The F1 thread

stickyfiddle

Urgh. Not again

Van_Hayden

Indeed. For me Alonso was the man of the race though. Jenson did well to stay where he did, especially with Perez in 11th....

Fretwired

I think Mercedes set the car up with one eye on it raining today .. the top end speed wasn't there.

chillidoggy

Shame it didn't rain, but there you go! I thought JB did the best job he could. Shame about Kimi's braking problem, that could have been nasty. I can imagine him ignoring requests to ease off, though. But FFS Perez needs to change his approach, what a tosser. Did anyone see the interview with him yesterday? He's cultivated this "I don't care who I have to walk over" attitude, which would be fine if he backed it up- with decent driving.

Wonder when we get to see who goes where? Next few days, hopefully?

Ianpdq

stickyfiddle said:

Urgh. Not again

That's what I thought 

chillidoggy

I've kind of blocked off position one in my mind these days and concentrate on No.2 downwards.

Van_Hayden

chillidoggy;20543" said:

I've kind of blocked off position one in my mind these days and concentrate on No.2 downwards.

Good idea - I do the same with Le Mans, it'll be Audi, then Toyota, and then it gets interesting.

Van_Hayden

It's all going on http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23847602 But then again... http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/27/mclaren-confirm-they-are-considering-bringing-back-kimi-raikkonen-3938980/ And it was friends of Johnny polarbear booing at the weekend... http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/25/sport/motorsport/greenpeace-shell-vettel-f1-motorsport/index.html?hpt=isp_c2

rolls1392

Apparently Ricciardo seen at Red Bull factory today having a seat fitting!!

Alonso missed out!!

Van_Hayden

Yeah I think he's got the seat. Check my pun there.

chillidoggy

Shit. That means EJ was was right. Smug twat. Anyway, is JB going to be driving in F1 next year? He's sounding increasingly like a desperate man to me.

stickyfiddle

chillidoggy said:

Shit. That means EJ was was right. Smug twat. Anyway, is JB going to be driving in F1 next year? He's sounding increasingly like a desperate man to me.

JB's about to sign another 3 year McLaren deal. I still think Kimi will be at Ferrari.

Ianpdq

stickyfiddle said:

chillidoggy said:

Shit. That means EJ was was right. Smug twat. Anyway, is JB going to be driving in F1 next year? He's sounding increasingly like a desperate man to me.

JB's about to sign another 3 year McLaren deal. I still think Kimi will be at Ferrari.

Ianpdq

I think Mclaren need JB with the Honda deal so I think he's safe

Van_Hayden

Ianpdq;22155" said:

I think Mclaren need JB with the Honda deal so I think he's safe

That's what I think. He's pretty popular in Japan despite his earlier Honda career...

Fretwired

Ianpdq said:

I think Mclaren need JB with the Honda deal so I think he's safe

I'm not so sure. Could the lack of signed contracts for Button and Perez hint at a change in leadership? I think Whitmarsh's days are numbered - big Ron could be back. Button is laughing off his comments at the weekend as 'winding Ron up' - if McLaren don't want to sign him I think he'd go to Ferrari. Alonso and Ferrari's management rate him and he's a consistent points scorer [unlike Massa] and positive influence. It will come down to whether Jenson wants another year in limbo [2014] - McLaren won't get much support from Mercedes. And his relationship with Honda pre-Brawn wasn't great. I seriously doubt he'll be there in 2015.

chillidoggy

"JB about to sign a 3-year Maclaren deal." So, he's off to Ferrari, in that case!

Van_Hayden

Going to be waiting a bit longer...

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8898715/No-Ferrari-announcement-at-Monza

Fretwired

Van_Hayden said:

Going to be waiting a bit longer...

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8898715/No-Ferrari-announcement-at-Monza

I don't think Massa will be there in 2014. If Ferrari want to seriously challenge in 2014 they'll need a Kimi or Jenson to pressurise Fernado into performing.

chillidoggy

I concur, Fret.

 

Tell me, just why IS Massa still driving for Ferrari? Does he possess images of Montezuma with a sheep, maybe? He is in the most famous F1 team, and apart from odd flashes of brilliance has had a lacklustre career with them.