2011 Random F1 Discussion

Akwel · PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:41 pm

Ok thx

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:32 pm

Heh Singapore edit, Smedley tells Massa 'Destroy Lewis's race as much as you can'

Regiotap · PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:08 pm

I see a topic about it on the Autosport-forum, but I don't see anything news or something in that.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:38 pm

Yeah but thats because Atlas goes into meltdown over everything

Echti · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:04 pm

phil1993 wrote:

Heh Singapore edit, Smedley tells Massa 'Destroy Lewis's race as much as you can'

Several news sites such as autosport are now starting to pick it up and make a headline out of it.

Dan99 · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:17 pm

i hope that message was sent to Massa before he was hit, it would serve himself right

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:36 pm

Destroy his race, ie keep him behind. What's so sinister about that?

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:45 pm

Nothing at all, but the neurotics that populate Atlas have seen fit to create a 400 post pissing contest about it as well as one mildly funny knock-off thread.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:28 pm

It's a nothing story. Clearly it is a slow news day.

Vassago · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:01 pm

Let's hope Massa won't be moaning when someone else destroys his race in the future. I don't see that happening tbh. Massa is clearly losing it being outclassed by Alonso race by race.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:11 pm

Is it really that shocking? We know Rob Smedley seems to be a bit of a dick anyway - see Spa when he said "Fuck sake Felipe" when Fernando passed him. No doubt he was a great engineer for Massa, but he always seems pissed off. Plus, telling your driver to destroy the race of someone else is just poor choice of words. "Destroy" obviously has a negative mentality, but in communicating with a driver whose native language isn't English you need to use words he'll understand.

Artur Craft · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:25 pm

phil1993 wrote:

Is it really that shocking? We know Rob Smedley seems to be a bit of a dick anyway - see Spa when he said "Fuck sake Felipe" when Fernando passed him. No doubt he was a great engineer for Massa, but he always seems pissed off. Plus, telling your driver to destroy the race of someone else is just poor choice of words. "Destroy" obviously has a negative mentality, but in communicating with a driver whose native language isn't English you need to use words he'll understand.

couldn't agree more.

PS: Who's responsible for the Suzuka thread? Maybe it's time to open it

Gabriel · PostPosted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:48 pm

DRS zone at Suzuka will be the front straight, with detection shortly after 130R.

J.Morelli · PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:34 am

Vassago wrote:

Let's hope Massa won't be moaning when someone else destroys his race in the future. I don't see that happening tbh. Massa is clearly losing it being outclassed by Alonso race by race.

Massa's ridiculous. I even think Ferrari did a gross mistake by renewing his contract for 2012, they should've taken him off way before that.

Gabriel · PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:28 am

They didn't wanted to be the guys that sacked the driver that had a near fatal accident.

Lucasjeha · PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:33 am

J.Morelli wrote:

Vassago wrote:

Let's hope Massa won't be moaning when someone else destroys his race in the future. I don't see that happening tbh. Massa is clearly losing it being outclassed by Alonso race by race.

Massa's ridiculous. I even think Ferrari did a gross mistake by renewing his contract for 2012, they should've taken him off way before that.

Agreed, Massa is the kind of driver that blames everyone and everything for his own mistakes, he don't deserve to be driving in a strong team like Ferrari, he's a good driver, but nothing more than that and his time is over, Ferrari is losing an important seat that could be given to a real talented driver.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:00 am

new India pics

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthrea ... 14&page=88
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthrea ... 14&page=89

Juihi · PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:06 am

Looking good!

phil1993 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:38 am

It's amazing that Ferrari has put up with Massa for so long. I mean, here's the guy that was astonishing in 2008 and even into early 2009. He won 6 races and was, as we all know, so close to the title. No-one ever thought Felipe Massa would win a race, let alone get close to a championship. But he hasn't taken a top 4 finish all season. When was the last time a Ferrari #2 (who completed a whole season - ignoring Badoer/Fisi's stint in 2009) failed to even step on a podium all year, when his team mate has done so frequently? (It was actually Larini/Capelli in 1992, but the F92A was a shocking car). I can't help but feel that he'd be better off at a team such as Renault, where he could probably outperform the car, rather than being continually beaten by Alonso at Ferrari. He seems to be suffering from "Fisichella syndrome" - good in a shit car, shit in a good car.

Ferrari want the WCC and with Felipe Massa, that's going to be difficult to achieve. Mark Webber is the perfect #2 for Vettel, whilst the McLaren duo are fast enough to pick up points. Ferrari has it perfectly in that Fernando isn't being challenged inside the team - as we've seen him get annoyed in 2007 and even occasionally in 2005/6 when he felt Renault helped Fisichella for a few races - but they need a stronger #2 driver.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:49 am

The Horse Whisperer is back
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