The Official 2014 Italian GP Thread ***Spoilers***

[anonymous-user]

I expect the Airbus/GE sponsorship was a thank you to Fernandes for using planes/engines for Air Asia.

[anonymous-user]

oyster said:

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?

This.

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.

I would agree with all of what you say, but not that it deserved a drive through, as in the previous post. In 2011 Hamilton and Massa had already clashed on track a couple of times before Singapore, the stewards were trying to make a point; not that it worked.

[evenflow]

johnfm said:

Europa1 said:

Is it just me or has Airbus sponsorship disappeared from the Caterham?

I think the GE/Airbus sponsorship died when the current 'mystery owners' came in.

And SAFRAN

[MartG]

Have McLaren finally sorted out their car - going well in P1

http://www.f1today.net/en/results/vt1/2014/09/05/m...

[El Guapo]

wevster said:

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?

I think they look at it differently if it's a collision between teammates.

[007 VXR]

MartG said:

Have McLaren finally sorted out their car - going well in P1

http://www.f1today.net/en/results/vt1/2014/09/05/m...

That would be a nice results table for sunday

[Le TVR]

MartG said:

Have McLaren finally sorted out their car - going well in P1

http://www.f1today.net/en/results/vt1/2014/09/05/m...

Maybe they've given Nico's engine to JB as part of his punishment?

[eps]

MartG said:

Have McLaren finally sorted out their car - going well in P1

http://www.f1today.net/en/results/vt1/2014/09/05/m...

Nope. They may well come in around P5 or P6, but that's about it for them. I expect to see Merc + Williams ahead of them, unless McLaren have made some really huge improvements recently.

[eps]

Whoops! FP2 and Hamilton's car has the floor of it and they're not quite sure why.... Meanwhile Rosberg P1.

Maybe it's just not his year?

[Sammo123]

Hamilton's car is in pieces because it won't fire up! Mercedes really need to get on top of this! His car just seems to want to fall apart most weekends!

[johnfm]

I see Hamilton's is fked again.

[Lincsblokey]

The more this season goes on the more i can see Lewis leaving Mercedes, they are literally throwing his title chances away with every little mistake

[Mini1275]

Surprised to see Hamilton with the problems, that's not usually the case....oh wait.

[Geoff Stilwell]

Roadside assistance for Hamilton....Crikey..you couldn't make this up could you.

Edited by Geoff Stilwell on Friday 5th September 13:29

[eps]

JPM on BBC, being interviewed!!

[Sammo123]

eps said:

JPM on BBC, being interviewed!!

First time in the F1 paddock since 2006! Obviously doesn't miss F1 then.

[Allyc85]

Very much enjoying the cars sliding through Ascari and Parabolica with proper dabs of oppo

[Vaud]

Does anyone think that Ferrari might be going all out and risking a whole power plant for this race? i.e. run to the max with no view on reliability other than this one race?

[deadslow]

Vaud said:

Does anyone think that Ferrari might be going all out and risking a whole power plant for this race? i.e. run to the max with no view on reliability other than this one race?

yep

[fatboy69]

Mini1275 said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29032986

That sound .

I dont care what anyone else says - this is how F1 cars should sound.