Well, Lotus may or may not have themselves in a pickle depending on how they reacted, contractwise, when they signed Kimi....Kubica ventured in rallying and look what happened...now Kimi, also a dabbler in rallying, wants to do same (http://www.f1reports.com/f1/article/15526/)...Lotus has talked about "letting their drivers have the freedom" to race outside of F1 when asked about how wise it was to allow Kubica to rally. We shall C if their head supercedes their words when it comes down to interpreting Kimi's current contract...did Lotus say never again or U guys can do what U want?

Later, Ken

PS: rain forecast for Sat and Sun...slippin and sliddin...how many into the wall this weekend?....predict 7-8.
Update: as of today we have the answer: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99822 ....no way, no how, Kimi

 

Kimi + black & gold lotus + James Hunt helmet = bad a$$

 

Speaking of opinions are like A-holes.....I think you're in the minority if you believe that Massa has a better chance than Schumi of "pulling himself up and performing".

 

Well, well...congrats to Schumi for pole...God, that hurt...that said, he is standing in fifth on the grid...with a reasonable drive he should B 5th or better...we shall C...as to Massa vs Schumi, this will B an interesting race....Massa was tops in Q2 with Schumi 1st in Q3...I'm going with Massa over Schumi...well, I'm sticking my neck out here...any takers to the contrary?...V-man...don't B silent...tell us what U feel.

Oh, all those positive things I said about Maldenado last week, I take them all back...I would not like to B the driver sitting next to him on any grid or have him approaching from the rear!...Inside Maldenado head lies: Bumper car menality and F1 driver mentality...former dominates over latter

Later, Ken

 

There you go, Michael on pole, while I agree with you on that he isn't the same as he used to be he is definitely still one of the better drivers on the grid, getting this pole should give him a little confidence now, a race win is definitely a possibility for him this year. I'd love to see Massa do better as well but I think thats a long shot, I always thought he deserved the championship in 2008 but I think that was his only chance, we'll see how they do in tomorrows race, really looking forward to it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-QdCMkd0lA

hm ... changing the brake bias at 200km/h and turn in with one hand at a same time , not too shabby for an old man who doesnt deserve to be there anymore...

ps: i am not sure about the "woman" on the left, is she a woman? LOL

 

good race.

To add on to the Shumi talk, he didnt just a had a bad luck at the start , he lost fuel pressure in the race.

Kperez i blame you , you cursed him ... LOL

 

^ Yeah, yeah...the result the same: Rosberg>>Schumi and I shall B silent about Massa's result relative to Shumi.

Grosjean is now thrown into my "demolition derby" pool of Maldenado (crash out again and took others with him), Petrov (although car is too slow for hime to really get in the way anymore) and Grosjean who took Kobay out in the first turn. This crap of just, "I 'm going here ,,no, no I'm going there" menality is wrecking the starting grid.

Was happy for Mark but needs to thank Schumi for five spot grid penality for some of the win.

Later, Ken

 

Good race. Mark definitely deserved this one. I love Monaco just for what it is: the glamor, the history, the cache. Was I sad to see my boy Schumi get pushed out by Grosjean? Yes. Being Monaco, I knew it would be almost impossible to pass everyone and get to the lead. The last few laps were fun to see a line of 6 cars fighting for the lead. It sure is an unpredictable season. Nobody seems to have a distinct advantage. Who would have thought that at the beginning of the season that McLaren would be struggling and Red Bull would have to fight tooth and nail for a win?

 

I have to say I'm getting a little tired of Grosjean taking out anyone who tries to pass him in the early stages of the race, is this the fourth time?

 

^ Yeah, Grosjean needs to settle down. He is good, no doubt about it. But, he and Maldonado need to temper their urges to pass when it is not optimal to do so.

 

Glad to see Weber get a win after the season he had last year. Terrible luck for Schumi, his pole lap was epic, but once again in the race either the car or the team lets him down.

Best part of the weekend for me is all the slow-motion shots of the cars sliding through the pool chicane (or whatever you call it), love that ish! F1 car in 4-wheel drift, so friggen sweet!

 

After RB win, some have come out of the woodwork, i.e., Brawn and Ferrari question legality of RB's floor: http://www.pitpass.com/46428-Technic...Red-Bull-floor This will supposedly be determined prior to Canada GP.

Later, Ken

 

News tidbits:

1. Bernie wants KERS eliminated and does not want V6 turbo: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...williams-fire/

2. Williams unhappy with Maldonado: http://en.espnf1.com/williams/motors...ory/80176.html

3. Bernie says New York/New Jersey race in doubt: http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/80166.html

4. Raikkonen trying Lotus' patience: http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/...Lotus-patience

6. 6 winners in 6 races, but many are unhappy about the Pirelli tire degradation issue: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...r-formula-one/

7. Student protests in Canada may threaten Canadian GP: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/30/s...an-grand-prix/

8. Webber being urged to seek out Ferrari contract: http://en.espnf1.com/redbull/motorsp...ory/80083.html

So, just another average week in F1. What would this sport be without all the melodrama that happens on a daily basis?

 

one of the best vid in a while

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wn1EFLa2C8