2006 F1 Season

[fatz]

i say rename rbr to nissan

respekta

[ECR033]

Webber could not win a chook raffle in a pub let alone an F1 race in that sht box..and now wait for it he is leaving Williams to go where???..some sources are saying RBR....oh for fk sake Webber piss off out of F1 and go to Chump..I mean Champ Car where all the other nobodys go.

Someone remind me to mention this quote when he wins a race next year with Renault

Webber's proven in the past that he can win races in all the other categories he's competed in given the right equipment, so to claim he is a 'chump' or a 'nobody' is ridiculous.

The simple truth is that he's never had a car capable of winning races in F1 - simple. There's no doubt that he's a top line driver. He's always outperformed his teammate and the relative performance of his car compared to the rest of the field. I'd go as far to say that arguably he's one of the better drivers in the championship - probably just behind Schumi, Alonso and Raikkonen (based on the fact that he has never had the equipment to truely compete with these guys head to head).

Admittedly, I'm probably a little biased, but i've never let that get in the way of a good argument

[fatz]

the fact you can use his jaw as a 90' square is also a bonus

[Beer Baron]

yeah, all the good drivers have the massive jaw.

DC

schuey (bigges of them all)

webbo

i reckon williams should give me and fatz a go next year. let rosberg sit at home popping his pimples. now that would be a good line-up. people would be shit scared to race us. can you say turn 1 incident. It would also bring a bit of class and reality to F1 racing.

[Amaru]

According to Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat, Ferrari has exercised its option on Kimi Raikkonen to race for the Italian team next season. This means the Finn would have signed a five-year-contract.

http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=126202

[Roy]

NO!

[Beer Baron]

so that means Kimi and MS at ferrari. so there is a chance for a webber seat at Maclaren.

[Beer Baron]

this webber quote gave me a smile. let's hope it's true.

"It would be a bit silly to walk away from Williams and not have anything, wouldn't it? I am very, very relaxed. I'll be here next year."

"People might think it's a bit of a risk for us to leave the team but Flavio has rarely been wrong in his decisions. I'm confident we can get something better, otherwise I would have stayed there wouldn't I?"

[Roy]

Did you like the question about who will win this years WDC? His response was he would love to see Alonso and Renault win, to which Button laughed and said "...and thats not a hint is it?"

[Beer Baron]

i am so excited right now. If webber does get a drive with renault it will be a major coup for him. and a chance that we will see some nice finishes for once, instead of just good quali perfomances.

[andylaurel]

if webber gets a drive at renault, there will be podiums and race wins to be had.

if he gets a spot at mclaren, surely podiums are a possibility.

[TOY 33]

:PBJ:

Stop it you guys I'm gettting all excited now!

Renault = reliablility

Williams =

(based on this yr anyway )

Bring on Hungary

Edited August 4, 2006 by TOY 33

[djr81]

Reading between the lines I think Williams was unable to enforce their option because there was doubtless a clause in the contract that required a certain amount of point to be scored by the German round or a certain position to be maintained in the championship. Frank wouldn't have let Mark go.

[Johnny Cash]

Yeah Hungary should be a good race. Thank god Webber's out of Williams - that team was choking him. He's better off in one of the Super Aguris!

[benm]

Don't forget the tyres are changing in 2007, so the top few teams that may have a very sorted car this year may not be as consistent next year.

[Amaru]

I bet Williams will be in the top 3 runners next year.

Hope Renault can find their form again after the loss of the mass-dampner. They went well in 2005 without it, hopefully the loss of this plus the switch to Bridgestones next year doesnt cause them to fall back to the mid-field (and leaving Webber in a similar position should he sign with them).

[djr81]

Personally, I think the mass damper thing is a bit of a red herring. It was tyres that killed them in Germany. You don't dump your blistered boots out the back of the pit (So the whole world can see) unless you are majorly pissed of with your supplier.

[Beer Baron]

yeah alonso said that too. he claimed mass damper doesn't make that much difference. he said tyres were the big problem and they didn't have a handle on the rear end set-up.

i will be pissed off if williams do well next year. it just proves that mark got the short stick AGAIN!

[djr81]

I will be doing handstands if williams come good. Not because of Mark, but just because they are my favoured team. But, man have they got reliability issues.

Here is a thought. They have Toyota engines next year. Should they still sign Mike Gascoyne?

[Roy]

Gascoyne is a good guy for a bottom dwelling team lookig to become a midfield team. He is a manager, not a techincal powerhouse. Williams need technical brilliance if they are goignt o turn it all around in a season. Gascoyne will charge a fortune and not bring anything they need ...well thats my take on it anyway