Comments on: Grand Prix POP! It's Podium or Pits... http://badgergp.com/2010/07/grand-prix-pop-its-podium-or-pits-20/ Formula 1 isn't boring... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave H http://badgergp.com/2010/07/grand-prix-pop-its-podium-or-pits-20/#comment-1055 Dave H Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:25:48 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=19067#comment-1055 Your Button interview gave it away, it all makes sense now! To be honest i hadn't considered that possibility! And you definately looked more nervous than Jenson did. Your Button interview gave it away, it all makes sense now!
To be honest i hadn't considered that possibility!

And you definately looked more nervous than Jenson did.

]]> By: Tess Tarossa http://badgergp.com/2010/07/grand-prix-pop-its-podium-or-pits-20/#comment-1054 Tess Tarossa Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:37:39 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=19067#comment-1054 Alexis - I'm working on it, promise! Dave H - your powers of deduction are unfailingly accurate. Alexis - I'm working on it, promise!

Dave H - your powers of deduction are unfailingly accurate.

]]> By: Alexis http://badgergp.com/2010/07/grand-prix-pop-its-podium-or-pits-20/#comment-1053 Alexis Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:34:14 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=19067#comment-1053 Bring back Baby Badger! Bring back Baby Badger!

]]> By: Dave H http://badgergp.com/2010/07/grand-prix-pop-its-podium-or-pits-20/#comment-1052 Dave H Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:43:15 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=19067#comment-1052 The Fans Forum consisted of just 150 fans, it's not a good representation for the general opinions of the masses! These 'lucky' 150 would've been hand-picked and only allowed to ask pre-prepared questions over the future of the sport which would make the whole marketing exercise a success. Or we can put this into numbers: On average F1 gets a global viewing figure of 12 million per race, even if we deduct the two thirds representing the casual and less interested viewers, that's still 4 million fanatics every couple of weeks! The fans forum represented 0.0037% of these people. PITS for being a half-assed effort at 'reaching out'. It's just another form of advertising. - Baby Badger has me all confused, the last time we heard from him was last year when he was 8, so assuming he progresses in human years then that should make him 9 this year. There is no way that any of the Badgers i've seen are old enough to have 9 year old offspring! Either that or you just all disguise your age reeeeally well! - The Ferrari ad leaves me without words. The whole point of a fragrance is to attract a mate, are they suggesting the F10 and Alonso share an intimate bond due to his aroma? I mean they do show him suiting-up to get in... - And as for Michael.. i've been keeping my fingers crossed for a neck breakage since Bahrain! David Croft was oafish enough to misunderstand my question in his Valencia practice commentary, so i'll reiterate here: Would Nick Heidfeld have done a better job this year if he had got the race seat instead? (of Michael DC, not Nico!) Of course he would have! You can't blame the car, or the fact that Michael's been away anymore. He had the same amount of testing (if not more) as all this year's rookies, yet he's the one never getting the best out of his car. So is he over the hill or did his 'glory days' at Ferrari mask that he's nothing special in a midfield car? - What a brilliant opportunity for Webber to show his Grit! How much will it hurt Vettel to be pummelled by the chassis that he rejected?! Lots! Go Mark! - I disagree about Renault not being a championship contender in future. They weren't in great shape at the end of last year, the car was slow and Renault were quietly trying to follow Toyota out of the sport. Yet they still designed a brilliant car for 2010, and now have connections to parts of the world that other teams don't! I think it's a good decision by Robert, Renault have been there or thereabouts since 2003 and every driver wants a team to be moulded around and central to them. Kubica's got that. Their performances this year should have done more than enough to convince top brass that sticking around is a far better marketing opportunity than leaving. Especially in Poland and Russia. PODIUM! The Fans Forum consisted of just 150 fans, it's not a good representation for the general opinions of the masses! These 'lucky' 150 would've been hand-picked and only allowed to ask pre-prepared questions over the future of the sport which would make the whole marketing exercise a success.
Or we can put this into numbers: On average F1 gets a global viewing figure of 12 million per race, even if we deduct the two thirds representing the casual and less interested viewers, that's still 4 million fanatics every couple of weeks! The fans forum represented 0.0037% of these people.
PITS for being a half-assed effort at 'reaching out'. It's just another form of advertising.
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Baby Badger has me all confused, the last time we heard from him was last year when he was 8, so assuming he progresses in human years then that should make him 9 this year. There is no way that any of the Badgers i've seen are old enough to have 9 year old offspring! Either that or you just all disguise your age reeeeally well!
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The Ferrari ad leaves me without words. The whole point of a fragrance is to attract a mate, are they suggesting the F10 and Alonso share an intimate bond due to his aroma? I mean they do show him suiting-up to get in...
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And as for Michael.. i've been keeping my fingers crossed for a neck breakage since Bahrain!
David Croft was oafish enough to misunderstand my question in his Valencia practice commentary, so i'll reiterate here: Would Nick Heidfeld have done a better job this year if he had got the race seat instead? (of Michael DC, not Nico!)
Of course he would have!
You can't blame the car, or the fact that Michael's been away anymore. He had the same amount of testing (if not more) as all this year's rookies, yet he's the one never getting the best out of his car.
So is he over the hill or did his 'glory days' at Ferrari mask that he's nothing special in a midfield car?
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What a brilliant opportunity for Webber to show his Grit! How much will it hurt Vettel to be pummelled by the chassis that he rejected?! Lots! Go Mark!
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I disagree about Renault not being a championship contender in future. They weren't in great shape at the end of last year, the car was slow and Renault were quietly trying to follow Toyota out of the sport. Yet they still designed a brilliant car for 2010, and now have connections to parts of the world that other teams don't!
I think it's a good decision by Robert, Renault have been there or thereabouts since 2003 and every driver wants a team to be moulded around and central to them. Kubica's got that. Their performances this year should have done more than enough to convince top brass that sticking around is a far better marketing opportunity than leaving. Especially in Poland and Russia.
PODIUM!

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