Ducati Sporting Club UK
Idle Chat
Still needs to be clean and of value to the club.
 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 20-Oct-2009, 13:44
Chris Wood's Avatar
Chris Wood Chris Wood is offline
Registered Forum User
Ducati Meccanica
Bikes: 916 Senna, 748RS Corse, 1098s Race
 
Posts: 2,816
Join Date: May 2002
Mood: walking on sunshine.....
Question Jenson Button?

Views please, mine are mixed....?

His behaviors and comments make me cringe, his driving and persistence I can appreciate.

Is F1 in a mess when this happens, ie Brawn and Button, or is it back to the good old days when it was a bit of a lottery between car/driver/track combinations?
Quote+Reply
  #2  
Old 20-Oct-2009, 14:07
Jools's Avatar
DSC Member Jools Jools is offline
DSC Club Member
BSB Star
 
Posts: 6,930
Join Date: Jul 2002
Mood: MT Meglomaniac
Yes, inclined to agree. The "Yeaaaaahhhhhhh, we're the World Champion Baybeeee" type comments come across like Austin Powers and weren't very cool even when Austin Powers was all the go.

Mind you, I think that anybody who becomes a World Champion at anything deserves all the accolades they can get, particularly when they've come from not even having a team or a job just before the start of the season.

Did they just get lucky with their interpretation of the rules at the begining of the season? Maybe, but you have to make your own luck and it's especially impressive when you have to wade through a swamp of bad luck to get there.


The Patent Jools Mood Meter -Today I am:


___________^
Quote+Reply
  #3  
Old 20-Oct-2009, 14:24
Chaz's Avatar
Chaz Chaz is offline
Registered Forum User
Ducati Corse
Bikes: 916 Strada
 
Posts: 3,844
Join Date: Jul 2003
Mood: www.od2racing.co.uk
At least he did it fairly not like some of the past winners I could name, luck certainly played it's part but that's pretty normal in any sport.

Congratulations to Jenson & Brawn well done.
Quote+Reply
  #4  
Old 20-Oct-2009, 16:55
paynep's Avatar
DSC Member paynep paynep is offline
DSC Club Member
Ducati Meccanica
 
Posts: 2,081
Join Date: Jun 2001
Mood: Wet wet wet
Surely, any personality has got to be better than the boring German/Finnish champions of recent years?

And didn't we all just love Nigel Mansell.............?

Yeh baby


Paul

15th year in DD #68 and getting slower by the year

1199, SS800 & 620SSie DD racer
Quote+Reply
  #5  
Old 20-Oct-2009, 17:23
Ray's Avatar
Ray Ray is offline
Registered Forum User
Ducati Corse
 
Posts: 3,555
Join Date: May 2001
Mood: R U thinking what I'm thinking?......Oh dear!
Right car, right team, right time thats what F1 is about.

Brawn stole a march on the competition for the 2009 season with the major change of regs. Jenson was able to take full advantage of what the team and car gave him. TBH in that situation the only true competitor is your teamate.

yep, some of the stuff is pretty cringeworthy but that's just the modern age.

Ray.
Quote+Reply
  #6  
Old 20-Oct-2009, 19:19
SlowLearner's Avatar
SlowLearner SlowLearner is offline
Registered Forum User
Big Twin
 
Posts: 1,099
Join Date: Jun 2006
Mood: Bike or Yacht..... tough choice on sunny day ;-)
Well done Jensen I say !

The times had a good write up today about how Honda gave up on the 2008 car really early and started working on the 2009 car, thus it was fully developed out of the box, hence 6 wins out of the first 7 races.

The times also says they spent about $500m, and gave another $100m to Brawn for 2009.......

You have to wonder if someone at Honda has been shot for quitting just when they were about to win !

Interestingly NO british F1 world champion has retained the title, when told this Jensen seemed to be up for the challenge.....
Quote+Reply
  #7  
Old 20-Oct-2009, 20:04
Rattler's Avatar
Rattler Rattler is offline
Registered Forum User
WSB Hero
 
Posts: 8,863
Join Date: May 2002
Mood: www.cantbearsed.co.uk
Who?
Quote+Reply
  #8  
Old 20-Oct-2009, 21:42
MJS's Avatar
DSC Member MJS MJS is offline
DSC Membership Sec. & BHCN R.O.
Webteam
Big Twin
Bikes: None at the moment
 
Posts: 1,940
Join Date: Jul 2003
Mood: Feeling old...
Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowLearner
Well done Jensen I say !

The times had a good write up today about how Honda gave up on the 2008 car really early and started working on the 2009 car, thus it was fully developed out of the box, hence 6 wins out of the first 7 races.

The times also says they spent about $500m, and gave another $100m to Brawn for 2009.......

You have to wonder if someone at Honda has been shot for quitting just when they were about to win !

Interestingly NO british F1 world champion has retained the title, when told this Jensen seemed to be up for the challenge.....

Would the car have been a 'winner' with a Honda engine in the back though? No doubt the Mercedes has been the class of the field this year...
Quote+Reply
  #9  
Old 21-Oct-2009, 00:15
andys 900ss's Avatar
andys 900ss andys 900ss is offline
Registered Forum User
Big Twin
 
Posts: 1,589
Join Date: Jul 2003
Mood: #65 Double Desmo Due Champion - Class B 2007, Class A 2009
Worthy championwho was written off in recent years.

Well done Jenson & Ross.... I'd have been singing in my helmet too...

Andy
Quote+Reply
  #10  
Old 21-Oct-2009, 16:56
SlowLearner's Avatar
SlowLearner SlowLearner is offline
Registered Forum User
Big Twin
 
Posts: 1,099
Join Date: Jun 2006
Mood: Bike or Yacht..... tough choice on sunny day ;-)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Urban996
Would the car have been a 'winner' with a Honda engine in the back though? No doubt the Mercedes has been the class of the field this year...

Thats a very good point !
Quote+Reply
Reply
  
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Postbit Selector
Switch to Vertical postbit Use Vertical Postbit

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Recent Posts - Contact Us - DSC Home - Archive - Top
Powered by vBulletin 3.5.4 - Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. - © Ducati Sporting Club UK - All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:42.