Whoa, Hamilton is nuts. I've never seen this kind of rookie ownage in F1. I don't even think Schumi was that impressive when he started in Benetton.

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Schu's rookie start was at Spa, in a shitty Jordan.

He out-qualified his very experienced team-mate (deCesaris I think) after arriving at the track on Thursday having never driven there before.

Pretty sure he put the car 7th on the grid, but retired with a gearbox failure.

But yes, this was even better than Schu, and probably close to even Senna, if not better. No rookie has been on the podium in his first 3 starts.

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Originally posted by pmoisse Schu's rookie start was at Spa, in a shitty Jordan. He out-qualified his very experienced team-mate (deCesaris I think) after arriving at the track on Thursday having never driven there before.

Haha, he had told Eddie that he was an expert at the track! That is what made Eddie lean towards Schui.

JV won his 4th race. Qualified top three in his first five races. He had a ridiculous start too.

http://www.formula1.com/archive/dri.../1996/5/57.html

Go Honda ... right to the end of the grid. They're doing absolutely horrible this year, and there is no excuse for it. Honda has participated in F1 for decades. Worse yet, there is arguing going on inside the team about what is wrong with the car. They can't even get that problem settled. Now I highly respect Honda overall, but the support and hype it's F1 team gets is nowhere near what they deserve. Honda's win last year was based mainly on luck, with a combination of mechanical failures for Alonso and Schumi, and some strange weather.

Renault's problems so far is this year is exactly what I predicted would happen. Briatore's ego was sky high, and this has brought him down back to reality. I knew that the switch to Bridgestone tires would mess up Renault, and that is exactly what happened. The loss of Alonso from the team did not help either.

Also criticism at Toyota is unfounded, and Toyota sure shut up a lot of people thinking they would do bad. Toyota is the only team in over 15 years to have started from nothing in F1. BMW bought Sauber, Honda simply bought BAR, Renault bought Benetton, Mercedes partnered with McLaren. Even Williams, a team I respect, is using Toyota engines.

I hope Ferrari wins both championships this year, as the hype around Mclaren is just ridiculous right now with Hamilton and Alonso. Ferrari winning both championships will be a nice reality check for Alonso, and will kill off the hype around Hamilton. Yes, Hamilton is good, but he's not the second coming of Christ .

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Can I get a TOYOTA SUCKS?!?!?!

lol

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Originally posted by fayraree Can I get a TOYOTA SUCKS?!?!?! lol

they're using that typical fucked up japanese tactic of suck hard now, have everyone kiss your ass and praise your greatness later.

a la 1970's honda's vs. today.

toyota will lead the sport someday, but theyve been surpassed as largest spenders by Mclaren

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Originally posted by fayraree Can I get a TOYOTA SUCKS?!?!?! lol

TOYOTA SUCKS!!! WOOT!! WOOT!!!


good stuff by massa.

but damn, that lewis kid has me as a fan. that dude is fast.

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Originally posted by MikeyN they're using that typical fucked up japanese tactic of suck hard now, have everyone kiss your ass and praise your greatness later. a la 1970's honda's vs. today. toyota will lead the sport someday, but theyve been surpassed as largest spenders by Mclaren

Ah no. They are using the stupid strategy of developing the car in two different continents and not allowing each team to talk to the other.

A good point has been brought up ... McLaren has been the top spender in F1 in the 2006 season, and it's been revealed that they are the top spender for 2007 as well. In 2006 ... one of McLaren's worst years where they didn't get a single race win.

Briatore must have been fuming that Jarno Trulli was able to pass both Renaults during the Bahrain race.

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Originally posted by Orko Haha, he had told Eddie that he was an expert at the track! That is what made Eddie lean towards Schui. JV won his 4th race. Qualified top three in his first five races. He had a ridiculous start too. http://www.formula1.com/archive/dri.../1996/5/57.html

well yeah, but he wasn't on the podium in the first three GPs

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