Mark Webber i call shennanigans
Mark Webber i call shennanigans
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slipstream 1985

Original Poster:

13,747 posts

208 months

Monday 18th March 2013
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How many times is there a "KERS" issue with his car. Frankly in years to come i suspect that it will come to light that red bull on purposly hinder him with "issues" to keep him away from sebastian when they qualify together. Anyone else think the same?

Jasandjules

72,560 posts

258 months

Monday 18th March 2013
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I am not sure they would throw away lots of points like that.

Yamatrix850

290 posts

163 months

Monday 18th March 2013
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They do have a habit of giving Seb the reliable one, don't they?

MitchT

17,114 posts

238 months

Monday 18th March 2013
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MW is, sadly, to Red Bull, what RB was and FM still is, to Ferrari. The sooner he realises this and gets out, the better.

lbc

3,331 posts

246 months

Monday 18th March 2013
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MitchT said:
MW is, sadly, to Red Bull, what RB was and FM still is, to Ferrari. The sooner he realises this and gets out, the better.
And now that McLaren don't have a top driver anymore, they have given both their drivers a crap car. hehe

rsole

643 posts

216 months

Monday 18th March 2013
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Perhaps Helmet Marko (sic) has a hand in this?

>conspiracy theory mode off<


S0 What

3,358 posts

201 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Vettels KERS rarely fails but perhaps that's why his alternators pack up more often laugh

reedman

588 posts

223 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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So why would they renew Webbers contract?

Composite Guru

2,497 posts

232 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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I reckon it's Webbers driving style IMO. F1 parts aren't sorted "really good" and "not very good" parts. All parts would be made and tested to the same standard.

anonymous-user

83 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Composite Guru said:
I reckon it's Webbers driving style IMO. F1 parts aren't sorted "really good" and "not very good" parts. All parts would be made and tested to the same standard.
According to McLaren, at whom RBR pointed the finger for Sunday's failure, it was "an issue with the data system in the garage" on Mark's car that caused the failure.

I wonder where Marko was during the formation lap?

Scuffers

20,887 posts

303 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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realistically, if Webber jumped ship, where would he go?

would you rather have a drive in a top car or no drive at all?

anonymous-user

83 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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The RB KERS is troublesome.

Reported to have cooling issues. Maybe Webber uses it more aggressively than Vettel and cooks it...or his engineers set it up more aggressively

RB aren't going to throw all their eggs into one basket before the first race has begun, and want constructors points.

MGJohn

10,203 posts

212 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Even on the very few occasions Webber qualifies in front of Vettel, invariably he is behind him into the first or second bend. Is it really beyond the comprehension of some PHers that Vettel is simply rather batter at it than most others out there including his team mate.

Team Red Bull would want to see a 1-2 not just on the grid at the start like last Sunday, but, more importantly across the line at the other end of the race too. Who's car lost telemetry recently? Vettel's car has never been known to let him down. rolleyes So just maybe, the OP's attempts at excrement stirring has some real merit ... fat chance... wink

Even fan-boy favourites like Hamilton and Alonso sometimes bog down at the start and it's not unknown for one of those drivers to 'jump the gun' ... Yes, cannot be the driver, must be the car or even team sabotage.

Steamer

14,173 posts

242 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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I'd like to see how the stats stack up between the two cars for failing parts + 'technical' bad start launch issues.

PhillipM

6,556 posts

218 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Certainly seems to have way more than his fair share of KERS issues.

Scuffers

20,887 posts

303 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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if your talking starts, Webber's never managed to get off the line well since he has been in F1.

I think as the cars have progressed and now with Kers and all, he's actually got worse at it.

I don't think he has the same reflexes/skills that Vettel and others have, but he does have experience and huge balls, hence why in absolute laptime he's usually right up there.

Blackpuddin

19,392 posts

234 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Wasn't Webbo talking about baling out of the sport quite soon?

RockDoctor

1,916 posts

195 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Boy he'll be in trouble next year if his KERS system fails (if that's what it's still called). Assuming he has a seat in the team of course.

scubadude

2,619 posts

226 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Webbers car fails more often because he always spills his Fosters during the warmup lap each race (No cup holders in the RB), sometimes over the KERS, sometimes the Alternator, sometimes the radio- always an excuse!

Vettel drinks his Red Bull before the start, QED- Nothing to spill, how Germanic.

Steamer

14,173 posts

242 months

Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Blackpuddin said:
Wasn't Webbo talking about baling out of the sport quite soon?
Well he has got to be the oldest guy on the grid now hasnt he?... at the tender age of 36