monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted July 4, 2008 Goodbye Kryten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted July 4, 2008 I would have probably carried on untill I was too fat to get in the car Nigel, is that you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AleHop 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2008 Ykick - time to change your avatar. Dribbler - time to change your sig. The rest - time to do either one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2008 Ykick - time to change your avatar.Dribbler - time to change your sig. The rest - time to do either one. Who is the character in your avatar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AleHop 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2008 Who is the character in your avatar? It is Mazinger Z. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cavallino 2 Report post Posted July 5, 2008 Tears, anyone?http://totalf1.com/fullstory/view/265703/C..._end_of_season/ That's some 15 years in F1. Tears. Of Laughter. And joy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVGBCY9kJR8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maure 1 Report post Posted July 5, 2008 Tears. Of Laughter. And joy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVGBCY9kJR8 Yep. that was quite stupid... although one doesn't have to go back some 12 years to find similar pitlane incidents and with worse consequences... DC hasn't done much of late. I remember a 3rd a couple of years ago (Monaco) and another 3rd this year at Canada... it seems difficult that he will get that lucky again for the reminder of the season... although the capacity of the front runners to fckup is growing by leap and bounds... By the way, isn't that 3rd in Canada his only points so far this season? Hmmm... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F1 FANatic 1 Report post Posted July 5, 2008 Mansell, Hill, Stewart etc????A few people are saying he's last of the old guard but there's still Trulli going strong, Rubens, Fisichella, they've all been around 12 years or more But Trulli and Fissi were never of the same caliber as DC to begin with True though about Rubens, still DC was the only guy who had the ability to challenge Michael and Mika and JV and DH on a regular basis when not held back by the team. Rubens was spotty at the best of times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikathegreat2 2 Report post Posted July 5, 2008 So long DC been great having him in F1 with his aggressive racing style! I know Louise Goodman will be really upset & won't even interview him for the 1st time since ever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kopite Girl 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2008 Right decision, right time. Hope he has a fullfiiling retirement. His brains would be welcome at the BBC. My thoughts exactly! To be quite honest, DC has always really irritated me throughout his career in F1, but of late have found respect for the guy. I did appreciate his comments on his little interview on ITV yesterday where he stated that he had the opportunity to win the WDC with his race winning cars but will never be ashamed that he did not win as he came second only to Michael Schumacher. Will hope he puts his extensive knowledge into commentating. Educate the few gloryhunters that know nothing about F1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F1 FANatic 1 Report post Posted July 6, 2008 My thoughts exactly!To be quite honest, DC has always really irritated me throughout his career in F1, but of late have found respect for the guy. I did appreciate his comments on his little interview on ITV yesterday where he stated that he had the opportunity to win the WDC with his race winning cars but will never be ashamed that he did not win as he came second only to Michael Schumacher. Will hope he puts his extensive knowledge into commentating. Educate the few gloryhunters that know nothing about F1. few? I would say almost 90% of people reporting on F1 have no idea about it at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikathegreat2 2 Report post Posted July 6, 2008 he stated that he had the opportunity to win the WDC with his race winning cars but will never be ashamed that he did not win as he came second only to Michael Schumacher.He forgot to say Hakkinen but back then he had to cos of RD being a d#ck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted July 6, 2008 ...and Coulthard went. Wow, that was quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kopite Girl 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2008 He forgot to say Hakkinen but back then he had to cos of RD being a d#ck! Too right. Question: Given the chance, do you think DC would have beaten Mika? I'll say no! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elgo 1 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Villeneuve,Montoya,Schumacher,Sato,Coulthard.This is sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Villeneuve,Montoya,Schumacher,Sato,Coulthard.This is sad. Ide, Albers, Burti, Yoong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elgo 1 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Ide, Albers, Burti, Yoong, Liuzzi. Indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Indeed. Now...wait a minute... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Villeneuve,Montoya,Schumacher,Sato,Coulthard.This is sad. Yep but that was a different era now. Time to move on! By the way, lets debate, what was DC's best ever win? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kopite Girl 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Yep but that was a different era now. Time to move on!By the way, lets debate, what was DC's best ever win? That ain't fair. You'll have to refresh my memory. I'm past it now Jem! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Hmm, this is a test of my F1 knowledge, but here goes: 1)Portugal 95 2)Melbourne 97 3)Monza 97 4)Imola 98 5)Britain 99 6)Belgium 99 7)Britain 2000 8)Monaco 2000 9)France 2000 10)Austria 2001 11)Brazil 2001 12)Monaco 2002 13)Melbourne 2003 I wont be surprised at all if there's an error or 2 in that list! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 He won a grand prix? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 The funniest moment for me in DC's career was when he crashed on the parade lap in Spa at the Bus Stop one year. Classic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tifosi too! 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2008 Too right. Question: Given the chance, do you think DC would have beaten Mika? I'll say no! My experience so far following motorsports is that when speaking of top drivers they can always beat each other. So, if they raced the same car in certain circuits you 'd probably have a winner, who may not be the winner the next time. Also, even in the same team, even though the cars have the same specs, they still are not the same. So if a driver gets luckier than the other and gets a car that for whatever reason is 0,001 faster than the other, that could influence the outcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted July 8, 2008 The funniest moment for me in DC's career was when he crashed on the parade lap in Spa at the Bus Stop one year.Classic. Awww, i wanted that one. Okay, i'll have the one where he crashed on entering the pitlane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
