Chinese GP 2009 - Race 3/17

CS||nuTs said:
Martin Brundle took out the RB4 last year and found it quite a challenge.

“Stowe Corner – about 150mph on the way in, loads of grip,” he said as he sped round.

“Sixth, even seventh gear over the hill into Vale.

“Incredible brakes… I’m putting the brakes on half as hard as Webber and Coulthard do in this car – I just can’t push hard enough!”

Full article http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=Martin_Brundle&id=43190
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Probably because he doesn't train in the gym for 3 hours everyday and isn't in the peak of his fitness. 15 years ago Im sure it wouldn't have been that much of a change from his usual F1 strains.
 
From PF1.

The 'almost-retired' driver of Brawn GP and his 'slow' team-mate have hit back at the incredible outburst of Renault's Flavio Briatore by denouncing the Italian as 'bitter' and a 'bad loser'.

Briatore stunned the paddock on Friday by launching a withering attack on Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button, telling the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper: "The drivers in our teams have been and are World Champions, while the Championship is now fought between a driver who was almost retired and another one who is a good guy but a paracarro [the Italian saying for being as slow as a milepost at the side of a road]."

After the 'slow' Button put finishing Practice Two in China as the quickest driver, the Englishman hit back at the Renault boss - and revealed that Briatore had sought to hire him in the winter, presumably as a replacement for the hapless Nelson Piquet jir.

"He needs to remember that he tried to employ me for this year," Button told reporters.

"He is obviously a very angry man after the diffuser issues and he is obviously very disappointed that they haven't produced a car that is as competitive as ours. We have worked very, very hard in very difficult circumstances and it is very, very unfair for Flavio to comment as he has just because he is a little bit bitter."

The response of Barrichello was equally scathing, with the Brazilian observing: "There are plenty of good people in the paddock and plenty of bad losers.
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Nice riposte from Jenson and Rubens. Especially wth Button noting that he was on Flav's shopping list!
 
Type_R said:
Well after reading this Im astounded at the driver that is LH. Ron (whatever he might be like) hand plucked this kid from the dumps, put him through an education (well enough to be able to speak proper english) and made him a World Champion, this is what Lewis gives him in return. Shocking behaviour.

To quote Ross Brawn, he used this to describe Monotoya (quite appropriate for that chump) he has absolutely 'no class.'
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Ridiculous headline, if you read the actual interview the title has bee completely taken out of context (the media eh?;)). I guess he is in a bit of a rock and a hard place - his Dad obviously didnt like Dennis, the interview is merely guarded, purely sitting on the fence.
 
Overlag said:
Senna's life was cut short and im not going into debating his skills, but Michael Schumacher was a Better driver the Senna (of coarse we never got to see Senna evolve into new cars)
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Really not sure how you can possibly qualify that statement!
 
Go button nice comeback. I hope Flav gets a good slap(verbally) from the paddock and media.

:( you missed this part out the quote. not often I agree with him but..
The row also prompted a response from Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who suggested Briatore should concentrate solely on race matters.
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Type_R said:
Well after reading this Im astounded at the driver that is LH. Ron (whatever he might be like) hand plucked this kid from the dumps, put him through an education (well enough to be able to speak proper english) and made him a World Champion, this is what Lewis gives him in return. Shocking behaviour.

To quote Ross Brawn, he used this to describe Monotoya (quite appropriate for that chump) he has absolutely 'no class.'
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Are you a headline writer for the Sun by any chance?

From the SAME article "Ron has been a huge force and support in my life, and he still plays a key role in my life. Whether or not he is in the team or not, I think you guys have been writing about it for years that as soon as he gets to a certain stage he will move aside. I guess, I don't know why, he decided to do it now."

Never trusted Briatore - looks like my very low appreciation of him is about right
 
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Malt_Vinegar said:
You couldnt make this up...

Ferrari's arguments for deeming the diffuser illegal would apparently have made older Ferrari F1 cars illegal? So essentially Ferrari are saying that they won championships with illegal cars, but now they are not gaining from that interpretation of the rules it should be made illegal??

Crazy!!
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Hey, you can't blame them for trying! It was worth a shot. All's fair* in love, war and F1.


* - unless you're dumb enough to get caught ;)
 
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Oh come on, like that is going to make any difference.
 
Overlag said:
Senna's life was cut short and im not going into debating his skills, but Michael Schumacher was a Better driver the Senna (of coarse we never got to see Senna evolve into new cars)
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I'm not a fan of Senna. In fact, because his rivalry with Mansell, I didnt particularly like the guy.

I have to say that he was definitely the fastest man over a single lap - a true pole meister.

MS, is almost certainly the most complete driver in F1, though not necessarily the outright fastest driver over a single lap.

I would loved to have seen Senna try and fight the Bennetton of MS in 1994 and 1995. Though, I feel that MS would've had the edge as Senna tried to fight MS in 1994 and ended up killing himself, as he refused to accept that another driver could be faster than him. (He died while leading MS at Imola, by a very small margin - lesser driver's wouldve gradually fell back and allowed MS to pass them, which in hindsight would've been the right thing for Senna to have done).
 
sunama said:
I would loved to have seen Senna try and fight the Bennetton of MS in 1994 and 1995. Though, I feel that MS would've had the edge as Senna tried to fight MS in 1994 and ended up killing himself, as he refused to accept that another driver could be faster than him. (He died while leading MS at Imola, by a very small margin - lesser driver's wouldve gradually fell back and allowed MS to pass them, which in hindsight would've been the right thing for Senna to have done).
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Maybe I'm misreading this, but are you suggesting that it was the competition between MS and AS that eventually cost Senna his life? :confused:
 
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