Comments on 'When I Grow Up I Want to Be...' on F1 Insight

Comment by Number 38

11/04/2009 17:15:04

Clipped from above article: Massa's version of the collision with Bourdais was so far divorced from reality that I marvelled at the guy's egomania. You've got a way with words Clive, may I offer a similar example? 'Trulli tried to EVADE a penalty' is so far divorced from reality that we've got to marvel at your courage to print such drivil. If you dislike Massa for one incident you have to marvel at him for another (like WINNING the Brazilian GP last year when 2nd place was worth no more than a DNF). I like wise view you the same way. A small error is quickly forgotten and we return each day to marvel at what you do best .............. THANK YOU.

Comment by AlexF

11/04/2009 17:47:02

I agree with you, Massa is the only F1 driver which I dislike!

Comment by Clive

11/04/2009 18:16:30

Number 38: Well, we've had the Trulli argument before so I'll let that one go. Any driver will describe an incident in a way that absolves himself of blame, that is just human nature. That is why we were all so surprised to hear Vettel accepting full responsibility for the collision with Kubica. I just marvel at Massa's ability to see things so much from his own perspective that he ends up describing an entirely different incident from the one we saw. Bourdais drove into him? Pardon? But yes, like everything else, it depends on how we see it and, in this particular case, we see things differently. Thank you for continuing to read! :D

Comment by Clive

11/04/2009 18:19:01

AlexF: I knew I shouldn't use the example of Massa for that particular example - I just couldn't resist!

Comment by verasaki

11/04/2009 20:10:54

okay, i'll play. i actually don't hate massa but i'll start there. massa- bobby brady in the new movie version of the brady bunch hamilton- a school teacher kimi -ice racer heidfeld- the new calvin klein underwear model rubinho-an activist for underprivleged children webber- outback camel adventure tour and hiking guide kubica- my very own boy toy- i love his face, what can i say! i've tried and tried but other casting him as younger javier bardem in some film, i just can't see alonso doing anything else. and while i'm at it, here's my 2 cents on the current overblown mclaren bruhaha- which your last two posts made me actually think about. i was/am a prost fan. senna was the driver i both hated to love and loved to hate and yes, i know he was definitely the racier racer. maybe better than prost but for what ever reason prost's style appealed to me more. maybe it was prost's subtlety. which contradicts why i'm an alonso fan, and really contradicts why i'm not a big hamilton fan (since he seems to have an understated style as well) but there you are. i admired senna, i didn't love him. then. then came senna's last year or next to last at mclaren. i'm a bit fuzzy on the time frame. there was one race, it may have been monza. senna came in 4th, 5th...not on the podium anyway. but the man drove the wheels off a mclaren that wasn't worth a top ten finish. he couldn't get out of the car, or wouldn't because he was ill-i've heard both versions). for whatever reason, that was the moment i had a vested emotional tie to senna. i found myself cheering him on from the 3rd lap to the end. it's sort of what i've been hoping for with hamilton this season. the kid in an inferior car, driving his whatsits off because that's his heart. so far he hasn't totally underwhelmed me, i have to admit. but really, the s**tstorm of nonsense going down with the fia and team mclaren could really jack with what might otherwise be hamilton's signature year-even if it is his least successful. and that sort of nauseates me. why the fia can't just assess a penalty (in this case deserved) and move on i just do not get! does mosley really believe dennis had something to do with tushgate? does he believe mclaren actually sent a mole to ferrari? is it something else? whatever the reason it smacks of being both personal(like personal beyond just wanting to hand ferrari a championship) and of punishment without actually having to either make any accusations or back them up with proof.

Comment by Clive

11/04/2009 21:03:14

Heidfeld as a Calvin Klein underwear model - hahaha! I agree with you about Hamilton - I think his driving will reduce the current hooha to the sideshow it deserves to be. This season he will put in drives that prove he is supremely talented and the whole liegate thing will fade into obscurity. There were fusses about Senna's character too when he first started but they became minor in comparison to our awe at his best performances on the track.

Comment by Nick Goodspeed

11/04/2009 23:16:21

The only driver I have a continuing dislike for is Didier Pironi although there were many times M.Shumacher left me feeling quite grumpy. I have sometimes wondered if Kimi hasn't been planted in F1 by the Monty Phython people. In this day and age of F1 I can't blame Massa or Hamilton or any other driver for their reaction to what goes onj during a race. They have been put in a position of having to appease crackpots and lunatics while being paid millions to be driver, PR representative and poster boy. When someone pays you millions you do exactly what they tell you to do or you get black balled ala Jacques Villeneuve. I see Massa with a sombrero and six shooter in the remake of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Kimi might well be the heavy in a new Pink Panther film. Ecclestone would be some troll in a hobbit movie. I suppose Alonso might find a role on Fantasy Island, somewhere between Ricardo Mantoban and Hervé Villechaize. Could be this is all a flashback from the nitro fumes though!

Comment by kaushal

12/04/2009 12:13:54

Hamilton here in India as road-side dhaba wala

Comment by verasaki

12/04/2009 19:01:04

ham can cook? let me guess, fish and chips at lew's dhaba: fish pan fried in tahini and potato pakoras w/mint chutney. actually i could go for that -if i weren't a vegetarian. beats the heck outta america's gruesome contribution to road food-- mcdonald's.

Comment by Bourdais An eye wear salesmen with the vision to please

12/04/2009 19:38:08

Okay my frenglish is rubbish so read this in your own little french accent. :-) Oh La La if I may it seems you have lost a little piece of your eye wear my dear. Let me help you with these Ooooh Aaaaaah now that is beautiful you look sparkling. Now let's talk business! One fifty and eeeeye shall give you only this little piece of eye wear for free. A permanent F1 drive with Renault and I give you aaaall my little red eyes. All the best to you Clive

Comment by michael

12/04/2009 19:53:55

Okay Heidfeld is WALTER Ze Mechanic being yelled at from a far: Friend: He Walter mein Auto ist Kaputt! It doeznt zeem to voant to move - Mist! (German 4 Damn it!) - it just voant move! Mensch Walter ze bloody car voant drive! Walter: How many times must I tell you I dont dRive ze bloody zings I just repair zem! *** strangely aside from XBox 360 and Play Station experts there is nothing in my mind for Vettel and Hamilton.

Comment by Pink Peril

13/04/2009 01:02:55

Ok I'll have bash at it. Rosberg - underwear model. Too easy, actually. The others are a bit more of a challenge ! Kubica - History Professor. I say that because one time I saw him last year at Melbourne and he was wearing a cardigan with elbow patches. I kid you not. Sutil - Model for Schwarzkopf. He strikes me as a man who has made lifelong friends with 'product', in a very queer eye way ( I am not suggesting he is gay, just very well groomed). Fisi - Running a restaurant, with his Ciao's and double kisses. Bourdais - Computer maths geek, with more than a passing interest in World of Warcraft. Vettel - lead singer in the noughties version of the Partridge Family. C'mon get happy ! Webber - actor, in a Magnum PI type Show. Flippy - working the drivethrough at Macca's. I can see the hat & headset on him already. Kimi - a Politican. Drinks, parties, womanises, never says anything of substance. Perfect fit really. Kovi - reminds me of the Michelin Man for some reason. Maybe its because he has no neck. Perhaps a career as their spokesperson awaits him? Lewis - Used car salesman. Smooth. Piquet - can only be a playboy, permanently ensconsed on a yacht somewhere. And Nando - Pro surfer. I can see him in boardies, chasing waves, all wet sunkissed. Or is that just wishful thinking ;)

Comment by Andrea

13/04/2009 02:45:54

Lewis Hamilton becomes a male supermodel in a campaign highlighting clothes for the young metrosexual, which quickly segues into a career as an editor at GQ magazine. In the tradition of the James Bond movies, Kimi Raikkonen succeeds Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in the continuation of the spy series, starring in "The Bourne Formula". His detached, flat delivery is hailed by critics as a performance that explores the depth to which the character has been stripped of his personality by his Treadstone training and programming. Fernando Alonso will become Antonio Banderas' voice double. For sure. Nelson Piquet, after a series of failed ventures finally hits the big time when his autobiographical work "Daddy Dearest" hits the New York Times Bestseller list. His father remarking on the book's poor editing and sloppy grammar, remarks, "The kid never did do anything right".

Comment by Clive

13/04/2009 16:05:52

Some excellent suggestions, many of them too close for comfort! I particularly liked the idea of Kimi as Jason Bourne (he even looks like Matt Damon) but that would be giving an unfair advantage to Andrea - she knows I love the Bourne movies (they're making a new one, by the way). And there is a practical side to all this too. If the economic slump gets worse and teams are forced out of the sport, at least the drivers will have ready-made suggestions for new careers!

Comment by Benalf

14/04/2009 00:36:44

Rubinho: used-car salesman Button: bike racer and sports model Glock: TV actor for kids programs Tulli: let's leave him on his vineyard! Kubica: Hollywood actor, playing WWII movies...you know the character... Heidfeld: TV model for shaving products Nakajima: susbtitute character for the Wiggles Rosberg: Unisex-clothing model Webber: president of the FIA...down-under, no spanking. We wants to change the association name for something more aussie: F..kIA to honor Mosley Vettel: Sci-Fi writer Piquet: CEO of the Nelson Piquet-Sotomayor foundation Alonso: The Ron Dennis of Santander Fred-F1 Ferrari team Kovalainen: Director of the Finnish museum of F1 Hamilton: commentator for the BBC F1 broadcast. AntHam is still his manager! Massa: soup-opera actor, the poor guy who lives in a favella Kimi: therapist for autist children Burdais: Owner of a Barnes and noble bookstore. Buemi: I have no idea.... Fisichella: sport glasses magazine model Sutil: president of the Deutche Racing Ass. swimsuit model on his spare time...

Comment by B

14/04/2009 19:59:33

Kubica - museum curator & tour guide of the museum Rosberg - camp boy band member (can I say camp?!) Hamilton - football player Raikonnen - Terminator/android sci-fi actor (emotionless robot etc) Barrichelo - the Werther's Original Dad!!! Trulli - TV chef Nakajima - TV game show host Gonzo - the evil genius/prof/master mind in a cartoon (voice of) Bourdais - the cable/Sky TV installer Sutil - air steward Fisichella - hair dye model (the just for men dude) Kovalainen - a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Webber - Texas ranch farmer a la Chuck Norris Massa - jockey Buemi - car mechanic Heidfeld - the guy at B&Q who you ask for hardware advice Piquet - male model : Blue Steel Glock - newscaster Vettel - von Trapp family member

Comment by Clive

14/04/2009 21:33:20

Some excellent suggestions in these - some real thought has gone into them. Thanks, people!

Comment by Toby Bushby

15/04/2009 02:43:00

Late again. But here goes nothin': Hamilton - Hairdresser, American TV style. Kubica - 1. Guerilla Warlord. 2. Drag queen. It's the nose, you see. Rosberg - Switch places with Leo Di Caprio. Webber - See Kubica part 2. Or a hardware salesman. Fisichella - see Hamilton. Trulli - Surf bum. Alonso - Airline pilot. Heidfeld - Research scientist. I'd say bacteria. Massa - Car detailer. Buemi - Pro boxer. Bourdais - Dentist. Nakajima - Dentist. Vettel - Apprentice mechanic. Raikkonen - Tennis, golf or badminton? Piquet - Seen Zoolander? Glock - Garbologist. Sutil - Phys Ed teacher. Button - Pilot. Mail plane. "See, it's got those two little...." Kovalainen - Actor from the remake of Deliverance. Barrichello - Druglord.

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