Canadian GP ***Spoilers***

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RenaultFan
I had enough time during the break to go and get a pizza

That's the first time I've taken a bath during a grand prix.

Used the phone, with the live BBC feed for video, plugged into some battery-powered speakers for extra sound, to keep up to date, then made it back before the restart. Glad I did!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2011 11:30PM by gav.

epic race. great drive from button (with 6 pitstops!! has any other driver won a race with 6 stops? senna in donnington 93 made 5 i think), ms showed he is still ms, koba was awesome and made all he could have done with that sauber (what a pity massa overtook him in the last metre)... shame for heidfeld, he was so unlucky with his front wing.

God, what an incredible day. I don't need to say anything about the race, that was incredible. I will say this, though - gutted Schumacher didn't get a podium, and well deserved for Button.

EDIT: I don't think what else I said was relevant

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2011 11:48PM by flat tyre.

gav Wrote:
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> > I had enough time during the break to go and get
> a pizza
>
>
> That's the first time I've taken a bath during a
> grand prix.
>
> Used the phone, with the live BBC feed for video,
> plugged into some battery-powered speakers for
> extra sound, to keep up to date, then made it back
> before the restart. Glad I did!


Im glad I also got some dinner , first time I have done a run to get a pizza during the race, ate too much though,lol. But not enough beer to wind up like that marshall,lol



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2011 11:43PM by RenaultFan.

The result is good to keep the championship open. However, without all these SF cars Vettel would have been gone and away (again).

This might have been the first time in my life I wanted MS to get a podium. Not that I mind MW or JB up there. I watch the races out of interest these days without liking or disliking a particular driver or team.

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Gutted for MS..really hoped he would get a podium the day after that epic drive..Hopefully thats him back on his past form now though...

Vader Wrote:
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> I watch the races out of interest
> these days without liking or disliking a
> particular driver or team.

Yeah, that's me too.

Epic, epic race. Waaaaaaay too many investigations though, it was wet ffs sake, things are gonna happen. What happened to di Resta??

Best race I've seen for ages, but DRS robbed MSC of a podium, although on the other hand it also gave Button a win instead of Vettel. I think we should just have KERS, dunno.

Great race though.

Man that was a great bore... until the restart. Wow! Can't ever remembering actually wanting MS to do so well ever before. Those drying conditions really worked as a great leveller of equipment. Speed was harnessed from skill and experience, and Michael was awesome. Now, I really do think, that if he had the machinery, he could get another title.

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Well hopefully nothing will come out of these investigations. It would spoil an amazing result.

Button needs a season full of wet/dry races. The first half of 93 would have suited him nicely!

Yeah, either get rid of DRS or make the activation zone ALOT smaller. The way Webber just zoomed up on schumacher was stupid when webber missed the chicane. It should be just to aid the driver when they are literally under their gearbox.

Di Resta's penalty was a bit silly as well, it wasn't that much of a collision and i don't think it affected the renault he hit at all.

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The penalties are annoying me actually. Surely drivers who lose their front wings against the back of other cars - like both Force Indias today - are already serving a penalty by having to change their wing? Penalties should only be given out where race-ending incidents require a sanction to be taken against a certain driver, or if there was clearly an accident resulting from a driver who was being reckless.

F1 has survived quite happily for years without all these silly investigations, can you imagine if drivers like Jean Alesi were driving today? They would get the book thrown at them at every single Grand Prix.


On another note, do you know how many fastest laps Vettel has had this year?? None. Strange? His race pace has not been that scintillating, but it has been very consistent.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/13/2011 12:27AM by loque.

loque Wrote:
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> F1 has survived quite happily for years without
> all these silly investigations, can you imagine if
> drivers like Jean Alesi were driving today? They
> would get the book thrown at them at every single
> Grand Prix.

Certainly reminds me of the way Hamilton is being treated atm. And if anyone thinks that Hamilton should be penalized for actions at this or the previous GP, then surely Button needs a 20 second penalty for punting Alonso out of the race.

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Was a great last 10 laps great win by Button and nice that he said sorry about the lewis crash as most people seem to just blame lewis for it.

Should button get a penalty for alonso? well if Paul got one then yes button should as he actually put alonso out the race. Will he get one I dont think so. That move was no different to what Lewis done in Monaco to the williams car.

Looks like the gamble Mclaren made on setup worked out in the end.

Drivers will soon be scared to try and pass unless they can sail past in the DRS zone.

Feel sorry for Di Resta having that penalty, don't see any point in penalising someone when they make a tiny error that costs them big time but doesnt effect anyone else, (didnt damage the renault)

Great drive from Button albeit lucky with some of the safety cars stopping Vettel from having a big lead over him for his various incidents in the early part of the race etc.

Really wanted Schumi to get on the podium today, such a shame that the DRS zone was a bit like Tukey, also not a fan of having the zone twice.

Dunno why they constantly kept the safety car out for so long after each time it rained, seeing as everyone was basicly going for inters after it came in....

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marcl Wrote:
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> Drivers will soon be scared to try and pass unless
> they can sail past in the DRS zone.

True...

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Well there are certain things i disagree on, but maybe thats just me

Di resta getting a penalty? i agree not much point, he had lost out by losing his front wing anyway, and Heidfeld/Petrov was fine.

Button getting a penalty? No, that incident wasn't really anything the maldonado incident or the di resta incident. In both of the latter, the offending car came from way back and tried to shove it up the inside, resulting in collision, whereas button was clearly ahead of alonso coming into turn 3 (?), just alonso tried to outbreak and go round the outside of button, found he had no room and had to turn in. Sorry but from what i saw, i don't think thats the same at all, but thats just me.

And well for the first time ever i wanted schumi to do well, he deserved it for that race, more than others. And kobayashi deserved 6th place, but i guessed DRS stole it from them both...

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/13/2011 12:41AM by truecrysis.

Button was not ahead at all it was the same as last year with MS and Kubica and most people blamed Kubica.

Alonso has the racing line and Button touched his rear wheel. Alonso sees it that way to and is shocked Button was not given a drive through in the race as there was time.

I dont think there will be a penalty anyway.

I am sure if that had been Lewis people would be screaming for a penalty.

If they see Button as guilty, could they penalise him for the next race instead of adding on a penalty for this race?

I forget the rules on how and when they give the different kinds of penalties.

Morbid Wrote:
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> loque Wrote:
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> > F1 has survived quite happily for years without
> > all these silly investigations, can you imagine
> if
> > drivers like Jean Alesi were driving today?
> They
> > would get the book thrown at them at every
> single
> > Grand Prix.
>
> Certainly reminds me of the way Hamilton is being
> treated atm.
>

It's like in football (not that I'm an expert though) - sometimes it kills a game if the referee is too tolerant. But then again a strict referee can also kill a game. The FIA should show some better instinct in these cases. Hamilton. however, asked for it - kinda. In some races he been acting so clumsy you'd think he would trip over a cordless phone.

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That was..special. Right now, for me that win means as much as his whole wdc! That meant a lot to me! More tomorrow when I'm at my computer though! Button was class. That win > all his, and damon hills wins, jv's wins, and juan pablos poles, combined!

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL