The worst thing you can say on winning the F1 Championship

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 13 Aug 2010, 00:44

I would like to thank OUR ALIEN OVERLORDS for this championship - 2039

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 13 Aug 2010, 00:48

mario wrote:It reminds me of the film that Top Gear put together about Ayrton Senna - and it is actually quite well made, with quite a large number of drivers talking about him. Of course, Brundle featured, talking about Senna's F3 years, where they were showing footage of a very scary crash between Brundle and Senna. Basically, Senna threw his car down the inside of Brundle going into a very fast right hand corner, leaving Brundle no time to react. When the two finally came to rest, it finished with Senna's car on top of Brundle's, pressing down on his shoulder and pinning him in the cockpit of his car. And, of course, there was the 1990 Japanese GP, where, at the very least, it seems that Senna did not care if Prost ended up being injured.

And yet, Brundle pointed out the time when Senna famously stopped and helped Erik Comas escape from his car in 1992 at Spa - so we have the strange dichotomy of a man prepared to risk his own life to help save someone else, and yet was also prepared to risk his life, and potentially that of Prost as well, for his own personal benefit.

That's an awful lot to say on winning the World Championship.

What Brundle said was that Senna would put his car in such a position that he forced you to yield or there would be an accident. He wasn't going to. This is how it was, many other drivers did the same but now the same behaviour risks a penalty.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 13 Aug 2010, 03:18

"I'd like to thank Esteban Tuero for this title - ramming Tora Takagi up his backside really made my job of winning easier" - Mika Hakkinen, 1998.

SDHammer · Post by **SDHammer** » 13 Aug 2010, 15:47

I'd like to thank my mechanics..oh and the secret overboost system I activate with my elbows.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 13 Aug 2010, 16:02

Oh damn, I'm going to be sacked now... I'm the contractually-bound no. 2 driver...

F1000X · Post by **F1000X** » 13 Aug 2010, 18:06

I'd like to thank the Tamburello corner and broken suspension. 1994
I'd like to thank Jochan Mass for not knowing how to get the f*ck out the way. 1982
If you thought I was an ass now, wait till next year! 2006
I definitely earned this championship on my own merits and not my cars. 1997
I'd like to the Bergwerk corner. 1976
I'd like to thank Ricardo Patrese. 1977

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 13 Aug 2010, 18:44

I was Taking a sheet: 2007

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 13 Aug 2010, 23:01

shinji wrote:
Phoenix wrote:
mario wrote:It reminds me of the film that Top Gear put together about Ayrton Senna - and it is actually quite well made, with quite a large number of drivers talking about him. Of course, Brundle featured, talking about Senna's F3 years, where they were showing footage of a very scary crash between Brundle and Senna. Basically, Senna threw his car down the inside of Brundle going into a very fast right hand corner, leaving Brundle no time to react. When the two finally came to rest, it finished with Senna's car on top of Brundle's, pressing down on his shoulder and pinning him in the cockpit of his car. And, of course, there was the 1990 Japanese GP, where, at the very least, it seems that Senna did not care if Prost ended up being injured.

And yet, Brundle pointed out the time when Senna famously stopped and helped Erik Comas escape from his car in 1992 at Spa - so we have the strange dichotomy of a man prepared to risk his own life to help save someone else, and yet was also prepared to risk his life, and potentially that of Prost as well, for his own personal benefit.

Senna was a man who could've done everything (except commiting murderings) to win, but what he did to Prost was mainly an act of revenge after what Prost did to him last year, as well as the decision of denying him the right to choose the side where he would start the race (he was the poleman), probably because he thought Balestre wanted Prost to win the championship. However, his rock-solid human values meant if he had to risk his live to save anyone's, he wouldn't have hesitated to do so, even if it was Prost's.

So what you're saying is, if Prost had been seriously injured in Senna's intentional crash, Senna would have gone to try and save him?

Not in that particular case, I guess, but I believe he would in any other case.

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 14 Aug 2010, 17:04

Phoenix wrote:
shinji wrote:

So what you're saying is, if Prost had been seriously injured in Senna's intentional crash, Senna would have gone to try and save him?

Not in that particular case, I guess, but I believe he would in any other case.

I think, if say, the car had caught fire & Prost was trapped Senna would have tried to help, no doubt.

Piquet Snr gets a lot of flack but at the Brands tyre test in '85 (?) Streiff (?) crashed heavily at the bottom of Paddock & Piquet stopped in the middle of a GP length test run to help. He was actually, if I remember correctly, the first to the driver. As a side issue he got grumbled at a bit for then driving back up Paddock & into the pits via the exit.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 14 Aug 2010, 23:28

eagleash wrote:
Phoenix wrote:
shinji wrote:

So what you're saying is, if Prost had been seriously injured in Senna's intentional crash, Senna would have gone to try and save him?

Not in that particular case, I guess, but I believe he would in any other case.

I think, if say, the car had caught fire & Prost was trapped Senna would have tried to help, no doubt.

Piquet Snr gets a lot of flack but at the Brands tyre test in '85 (?) Streiff (?) crashed heavily at the bottom of Paddock & Piquet stopped in the middle of a GP length test run to help. He was actually, if I remember correctly, the first to the driver. As a side issue he got grumbled at a bit for then driving back up Paddock & into the pits via the exit.

Nah, Piquet Sr. was only a bastard, not a scoundrel.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 14 Aug 2010, 23:46

"I'm not worrying about the Championship; I'm only thinking one race at a time."

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 14 Aug 2010, 23:47

Just wait until you see me in CART next year...

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 15 Aug 2010, 17:58

thehemogoblin wrote:Just wait until you see me in Superleague Formula next year...

Fixed.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 15 Aug 2010, 18:06

Well that was easy...

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 16 Aug 2010, 10:42

1984

Alain Prost after Monaco- "It was necessary, there was no reason to continue the race and get ourselves killed."
Alain Prost after losing to Niki Lauda- "I think Jacky Ickx should have run the Monaco race full distance so that I could win the Championship."

1958
Stirling Moss: "What's wrong with being honest? I was keeping up the sportsmanship spirit, even though it cost me the Championship."
Mike Hawthorn: "I have to say I'm pretty grateful to Stirling." )What the hell is wrong with him? Bah, I'm a richer man, that's all I care about.

2008
Lewis Hamilton: "Well, I decided to actually drive the car in the race, but when I realized I needed a few extra points to beat Felipe, I switched on Autopilot again."

Ferrim · Post by **Ferrim** » 17 Aug 2010, 16:53

Phoenix wrote:[i]"Damon Hill, you're a butterhands useless. I can't believe someone can make so many silly mistakes during a season.

I've always found amazing that Hill could drive so well in '94, when he was directly thrown into a battle that he wasn't prepared for, and so bad in '95, with much more experience.

Back on topic: "Weeee aaaare the chaaaaampioooooons, weeeeeeeee aaaaaaaaaare the chaaaaaaaaampioooooooooooons" on your team radio (Fernando Alonso, 2005). Although IIRC, he actually sang that when Renault won the WCC at the final race of the season.

Also:

"Not bad for a number 2 driver" (Mark Webber on winning the 2010 championship). :lol:

"It's ridiculous to say that the team has helped me win the champion-chip (sic)" (Fernando Alonso on the same).

"It wasn't as easy as it looked" (Nigel Mansell, 1992)

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 18 Aug 2010, 09:16

"Alright, you won the drivers championship. Now p*** off to that second rate backmarker team"
"There's not enough left hand turns on the calendar next year so I'm off to NASCAR."
"I'd like to thank my teammate for deliberately bringing out the safety car at the best possible time for my strategy at most of the races."

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 18 Aug 2010, 15:27

Ferrim wrote:
Phoenix wrote:[i]"Damon Hill, you're a butterhands useless. I can't believe someone can make so many silly mistakes during a season.

I've always found amazing that Hill could drive so well in '94, when he was directly thrown into a battle that he wasn't prepared for, and so bad in '95, with much more experience.

Back on topic: "Weeee aaaare the chaaaaampioooooons, weeeeeeeee aaaaaaaaaare the chaaaaaaaaampioooooooooooons" on your team radio (Fernando Alonso, 2005). Although IIRC, he actually sang that when Renault won the WCC at the final race of the season.

Also:

"Not bad for a number 2 driver" (Mark Webber on winning the 2010 championship).

"It's ridiculous to say that the team has helped me win the champion-chip (sic)" (Fernando Alonso on the same).

"It wasn't as easy as it looked" (Nigel Mansell, 1992)

I guess Hill got way too confident in 1995. In 1996 he drove quite well.
Ouch, Alonso isn't really the best singer in the world :lol:

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 20 Aug 2010, 19:42

"I was not very happy with the car, and we had a lot of problems, and the car was not so good, I think."

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 20 Aug 2010, 22:50

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:"I was not very happy with the car, and we had a lot of problems, and the car was not so good, I think."

ARE YOU ARSEING WELL HAPPY, YOU DISMAL, MOANING, FRENCH TWAT! That cracks me up.

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 21 Aug 2013, 23:13

"Thanks to Romain Grosjean" - 2012

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 21 Aug 2013, 23:39

good_Ralf wrote:"Thanks to Romain Grosjean" - 2012

Enjoying a spot of thread archaeology there, my good sir? Every man has a hobby I suppose.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 22 Aug 2013, 01:26

"I couldn't have done it without my friend, Mr Coanda"

andrew2209 · Post by **andrew2209** » 22 Aug 2013, 15:42

This reminds me of the TV Show Mock the Week and the Scene's we;d like to see round.

"You're expecting me to talk about how it feels about winning the championship. I'd much rather talk about the large sh!t I just had"
"Are you sure that car's meant to be driving itself"
"I'd like to thank the Venezuelan president for giving me enough money to bribe the FIA into allowing me to enter the championship in a tank"
"..and then on Lap 3 I saw this blue sheel and i was like NOOOOOOO but then i dodged it with a turbo boost before skidding past a banana and, oh wait you want to talk about the other championship I won?"
"Take that ya bloddy German arse"

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 22 Aug 2013, 16:01

Now I've won the most important WEC feeder series, I'm hoping for an Audi LMP1 cockpit next year.

(of course I'm aware of the fact that mostly rejects and midfield drivers go to WEC, but still, Le Mans has almost as many F1 drivers as F1 itself.)

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 22 Aug 2013, 16:07

What? I'm champion? Those must have been some good f**king mushrooms.

umatbru [aka nonameyet] · Post by **umatbru [aka nonameyet]** » 02 Oct 2013, 07:14

KNEEL BEFORE YOUR MASTER! -Metal sonic after winning the F1 Championship

Long time no see Kurt Busch, my loathsome copy -Metal sonic in NASCAR

See me as I am, no longer afraid of anything! I shall become the ultimate overlord, ruling as the world's most supreme being! -Metal Sonic when embarking on his quest to become champion

Guooooo! Why! I had it all! I am the ultimate overlord, Metal Sonic! I am the real Supervillain! -Metal Sonic when losing to kurt busch in NASCAR

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 02 Oct 2013, 07:19

We had a lot of problems with ze car.

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 02 Oct 2013, 18:49

Yes Frank, thanks for giving me an near unbeatable car, but now I think I'll move to Arrows! I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

Post by **Ataxia** » 02 Oct 2013, 19:04

"I'm really glad everyone was shite this year..."
"I won? Cool. I'm going home."
"I just want to say a few words to my wife...*ahem* love, I'm leaving you. You're just not a champion's wife."
"Well, there's one thing that's driven me to go as quickly as possible in the races...IBS."

takagi_for_the_win · Post by **takagi_for_the_win** » 02 Oct 2013, 19:06

Ataxia wrote:"Well, there's one thing that's driven me to go as quickly as possible in the races...IBS."

Classic

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 02 Oct 2013, 19:37

takagi_for_the_win wrote:
Ataxia wrote:"Well, there's one thing that's driven me to go as quickly as possible in the races...IBS."

Classic

Indeed it was!

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 02 Oct 2013, 21:53

It's a bare sick win bled

Someone put the kettle on cause I need some horlicks

"It's like I'm sleepwalking"

I'm off to see how much I can get for this trophy… on Dickinsons real deal

watka · Post by **watka** » 02 Oct 2013, 22:51

takagi_for_the_win wrote:Yes Frank, thanks for giving me an near unbeatable car, but now I think I'll move to Arrows! I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

I assume that you actually know that Hill had no choice but to leave Williams at the end of 1996...

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 03 Oct 2013, 01:44

"Thank god for the T/C"

:lol:

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 03 Oct 2013, 02:03

"I'd like to thank Will Power and his crew member for helping to make this happen" - Helio Castroneves, 2013

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 03 Oct 2013, 09:35

"...and Id also like to thank the FIA for changing the tyre regulations mid-season in our favour. Thanks guys, ring-a-ding-ding!"

Onxy Wrecked · Post by **Onxy Wrecked** » 03 Oct 2013, 16:20

I'd like to thank Nelson Piquet Jr. for crashing.

Reverie Planetarian · Post by **Reverie Planetarian** » 03 Oct 2013, 17:25

(Double post, sorry)

Reverie Planetarian · Post by **Reverie Planetarian** » 03 Oct 2013, 17:26

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MlsMVzrp2o
"I was having a s**t."