Is n't this great!! Love it. Its what blogging is all about. Nice one. Firstly I now see where you are coming from with regards to Heidfeld but ......... All season Heidfeld has gone for the safer race plan. kubica has gone for the more aggressive one. I think BMW played it safe with Heidfeld (like they always seem to do). If when Kubica was making the gap a safety car had come out (more than likely) that would have been it - win over. If Heidfeld had gone for a shorter pit stop to put him into the race for the win - an additional safety car would have blown either of there chances for the win.
I do agree that Davison has been wasted. If I was a manager I would have snapped him up by now. Heidfeld might be being out shadowed at the moment. But he has already proven that he is a capable driver. Its him that has put the most effort into BMW in terms of driver..... He will shine again.
Hammy has stated that this hasn't blown his Championship - we will have to wait and see. Schoolboy error really. We do have to note at this point some of Schumi's schoolboy error's - Monaco '06 springs to mind for parking fines!!!
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Monday, 9 June 2008
'Pole' position2
Sorry you don't understand, however, what you believe is your choice... Heidfeld, and his engineer obviously felt that it was worth the effort to pull out enough time to absorb a pitstop, and still be in front, only to have the team refusing to allow a change of strategy, that would have allowed this side of the garage the win, a win that was just as important to Heidfeld as to Kubica!!
If Heidfelds stop had been 4-5 secs faster he would have had to do another stop as did Kubica, with the advantage of track position, and perhaps traffic/deteriorating track conditions, he had a FAIR chance of winning, IF Kubica`was the faster man then WE the FANS would have had a thrilling race to the flag, instead of the yawnfest it became!! And since when was it not possible to change strategy mid-race?? Contracts? F1??LOL,LOL.Nick's face on the podium spoke a thousand words! Much like Barrichello when he was winning against Schumi, and he had to let him past, the only protest he had was that he did it on the finishing line!!You may think Kubicas face does'nt fit, but, NOT TRUE, One of the most gifted of drivers is still on the sidelines...I mention A.Davidson... not my choice, but still a wasted talent. Read Mark Hughes article in Autosport, on this man...enlightening. Hamster dropped a bollock yesterday, or it would have been his race, Kubica was gifted the race by team BMW, Heidfeld was hung out to dry, yes it's a one,two, but in the wrong order, this is'nt new, but is it racing? Should Kubica win this championship, i hope he reflects on yesterdays team vote of confidence, personally...I hope not..And as for lamping somebody...Power to you Nick for not splattering theisson's teeth all over the podium!!
If Heidfelds stop had been 4-5 secs faster he would have had to do another stop as did Kubica, with the advantage of track position, and perhaps traffic/deteriorating track conditions, he had a FAIR chance of winning, IF Kubica`was the faster man then WE the FANS would have had a thrilling race to the flag, instead of the yawnfest it became!! And since when was it not possible to change strategy mid-race?? Contracts? F1??LOL,LOL.Nick's face on the podium spoke a thousand words! Much like Barrichello when he was winning against Schumi, and he had to let him past, the only protest he had was that he did it on the finishing line!!You may think Kubicas face does'nt fit, but, NOT TRUE, One of the most gifted of drivers is still on the sidelines...I mention A.Davidson... not my choice, but still a wasted talent. Read Mark Hughes article in Autosport, on this man...enlightening. Hamster dropped a bollock yesterday, or it would have been his race, Kubica was gifted the race by team BMW, Heidfeld was hung out to dry, yes it's a one,two, but in the wrong order, this is'nt new, but is it racing? Should Kubica win this championship, i hope he reflects on yesterdays team vote of confidence, personally...I hope not..And as for lamping somebody...Power to you Nick for not splattering theisson's teeth all over the podium!!
Sunday, 8 June 2008
Just to Quote!!!
"Forecasted for this weekends Canadian GP. My money is on Kubia.
Win for Kubia. You heard it here first!
Just think what it would do to the Championship. "
Just wanted to quote what I wrote before the weekend. Got the rain bit wrong but should have put some money on Kubica! What a great Championship battle.
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I dont understand your comments?? Heidfeld was on a different strategy to Kubica and hence why his pit stop was longer because he only had 1. Kubica had two. I dont beleive BMW gave kubica the win. He had to work bloody hard to pull out the gap to ensure that he came out in front of Heidfeld. True Heidfeld let him past but they were on a different game plan. BMW wouldn't have made Heidfeld's pit stop longer on purpose because at that moment in time they could not be sure what the race result would have been.
Dont forget it is Heidfeld that is under contract for next year, while Kubica's finishes this year. Personally Kubica has had a fab season so far and deserves it. I know Heidfeld has done a lot of work to develop the car over the years but he has been out performed to date this year and therefore Kubica got the win. The nice thing about it is Kubica's face does not fit into F1. What a great achievement for Poland. (Pitty they lost to Germany in the football! but they beat Heideld the German on the track).
Kubica for World Champion - I say again!!!! Well he is leading now.
P.S I was impressed that Kimi didnt lamp Hammy!
Dont forget it is Heidfeld that is under contract for next year, while Kubica's finishes this year. Personally Kubica has had a fab season so far and deserves it. I know Heidfeld has done a lot of work to develop the car over the years but he has been out performed to date this year and therefore Kubica got the win. The nice thing about it is Kubica's face does not fit into F1. What a great achievement for Poland. (Pitty they lost to Germany in the football! but they beat Heideld the German on the track).
Kubica for World Champion - I say again!!!! Well he is leading now.
P.S I was impressed that Kimi didnt lamp Hammy!
"Pole" position
Well, it`s nothing NEW in motorsport, but the way that bmw, said `we prefer you Robert, to you Nick' makes my stomach churn...there was absolutely no need to give Heidfeld a long stop, so that he came out HEAVY, just in front of his team mate, 5 secs less, and he would have consolidated his LEAD, in this race, and very likely won. He did all that was required of him, to maintain a good lead, only for his team to deliberately, take it away from him, SHAME on you, BMW, just another good reason not to buy your product!! Once again we are forced to witness the FARCE that is F1, even the commentators get in on the act!! How is it possible to praise a team when they are so obvious? Are we heading once again into a championship that is MANIPULATED, when will we ever see a SPORTING event?
LUCKILY, I have the answer, MOTOGP!! `specially the 125cc class, proper do, or die!! The PLUS side to today was when the hamster, and Kimi, had no hard words, and louie, kind of admitted his mistake, more EMBARASSING, than painfull....COULTHARD had a day to remember as he kept out of trouble, and lady luck, finally went his way....Finally, NICK`S face said it all today, and should he lose his seat, then it is just another reason, that the manufacturers, should , at all costs, not be allowed to control this sport!!
Yea Baby!
LUCKILY, I have the answer, MOTOGP!! `specially the 125cc class, proper do, or die!! The PLUS side to today was when the hamster, and Kimi, had no hard words, and louie, kind of admitted his mistake, more EMBARASSING, than painfull....COULTHARD had a day to remember as he kept out of trouble, and lady luck, finally went his way....Finally, NICK`S face said it all today, and should he lose his seat, then it is just another reason, that the manufacturers, should , at all costs, not be allowed to control this sport!!
Yea Baby!
Friday, 6 June 2008
More Rain
Forecasted for this weekends Canadian GP. My money is on Kubia. Win for Kubia. You heard it here first! Just think what it would do to the Championship.
Friday, 30 May 2008
Kubica for World Champion??
Being a true Brit of course I want Hamilton to win this years’ World Crown but wouldn’t it be ironic if his peer and childhood racing friend Kubica got it first!
I say this because this is the current table;-
1. Lewis Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes - 38
2. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari - 35
3. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 34
4. Robert Kubica - BMW Sauber -32
5. Nick Heidfeld - BMW Sauber - 20
Kubica is only 6 points behind Lewis and we all know how quickly things can turn around. Who would have thought that Lewis would now be 3 points ahead of Raikkonen??
I say this because this is the current table;-
1. Lewis Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes - 38
2. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari - 35
3. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 34
4. Robert Kubica - BMW Sauber -32
5. Nick Heidfeld - BMW Sauber - 20
Kubica is only 6 points behind Lewis and we all know how quickly things can turn around. Who would have thought that Lewis would now be 3 points ahead of Raikkonen??
“Could Kubica be the first ever F1 World Champion without ever winning a race???”
With the likes of Raikkonen and Massa taking points off each other, and currently Kubica being very consistently in the points. Could this really happen? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Just also wanted to remind you all off Kubica’s amazing crash last year at Canadian. A few pictures to remember.
Just also wanted to remind you all off Kubica’s amazing crash last year at Canadian. A few pictures to remember.
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Soggy, or what?
As forecast the B`more SIX hour was wet, there were RIVERS of water running down the track!!, DEEP puddles on the major corners, we are talking WET here, Cap did the first sighting laps in quallie, followed by SPEEDICHICK, both hit the puddle, SPLODOUSH!! anything outside the condom was laundry...we were in the last 2 stints...4hours away...spish,ssplosh, Spit, two fists, and the condom, fared no better, it was bouncing down, with a strong wind to boot!!!
Spit did the first stint, and within 6 laps the brake spring was BUST, (the kart to have today was a thunderkart, suited the conditions) and we had another kart, we quallied 2nd in class, and dropped back, SPIT was heroic, and pulled us back into contention, the conditions suiting his driving...CONDOM had a couple of spins, in these conditions, it was inevitable, a black flag was shown for a mystery infringement, but others were in the same boat(on the same lake too!!)TWOFISTS had a bad stomach, but charged into the fray....ANOTHER brake spring bust, ANOTHER kart, more time lost.....The CAP was determined just to stay on track..the conditions had improved from monsoon to skidpan..two spins, and a WARNING..But little time lost, and we were in the top 5 in class, 10th overall...SPEEDICHICK was so fired up by now that she forgot to adjust the pedals...but she still drove like a ponytail on fire, so much so that despite developing cramp(wuss) we ended the race 2nd in class on the same lap as the winner, and 8th overall...without the breakdowns, it would have been a WIN, and probably higher overall....WELLDONEGUYS!!! Buckmore, WE`LL be back!!
Yea Baby!
Spit did the first stint, and within 6 laps the brake spring was BUST, (the kart to have today was a thunderkart, suited the conditions) and we had another kart, we quallied 2nd in class, and dropped back, SPIT was heroic, and pulled us back into contention, the conditions suiting his driving...CONDOM had a couple of spins, in these conditions, it was inevitable, a black flag was shown for a mystery infringement, but others were in the same boat(on the same lake too!!)TWOFISTS had a bad stomach, but charged into the fray....ANOTHER brake spring bust, ANOTHER kart, more time lost.....The CAP was determined just to stay on track..the conditions had improved from monsoon to skidpan..two spins, and a WARNING..But little time lost, and we were in the top 5 in class, 10th overall...SPEEDICHICK was so fired up by now that she forgot to adjust the pedals...but she still drove like a ponytail on fire, so much so that despite developing cramp(wuss) we ended the race 2nd in class on the same lap as the winner, and 8th overall...without the breakdowns, it would have been a WIN, and probably higher overall....WELLDONEGUYS!!! Buckmore, WE`LL be back!!
Yea Baby!
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
More silver wear for Slick Egos
Venue - Buckmore Park
Date - 26th May 2008
Race - 6hr Team Endurance
Weather - V.V.Wet (Under statement!!)
Teams - 21
Classes - 1 x Pro's (Our team), 1 x Thunder
Slick Ego's Team - Steve, John, Pat, Scott, Amanda
Qual - 12th Overall - 2nd in class
Result - 8th Overall - 2nd in class
Good results team Slick ego's. Unfortunately a few technical problems prevailed first position but that is Endurance racing. Most important thing was keeping it on the black stuff and gaining no self inflicting damage. Which we achieved. Just a pity that that Bucks cant sort out a few problems with karts. We'll get the top step next time.
Bring the next challenge on.
Buckmore race report
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Good News...
...This week I can read `Autosport' for a change...I now Know that it will feature more than just Ferrari!!! yeeaaa! Stallion you can pick your jaw off the floor, And we had a RACE.. for once, and not an expensive motorcade... Monaco showed what racing could be like with no aero...
I look forward to `09 when, I hope there are more close races, such as this...Yea Baby!
I look forward to `09 when, I hope there are more close races, such as this...Yea Baby!
Saturday, 24 May 2008
BRINGITON!!!
Venue; Buckmore Park
Event; Six Hour Enduro
Date; May 26
Team; Slickegos
Team members; Cap;Spit;Speedychick;Two Fists;Condom
Strategy; To Win
Weather;Rain
Comment; Don`t forget your mac!!
BRINGITON!!
Yea Baby!!
Event; Six Hour Enduro
Date; May 26
Team; Slickegos
Team members; Cap;Spit;Speedychick;Two Fists;Condom
Strategy; To Win
Weather;Rain
Comment; Don`t forget your mac!!
BRINGITON!!
Yea Baby!!
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Sunday, 18 May 2008
Saturday, 10 May 2008
Singapore F1
These are Exclusive pictures of the new F1 pit, and paddock facilities in Singapore for the 'Monaco of the Orient
' taken from a spy taxi, which, was my duty, at great personal discomfort, and expense, to seek out this`secret location, and bring them to our much sought after, Slickegos blog!!I retire now to read my back copies of Ferrari weekly, having worn myself out, sculking around the orient, incognito in my string vest...Yea Baby!
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