Official Round 8 - British Grand Prix - Page 2

jsTrecu · 29 Jun 2013, 19:10 (Ref:3271655)

It is confirmed now, Di Resta to start last.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108426

canamman · 29 Jun 2013, 19:17 (Ref:3271659)

Great front row, especially for the fans. Looking foe Webber to race with blinders on. Should be fun.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 29 Jun 2013, 19:42 (Ref:3271666)

McLaren may be having their woes but Ferrari weren't doing much better either today, Alonso and Massa 10th and 12th.

sparkione · 29 Jun 2013, 19:53 (Ref:3271669)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I don't rate Whitmarsh either. He comes across as very affable but he strikes me as being rather worthy and lacking imagination, the exact opposite of Ron Dennis.

The whole McLaren thing is now becoming a farce, bordering on a national disgrace. No, they don't have Newey, but neither does anyone else aside from Red Bull. You have to wonder what on earth is going on behind the scenes at Woking, and you have also to sympathise 100% with the plight of Jenson and Perez, who deserve far better. To see them fannying around trying to get into the top half of the grid in a dog of a car which is so slow it can barely get out of its own way is dispiriting beyond belief.

Time for some Ronspeak?

Moneyseeker · 29 Jun 2013, 20:00 (Ref:3271672)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparkione

The whole McLaren thing is now becoming a farce, bordering on a national disgrace. No, they don't have Newey, but neither does anyone else aside from Red Bull. You have to wonder what on earth is going on behind the scenes at Woking, and you have also to sympathise 100% with the plight of Jenson and Perez, who deserve far better. To see them fannying around trying to get into the top half of the grid in a dog of a car which is so slow it can barely get out of its own way is dispiriting beyond belief.

Time for some Ronspeak?

Time for new leadership and direction I think. You can't help thinking that McLaren have too many irons in too many fires and need to refocus.

Moneyseeker · 29 Jun 2013, 20:13 (Ref:3271676)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsTrecu

It is confirmed now, Di Resta to start last.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108426

To quote the great Clive James - 'under that most peculiar of rules which states that a driver must first lay his life on the line before finding out all was in vein..'

djinvicta · 29 Jun 2013, 20:31 (Ref:3271683)

Laying my feelings on the line, I also don't rate Sam Michael. Cant see what he did at Williams, now hes at McClaren, still cant see it. Ron must be seething, fifth of the losers at the moment.

Rennen · 29 Jun 2013, 20:33 (Ref:3271685)

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Originally Posted by Moneyseeker

Di Resta may be excluded from qualifying - car underweight after qualifying. Paul couldn't buy a break....

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108424

If the Scales were out of Calibration, I would have appealled against that in my kart racing team days...and won!

I also recall when one of my drivers loaned to someone elses team as a favour (in British Championship karting) was marginally under weight, he had his drivers license endorsed as if it was his fault!

Dumb Rules, as if such a tiny amount would make any differance to Di Resta's performance anyway!

TrapezeArtist · 29 Jun 2013, 20:59 (Ref:3271693)

It's very tough on Paul di Resta (and the whole team) but underweight is Underweight. No-one would deliberately cheat on weight because they know they will be found out. And whatever the magnitude of the discrepancy, the penalty is to be thrown out. We've all been there.

**BertMk2** · 29 Jun 2013, 21:16 (Ref:3271699)

Quote:

Originally Posted by djinvicta

Laying my feelings on the line, I also don't rate Sam Michael. Cant see what he did at Williams, now hes at McClaren, still cant see it.

Totally agree - I really don't understand why he appears to be so highly rated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rennen

If the Scales were out of Calibration, I would have appealled against that in my kart racing team days...and won!

I think they're allowed to be half a kilo out (to account for scale calibration) but Di Resta was 2 kilos under so a net 1.5 after you take away the free half kilo. Not a lot but under weight is under weight.

**** luck for Di Resta though - how many times has he been screwed over by things outside his control this season?

Sodemo · 29 Jun 2013, 22:34 (Ref:3271716)

I wish people would stop pronouncing it Silver-stun. It's Silver-stone.

gossie · 29 Jun 2013, 22:40 (Ref:3271719)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sodemo

I wish people would stop pronouncing it Silver-stun. It's Silver-stone.

It's interesting you say that, as I've heard it pronounced both way for many years.

Armco Bender · 29 Jun 2013, 23:52 (Ref:3271733)

Silver-stone...is that anywhere near Silver-stun?

Spritle · 30 Jun 2013, 00:27 (Ref:3271735)

It's the potato/potahto - tomato/tomahto syndrome...

...let's call the whole thing off.

IceMan_PJN · 30 Jun 2013, 07:11 (Ref:3271783)

I never was sure how to say "Kubica." I've heard it like how it's spelled; like kyoo-bi-ku. I've also heard kyoo-beet-su.

Armco Bender · 30 Jun 2013, 09:46 (Ref:3271822)

Sunshine..

.......wheres the rain?

JamesH · 30 Jun 2013, 11:02 (Ref:3271835)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparkione

The whole McLaren thing is now becoming a farce, bordering on a national disgrace. No, they don't have Newey, but neither does anyone else aside from Red Bull. You have to wonder what on earth is going on behind the scenes at Woking, and you have also to sympathise 100% with the plight of Jenson and Perez, who deserve far better. To see them fannying around trying to get into the top half of the grid in a dog of a car which is so slow it can barely get out of its own way is dispiriting beyond belief.

Time for some Ronspeak?

National Disgrace? Hardly worthy of that moniker I think - they are just a race car team after all, not running the NHS.

As for Ronspeak, if you can explain how someone talking and/or shouting at the team is going to completely redesign a car before the next race (or indeed the end of the season), you should be on the apprentice. Once you have a bad car, there's not a whole lot you can do until you design a new one. That doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't happen just because Ron says so.

airbusA346 · 30 Jun 2013, 11:18 (Ref:3271843)

Tooned has started again on Sky.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 30 Jun 2013, 12:02 (Ref:3271851)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armco Bender

Silver-stone...is that anywhere near Silver-stun?

Where's Silver-stun?

**bjohnsonsmith** · 30 Jun 2013, 12:14 (Ref:3271852)

Excellent start by Lulu.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 30 Jun 2013, 12:17 (Ref:3271853)

No, Lulu's got a tyre failure and Vettel now leads.

He managed to get the car back to the pits with minimal damage and get a new left rear.

jedrinck · 30 Jun 2013, 12:20 (Ref:3271854)

More of these driver induced tire failures. When will they learn?

Scooter185 · 30 Jun 2013, 12:20 (Ref:3271855)

Massa just had a tire pop like a balloon too...

Scooter185 · 30 Jun 2013, 12:27 (Ref:3271856)

JEV pops a left rear

**bjohnsonsmith** · 30 Jun 2013, 12:28 (Ref:3271857)

Wow, Vergne's tyre literally exploded and now a FCY.

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