Category: F1

RED BULL GIVES YOU WHINGES


I make no apology for copying the following selection from Planet-F1’s current pages.  And yes the title of this post is a direct steal too.

It put a smile on my face hopefully it will put one on yours.

The whole page can be read at planet_f1.com

RED BULL GIVES YOU WHINGES
Angry Austrian Dr Helmut (Skid) Marko has said that if anyone it’s Mark Webber who the team seems to be favouring. The Red Bull motorsport advisor is said to be particularly incensed at the Silverstone incident because it detracts from the Red Bull catchphrase – Red Bull Gives You Other Drivers’ Wings.
In an interview with AutoSprint this week he suggested that conspiracy theorists would think that the team actually favoured Webber not his German team-mate. “If I was Vettel then I would have suspected the opposite. Which car has permanently had something damaged?” ranted (full-face) Helmut. “Did Mark have the defective spark plug in Bahrain, the loose wheel in Australia, the broken brake disc in Barcelona, the defective chassis in Monte Carlo, the transmission problems in Montreal and now the broken wing at Silverstone?”
Suggesting that there might have been sabotage within the team at the opening race of the season is a pretty extreme view, however Mark Webber has now had clear-the-air talks with team boss Christian Horner and they have agreed a way forward. He is going to change his name to Willi.

Way To Go Webber


Well done Mark Webber, winner of the British Grand Prix.

Despite what appears to be less than full support of the Red Bull Team. Seems to me Christian Horner still has his work cut out for him trying to smooth ruffled feathers within the team.

Oh and well done to Hamilton and Button respectively for their efforts during the race.

Who To Support This Weekend ?


What a quandary ? Who do I support ? No I’m not talking about the World Cup. What a fiasco that has been for England. No I am talking about something that may well see a Brit winning.

Yes its F1 at Silverstone this weekend so who do I want to win, Button or Hamilton or even Webber ?

Obviously as a Brit I would like to see either Button or Hamilton win both this race and the championship. However, I also have great admiration for Webber and feel he would have been World Champion if not for some incredible bad luck.

Despite the fact that he is an Ozzie it is nice to see 3 Union Flags on the podium even if one of them is only in the corner of the Ozzie flag. And when you look back over the season so far the Union Flag has been on the podium for every race.

So come on you guys make Silverstone a hat trick of Union Flags. I’ll leave it to you to sort out the order.

Who Put The Turkey In Turkey ?


So who put the Turkey in Turkey ?

The answer is Red Bull and the Turkey is Sebastian Vettel.

Well done Sebastian Vettel I bet you feel really proud of yourself. Took yourself out. Nearly took out your team mate. Lost your team a whole bag full of points.

Thats what I call a great days work.

And to cap it all, despite the multiple camera angles which show to the contrary, you Seb maintain that Mark Webber tried to run you off the road.

Well its time to fess up and admit you got it wrong.

Click here for the probably most neutral reporting. However, Google Vettel and F1 and you will be snowed with the indignation that I and thousands of other motor racing fans feel about Vettels statements following the incident between Vettel and Webber during yesterdays F1 GP in Turkey. Probably the most level headed reporting comes from Martin Brundle  (Link)who as an ex F1 driver is well placed to comment.