Kowalski Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8250436.stm Its rapidly turning into/turned into/has always been (delete where appropriate) a circus. Surely Renault have an awful lot to answer for. Quote
manc_don Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Posted September 15, 2009 When I heard about this the other day I thought it was a joke. Renault have made a complete balls up of this. Why has it taken so long to come to light? Quote
quirie Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 When I heard about this the other day I thought it was a joke. Renault have made a complete balls up of this. Why has it taken so long to come to light? Piquet was sacked by them last month and has decided to tell on them for said sacking Quote
manc_don Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Posted September 15, 2009 Piquet was sacked by them last month and has decided to tell on them for said sacking Thanks for clarifying that for me! Whole situation does amuse me. As Kowalski said, its quite the circus these days. Missed the race on the weekend, I heard it was quite a climax? Quote
quirie Posted September 16, 2009 Report Posted September 16, 2009 On the yellow braeking news bar on BBC sport :- Renault accept guilt and Briatorre - the boss of the team however his name is spelt - has left Quote
Slim Posted September 16, 2009 Report Posted September 16, 2009 Symonds has gone too. I'll be amazed if Renault are on the grid next year. The team itself is still going to get punished. Quote
willie_millers-barmyarmy Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Spicing up a bit now, a win for big rubens today and a no score for button and we actually have a championship for the first time since the start of the season!!! despite the farce, yesterdays qualifying was gripping!! only wet grand prix conditions can bring such a climax! Quote
Kowalski Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Hope its raining for the race, always more drama! O/T but Dario Franchitti won the IRL championship last weekend, placing him as the greatest Scottish driver since Stewart IMHO. Quote
mizer Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Hope its raining for the race, always more drama! O/T but Dario Franchitti won the IRL championship last weekend, placing him as the greatest Scottish driver since Stewart IMHO. The problem is nobody here gives a fuck about indy racing Quote
Edinburghdon Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Button is having a fantastic race so far, some fantastic overtaking manoeuvres! Got to admit i'm warming to button a bit this season, he's always come across as a bit of a fraud, bags of potential without ever looking like he would realise it. Goes to show what being in a fast car that suits his driving style can do for your season! How McLaren arent getting investigated for the pitstop fire is beyond me though! Raikkonen must have been shitting himself, pulling out of his pitbox and the next thing he knows he's on fire! Quote
mizer Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Button is having a fantastic race so far, some fantastic overtaking manoeuvres! Got to admit i'm warming to button a bit this season, he's always come across as a bit of a fraud, bags of potential without ever looking like he would realise it. Goes to show what being in a fast car that suits his driving style can do for your season! How McLaren arent getting investigated for the pitstop fire is beyond me though! Raikkonen must have been shitting himself, pulling out of his pitbox and the next thing he knows he's on fire! That was funny! Quote
Guest leith_red Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Button is having a fantastic race so far, some fantastic overtaking manoeuvres! Got to admit i'm warming to button a bit this season, he's always come across as a bit of a fraud, bags of potential without ever looking like he would realise it. Goes to show what being in a fast car that suits his driving style can do for your season! How McLaren arent getting investigated for the pitstop fire is beyond me though! Raikkonen must have been shitting himself, pulling out of his pitbox and the next thing he knows he's on fire! They were being investigated for it - not heard anything about it since. Quote
Edinburghdon Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 They were being investigated for it - not heard anything about it since. Aye i posted that before the commentary team mentioned the stewards were going to be investigating! Quote
Kowalski Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 It was a great race, plenty of overtaking for a change. Genuinely very pleased for Button. Does anyone else think his dad should be out robbing trains? Quote
minijc Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 It was a great race, plenty of overtaking for a change. Genuinely very pleased for Button. Does anyone else think his dad should be out robbing trains? HAHA his dad seems like a proper dodger like, was a really good race, as you say, plenty of overtaking and I think the first 6 laps were the best 6 laps in ages, crashes and pit lane incidents. Quote
Ptayles Posted October 18, 2009 Report Posted October 18, 2009 Did anyone hear the team radio after he had just won? Funny as hell Quote
mizer Posted October 23, 2009 Report Posted October 23, 2009 New world champion Jenson Button has emerged as a contender to join Lewis Hamilton in what would be a mouth-watering line-up at McLaren in 2010. The Englishman has yet to sign a new contract for Brawn and McLaren are interested having so far failed to secure first choice Kimi Raikkonen. "We've talked to a number of drivers," said team boss Martin Whitmarsh. "It wouldn't be appropriate to say more than that. We'll hire the two best drivers available as we always have." Quote
BrownyBrown Posted October 23, 2009 Report Posted October 23, 2009 When will folk realise is that the reason he is world champion is because Brawn had the best car? To suggest that Button had a meteoric rise from an utterly shite driver to a world championship winning driver purely based on his driving ability is ludicrous. Quote
paulinho Posted October 23, 2009 Report Posted October 23, 2009 @MarkyMark - Surely that's the case with all the drivers, Hamilton was nowhere this year in a poorer car than the previous year. Quote
dave_min Posted October 23, 2009 Report Posted October 23, 2009 He does seem a little unhappy in this article I read yesterday. http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/motorsport/world-champion-button-gets-dirty-over-his-budget-deal-with-brawn/2009/10/22/1256147844691.html World champion Button gets dirty over his budget deal with Brawn IT GETS worse. Jenson Button flying budget airlines is not the half of it. Britain's new formula one world champion had to wash his own overalls between races, too. And when the bill went in to Brawn for settlement, the accounts department reportedly knocked it back. The portrayal of a team moving forward together following Button's success contrasts sharply with the picture being painted by some behind the scenes. Morale among key members of staff, including Button, is said to be low. Negotiations over a new contract are at a standstill, casting doubts over Button's future with the team. It is understood that the world champion has received offers from more than one grid rival. Button would prefer to stay at Brawn but will not remain on any terms. Button took a pay cut estimated at 80 per cent for the privilege of racing in the car that took him to the world championship. He is understood to be disappointed by an offer only marginally higher and nowhere near the sum he was paid by his previous employers, Honda, thought to be about £10 million ($18m) a year. Were Button's former salary to be restored, as he expected when the good times returned, it would still leave him some way behind the wages of the grid's top earners. Button is not the only malcontent. A number of senior engineering staff are said to be upset over bonus arrangements. News of the discontent at Brawn has filtered down the pit lane, prompting rival teams, including Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari, to attempt to lure the brains behind the championship-winning car with job offers. Speaking from Brazil, Brawn chief executive Nick Fry expressed his surprise at the developments. ''No one has said anything to me about this,'' Fry said. ''I am extremely surprised. We will look into any concerns that people have.'' About Button, Fry said: ''We will be sitting down with Jenson after Abu Dhabi to discuss his contract.'' The surprising success of Brawn this season has led to interest from prospective investors, with Mercedes, which supplied the engine this season, considering taking a majority stake in the team. A deal with a heavyweight sponsor has also been signed for next year, although its identity has yet to be revealed. In the deal that saved the team from closure, struck with Honda in February little more than a fortnight before the season started, about £100m, sufficient for two seasons at a stretch, was left in the pot. However, the emergence of Mercedes as a potential buyer and the signing of a significant sponsor have yet to loosen the purse strings. Button and the staff know that without the work of Brawn and Fry during the dark months last winter, none of this would have been possible. But they ask that the work put in by them since is also recognised in cash. At the very least, Button would like his laundry bills to be met. Quote
Kowalski Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 What a stunning location for a race. Race itself has been quite good, but would have been more interesting if Hamilton hadn't retired. Quote
Ptayles Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 What a stunning location for a race. Race itself has been quite good, but would have been more interesting if Hamilton hadn't retired. Looks a bit like the Allianz Quote
manc_don Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Posted November 1, 2009 Looks a bit like the Allianz Thought the same thing. Didn't bother watching most of it, but it was a shame Hamilton had to retire. Quote
Madbadteacher Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 Thought the same thing. Didn't bother watching most of it, but it was a shame Hamilton had to retire. Jim Hamilton's retired?? Quote
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