The Official 2014 Italian GP Thread ***Spoilers***
Discussion
Mini1275 said:
Sometimes F1 cars don't give a true sense of speed. It's like ol' Jezza says on Star in a RPC: if it looks slow, generally it's because it's smooth and fast.
.That, however, looked on the ragged edge of f
king fast!
Norfolkit said:
Humid as well today at the pit walk, looked like rain but didn't. Usual chaos trying to get to the track. Same friendly cosmopolitan crowd as ever.
Always a great crowd at Monza. Passionate fans and whilst a majority of locals are probably tifosi of Ferrari, they have a lot of respect for great drivers and heritage. They always loved Nigel M.. "il leone"Just watched the drivers press conference on Sky F1, always fascinated to see the drivers body language and the disguised tension. Magnussen, Bottas and Chilton were virtually invisible so we'll forget about them for now (although I reckon Bottas is a contender this weekend).
Putting Alonso in the conference was a good shout, he looked cool as a cucumber and probably just enjoying the fact that the media's focus will be all about Merc and not Ferrari form, or lack of more importantly!
Hamilton for his part looked pretty calm, refused to accept or acknowledge that Spa was a racing incident and when questioned whether the FIA should have taken action, he was clearly of the view that they should of, for now the etiquette of racing wheel to wheel is slightly blurred.
Rosberg was dealt some tougher questions to be fair to him, but he looked uneasy. Whether that will manifest in a weaker or stronger driver this weekend, who knows.
Putting Alonso in the conference was a good shout, he looked cool as a cucumber and probably just enjoying the fact that the media's focus will be all about Merc and not Ferrari form, or lack of more importantly!
Hamilton for his part looked pretty calm, refused to accept or acknowledge that Spa was a racing incident and when questioned whether the FIA should have taken action, he was clearly of the view that they should of, for now the etiquette of racing wheel to wheel is slightly blurred.
Rosberg was dealt some tougher questions to be fair to him, but he looked uneasy. Whether that will manifest in a weaker or stronger driver this weekend, who knows.
team underdog said:
Just watched the drivers press conference on Sky F1, always fascinated to see the drivers body language and the disguised tension. Magnussen, Bottas and Chilton were virtually invisible so we'll forget about them for now (although I reckon Bottas is a contender this weekend).
Putting Alonso in the conference was a good shout, he looked cool as a cucumber and probably just enjoying the fact that the media's focus will be all about Merc and not Ferrari form, or lack of more importantly!
Hamilton for his part looked pretty calm, refused to accept or acknowledge that Spa was a racing incident and when questioned whether the FIA should have taken action, he was clearly of the view that they should of, for now the etiquette of racing wheel to wheel is slightly blurred.
Rosberg was dealt some tougher questions to be fair to him, but he looked uneasy. Whether that will manifest in a weaker or stronger driver this weekend, who knows.
If the FIA were consistent then Nico should have had a drive though, the incident is very similar to when Hamilton hit Massa at the Singapore GP in 2011. They have relaxed the rules a bit this year, maybe they have relaxed them too far?Putting Alonso in the conference was a good shout, he looked cool as a cucumber and probably just enjoying the fact that the media's focus will be all about Merc and not Ferrari form, or lack of more importantly!
Hamilton for his part looked pretty calm, refused to accept or acknowledge that Spa was a racing incident and when questioned whether the FIA should have taken action, he was clearly of the view that they should of, for now the etiquette of racing wheel to wheel is slightly blurred.
Rosberg was dealt some tougher questions to be fair to him, but he looked uneasy. Whether that will manifest in a weaker or stronger driver this weekend, who knows.
Vaud said:
Norfolkit said:
Humid as well today at the pit walk, looked like rain but didn't. Usual chaos trying to get to the track. Same friendly cosmopolitan crowd as ever.
Always a great crowd at Monza. Passionate fans and whilst a majority of locals are probably tifosi of Ferrari, they have a lot of respect for great drivers and heritage. They always loved Nigel M.. "il leone"wevster said:
team underdog said:
Just watched the drivers press conference on Sky F1, always fascinated to see the drivers body language and the disguised tension. Magnussen, Bottas and Chilton were virtually invisible so we'll forget about them for now (although I reckon Bottas is a contender this weekend).
Putting Alonso in the conference was a good shout, he looked cool as a cucumber and probably just enjoying the fact that the media's focus will be all about Merc and not Ferrari form, or lack of more importantly!
Hamilton for his part looked pretty calm, refused to accept or acknowledge that Spa was a racing incident and when questioned whether the FIA should have taken action, he was clearly of the view that they should of, for now the etiquette of racing wheel to wheel is slightly blurred.
Rosberg was dealt some tougher questions to be fair to him, but he looked uneasy. Whether that will manifest in a weaker or stronger driver this weekend, who knows.
If the FIA were consistent then Nico should have had a drive though, the incident is very similar to when Hamilton hit Massa at the Singapore GP in 2011. They have relaxed the rules a bit this year, maybe they have relaxed them too far?Putting Alonso in the conference was a good shout, he looked cool as a cucumber and probably just enjoying the fact that the media's focus will be all about Merc and not Ferrari form, or lack of more importantly!
Hamilton for his part looked pretty calm, refused to accept or acknowledge that Spa was a racing incident and when questioned whether the FIA should have taken action, he was clearly of the view that they should of, for now the etiquette of racing wheel to wheel is slightly blurred.
Rosberg was dealt some tougher questions to be fair to him, but he looked uneasy. Whether that will manifest in a weaker or stronger driver this weekend, who knows.
Although when I watched it (as a neutral) it looked like a pure racing accident - i.e. a mistake by Rosberg.
Let's face it, if Rosberg tried that 10 times then he'd be worse off 9 of the times.
He's a genius of greater-than-Senna standards if he aimed to hit the shoulder of Lewis' tyre to puncture it.
Quite why this is being blown up so much is beyond me. Hamilton, with his ability and even allowing for some mechanical failures, should be well clear in the championship by now.
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