British Grand Prix 2015, Silverstone - Race 9/19

CaptainRAVE · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:03

I am glad Williams did poorly. It was embarrassing so blatantly telling them not to race...and then change their mind, but when it's too late.

CaptainRAVE · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:05

Lol, smedly is pretty defensive!

drunkenmaster · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:05

Nick1881 said:
What were you watching? Look at the gap Lewis pulled once in clear air, both Mercs were help up a lot by Williams.

Yup, no idea what he's on. Williams were a minimum half a second slower in the dry conditions, more like 1+ second slower, Hamilton pulled out a gap in no time then just managed it.

As I said Williams have lost out in pitstops every time. Either Merc stay out and gun it in clear air or they pit earlier... which they can do incredibly easily as they have FAR less tire deg than Williams so they can afford to pit earlier.

Vertigo · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:05

Sorry but Smedley's just plain lying here. Pathetic.

EDIT: Keep on him Ted!

CaptainRAVE · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:08

Vertigo1 said:
Sorry but Smedley's just plain lying here. Pathetic.

EDIT: Keep on him Ted!

Haha, and here is Bottas to contradict him

C.R.A.Z.Y · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:08

lol, Smedley is talking out his back-side, admit it, you guys messed up!
The honesty of ToTo/Merc is one of the reasons people love him/them

Vertigo · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:11

Williams' screw-up doesn't annoy me anywhere near as much as their reluctance to admit it and barefaced lying in response to questions about it.

Whole team gone way down in my estimations today.

Skeeter · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:12

What did he say?

Skeeter · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:13

C.R.A.Z.Y said:
The honesty of ToTo/Merc is one of the reasons people love him/them

They have Lauda in their team, they couldn't be anything other than straight to the point if they tried!

CaptainRAVE · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:13

Massa full of rubbish too. So glad they didn't win in the end.

MagicBoy · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:14

Think before you lay in to Rob Smedley. We don't get the Radio messages as is. They're edited and broadcast with a variable delay.

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.

robbiemc · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:14

Good for Ted, Smedley and Williams are a joke.

Vertigo · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:15

Denying they ever told them they couldn't race. Claiming they'd been told this before the race and in the first few laps and that Bottas was told he could always pass if it was clean, just that they didn't want them scrapping with each other.

Total lies basically. As we all heard, Bottas was clearly told not to race and had to argue with the team to get the "if it's clean" concession.

MagicBoy · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:16

Without a transcript or a dedicated Williams Radio feed you can't prove that.

Vertigo · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:16

MagicBoy said:
Think before you lay in to Rob Smedley. We don't get the Radio messages as is. They're edited and broadcast with a variable delay.

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.

The only radio message that matters is the one that clearly told Bottas not to race Massa. Smedley clearly denied that directive was ever the case. He's a liar.

CaptainRAVE · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:16

MagicBoy said:
Think before you lay in to Rob Smedley. We don't get the Radio messages as is. They're edited and broadcast with a variable delay.

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.

Bottas contradicted what smedly said...it basically agreed with the radio message. Pathetic performance by Williams today.

Doohickey · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:17

Vertigo1 said:
The only radio message that matters is the one that clearly told Bottas not to race Massa. Smedley clearly denied that directive was ever the case. He's a liar.

True, but do we know exactly which lap that command was actually made? As opposed to when it was broadcast of course.

C.R.A.Z.Y · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:17

Skeeter said:
They have Lauda in their team, they couldn't be anything other than straight to the point if they tried!

Indeed, Lauda is great

I'm just amazed that plonkers like Smedley don't realize that honesty and humility are far better for PR than what comes across at times as defensive arragonce devoid from all reality

Vertigo · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:19

C.R.A.Z.Y said:
Indeed, Lauda is great I'm just amazed that plonkers like Smedley don't realize that honesty and humility are far better for PR than what comes across at times as defensive arragonce devoid from all reality

This. His attitude stank. We all heard the radio message so denying they were ever told that and trying to make Ted feel awkward for even suggesting it makes my blood boil. F1 doesn't need this kind of crap on top of everything else - if you screw up just put your hands up and admit it!

deuse · 5 Jul 2015 at 15:21

Bottas said on the BBC he had a chance to overtake Massa but fluffed it up. Williams are just very slow in the rain.