Exactly.
British Grand Prix 2010, Silverstone Circuit - Race 10/19
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Exactly.
Legard just tells you what is on screen, which is fine for the radio he used to do but not for tv commentating. He also comes out with some really odd sayings.
I also preferred James Allen, who although bummed Hamilton, was at least knowledgeable about the sport.
I also preferred James Allen, who although bummed Hamilton, was at least knowledgeable about the sport.
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mmj_uk;16928167Ledgard: "Vettel is now at the back of the field if he goes on to win today this will be an extraordinary drive" Yep and pigs fly Jonathan. :o[/QUOTE said:Yeah. Quite amazingly something that was.
Wouldn't surprise me. Allen, annoying as he was, was deeply knowledgeable about F1 and has written books and is a brilliant journalist; his JamesAllenOnF1.com site is cracking.
Murray was a legend. Legard is just a legard.
i thought he bummed button, did u not hear him when button won the hungarian gp, i think he coated brundle in the white stuff. think he actually exploded.
but definatly james allen over leggard but they should definatly bring walker out of retirement. even if its just for a british gp one year.
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British driver winning first GP and becoming first British driver to win a GP for a few seasons = James Allen getting a tad overexcited.
Nice idea.
British driver winning first GP and becoming first British driver to win a GP for a few seasons = James Allen getting a tad overexcited.
And it was a cracking drive from 14th on the grid!!!
(believe me if anyone else had done it , there would have been even more "tad overexcitedness" lol
Sod all of them, just get R5l to do it, practice sessions are awesome with them commentating.
Good race, despite working stupid nightshifts all weekend.
This shows exactly why I think mcLaren and Hamilton specifically will win.
Even on a bad weekend they score more points than they should, where RBR should have 6+ 1,2 finishes and consistently score far far far less points than they should be. As shown button is as fast as Hamilton and better strategic calls, but he suffers especially at qauli if he hasn't got the car set up right.
As for people saying stellar drive by vettle, rofl, it was a crap drive and he would have finished at the back if it wasn't for the SC.
And extremely harsh penalty for Alonso, yes he should have given the place back straight away, but it is not uncommon for them to ask Charlie what to do and give it back later. Surly they could have given grid penalty or something instead.
Good race, despite working stupid nightshifts all weekend.
This shows exactly why I think mcLaren and Hamilton specifically will win.
Even on a bad weekend they score more points than they should, where RBR should have 6+ 1,2 finishes and consistently score far far far less points than they should be. As shown button is as fast as Hamilton and better strategic calls, but he suffers especially at qauli if he hasn't got the car set up right.
As for people saying stellar drive by vettle, rofl, it was a crap drive and he would have finished at the back if it wasn't for the SC.
And extremely harsh penalty for Alonso, yes he should have given the place back straight away, but it is not uncommon for them to ask Charlie what to do and give it back later. Surly they could have given grid penalty or something instead.
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Im secretly hoping for a couple of DNF's for Hamilton for some reason (hopefully driver related errors) with JB winning the races just to make the WDC even more exciting
Especially considering his barging through of Sutil on the last lap which has gone unpunished, he is becoming really unpleasant toerag if you ask me
Surely it happend not close enough to the end of the race for a post-race / next race penalty to be applied?
It was harsh considering what it actually meant, if it had just meant losing 1 or two positions it would have been fully justified, Alonso was just unlucky SC happened when it did (and Alonso mouthing off recently hasnt been too impressive imo for a former double WC)
Have Ferrari got a hope in the WC fights? Alonso has a tough fight to even think about it (given the performances of the other teams/drivers ahead of him - even Red Bull would need to trip over themselves a few more times in "complete" fashion before Alonso can seriously think about getting ahead - and imo because Massa is not capable /able to show what Alonso is in the car, Ferrari can completely forget about the WCC) . Would be interesting to hear what others think though
edit 2 - I wouldnt be that surprised if Rosberg actually finished ahead of Alonso in the final standings (with the might of Merc and Brawn behind him, he could have a blinding 2nd half of the season
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Possibly,
even without SC it seemed harsh, as they usually can ask charlie and given the place back after a while.
it might be a drive through was the only option, would be interesting to know the exact punishments which can be applied.
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I think they're just as bad as each other overall, James Allen is more knowleagable but Leggard has even more annoying sayings! Thank goodness for Martin Brundle! I think the rest of the presenters are developing pretty well. The Jake/David/Eddie combo is quite entertaining!
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Vettel's drive was pretty ordinary I think - his pace was pretty poor while he was at the back, even though we wasnt being held up by any backmarkers, and only got his act together once the SC came out and bunched everyone up.
I think Alonso's penalty was fair kop - he overtook off the track and didnt give the place back, he was unluck to lose so many places due to the penalty though.
For me Button has been stellar this season. When he signed for McLaren the press and certainly most commentators on blogs/forums thought it was a disaster, that'd he'd get destroyed by Hamilton on his home turf, see Alonso. But Button has absolutely kept up with Hamilton, the championship is still wide open.
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He has been clearly ooutpaced by Hamilton on a couple of occasions, but is mature enough to accept it. He has managed to keep out of trouble and made some good call during the race when Hamilton hasn't though. I think the two of them make a good combo for McLaren
Totally agree, I was one that thought he was going to be destroyed. I'm very glad he hasn't been.
fair enough - I dont recall EVER hearing about a grid penalty being given that far from the end of the race
Of course in the 20 years or so Ive been watching, that doesnt mean much I realise, but its still strange that its never happened before
Of course in the 20 years or so Ive been watching, that doesnt mean much I realise, but its still strange that its never happened before
I haven't either, but I doubt iit's happened many times where the loser breaks down so soon afterwards.
not really - I think one race he might have been outpaced by Hamilton- yesterday if anything JB was equally as fast and only held back by Rosberg's lack of pace after the SC
Yesterday would have been more interesting if JB had managed a better quali to start with in a sob car, and therefore more likely than not been on LH's tail most of the race if not ahead anyway
Fair point
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