the whining continues....

[kimpOy]

either way naman hindi makukuha ng renualt ang "NUMBER 1" di ba
if schumi win and retires, no one will take the number "1"
if alonso win he will take the no 1 sa mclaren

di ba natanong nga yan...pinoy pa nga ang nagtanong eh sa TV eh

[number001]

either way naman hindi makukuha ng renualt ang "NUMBER 1" di ba
if schumi win and retires, no one will take the number "1"
if alonso win he will take the no 1 sa mclaren

di ba natanong nga yan...pinoy pa nga ang nagtanong eh sa TV eh

No one will use "1" if Michael becomes champion and retures. I think if Ferrari also wins the constructor's then they will have to use "0" and "2", like what happened in Williams in '94. Damon Hill used "0" and Aryton Senna used "2" after Prost won the championship and retired.

[bbt]

but doesn't alonso get the 1st pit garage by default, regardless of car number, since even if schumi wins he's going to retire anyway?

[Horsepower]

order of pit garages? hmm

I think that's decided by whoever is the constructor champion of the previous season.

[number001]

but doesn't alonso get the 1st pit garage by default, regardless of car number, since even if schumi wins he's going to retire anyway?

The priority of which team will get the good pit spot will be determined by which team wins the constructors. For example, in 1999, Ferrari won the constructors, while Mclaren won the driver's via Hakkinen. So in 2000, Ferrari occupied the "prime" pit/garage spot until last year when they lost to Renault in the constructors.

[bbt]

ah ok, my bad

why all the fuss about getting number 1 though?

[Horsepower]

badge of the champ

[number001]

same reason why most people covet the "1" plate on the president's car even if these same individuals are normally big fans of "77777", "88888" vanity plates and ****777 , or ****888 (*=alphabet of choice) license plates on their rides. :D

[BoyFerrari]

I think Alonso was just mad about the wrong tyre replacement he had in the first pitstop. Everything else that came out of his mouth after that were just psychological outburst from a frustrated guy.

There was absolutely no logic in his claim that Fisichella was trying to race him (which should further prove that team orders exist), but he was simply outrageously slow it was almost hilarious that Fisi couldn't make up his mind whether he should pass Alonso or not. Fisi's dilly-dallying almost looked like a blocking foul since they were both side-by-side trying to keep Schumacher at their backs.

But this should give more touch of drama come this Suzuka GP. Para tayong sumusubaybay ng teleserye nito. :drunk:

[BoyFerrari]

I just want to add -- that was probably the reason why Alonso was "driving like hell" in the final laps. He was not chasing Schumacher. He was simply mad and raging, he was simply trying to let his feelings out driving mad while inside that cockpit.

If Alonso had been calm and devoid of emotional hate to his team for "abandoning" him, I'm sure he would have simply turned the RPM of his car down and cruise to the finish line since Schumacher was obviously too far away nobody in his right mind will waste his engine hoping Schumi would make a mistake. Obviously, he was upset and he was not thinking at that time.

[pocket rocket]

alonso a cry baby..... he's so desperate