Category: Sport

Why Wasn’t Schumacher Black Flagged ?


Schumacher nearly put Barrichello into the wall with his “late” closing of the “door” during yesterdays Hungarian Grand Prix.

Once again showing the style of driving that has put many drivers “out of the race” during his career. In this case it was his former team-mate from his days at Ferrari. And once again Schumi accused Barrichello of whingeing.

Of course it’s never Schumis fault. Well in his mind anyway. Thankfully we have TV cameras and Stewards who can take a rational look at the evidence.

And what did they decide ?

They have handed down a 10-place grid penalty for the next grand prix in Belgium.

To my mind he should have been black flagged yesterday AND given the grid penalty for the next race.

What a Scorcher


Way To Go Webber !!!

In what could have been another processional race Mark Webber stormed to the finishing line to take the chequered flag to win the  Hungarian Grand Prix and to take the number one slot for the championship as the F1 circus heads into the mid-season break.

What a performance Mark gave.  A combination of the rolling out of the safety car followed by Vettel being given a drive thru penalty, after being caught asleep (his own words) when the safety car went in, put Webber in the front. But he still needed to pit for a tyre change. Mark then proceeded to lay down scorching lap after scorching lap until he had built the buffer he needed to allow him to pit and rejoin the circuit ahead of Alonso and his own team-mate, Vettel. After that there was no looking back.

Mark now leads the championship a position that he has every right to hold. However, although there is now a 3 week break Mark will not be able to rest on his laurels. There are only 20 points separating the top 5 drivers which is going to make the remaining seasons races very interesting.

But for the moment, well done Mark.

Ferrari – Inglorious Bastards – Cheats & Liars


Here we go again. Ferrari and their blatant cheating.

First there was Schumacher & Barrichello and now we have a repeat performance with Massa having to give way to Alonso. It appears that Schumacher says he understands the Ferrari team positionbut then he would say that wouldn’t he……See Here

Ferrari should be banned from any more races this season let alone a paltry $100,000 fine.

Get them out of F1 and strip Alonso of his place and points

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.

And He Came 4th Too


Who’s a lucky boy then ?

Francisco Carvalho that’s who. Left the track following a collision during racing at Brands Hatch this weekend. Not only did he survive, but due to the race stoppage he was classified as finishing 4th and having driven the fastest lap.

See story and video footage ….HERE

World Cup Referee – Who Wants The Job


Poor Howard Webb. Who, with hind sight, would want his job this last Sunday ?

He was always, rightly or wrongly, going to carry some blame regarding the losing team. However, the Dutch resembled the Mongol Hordes being led by Genghis Kahn. Their brutal tactics should have resulted in more of their team being sent packing. The Dutch should think themselves lucky that some of their players aren’t being prosecuted for assault.

I guess Mr Webb will be striking Holland off his potential holiday destination list.

Since posting, I have read this article from the Mail Online. It makes and interesting read.

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.

Well Done Spain


Congratulations to Spain on their World Cup win –  May the Fiesta never stop

It is inevitable that there will be post-mortem after post-mortem and there are already comments coming from the Dutch camp that the ref was biased.

Come on guys you are supposed to be sportsmen so act like it and give Spain their moment.

So I say once again…..

CONGRATULATIONS TO SPAIN

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.