Monday 22 June 2015

Austria GP - "Yeeaahh. Come on guys"

Ja

Driver pay - the pay per minute of work for the McLaren drivers must be pretty
Double spin - was anyone else wondering whether Hamilton had "done a Rosberg" in Qually?
Overtaking off the grid - cheers in the Pitstop household when Rosberg took Hamilton
16th and 17th - grid places for the Marussias!
Looking on the bright side - Button went out on Lap 9: "The good thing is that we won't let it get us down".  When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't worry, give a whistle.  And this'll help things turn out for the best...
Vettel's long pitstop - hooray for Massa and Williams
Panicky radio - so worried in the final laps
Cooling room - I'm beginning to think that there's a secret code that if Hamilton is in the cooling room, the drivers will speak anything but English

Nein

Raikkonen and Alonso off on the first lap - I really would like to have seen Kimi take the hand offered by Fernando and walk back hand in hand.
Penalties - give Honda a break or we will lose another engine supplier
Marussia's sponsors - this week AirBNB.  We will be mentioning them in the hope that this drip feed funding continues to allow new teams on to the grid
Hamilton crosses the white pit exit line - triggers the classic comment from Brundle: "one of the fundamental basics of not breaking the rules"
Swearhard Berger's podium interview - no jacket, swore, a little tired and emotional?  Old School F1.

Finally, is it just me or do Mercedes seem happier when Rosberg wins?

Austria GP - Results

1. DC's Tighty Whiteys - 763
2. HamBerg from McCedes Drive Through Please - 762
3. Teutonic Titians, Titanic Twits - 758
4. Sharks have no bones :) - 672
5. Double Mercedes is Boring!! - 585*
6. The F1 Flumps - 552
7. Baby on Board - 545
8. Mike and the Mechanics - 543
9. Lots of Trouble Usually Serious - 541
10. Go Fast and Prosper - 507
11. Muppet Racing - 484
12. Hippy F1 - 430
13. The Pitstop Princess - 396
14. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 375
15. The Hopefuls - 366
16. I blame Clarkson - 363
17. The Very Good Value - 359
18. No Vices Now - 343
19. Baby Pitstop's Change Crew - 332
20. I Monza Brink of Insanity - 312
21. Juan Angus Fangio C.I. - 277
22. 10CC - 242

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Monday 8 June 2015

Canada GP - "..."

As tasty as maple syrup

Qualifying - well done Lotus
Sailing past - that's everyone...past Alonso.  Who branded his team amateurs.  When he finishes his racing career, he's going to be a motivational speaker.
Massa  - nominated for his overtaking
Beavers on track - Bernie's latest idea for spicing up the racing
TFI Friday - sponsored Manor Marussia but not spotted until Mehri's retirement. 
Stevens' voice - first time we've ever heard it
Podium for Williams - hurrah

Moose poo

Qualifying - what is going on Massa, Vettel, Button?
Rain dance - how to make the race more interesting
Matching red shirts and white trousers - that's a look DC and EJ
Too many grid penalties - for once I agree with No Vices Now
Nemesis - Vettel and Alonso apparently...I doubt either would agree
Vettel's slow pit stop - where was all this bad luck when we needed it a couple of years ago?
"Hot rear caliper" - is that painful or sexy?
Grosjean - if a penalty was ever deserved...
McLaren's form - even Williams' dip wasn't so low
Ted Kravitz doing the podium interviews - a cult following in Canada maybe?

Canada GP - Results

1. DC's Tighty Whiteys - 677
2. HamBerg from McCedes drive through please - 676
3. Teutonic Titans, Titanic Twits - 672
4. Sharks have no bones :) - 586
5. The F1 Flumps - 484
6. Baby on Board - 477*
7. Mike and the Mechanics - 471
8. Lots of Trouble Usually Serious - 467
9. Go Fast and Prosper - 439
10. Double Mercedes is Boring! - 433
11. Muppet Racing - 412
12. Hippy F1 - 371
13. The Hopefuls - 323
14. The Pitstop Princess - 319
15. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 310
16. I blame Clarkson - 310
17. Baby Pitstop's Change Crew - 304
18. The Very Good Value - 291
19. I Monza Brink of Insanity - 286
20. No Vices Now - 275
21. Juan Angus Fangio C.I. - 223
22. 10CC - 201

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