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MASSA DOESN'T SUCK

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  1. rmitchell248

    rmitchell248 Formula 3

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    you cannot fire me, I quit
     
  2. Edward 96GTS

    Edward 96GTS F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    he never performs well in the rain.
     
  3. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    And rarely in the dry.


    OK. I admit it. That's a cheap shot.
     
  4. subirg

    subirg F1 Rookie

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    ... But wise
     
  5. Edward 96GTS

    Edward 96GTS F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    he was definitely outperformed by lesser cars today.
     
  6. tifosi12

    tifosi12 Four Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Yet there are some on here who believe Massa will actually bring experience to Williams.

    How ridiculous. Botox will leave him in the dust.
     
  7. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Or mud.
     
  8. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    We shall see.

    As I've said before, while I quite like the kid (although not his moniker :eek:) I'm not ready to put him anything above "good" quite yet.

    You don't think experience counts for anything?

    What's ridiculous is your constant, and frankly very boring, in *every* f'ing thread, bashing of one Ferraris longest serving, most loved, and honorable guys.

    You also constantly like to tell everyone how "boring" it is, like you're the only person here who has a clue.

    IIRC, it was you who wanted Loldonado in his seat not too long ago.

    [Preparing for ban now..... ]
     
  9. freshmeat

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    But right...
     
  10. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Off yer meds ?


    again?
    ;)

    Not to re litigate the Massa question, but can't he be one of the most honorable, likable and put upon drivers while still being something other than the best choice for Ferrari's second seat?

    At this level of racing they're all hugely talented. What differences there are tend to be of motivation and consistency. Phil has nothing to be ashamed of. Came closer to a WDC than the vast majority of those who've ever driven F1.

    But Ferrari can do better.
     
  11. tifosi12

    tifosi12 Four Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    I didn't say he was anything but good. But as a good driver he will beat a mediocre one.

    Therein lies precisely the problem: The lovable and honorable guy has been in that seat for way too long. Ferrari should have sacked him right after his accident or if they really felt like being a social club then one year after his comeback.

    And as long as there are folks around here who constantly defend the guy and think Ferrari is actually unfair to him, I will steer against that course.

    This coming from a guy who stated that a 30 seconds difference in F1 doesn't really matter.

    I don't remember saying that but why not? At least Maldonado managed to win in a back marker Williams. Something Massa will never achieve.
     
  12. GordonC

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    Finally, good riddance from Ferrari. For his last final act of massively sucking, Massa took a stupid drive through penalty that was entirely his own fault, and the points he lost were directly responsible for dropping Ferrari from 2nd to 3rd in the Constructors Championship.

    (Before anyone tries to claim the drive through penalty was unfair - Autosport posted: Analysis: Why Massa was penalised during Brazilian GP - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com , along with this photo explaining the lines in question: http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1385325410.jpg . The drivers were warned about crossing the track edge hatched section with 4 wheels "off track" in the pre-race briefing; several drivers including Massa were warned during the race to stop going all 4 wheels across the track edge hatched section, including a broadcast of the radio message of Webber being warned by his team to stop going over that section. The BIG difference - only Massa was stupid enough to continue going 4 wheels across that section after all the warnings; the other drivers actually heeded the warnings and stopped crossing the lines there)

    Some will claim that the penalty was unfair because Massa didn't gain any advantage - the logical counterpoint would be that if he wasn't gaining any advantage, and had been repeatedly warned to NOT drive over that section, why did he continue to drive over that section of the lines?? Stupid, stupid, stupid, totally 100% Massa's own error... and he cost Ferrari millions in Constructors Championship payments with his ignorant stupid deliberate penalty.

    Massa sucks now more than ever. Again, good riddance.
     
  13. DeSoto

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    I knew that we were going to have fun here after Massa´s last race.

    Not a good last race. Even the donuts he made at the end were not that great. But oh, well, he´s Williams´ problem now. Wish him well.
     
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    Well the good news is that this thread doesn't die as Massa will now set about Williams in a typically value destructive way in 2014. Shame for Williams. I really hoped they would be able to turn themselves around next year.
     
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    And guess what engines he will be driving next year?
     
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    Good point but if he had been in fourth place Fred stated that he would have moved over and let Phil grab the last podium spot in his last Ferrari drive in front of his home crowd. Phil yesterday=dummy...
     
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    The real dummies are Ferrari for keeping him so long. It's not like he suddenly drove bad this year, he was consistent compared to the last 4 years.

    The fish starts rotting from the head
     
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    Donuts?
    You call those donuts?

    More like crullers if you ask me.

    Thank you Phil. After that race no one's going to have second thoughts about your leaving.
    ;)
     
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    and the 2nd place constructors money may have included bonuses for the team members.
    the team cant be happy will phil either right now.
     
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    No Stockholm's Syndromes? ;)
     
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    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    I'm not sure who the hostages are in this scenario.
    ;)
     
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    Classic! That's exactly what they all say soon after being liberated! ;)
     
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    What's ridiculous is your constant, and frankly very boring, in *every* f'ing thread, bashing of one Ferraris longest serving, most loved, and honorable guys.

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    +1
     
  24. VIZSLA

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    +1[/QUOTE]

    He's been there for ten percent of the company's history and deserves respect.
    But that's not enough to qualify for an F1 ride.
     
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    I will miss him at Ferrari and also Weber. I for one do not think Vettel is that great a driver and would not be surprised if he was getting favored treatment at the team for being Red Bull's golden boy. I wish we could switch cars for one of the races to see if I was right ….
     

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