Sunday, 30 May 2010
Turkey Charts
Chart of Lust
1. (new entry) Intrigue - how will this team rivalry play out?
2. (new entry) Pitstop overtaking - the only excitement in the first half of the race, go Red Bull
3. (down 1) Adrian Newey - 7 poles in 7 races
4. (new entry )Metro - who call Robert Kubica "Bob Kub", my favourite nickname of the season
5. (new entry) Return of the caption competition - please please submit something
Chart of Loathing
1. (new entry) Return of the Pussycat Doll - dramatics for the camera, if we ignore her she might go away
2. (new entry) The bunch of miserablists - submitted by Beauty & the F1 Geek, if you a race podium, please jump about a bit, or smile, or look a little bit pleased.
3. (new entry) Pierced ears - both of Lewis's done in some kind of LA-inspired madness, as Button said: "Each to their own" but then he has a tattoo of a button...
4. (new entry) Coded signals - what did Vettel mean by circling his ear with his index finger?
5. (new entry) Matching belts - DC and Jake, BFF.
1. (new entry) Intrigue - how will this team rivalry play out?
2. (new entry) Pitstop overtaking - the only excitement in the first half of the race, go Red Bull
3. (down 1) Adrian Newey - 7 poles in 7 races
4. (new entry )Metro - who call Robert Kubica "Bob Kub", my favourite nickname of the season
5. (new entry) Return of the caption competition - please please submit something
Chart of Loathing
1. (new entry) Return of the Pussycat Doll - dramatics for the camera, if we ignore her she might go away
2. (new entry) The bunch of miserablists - submitted by Beauty & the F1 Geek, if you a race podium, please jump about a bit, or smile, or look a little bit pleased.
3. (new entry) Pierced ears - both of Lewis's done in some kind of LA-inspired madness, as Button said: "Each to their own" but then he has a tattoo of a button...
4. (new entry) Coded signals - what did Vettel mean by circling his ear with his index finger?
5. (new entry) Matching belts - DC and Jake, BFF.
Turkey Talk - "We pushed them and they cracked"
This was always a four horse race, we didn't anticipate the four horses turning on each other. As I type F1 geeky sorts are getting terrifically excited about the possibility that there were dark manoeuvrings in each team to promote one driver over the other. All sparked by driver mumblings on the podium.
If you're interested in the progress of McLaren or Red Bull it was a fairly interesting race to watch; if you're interested in the progress of Williams, you may as well have switched off. Roll on Canada. Although the Hulk did some nifty overtaking at the start of the race. There were a couple of false starts, action-wise, with rain expected imminently and arrived never and the potential of the McLarens running out of fuel and didn't. What did happen were some great team tangles. And I thought "Save fuel, same for both cars" was code for no overtaking, hold positions.
All this led to some very glum faces on the podium, where we got to see just how wee Hamilton is next to Button. Further curiosity ignited when Hamilton and Webber whispered during Button's interview. How rude! Show me how beautifully you can listen, please!
Red Bull boss, Horner, was largely "disappointed" and felt they had "handed 43 points on a plate to McLaren". McLaren boss, Whitmarsh, felt there was too much cuddling of the person who delivered that plate du jour. Further afield, Alonso and Massa had boring races. They clearly feel that a better car should be delivered to them rather than they pull their fingers out and get racing.
If you're interested in the progress of McLaren or Red Bull it was a fairly interesting race to watch; if you're interested in the progress of Williams, you may as well have switched off. Roll on Canada. Although the Hulk did some nifty overtaking at the start of the race. There were a couple of false starts, action-wise, with rain expected imminently and arrived never and the potential of the McLarens running out of fuel and didn't. What did happen were some great team tangles. And I thought "Save fuel, same for both cars" was code for no overtaking, hold positions.
All this led to some very glum faces on the podium, where we got to see just how wee Hamilton is next to Button. Further curiosity ignited when Hamilton and Webber whispered during Button's interview. How rude! Show me how beautifully you can listen, please!
Red Bull boss, Horner, was largely "disappointed" and felt they had "handed 43 points on a plate to McLaren". McLaren boss, Whitmarsh, felt there was too much cuddling of the person who delivered that plate du jour. Further afield, Alonso and Massa had boring races. They clearly feel that a better car should be delivered to them rather than they pull their fingers out and get racing.
Turkey Results
1. Que Senna Senna - 398
2. The Lord of the Wings - 356
3. Hippy F1 - 337
4. Gurning Rubber - 324
5. The Pitstop Princess - 312
6= Blood on the tracks - 310
6= Liuzzi goes bananas - 310
8. The Young and the Restless - 308
9. Corpus Christi - Trimble - 280
10. You will never see me in Lederhosen - 275
11. Chew Chew Joe - 271
12. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 264
13. Stars in Reasonably Priced Cars - 216
14. Wheely wheely fast - 214
15. Birley Chassis - 213
16. The Cake King - 201
17. Ferrari Fantatic - 109
2. The Lord of the Wings - 356
3. Hippy F1 - 337
4. Gurning Rubber - 324
5. The Pitstop Princess - 312
6= Blood on the tracks - 310
6= Liuzzi goes bananas - 310
8. The Young and the Restless - 308
9. Corpus Christi - Trimble - 280
10. You will never see me in Lederhosen - 275
11. Chew Chew Joe - 271
12. Beauty & the F1 Geek - 264
13. Stars in Reasonably Priced Cars - 216
14. Wheely wheely fast - 214
15. Birley Chassis - 213
16. The Cake King - 201
17. Ferrari Fantatic - 109
Saturday, 22 May 2010
Boooooo to Monaco
Follow an investigation, Williams have concluded that Barrichello's spin/crash at Monaco was due to that pesky loose manhole cover at Turn 2. I no longer like the Monaco Grand Prix. This is official. I am making a complaint. Bonus points for Barrichello please.
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