The Mark Webber Thread

BlinkyBill · Post by **BlinkyBill** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:16 pm

MW is one of the better qualifiers in the field. He proved that last year, and in the Jag. . . I think he only made one mistake in my book last year in qualifying which was in China where the car got away from him on the flyer.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:29 pm

BlinkyBill wrote:MW is one of the better qualifiers in the field. He proved that last year, and in the Jag. . . I think he only made one mistake in my book last year in qualifying which was in China where the car got away from him on the flyer.

Slight argument from me. I rate him as one of the Best Qualifyers..........er you haven't done anything to Lauda doors along with badcooky have you ?

BlinkyBill · Post by **BlinkyBill** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:04 am

Julian Mayo wrote:
BlinkyBill wrote:MW is one of the better qualifiers in the field. He proved that last year, and in the Jag. . . I think he only made one mistake in my book last year in qualifying which was in China where the car got away from him on the flyer.
Slight argument from me. I rate him as one of the Best Qualifyers..........er you haven't done anything to Lauda doors along with badcooky have you ?

Um . . . i dont see the difference between 'one of the better qualifiers' and 'one of the best qualifiers' . . .

and as for lauda and badcooky

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:28 am

BlinkyBill wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:
BlinkyBill wrote:MW is one of the better qualifiers in the field. He proved that last year, and in the Jag. . . I think he only made one mistake in my book last year in qualifying which was in China where the car got away from him on the flyer.
Slight argument from me. I rate him as one of the Best Qualifyers..........er you haven't done anything to Lauda doors along with badcooky have you ?

Um . . . i dont see the difference between 'one of the better qualifiers' and 'one of the best qualifiers' . . .

and as for lauda and badcooky

Good, better, best.
The reference to Lauda cars is contained in the V8supercar posts

BlinkyBill · Post by **BlinkyBill** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:53 am

Then Mark Webber gets up on to the top deck of the podium with a grumpy face becuase he doesnt want to win, he wants to win with everyone else on track . . .

Bundy · Post by **Bundy** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:03 pm

I said a few times last year that MW was in an education phase of his career. Finally running with the big boys when meerly scoring points wasn't acceptable. He crashed a few times, made a couple of mistakes but by the end of the year was running much more consistently & putting in some good performances despite the lack of pace of the BMW Williams (relative to renault, mclaren etc).

This year he has no excuses. He "seems" to have a quick reliable car, he has the neccessary experience & he now even has 7 gears which should aid the notoriously poor starts of the Williams. He is a recognised good qualifier, with the new Q rules he should have an even greater advantage. He has the ability, he has a good car (renault & honda are obviously still the ones to beat) this could be a make or break year.

Now I'm not suggesting if he struggles he will be booted. He is a much better driver than most in the F1 paddock but if he does struggle his value will fall dramatically. His value stagnated last year, he needs another good year so people will take notice. MUST finish top 3 or 4.

tld · Post by **tld** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:49 am

Bundy wrote:I said a few times last year that MW was in an education phase of his career. Finally running with the big boys when meerly scoring points wasn't acceptable. He crashed a few times, made a couple of mistakes but by the end of the year was running much more consistently & putting in some good performances despite the lack of pace of the BMW Williams (relative to renault, mclaren etc).

This year he has no excuses. He "seems" to have a quick reliable car, he has the neccessary experience & he now even has 7 gears which should aid the notoriously poor starts of the Williams. He is a recognised good qualifier, with the new Q rules he should have an even greater advantage. He has the ability, he has a good car (renault & honda are obviously still the ones to beat) this could be a make or break year.

Now I'm not suggesting if he struggles he will be booted. He is a much better driver than most in the F1 paddock but if he does struggle his value will fall dramatically. His value stagnated last year, he needs another good year so people will take notice. MUST finish top 3 or 4.

I concur. With the positive results from the testing, I think it's his big opportunity to grab the bull by the horns. Now, if he can just steer clear of other drivers...

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:08 am

tld wrote:
Bundy wrote:I said a few times last year that MW was in an education phase of his career. Finally running with the big boys when meerly scoring points wasn't acceptable. He crashed a few times, made a couple of mistakes but by the end of the year was running much more consistently & putting in some good performances despite the lack of pace of the BMW Williams (relative to renault, mclaren etc).

This year he has no excuses. He "seems" to have a quick reliable car, he has the neccessary experience & he now even has 7 gears which should aid the notoriously poor starts of the Williams. He is a recognised good qualifier, with the new Q rules he should have an even greater advantage. He has the ability, he has a good car (renault & honda are obviously still the ones to beat) this could be a make or break year.

Now I'm not suggesting if he struggles he will be booted. He is a much better driver than most in the F1 paddock but if he does struggle his value will fall dramatically. His value stagnated last year, he needs another good year so people will take notice. MUST finish top 3 or 4.
I concur. With the positive results from the testing, I think it's his big opportunity to grab the bull by the horns. Now, if he can just steer clear of other drivers...

What a cow of a comment, there should be a "poll" by someone or udder

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:44 am

Julian Mayo wrote: What a cow of a comment, there should be a "poll" by someone or udder

tld · Post by **tld** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:57 am

<T-K> wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: What a cow of a comment, there should be a "poll" by someone or udder

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:19 am

tld wrote:
<T-K> wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: What a cow of a comment, there should be a "poll" by someone or udder

BlinkyBill · Post by **BlinkyBill** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:23 am

Julian Mayo wrote:
What a cow of a comment, there should be a "poll" by someone or udder

you milked that for all it was worth

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:00 am

BlinkyBill wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:
What a cow of a comment, there should be a "poll" by someone or udder
you milked that for all it was worth

I thought I might slip it "past ur eyes"

BlinkyBill · Post by **BlinkyBill** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:19 am

Thats ok. Rather that than you brand it on my butt.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:19 am

Snowy wrote:Rubinho is still a useful member of the team, even though he struggles with left foot breaking. He has spent five seasons with a winning team, and knows how he himself won and how Schuey won GP's and championships. Honda wanted that insight and knowledge. It is only a question of time before his input pays off. Perhaps they will compromise and give him a car suited to his style of driving. I think they are resisting that because they want as much crossover on car setup as they can. It might also be a cost cutting exercise, whatever it's not working so they'll have to do something about it. However it is technical not driver related that is until Rubinho's confidence is totally eroded.

watching Barra struggle with the transition to Honda makes me think that Mark Webber is even better than I thought. To jump from the minardi pedal car to that god-awful Jag and promptly ring its neck with pole etc, then into last years a#%& burning williams with no complaint. Little wonder he was recently awarded the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy for Driving Ability.