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[myoozikk]

Kimi looks like he could shoot lazers from his eyes.

[Monbee]

Hahaha good for you Fisi, 'I was faster than Kimi'.

\o/

[DarthSquirrel]

"I was quicker than Kimi" = "I should be in that red car" ?

[Sigourney Beaver]

Pretty glad I stuck with Skybet

Want me to do your lottery numbers?

[DarthSquirrel]

"Taking kid from a candy"

[dan_tm]

That corner Rubens cut when passing Hamilton at the start (they just showed it on-board) was ridiculous, he must have passed 5+ cars! How was he not given a drive-through?

[myoozikk]

That corner Rubens cut when passing Hamilton at the start (they just showed it on-board) was ridiculous, he must have passed 5+ cars! How was he not given a drive-through?

yeah does seem a little cheeky.

[LowCostMonkey]

Actually, I reckon Kimi could do well this weekend. Might be worth a punt. Kers, plus long wheel base plus Kimi is awesome round Spa. The only down side is it will be cold and that Ferrari doesn't seem to like the cold too much. Plus if it rains Kimi is boned, that boy can't drive for shit when it rains. Still, if it's dry and mild, yeah, I could see him winning. At least on the podium.

You boys should have listened to me. I just won a grand thanks to the Kimster. One thousand wing wangs!

[dan_tm]

You boys should have listened to me. I just won a grand thanks to the Kimster.

How did you manage to win £1000 with an outlook of "he should at last get on the podium, if it doesn't rain, hopefully" ?

[LowCostMonkey]

How did you manage to win £1000 with an outlook of "he should at last get on the podium, if it doesn't rain, hopefully" ?

My outlook was he had a VERY good chance of winning if it didn't rain and at the very least a podium finish.

[Snowman]

Loving the conversation about Kimi in the post-race forum.

[JPR]

Well I wasn't expecting a win this season but great to see, though I actually wouldn't have minded if Fisi got it, always good to see the smaller teams get a result like this.

Nelson Piquet is showing he's not bitter at all about his sacking, a sarcastic well done to Grosjean.

[GwiDan]

KERCHING CHING CHING.

Been saying all week about Kimi.

[LowCostMonkey]

Holy moses!

FIA to launch probe on '08 Singapore GP

By Jonathan Noble Sunday, August 30th 2009, 16:08 GMT

The FIA is to launch an investigation into the events at last year's Singapore Grand Prix, where Renault's Fernando Alonso claimed victory on the back of a crash by his team-mate Nelson Piquet.

Alonso's success was sealed by the timing of a safety car in the early stages of the inaugural event - which had been called out when Piquet crashed into the wall shortly after his team-mate stopped for fuel.

The timing of Piquet's crash prompted wild conspiracy theories that the Brazilian had been ordered to deliberately spin to help Renault take its maiden victory. Piquet himself insisted at the time that the accident had been caused by him simply trying too hard.

"It was my mistake," said Piquet.. "We tried two extreme strategies with Fernando quite short and me quite long in the hope of getting a safety car. If I hadn't crashed I would have been lucky with the safety car later in the race because I was very happy.

"We're always scraping the walls, and once you've touched the wall a little too much and lose control that's it."

It is understood, however, that fresh evidence about the events that took place in the race have now come to light – which has prompted the FIA to step in.

Piquet was dropped by Renault after this year's Hungarian Grand Prix, and has been outspoken in his criticisms of the outfit – and in particular team principal Flavio Briatore. It is not clear if the Brazilian himself has been a catalyst for the investigation, or if the evidence has come from elsewhere.

The FIA has not elaborated on the details of its inquiry, but a spokesperson confirmed to AUTOSPORT that an investigation was under way.

"The FIA can confirm that an investigation is underway regarding alleged events at a previous world championship race," said the spokesperson.

Should the FIA investigation suggest there is any evidence of foul play involved, then the governing body could call a hearing of the World Motor Sport Council to discuss the matter.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78195

[GwiDan]

wut

[Wallace]

Fuck a duck :|

[Snowman]

Interesting... I'd better get some popcorn ready.

[JohnC]

Amazing.

Also, "We're not saying it was Piquet, but..."

[Throbin Hood]

This is going to be fun to watch. What was the result of the race last year? I mean not just how did it finish but who would have gained without the safety car? Be interesting to see the scenario's that could have played out.

[dan_tm]

Was winning the race really that valuable to them? It's not like Alonso was close to a title challenge with Massa&Hamilton was he? (I can't remember)

[Throbin Hood]

Wasn't it his first (& only) win last year?

[ArmchairHero]

I haven't watched it in a while, but hasn't Hamilton just suddenly got shit?

[Big Gus]

[ArmchairHero]

If that's been mentioned, I haven't been arsed to read 500+ pages

[Big Gus]

Thanks for visiting our thread.

[ArmchairHero]

No problem. I'll head back very soon

[Paradigm]

Yes, he bottled his talent and gave it to Fisichella.

[LowCostMonkey]

Wasn't it his first (& only) win last year?

No, he won again the following race (on pure pace).

I very much doubt this is true. Probably just spite from Piquet. Like all massively spoiled kids, he goes ape shit bananas when he doesn't get his way.

[marsh]

So button loses his way once more. I'd be shutting myself away from the media, having a bloody big word with myself, and going to Monza to drive the wheels off the car. 5 races left and 2 podiums should just about be enough give or take a couple of points.

[MrPogo]

That corner Rubens cut when passing Hamilton at the start (they just showed it on-board) was ridiculous, he must have passed 5+ cars! How was he not given a drive-through?

I was wondering why noone batted an eyelid at Kimi's move on the first corner; sure, he went off on the outside of the track, but he was in forth when he ran out out of road and came back on in third. Why's that different to cutting the inside of a corner? He still gained an advantage by going off road.