Belgian GP race day

[icegirljenni]

Its a terrible race with lots of drama and i think i dont know how to tell about the race.With the unpredictable weather and the scd.... arghhh headache, at least it was not boring but it is suck to see the pig took the cheque flag

Feel pity for Kubica, losing out the second place to webber...


Hamilton wins chaotic Belgian Grand Prix

[Alonsofreak]

Am I right or is Fernando just unlucky.

First stupid Barrichello hits him (now you see why he isn't a champion) and after that hit his rear supension looked not very good (too much spin). And then he made a little mistake and I think it that one had also something to do with the rear suspension.

And Vettel. Just plain stupidity.

[alonso 4ever]

yeah, as jenni said, at least it wasn't a boring race!!!

soooooooooo sad that fernando didn't finish the race and didn't score any points :(
although i thought rain would be good for him but the opposite happened!

vettel needs some anger management and relaxation sessions coz he's becoming more hasty and stupid (sorry seb)

kubica was unluck...

P.S I DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE PREDICTION RESULTS COZ FOR SURE I'LL BE LAST!!!

[Chrissie]

I've got to give kudos to Ferrari - that's one tough car they've built there that was able to continue on despite that masssive impact from Barrichello.....just a pity it wasn't strong enough to cope with its second assault of the afternoon

Crap to see Hamilton winning...I was so happy when he went off I thought that was it for him I'm seriousy backing Webber all the way for the championship now....I think he's our only hope of stopping another undeserving championship win for Hamilton

Vettel proving once again he's not experienced enough for a world championship yet

An OK race, some good action and that, but can't say I'm too happy about the end result


Roll on Monza I say

[maranellored]

Oh dear..........

As the old saying goes....."be careful what you wish for"

I wished for rain, now I wish I'd been more careful

It was a good race, not the classic that BBCF1 keep spouting on about but a good race, except for Alonso and Button not finishing.

Sebastian Vettel needs a good kick up the arse, when will the FIA do something about his shockingly dangerous driving??? And as for Barrichello - his 300th race and he can't even brake correctly???

I'm miffed as well because I had Alguersuari in TCC finishing 10th and he has been docked 20 seconds for missing a chicane.............

[WiTcH]

I usually love Spa. Today I hated the race... How many times did unluckiness hit Fernando?? It was unbelievable! Yeah...BARRICHELLO-300 RACES OF PURE INCOMPETENCE! Fernando still passed soo many cars..Even with a car like that. And I want to ask, what's the stewart's f******* problem with Fernando? Really now! I mean how many times did I see that number 8 under investigation? Come on!!! One for Barri (which I still don't know what the verdict was) and second for a Vettel incident in the pits which I never saw due to our great channel here and their ads and I don't know the verdict for that either. Pleaaaaaaaase inform me!!

[Chrissie]

As far as I know witch no action has been taken on either counts....could be wrong though

Anyways, it would be the team that would probably be penalised for the one with Vettel....unsafe release??? Usually they just get a fine for that

[WiTcH]

Usually Chrissie. But I remember with Kubica at Hungary that he was penalised for an unsafe release from the pits with a drive-through. Anyway Fernando was out, so what's the point?

[funkyfish]

It was definately a very disappointing race, I was really hoping Fernando would pick up a nice amount of points Hopefully Monza will give us some good luck!

Anyway on Sunday the BBC commentary team mentioned Massa being over his box line and I completely forgot until I saw this today:

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/08/30/fe...ent-420716

Have a look at the video until you see Massa in place. I'm really surprised the stewards didn't penalise him for that.

[WiTcH]

I just saw the vid... Unbelievable... If Fernando had done that they wouldn't even think about it... As I said, what's their problem with Fernando???

[icegirljenni]

I did not realize too when i watch the race, but the race control should be able to see from top right? Odd maybe they have penalized Ferrari enough of time so they plan to let it go? perhaps

[Chrissie]

(09-01-2010 12:00 PM)icegirljenni Wrote:  Odd maybe they have penalized Ferrari enough of time so they plan to let it go? perhaps

But why couldn't they have waited til Fernando did something wrong and then not penalised them....or is it that they figure Ferrari are going to get such a hammering in a week's time, there's no point punishing them over something like this??

[WiTcH]

Chrissie I don't wanna think of that... Penalising them harshily! Oh no!

[icegirljenni]

(09-01-2010 06:49 PM)Chrissie Wrote:  But why couldn't they have waited til Fernando did something wrong and then not penalised them....or is it that they figure Ferrari are going to get such a hammering in a week's time, there's no point punishing them over something like this??

I dont know maybe Todt were much friendly with Massa though, but i just think that maybe no one notice it. But your second comment might be true, maybe something about to happen that is why they dont bother for small matter, but i dont think the hearing will have some bad outcome, i have feeling it wont be that serious as we think

[alonso 4ever]

oh god, very strange!!!

how could they just let it go??!!

i started to believe that the stewards have huge problems with alonso and vettel!!!

he had an advantage there and in my openion they had to give him a drive through....

[WiTcH]

Quote:The FIA is investigating how Felipe Massa escaped a penalty after overshooting his grid slot at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Amateur footage posted on Youtube clearly showed Massa well ahead of his grid box as the cars assembled for the start of the race although stewards and rival teams apparently failed to notice or report Massa's error to race director Charlie Whiting.

It did not escape the attention of BBC commentator Martin Brundle, however, who commented that the Brazilian's Ferrari was at least "two metres" ahead of its starting box.

A report published in the Telegraph newspaper said the transponder on the floor of Massa's Ferrari did not send a signal to the tarmac sensor because he was too far out of position. Because the matter was not looked at in any further detail before the results became official, no further action will be taken.

"As no further information or complaints were received before the publication of the official result on Sunday night, the classification of the Belgian Grand Prix will now remain unchanged," said an FIA spokeswoman.

"The FIA are investigating the causes of the apparent failures in communication with race control in order to ensure a repetition is not possible."

That was about the Massa video above. Massa' Ferrari sensor didn't work?? yeah.... yeah.. Why not...

[alonso 4ever]

sooooooooooooooo funny from the FIA and their great stewards!!

depending on you tube seems soooooo cool.. lol

[WiTcH]

(09-04-2010 04:33 PM)alonso 4ever Wrote:  sooooooooooooooo funny from the FIA and their great stewards!!

depending on you tube seems soooooo cool.. lol

hahaha! I agree. Well I guess Todt didn't want to punish the driver that his son is a manager to.

[icegirljenni]

And this is what Massa explain about the situation.

Massa 'too low in car' to see grid lines

Quote:Felipe Massa says his out-of-position start at the Belgian Grand Prix happened simply because his seating position did not give him good enough visibility to line his Ferrari up correctly.

The FIA recently acknowledged that Massa had been too far forward over his grid slot when the race started, and should have had a penalty, but said that as the incident had only been brought to its notice via videos in the week after the race, it was too late to apply a punishment.

"I'm maybe the lowest driver in the car, I'm very low in the car and maybe if I was a bit higher, it would be easier to see," Massa explained.

"Definitely I couldn't see the lines very well, so I was a little bit outside, and that was it."

The governing body is investigating why Massa's contravention was not picked up by either the observing marshals or the electronic systems designed to detect grid infringements.

I am maybe the lowest driver in the car?? LOLLL