Re: F1 - 2011

I completely agree 100% Robin, absolutely ruined a potentially fantastic finish.As soon as I heard they could change tyres in the pit immediately after the red flag stopping of the race, I wasted no more time sat doing nothing and went out and when I came in the result was as expected. with the old tyres left on and cold, Vettell and Alonso were stuffed, in fact there  was such an inevitability about Alonso having a go regardless and taking  them both off that Button almost had to just sit and wait. That's not to say he didn't deserve to win on his own merit as he had an absolutely storming drive, even putting in faster  laps still, on the supposedly inferior prime tyre.Ultimately the only thing that beat McClaren & Button were themselves with a misjudged early pit stop.It's very frustrating as a Button supporter, the guy isn't quite as fast as the main contenders but he is fast enough to be champion again with a driving style that can make full use of a good strategy.He needs a better strategist.

Re: F1 - 2011

Oh and by the way - I did exactly the same thing - switched off the box and took wife out for a noggin

Re: F1 - 2011

A few other things emerged on this race. Hampster lost a lot of friends with his big mouth afetr the event. I have never actually liked him - probably because his pappa annoyed me and the proverbial runs down hill even in 2011. But back to the race - Did you notice Pit Stop times?? Some were terrible - hampster had 9.7 secs because the right side front wheelman was daydreaming literally! best ones were Button and Webber - even Slonso and Vettle were around 6-7 secs - that it seriously slow. Maybe the cramped conditions - but more likely drivers deciding the duck in due to the super softs and catching the guys napping.

In any case some rule changes for the races HAVE to be made. Anyone lapped twice is black flagged as a potential accident waiting to happen. This really is important. It will either get these teams up to speed pronto or send them home altogether. Its a business world out there as well as a race - and the two must be married in harmony - which is not the case with HTR/Virgin and even Lotus

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@Robin, I think you misunderstand me, that's exactly what I'm saying.His particular driving style ultimately often makes him a bit slower than the other top contenders but gives the team strategists an extra element which should make a big difference this year especially, provided they up their strategy game.At the moment in think Button needs a new strategist.Jenson must be fuming today, he was so quick, in fact despite what we say above, I actually think he was the quickest yesterday and it should have been an easy win for him yesterday. I've mixed feelings about Hamilton, on the one hand I absolutely applaud him for not sitting back and doing the normal yearly monte Carlo conga and instead having a go and trying to get past.However, him and a few others need to start taking responsibility for their actions, hearing him blame the Ferrari for turning into him on the hairpin , on the car to pit radio was outrageous!!!!

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It makes me really mad when the commentators, especially Brundle describe these guys as the best drivers in the world. These guys are so not the best but they have managed to obtain the required financial backing because in motorsport it's not about how good you are, it's about how much money you have.

There will always be a place for useless rich kid back markers in Bernies F1 money-go-round because these suckers bring the required dosh  to his table and strangely though not surprisingly, the advertising space on these losers cars is extremely valuable because they get so much more coverage on the Tv, either being lapped or sat stationery smashed or broken down in full camera view. Meanwhile the lead cars haven't been seen on the screen for several minutes.