2009 Testing - March (Jerez & Barcelona)

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wesley123
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Really, or massa is joking or Ferrari is having problems either, the see Brawn as a real concurent, i dont think they can race for the wins.
"Bite my shiny metal ass" - Bender

Conceptual
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wesley123 wrote:Really, or massa is joking or Ferrari is having problems either, the see Brawn as a real concurent, i dont think they can race for the wins.
T minus 16 days...

bonjon1979
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Conceptual wrote:
bonjon1979 wrote:From Massa


Q: Felipe, in two weeks the first Grand Prix will take place. Are you prepared for it?
Felipe: "I think that I am prepared for it and the team is ready as far as the preparation is concerned. We have done everything we wanted to and we brought all the elements which we wanted to bring. I would say that the season can start. Before this test it seemed a bit better, because the new Brawn-Team have suprised all of us. Before Barcelona we have had one of the fastest car on front of the oecking order. We continue to be fast, but only behind Brawn."
Q: Rubens has run under 1:19. Would you be able to drive such a time under quali conditions?
Felipe: " No. I think nobody could have run it."

Where do I place my bet again?
All the doubters better start waking up to Brawn's pace otherwise they're in for a genuine shock come Melbourne.

I think you can still get 20/1 on skybet but the odds are going down.

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Callum
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Jeez, i think it was 80/1 a couple of days ago!

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I managed to get it at 101-1 :D
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bonjon1979
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Scotracer wrote:I managed to get it at 101-1 :D
Beat me, me and my mates got 80/1. Sports personality of the year is worth a pop at 150/1...

:D

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Diesel wrote:I can't wait! I don't have any expectations for this team, but if they are fast this year I really hope Jenson can grab the WDC - he can finally justify all the apparent silly decisions he's made in the past.
IF BrawnGP manages to keep this performance up through out the entire season, I'm rooting for Barrichello. It would give him the satisfaction he so never had back in his RED team days.
"Fortunately I've got a bag with dry ice in [my suit], which I put next to my balls, so at least they stay nice and cool!"- Sebastian Vettel, 2009 Malaysian GP Friday Practice.

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Conceptual wrote:
wesley123 wrote:Really, or massa is joking or Ferrari is having problems either, the see Brawn as a real concurent, i dont think they can race for the wins.
T minus 16 days...
Cant wait....
"Bite my shiny metal ass" - Bender

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enkidu wrote:
Bob Brown wrote:I don't get why eveyrone are putting their money on Button. In the same car, I'd take Wubens over Button. Button only is as good as the car, whereas Wubens actually can outdrive a shitty car, ergo, in a good car, I'd take Wubens.

I think your not taking into account that button pretty much gave up last year and before that whooped Wubens without problem :P
You are bugging... Rubans has consistantly been more impressive than Button not just over the last 2 years but over the course of their careers.

... yes giving up is a quality prevelent in WDC's

Conceptual
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Alonso impressed last year with his not giving up on a hopeless car, but Button has had his pride beat down for 3 straight years at Honda, and that may be enough to kill anyones' spirit...

Especially when you are getting beat by last years cars driven by Super Aguri!

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still funny how to see that button keeps saying he will stay here, even when the future of the team wasnt sure, sound pretty dull for me, that means one thing, he didnt get any other offers!

Button aint ---, apart from a big ego and big words he havent reached anytihng, and he never will.
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don't remember where, but I read that Boss B. (or JB) has said that when they were developing the car and made the calculations, they came up with the expected lap times their car could do. He said that when they compared this with the lap times the other were doing at the tests, they were quite surprised that the other teams are lapping much slower. Today they said that the times they did were what they expected (~1:19:00). IOnly time will tell, but it seems that everything is set for a big kick in the mouths of the big guys?

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vall wrote:Only time will tell, but it seems that everything is set for a big kick in the mouths of the big guys?
Well, you can't call ex-Honda exactly "small guy" but yeah, we need some surprises.

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I bet Alonso might be kicking himself in the ass right now becasue of all the Honda rumors! :lol:

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Ray wrote:I bet Alonso might be kicking himself in the ass right now becasue of all the Honda rumors! :lol:
Yeah, he could help xpensive with that balaclava....