Antonius Pius Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Could also just be Piquet badmouthing Flavio. I gather he felt he was being treated unfairly, or at least that Alonso was favoured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 I would imagine that for evidence gathering they will be able to look at data readings from the car. If the armchair fan can see displays that show when a driver is braking and accelerating, I'm sure Renault have much more detailed information that could be used by the FIA to draw a conclusion. It wouldn't take much work to look at the data, compare it to the other laps where Piquet Jr. (and other drivers) were making it round with no problems and draw conclusions from there. With the level of data available, I think a crash would be extremely hard to fake.Which is exactly why I would be extremely surprised to hear this is the case. Though for now I'll have to follow the old adage "there is no smoke without fire". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Regulations for next season have taken a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 I suppose it would help the drivers recuperate after the race. Good thinking, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMountainGoat Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I think you are ignoring the obvious problems regarding safety - the cars would be too easy to rollAnd just think of all those crumbs getting everywhere. Seriously dude, use your loaf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Fisi is joining Ferrari for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Roses Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 well anybody could have driven faster than Badoer......I mean Bad Doer........even his name is a give away (apologies if this has been said before)still can't believe last week's race......it was like the monkeys were in charge of the zoo......all very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I felt well sorry for Badoer, he obviously knew his driving wasn't up to scratch and he'd had no time in the car during the season but he took it on anyway. It's easy to mock him but he has to get some credit for having the balls to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Renault called in by the FIA to answer race fixing charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Good move by Fisi, really. I'd have done the same. An Italian, driving a Ferrari, at Monza. Who wouldn't have done the same? Does he have a contract with anyone for next season? If not, then this might give him a chance to prove himself... one last time.I'm actually quite surprised to find that Renault have been charged and brought to trial over this accusation. As I said upthread, I think a crash would be incredibly hard to fake given all the data available, and it would have to be an incredibly stupid decision to engineer one. Alonso wasn't even in contention for the championship, what was the point!?Crazy if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 On Fisi: he will be Ferrari's reserve driver next season. They could have used Mark Gene though. He's an ok driver.On Renault: I think the FIA may be trying to force Flav out of the sport like they did with Ron Dennis in the Liegate scandal. They had better be careful though because any sanctions placed upon Renault may cause them to quit the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted September 5, 2009 Author Share Posted September 5, 2009 Why would they want to force Flavio out of the championship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 For the same reason the wanted Ron Dennis out. They see him as a troublemaker who threatens to usurp their authority. He was one of the ringleaders for the proposed breakaway championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnt hound Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Monza, the Italian GP is over. A 1-2 for Brawn, who seemed to be in control for the whole weekend. Really, they seemed to have their strategy worked out and it worked brilliantly. Bad luck for Hamilton. The last lap, and he ends up in the barriers. Well, Raikkonen got the third place. His fourth podium finish in a row. Fischicella finished ninth; still better than Badoer could ever do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerold Hightower Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I suppose the championship is over for the Red Bulls. It's between Button and Barrichello now. Strong performance by Sutil in the Force India, despite the somewhat messed-up pit stop. Kovalainen didn't improve his chance of getting a contract for next season. By his qualifying performance he should have been fighting for the win. What is weird is the sudden dominace of Mercedes-powered cars: McLaren, Brawn, and even Force India had a clear advantage over the other teams. I wonder what happened there. Development is supposed to be frozen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMountainGoat Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 My favourite moment of the Italian Grand Prix came in an interview on the BBC with Sutil after the race, a random hottie carrying a champagne bottle walked up to Sutil while he was on air giving an interview, smiled at him and said congratulations, making sure she caught everyone's eye before walking off.Jake Humphrey: 'Here, do you know that woman?'Adrian Sutil: 'Not yet.'Perfect response :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Yeah that was brilliant. Mabye some Germans do have a sense of humour.I hope Barrichello continues to pick away at Button's lead. Imagine what Sao Paulo will be like if he's still in with a chance going into the Brazilian GP.If Red Bull don't get their act together then Mr. Consistent Kimi Raikkonen (I never thought I'd be saying that a year ago!) might finish third in the championship which would be an astonishing result.Hamilton crashing out on the last lap was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 I would rather have Button win the championship, I've decided. Obviously Webber is my first choice, but realistically it's a straight up battle between the Brawn boys from here on in. Spa and Monza were Red Bull's big chances to make large inroads into the Brawn lead, but they haven't done it and they only have Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi left.The main reason I'd rather have Button as champion is because of Barrichello's attitude towards his team earlier in the season and the fact that he publicly insinuated that they were favouring Button ahead of him in the chase for the driver's championship, and even making comments that suggested he wanted to quit the team. Now he seems all happy and rosy with wins coming his way, two in the last three races, but people shouldn't forget his comments earlier in the season.They weren't something befitting a champion, so I'm going to put my support behind Button for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Sorry to double post so quickly, but things are shaping up for next season! Lotus are back, BMW have a buyer, and Mosley wants to expand it to a 14 team grid.And the Canadian GP is back! Bring on the Wall of Champions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 28 cars around Monaco will be something of a farce. Bring back the 107% rule if we're going to have 28 cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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