The Official Not606 Italian GP Chat & Predictions

Mclaren are showing signs of concern re the DNF;

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/8082931/Button-DNF-still-vexing-McLaren

 

I can give you the names of many drivers guilty of this, other than that one man.

 

That's ridiculous!! Nick Heidfeld would never force anybody off the track!

 

So it looks like Hamilton ---> Mercedes. Schumacher ---> management.
Perez ---> Mclaren.

 

It's all relative at this point. Strong speculation it may be, but speculation nonetheless. For some reason, I just can't bring myself to like Perez in the same way everyone else does, but I'm not entirely sure why. Even more bizarrely though, I'd be happy if he went to McLaren. I think Will Power losing the IndyCar title today has rattled my head a fair bit...Where's Silver and his insane degree in psychology when you need it?

 

I - personally - can't see Perez going to Mclaren. I don't think he suits their needs. I think they want someone who will help Button set the car up on race weekends and who will pick up solid points. Perez is an undoubted talent, but he's too raw and inconsistent at the moment. This is why I think he will either still be at Sauber next year or spend next year testing for Ferrari.

Wouldn't surprise me if Force India have an all-new line-up next year. Massa and Bianchi, perhaps?

 

So if Perez goes, Pic to Sauber?
He's been linked there before hasnt he?
And where will Alguersuari end up? He's said he's got a drive too.

 

I think it would be a mistake, but if that's true, and if McLaren/Whitmarsh might want to continue the all-British line-up. But surely Ron Dennis will be playing favourites from the sidelines and doing all he can to persuade Lewis to stay?

 

The race edit is up, very good one as well.

Vettel: "I didn't put him on the grass".
Lol.

 

Yeah there were a few intereseting radio messages.
Best one though - Smedley to Massa: "Okay Fernando in your mirrors as you can see."
Music: Crush - Pendulum

 

DJ God will be at Caterham. Petrov will leave the sport or resort to marrusia

 

Going through some old tweets on Ferrari's twitter account, I liked this tweet, posted during the race:

http://twitter.com/InsideFerrari/status/244777948773748737

 

Bleacher Report sums it up better:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...wards-were-wrong-to-penalize-sebastian-vettel

Formula 1: Why the Stewards Were Wrong to Penalize Sebastian Vettel

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...of-ridiculous-penalty-as-hamilton-secures-win

Formula 1: Vettel Latest Victim of Ridiculous Penalty as Hamilton Secures Win

I like especially this part:
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The incident occurred as Alonso decided to pass around the outside of Vettel, around Monza's Curva Grande, while Vettel stuck to his normal racing line. Alonso, feeling he was being squeezed, took to the grass and made things look much worse than they needed to be.

As is Alonso’s—and Ferrari’s—style, there was a typically whiny radio message so that the stewards were in no doubt whatsoever that Alonso thought that he’d been wronged.
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[video=youtube;VQBwyxwCwaE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQBwyxwCwaE[/video]

Totally stupid penalty, not much else to say about it.

 

If anyone saw the F1 show this week, Vettel was as close to the grass this year as he was last year. (about 10m before he chose to go off) and Ted and Ant showed a good argument to why it got penalised.

 

Well that rules out 90% of us.

 

Unfortunately not.

Despite everyone saying they would boycott Sky F1, most seem to watch it.

The loathing for Murdoch is nothing compared to the love some have for F1. F1 will always win.

 

I saw that and to be fair they put up a very good argument to support the penalty. However, I just think the new rule is fundementally affecting racing and the way things are being implemented is just taking away from the nature of sport - racing!