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Agreed!jacfan wrote:Welcome Thaddeus. Always good to get another point of view.
Welcome to the forum, Thaddeus!
Thaddeus wrote:I backed Petrov for the best drive of the day. Fifth is a great result, and if he can continue in that sort of form, or close to it, he'll probably keep the seat. [That said, he knows the track well and it's suited to the Renault].
I missed the specific bit where Vettel apparently did something wrong. It seems from what I've gathered that it was a strange penalty, and probably undeserved.
Kudos to Alonso for managing to moan in a press conference following an incredibly lucky second place. Takes a special sort of miseryguts to do that sort of thing.
Incidentally, Schumacher's gotten a 10 place grid penalty at Spa for his defensive manoeuvre/murder attempt on Barrichello.
Quite an eventful race, despite the lack of overtaking at the sharp end. Kobayashi did brilliantly well to climb from 23rd to 9th.
jacfan wrote:Welcome Thaddeus. Always good to get another point of view.
Having bitched about Ferrari's behaviour in Germany despite the fact that the 'no team orders' rule is pretty stupid and pretty much unenforceable, it would be quite wrong of me not to admit that Vettel did break the rules. So instead I shall simply be totally ungracious and suggest that if it had been Alonso, there'd probably have been a small fine rather than a penalty that clearly affected the points standing at the end of the race.Thaddeus wrote:I missed the specific bit where Vettel apparently did something wrong. It seems from what I've gathered that it was a strange penalty, and probably undeserved.
Sah, I salute you. Petrov is a driven man, his car control is as good as the best. He has been in situations (places off the track) where other guys would have been walking back to the pits. The next season, and his drive will tell all. I do hope Renault stick with him Now would you be so kind as to take the 12 inch spike from my head, driven there when Webber did not pit, and my Partner decided I needed severe restraint before she went to bed saying "Webbo will win" as she did so. There is only so much to be gained by intensive close scruitiny of the whorls in a polished floorboard........sigh. Were we the only two to instantly realize this was Webbos chance to jump Alonso and Vettel? We thought Vettel was going to get a penalty for an illegal pit entry, then gifting Webbo the race IF those little round rubber bits held together for twenty laps.AndyA wrote:Having bitched about Ferrari's behaviour in Germany despite the fact that the 'no team orders' rule is pretty stupid and pretty much unenforceable, it would be quite wrong of me not to admit that Vettel did break the rules. So instead I shall simply be totally ungracious and suggest that if it had been Alonso, there'd probably have been a small fine rather than a penalty that clearly affected the points standing at the end of the race.Thaddeus wrote:I missed the specific bit where Vettel apparently did something wrong. It seems from what I've gathered that it was a strange penalty, and probably undeserved.
My wife being away, I watched the race in the pub with friends, and I wasn't the only one to think of Monty Python's "Spiny Norman" ('...he had to nail my head to the floor, I had transgressed the unwritten rule...'), since none of us had any idea that such a rule existed.
But, on the plus side, Petrov is certainly one to watch; I voted for him, and as a Lotus fan from way back when, it was good to see both cars finish.
regards
Andy A
and then of course for a fantastic performance. We thought the safety car was going to work against him but he put in fantastic lap after lap and came out on top. 
Heh heh, okay I will wear the Webbo mask, where is the Blanky ???jacfan wrote:My DotD was Mark. First of because he is so darn cute (heheh)
Thaddeus wrote:Thanks for the welcome, chaps
Bundy, I must disagree regarding Vettel. He has made some mistakes and would otherwise lead the championship race. However, his Achilles' heel is not personal inconsistency but the unreliability (especially early on) of his car. The puncture at Silverstone was misfortune, and he should've won all three of the initial races.
