2009 Formula 1 Discussion

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View Poll Results: 2009 Driver's Championship winner?
Lewis Hamilton
6.06%
Kimi Raikkonen
6.06%
Felipe Massa
10.61%
Jenson Button
57.58%
Rubens Barrichello
1.52%
Jarno Trulli
4.55%
Timo Glock
0
0%
Nick Heidfeld
0
0%
Robert Kubica
1.52%
Fernando Alonso
3.03%
Sebastien Vettel
7.58%
Someone else
1.52%
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Apr 14, 2009 | 05:19 PM
  #286  
Mark Webber is/was the same way. His car is at least 3' wider than anyone else's car.
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Apr 14, 2009 | 05:23 PM
  #287  
Quote: I can't really think of a driver I hate. I dislike Kimi because he has so much talent and so often appears to be joyriding the car. I don't care for Kovaleinen because he's not very good.
I think Heikki is good.. Just Lewis is always getting the better strategy from the team, making HK run more fuel and such (not saying he's better than LH, but not bad).

You want to talk about bad, look no furthur than Piquet Jr. Talk about just getting owned by your teammate...
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Apr 14, 2009 | 05:31 PM
  #288  
NPJr is pretty bad.

I've yet to see anything from HK which makes me think he deserves the #2 seat at MM. Either the car is not suited to him, or he's leaving a lot on the table, strategy/fuel load or not.
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Apr 14, 2009 | 06:04 PM
  #289  
Every once in a while Piquet has an amazing few laps and you have to scratch your head and wonder where in the hell it came from.

I don't like Kovaleinen for the simple reason that he drives for MM


But i HATED Coulthard, I swear his strategy was "Im not going to be able to win so i will just crash in to others to make them just as much of a loser as i am"

But with him out of the way i can concentrate on loathing Hamilton
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Apr 14, 2009 | 07:02 PM
  #290  
DAMNNNN how did i miss this thread!!!!
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Apr 15, 2009 | 04:24 AM
  #291  
Here you go... The Diffuser 3 win their case. Now all the teams have to play catch-up.

Here's the link. http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,189...190774,00.html
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Apr 15, 2009 | 05:04 AM
  #292  
Quote: Here you go... The Diffuser 3 win their case. Now all the teams have to play catch-up.

Here's the link. http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,189...190774,00.html
Just saw that!!! Either way the verdict went, Brawn GP's reign is OVER!!!! Better watch out for Vettel if he gets one of those trick diffusers installed. This week is going to be crazy.
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Apr 15, 2009 | 07:39 AM
  #293  
I think it's too soon to say their reign is over. Don't forget Reubens B. still came in 2nd in the Australian GP after his rear diffuser was damaged. There may be much more going on with Brawn GP's chassis. Whatever the case may be, it'll still be interesting to see how the other teams start catching up.
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Apr 15, 2009 | 07:42 AM
  #294  
I don't know if their reign is over, if this was last year and they were using Honda motors, maybe, but the Mercedes unit that they have currently is strong. They have two good drivers and a great manager.
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Apr 15, 2009 | 08:26 AM
  #295  
Quote: There may be much more going on with Brawn GP's chassis. Whatever the case may be, it'll still be interesting to see how the other teams start catching up.
I agree: Diffuser or not, I think Brawn GP has front-of-the-pack cars that are going to remain competitive. The diffuser decision coupled with no in-season testing are going to make the next few races really fun to watch.
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Apr 15, 2009 | 08:31 AM
  #296  
Brawn will be fine - maybe not dominating 1-2 performances, but still consistently in the points. They were quite a bit ahead of the other cheater diffuser teams (can't really call them that anymore, I guess).

Brawn will probably be dominant in China, but the other teams will have a similar diffuser by Bahrain.
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Apr 15, 2009 | 09:19 AM
  #297  
I hate Lewis Hamilton, while he is skillful, he is just to arrogant with his "I coulda have gone 6 seconds faster in the last sector, but the car couldn't keep up with me" mentallity .

I lol'd in the last race when Buemi cried like a little girl about himself being up in the first 2 sectors but ran off track, while qualfying.

Kimi is starting to irritate me with his half *** driving. I can see he is trying harder now but he still has to redeem himself.
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Apr 15, 2009 | 09:31 AM
  #298  
Quote: I hate Lewis Hamilton, while he is skillful, he is just to arrogant.

Really? With his driving or with what he says? I find people dislike him more because he is a good driver but he has MM and his dad sitting there making things worse for him. Further more, his rookie year, he was a better driver than Alonso, just no one wanted to admit it. I find that sometimes a persons confidence is seen as arrogance, when in reality it is what is needed to be at the top. Over the years I have seen this with Alonso, Kimi, Masa, Lewis and a few others.

I will say that MM is a virus, I really do like Lewis, I just hate the team that he races for.

What do you think?
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Apr 15, 2009 | 11:26 AM
  #299  
Quote: Really? With his driving or with what he says? I find people dislike him more because he is a good driver but he has MM and his dad sitting there making things worse for him. Further more, his rookie year, he was a better driver than Alonso, just no one wanted to admit it. I find that sometimes a persons confidence is seen as arrogance, when in reality it is what is needed to be at the top. Over the years I have seen this with Alonso, Kimi, Masa, Lewis and a few others.

I will say that MM is a virus, I really do like Lewis, I just hate the team that he races for.

What do you think?
What he says....his driving is awesome. The **** will outbrake anyone.
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Apr 15, 2009 | 04:57 PM
  #300  
Quote: Really? With his driving or with what he says? I find people dislike him more because he is a good driver but he has MM and his dad sitting there making things worse for him. Further more, his rookie year, he was a better driver than Alonso, just no one wanted to admit it. I find that sometimes a persons confidence is seen as arrogance, when in reality it is what is needed to be at the top. Over the years I have seen this with Alonso, Kimi, Masa, Lewis and a few others.

I will say that MM is a virus, I really do like Lewis, I just hate the team that he races for.

What do you think?
That was very well said. Hate is a very strong word and people throw it around as if it's a ball. The only people who should hate him are those angry Brazilians. However, they should probably be more upset with Massa spinning 17.5 times in England.

Thank you Billy for sending this thread into an unrecoverable "flatspin!!!" "Oh sh#t Goose, we just flew through his jetwash!!!! Engine 1 is out! Engine 2 is out"
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