Rogue Prediction, Monaco 2008

Qualli:

1. Kubica

Race:

1. Kovileineneneen
2. Raikkonen
3. Webber (yes, really...)

High Attrition race totally overshadowed by Mosleys' off track shenanigans which has caused security furore with some bloke from International Exports (aka James Bond PLC) losing his job because his missus was apparently one of the, er, professional ladies in that video ( well, it's a living I guess, possibly brings in the shopping money).

All a bit tedious now eh? I mean, lets have a proper $ex scandal like Profumo or something at least then we got some tasteful arty pics of Christine Keeler ( though frankly I preferred the classic pic of Peter Cooke in the same pose...)"

Posted by The Predictor at May 24, 2008, 8:30 pm - Comments (0)
Tagged as: formula one, formula1, f1, monaco, 2008, hamilton, monte carlo

Rogues Review: Turkey 2008: Zzzzzz....

Turkey has been won many a time by the erstwhile boy Massa and this race was no difference. With a crash at turn one on the first lap, the Safety Car was out for a earl outing. In all the action Nakajima lost a rear wing and a trip to the pits was made for a replacement or in fact actual retirement. Fisichella was the culprit of the incident and post race tried to deny all knowledge of having caused the accident.

We would like to say from this point onward something actually happened but we would be wrong. The only rogue action happened on Lap 26. At the point where the earth aligned with some important stars of which we forget the name, Bourdais span into retirement. There you go… nothing more except the occasional dust devils in front the grand stands (still 3 miles from the track itself) …

What's hot and what's not in the race

Blind? Early Bath Moment of excitement Ferrari in front (again) Ownage Fisichella Nakajima Bourdais Hamilton Massa What a mistaka da make-a taking it up the rear Spin into retirement That red one in front.. 4 in a row for Ferrari

Posted by Jules at May 12, 2008, 8:46 pm - Comments (0)
Tagged as: bourdais, hamilton, massa, nakajima, fisichella, turkey, 2008, f1, formula1, formula one

Rogues Review: Bahrain 2008: We won't mention videos...

With a slight delay due to some temporary relocation of the F1Rogues team to the island the now call the UK to be soon renamed The United Kingdom of Hamilton we being out review of the last race…

Well, I promised when I restarted all this that I would never review what did not happen during the race. Therefore I will not be at all mentioning anything alleged about sex games, grey haired men and prison service. Suffice to say that we can replace any temptation to do that by laughing continuously at Hamilton and his feeble attempts to overtake Spanish ex-teammates.

The race itself promised much but on the whole failed to deliver. We had placed all our money on a Ferrari 1-2 to the gravel trap at the first corner skillfully aided by a shove from a BMW. It seemed inevitable that Kubica would lose his pole position at the getaway so he should have made sure he got it back… Senna style.

To say the race was without incident would not be true. There was plenty of action on the track with both Sutil and Vettel both suffering from engine issues, Piquet having handling issues which resulted in a spin or two, as well as Buttons somewhat clumsy overtaking maneuver on David Coulthard. Both Button and Hamilton proved that when you have a point to prove, you can make it best by running into another car – yes the car is crap and no I don’t know how to overtake. Ultimately this cost both drivers their races. Button had an early bath and Hamilton just struggled to do anything of any note. Unless the fact that we all noted he did nothing worthwhile in the whole race, then, well, he did something note worthy…..

What's hot and what's not in the race

Blind? No room Which way do I drive? Back on track Polish invasion Hamilton Button Piquet Massa Kubica Hard to miss these Renaults Ram braking works better Handling issues? Stolen on the first lap New world order starts NOW!

Posted by Jules at April 9, 2008, 3:38 pm - Comments (0)
Tagged as: alonso, coulthard, vettel, massa, button, kubica, bahrain, 2008, hamilton, movie, video, mosley, max, f1, formula1, formula one

Rogues Review: Malaysia 2008: Back to normal

After the start of term, life is back to normal. Malaysia without rain is always going to be dull and this year’s was no exception. Miles and miles of gravel and a track so wide it would rival Heathrow’s main runway, means that the racers have no excuses but to avoid each other, ample space for all with even enough room to park a Minky Whale in between the cars.

Back in the good old days of Michael Andretti, we were treated to an off track moment right from the second the race started. When Andretti left F1, complaining something about having to turn right as well as left we thought those days were over. Now we have Bourdais. Now, in the last race he impressed everyone at F1 Rogues, this race he impressed us yet more. Almost at the very start, Bourdais managed to find the gravel and an early shower by himself.

After that the race slipped into the usual pattern, some cars going off and then on again. The off again, then on again and so on. Glock was mostly helped off the track by Rosberg who ended up with a trip to the pits to put a new nose on as a result. By lap 19 we were up to the first round of stops. Hamilton, desperate to make up time after suffering a 5 place grid penalty, had an agonizingly slow pit stop. The right front tyre men had trouble with their job and it was a 20 second pit stop from hell. Oh, how we love it!!!!

For the remainder of the race not much happened, a few more offs and ons and off and ons later, Massa managed to park it well and truly in the gravel. Never quite being as good as his teammate is beginning to show already… Vettel was next to in suffering from a blown engine which was the same fate that met his teammate in Australia.

Lastly we pay special homage to Barrichello. In the last race, he got a stop go penalty and was disqualified and this race he continued his new tradition. A drive though for speeding in the pit lane will easily see him become F1 Rogues top driver of 2008…

What's hot and what's not in the race

*Still* Man of the year Not good enough! Pit stop from hell Path to glory Back on top Barrichello Massa Hamilton Kubica Räikkönen Less penalties. Overall improvement Beached whale Need a new pit crew! Good start to the year The Ice Man is back...

Posted by Jules at March 25, 2008, 12:05 am - Comments (0)
Tagged as: formula one, formula1, f1, 2008, hamilton, kubica, barrichello, rosberg, raikkonen, malaysia