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Originally Posted by HonestTea (Post 7186247)

VETTEL!!

I'm glad he won over Alonso :)

No doubt.

Fuck Alonso and his whiny bitch ass. He really expected Petrov to just move over for him. Sorry pal, you weren't good enough today you didn't deserve the title.

What a fucking tool. Petrov is trying to keep his drive
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Originally Posted by HonestTea (Post 7186307)

From PlanetF1.com

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

rofl ;) well you can see why he's pissed though Toro Rosso (red bull sponsored) let webber pass and defended against Massa etc

Ferrari: Petrov, Alonso is faster than you, Can you confirme that you understood that message? ''

Petrov: Что? Я не понимаю. Говорите русских ебать!
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Originally Posted by StylinRed (Post 7185689)

at the start of the race he touched rosberg or something on turn5 and it spun him out basically everyone behind avoided him but Liuzzi drove right on top of him and almost cut his head off

doesnt look as bad the 2nd time around

they never touched. Michael spun on his own.

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Originally Posted by dutch (Post 7186300)

:D!!!

http://testroete.com/temp/alonso.gif

good job keeping Alonso behind you Petrov!! 2 time world champion mad that he can't get around a mid field runner... haha!! Alsono has some ego thinking just cuz he's fighting for the championship others are just supposed to move over for him.... pffft...

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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane (Post 7186894)

LOL!

Hulkenburg is out of Williams

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Nico Hulkenberg will not be driving for Williams next season, it was confirmed on Monday. Hulkenberg said he had been unable to reach a satisfactory agreement regarding a contract extension with the team. Team mate Rubens Barrichello, however, has been retained for 2011.

“I heavily regret that, because I would have been happy to stay with Williams,” said Hulkenberg, who made his F1 debut at the beginning of this season. “I want to thank the team for a great time and I wish Williams all the best for the future.”

Paying tribute to the driver who recently brought his team their first pole position in five seasons, Frank Williams commented: “I would like to thank Nico for his hard work this year, and before that in preparing himself for Formula One. We are very proud to have supported him as he secured the Formula Three and GP2 titles and during his debut in Formula One.

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin.../11/11543.html

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Originally Posted by YiNG_YaNG_6o4 (Post 7186909)

they never touched. Michael spun on his own.

ye it didnt look like it to me but that's what the commentators were saying

Well Alonso didn't go away with nothing

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Alonso wins DHL Fastest Lap Trophy
The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was decided at the very last Grand Prix of the season on Sunday after a dominant drive from Sebastian Vettel, now the sports youngest-ever champion. The winner of the DHL Fastest Lap Award, however, is Fernando Alonso, who recorded five fastest laps during the season. Lewis Hamilton matched that figure, but Alonso holds the highest number of second-fastest laps.

http://www.formula1.com/wi/597x478/m..._alonso_01.jpg

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin.../11/11542.html

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Originally Posted by StylinRed (Post 7186981)

ye it didnt look like it to me but that's what the commentators were saying

it was confirmed that he spun on his own. Even Michael said he lost grip and spun on his own. I wouldn't be laughing about it like how he was if that happened to me

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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp (Post 7187042)

FUCK RENAULT

Hahaha Alonso fan?

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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane (Post 7186894)

HOLY FUCK :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Great68 (Post 7187512)

Hahaha Alonso fan?

That, and the fact that both Renaults had such a huge impact on the final race of the season, even though they are pretty much irrelevant.

But the fault falls on Ferrari for putting him in behind Petrov on a shitty track with almost no passing opportunities as well.

Stay classy Fernando -- the world championship is all yours if only you ask for it nicely!
So glad that arrogrant prick got what he deserved.

And while I'm at it... congratulations Sebastian!

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Originally Posted by adambomb (Post 7186105)

Seriously?! No champagne on the podium? Fizzy citrus drinks?!! :haha:

:facepalm:

I'm guessing it's due to local custom/religious reasons. Juice showers don't really do a World Championship justice, do they?

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Originally Posted by Blinky (Post 7187992)

And while I'm at it... congratulations Sebastian!

good things come to you when you stay positive. Everytime he lost a race whether it be mechanical failure or his own fault, not once did he blame anyone or anything. Always kept his cool during interviews and just brushed off all the incidents..."thats motorsports... it happens". I don't think he ever hid from the media to cool off before giving an interview, he explains himself right away. A lil more mature compared to Hamilton imo

just watched the f1 forum and wow, i just heard him cry over the radio. So heartwarming.

Alonso? Hamilton? :troll:

yeah Vettels welping/thanking was pretty moving kinda made me feel happy for him instead of wanting him to lose

holy fuck Kubica, rally in the offseason ? I understand you have to keep your instincts sharp but fck rally is some hardcore shit and things can go extremely wrong

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/9388940.stm

Robert Kubica's F1 career at risk after rally crash
The wrecked rally car of F1 driver Robert Kubica
The wrecked rally car of F1 driver Robert Kubica is towed away

Robert Kubica's Formula 1 career is under threat after his right hand was partially severed in a high-speed rally crash in Italy on Sunday.

He also suffered arm and leg fractures after his car hit a church wall.

Kubica who drives for the British-based Renault F1 team, had seven hours of surgery after he was airlifted to a hospital near Genoa.

The 26-year-old Pole looks at least likely to miss the entire 2011 season, which starts in Bahrain on 13 March.

Initial reports suggested he was in danger of losing his hand, although those fears were later played down.

However, Professor Mario Igor Rossello, a specialist surgeon involved in the lengthy operation, said that it was too early to accurately assess the long-term implications of his injuries.

Rossello told reporters he was "moderately satisfied" with the operation to rebuild the hand, but said that it would be several days before doctors could determine whether the hand would be "able to return to full function".

He added: "The danger is, in five-seven days you can have vascular problems, and we could do surgery again to solve these problems."

When asked what the best prognosis for recovery would be, Rossello replied: "One year. One year is the best provision."

The doctor said he expected the driver to recover "enough functionality for him to resume his activity."

KUBICA STATS & FACTS
Robert Kubica

Team: Renault
Former team: BMW Sauber
Team-mate
Vitaly Petrov
Nationality: Polish
Born: 7/12/1984, Krakow
Grand Prix debut: Hungary 2006

He was operated on after reportedly being trapped in his car for more than an hour while specialist cutting equipment arrived in Peitra Ligure.

Kubica also needed surgery in 2003 after a serious road accident as a passenger that left him with titanium bolts in his arm.

Reports suggested that Kubica was 4.6km from the start of the Ronde di Andora rally on Sunday morning when his Skoda Fabia crashed. His co-driver Jakub Gerber escaped from the wreckage unharmed.

It is understood a crash barrier penetrated the footwell of the car.

Two-time world F1 champion Fernando Alonso was reportedly among the visitors at hospital as leading figures in the sport supported their stricken colleague.

As the operation took place, Kubica's manager Daniele Morelli told reporters at the Santa Corona Hospital: "Surgeons are trying to re-establish the functionality of his right hand."

He added: "Robert is very strong and he will do it."

A statement from Renault said Kubica had been diagnosed with multiple fractures to his right arm, leg and hand.

The former driver for the BMW Sauber team regularly competes in rallies and was driving a week after a successful testing session in the new Renault car in Valencia , ahead of the season's opening grand prix in Bahrain.

Kubica had been due to lead the Renault team alongside Russian Vitaly Petrov, who has a long-term contract after signing for the 2011 and 2012 season during the winter.

The reserve drivers for 2011 include Bruno Senna - who raced for Hispania last season - and Frenchman Romain Grosjean, who drove for Renault as a replacement for Nelson Piquet Jr in 2009.

It is likely that either of these drivers will be called up for the second pre-season test which starts in Jerez on Thursday.

Kubica was an impressive performer last season to finish in eighth position in the drivers' table, securing second at Melbourne and a third in Monaco and Belgium.

The Krakow-born star also suffered a bad crash at the Canadian Grand Prix in 2007 and was forced to miss one race. He returned to the same track the following year to claim his first Formula 1 victory.

Kubica's F1 colleagues have been sending messages of support.

Britain's former world champion Jenson Button, who drives for McLaren said on his Twitter page: "Shocking news about Robert Kubica. I wish him a speedy recovery."

Williams driver Rubens Barrichello tweeted: "I would like to ask you for your best wishes to Kubica. He is being operated right now. We all like him and he deserves all the best."

Heikki Kovalainen, of Team Lotus, said: "All thoughts on Kubica tonight, he's a great guy, lets hope operations go well and he makes full recovery."

Sebastian Buemi, of the Torro Rosso team, told his Twitter followers: "All my support to Robert Kubica. I am with you man"

^ HOLY SHIT!

KUBICA!!! :(

Damn!!! Hope he has a speedy recovery. One of the good drivers that aren't always in the spotlight

Holy shit. There's a great story on Kubica's rallying in this month's issue of F1 Magazine, and also a great story on Ayrton Senna's team manager at Williams. Hope he make a full recovery.

ah ye i heard about this on the news in the AM; said he was in bad shape but didn't go into detail damn

side note the new team cars look pretty sweet

Hope he gets well soon.

In the mean while....time for Kimi to come back? :D

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Kubica in induced coma after crash

Herald News Services February 7, 2011 1:03 AM

Auto Racing - Formula One driver Robert Kubica is in an induced coma following surgery for injuries sustained in a "high-speed" crash Sunday at the Ronde di Andora Rally in Italy, his Lotus Renault GP team said.

Kubica underwent a seven-hour operation at Santa Corona Hospital in Pietra Ligure after suffering multiple fractures to his right arm and leg, the team said. "Severe cuts" to his forearm may have an impact on the use of his right hand, the team added in an e-mailed statement. "Doctors are reasonably satisfied with the way the operation went. Robert's condition remains stable, but serious. He has been placed into an induced coma and could be woken up in the morning."

The accident came five weeks before the 2011 Formula One season starts and places doubt over whether the 26-year-old Pole will be healthy enough to compete.
© Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/...#ixzz1DGUD3y2T

nother quote

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"There are complications related to the functioning of his hand. There is an operation going on now, micro-surgery, that will fix all the connections," Kubica's manager Daniele Morelli said from outside the hospital emergency room.

and the main one

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F1 »

Kubica likely 'out for a year'
Robert Kubica's surgeon has confirmed that the Pole is unlikely to return to racing in 2011 following his rally accident on Sunday.

The doctor heading up the surgical team overseeing Robert Kubica's immediate recovery from Sunday morning's rally accident in Italy has confirmed that the Pole is unlikely to race this season, but held out hope for the longer term.

Once initial fears that Lotus Renault GP driver Kubica may lose his right hand to amputation had begun to fade, Professor Igor Rossello explained that the next few days would be critical in determining the Pole's long-term prognosis, but suggested that his patient's signs were promising.

"We will see in the next few days what will happen," Rossello, director of the Regional Centre of Hand Surgery at San Paolo Hospital in Savona, told Reuters reporters after emerging from seven hours of surgery on Kubica's hand and forearm., "The danger is that, in five or seven days, we could have vascular problems, and he could have to have surgery again to resolve the problems. However, at the end of the operation, Robert's hand was well vascularised and warm, which is encouraging. I expect him to recover enough functionality to resume his activity."

Whilst admitting that Kubica, who topped the final day of testing in Valencia last week, was likely to be out of action for at least a year, the surgeon suggested that his status as an elite athlete may enable him to recover in a shorter period of time than normal.

"One year is the best provision [for recovery, but] drivers are always very special patients," he noted, "I have a lot of motorbike patients and they heal in the fastest way possible, much faster than normal people."

As well as the serious concerns over his hand, multiple fractures to his right leg and arm after his Skoda Fabia RS careered off the road and into the wall of a church, badly deforming its front-end. Reports also suggest that a section of guardrail penetrated the cockpit area, likely causing the extent of Kubica's injuries. Co-driver Jakub Gerber emerged unscathed from the accident, which occurred on the opening stage of the Ronda di Andora, but the Pole was reportedly trapped in the car for more than an hour before being cut free.

The ANSA news agency reports that Kubica's car has been impounded by police, while initial suspicions point to the combination of a wet road and protruding tree roots as a possible reason for the accident.

http://www.crash.net/f1/news/166459/...or_a_year.html

dang

video

edit: nother update since im still awake

Kubica was brought out of his coma and he was responsive and able to move his fingers, still needs operations for his elbow/shoulders; pretty amazing