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[minidan]

so what are peoples top 3 predictions for the british gp then?

[miller 666]

well, as good as button is, i want a redbull to win (hint hint vetell ) as otherwise if button wins this he has basically won the championship

Edited by miller 666, 21 June 2009 - 10:05 AM.

[Ouster]

Vettel Barrichello Button.

Piquet to bin it at the first corner.
Hamilton to moan about the car being undrivable yet again even though Kovalainen is placing it pretty solidly.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

IM THERE!!!! couldnt afford staying all weekend so drove down this morning.

Jenson for me, after seeing 8 years of him not doing " so well " this is going to be so rewarding for me if he wins, and the rest of siverstone according to the atmosphere!

[Jammy]

Hamilton to moan about the car being undrivable yet again even though Kovalainen is placing it pretty solidly.

Only once has Heiki placed the McLaren above Lewis at the end of the race. I think it was pretty evident this weekend just how bad both McLarens are.

Well done to the Red Bulls this weekend, as much as I don't like seeing a German win at Silverstone! Though I love seeing a Brit winning the Championship I do hope the RBs keep it up as the Championship is just a one horse race at the moment!

[AndrewJ530]

Hamilton to moan about the car being undrivable yet again even though Kovalainen is placing it pretty solidly.

Only once has Heiki placed the McLaren above Lewis at the end of the race. I think it was pretty evident this weekend just how bad both McLarens are.

I can second this aswell. Don't know what camera angles you could see of luffield corner on the tv but coming out of there and onto the pit straight, even in a straight line, hamilton was fighting the car to keep it going straight.

Well done to the Red Bulls this weekend, as much as I don't like seeing a German win at Silverstone! Though I love seeing a Brit winning the Championship I do hope the RBs keep it up as the Championship is just a one horse race at the moment!

Vettel was a very deserved winner this weekend i think aswell. Never put a foot wrong from what i could see. Drove amazingly. Got loads of photos and videos so think i might post some up soon.

Cheers,

Andrew

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Germany bump. What a race guys, congrats to Mark for his first formula 1 race win, and to everybody else. Im happy with the position of the Brawns, you could really sense the workmanship thats gone into the car from the onboard shots now.

[miniQ]

well done to mark.... hamilton got a great start shame he went wide then got a puncture.. if all went well he would have been looking at a podium-- hope jenson wins championship the man deserves it

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Yea, for the first time i felt sorry for Lewis today, but its all part of becoming an F1 champion really, one day we will see battles between the brits

[Jammy]

Certainly was a great race, and with the dominance of the RBs, it could through the championship wide open again.

For the first time it seems the Brawn team faltered (Barrichello side) and he was not happy after the race!

It's fantastic what the RBs have done though. You have to put a lot of Brawn's success down to the work put in by Honda last year (and the money/wind tunnels, etc), where as RB seem to have acheived quite a lot with not so much! Same with Force India really, they are making really good progress this year, shame Raiki keeps getting in the way!

[RacingGreen]

Certainly was a great race, and with the dominance of the RBs, it could through the championship wide open again.

For the first time it seems the Brawn team faltered (Barrichello side) and he was not happy after the race!

It's fantastic what the RBs have done though. You have to put a lot of Brawn's success down to the work put in by Honda last year (and the money/wind tunnels, etc), where as RB seem to have acheived quite a lot with not so much! Same with Force India really, they are making really good progress this year, shame Raiki keeps getting in the way!

You are joking right?

Red bull is a huge company with a hell of alot of resources and one of the best and most succesful designers in F1 in the last few decades. Wherever Adrian Newey goes he builds a winning car at some point (Williams, Mclaren, Red Bull) He doesn't come cheap.

All of their sucess has been funded by the red bull company so what they've done isnt anymore amazing than Brawns acheivement, I'd say it was to be expected as soon as Red Bull bought Jaguar, it just took a little time.

Edited by RacingGreen, 13 July 2009 - 04:48 PM.

[Jammy]

Well I have to have a difference of opinion on this one. I would say a drinks manufacturer relying on the sales of basically one drink, with budgets spread quite thinly across many different sporting 'ventures', is really no match for one of the top 5 car manufacturers in the world turning over tens, if not hundreds of billlions a year (until this year). It was quite widely known how much time, effort and money Honda threw at this years car. So Brawn have had the use of all that effort PLUS Ross Brawn himself, RB have really only had an average amount of cash and Newey (Brawn's equivalent just with a different approach).

[RacingGreen]

Red bull are a company who are also worth billions though (yes i agree, less than honda) but when you are a company worth that much how is it a miracle that you have managed to put together a successfull car after years of development and spending?

Brawn had the plug pulled and had to gain there budget this season after the buyout. Im not aware of any help from honda on the financial side.

Red bulls car wasn't as fast at the start of this season, the development has been done since Austrailia, as has brawn's. Brawn did have a base car developed by honda, but the development that they have done/are doing is coming out of their pocket, not honda's.

Its no wonder red bull have caught brawn in pace, due to the re-design of nearly the whole of the backend of the car. Im guessing that didnt come cheap, it wasn't just thrown together. Brawns development has been alot smaller, as their budget for the season is alot smaller. Thats why red bull have caught up.

Dont get me wrong, im not saying what they've done isn't great, it is. Im just saying it was to be expected.

[feybrand]

i bet honda are kicking their selves
has kimi got any sort of punishment for that little stunt
does anyone know

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i bet honda are kicking their selves
has kimi got any sort of punishment for that little stunt
does anyone know

No, it was deemed a "racing incident" by the stewards