Tuesday 26 July 2016

Hungary GP - "I appreciate all the hard work"

Sunny skies

Most interesting start in a while - yes, they all got away cleanly but it gave you the impression that it was going to be a good race
"Kimi for president" banner - also the highest FF1 points scorer this race

Too rainy for qualifying

Unauthorised radio communications - was the penalty for Button ridiculous?  Yes
Coulthard - "It's a bit of a landmark to see McLaren overtaking Williams in terms of performance."  Boo.
Teenage whining - "Kimi is going over the track limits".  How could Verstappen see?
Massa's race
Dabbing - very popular in my primary school...
"Not possible to pass on this track" - Rosberg.  Sour grapes.

Hungary GP - Results

1. Weak End of Bernie - 685*
2. The Pitstop Princess - 650
3. Merc-redible Hulk - 633*
4. Hippy F1 - 615*
5. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 588*
6. Halo, it's me - 583
7. Claire has to type out this sentence each time as my team name - 573*
8. BogOffBernie - 564*
9. Three teams, one dream - 559*
10. The Hopefuls - 492*
11. No Vices Now - 432
12. The Maranello Marvels - 415
13. British Racing Green - 383*
14. Marian's Marvels - 356
15. Indianan Walker and the Tyres of Doom - 290
16. Put out to Pastor - 185

*Home track played

Monday 11 July 2016

Britain GP - "Thank you so much for your continued support"

Theresa May

Lap 5 pit lane chaos - how was no-one awarded an unsafe release?
Williams pit crew helmet-cam - they appear to nod and the wheel is changed
Verstappen's overtake on Rosberg - confirming that my decision to back Verstappen this year will pay off
Crowds - if the other circuits can't match this, they shouldn't get a race
Big spins - Sainz and Alonso in particular
Raikkonen's contract renewal - he's doing okay but...
Most radio we've heard all year - although it was "Chassis default setting 1...Avoid 7th gear".  Which isn't riveting
Boos for Rosberg - bit embarrassing

Boris Johnson

Squeezing Chris Hoy's thighs - !
Spice Girls - raising so many questions
Yay for rain - boo for safety car starts
Nearly crashing into the safety car - Hamilton
Three wheels on his wagon - Palmer.  I notice he's not being hailed as the next Great British Driver.
McLaren overtaking Williams - oh no!


Britain GP - Results

1. Weak End of Bernie - 628*
2. The Pitstop Princess - 593
3. Merc-redible Hulk - 585*
4. Hippy F1 - 576*
5. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 549*
6. Halo, it's me - 534
7. Claire has to type out this sentence each time as my team name - 528*
8. BogOffBernie - 519*
9. Three teams, one dream - 514*
10. The Hopefuls - 466*
11. No Vices Now - 397
12. British Racing Green - 365* (and congrats for what I suspect is the lowest Home Track score to date!)
13. The Maranello Marvels - 357
14. Marian's Marvels - 323
15. Indiana Walker and the Tyres of Doom - 273
16. Put out to Pastor - 171

Monday 4 July 2016

Austria GP

A caffeine high

Wehrlein - started 13th and finished 10th.  A great drive all weekend.  Proving, with Verstappen, that the young have it all.
Button - shouting for the oldies
Overtaking - a few good 'uns including Rosberg on Verstappen.  Lots of comment in the press today about the new "Ruthless Rosberg"

A sugar crash

Leiderhosen suits - lower than the Superman capes
Pit lane starts - for Massa it was a case of kicking a man when he's down
Kvyat - it was a complete waste of an evening rebuilding that Toro Rosso
Footage of the helicopter - appreciated by Angus and other Govan Helicopter Aficionados but that's all
Lap 67 - or the cursed lap - Hulkenberg, Massa and Alonso all retired
What is Toto thinking? - the preferred shot for coverage directors when it is all happening on track
Frustration - I watch and enjoy a whole race only for it to be ruined on the last lap
Tyre failures - I could take them all until it was Perez.  It's not how we want race results decided.
The podium - firstly, who was that?  Who takes a notebook with them out?  My German is nothing to yodel about but it must be embarrassing when you are interviewing an 18 year old in English and their mastery of the language is considerably better than yours.  Also, boos for Hamilton - at last!  Also, someone has told Kimi that he must speak more in interviews so now he rambles on incoherently.  The Aging Playboy option.

Austria GP - Results

1. Weak End of Bernie* - 564
2. Merc-redible Hulk* - 534
3. The Pitstop Princess - 530
4. Beauty & the F1 Geek* - 514
5. Claire has to type this sentence each time as my team name* - 484
6. BofOffBernie* - 479
7. Halo, it's me - 474
8. Three teams, one dream* - 459
9. Hippy F1 - 450
10. No Vices Now - 367
11. The Hopefuls - 358
12. British Racing Green - 351
13. The Maranello Marvels - 327
14. Marian's Marvels - 293
15. Indiana Walker and the Tyres of Doom - 237
16. Put out to Pastor - 169

* Home track played