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Posts Tagged ‘Hungarian Grand Prix’

Schumacher in apology shock!

Schumacher in apology shock!

One day after saying, that attempting to blend Rubens Barrichello into becoming a permanent part of the Hungaroring pit wall, was ‘part of F1’ Michael Schumacher concedes that he might have gone a bit far and has issued an apology… to the Brazilian.

It’s hardly a fulsome, teary, box-of-tissues-required kind of apology but for Michael Schumacher, it is something of a revelation.

Having heard that the German had come over all contrite, several other F1 drivers who have been given the Schuey squeeze over the years, were on tenterhooks by their telephones last night.

However, Messrs Hill, Villeneuve, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Coulthard (amongst many others) were warned not to hold their breath, as one apology in 19 years does not bode well for a repeat anytime soon..

Force India to recruit somebody who knows about tyres?

Force India to recruit somebody who knows about tyres?

Following the mistake at the German Grand Prix, which saw Force India fit the wrong tyres to Vitantonio Liuzzi’s and Adrian Sutil’s cars, the team were in trouble again on Friday when they bolted the wrong set on to Paul… di Resta’s VJM03.

Watching events in Hungary unfolding on the television at home in Dewsbury, tyre fitter, Wayne Bunion decided to contact Force India to offer his services for the remainder of the season.

Said Wayne this morning; “People think fitting tyres is easy and that putting the right ones on the right car should be common sense but let me tell you it is not” He went on, “I once put a set of 205/65 R15’s on a Mini Metro when they should have been 205/60 R15’s so I know only too well the pressure these guys feel in the pitlane”

Bunion has written to Force India and says he is ready to step in from Spa onwards if he can get the time off work.

Hungary, Friday: Sauber discover why Kobayashi is off the pace

Hungary, Friday: Sauber discover why Kobayashi is off the pace

Sauber have discovered why Kamui Kobayashi trailed behind Pedro de la Rosa in practice, with this slice of cake reckoned to be costing him around seven tenths per lap.

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Renault get away with it – McLaren fined again

Renault get away with it – McLaren fined again

At today’s meeting of the World Motorsport Council in Paris, Renault were asked if they would mind not fixing anymore races for the next two years. Meanwhile, McLaren have been handed a $50 million fine together with disqualification from the… Hungarian Grand Prix when evidence submitted, showed that they had parked two of their trucks in the wrong part of the Hungaroring paddock for a full five minutes.

A source described McLaren’s actions as ‘completely inexcusable’ and warned of further severe repercussions, possibly including the execution of selected team members, should they ever do anything even slightly wrong ever again.

 

Eddie Jordan in wrist watch worry…

Eddie Jordan in wrist watch worry...

 

Concern has been expressed in the F1 paddock for the health of Eddie Jordan, following the news that his wrist watch now weighs in excess of 5 kilos and that the stress of lifting up the microphone to bicker pointlessly… with David Coulthard could lead to irreparable upper arm damage.

For much of the season EJ has decided to dress like a handsomely paid deck hand with a well glued on hairdo, but it is the ever increasing size of his watch (seen here in a relatively sensible size in Melbourne) that has people worried.

Said one source close to the Beeb; “The watch just gets bigger at each race, during the Hungarian GP weekend his right hand was dragging on the ground – if it goes on like this, by the time we get to Abu Dhabi it will be the size of a grandfather clock.”

 

 

Get well soon Felipe

Get well soon Felipe

Grand Prix Diary is back from its cycling odyssey across northern France, which ended in a sports bar in Paris with the Tour de France coming past just ten feet away and with the Hungarian Grand Prix on the big… screen TV. Things rarely get any better.

Sadly of course the weekend was marred by the awful accident suffered by Felipe Massa, something our merry band were blissfully unaware of until the race programme started.

We wish Felipe the very best with his recovery and we sincerely hope to see him back in action before too long.

Ferrari boss, Luca di Montezemolo put it best, when being pressed by an insensitive journalist as to who would take Massa’s place in the team, by responding; “The most important thing now is the recovery of Felipe the man, not Felipe the driver.”

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