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[DrDickAction]

so Dyer got sacked

who?

[vietlol]

Chris Dyer

[DrDickAction]

Chris Dyer

wow, I thought he had already been fired, but I guess he was just back at the factory the whole time.

As long as smedley doesn't get it

[vietlol]

Kimi Raikkonen excluded from World Rally Championship standings for skipping Australia


Dude is too lazy to even go racing any more

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Kimi Raikkonen excluded from World Rally Championship standings for skipping Australia


Dude is too lazy to even go racing any more

not like he was doing that well to begin with...

[Nacho]

Kimi Raikkonen excluded from World Rally Championship standings for skipping Australia


Dude is too lazy to even go racing any more

Dude always seemed lazy.

I still don't get the hero worship he got, when he seemingly took all his opportunities for granted.

[DrDickAction]

Dude always seemed lazy.

I still don't get the hero worship he got, when he seemingly took all his opportunities for granted.

I wouldn't have considered him lazy before 2008, just always thought he had a different approach to racing - not the peak-physical-fitness/canned-interview-answer robot like schumi.

He was John Daly to Schumi and Emo's Tiger Woods, and that was endearing.

Not gonna defend him now though.

[Redliner]

My honeymoon is over with Kimi...I think he was def. different before his WDC. Now he just takes things for granted.

[DrDickAction]

My honeymoon is over with Kimi...I think he was def. different before his WDC. Now he just takes things for granted.

Though, tbh, not sure I'd do any different with 9 figures in the bank and a WDC under my belt.

[MrBucket]

I got my RB6 Haynes Manual today

[yonson]

screw you guys...

[MrBucket]

I have hours of reading tonight

[Redliner]

I have hours of reading tonight

My buddy Soukie (some of you guys met him in Montreal) gave me a gift for my birthday...a framed picture of Jspd (Should've seen Jspd's face when he saw that )


Underneath it though, was....

[_R_]

screw you guys...

[MrBucket]

F duct stuff from the Haynes manual

[MrHahn]

I was debating buying this book, so going to do it now.

[DrDickAction]

Jesus Christ, I hope this goes up in your office.

[Nacho]

Williams has their worst season in... ever, and fire tech director Sam Michael.



So McLaren HIRE him as Sporting Director and puts him in charge of trackside operations? Explain to me how this makes sense....

McLaren has announced that Williams technical director Sam Michael will join the team as sporting director from 2012.

Michael announced earlier this year that he would leave Williams following a dismal season for the Grove-based team, which has scored just five points after having endured its worst start to a season in Formula 1.

He was expected to work for Williams until the Korean Grand Prix before stepping down from his post, but Williams said he will leave after Singapore next week.

McLaren said Michael "will join the senior management team in addition to taking specific responsibility for the development and management of the team's trackside operations."

"I'm extremely excited to be joining Vodafone McLaren Mercedes," said Michael. "Being a racer my whole life, I know that McLaren is one of the all-time greats of Formula 1.

"I already know and respect many of the team's senior technical management figures, and becoming a member of that excellent working unit was one of the prime attractions of this new position.

"Equally, for some time I've closely observed and greatly admired both Lewis and Jenson as grade-one drivers, and therefore regard it as an enormous privilege to be able to work with both of them.

"I've spent 11 seasons with Williams, have many fond memories, and truly wish them all the best. In the near future, however, I will become 100 per cent focused on Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, and will be aiming to ensure that the team's famous rocket-red victory T-shirts will be seen many times over the coming years."

http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/94528

[Redliner]

It removes him from actual development of the car, which is what it seems like he was doing at Williams - so it makes sense to me

[DrDickAction]

It removes him from actual development of the car, which is what it seems like he was doing at Williams - so it makes sense to me

So he's been turned into more of a coach and less of an engineer I guess

[vietlol]

Wasn't he a successful race engineer at Jordan and thats why he got the gig at Williams? That hasn't worked out so they are getting him to do something he's good at again

[Nacho]

I guess I'm just confused on why a top team would poach a guy who was effectively fired from a lower tier team that was under performing.

It's like I understand Gascyone at Lotus after being dumped by Force India who got him from Toyota, and Coughlan going to Williams after being fired from McLaren. But this makes little sense.

At Jordan, Michael was head of R&D and later Ralf's race engineer. The only Operations he's done were at Williams when he was first hired.

[MrHahn]

6 more sleeps until jetting off to Singapore

[vietlol]

[DrDickAction]

6 more sleeps until jetting off to Singapore