- 07 Sep 12, 15:59#319137
A racing car that does not win, is just art
Honda got banned for a race or 2

A racing car that does not win, is just art
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Jabberwocky wrote:Honda got banned for a race or 2For a dodgy fuel tank though, not driver conduct.
stonemonkey wrote:Yup, and Jenson Button was made commentator for ITV. I remember being annoyed because he pronounced Kimi Raikkonen's name wrongJabberwocky wrote:Honda got banned for a race or 2For a dodgy fuel tank though, not driver conduct.

Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
darwin dali wrote:It was BAR back then and they had a secret compartment in their fuel tank.Which Ferrari and Toyota apparently had too, because they lost performance after BAR got caught xD.
Revvenge wrote:No one wants rules to stifle racing but while spectacular, some of the crashes at the starts have involved cars and bits of cars flying through the air in a tightly packed field putting drivers in serious risk, not sad at all that the powers that be want to minimise the possibility of injury. If Alonso had turned into the hairpin in Spa a fraction of a second earlier the outcome could have been far worse.darwin dali wrote:It was BAR back then and they had a secret compartment in their fuel tank.Which Ferrari and Toyota apparently had too, because they lost performance after BAR got caught xD.
About a possible driver meeting where they were told to take it easy at the start: Isn't it sad start crashes are banned like that?
stonemonkey wrote:Not to mention the tire that went bouncing off towards the crowd at turn 1. Tire tether must have brokeRevvenge wrote:No one wants rules to stifle racing but while spectacular, some of the crashes at the starts have involved cars and bits of cars flying through the air in a tightly packed field putting drivers in serious risk, not sad at all that the powers that be want to minimise the possibility of injury. If Alonso had turned into the hairpin in Spa a fraction of a second earlier the outcome could have been far worse.darwin dali wrote:It was BAR back then and they had a secret compartment in their fuel tank.Which Ferrari and Toyota apparently had too, because they lost performance after BAR got caught xD.
About a possible driver meeting where they were told to take it easy at the start: Isn't it sad start crashes are banned like that?

What's Burning? wrote:Just a thought on this, the three guys that Grosjean took out in Spa were the three guys that just happened to wind up on the podium in Monza.Can't wait for him to return for another triple strike
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
What's Burning? wrote:Just a thought on this, the three guys that Grosjean took out in Spa were the three guys that just happened to wind up on the podium in Monza.Lotus are up to it again, in their quest for podiums! Well spotted though, just coincidence I guess.
What's Burning? wrote:Just a thought on this, the three guys that Grosjean took out in Spa were the three guys that just happened to wind up on the podium in Monza.Ah, so Grosjean's ban was for not sticking to Bernies script for the season and they had to do a bit of a re-write for Monza.
What's Burning? wrote:Truth is stranger than fiction.Or maybe he's totally into her...
Anyway, Bernie has been on the quiet side ever since his new marriage... maybe be he's comfortable in a cuckold role.
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
darwin dali wrote:What's Burning? wrote:Just a thought on this, the three guys that Grosjean took out in Spa were the three guys that just happened to wind up on the podium in Monza.Can't wait for him to return for another triple strike

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