THE OFFICIAL SPANISH GP THREAD WITH SPOILERS

[loneranger]

excupra said:

It did make me laugh when during the pit walk Martin Brundle went up to Jenson and said something like "Hi geezer, what's up?" to which Jenson replies "Well I have just been to the toilet ..."

Didn't Kimi tell Brundle that he had just been for a dump at one of last year's races?

[runnersp]

loneranger said:

excupra said:

It did make me laugh when during the pit walk Martin Brundle went up to Jenson and said something like "Hi geezer, what's up?" to which Jenson replies "Well I have just been to the toilet ..."

Didn't Kimi tell Brundle that he had just been for a dump at one of last year's races?

The last one... Brundle went up to him and asked if he had seen Pelé giving Schuey some trophy and Kimi said "no, I was taking a sh1t."

[JonRB]

mikeyboy said:

it incensed me to hear that yesterday. I couldn't believe that the teams now rely so heavily on the pit stops to do their racing that they would rather a driver didn't even try.

Look at it logically though. Within the framework of the rules it makes perfect sense to do this. Agreed, it is not conducive to good racing or to spectator satisfaction, but with the greatest of respect these just simply aren't a concern for the teams. They're focused on the job of getting their driver(s) home in the highest positions possible - preferably a win and a second place. If the risk of a DNF can be reduced by attempting an "overtake" in the pits then obviously they will prefer it.

I'm not saying it's right, and I'm not saying I like it, but I can understand it.

Edited by JonRB on Monday 14th May 17:37