Tiger
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Im not a huge Schumacher fan so i tend to laugh when he has bad luck or simply bad driving, but thats not to say i dont have a huge amount of respect for him and have no arguements about him being the best driver that ever lived.
Bridgestone are an absolute waste of time this season, they have done 10% the amount of testing that Michelin have and lets reflect on the positions of cars running bridgestones......Apart from Ferrari the rest are being dusted at the back of the track!!
Wake up Ferrari and dump Bridgestone!
Great race though and so far im loving the season, the rules have changed for the best. I was a bit pissed to see that BAR have a 2 race ban though because for running 6 KG under weight does deserve being stripped of points but that alone would make sure the team wouldnt do it again. I think it was way over the top and Max Mosely is a bit of a prick anyway.
I thought Coulthard would be shit this season, and apart from a few lucky races he has been shit to be fair. Respect for Toyota because apart from Renault, they have been the team to watch this season for me.
Ben.
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Originally posted by Tiger
Im not a huge Schumacher fan so i tend to laugh when he has bad luck or simply bad driving, but thats not to say i dont have a huge amount of respect for him and have no arguements about him being the best driver that ever lived.
Bridgestone are an absolute waste of time this season, they have done 10% the amount of testing that Michelin have and lets reflect on the positions of cars running bridgestones......Apart from Ferrari the rest are being dusted at the back of the track!!
Wake up Ferrari and dump Bridgestone!
Great race though and so far im loving the season, the rules have changed for the best. I was a bit pissed to see that BAR have a 2 race ban though because for running 6 KG under weight does deserve being stripped of points but that alone would make sure the team wouldnt do it again. I think it was way over the top and Max Mosely is a bit of a prick anyway.
I thought Coulthard would be shit this season, and apart from a few lucky races he has been shit to be fair. Respect for Toyota because apart from Renault, they have been the team to watch this season for me.
Ben.
I dont see how banning BAR for 2 races is harsh? Its basically cheating in what they did giving them an weight advantage including that extra space for fuel. Id imagine 6kg weight difference can make times lower in respect to other teams.
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jr
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BAR didnt just run underweight, the cheated, look at my post history for the BAR post and it has a diagram of how they were cheating
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Tiger
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Yeah but like BAR said at the court hearing, there was nowhere in the rulebook that specifically said that the 600KG weight was with or without fuel - so on those grounds the FIA moved the goalposts as soon as they knew leading it to being a "Rule Breaking Offence" only after it had happened and not before.
Like I said, i think that stripping them of points is enough punishment as they are not exactly a threatening team at the minute. I would class "Team Orders" an offence, but because its not written into the rules, they still do it, Ferrari more than everyone else.
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Tiger
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Plus - BAR found a loophole at the first race by pulling into the pits so they could change engines and start with a fresh for the second race of the season - the rules were changed straight after and BAR were not punished - It sounds like the goalposts can be moved when it suits the FIA to me.
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andy hirst
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If it was ferrari and shumacher, they wouldn't have been so harsh.
Shumacher deserves no respect because of OZ 1994
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Originally posted by andy hirst
If it was ferrari and shumacher, they wouldn't have been so harsh.
Shumacher deserves no respect because of OZ 1994
glad ia itn the only one tht remembers this 
still do respect his achievments tho.... jsut not the 94 season 
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andy hirst
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I can't bring myself to say a good word about him, I have gone off ferrari big time because of him.
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Robbo
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Originally posted by andy hirst
If it was ferrari and shumacher, they wouldn't have been so harsh.
Shumacher deserves no respect because of OZ 1994
and jerez 97, and various other occasions 
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Tiger
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To be fair, his brother is far worse. His brother has hardly any over-taking ability at all! There has been 2 occasions when he has been the cause of some quite serious accidents due to his appaling over taking, i just cant remember the other drivers involved....
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Robbo
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Also a shame Alonso didnt win his home grand prix :S 
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Tiger
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Yeah it is but thats just how it goes on the day - Raikonnen really did deserve to win.
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richard_syko
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Originally posted by Tiger
Bridgestone are an absolute waste of time this season, they have done 10% the amount of testing that Michelin have and lets reflect on the positions of cars running bridgestones......Apart from Ferrari the rest are being dusted at the back of the track!!
Wake up Ferrari and dump Bridgestone!
Ben.
It`s a bit more complicated than mate. F1 is proberly the most political sport there is. They will not simply drop Bridgy.
Another thing, Bridgestone only have farrari to run tests on, they just do not have the input Michelin have right now.
I think you will find it wont be long untill Ferrari become the dominatant force again!
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Tiger
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Well, i didnt see anyone else on the track going out with TWO punctures today so id definitly put Bridgestone to fault and if I were the Boss at Ferrari i would tell them to get their act together...
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Siberia
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every proper f1 fan will know that its the bristone tire that is costing ferrai big time... just look at imola when the tire suited the track and temperture... 3 seconds a lap quicker?
about BAR they were asked to present the car with the fuel drained from it and presented it with 15 litres of fuel hidden in a secret fuel tank
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Tiger
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15 litres of fuel cant be easy to hide...
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