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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 10 2011, 11:01 AM (2,046 Views) | |
| Jack | Jul 10 2011, 01:41 PM Post #136 |
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Keep a copy of this message, you may need it at the end of the season. (with the sarcasm alert removed).
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| flood1 | Jul 10 2011, 01:42 PM Post #137 |
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Nice race for Perez |
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| PiquetFan | Jul 10 2011, 01:45 PM Post #138 |
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| PiquetFan | Jul 10 2011, 01:46 PM Post #139 |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Jul 10 2011, 01:54 PM Post #140 |
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I know, I just wondered. |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Jul 10 2011, 02:13 PM Post #141 |
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On a final note regarding the team orders, two interesting comments from the BBC stream
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport...one/9534435.stm I don't have any problem whatsover with team orders, but I did find it curious. If they wanted to save both cars for sure they could just as easily have said to Vettel
or something to that effect to make sure that Vettel didn't take them both out in his attempt to defend. Seems they don't trust either of their drivers or is it that they only favour Vettel? Horner did say Webber is not out of the title race. Why would he say that? |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Jul 10 2011, 02:14 PM Post #142 |
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Any one else think Button might have made the podium? |
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| PiquetFan | Jul 10 2011, 02:26 PM Post #143 |
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He would probably have beaten Ham, but I reckon the Bulls would have kept him at bay today. |
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| Steelstallions | Jul 10 2011, 02:48 PM Post #144 |
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Very happy and very surprised that Alonso won by 16 seconds Felt sorry for Buttons Tyre changer, the camera's were all on him but IMO it was the lollipop mans fault. Was nice to see Christian Horner squirming away under questions about TEAM ORDERS!! Bet he would have had lot to say if Ferrari or Mclaren had done that
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| safc_fan89 | Jul 10 2011, 05:46 PM Post #145 |
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It's not exactly rare for a team to tell their drivers to hold station. It happened all the time after the final stop when we had refuelling. The drivers might not like it, but having seen Hamilton and Button collide two races ago and taking Turkey last year into account, it can't have been a very hard decision for Horner to make. I would say I am surprised that so many people are "outraged" about it, but I think the people that are just don't understand motorsport very well. |
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| John | Jul 10 2011, 05:51 PM Post #146 |
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Team orders don't mean squat id the drivers ignore them... Vettle's second ahead of Webber was because he kept Webber behind. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93001 |
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| safc_fan89 | Jul 10 2011, 05:53 PM Post #147 |
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That is what makes the furore even funnier. It didn't change the result! Webber would have looked a bit of a tit if he'd ignored the warnings and they ended up colliding. I guess it would have been interesting if that had happened, what would the media have to say about the matter? |
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| John | Jul 10 2011, 06:00 PM Post #148 |
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Great drive from Alonso, and with 3 different winners in the last 3 races the season still has surprises in store. |
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| Rob | Jul 10 2011, 06:19 PM Post #149 |
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So I guess that's Webber's admission he got beat straight up by a better driver. |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Jul 10 2011, 06:33 PM Post #150 |
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I think Webber did a pretty good enough job considering, he probably had a bit of a conversation going on while he was having a go. 5 laps or whatever are not always much especially in with (ahem) equal machinery. I didn't think RBR gave team orders? |
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