changing driver quotes

[skinny]

why can't they just leave driver quotes alone - what does it add to have them in perfect english?

just reading formula1.com - i'm pretty sure kubica never said this...

Q: The race between Nick (Heidfeld) and yourself must be heating up now too, as you both compete to be the driver to give the team their maiden win…
RK: Not really for me - my competitors on track are 21 other drivers, regardless of their team appurtenance.

[jacobyte]

If that's the case, then perhaps they could be so kind as to remove the ubiquitous and irritating use of "for sure". Try reading this without getting riled!
www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66047

[forsure]

jacobyte said:

If that's the case, then perhaps they could be so kind as to remove the ubiquitous and irritating use of "for sure". Try reading this without getting riled!
www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66047

+1

[mark69sheer]

I note he said it wasn't a corner where you had to be aggresive with the throttle, I knew that from the other drivers I had heard feathering their way around but he was nailed before the apex that he spun on...driver error , no TC , too much gas.

[LocoBlade]

If you think that's bad, at least they haven't really slanted what was said, just cleared it up to make it more easily understandable. How about this which is a translation of an article in a Spanish tabloid "quoting" Hamilton after the Malaysia race

Lewis Hamilton began his press conference with a tirade against his team for the failure in replacing the wheel. "I could have had a beer during that stop," he said ironically. We will have to see whether this will cause the indestructible link with the team and its exemplary camaraderie to evaporate and turn sour in the future.

As for his fight with Webber in the race and his inability to overtake (Alonso managed it with Coulthard driving the same Red Bull), Hamilton threw in a few excuses. “I was pushing Mark for a long, long time but being behind someone is extremely difficult so it doesn't matter how much quicker you are, it makes it extremely difficult to get past," he said in self-justification" "He drove fantastically well and then we were in with a good shot for the podium until the poor pitstop” added the Brit completely contrary to the truth.

Then he continued with a new message to the McLaren mechanics. "I am not sure what the problem was, we will have to look into it. I think we need a new wheel gun." Perhaps that is a payback to McLaren for everything that hitting the limiter button in Brazil last year cost him, and continues to do so.

Then he returned to what happened recently, such as the penalty on Saturday (on the other hand incontestable) to emphasize his poor performance in qualifying. "Without the penalty we could have finish second," he said assuming that he could have overtaken Kovalainen. Optimism appeared in his farewell: "We will bounce back in Bahrain," he said.

Taken from a thread on the Autosport forum here. Priceless!

Edited by LocoBlade on Wednesday 26th March 22:50