quotes that come back to haunt you...
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and here's one that#s bang on the money...from December 2008....
"Button is a skilled driver who earned a race victory in one of the slowest cars on the grid. You might not see him finishing top 3 every race like Lewis Hamilton but put Lewis in an equally uncompetitive car and see how much he wins."
"Button is a skilled driver who earned a race victory in one of the slowest cars on the grid. You might not see him finishing top 3 every race like Lewis Hamilton but put Lewis in an equally uncompetitive car and see how much he wins."
not f1 but....
james toseland will never get on the motogp podium.
that was me at the start of last season.
he had a better quote though.
"im feeling very confident, and i knoe ive easily got the pace to win this race, even from the back of the grid here"
james toseland, just before the start of the 08 british gp.
he then binned it on the first corner of the first lap.
james toseland will never get on the motogp podium.
that was me at the start of last season.
he had a better quote though.
"im feeling very confident, and i knoe ive easily got the pace to win this race, even from the back of the grid here"
james toseland, just before the start of the 08 british gp.
he then binned it on the first corner of the first lap.
Ferg said:
heebeegeetee
Was it me? Either way, i'm absolutely delighted to be proved wrong.It was a close call for him. Absolutely nobody wanted him last year, not even Torro Rosso. Only one man was interested in him, the chap that just happens to be the smartest in the pitlane.
For years people have been saying "give him a good car and he'll be brilliant", and for years i've been pointing out that it just doesn't work like that. Nobody 'gives' anyone a great car, you have to go and get it for yourself or turn your own car into a great car.
Then blow me, somebody does just that - 'gives' him a great car. It's very unusual indeed, unprecedented i would say. And he had to wait a long time for it too.
But i've been very impressed by him. His driving is fantastic this season and his demeanor outside of the car is just as impressive imo, and i hope it continues. And i'm glad that he is now beating Barichello.
rubystone said:
but to put it into perspective, here's another...
"I think we've seen the best of Button, but I'd be absolutely delighted to be proved wrong."
Oh, that was me, yes. Hadn't read that when i posted above. "I think we've seen the best of Button, but I'd be absolutely delighted to be proved wrong."
But i don't agree with this -
rubystone said:
and here's one that#s bang on the money...from December 2008....
but put Lewis in an equally uncompetitive car and see how much he wins."
because i don't think Lewis would languish in uncompetitive machinery for a decade or so. He'd be out of there, and other teams or team bosses would be fighting for his services, instead of sacking him. Same applies be it lewis or any other very competitive driverbut put Lewis in an equally uncompetitive car and see how much he wins."
heebeegeetee said:
because i don't think Lewis would languish in uncompetitive machinery for a decade or so. He'd be out of there, and other teams or team bosses would be fighting for his services, instead of sacking him. Same applies be it lewis or any other very competitive driver
Glad you didn't take offence - I was looking for the quote someone posted here that Button wouldn't win another race for as long as they had a hole in their arse... 
but I couldn't find it.I think you are on the money with Hamilton, but he doesn't come with the "history" that Button has had (although he is working on that....). The Williams BAR contract wrangling ended Button's chances of a McLaren drive and I am sure other teams crossed him off their lists at that point too.
There was a great quote from someone post Australia after someone mentioned they'd put down some money on him to win and were thinking of reinvesting some of the winnings on a championship bet. It went something along the lines of...
"This is just a flash in the pan and betting on Button to win more races and championship this year would be a really stupid thing to do"
"This is just a flash in the pan and betting on Button to win more races and championship this year would be a really stupid thing to do"
rubystone said:
I was looking for the quote someone posted here that Button wouldn't win another race for as long as they had a hole in their arse... but I couldn't find it.
I remember reading that too. I knew the poster didn't have a clue about F1, else he'd have known about Peter Warr and his toilet troubles but I couldn't find it.kevin ritson said:
rubystone said:
I was looking for the quote someone posted here that Button wouldn't win another race for as long as they had a hole in their arse... but I couldn't find it.
I remember reading that too. I knew the poster didn't have a clue about F1, else he'd have known about Peter Warr and his toilet troubles but I couldn't find it.There's an entire 23 page Button related thread here you could quote from if anyone wants a good read!
Its over 2 years old now and occured following the 2006 season when Jenson had pretty good year in a reasonably competitive car, before the disasterous 2007 Honda car was born which put paid to any possibility of the thread title becoming true. Even back then when Jenson was consistently challenging for points and podiums though, there were lots of largely unfounded negative opinion flying around about him, I was one of the very few arguing for the defence!
Suffice to say if Jenson wins the title this year I shall be asking more than one of those on that thread if they indeed no longer have a hole in their ar$e
Its over 2 years old now and occured following the 2006 season when Jenson had pretty good year in a reasonably competitive car, before the disasterous 2007 Honda car was born which put paid to any possibility of the thread title becoming true. Even back then when Jenson was consistently challenging for points and podiums though, there were lots of largely unfounded negative opinion flying around about him, I was one of the very few arguing for the defence!
Suffice to say if Jenson wins the title this year I shall be asking more than one of those on that thread if they indeed no longer have a hole in their ar$e
rubystone said:
Glad you didn't take offence - I was looking for the quote someone posted here that Button wouldn't win another race for as long as they had a hole in their arse... but I couldn't find it.
Not at all. but I couldn't find it.
For the record though, i have actually won a £5 bet that Button would win a race. Wasn't prepared to risk more than a fiver though.
LocoBlade said:
There's an entire 23 page Button related thread here you could quote from if anyone wants a good read!
Thanks - and guess what - there's the quote I was looking for..."He'll never be World Champion as long as there's a hole in his arsenal.Champions are cosistently fast, not just where they like it, or know it"
But to be fair Stuttgartmetal does add to that comment "JB is just like DC. They are fast where they are happy" which is true
Couldn't resist posting Phil Bennett's comment either, after JB's performance today (OK, so he was 5 kgs lighter than Vettel...)
"Its easy to blame Honda but the reality is Jenson does not have everything that is required to make him champion - one of his failings is that he can't qualify.. Look at Brazil in 2006. Sure he finishes 3rd in the race but he gave himself a heck of a lot to do by qualifying in 14th.. Throughout the year he consistantly raised eyebrows with his poor qualie results."
"Its easy to blame Honda but the reality is Jenson does not have everything that is required to make him champion - one of his failings is that he can't qualify.. Look at Brazil in 2006. Sure he finishes 3rd in the race but he gave himself a heck of a lot to do by qualifying in 14th.. Throughout the year he consistantly raised eyebrows with his poor qualie results."
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