Grand Prix Rejects

LellaLombardi

The idolisation of Senna is not doing him any favours at all unfortunately. For starters, Senna's heyday was nearly 25 years ago now and the world has moved on greatly since then. Secondly, Ayrton had plenty of undesirable characteristics and lastly, trying to be anything other than yourself is fool...

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I thought putting Kimi in the car was a bizarre decision at the time, and passing up Perez and Hulkenberg. I agree that both drivers could be leaving them this year.

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Bleu wrote:Best way to put it.

1. Bianchi
2. Marussia

Same for me too.

I am just so happy for them. They have been through a lot and I know the Maria De Villotta accident was a particularly tough time for them. I hope they are having a mahoosive party tonight.

LellaLombardi

I suspect that in terms of foul play and mind games, they are as bad as each other. Rosberg is better at containing his emotions though and presenting a cheerful side to the press. If it comes down to a battle of wits then my money's on Rosberg. He will know how to push Hamilton's buttons.

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Well Hamilton was never that high in my estimation to start with, but the way he has behaved, compared to Rosberg being very magnanimous, has made it clear to me who I want to support.

He's not going to have it all his way at Mercedes, and the sooner he accepts that, the better.

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Interesting thread. Hamilton has obvious appeal, but is a bit too prone to putting his foot in it. Mercedes seem to be sorting that out with him, although whether there is a correlation between improved results and his PR skills, well I wouldn't like to speculate. It depends on the territory really....

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Maldonado - why is he even still in F1?
McLaren - Perez must be glad to be out of there.

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Sauber are probably that strapped for cash at the moment that any sponsorship, even from personal sponsors are welcome on the car.

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For me it had to be Kimi. It really looks like he's gone into CBA mode and that makes me very cross given that Hulkenberg should have had that seat in the first place.

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I'm going to give my thoughts from the perspective of a sport I know very well: gymnastics. Gymnasts need to be small and light. Although it's a very inclusive sport, those who don't fit the bill in terms of body type are very unlikely to make it past a certain level. However in the 80's and early 9...

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[quote="More_Blue_Flags" 2. Williams. There's no single point of failure that I can identify just yet, and it might seem a bit harsh given that both cars finished in the points. While we always know that the Williams would struggle in the wet, the Q2 inters fiasco suggests either a basic t...

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I watched the Malaysian Grand Prix in the gym today with subtitles, and the subtitle fails were far more entertaining than the race. See if you can guess some of these: - The Sadist are getting ready to bring in Rosberg - Holcombe Berg - Hopefully they will be able to eat it out until the end of the...

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Well it's plausible, anyone in a coma for this long would lose a lot of weight.

I was chatting to someone today who spent 12 months in a coma. She had some speech and mobility issues but still had a very good quality of life. That gives me some hope.

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This is the best driver line-up they have had for some years, and that's a good start. For me the beginning of the end for Williams was when they had to rely so heavily on pay drivers who did the team no favours (I'm looking at you Maldonado). I like Claire Williams a lot and I think she's the perso...

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The season hasn't started yet and already Hamilton's put his foot in his mouth:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motors ... acter.html

I did chortle at the comment which said "Even in a coma, Michael Schumacher's brain functions better than Lewis Hamilton's"

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At last, some positive news from an offical source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26541565

I am assuming here that the Schumachers understand the difference between reflex reactions and controlled reactions from someone who is in a coma.

So this would suggest that he is now in a natural coma and (I hope) breathing unaided. Now we wait.

LellaLombardi

I have known deep down from a couple of weeks in that a full recovery was unlikely. You simply don't hit your head that hard and have two operations, and go back to how you were before.

I think now if he can go back to enjoying being a father then that will be considered a success.

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Reports this morning (unofficial) that he is breathing unaided. I think, with gathering bits of news here and there, that this must be true. Gary Hartstein said a few weeks ago that if the brain stem was too damaged to wean him off the ventilator then discussions would be taking place about withdra...

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Reports this morning (unofficial) that he is breathing unaided. I think, with gathering bits of news here and there, that this must be true. Gary Hartstein said a few weeks ago that if the brain stem was too damaged to wean him off the ventilator then discussions would be taking place about withdraw...

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As an aside, do we really want a championship where 1/3rd of the cars are effectively handicapped and running in another series? To have one team screw up the installation and have to respond is one thing; to have four teams hampered by a bad engine is quite another because it destroys the spectacl...

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watka wrote:
good_Ralf wrote:Rob Smedley to Williams (but not as Massa's radio engineer)

Least surprising news of the year so far! Obviously makes sense not to rattle Massa with a new race engineer, could you imagine Smedley working with the humourless Kimi Raikkonen?

Fixed.

LellaLombardi

The pneumonia rumor is disturbing to me. My grandfather actually passed away due to pneumonia on January 17, 2009. It was incredible, he caught it and died only mere days later. And he had survived cancer! True, he was almost in his mid 80s and not very fit anymore. He didn't move around much befor...

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With the lack of any reliable information and the silence from the official sources, I've had to consider how good the unofficial sources are. If it's from Bild then I'm more dismissive. L'Equipe seems to be more on the ball and their last update was more postive - and then verified by Kehm. Hartste...

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This isn't news, it's a possible outcome that a doctor has speculated upon. The last official update was positive so I'm trusting that!

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As much as I don't like Horner, if you want someone to handle the commercial side of things, he's your man. And you don't win all those titles, Newey or not, without some capability.

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It would not be a complete surprise if after a, not very lengthy, sabbatical he returned. It would not be a complete surprise if after a, not very lengthy, sabbatical he returned to Ferrari. It would not be a complete surprise if after a, not very lengthy, sabbatical he returned to Benetton. It wou...

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/mclaren/10611909/Ross-Brawn-announces-retirement-from-Formula-One-to-end-speculation-linking-him-with-McLaren.html It would not be a complete surprise if after a, not very lengthy, sabbatical he returned to Benetton. Fixed until the end of time.

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If the responding to questions part is true then the prognosis of permanent vegetative state can essentially be ruled out. That had been a big fear of mine as I know he would not want to live like that.

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There are reports going round including on the Daily Telegraph that Schumi is being awoken from the coma. Kehm has trotted out the usual speculation line without denying it. Unlike most of the reports in recent weeks, I really hope the rumours are true this time and he is on his way back.

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Hard to say whether today's update is better news or not but I suppose it isn't quite so bleak. m Am I being too sensitive, or does this quote from Andrew Benson seem a bit crass to anyone else? Andrew Benson: "The bitter irony of the appalling situation in which Michael Schumacher finds himsel...

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Thank God we have people like Gary who can give us a sensible, balanced perspective on things. I'm still finding it incredibly hard to comprehend. Michael seemed totally invincible to me and even after the initial accident I was still optimistic and believing that he would make a good recovery. To h...

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East Londoner wrote:ESPN state Wendlinger was in a coma for 19 days. Schumacher's been in a coma for 25 days now.

Speculation is rife again this morning. I think Kehm needs to get a more comprehensive statement out.

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It isn't looking great. The best hopeful example we have is Wendlinger who was in a coma for over a month and was able to resume his racing career, albeit never to the level that he once was.

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Scary reports this morning. Like on the first day, I really hope they aren't true.

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Massa's quotes in that article suggest that that is exactly what he is planning (possibly without the tea

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Unlike everyone else I can also understand Massa wanting to have it out with Symonds before he starts working for him. Perhaps he feels that he can't work with him properly unless he trusts him fully and there are no secrets.

LellaLombardi

I suppose he feels that now he has left Ferrari, the gloves are off.

I've always doubted Alonso's assertion that he knew nothing. At the very least he would have questioned the strategy, and he may have got an answer along the lines of "just trust us on this, and don't ask".

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I read on another forum where a guy mentioned a German brainsurgeon had said it could be multiple weeks until they try and wake MS up. And when they do, there is a 50% risk of Aphasia. I asked him for a link. A friend of mine has aphasia as a result of a car accident many years ago. For a few month...

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I think the privacy issue is that initially when the doctors did the press conferences, they were quite forthcoming with information but everything coming from the Schumacher management has been very vague, so people are seeking more info. It does sound like the media are crossing unacceptable bound...

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Well it sounds like communications have gone into lockdown. Another "stable but critical" announcement and no plans for any more press conferences "for the time being". I only hope there is some improvement to the injuries that we just aren't hearing about.

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