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    09-03-2012 04:39 PM #71
    Quote Originally Posted by dubsix View Post
    I totally agree but one point for Kimi is that his pass was on MS who has been less then forgiving in situations like this vs Webber putting on one buddy Alonso.
    Yeah, but the current Schu has been much less so like that. I don't see him pulling stunts like he did against DH, JV, and countless others, these days. For one thing, he doesn't have the dominant car to do it.

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    09-03-2012 10:38 PM #72
    Just watched the race.

    I like Grosjean but what he did was completely idiotic.

    As for Maldonado, he's such a liability that I wouldn't be surprised if he leaves F1 soon. I can't imagine that many of the teams would want him.

    Awesome drive by Button.

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    09-03-2012 11:54 PM #73
    RG is just as bad as PM at this point, and he's supposedly the more experienced.

    Fantastic drive from Vettel.

    Faultless drive from Button, but damn, those McLaren pit stops are getting ridiculous. 2.6 seconds again?

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    09-04-2012 09:26 AM #74
    Quote Originally Posted by Oliver@triplezoom View Post
    Just watched the race.

    I like Grosjean but what he did was completely idiotic.

    As for Maldonado, he's such a liability that I wouldn't be surprised if he leaves F1 soon. I can't imagine that many of the teams would want him.

    Awesome drive by Button.
    RG has had first lap crashes in almost half of his F1 starts...that's not a stat you want to put next to your name. Did he really think no one would be next to him AT THE START OF THE RACE?!?!? Pastor is about the same. He seems to find things to do wrong or crash into horribly slower cars or directly into the side of others. Anyway, moving on...

    Button dominated that race with ease...now the question is if he can continue that kind of performance the rest of the season and make the championship that much closer? I was hoping Kimi was going to pressure for the win a lot than he did, still a good race for them, but you can't help but wonder if he would've been on the podium if half of the front runners weren't taken out at the start. However the pass he made going into Eau Rouge was unreal and sneaky with the DRS zone...IF he planned that he's smarter than I thought or lucky. Vettel had a great race charging back through the field too.

    I was glad to see STR and Force India pick up points that were left dangling there for anyone's taking when so many cars crashed out.

    Spa never fails to produce some great races. Let's hope it never leaves the F1 calendar again!

  5. 09-04-2012 09:56 AM #75
    Quote Originally Posted by Mk1Racer View Post
    Yeah, but the current Schu has been much less so like that. I don't see him pulling stunts like he did against DH, JV, and countless others, these days. For one thing, he doesn't have the dominant car to do it.


    I think Rubens in Hungary '10 would beg to differ...


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    09-04-2012 10:01 AM #76
    Quote Originally Posted by Oliver@triplezoom View Post
    I can't imagine that many of the teams would want him.
    No but they would want that 30M Euros he brings.

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    09-04-2012 03:19 PM #77
    Quote Originally Posted by Binary Star View Post
    No but they would want that 30M Euros he brings.
    I can't imagine anyone will want to be associated with him for much longer if he keeps up his current lack of form.

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    09-04-2012 04:55 PM #78
    Quote Originally Posted by nickthaskater View Post
    I can't imagine anyone will want to be associated with him for much longer if he keeps up his current lack of form.
    One weekend, three penalties. That's got to be a record.
    "There is no moral. It's just a bunch of stuff that happens."

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    09-04-2012 11:12 PM #79
    Quote Originally Posted by capsaicin View Post
    One weekend, three penalties. That's got to be a record.
    No sh!t!
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    Has Seb got a girlfriend? Could Mark pork her perhaps?

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    09-05-2012 03:31 AM #80
    Quote Originally Posted by capsaicin View Post
    One weekend, three penalties. That's got to be a record.
    Nope, 1997, 1 weekend, 17 penalties (MS disqualified for the entire season for his attempted take out of JV).

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    09-05-2012 05:58 AM #81
    C'mon, that was retroactively. He lost all points he scored in the 1997 season but Ferrari was able to keep all constructor's point.

    He was allowed to race a full 1998 season.

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