Sunday 22 September 2013

Singapore GP - "What?!"

This was a race where 55 laps were just the build-up for the final few.  It was good to be watching back on Sky but I bet the highlights show was more interesting.

More

Kimi's "bad back" - I wish I achieved that much when I have a bad back
Tom Jones - more amusing that Becks and better looking than the PCD
Raikkonen's overtake on Button
Fireworks - especially at the finishing line
Retro F1 - Alonso gave Webber a ride back to the pits following his fire.  They are probably the only two old enough to remember such chivalry
Humility - Vettel plays up his bad start
New phrases - other teams were "hanging their balls in the pool" whilst Red Bull mechanics kept working, according to Vettel

Less

Restraint - Sky started broadcasting before it had even turned dark in Singapore
Ricciardo - a good sign for Red Bull that they've made the right choice there
Bad luck - Poor Goujon but Webber retains the title of unluckiest drive in Formula One
Giving up - Hulkenberg
Di Resta - most pathetic crash of the season?
Brundle - for telling off the crowd for booing Vettel

Singapore GP Results

1. I hate Vettel but I want his points - 1,007
2= Scuderia Principe Pitstop  - 929
2= What up Bianchi? - 929
4. The Winner Takes Vet Tel - 851
5. Still Chewing - 808
6. Rosberg Benz Over Hamilton - 777
7. Rowntree's Randoms - 747
8. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 701
9. The Sutil Knife - 658
10. Hippy F1 - 651
11. The Pitstop Princess - 643
12. Schumacher's Ghost - 574
13. Superstars - 571
14. I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey! - 514
15. The Baldy Biker - 417
16. 100% British Beef Horsepower - 399
17. The Dark Button - 398
18. Year of the Tifosi - 388

Sunday 8 September 2013

Italian GP - "megadrive"

Si

Increased Ricciardo coverage - the grinning buffoon who always pleases
Hulkenberg - a great qualifying and race, remember he was talent-spotted by Williams
John Surtees on the podium - at last someone really qualified to ask the questions
Pitlane engineer-cam - where else can FOM fit cameras? - amusing answers in the comments box please

No

Force India's green team socks, nothing unites a team like the same colour socks
Increased Ricciardo coverage - let's wait until next year
Awkward - all interviews with Hamilton, especially when he wells up, also see EJ interviewing Kasabian and EJ's grid walk generally
Failure to tow - Massa and Alonso
Crazy Frog - as performed by Vettel, who, along with Hasselhoff, is a top notch ambassador for Germany
Radio transmission - "box, box, pit confirm"

Italian GP - Results

1. Scuderia Principe Pitstop - 852
2. What up Bianchi? - 848
3. I hate Vettel but I want his points - 823
4. The Winner Takes Vet Tel - 770
5. Still Chewing - 749
6. Rosberg Benz Over Hamilton - 717
7. Rowntree's Randoms - 705
8. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 624
9. The Sutil Knife - 615
10. Hippy F1 - 608
11. The Pitstop Princess - 600
12. Schumacher's Ghost - 531
13. Superstars - 509
14. I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey! - 458
15. The Baldy Biker - 396
16. 100% British Beef Horsepower - 379
17. The Dark Button - 375
18. Year of the Tifosi - 359