Oooooh what a kick ass day at the track!! the weather was perfect, the booze was flowin', and the cars were LOUD! Tomorrow should be a good race.
I'm hoping Michael is laden with fuel or his pace doesnt seem to good ;s It is looking to be a good'n tomorrow , fingers crossed for Ferrari podiums places [at least] : )
darth, man i envy you.. seeing the most exciting/deciding race live..and that too its next to ur house man.. as for me ..i hav been very stressed out ..so i took off for another weekend n friday morning..and just came back now to find out my connection aint workin.(so am not in the channel).and i am at the cybercafe to check out the juicy bits on the USGP well...the moment iiv been waitin for is here..Kimi on pole..nothin else to say. .hope michelins and the mac engine hold up..and he l win it..am wearing a mclarn outfit since morining today. herbsy.. eat ur heart out..oops did i speak too soon
Man, that sucks...... JM must be pissed, nothing went for him at all - the nudge on RB (my opinion was a racing incident and no blame should have been to ANYONE). Then the wrong tyre selection - that hurt him real bad.... AND finishing in sixth, a couple of places and he would still have been in the chase at suzuka.... God I hope there is a look into the fact of racing incidents, cos even RB was inclined to believe it was blameless..... Nice to see the heavens open and the Bridgestone inters kick the shite out of the Michelins...... BUT the title is between the rainmaster and the rentboy at Suzuka - MS just requiring 1 point to hold the record of 6. Must admit the Bridgestone inters just ate that race, pity the slicks aren't upto that standard in damp conditions..... Unfortunate for JB, I thought he was gonna clinch his first podium. Nice one Frentzen, for a flawless race (another Bridgestone, Ferrari engine) that old timer still has some spark....LOL Maclaren can only get 2nd in the constructors so it looks like there is gonna be a huge battle at Suzuka between Ferrari and Williams and Maclaren....should be interesting, I can see RB being a major influence on that....... For another 2 weeks, lets see a good one.....
w00000000000000000T!!!!!! The prancing horse does it again!! no one can touch Ferrari in the rain. Hey plus i was walking around in the infield tokin a doob, and who walks by, johnny Rotten!!!! man it was great, he sat and bullshitted with me for a minute, then posed for a couple pics with me and just took off walking again, it was crazy!! And yes, big ups to frentzen, great job.
Out of feeling bad for anyone all day , it would have to be for Jenson as your quite rightly stated baabaa. GUTTED Frentzen did drive well and what was good to see was old enemies Michael & Heinz Harold shaking hands & patting backs just before the podium trophy ceremony. It was mentioned that Juan Pablo could be at McLaren as early as next year because his (probable) wage demands for next year are unlikely to be met by Frank Williams...[bold]hhmmm[/bold] It has been an exciting year due to all the changes that came in & there's more to come next year !;-)
I hope everyone in this thread is going to tear themselves away from their PC's this weekend....... Starting tonight.......konichi wah (or words to that effect....LOL) Lets have ALL you predictions pre-qualifying.... I can see a massive strategic race due to MS and KR, Maclaren against Williams and both the Williams against Ferrari...... EVERYTHING is up for grabs.......C'MON Ferrari, get RB to do some REAL blocking and lets see MS come home in REAL style and also clinch the Constructors Championship..... So we can send those boys back to the drawing boards for next season..... 1st - MS 2nd - RB 3rd - RS 4th - JM 5th - KR - although I think he will not finish due to depression.... Anyone heard of any feedback from JM, regarding the misplaced justice of Indianapolis? Do you think we'll still find this thread for next season......LOL_X_X_X_X_X_[small]Beware of the Pixies - they move in over night and turn your life upside down [/small]
hell yes i'll be watching!!! Trulli seemed to be doing great in last nights session. misplaced justice????????
yeah the misplaced justifice thing I mentioned.... I am an avid Ferrari fan, and thought the decision against JM was a little cruel especially at such a crucial point of the championship...... Granted, he did not perform well in the race but still think JM and RB were fighting for the same piece of tarmac......50/50 in my book, and I also think RB was hinting at this during an interview shortly after..... Darthnip, I believe you were there, did you have any good view of the incident? The TV coverage, was not conclusive in my opinion as who was to blame, and from what I saw it looked like just 50/50..... 20 mins to go before the coverage starts in the UK, so am gonna burn em, then settle down with a nice cup of coffee.......
huh? when is the coverage starting - it must be in some feck off country for it to start now. Update me baabaa
actually yes i had a good view, the suite was right before their turn 1 (turn 4 for indy). to me it looked like montoya was dirty. After i saw the replay at home, i still think he was dirty. but as unsafe as it is, i think thats just his style. he is a damn good driver, but i think safety should override any of that. So if you get pushy in the corner (just my opinion) and someone goes off, i think there should be a penalty for it. but if you're just bumping a bit and fighting for the line, thats just racing.
[bold]WASABI ![/bold] Good man Darthnip , I felt the NERF by JPM deserved a penalty too. It's not touring car where you can get a little physical in these cars. F1 cars have wishbone suspension & so on...therefore making them a little bit fragile when it comes 'barging' your way through. I watched JPM in Indy season when he won rookie of the year & he does drive aggressively...but that has to come with a modicum of safety. Was one race , it was a street course not a stupid oval & all had been following safety car for a lap or two so debris could be removed. Montoya justs floors the throttle & goes flying into the car ahead (Montoya was leading the race but safety car was way ahead of Montoya) , his excuse was he thought the race has started. I forget if he said he had been told via radio that safety car was coming in next lap...(?). Maybe Darthnip could tell us more ? : ) Predictions for race at Suzuka...hhmm - I'd like to think (as baabaa stated) that RB could do a rear gunner thang for Michael as I am a Ferrari head & want them to win constructors championship aswell ;P No predictions from , dont like to do it...just sit back & enjoy is what it's all about for me. laters - herb.
Oriphus, It is at Suzuka - Japan..... 0600 hrs GMT Sunday Morning coverage starts for the race or re-runs at 1515/0015...you should be ablle to bash a few posts in just beforehand I expect....LOL Looks like it gonna be a good one, the cars are looking fast - the Renaults are looking deadly - like there on rails...... Thanks for that Darthnip, I guess it is always recommended to be there....soemthing ask santa claus about for next season....LOL Herbsman, your're sitting on the fence - c'mon last race, lets have a prediction....Pleeeease... I do enjoy the Suzuka circuit as there seem to be more high speed cornering here, remember Mcnish the other season, he had a massive crash..... I hope it is an incident free race, just good solid racing to finish the season off in style.......and hopefully the prancing horse will leap to victory.....with neigh bother...LOL
Winner Suzuka 2003 - Rubens Barricello Winner Constructors Championship 2003 - Ferrari Winner World Champion 2003 - MICHAEL SCHUMACHER...... My prediction was complete load of crap.....LOL Not a spectacular race, Montoya showing unbelievable speed, but unfortunately retiring.... Rubens, took the race by the balls after and never looked like anything else but 1st..... Raikonnen and Coulthard, there in the background but just no cigar.... Button had a blinder, and should lead to better things, cos I think he is one person, some teams will be after.....even though I believe he is staying at BAR..... Major pissed really that, MS did not go up on the podium......maybe regs I don't know, but I think there would have an enormous sound if he appeared..... The points were sandwiched between Ferrari.... Wooooo! Hoooooo!
[bold]Fangio[/bold]'s record of drivers titles beaten !! We quite liked the fact that he didnt beat Fangio's record of number of points for a season...cos it has been competitive.More so than previous yrs ~ I wonder if Michael was playing his favourite tunes as he was coasting around...trying to stay out of trouble
yo..nice race..but didnt wanna see MS win that way by proxy..wanted to see a nice head to head betn him and Kr..(like in 99 betn mika and irvine) pity rain scrwed up the qualis.. am both happy and depressed 1-Depressed ,cause Kr didnt make it and was 2nd in both 2-happy ,cause if he can come this close in his 3rd season...v/s say barichello wit 170 +races +in a ferrari,,,then he has a pretty good cahnce of sealing it early next year..If the mac 19 is as good as ferrari next year as every 1 is predicting of course monty will be ther too.. thoughthe record breaking is good..i dont think we shud compare those days ..with the unsafe cars ,,slicks,,no driver aids ..no speed breakin/safety chicanes..a fact which MS himself admitted on that note ..adios and we l find this thread next season and do a resurrection and il be in bahrain to watch the 1st race there.. cheers
aight,, thght id bring this thread back from the dead ..since v only 4 days away from the opener at albert parkk. so wat ul think guys...wat predictions/coments???? i think the new regs will make it even more topsy turvy,,especailly with the one engine only rule... tho it means..my fav MAc will be nowwhere .cause i hear its quite unreliable .. man i certainly dont wanna see a repeat of the 2001 season with so many DNF's for mika ,,then him finally quittin the sport (still feel bad when i see the last lap engine blowup at spain when he was about to win) haha..weird analogy..but . i think the above is akin to a guy running home to meet his wife after a year ,,a car knocking him down just as he's about to enter ..and then he's sees his best pal go in and screw his wife.. man ..i must be tripping .. any more weird analogies???lol cheers
