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Post by Robbo on Jun 16, 2009 15:29:05 GMT 10
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Post by lambsie on Jun 16, 2009 16:17:45 GMT 10
thanks gowebbergo! hadnt seen that yet, so karma to you for that mate im excited!
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Post by toby on Jun 16, 2009 17:59:15 GMT 10
Vettel is the only one who doesn't say that Silverstone should be kept..
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Post by loudhoward on Jun 16, 2009 18:32:15 GMT 10
LYNCH HIM! Don't make me take him under my wing, I don't really like him very much
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Post by toby on Jun 16, 2009 19:03:53 GMT 10
"I'm enjoying my battle with my team-mate Sebastian Vettel this year.
It's the first time I've had someone so quick as my team-mate, and I've always said that's what it's all about - at this level, you want to compare yourself to the best guys.
Vettel is hot property at the moment and he's done a great job to get where he is but there's just a point and a half between us in the championship.
If he's down the road by 40 seconds at the end of a grand prix and I've done my best, I can't do anything about that, and it's the same with him - he did his best in Turkey and it wasn't enough.
It's going to be like that for the rest of the season. There'll be weekends when I do better and weekends when he does but the most important thing is that we get the best out of the car.
People ask me if I feel under pressure, but I think there's more pressure on Sebastian. Sebastian Vettel leads Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber during the Spainsh Grand Prix Webber (behind) is enjoying his battle with team-mate Vettel
In people's eyes, I'm not supposed to be doing what I'm doing. People think he's the new Schumacher and should be hosing it, but it's good that's not the case.
I don't feel any more pressure than when I'm driving for 10th or 12th. There's no pressure to prove anything to anyone but myself.
The last two or three races have gone well for me and less well for Sebastian but things are fine between us.
When you qualify a bit better and some of the races don't go your way, which has been the case in the last three races with Sebastian, you can get frustrated. I've been there.
For the Red Bull team, it's uncharted waters having two drivers who are equal and fighting each other.
It's a bit early in the season to throw in your lot with one guy. You could throw it all in with Sebastian but he crashed in Monaco so you've still got to give both cars the best chance to get the best result possible.
In terms of the championship, at this stage you have to let the drivers do what they do. In Turkey last time out, the team just let us get on with it, which is good.
If Sebastian was 25 points ahead of me now it'd be a different ball game but he's not - we're both still trying to close the gap on Jenson Button, which is proving pretty difficult. "
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Post by 20+yearf1fan on Jun 16, 2009 21:40:26 GMT 10
I love this bit.... Just a nice little jab at the press
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Post by grrofunger on Jun 16, 2009 21:52:02 GMT 10
sounds like a driver in his last year
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Post by toby on Jun 16, 2009 22:25:50 GMT 10
sounds like a driver in his last year Or a driver who has the job of writing an article about events happening in the week.
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Post by grrofunger on Jun 16, 2009 22:40:28 GMT 10
or a driver in his last year
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Post by toby on Jun 16, 2009 22:49:29 GMT 10
Or a driver who is employed to write things like that. A driver who has subsequently been writing similar things for years.
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Post by loudhoward on Jun 17, 2009 8:05:27 GMT 10
Doesn't sound like that, a driver in his last year is like "Last year I was really doing well, sure I've had a tough start to this season but it can turn around quickly" etc etc.
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Post by dufus101 on Jun 17, 2009 8:23:39 GMT 10
Vettel is the only one who doesn't say that Silverstone should be kept.. to be fair, Sebvet does say: I think it's a shame that Silverstone will no longer be on the calendar. It's a circuit with great tradition"Of course, that sentiment WAS buried in his second sentance. sounds like a driver in his last year nah, a driver in their last year would be: "People think he's the new Schumacher. So he should be hosing it, but I've got about half the points as him so it's good that's not the case. In people's eyes, I'm not supposed to be doing what I'm doing." and when i say "last year" i really mean "last year before i go and get shown up by jenson in a dominant wcc car"
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Post by burnzoire on Jun 17, 2009 10:34:10 GMT 10
What a joke, Webber's having his best season by a long shot and you call it "a driver in his last year"? I think he's just happy to finally have a car that can get him results.
I admit that I hope he doesn't "settle" for 2nd place, even if that is miles above what he's used to.
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Post by Robbo on Jun 17, 2009 10:51:44 GMT 10
What a joke, Webber's having his best season by a long shot and you call it "a driver in his last year"? I think he's just happy to finally have a car that can get him results. I admit that I hope he doesn't "settle" for 2nd place, even if that is miles above what he's used to. Well said and totally agree mate .
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Post by grrofunger on Jun 17, 2009 16:10:27 GMT 10
i meant at webbers choosing not him being sacked
i think he knows something re: the current debacle and that F1 will never be the same
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Post by mrferret on Jun 17, 2009 18:08:27 GMT 10
"For the Red Bull team, it's uncharted waters having two drivers who are equal and fighting each other."
A stab at DC? lol!
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Post by toby on Jun 17, 2009 18:30:36 GMT 10
i meant at webbers choosing not him being sacked And that's why i opposed what you said. I never thought you meant he was going to be sacked. But, if you could, would you mind giving us some evidence from inside the interview which suggests Webber thinks he might retire at the end of this season?
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Post by grrofunger on Jun 17, 2009 19:41:33 GMT 10
its just the vibe i got
dont worry about it
lets all take our knickers off
untangle them
and put them back on
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Post by RicciardoWinsIn2016 on Jun 18, 2009 17:13:03 GMT 10
Bugger that, let's just all take our knickers off ;D
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Post by toby on Jun 18, 2009 18:17:17 GMT 10
"The Red Bulls will be up there vying for the front row and a Mark Webber win would probably go down almost as well as a Button victory" (d**n right it would!) "Webbo's been getting the better of his team mate of late and could even overhaul Vettel in the championship race this weekend."
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Post by burnzoire on Jun 18, 2009 19:58:18 GMT 10
Bugger that, let's just all take our knickers off ;D hahaha that's where I thought his post was going! "Bugger it, let's all just GET NAKED!!! WOOOOOO!"
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