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+1 to the above.

I will be interested to see if Webber has had a leash on him this year.

 

IMO Lewis has had enough of the BS surrounding him.

So dead pan is the way he is going to play it good for him, he can shut his critics up on the track.

 

Vino thanks for starting the thread. Im an early check in as well. I hate waiting in the que

+1 to the observation you made and Steve. The story of this race will be LH/pace/tires and JB vs Vettel. Red Bull are focusing on the race for set up. Will that gamble pay off. The Mclaren is fast and they must be favored!

Ferrari dont appear to be as strong as last week. That being said FA does wonders with the semi-dog the car is at times.

 

Uh-oh! *Should* he make an OK start, which by his lowly standards would mean holds his position (!), they've been conspiring against him so far?....... Not buying it, sorry; His confidence on the grid is shot, he's terrified of screwing it up, and therefore does just that. (IMO.)

+1

However, it doesn't "please" the sponsors or the GUW - A simple smile would have worked wonders for example..... He just seems to keep putting his foot in his mouth (or his car in someone elses! ) no matter how hard he tries - And I'm starting to think he's not trying, which can't be good. [Outside the car of course - That was a pretty impressive lap IMO]

I could name about 20 guys that would give almost anything to have that seat..... In a lot of cases, Ferrari wouldn't even need to pay 'em.

Third (and challenging for second) in the WDC doesn't exactly suggest the car is a "semi-dog", again, IMO Even dear ol' Phil pedaled it around pretty well earlier, and he *sucks* apparently



BTW; Just noticed we have 3 different manufacturers in the top 3 spots..... The "spec series" haters (and the "it's all fixed" crew) seem ominously quiet.

Cheers,
Ian

 

We have 1 win vs 3 last year. Not exactly progress. On the hard tire we have been lapped and lost pace. FA makes it better than it looks. Didnt mean to insult the red team at all. The car is well.....not that great. Better than most but not better than Mclaren or Red Bull on comparison overall.

 

Fair comments, and I never meant to imply any insults.

Absolutely agree! For sure, Mcl & RB are ahead right now. That's gonna change "soon" I hope..... Changing either of the jockeys (Phil was quicker in Q btw ), firing the design and/or engineering staff isn't the way to fix it IMO. [Not implying it's yours either ]

Cheers,
Ian

 

Ah well this is it, maybe or maybe not this is why I'am interested, I wouldn't go as far as saying they are conspiring against him.

Has he been told from the get-go of the season : under no circumstances must you challenge Vettel.

Its no biggie either way just seemed to me or I wondered if Webber has either lost his spark or passion because of team orders.

 

Yes no worries! I hope the next car will address this one's shortfalls. We shall see. Its a team effort. Engineers, management and the drivers and crew. A RED resurgence is due!!

 

LOL I was wondering what you were up to Vig, guess thats Andy beakers art work..

 

Was he thinking of the 'love' hotels near the Korea track

 

Agree'd. He is about the most complete driver out there. JB is a close second!

 

It's not really BS when your teammate has been handing you your ass for weeks now. It's fact. LH has underachieved this year and whether or not he wins this race won't change that. Now, the people saying that McLaren should sack him and he's finished, blah blah blah...now that is BS and they are/were indeed clueless.

 

The interseting thing is I never read any speculation about other teams pursuing him. That doesn't mean it isn't happening but I never read anything about Ferrari or RB or Mercedes trying to get LH on their team. That says a lot.

In any case, if not a red car, then "Go Jensen!"

 

Checking in! This will be the first race I've been able to catch live since the beginning few this season. I actually really enjoy this circuit, and hope Button does well there today. Go Ferrari, but Button if not them!

EDIT: Hehe I just noticed the last part of Jack's post, too.

 

Good morning! Nice report on the BBC with Fernando!

 

WTF? Dirt bikes on Speed!!!

 

PS

Hello all,

Forza Ferrari!

 

W T F in the USA...why are we watching motocross vice F1??????????????

They just announced that we will see it live after this....Whatever to motocross.

 

Chance of rain !

 

this is the second race in a row where a 2nd (or 3rd) tier form of motorsport-Australian V8s, now Motorcross-has pre-empted F1.

sad.

problem is, if SPEED doesn't care about F1, who will? I don't see anyone else stepping up to the plate to pay for the rights.