F1 2007

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Colon™
I just hope McClaren won't have to dock point because that'd spoil the fight sport-wise.

I, too, hope this, but I doubt that McLaren being docked a point would change the title race very much.

[LordShiva]

@ Alonso holding up Hamilton in teh pit lane

[Colon™]

@ Alonso getting punished for impeding his own team-mate.

[LordShiva]

@ McLaren not being allowed to score constructors' points

[Thorgal]

@ F1

[LordShiva]

@ Alonso for behaving like a whiney child

[BlackCat]

except for the first corner and Hamiltons exploding tyre.

[LordShiva]

Massa's pwnership

[Cort Haus]

So, is Hamilton only doing well because Alonso-the-genius-who-is-solely-responsible-for-0.6s-per-lap-on-the-Macca is delivering the setups, or it it for some other reason?

Is Hamilton being 'favoured' by McLaren as Alonso claims, or does equal treatment, as Ron claims is the case, simply not enough for Alonso who feels he should be the No1? He is a double WDC after all.

What I think is that a genuine No 1 should be able to both pick the best setup and drive fastest in it. After all, in some formats of racing, and even in some F1 teams I expect, the setup is derived by the team based on the driver feedback.

Hamilton is in his first year in F1. Alonso has had several years. Of course he wil be more experienced at developing setups.

I believe that the team is giving them equal status. Some Spanish fans might fear that a British team will naturally favour a British driver. However, anyone claiming this will be ignorant of the Hakkinen/Coulthard era where Ron's personal closeness to Mikka left DC a definite No 2, despite being British.

[LordShiva]

Massa

[Cort Haus]

Raikonnen getting done by Hamilton.

Congrats to Dario Franchitti for winning the Indy Racing League 2007 tonight, narrowly beating Kiwi Scott Dixon to the title when the Ganassi driver ran out of fuel on the final lap as the two series leaders were dicing it wheel-to-wheel on the way to the flag.

The Scot-with-the-Italian-name also won the prestigious Indy 500 race this year, equaling the achievement of fellow Brit, the Englishman Dan Wheldon, who bagged the same double in 2005.

[Cort Haus]

So, Maccas get find $100,000,000 and nil pwoin for this year - drivers still get to score points. You could probably kill several of your employees through negligence and get less than that.

What is Max going to spend the money on , that's what I'd like to know?

Personally, I believe this is about Moseley attacking Ron Dennis and punishing him for leading the manufacturers against the FIA the other year. McLaren will suffer heavily from this, and will have little chance of being competetive next year.

So far, no evidence has been made public that confirms that McLaren got an advantage from the data passed to Coughlin by Stepney.

FIA = Ferrari International Assistance

[Colon™]

Cort Haus when Milosevic chases one million Kosovars out of Kosovo: treated unfairly!!

Cort Haus when McLaren spies on Ferrari and gets away without a suspension: treated unfairly!!!!

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Colon™
Cort Haus when Milosevic chases one million Kosovars out of Kosovo: treated unfairly!!

Cort Haus when McLaren spies on Ferrari and gets away without a suspension: treated unfairly!!!!

[Thorgal]

Ugh... i am really done with little fanboys...

Considering how BAR was excluded from several races few years ago becuse some insignificant problems with fuel tank or Tyrrell being totally disqualified (team+drivers) in 1984 becuase weight issues, FIA has been veeeery indulgent with Macca industrial espionage. OTOH while it is not very fair for Ferrari drives, it is a good thing for aficionados since it seems there will be an entertaining end of season instead of a Ferrari parade.