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2009 Formula One Thread
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Surely they have more springs...
I am just kidding. Settle down. I know Felipe is in a drug induced coma. It looks like he'll be, more or less, fine. I am praying for him.
i hadn't watched qualifying yet when i accidentally read this.
the whole time watching qualifying i was like " omg when is this going to happen
"dam.
nice to see the top three though.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayt...y-after-life-threatening-accident-221048.html
from http://www.felipemassa.com/
they said there will be an update on his condition tomorrow morning.
The F1 telemetry screen was up during the incident and it looked like the throttle remained at wide-open as well as full-braking which might explain why he still plowed into the tires and why the engine remained on after the impact with the tires ended. You could also see his front tires alternately lock and then unlock.
Yet another "investigation after the race" for a Ferrari. Seems to be a pattern forming
They didn't explain why in the commentary, what is the difference between that move and webbers in the last grand prix.
Webber was pretty dodgy on that pit lane move.
From what I could see... There was no difference.
Waiting for the drive through for Webber to be called.
Not looking too good for Vettel.
Could Lewis about to become the first reigning British world champion to win a race since James Hunt in 1977???
Great win for Lewis.
Hard to believe that's the first race win for a reigning British champion since James Hunt won the British GP in 1977 (Mansell and Hill never won in the season following their championships)
Now, what chance of a Ferrari penalty for the first corner incident??? If he does get a 25 second penalty it would drop him down to 6th if he had been given a penalty when the incident happened, he'd be way down the pack and out of the points.
Renault given a 1 race suspension!
I guess after last weekend and Saturday letting a car on the track with a loose wheel wasn't a clever thing to do.
I guess after last weekend and Saturday letting a car on the track with a loose wheel wasn't a clever thing to do.
Think there is quite a bid history of wheels coming of and hitting other drivers or going of into the crowd so not that surprised by the ban. Although I do still find it a bit comical when the wheel goes rolling of into the distance a bit like in a cartoon.
Everyone is probably a bit gun-shy after Surtee's son was killed last weekend at Brand's Hatch by an errant wheel. Plus with Massa in the hospital due to being clobbered with a spring, I can see why the stewards might be a bit draconian in the penalties.
As to why Kimi was not given a drive-through, but instead a deferred judgment, the SPEED/FOX TV folks noted that the stewards probably wanted to make sure that Kimi's move was not defensive in nature. In Germany, it was clear MW's move was "deliberate" (I put quotes around that because MW himself said he thought he was clear and I do not wish to imply/accuse him of willfully attempting to take a competitor out).
As to why Kimi was not given a drive-through, but instead a deferred judgment, the SPEED/FOX TV folks noted that the stewards probably wanted to make sure that Kimi's move was not defensive in nature. In Germany, it was clear MW's move was "deliberate" (I put quotes around that because MW himself said he thought he was clear and I do not wish to imply/accuse him of willfully attempting to take a competitor out).
Renault given a 1 race suspension!
I guess after last weekend and Saturday letting a car on the track with a loose wheel wasn't a clever thing to do.
Will this set a precedent? In the future will any engineering fault or pit stop error result in that team being banned for one race? Will Brawn not be allowed to race in Valencia?
Renault given a 1 race suspension!
I guess after last weekend and Saturday letting a car on the track with a loose wheel wasn't a clever thing to do.
Hmm...So Alonso can't race his home race unless he switches teams, Ferrari's driver is probably a driver down...iThink we all know where this is going; sadly no where.
Renault given a 1 race suspension!
I guess after last weekend and Saturday letting a car on the track with a loose wheel wasn't a clever thing to do.
I think it's one of the funniest things to happen this year!
Spaniards have only gotten interested in F1 because of Alonso, and two years ago you could see everybody wearing caps, shirts and everything with the Renault logo and his face. He was everywhere, everytime. And now this...
TAKE THAT!Disclaimer:
Yeah, maybe the fact that they cut Valencia only for a car race for three weeks, making life miserable for people who live there plays its role in me being so happy with this decision.
What happened between Brawn and Renault was very different.
Brawn (hopefully) had no idea that their spring could break off, Renault knew the wheel was not attached correctly but didn't warn Fernando. In fact, he calledd back to the team thinking he had a puncture.
Well, I didn't want to put a Murray curse on it, but YAY!
Well done Lewis!
Hungary '97. Poor Damon Hill...
A drive through yesterday cost Juan Pablo Montoya the win at nascar Indy race... crap.
Agreed. And again, that was just erie. It looked like someone had thrown that spring at Massa. So spook, did it just bounce around on the track until Massa collected it?
He's either a lucky little nut or a tough ittle nut. His wreck at the A1 ring was very violent and he and Sato( I think it was Sato) were both more or less ok. Godspeed Felipe.
Yup. Even though the wheel failure may have been a fault on the wheel, from Brundle's commentary it's clear the problem was noticed early. At that point Renault should have told him to park his car, which while a difficult decision for any team, is still possible. CF Mercedes at Le Mans when their rear wing failed they withdrew the sister car for safety reasons. We're just lucky we're not talking about a dead racing driver due to a tyre landing on his head.
his eye injury reminds me of my dogs eye injury.
he had to have it removed.
ugh i hope his isn't that bad.
praying for you.
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Wasn't that Mark Webber driving that car? Also, I thought it was because the aero was wrong at only that part of the crest on the track, where air would get under the car and toss it up. I don't think it was a part failure.