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aex · 17-10-2006, 09:48 PM

Just saying hello . This site has some good pics and videos . I'll try to post some soon .
Any thoughts on F1 ? Can Schumacher pull it off ? Yes , it will take a miracle . I am obviously a Tifoso .
Best wishes to you all and safe boating .

Rupert Munro · 17-10-2006, 09:50 PM

Welcome aex. not very boating but yes i hope that schumacher can pull it off, dont like that silly french car anyway

aex · 17-10-2006, 10:01 PM

Thanks . Blue is my color but I'd rather have the seeing RED !

MrRob · 17-10-2006, 10:02 PM

If anyone can do it, Schuey can!!!

Jon Fuller · 18-10-2006, 11:42 AM

Welcome to boatmad.

aex · 22-10-2006, 06:17 PM

Go Ferrari!

Rupert Munro · 22-10-2006, 06:47 PM

Go schumey

Burnett · 22-10-2006, 06:54 PM

Brundle to Kimi Raikkonen:

'You missed the presentation!' (Pele giving Schuey some freebie)

'Yeah, I was having a shit'

'Well, at least you'll have a lighter car now for the race'

Go Brundle!!

Rupert Munro · 22-10-2006, 07:50 PM

Shame about the result with the silly french car winning the champ but great race, amazing last drive by schumacher

aex · 22-10-2006, 07:55 PM

What a race ! Michael drove the nuts off that Ferrari .

Burnett · 22-10-2006, 09:33 PM

Felipe must be chuffed to have been the first Brazilian to win his home GP since Senna.

That's a mighty big set of footsteps to follow in.

MrRob · 22-10-2006, 09:46 PM

After that performace no one can ever doubt schueys driving ability ever again! I enjoyed every minute watching him drive that car tonight.

Burnett · 22-10-2006, 11:28 PM

I don't think anyone can reasonably doubt Schuey's ability, it was more his less-than-sporting win-at-all-costs ways of doing things that really stuck in the craw.

Then again, Senna had his moments too...

MrRob · 23-10-2006, 07:17 AM

Senna has taken people out in the 1st lap of a race to win Championships.

Burnett · 23-10-2006, 10:01 AM

In the first 400 yards as it goes! That'll be when he hit Prost at Suzuka I take it?

Naughty little Brazilian.

MrRob · 23-10-2006, 09:24 PM

Yep thats the one! But you never hear anyone call Senna a cheating wanker! But then again Schuey did take out a British driver so there are bound to be more bones made about it here.

Burnett · 23-10-2006, 11:44 PM

I'm pretty certain that Prost called Senna a wanker at some point. Even used that exact term I believe! Need to re-read Christopher Hilton's excellent biography of Senna to find out for sure though.

Ah! Prost and Senna! Those were the days. But I was still a massive James Hunt fan as a kid.

aex · 24-10-2006, 12:10 AM

Those were the days .
We wont see men like Hunt again . He could party all night , take the win next day , then do an interview while smoking a butt . Today he would probably be suspended or fined . What a great character he was . I also admired him as a youngster.

Burnett · 24-10-2006, 10:56 AM

Yeah. Dead at 43 though, sadly.

Nearest we got these days was Montoya. I loved the way he did Schumacher up the grass in his first F1 race! Top bloke.

Barry Sheene was another childhood hero of mine, along with Kenny Roberts. I was fortunate enough to meet them both in recent years, and I was also at Sheene's last ever race at Goodwood in 2002. Top, top guy also.

It seems modern race drivers have their personalities removed. Probably to save weight.

aex · 24-10-2006, 01:29 PM

Montoya is quite the happy guy . When in the US Champ Car series he clearly outclassed the field . In F1 its seems he held his own but the equipment wasn't there .
His move to Nascar will bring big $ and many new fans to the sport , however its like going from a palace to a shack in terms of atmosphere but then a guy like JP may be happier in the informal family setting Nascar promotes . Either way I'm sure he will be successful .