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Posted 01 October 2009 - 11:16 AM
Felipe Massa has said that he is very upset with the way Renault 'stole' a Grand Prix victory at Singapore last year. He claims the events caused him to lose the 2008 world championship by 1 point to Lewis Hamilton.
“I was very upset with everything that happened,†Massa said. “Not only with what Renault did, which was a theft. And it created a lot of things, the Safety Car meant that most of the cars had to go the pits, and I was one of them. We had 10 cars going into the pits. Mine went wrong. There were two cars at the same time. A mechanic pressed a button in a situation that would never have happened in a normal pit stop. What bothers me is that Renault stole the win.
“The result remains the same, this is not right. For me it should have been changed. I lost the title by one point. I am not and never will be a driver who thinks, ‘I could have been World Champion’. “Even if they write today in my CV that I am the champion, after a year, I don’t think it would make any difference.
“We went to a lawyer, but there comes a time when there is nothing that can be done. Is the rule, the FIA decides.â€
Posted 01 October 2009 - 11:35 AM
Q. (Ralf Bach - R & B) Question to Nick and Adrian: did you speak about your accident in the last race or not?
NH: Yeah, I think the first time we spoke about it was when I came out of the stewards' room. I asked him what went on. He explained. He said he was sorry and for me that was OK.
JB: That was a big fine!
AS: Yes, big enough.
NH: Just a big verbal fine, but nothing with the hands.
AS: I've explained it several times and I think there's nothing more to say. We saw all the pictures and that's it. We spoke to each other, twenty thousand is enough.
NH: I didn't receive it yet.
AS: It's not for you.
Posted 01 October 2009 - 12:28 PM
Posted 01 October 2009 - 12:34 PM
He got 4 free points from the FIA in Spa.Gonna go ahead and post this in the race thread:
T__T
Posted 01 October 2009 - 12:48 PM
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Posted 01 October 2009 - 04:07 PM
that, monacle and laguna for me lol
Posted 01 October 2009 - 04:09 PM
i only remember old spa w/ the left-right bus stop chicane tho.. not the new right-left chicaneSpa & Silverstone are fun too.
Posted 01 October 2009 - 05:21 PM
That track kicks my ass...
Posted 01 October 2009 - 07:35 PM
Posted 01 October 2009 - 07:36 PM
No.Am I the only one who doesn't care where Kimi is next year (even if its not in F1)?
Posted 01 October 2009 - 08:14 PM
Am I the only one who doesn't care where Kimi is next year (even if its not in F1)?
No.
Posted 01 October 2009 - 08:31 PM
Sorry, I think the guy is moody and generally overrated. As much a liability as an asset to a team because when he doesn't care (frequently) he doesn't perform.
Posted 01 October 2009 - 09:01 PM
Am I the only one who doesn't care where Kimi is next year (even if its not in F1)?
Posted 01 October 2009 - 09:11 PM
generally overrated.
Posted 01 October 2009 - 09:15 PM
came close to winning the WDC 2 times at McLaren but just missed out because back then they were McBooms, moves to a new team and wins WDC the first year there something MS couldn't do the final 2 years he was there...
but you're right, I mean compared to Jenson who's been midfielder for the whole time he's been in F1 til Brawn gets a good car under him... it's no comparison...
What kind of relations will you have with Ferrari?
– Good. I don't have anything to do with this matter. How I have drove or what I have done here had nothing to do with it. This decision wasn't in any way depending on that. It's easy to know what decided it. You get everything with money.
Posted 01 October 2009 - 09:26 PM
you say that like the competitiveness of the car is constant every year. renault on michelins in 05 and 06 was a pretty potent combination. when everyone went back to stones in '07 it was a relatively big shakeup for all non-bridgestone runners.came close to winning the WDC 2 times at McLaren but just missed out because back then they were McBooms, moves to a new team and wins WDC the first year there something MS couldn't do the final 2 years he was there...
but you're right, I mean compared to Jenson who's been midfielder for the whole time he's been in F1 til Brawn gets a good car under him... it's no comparison...
Posted 01 October 2009 - 09:36 PM
you say that like the competitiveness of the car is constant every year. renault on michelins in 05 and 06 was a pretty potent combination. when everyone went back to stones in '07 it was a relatively big shakeup for all non-bridgestone runners.
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