F1 returns to rainy Suzuka with Button 5 points from a clinch

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Jenson Button has only to outscore his Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello by 5 points to successfully end his quest for a World Driving Championship. Using the notoriously unreliable weather forecasts in the region of Japan where the storied circuit is located, qualifying will also be in a typhoon rain soaked track, but Sunday's race appears to have a chance of being at least a semi dry race. Wet races can be quite entertaining on some track types, but Suzuka was designed and built for speed. Michael Schumacher owns the record for fastest lap speed there (along with 99% of all records kept in Gran Prix racing, but thats another thread) at an average speed of just over 144 mph. Bear in mind, Suzuka is not an oval, let alone a banked one....the last F1 visit to Suzuka before the questionable move of the Japan GP to the track at Mt Fuji is tinged with a bit of sadness for we Schumacher fans..it is where a late race mechanical failure of his Scuderia Ferrari contender allowed one Fernando Alonso to slip by him with an arrogant hand gesture (prick) and move onward to one of his WDC titles, depriving Schumacher of his final chance at his 8th.....as we now know, Alonso will himself wear the red overalls of racing immortality at Maranello... I just can't shake the image of his irksome jubilation in that event..one must give the devil his due though..he won that title in a straight fight, fair and square...now the onus of bringing Ferrari's next World Championships back to Maranello rests upon his shoulders...the guy displays the courage of Icarus taking on such a challenge, and I hope his courage is rewarded with a safe and successful flight into the most rarefied air in motorsport....but the hot sun, and the spectre of Michael Schumacher's matchless greatness are still up there waiting for the next challenger..

 

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I was looking at the points of the top 3 a few days ago and it's possible although unlikely that Rubens could win the championship. Although mathematically possible, the odds of Sebastian winning the last three races and Jenson scoring less than 5 points over the same period are extremely low. He's done.

It'll be fun to see how everything turns out.

Murray

 

[GlobalWarming]

Neo........

I see that you have selective memory........:scratch2:

Do I need to refresh your selective memory?

Schumi will go down into history as one the biggest cheats in all sports, and for his total lack of sportmanship.....Remember this? And this is only the tip of the iceberg....

Seven times F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will start from the back of the grid at this afternoon's Monaco Grand Prix after being found guilty of hindering the qualifying laps of other drivers by deliberately stalling his car on the narrow Monte Carlo circuit. He did that after doing the faster qualifying lap.

He dumped his car at La Rasscasse so that it was marginally in the way of the other drivers and therefore he was abe to prevent Alonso from posting a faster time.

Obviously Schumie has a history of such behaviour (Damon Hill 1994, Villeneuve 1997). He forgot that he was being watched on camera! Go see it on Youtube!.

With all due repect, these are just historical facts that I want to bring out ....I also hope this does no bring your blood pressure up or raises your cholesterol levels.

I am for a clean respectful argument, but please do not ignore what have happened and millions have seen all over the world.

 

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Neo........

I see that you have selective memory........:scratch2:

Do I need to refresh your selective memory?

Schumi will go down into history as one the biggest cheats in all sports, and for his total lack of sportmanship.....Remember this? And this is only the tip of the iceberg....

Seven times F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will start from the back of the grid at this afternoon's Monaco Grand Prix after being found guilty of hindering the qualifying laps of other drivers by deliberately stalling his car on the narrow Monte Carlo circuit. He did that after doing the faster qualifying lap.

He dumped his car at La Rasscasse so that it was marginally in the way of the other drivers and therefore he was abe to prevent Alonso from posting a faster time.

Obviously Schumie has a history of such behaviour (Damon Hill 1994, Villeneuve 1997). He forgot that he was being watched on camera! Go see it on Youtube!.

With all due repect, these are just historical facts that I want to bring out ....I also hope this does no bring your blood pressure up or raises your cholesterol levels.

I am for a clean respectful argument, but please do not ignore what have happened and millions have seen all over the world.

your point?:scratch2:

 

[GlobalWarming]

your point?:scratch2:

I was just answering this part of your pro Schumi rethoric............

Or did you already forget what you wrote?

"it is where a late race mechanical failure of his Scuderia Ferrari contender allowed one Fernando Alonso to slip by him with an arrogant hand gesture (prick) and move onward to one of his WDC titles, depriving Schumacher of his final chance at his 8th".....

 

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I was just answering this part of your pro Schumi rethoric............

Or did you already forget what you wrote?

"it is where a late race mechanical failure of his Scuderia Ferrari contender allowed one Fernando Alonso to slip by him with an arrogant hand gesture (prick) and move onward to one of his WDC titles, depriving Schumacher of his final chance at his 8th".....

so, in summary...
if someone has a differing opinion from you, they are wrong, eh...

it's a shame you're suffering from Schumacher resentment to the point that you make an unprovoked flaming attempt on another poster who didn't ask you for a dissertation about anything under the sun, let alone the topic of my post.....and your baseless inferences that I lack intelligence or memory are pretty tacky too..
you know nothing of me, and apparently, nowhere near as much as you think you do about motor racing..
if you insist upon ranting and making weak attempts at insults, perhaps you could start your own thread....

or do you not remember how?:butt2:


that is all...

 

[GlobalWarming]

so, in summary...
if someone has a differing opinion from you, they are wrong, eh...

it's a shame you're suffering from Schumacher resentment to the point that you make an unprovoked flaming attempt on another poster who didn't ask you for a dissertation about anything under the sun, let alone the topic of my post.....and your baseless inferences that I lack intelligence or memory are pretty tacky too..
you know nothing of me, and apparently, nowhere near as much as you think you do about motor racing..
if you insist upon ranting and making weak attempts at insults, perhaps you could start your own thread....

or do you not remember how?:butt2:...

I offer you my most sincere apologies........... I just come here to learn about audio and to make friends......I was just challenging your claims or should I call them half truths?

I was just using humor and sarcasmus. I guess you do not understand my humor and once again, I apologize for hurting your feelings. You will find that Schumi has as many fans as he has detractors.......Just look at Youtube. To me he is just the F1 equivalent of Mark Mcguire, BB and others that broke records by breaking the rules, and then having to hear people give so much praise to a cheater is a little difficult to accept.

Schumacher was VERY talented and driven........He would have won many tittles and just like BB, had broken many records without having to cheat......

I am exclusively refering to Schumacher antics in the racetrack; nothing else. And yes I respect a different opinion from mine as long as all points are covered.
That is all...

Peace on earth......:thmbsp:

 

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no more snapping at cheap bait for me...never seems to be worth it..pass