I think that's what happened. He clips the wall on the straight right before he crashes out on the curve. You can also tell he's on the brakes the whole time too. I've read somewhere that the throttle was also stuck wide open.
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I think that's what happened. He clips the wall on the straight right before he crashes out on the curve. You can also tell he's on the brakes the whole time too. I've read somewhere that the throttle was also stuck wide open.
Re: Well, this should piss off everybody
Saward's top 5 drivers.
Fred's #5
Vettel's not #1
Butt is not even mentioned.
Any one really, really, reallllllllllllllllllly love Kubica?
Saward's top 5 drivers.
Fred's #5
Vettel's not #1
Butt is not even mentioned.
Any one really, really, reallllllllllllllllllly love Kubica?
I new Webber's "luck" would surface some time [though he had a reasonable amount of "good" luck this season].
It obviously didn't affect his performance too badly, or does it show just how easy the Red Bulls were going at some of the tracks.
It probably was a contributing factor in the Korean crash [the sudden reaction required to correct the loose couldn't have been too comfortable] but it doesn't explain why he qualified so badly in the last race?
Actually got to meet him when he came to do the Red Bull "display" at the local track here in Western Australia. Seems every bit as nice and "down to earth" as he does in interviews. He jeted in in the afternoon on a long flight out from London, did two "sit down" interviews for television and was at the reception diner by 7:30pm. Took all the usual PR grind in his stride, didn't complain when my partner went up to him half way through his main course to ask for an autograph. He was even quite chatty, asking about the book he had signed [The Art of Racing in the Rain?, that dog story?] and discussing it with her at length. In the end we were ushered away by a minder [she embarrasses me sometimes :redface: ]
By 11pm you could see he was "out of it" in his eyes, but he still stood there and had his photo taken with the various guests, smiling, chatting and being very accomodating - until his minders came over and ushered him away at 11:30pm. Unfortunately we were only a couple of places away from having our photo taken with him :frown: Oh well......
It obviously didn't affect his performance too badly, or does it show just how easy the Red Bulls were going at some of the tracks.
It probably was a contributing factor in the Korean crash [the sudden reaction required to correct the loose couldn't have been too comfortable] but it doesn't explain why he qualified so badly in the last race?
Actually got to meet him when he came to do the Red Bull "display" at the local track here in Western Australia. Seems every bit as nice and "down to earth" as he does in interviews. He jeted in in the afternoon on a long flight out from London, did two "sit down" interviews for television and was at the reception diner by 7:30pm. Took all the usual PR grind in his stride, didn't complain when my partner went up to him half way through his main course to ask for an autograph. He was even quite chatty, asking about the book he had signed [The Art of Racing in the Rain?, that dog story?] and discussing it with her at length. In the end we were ushered away by a minder [she embarrasses me sometimes :redface: ]
By 11pm you could see he was "out of it" in his eyes, but he still stood there and had his photo taken with the various guests, smiling, chatting and being very accomodating - until his minders came over and ushered him away at 11:30pm. Unfortunately we were only a couple of places away from having our photo taken with him :frown: Oh well......
Re:Webber's shoulder
well, I'm quite interested to know what a skier's fracture is. I can't imagine having any kind of shoulder injury and wrestling a formula car around for 5+ hours a weekend.
I guess if the shoulder is injured in the extended position, maybe it's not as painful when the arm is "down" below the shoulder. Just guessing. WTFDIK?
Still, driving with any injury at all under the kind of G's they experience is remarkable. $hit, a wrinkle in my nomex is unacceptable.
well, I'm quite interested to know what a skier's fracture is. I can't imagine having any kind of shoulder injury and wrestling a formula car around for 5+ hours a weekend.
I guess if the shoulder is injured in the extended position, maybe it's not as painful when the arm is "down" below the shoulder. Just guessing. WTFDIK?
Still, driving with any injury at all under the kind of G's they experience is remarkable. $hit, a wrinkle in my nomex is unacceptable.
More likely to be a cyclist's fracture of the collar bone? Very common among the lycra set, who have trouble when they go over the handle bars? But that would have been really painful??
http://www.ski-injury.com/specific-injuries/shoulder
http://www.ski-injury.com/specific-injuries/shoulder
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It will be interesting to see if Massa can get back to his best, 2008 form? I have to admit his performance that year certainly changed my perspective of his abilities, which up till then I did not rate highly.
It would be interesting to know what his "complications" were?? Health related from his accident? Mental problems from that same accident? His new team mate?
It would be interesting to know what his "complications" were?? Health related from his accident? Mental problems from that same accident? His new team mate?
This is just plain stupid. Two car manufacturers' names cannot coexist on one F1 car.
You can have McLaren-Honda (Senna / Prost) or Williams-Renault (Mansell / Patrese), but Toyota-Honda? Or Mercedes-GM? Which manufacturer are you trying to promote?
I know Renault engineers designed the chassis and engine on that car. The Lotus name painted all over it is a distraction.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88711
You can have McLaren-Honda (Senna / Prost) or Williams-Renault (Mansell / Patrese), but Toyota-Honda? Or Mercedes-GM? Which manufacturer are you trying to promote?
I know Renault engineers designed the chassis and engine on that car. The Lotus name painted all over it is a distraction.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88711
Although Renault's F1 team has been rebranded as Lotus Renault because of the title sponsorship deal, the outfit has not designated its chassis as Lotus, which means it is still officially running Renault cars.
Speaking in London on Wednesday, Bahar made it clear his company was not pretending that the team was now wholly Lotus - and said he fully understood that people will continue to call it the Renault team.
Speaking in London on Wednesday, Bahar made it clear his company was not pretending that the team was now wholly Lotus - and said he fully understood that people will continue to call it the Renault team.
Re: CrashNet fan votes for driver ratings
40,000 votes. Installment #1. The bottom of the barrel.
27th - Yamamoto
26th - Lucas Di Grassi
25th - Bruno Senna
24th - Pedro de la Rosa
23rd - Vitantonio Liuzzi
22nd - Christian Klien
21st - Karun Chandhok
20th - Jarno Trulli
19th - Sebastien Buemi
18th - Timo Glock
17th - Jaime Alguersuari
16th - Nick Heidfeld
15th - Heikki Kovalainen
14th - Vitaly Petrov
13th - Felipe Massa
12th - Michael Schumacher
11th - Adrian Sutil
Not much respect for Senna. Kind of expected the Toro Rosso boys to score higher and expected Sutil and Schumi to score lower. JMHOWTFDIK? :redface:
40,000 votes. Installment #1. The bottom of the barrel.
27th - Yamamoto
26th - Lucas Di Grassi
25th - Bruno Senna
24th - Pedro de la Rosa
23rd - Vitantonio Liuzzi
22nd - Christian Klien
21st - Karun Chandhok
20th - Jarno Trulli
19th - Sebastien Buemi
18th - Timo Glock
17th - Jaime Alguersuari
16th - Nick Heidfeld
15th - Heikki Kovalainen
14th - Vitaly Petrov
13th - Felipe Massa
12th - Michael Schumacher
11th - Adrian Sutil
Not much respect for Senna. Kind of expected the Toro Rosso boys to score higher and expected Sutil and Schumi to score lower. JMHOWTFDIK? :redface:
Re: CrashNet fan votes for driver ratings
Sometimes I wish all cars were equal, so we can have a better driver comparison. I'm sure any of those guys would be a bit higher with a better car, specially the ones with the new teams.
Sometimes I wish all cars were equal, so we can have a better driver comparison. I'm sure any of those guys would be a bit higher with a better car, specially the ones with the new teams.
Re: CrashNet fan votes for driver ratings
But then you'll be seeing 87 lbs grown men driving race cars ... is that cruelty to animals?
