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[Speakman]

its awesome to be seeing Webber is being consistant. He is in 4th place overall at the moment. he took his time to get up there, but then, minardi wasnt exactly the best starting team.

oh and congrats to Brendon Hartley, remember seeing him win a few Formula Ford races years ago.

[Speakman]

its awesome to be seeing Webber is being consistant. He is in 4th place overall at the moment. he took his time to get up there, but then, minardi wasnt exactly the best starting team.

oh and congrats to Brendon Hartley, remember seeing him win a few Formula Ford races years ago.

[Goose_111]

its awesome to be seeing Webber is being consistant. He is in 4th place overall at the moment. he took his time to get up there, but then, minardi wasnt exactly the best starting team.

oh and congrats to Brendon Hartley, remember seeing him win a few Formula Ford races years ago.

yea its good looking at the photos and haveing (NZL) next to his name was cool, but he looks soo out of place with his long shaggy hair and stuff its wicked! hopefully he reps it hard for NZ one day on the podium

[Goose_111]

its awesome to be seeing Webber is being consistant. He is in 4th place overall at the moment. he took his time to get up there, but then, minardi wasnt exactly the best starting team.

oh and congrats to Brendon Hartley, remember seeing him win a few Formula Ford races years ago.

yea its good looking at the photos and haveing (NZL) next to his name was cool, but he looks soo out of place with his long shaggy hair and stuff its wicked! hopefully he reps it hard for NZ one day on the podium

[Speakman]

yea its good looking at the photos and haveing (NZL) next to his name was cool, but he looks soo out of place with his long shaggy hair and stuff its wicked! hopefully he reps it hard for NZ one day on the podium

he's been followed by teams for long enough, i can definitely see him getting a race seat in the next year or two, its a shame bout the testing ban, he has to wait till after the season to let loose and impress (more) people.

[Goose_111]

Bring on Monaco babey! love this track out of all of them.. prob my top along with suzuka!! its going to be good

[Spork]

its awesome to be seeing Webber is being consistant. He is in 4th place overall at the moment. he took his time to get up there, but then, minardi wasnt exactly the best starting team.

oh and congrats to Brendon Hartley, remember seeing him win a few Formula Ford races years ago.

Yea, I am finally happy to tell people that I support Webber, I always have, and he finally looks like he may be able to rack up a decent amount of podium finishes and even some wins this year!

He loves Monaco, and he loves the rain, and it often rains at Monaco, so we can only hope that he qualifies well, and can put in enough effort to keep him up around the top.

I think the big problem that he has had in the past is car reliability, I can't really remember the stats at all, but last year by this stage of the year he had already pulled out of at least one or two races due to something being wrong with his car. Then when ever he did start doing well (Fuji or China last year or the year before), someone comes along and crashes into the back of him.

But this year Mark Weather seems to be a pro driver.

[Goose_111]

Yea, I am finally happy to tell people that I support Webber, I always have, and he finally looks like he may be able to rack up a decent amount of podium finishes and even some wins this year!

He loves Monaco, and he loves the rain, and it often rains at Monaco, so we can only hope that he qualifies well, and can put in enough effort to keep him up around the top.

I think the big problem that he has had in the past is car reliability, I can't really remember the stats at all, but last year by this stage of the year he had already pulled out of at least one or two races due to something being wrong with his car. Then when ever he did start doing well (Fuji or China last year or the year before), someone comes along and crashes into the back of him.

But this year Mark Weather seems to be a pro driver.

He went up allot on my books at the Chinese race when he was bitching about shit on cam and didn’t realise... Mad props, but yea he’s looking good... I think I’m going to miss the Qualifying... dam woman and there planned social events ha-ha

[Zarkov]

Monaco.

Teamwork is everything

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009


Pos    No    Driver    Team    Q1   Q2   Q3    Laps

1    22    Jenson Button    Brawn-Mercedes    1:15.210   1:15.016   1:14.902    25
2    4    Kimi Räikkönen    Ferrari    1:15.746   1:14.514   1:14.927    31
3    23    Rubens Barrichello    Brawn-Mercedes    1:15.425   1:14.829   1:15.077    26
4    15    Sebastian Vettel    RBR-Renault    1:15.915   1:14.879   1:15.271    27
5    3    Felipe Massa    Ferrari    1:15.340   1:15.001   1:15.437    28
6    16    Nico Rosberg    Williams-Toyota    1:15.094   1:14.846   1:15.455    23
7    2    Heikki Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    1:15.495   1:14.809   1:15.516    24
8    14    Mark Webber    RBR-Renault    1:15.260   1:14.825   1:15.653    20
9    7    Fernando Alonso    Renault    1:15.898   1:15.200   1:16.009    24
10    17    Kazuki Nakajima    Williams-Toyota    1:15.930   1:15.579   1:17.344    28
11    12    Sebastien Buemi    STR-Ferrari    1:15.834   1:15.833      17
12    8    Nelsinho Piquet    Renault    1:16.013   1:15.837      22
13    21    Giancarlo Fisichella    Force India-Mercedes    1:16.063   1:16.146      18
14    11    Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari    1:16.120   1:16.281      19
15    20    Adrian Sutil    Force India-Mercedes    1:16.248   1:16.545      19
16    1    Lewis Hamilton    McLaren-Mercedes    1:16.264         4
17    6    Nick Heidfeld    BMW Sauber    1:16.264         11
18    5    Robert Kubica    BMW Sauber    1:16.405         12
19    9    Jarno Trulli    Toyota    1:16.548         11
20    10    Timo Glock    Toyota    1:16.788

[Goose_111]

Monaco.

Teamwork is everything

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009


Pos    No    Driver    Team    Q1   Q2   Q3    Laps

1    22    Jenson Button    Brawn-Mercedes    1:15.210   1:15.016   1:14.902    25
2    4    Kimi Räikkönen    Ferrari    1:15.746   1:14.514   1:14.927    31
3    23    Rubens Barrichello    Brawn-Mercedes    1:15.425   1:14.829   1:15.077    26
4    15    Sebastian Vettel    RBR-Renault    1:15.915   1:14.879   1:15.271    27
5    3    Felipe Massa    Ferrari    1:15.340   1:15.001   1:15.437    28
6    16    Nico Rosberg    Williams-Toyota    1:15.094   1:14.846   1:15.455    23
7    2    Heikki Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    1:15.495   1:14.809   1:15.516    24
8    14    Mark Webber    RBR-Renault    1:15.260   1:14.825   1:15.653    20
9    7    Fernando Alonso    Renault    1:15.898   1:15.200   1:16.009    24
10    17    Kazuki Nakajima    Williams-Toyota    1:15.930   1:15.579   1:17.344    28
11    12    Sebastien Buemi    STR-Ferrari    1:15.834   1:15.833      17
12    8    Nelsinho Piquet    Renault    1:16.013   1:15.837      22
13    21    Giancarlo Fisichella    Force India-Mercedes    1:16.063   1:16.146      18
14    11    Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari    1:16.120   1:16.281      19
15    20    Adrian Sutil    Force India-Mercedes    1:16.248   1:16.545      19
16    1    Lewis Hamilton    McLaren-Mercedes    1:16.264         4
17    6    Nick Heidfeld    BMW Sauber    1:16.264         11
18    5    Robert Kubica    BMW Sauber    1:16.405         12
19    9    Jarno Trulli    Toyota    1:16.548         11
20    10    Timo Glock    Toyota    1:16.788

any fans of Kimi Räikkönen? i was watching some clips of him you you tube and he's a hard case man, im stoked that button got on top, hopefully brawn dont mess with  Barrichello  this time tho

[Zarkov]

On a more general note:

Indy 500 in the morning.

[Goose_111]

On a more general note:

Indy 500 in the morning.

you watch indy? ew haha

[Temp]

Indy was a lot more exciting than Monaco. Good ole Danica finally starting to get the respect she wants. Castroneves was pretty emotional, but he's had a tough year so I can forgive him.

On a side note Roger Federer, you should not cry when you lose, and only maybe just maybe but hardly ever should you cry when you win.

[TofuEater]

Their instant domination of F1 is an interesting turn. Ross Brawn has been behind so many sucessful teams and drivers in the past - i'm sure a lot of people are expecting their success to be a bit of a flash in the pan, but i'm picking that they are about to exhibit a period of dominance. I believe they will win drivers and constructors championships for the next 3-5 years.

[Speakman]

Their instant domination of F1 is an interesting turn. Ross Brawn has been behind so many sucessful teams and drivers in the past - i'm sure a lot of people are expecting their success to be a bit of a flash in the pan, but i'm picking that they are about to exhibit a period of dominance. I believe they will win drivers and constructors championships for the next 3-5 years.

agreed. its definately interesting. hopefully Ruebens can score himself a championship, now that he isnt overshadowed as much. And if they remain consistent, they could well become the team the newer drivers can use to get their leg up

[Zarkov]

Barricello's the perenial bridesmaid for good reason.

He's not as good as he thinks he is.

[Zarkov]

2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX



Pos    No    Driver    Team    Q1   Q2   Q3    Laps

1    15    Sebastian Vettel    RBR-Renault    1:27.330   1:27.016   1:28.316    17
2    22    Jenson Button    Brawn-Mercedes    1:27.355   1:27.230   1:28.421    22
3    23    Rubens Barrichello    Brawn-Mercedes    1:27.371   1:27.418   1:28.579    19
4    14    Mark Webber    RBR-Renault    1:27.466   1:27.416   1:28.613    20
5    9    Jarno Trulli    Toyota    1:27.529   1:27.195   1:28.666    24
6    4    Kimi Räikkönen    Ferrari    1:27.556   1:27.387   1:28.815    24
7    3    Felipe Massa    Ferrari    1:27.508   1:27.349   1:28.858    23
8    7    Fernando Alonso    Renault    1:27.988   1:27.473   1:29.075    20
9    16    Nico Rosberg    Williams-Toyota    1:27.517   1:27.418   1:29.191    27
10    5    Robert Kubica    BMW Sauber    1:27.788   1:27.455   1:29.357    20
11    6    Nick Heidfeld    BMW Sauber    1:27.795   1:27.521      16
12    17    Kazuki Nakajima    Williams-Toyota    1:27.691   1:27.629      20
13    10    Timo Glock    Toyota    1:28.160   1:27.795      18
14    2    Heikki Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    1:28.199   1:28.207      18
15    20    Adrian Sutil    Force India-Mercedes    1:28.278   1:28.391      18
16    1    Lewis Hamilton    McLaren-Mercedes    1:28.318         9
17    8    Nelsinho Piquet    Renault    1:28.582         8
18    12    Sebastien Buemi    STR-Ferrari    1:28.708         12
19    21    Giancarlo Fisichella    Force India-Mercedes    1:28.717         11
20    11    Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari    1:28.918

[Spork]

Barricello's the perenial bridesmaid for good reason.

He's not as good as he thinks he is.

Confirmed by the fact that at least for Turkey Barricellos car was lighter than Button's, and he still finished below him.

Vettel FTMFWMF!

[Zarkov]

No mention of any political trouble on THIS site.


2009 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Pos    No    Driver    Team    Q1   Q2   Q3    Laps

1    15    Sebastian Vettel    RBR-Renault    1:18.685   1:18.119   1:19.509    21
2    23    Rubens Barrichello    Brawn-Mercedes    1:19.325   1:18.335   1:19.856    23
3    14    Mark Webber    RBR-Renault    1:18.674   1:18.209   1:19.868    18
4    9    Jarno Trulli    Toyota    1:18.886   1:18.240   1:20.091    21
5    17    Kazuki Nakajima    Williams-Toyota    1:18.530   1:18.575   1:20.216    27
6    22    Jenson Button    Brawn-Mercedes    1:18.957   1:18.663   1:20.289    25
7    16    Nico Rosberg    Williams-Toyota    1:19.228   1:18.591   1:20.361    21
8    10    Timo Glock    Toyota    1:19.198   1:18.791   1:20.490    25
9    4    Kimi Räikkönen    Ferrari    1:19.010   1:18.566   1:20.715    24
10    7    Fernando Alonso    Renault    1:19.167   1:18.761   1:20.741    22
11    3    Felipe Massa    Ferrari    1:19.148   1:18.927      19
12    5    Robert Kubica    BMW Sauber    1:19.730   1:19.308      21
13    2    Heikki Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    1:19.732   1:19.353      19
14    8    Nelsinho Piquet    Renault    1:19.555   1:19.392      18
15    6    Nick Heidfeld    BMW Sauber    1:19.559   1:19.448      19
16    21    Giancarlo Fisichella    Force India-Mercedes    1:19.802         11
17    11    Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari    1:19.898         10
18    20    Adrian Sutil    Force India-Mercedes    1:19.909         10
19    1    Lewis Hamilton    McLaren-Mercedes    1:19.917         7
20    12    Sebastien Buemi    STR-Ferrari    1:20.236

[Baffled]

Ecclestone tries to out-nazi Mosely...

Motorsport: Hitler got things done, says Ecclestone

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10582675

LONDON - Formula One commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone, stoked up controversy by praising Adolf Hitler for being a man who "was able to get things done".

In an interview with The Times newspaper yesterday, Ecclestone praised strong leadership and said that he preferred totalitarian regimes to democracies.

Ecclestone said: "In a lot of ways, terrible to say this I suppose, but apart from the fact that Hitler got taken away and persuaded to do things that I have no idea whether he wanted to do or not, he was in the way that he could command a lot of people, able to get things done.

"In the end he got lost, so he wasn't a very good dictator because either he had all these things and knew what was going on and insisted, or he just went along with it ... so either way he wasn't a dictator."

Saying he liked "strong leaders" like Margaret Thatcher, Ecclestone suggested that FIA president Max Mosley would make a good Prime Minister.

"I don't think his background would be a problem," said Ecclestone of Mosley, the son of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists.

He added: "I prefer strong leaders. Margaret Thatcher made decisions on the run and got the job done. She was the one who built this country up slowly. We've let it go down again. All these guys, Gordon (Brown) and Tony (Blair) are trying to please everybody all the time ... Max would do a super job, he's a good leader."

"Politicians are too worried about elections. We did a terrible thing when we supported the idea of getting rid of Saddam Hussein, he was the only one who could control the country. It was the same (with the Taleban.)," added Ecclestone, who in 1997 donated 1million pounds to the Labour Government

A spokesman for the board of Deputies of British Jews said: "Mr Ecclestone's comments regarding Hitler, female, black and Jewish racing drivers are quite bizarre. He says 'Politics are not for me' and we are inclined to agree."

Ecclestone is no stranger to controversial remarks. He once said women should dress in white "like all other domestic appliances."

In The Times interview, Ecclestone said that had been a joke, adding "I would love to have a good lady race driver and preferably black and Jewish too, but they might take maternity leave."

- AFP, AP

[Zarkov]

He's showing his age.

[Speakman]

Webber starts on pole for the German GP, followed by Barricello

German GP, Nurburgring 12/7/09 Qualifying

1     14     Mark Webber     RBR-Renault     1:31.257    1:38.038    1:32.230     22
2    23    Rubens Barrichello    Brawn-Mercedes    1:31.482   1:34.455   1:32.357    22
3    22    Jenson Button    Brawn-Mercedes    1:31.568   1:39.032   1:32.473    23
4    15    Sebastian Vettel    RBR-Renault    1:31.430   1:39.504   1:32.480    20
5    1    Lewis Hamilton    McLaren-Mercedes    1:31.473   1:39.149   1:32.616    19
6    2    Heikki Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    1:31.881   1:40.826   1:33.859    21
7    20    Adrian Sutil    Force India-Mercedes    1:32.015   1:36.740   1:34.316    20
8    3    Felipe Massa    Ferrari    1:31.600   1:41.708   1:34.574    22
9    4    Kimi Räikkönen    Ferrari    1:31.869   1:41.730   1:34.710    23
10    8    Nelsinho Piquet    Renault    1:32.128   1:35.737   1:34.803    24
11    6    Nick Heidfeld    BMW Sauber    1:31.771   1:42.310      14
12    7    Fernando Alonso    Renault    1:31.302   1:42.318      15
13    17    Kazuki Nakajima    Williams-Toyota    1:31.884   1:42.500      17
14    9    Jarno Trulli    Toyota    1:31.760   1:42.771      17
15    16    Nico Rosberg    Williams-Toyota    1:31.598   1:42.859      14
16    5    Robert Kubica    BMW Sauber    1:32.190         10
17    12    Sebastien Buemi    STR-Ferrari    1:32.251         11
18    21    Giancarlo Fisichella    Force India-Mercedes    1:32.402         11
19    10    Timo Glock    Toyota    1:32.423         11
20    11    Sebastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari    1:33.559         11

[AntzBongo]

5 hours to go

and whats up with them delaying the qualifying till 3:30am last night?!?!? bloody french bike what have you.

[TofuEater]

5    1    Lewis Hamilton    McLaren-Mercedes    1:31.473   1:39.149   1:32.616    19
6    2    Heikki Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes    1:31.881   1:40.826   1:33.859    21

Finally - WE'RE BACK BABY! :rnr:

[Spork]

Hmm, it is going to be extremely tough, but depending on his pit strategy I believe Webber can take this one.

EDIT: Looks like it is going to be a wet race which works even more in Webbsy's favour.