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« Reply #75 on: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 23:22:43 » |
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Erm, unless I'm mistaken, Honda didn't...
I think you are mistaken, provided I'm not.... Honda gave up on last years car to develop this years, plus they sweetened the sale (ie give away) of the team by covering it to the tune of £30 million this season (as they'd of been hit by a similar amount if they just wound it up). So I'd say Honda are due some thanks by the new owners, drivers, staff etc. |
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« Reply #76 on: Monday, March 30, 2009, 13:07:47 » |
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I think you are mistaken, provided I'm not....
Honda gave up on last years car to develop this years, plus they sweetened the sale (ie give away) of the team by covering it to the tune of £30 million this season (as they'd of been hit by a similar amount if they just wound it up). So I'd say Honda are due some thanks by the new owners, drivers, staff etc.
That's correct. In a strange way Button and co are benefitting from having such a shit car last season. |
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« Reply #77 on: Monday, March 30, 2009, 16:10:04 » |
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They reckon they've been working on this year's car for 15 months.
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« Reply #78 on: Monday, March 30, 2009, 17:19:14 » |
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I think you are mistaken, provided I'm not....
Honda gave up on last years car to develop this years, plus they sweetened the sale (ie give away) of the team by covering it to the tune of £30 million this season (as they'd of been hit by a similar amount if they just wound it up). So I'd say Honda are due some thanks by the new owners, drivers, staff etc.
Fair enough. I had the impression that Honda had given up and the new guys had come in and done all the work, but was clearly mistaken |
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« Reply #79 on: Monday, March 30, 2009, 19:35:21 » |
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That would've been a hell of a weeks work!
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« Reply #80 on: Monday, March 30, 2009, 20:40:42 » |
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That's correct. In a strange way Button and co are benefitting from having such a shit car last season.
That was always the plan for Honda though. Their car was shit last season and they decided that rather than waste time and money trying to make it competitive they would throw everything in to this seasons car. So they were always going to be better this season, though I'm not sure anyone thought they'd be this much better - its still early days though obviously. |
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« Reply #81 on: Monday, March 30, 2009, 21:57:00 » |
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That was always the plan for Honda though. Their car was shit last season and they decided that rather than waste time and money trying to make it competitive they would throw everything in to this seasons car. So they were always going to be better this season, though I'm not sure anyone thought they'd be this much better - its still early days though obviously.
Yeah that's what I meant. I think it'll be a question of whether they can finance the necessary developments during the season, as well as the outcome of the diffuser issue and whether the FIA realise how stupid this KERS thing is - it's not Formula Palmer Audi! |
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« Reply #82 on: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 09:20:05 » |
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So Hamiliton has been disqualified from the Aussie GP now then. What's the point of watching the 'races' when the results are subject to change pretty much on a daily basis throughout the following week?
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« Reply #83 on: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 09:30:35 » |
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It's because Formula One is a mess. Why people bother watching these days is beyond me - I'm not slagging off the spectacle because it can be in no doubt exciting but the full joy of a podium finish can not be guarenteed until days after a race!!!
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« Reply #84 on: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:13:24 » |
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I'm usually the first one to defend the sport, but the lack of transparency and resolutions of placings off the track is a joke.
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« Reply #85 on: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:17:32 » |
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F1 is tying itself in knots. Who cares about reg 45 (ii) part 9 clause 3b?
People are going to start losing interest if they don't sort themselves out. Farce.
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« Reply #86 on: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:26:14 » |
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I now see UEFA/FIFA have confirmed they are investigating the england v Ukraine match from last night.
They have announced on their official website that John Terry's fist to the face of Vorinin was against FIFA rules and that he should not have been on the pitch, i.e. a red card should have been shown.
Therefore FIFA are now looking to award Ukraine the win and the three points.
(Well that's how football would work if the FIA had their way).
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« Reply #87 on: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:42:09 » |
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Rules are rules (even if they're a bit complicated).
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« Reply #88 on: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 11:07:01 » |
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Rules are rules, but when the rules make watching the actual race pretty pointless, then the sport suffers. The punishment should be on the next race, making the driver push their limits even further.
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« Reply #89 on: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 11:48:01 » |
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The rules are a joke. The result could even change again if Brawn loses the appeal about the leagality of their cars.
They say about football, that it's a simple game played by idiots. Well in both footballs and F1's case, that they should be a simple sport, but the rules are refereed and judged by idiots, also.
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