferraris remain pretty reliable and consistent. They will all need to be on it flat out, in upgrades and everything to remain with each other.
I personally like Hamilton, I think he is a faster driver than Button, thats proven on the time sheets, but as it has been mentioned it seems Button can handle his tyres better, but you also don't see Button carving his way through the field like Hamilton can either so they both have their advantages and disadvantages.
I think too that people/media need to ease up on Schumacher, the guy is 41 years old, been out of the sport for 3 and a half years, in which during that time the cars have completely changed, he is with a new team with new everything, and he hasn't actually done that bad anyway, usually in the top 5 apart from a couple of rounds where hes had bad luck with car problems. The media and people keep saying, Oh look its Schumacher, the 7 time world champion and hes not 1st!! Hes lost the plot!! What a crap comeback!! But saying stuff like that is just stupid because its nearly impossible to pick up where he left off, as I said before, different car, different rules and regs, different tyres, different team, different everything. I think he will just get better and better, I mean, its Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher, its only a matter of time before the car is sorted, you watch the on-board footage of him driving and he certainly hasn't lost his "touch" IMO.
Should be interesting in Monaco, where down force won't be as much of a key thing.
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My thought on Schumacher is just like Tiger Wood. As soon as he return, there's a big increase in both live audiences and tv audiences. The F1 GP organizer and Mercedes Brawn Team already won in term of financial wise.
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Little bit different to Tiger....Schumacher hasn't been humping EVERY single one of the grid girls
Well, that we know of anyway Definitely huge for the sport though, both with Tiger and Michael.Similar threads
