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Didn't Lotus shed a huge amount of good employees essentially because they weren't getting paid? McLaren may be slow at the moment, but at least the guys at the factory get a paycheck.
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Riso posted:Who is the idiot that said Alonso to Williams? Both their drivers have been confirmed. Not if Felipe has an another "accident".
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Riso posted:Who is the idiot that said Alonso to Williams? Both their drivers have been confirmed. I said the rumours were that Alonso could be going to Willaims. Don't blame me, Sky commentators said that. And like Brundle always said, contracts are made to be broken. Myrddin_Emrys fucked around with this message at 15:19 on Oct 12, 2014 |
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Jenson fitting into Herbert's spot quite nicely here.
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:I said the rumours were that Alonso could be going to Lotus. Don't blame me, Sky commentators said that.. Myrddin_Emrys posted:There is a rumour he could be going to Williams too. And while contracts are often broken in F1, it doesn't generally happen within six weeks of them being signed. Williams cannot afford to pay Alonso, and definitely not if they're having to pay Bottas or Massa to sit out at least one year as well. E: Will Buxton is claiming on Twitter that Alonso has said he won't be in a car with a Mercedes motor next year. So not Lotus, not Williams. Jedit fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Oct 12, 2014 |
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Oct 12, 2014 14:52
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That dodgy looking bloke next to Putin was the King of Bahrain.
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Jedit posted:And while contracts are often broken in F1, it doesn't generally happen within six weeks of them being signed. Williams cannot afford to pay Alonso, and definitely not if they're having to pay Bottas or Massa to sit out at least one year as well. Hey now everyone, don't shoot the messenger, blame Crofty  learnincurve posted:That dodgy looking bloke next to Putin was the King of Bahrain. Im surprised kim jong un didn't turn up there. Myrddin_Emrys fucked around with this message at 14:58 on Oct 12, 2014 |
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Rosberg apologising for the first corner to his team was brilliant.
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Oct 12, 2014 14:58
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What a horrible race in a horrible country.
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Wirth1000 posted:What a horrible race in a horrible country. The absolute best thing about this race, intentional or not, was Lewis blanking Putin. He was more bothered about his pubic hair than the wrath of the ex leader of the KGB.
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Well, not Williams which we know. Lotus does not yet have a Mercedes engine so it would depend on what exact language Alonso used. edit: it's Buxton's information vs Ted's. I'm going to go with Ted. edit: Just thinking about it, really, Alonso + Flavio + Ron Dennis is the more believable scenario for people? Seriously. learnincurve fucked around with this message at 15:04 on Oct 12, 2014 |
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:Im surprised kim jong un didn't turn up there. From what I've been reading his sister has been running the DPRK while he's been sick in bed. Of course, getting accurate information about the internal politics of the DPRK is a crapshoot at best.
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learnincurve posted:Well, not Williams which we know. Lotus does not yet have a Mercedes engine so it would depend on what exact language Alonso used. p sure buxton actually interviewed alonso on tv whereas ted is just spitballing
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you could just watch "so obvious" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tnrGz-lvJU
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lol if you actually watched this poo poo race what a lovely season
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El Hefe posted:lol if you actually watched this poo poo race The season has been awesome. This race was complete wank though.
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Oct 12, 2014 15:15
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? That wasn't up when I posted. He said "I don't think so", that still does not mean he isn't lying and going to Lotus or that he's not leaving to give his cycling team a go. *shrugs I can see him buying Lotus/a backmarker team or giving his cycling team a go before he and Flavio worked with Ron again. It's not exactly a Wild and Crazy opinion given the history.
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learnincurve posted:? That wasn't up when I posted. ok yeah i agree that the video of him being interviewed and making clear statements is equally valid as the guy from sky saying a thing
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Oct 12, 2014 15:21
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But he's not making clear statements is he, that's the point. He's gone all mind games on us. Which if you go all serious like is a good thing because the guy really took Jules accident very hard and it's nice to see him looking less like they had to drag him out from under the covers to the track.
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Oct 12, 2014 15:44
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So "not Mercedes" and "obvious" can't mean he's staying at Ferrari?
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learnincurve posted:But he's not making clear statements is he, that's the point. He's gone all mind games on us. Which if you go all serious like is a good thing because the guy really took Jules accident very hard and it's nice to see him looking less like they had to drag him out from under the covers to the track. you twat, i don't give a gently caress how vaguely he words his answers, he's still standing there on video saying he's not going to a mercedes team, vs ted whateverthefuck just saying "HEY GUYS WOULDNT IT BE NEAT IF FERNANDO WENT CYCLING INSTEAD." it's actual journalism vs loving around on sky for giggles. one of those two is more legitimate.
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:The season has been awesome. This race was complete wank though. The only awesome thing about this season is Vettel finally being exposed as the fraud that he is loving hell Webber was poo poo
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El Hefe posted:The only awesome thing about this season is Vettel finally being exposed as the fraud that he is ricciardo literally tried to do a "fernando is faster than you" on vettel today, it owned
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Oct 12, 2014 16:00
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Three countries represented on the podium that Russia has been enemies with in the recent past (and still hate). So is Putin a shortarse? He only seemed an inch or two taller than Bernie. Maybe they swapped tips on Short Man Syndrome and being evil dictators.
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Oct 12, 2014 16:00
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:Haha don't you say this every race? No 
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serious gaylord posted:Goons loving love to complain about everything and say they'll never watch it again just to do the entire process all over next time. hahah those loving rascal goons good thing I'm not one
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Oct 12, 2014 16:09
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I thought it was you who says almost every race 'Why did I get up so early to watch this poo poo because (insert reason here).
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Oct 12, 2014 16:10
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Currently watching the British Touring Car Championship on ITV4 (my missus hates race weekends) and my god do I love me some Brands Hatch action. Best track in the world IMHO.
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:I thought it was you who says almost every race 'Why did I get up so early to watch this poo poo because (insert reason here). I probably said that once or twice during one of the lovely races at China or something, they're all a kind of blur anymore.
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I thought Hamilton was making a strong political point by being the only driver not to shake Putin's hand at the weigh-in, but no, he was just anxious to check his hair in the reflective plastic sign on the wall first.
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Buggerlugs posted:I thought Hamilton was making a strong political point by being the only driver not to shake Putin's hand at the weigh-in, but no, he was just anxious to check his hair in the reflective plastic sign on the wall first. Putin would have crushed him with his iron withering stare. Hamilton had no choice but to wimp out.
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:Currently watching the British Touring Car Championship on ITV4 (my missus hates race weekends) and my god do I love me some Brands Hatch action. Best track in the world IMHO. I love me some Colin Turks and I'm glad he won the title.
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lol, all those rumours about how McLaren shareholders are now trying to oust Ron out by increasing their own shares in the team is starting to get tasty. Mansour Ojjeh and the Bahraini scum are the ones trying to push it through and I can't help but think that Alonso is the one influencing this coup. Not to mention that Honda would absolutely love to have Alonso onboard as well so they'd just as well go with it.
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I'm going to stick with my lotus/own team be it cycling or racing theories, because however wrong it may turn out to be, they are the first original theories (see: yesterday, before the german press and ted thought of it) I've ever had in my life god drat it so I'm going to stick with it till the actual announcement is made. I also don't mind nailing my colours to the wall and saying that Alonso to a Ron based McLaren is a stupid idea for all concerned and I don't want Jenson to be given zero time to either try and find a seat in a lovely backmarker team for next year or retire. Anyway, I'm going to wash the lovely taste of this GP out of my mouth with the 2000 German GP and 1998 Belgian GP.
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Wirth1000 posted:lol, all those rumours about how McLaren shareholders are now trying to oust Ron out by increasing their own shares in the team is starting to get tasty. Mansour Ojjeh and the Bahraini scum are the ones trying to push it through and I can't help but think that Alonso is the one influencing this coup. Not to mention that Honda would absolutely love to have Alonso onboard as well so they'd just as well go with it. McLaren would never see Ron leave especially as he was one of two people that built it to be what it is today. He is also one of, if not (next to Bernie) the most shrewdest and intelligent of businessmen in the paddock. Never underestimate Ron Dennis. e:also it must be stated that I am not by nature a McLaren fan. I support them only because of Are Jense, and it will be the only time I have ever supported them since I first started watching F1 way back in 79/80.
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:McLaren would never see Ron leave especially as he was one of two people that built it to be what it is today. He is also one of, if not (next to Bernie) the most shrewdest and intelligent of businessmen in the paddock. Never underestimate business.
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Wirth1000 posted:Never underestimate business. That's what I said?
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Last time anyone got one over on Ron Dennis he sat back nice and quiet like in the road car department and waited and waited, then totally hosed over Martin Whitmarsh so hard he is now less employable in F1 than nelson piquet jr.
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Sad to say, this is Ron's Hundred Days, looks as if soon Alonso will get his revenge by putting the old fraud away for good.
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