12:16:51 PM: Is Eddie Jordan sweating or lactating?

12:37:31 PM: BBC miss popular beat combo The Black Eyed Peas.

12:45:32 PM: How will Rosberg loose out today, cheating, lightening strike, loose unicorn on the track?

12:51:45 PM: Vatenen just barged Bernie out of the way to shake Todt’s hand. He’ll  be swimming with the fishes before the red lights go out.

12:54:50 PM: Have Vatenen and Mosely ever been same in the same place?

12:59:42 PM: The next relative that enters the front room to ask a stupid question gets a Massa spring to the face!

1:11:35 PM: Grojean retires with a head cold.

1:18:56 PM: Grojean “we need to know what’s going with the brakes”. No Roman YOU need to know what’s going on with the brakes.

1:20:52 PM: Glock??

1:27:30 PM: KERS the ultimate overtaking tool…oh hang on

1:28:16 PM: Coffee mug on the track.

1:31:09 PM: Yellow flags waving, if they don’t remove that debris no one can overtake. If they do remove the debris no one can overtake.

1:42:41 PM: Rosberg avoids leprechaun while leaving pits & gets a drive through, unlucky.

1:45:23 PM: Sutil creates his own bad luck.

1:46:23 PM: I know last years race was good but does this one have to be a carbon copy.

1:55:44 PM: I know it’s the least of his worries but when the stewards have finished with Sutil I want a word, the clumsy twat has fucked my fantasy F1

2:00:23 PM: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Glock??

2:04:11 PM: Dirty air…..mmmmm tell me what your wearing.

2:06:52 PM: Trulli demonstrates the true pace of the Toyota.

2:17:15 PM: Brawn “It’s not fair they won’t get out of the way, don’t they know who we are?”

2:26:39 PM: Vettel gets three points on his super license.

2:27:43 PM: Johnny Depp’s let himself go a bit.

2:32:36 PM: Only 3, make that 4 cars out, but this feels a bit like a banger race.

2:35:00 PM: Never has a man in the lead wanted to pit more than Alonso.

2:36:57 PM: *****Personal bias warning****

COME ON BUTTON!

2:37:31 PM: Torro Rosso can’t find a 24hr garage.

2:41:31 PM: Brawn pit crew seem to be wearing cycle helmets.

2:44:14 PM: Right third and final time, Glock????

2:50:53 PM: Thunder clouds emerging from buttons brakes.

2:54:08 PM: I can’t watch, not for the excitement but for the cunts in the front room!

3:01:38 PM: Phew.

3:07:25 PM: Do you think the The Black Eyed Peas went to this race because they knew Massa wouldn’t be there?

Ok Mr and Mrs Formula One, you can punch me, you can lie to me and you can cheat at well lit races.

I can take it, us loyal fans will.

But now you’ve gone too far, too far indeed. For you’ve upset one very big fan, and if you lose him, well, you might lose me too.

From Philip Schofield’s Twitter earlier today

Just reading about the latest F1 scandal. These dirty dealings and ugly revelations make it very hard to remain a loyal fan.

via Twitter / Phillip Schofield

Proud of yourself Formula One? You’ve hurt a good man.

shame on you

shame. on. you.

autosport.com - F1 News: Briatore and Symonds leave Renault.

uh-oh, looks like Nelson Piquet Snr can stop carving the head off that horse. It’s all over…

or is it?

James Allen on F1 > An very difficult moment for Renault’s Pat Symonds

anotherf1podcast favourite Pat Symonds has been left stuck between a rock (Flavio Briatore) and a Hard Face (Piquet Jr and Snr).

It appears that a meeting did happen, and Pat did say something in it. He is being pretty vague on what.

Taken from James Allen’s blog (which in itself credits The Times) here is the transcript of Pat and an FIA advisor (Jess) at Spa.

We at anotherf1podcast have translated Pat’s responses, in italics…

FIA adviser: In your own words Mr. Symonds what do you recall being said to Nelson Piquet Jnr at that meeting? This is shortly before the race.

Symonds: I don’t really remember it. (Have been drinking since 6am this morning)

FIA adviser: You don’t remember?

Symonds: No. (Hiccup)

FIA adviser: Nelson Piquet Jnr says that he was asked by you to cause a deliberate crash. Is that true?

Symonds: Nelson had spoken to me the day before and suggested that. That’s all I’d really like to say. (It’s much more than I’d like to say)

FIA adviser: Mr Symonds were you aware that there was going to be crash at Lap 14?

Symonds: I don’t want to answer that question. (I want a cigarette)

FIA adviser: There is just one thing that I ought to ask you and put it to you so you can think about it at least. Mr. Piquet Jnr says that having had the initial meeting with you and Flavio Briatore you then met him individually with the map of the circuit. Do you remember that?

Symonds: I won’t answer, rather not answer that. I don’t recall it but it sounds like Nelson’s talked a lot more about it. (Sounds like Nelson doesn’t remember the deal)

FIA adviser: Mr. Piquet Jnr also says at that meeting you pointed out a specific place on the circuit where he was to have the accident and said it was because it was the furthest away from any of the safety or lifting equipment and gave the most likely chance of a safety car being deployed.

Symonds: I don’t, I don’t want to answer that question. (Is it me or is it getting hot in here?)

FIA adviser: [Referring to the pre-race meeting] Was it you that did the talking at that meeting Mr. Symonds?

Symonds: I’m sure it would have been both of us but I don’t know for sure. Sorry that’s a contradiction. I would imagine it would be both of us that would be normal. Actually probably more often it’s Flavio that does the talking himself. I wouldn’t necessarily always agree with what he’s saying but the majority. (I’ll do anything to get out of this… an-y-thing…)

FIA adviser: Because just to be absolutely clear here what Nelson Piquet Jnr has said is that at that meeting it was you that asked him to have a crash deliberately?

Symonds: I can’t answer you. (my mouth is full)

FIA adviser: Can I say that if Mr. Symonds you’d been put in the position where you were made to ask Mr. Piquet Jnr to crash it’s much better, it would be much better for you in the long term to tell these stewards to hear that today?

Symonds: I fully understand that. (But am choosing to ignore it)

FIA adviser: Yes.

Symonds: I have no intention of lying to you. I have not lied to you but I have reserved my position just a little. (I am a russian spy)

FIA adviser: And you’re aware that the stewards may draw conclusions from your unwillingness to assist them in relation to what went on in that meeting?

Symonds: I would expect them to. I would absolutely expect that. (but here’s hoping not)

FIA adviser: I think I haven’t got any further questions. (zzzzip)

Lewis Hamilton keeps pushing, you can’t fault him for that, apart from when he totally fucks it up.

The Italian Grand Prix has a nostalgic early 2009 feel about it; the Brawn’s are at the top, Webber is being unlucky and the Piquet family are threatening to kneecap some people.

And Sebastian Vettel is SO funny

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