2014 F1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX: RACE *** SPOILERS ***

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmZVG3Rpsx8]Kimi: ''Car wont go straight even on straights'' Silverstone FP2 2014 - YouTube[/ame]


Not sure where to post it, but since it's from the weekend might as well put it here.

The F14Turd apparently won't even go in a straight line on a straight...

 

hahahaha best vettel meme of the year.

 

+1

 

A bit further digging RE the Kimi not able to drive his car in a straight line radio:

Apparently one of his mechanics made a big mistake during setup! Says it all about his engineers; 2 left feet used to hold the hammer .

I'm not an F1 setup genius, but AFAIK the only way to make a car almost impossible to drive in a straight line (and hideous in the corners) is to have 0 toe on the front (And lets ignore the rear for now)...

 

I suppose any disagreement on this subject is totaly irrelevant. Because there has never or ever will there be a season were top drivers only drive and say nothing. That's the reality of real world F1 racing. I cant name a season when any top driver battling for the WC did no of track talking or quips on or of track?
I want to hear and see the passion, the anger and even the foot in mouth moments. Its great and adds to the season.
Some people have said the Alonso v Vettel radio spatts were unnecessary , I don't, I loved it. In fact it would have been a great moment for Alonso to do another Schumacher/Senna or even Hunt and smacked Vettel, or Vettel smack Alonso??
So it seems I am getting what I want to see.....and hear, and it will go on and on.

 

There was a time when "fool's names and fool's faces often appear in public places" but that seems a quaint notion in our over hyped celebrity culture.

 

This car is a joke. Both drivers are working very hard, I will give them that. Alonso is just better at driving poor machinery...once the car gets better Kimi will get closer.

 

You still gave the "tiara" to Alonso which was interesting considering he had one whiny radio message vs. Vettel's 5 or whatever. Yes, they were both being whiny, but still...

 

That's thanks to the Internet and social media I suppose.

 

They haven't helped but the trend preceded them.

 

Fully agree. F2015 will apparently have push rods again. Yay.

This side we had many radios from Alonso (and Vettel). They where both going at it (to notify the stewards for a penalty for either).

 

They are taking so long to make that a reality. I do hope its soon for Kimi's sake.

 

I am hoping that ditching the pull rod works wonders...

 

After listening to the actual interview, this is more about yellow journalism than LH playing mind games.

He should take a page out of Kimi's book. The more you say to the press, the more opportunity to twist throwaway comments into a controversy.

 

Yawn. you didn't read my post. take off the blinkers.

Exactly. We don't know how much faster Nico could have gone.......or how much fuel Lewis was wasting to catch him....for example. As I said, you might be right, but who knows.

He sounds like an idiot when he says that sort of thing. IMO, it reflects badly on him.

 

Nico Rosberg has shrugged off Lewis Hamilton's suggestion he is not a true German ahead of F1's arrival at Hockenheim in two weeks' time.

Hamilton joked with the British press that Rosberg, who was born in Wiesbaden and races under the German flag, is not a true German because he grew up in Monaco. But Rosberg said the jibe has been blown out of proportion and, in any case, did not bother him.

"I was actually there at the stage when he said that, and it was actually the person interviewing who did those questions. Lewis didn't really answer much to them. Anyway, what do you want me to say? Everybody can judge however they want.

He added: "I didn't grow up in Germany so I suppose I'm not as German as he is British, but I consider myself 100% German."

Rosberg said he had felt like he had been supported at the British Grand Prix regardless of his nationality and is hoping for more of the same in Germany.

"I hope I get a lot of support, but even the British crowd has been great because, yeah, they've supported Lewis but I got all the respect, and that was really nice to see. I could enjoy the great atmosphere they brought to the race track."

© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.

 

That may well be, but who are you talking about? My posts on this subject have refered to Alll drivers in general.
Most drivers can sound like idiots as can most of us. Its called being a passionate human.

 

yeah ok....but some do it more than others.

 

Good for Nico for putting the record straight. So after all the BS on this thread, things were never what they seemed. However what Nico has said will be quickly forgotten within the day, just so the haters can hate.

 

I agree mate, but usualy its the drivers who are at the sharp end fighting for the WC.
I remember well when everyones golden boy was Vettle. People saying how he was the model driver, the gentle man, the perfect f1 driver with great servings of humility.
Lol, how i laugh now his guard has droped and his true colors are shown. But i love it.

 

Am I the only one who suspects the Nico and Lewis are having a bit of fun with the press?

This whole German, not German thing is absurd.

 

Probably, it's something to talk about but as I said earlier it's tit for tat and nothing to be taken to seriously IMO.

 

And yet people want to chuck Fred n Kimi ASAP as if this pos car was their fault; again tombazis and fry need to go as the aero/chassis has been substandard for years, and now the power unit sux too.

 

I wish that F1 wasn't so much of a joke itself these days.

 

Well, England team are one of the first to come back from Brazil. Hence, i understand Lewis's frustration. On the bright side, the English players will be the freshest once the new season starts