Monday 28 September 2015

Japan GP - "Absolutely flawless all weekend"

As good as cardboard car hats

Rosberg on pole - hooray
Franz Tost - first time we've seen him.  Extra points if you know who he is!

As slow as a Honda engine

G1 or G3 - McLaren fail to set up a car for qualifying.  New lows.
Massa - just can't catch a break
Rosberg - just can't get the start right
Lap 1 punctures - should spice up a race but really don't
Criticism - Alonso calls his car "embarrassing" (as he was overtaken by a Sauber) and a "GP2 engine" (as he was overtaken by Verstappen)
Hitting the cones - it was a late call into the pits for Sainz Jr. apparently
Battles that aren't for points - what we watched for most of the race.  Something must be wrong in Formula 1.
No hospitality for Lotus - let them eat cake
Japanese tech - lets down the podium interviews
Kai Ebel - dressed like a clown for the podium interviews (click here for a laugh)
Being "happy with the fightback" - all Rosberg could take from the race

Japan GP - Results

1. Teutonic Titans, Titanic Twits - 1,130
2. DC's Tighty Whiteys - 1,123
3. HamBerg from McCedes drive through please - 1,122
4. Sharks have no bones :) - 1,115
5. Double Mercedes is boring! - 909
6. The F1 Flumps - 890
7. Mike and the Mechanics - 879
8. Baby on Board - 851
9. Lots of Trouble Usually Serious - 829*
10. Muppet Racing - 820
11. Go Fast and Prosper - 812
12. Hippy F1 - 738
13. The Hopefuls - 644
14. The Pitstop Princess - 620
15. I blame Clarkson - 615
16. I Monza Brink of Insanity - 614
17. No Vices Now - 587
18. Baby Pitstop's Change Crew - 586
19. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 581
20. The Very Good Value - 553
21. Juan Angus Fangio C.I. - 460
22. 10CC - 423

*Home track

Monday 21 September 2015

Singapore GP - "You're great. You're magic."

Sparkling under the lights

Di Resta presenting on Sky - "turn 11 is followed by turn 12", VERY clammy Scotsman abroad
Exiting the pit lane - presenting the most excitement for most of the race - Massa and Hulkenberg, Alonso and Grosjean
Deception - Toro Rosso were leading us to believe they were having a dreadful race, then...
Mechanical failures - hooray, for Hamilton at last
Overtakes - in particular, Rossi overtaking Hamilton, not what he expected from his first F1 race
Reliability - what could Manor Marussia do if they had this year's Ferrari engine?
Multi 21 - Verstappen doesn't give the position back to Sainz, what you get when you employ a teenager

Down a dark alley

RIP Red Bull? - it's a Ferrari engine or nothing for them next year
Button's retirement - it's McLaren or nothing for him next year
Button's lengthy pitstop - a world record?
Tyre PSI chat - and we didn't think the tyre chat could get any worse
"Try HTT 391" - I struggle to change the radio station whilst driving
Throwing away a golden opportunity to score points - Williams
Man on track - not sure how the Beeb covered this but Sky spent a couple of minutes going "not sure why a safety car has been called...hmm...can't see any reason", whilst a shot of a man walking along the track was aired
Crofty - as Button drove into Maldonado and lost his front wing: "looks like severe front wing damage"!
Throwing away a golden opportunity to score points - in their "third best opportunity to score points this season", McLaren retire from 12th and 14th (what a lot of points they missed out on)
Gearbox problems - ruining or contributing to a great race?

Singapore GP - Results

1. Teutonic Titans, Titanic Twits - 1,044
2. DC's Tighty Whiteys - 1,037
3. HamBerg from McCedes drive through please - 1,036
4. Sharks have no bones :) - 943
5. Double Mercedes is Boring! - 848
6. The F1 Flumps - 832
7. Mike and the Mechanics - 803
8. Baby on Board - 800
9. Lots of Trouble Usually Serious - 766
10. Go Fast and Prosper - 759
11. Muppet Racing - 744
12. Hippy F1 - 695
13. The Hopefuls - 601
14. I Monza Brink of Insanity - 574
15. The Pitstop Princess - 566
16. I blame Clarkson - 565
17. Baby Pitstop's Change Crew - 553
18. No Vices Now - 549
19= Beauty & the F1 Geek - 532
19= The Very Good Value - 532
21. Juan Angus Fangio C.I. - 437
22. 10CC - 387

Monday 7 September 2015

Italy GP - "Don't ask questions. Just execute"

Mighty roar from the crowd

Button in the points for much of the race - what madness is this?
Lapping by Lap 3 - this could make for a more interesting race
Angry Toto - bringing a little excitement to the end of the race
Speaking Italian - Unit 2 Moving Beyond "Thank you" - Massa gives Vettel a lesson

Boos at the podium

Coffee machine bonus - if I was Hulkenberg or even Mehri, I would be expecting more from my F1 career
Taps aff - Verstappen and his Red Bull respond in a very Scottish way to the sunshine
A blonde moment - oh dear
Grid penalties - I agree with Brundle, they should lose points or have some other penalty because this just ruins races
Stalling on the grid - I was out and about on Sunday lunchtime but I was sure I could hear screaming and shouting in the air about 1 o'clock, I should have guessed it was I Monza Brink of Insanity
Out by the third lap - both Lotuses, even the receivers don't want them
Damn the undercut - how did Rosberg overtake Bottas and Massa?
It was all shaping up to be a good race three laps in... - and then it wasn't
Alonso's retirement - and he was a shoo-in for 14th
Fans cheering - as Rosberg's engine blew
Tense moment on the podium - everyone held their breath as we waited to see whether bananas were going to be thrown - Vettel diplomatically stepped in

Italy GP - Results

1. Teutonic Titans, Titanic Twits - 1,019
2. DC's Tighty Whiteys - 1,013
3. HamBerg from McCedes drive through please - 1,012
4. Sharks have no bones :) - 918
5. Double Mercedes is boring!! - 818
6. The F1 Flumps - 816
7. Mike and the Mechanics - 777
8. Baby on Board - 774
9. Lots of Trouble Usually Serious - 744
10. Go Fast and Prosper - 728
11. Muppet Racing - 718
12. Hippy F1 - 649
13. The Hopefuls - 581
14. I blame Clarkson - 547
15. The Pitstop Princess - 538
16. No Vices Now - 519
17= I Monza Brink of Insanity - 510*
17= Beauty & the F1 Geek - 510
17= The Very Good Value - 510
20. Baby Pitstop's Change Crew - 480
21. Juan Angus Fangio C.I. - 411
22. 10CC - 367

*Home track

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