Monday, December 04, 2006
Quote Of The Year 2006
I was just thinking, since we seem to be entering the awards season, how about a little competition of our own to round off the 2006 F1 season (arguably one of the more exciting seasons for a while)?
I propose that anyone interested can submit a contender for "Quote Of The Year" on these very pages and i'm sure we could find a suitable independent judge to decide the winner.
Whose quotes are eligable? Well, I reckon anyone recognisable as being involved in F1 in some capacity talking about anything, or any random person talking about F1 should cover most of the interesting, bizarre, ridiculous or hilarious things that sofaF1 might want to hear!
It might not work, but lets give it a go and see!
I propose that anyone interested can submit a contender for "Quote Of The Year" on these very pages and i'm sure we could find a suitable independent judge to decide the winner.
Whose quotes are eligable? Well, I reckon anyone recognisable as being involved in F1 in some capacity talking about anything, or any random person talking about F1 should cover most of the interesting, bizarre, ridiculous or hilarious things that sofaF1 might want to hear!
It might not work, but lets give it a go and see!
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I'm not very good at remembering quotes. The first one that comes to mind is one that when I heard it I was quite shocked. Apparently, after Michael had given his farewell speech, a McLaren mechanic was overheard saying 'Did you hear Michael's speech? I almost threw up.'
I thought it was quite spiteful at first, now I think it's funny. Hopefully I can remember some more later this week.
I thought it was quite spiteful at first, now I think it's funny. Hopefully I can remember some more later this week.
Surely, this from Kimi (and the same day as Nick's) is contender:
Martin: Kimi, you missed the presentation from Pele. Will you get over it?
Kimi: Yeah, I was having a shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unFEx4zih7c
The most interesting thing about this was that apparently he was actually by his car the whole time and never left for a comfort break.
Martin: Kimi, you missed the presentation from Pele. Will you get over it?
Kimi: Yeah, I was having a shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unFEx4zih7c
The most interesting thing about this was that apparently he was actually by his car the whole time and never left for a comfort break.
Or Martin Brundle with:
"We're no longer talking about fractions of a second here, it's now down to thousandths.
"We're no longer talking about fractions of a second here, it's now down to thousandths.
Or this from Luca Montezemolo:
"We've shared, also outside racing, a beautiful relationship. Michael came to Ferrari and had some kids, I had some kids, Todt's son became a man, Ross had an extraordinary dog named Lucas..."
"We've shared, also outside racing, a beautiful relationship. Michael came to Ferrari and had some kids, I had some kids, Todt's son became a man, Ross had an extraordinary dog named Lucas..."
Martin Brundle:
"Jacques Villeneuve under investigation ... and not for a baggy race suit either, I don't think"
"Jacques Villeneuve under investigation ... and not for a baggy race suit either, I don't think"
Kimi on Michael's "parking accident":
"He should have taken one hand off of the steering wheel and covered the camera with it".
"He should have taken one hand off of the steering wheel and covered the camera with it".
James Allen:
"David hasn't made the top ten in qualifying let's see how Louise asks a question about it"
"David hasn't made the top ten in qualifying let's see how Louise asks a question about it"
Jaques:
"Maybe they should stop driving F1, we just raced in Monaco, no one complained and it was great. There is a small amount of risk but it is tiny. In the past there used to be 100 corners in a season with that amount of risk, and 50 with more risk than that – and now there’s just three during the whole season. It’s no big deal, just lift – you don’t have to go flat."
"It has the type of corners where you have to go beyond your human limit, not the limit but your personal one, where you reach the corner and your foot wants to get off the throttle, and you have to tell it to stay flat. That’s the most exhilarating moment in driving a race car. Copse is flat on new tires and low fuel, which makes it exciting. It’s a little bit like Eau Rouge used to be – a corner that you know is flat, but it’s hard to bring yourself to actually do it flat. But you know it, every lap you go ‘OK, next lap it’s flat’, but somehow each time your foot comes off the throttle. That’s what makes it exciting. I haven’t done it flat yet. I went in flat [in testing] and went off the track. I didn’t crash, just went wide. But it will be flat this weekend. Other people have done it flat I think, and when I mean flat I mean not braking with your left foot, because that’s not flat! The thing is that the way the cars are made now, with traction control and everything, it’s hard to go off. You can go off but it’s a lot harder than it was in the past. I don’t expect people going off, but you never know."
"Maybe they should stop driving F1, we just raced in Monaco, no one complained and it was great. There is a small amount of risk but it is tiny. In the past there used to be 100 corners in a season with that amount of risk, and 50 with more risk than that – and now there’s just three during the whole season. It’s no big deal, just lift – you don’t have to go flat."
"It has the type of corners where you have to go beyond your human limit, not the limit but your personal one, where you reach the corner and your foot wants to get off the throttle, and you have to tell it to stay flat. That’s the most exhilarating moment in driving a race car. Copse is flat on new tires and low fuel, which makes it exciting. It’s a little bit like Eau Rouge used to be – a corner that you know is flat, but it’s hard to bring yourself to actually do it flat. But you know it, every lap you go ‘OK, next lap it’s flat’, but somehow each time your foot comes off the throttle. That’s what makes it exciting. I haven’t done it flat yet. I went in flat [in testing] and went off the track. I didn’t crash, just went wide. But it will be flat this weekend. Other people have done it flat I think, and when I mean flat I mean not braking with your left foot, because that’s not flat! The thing is that the way the cars are made now, with traction control and everything, it’s hard to go off. You can go off but it’s a lot harder than it was in the past. I don’t expect people going off, but you never know."
Anthony Hamilton on hearing his son had gained the race seat:
"I pulled a muscle in my leg jumping when I saw him on the television, I thought, 'That can't be real'. The pain was worth it though!"
"I pulled a muscle in my leg jumping when I saw him on the television, I thought, 'That can't be real'. The pain was worth it though!"
Martin probably has to be the best of the lot. One I'll never forget is: 'Jenson Button in this fuel-burn phase trying to make his mind up whether to get a cream or a white sofa for his new apartment'.
Also, describing the circuit in Canada he said something like 'if you out-braked yourself in that corner there used to be waiting for you the largest tree that I never wanted to run in to'.
Then there was, after James enquiring why he was so quiet: 'I’m just wondering if Ralf’s preparing to drive the other way around the track for the last few laps'.
Or, 'We’re on lap 20. Amazingly, Michael hasn’t had any problems at Rascasse corner in those first twenty laps'.
Perhaps, 'Albers more than a little rude, but Monteiro could have lifted the throttle. It is optional.'
I could go on all night...
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Also, describing the circuit in Canada he said something like 'if you out-braked yourself in that corner there used to be waiting for you the largest tree that I never wanted to run in to'.
Then there was, after James enquiring why he was so quiet: 'I’m just wondering if Ralf’s preparing to drive the other way around the track for the last few laps'.
Or, 'We’re on lap 20. Amazingly, Michael hasn’t had any problems at Rascasse corner in those first twenty laps'.
Perhaps, 'Albers more than a little rude, but Monteiro could have lifted the throttle. It is optional.'
I could go on all night...
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