DC calls it like it is

[Rob W]

Love or loathe his racing you've got to give DC credit that he is an intelligent guy who knows the inside workings of F1 better than most.

His comment about the need for F1 to be more consistent applying penalties is very astute. http://www.f1technical.net/news/6731

Any thoughts on this? Can we see teams in the future being penalised because they mistakenly forgot to put enough fuel in a car in qualifying??? Teams being penalised for putting the wrong tires on a car (e.g. "how come I got the softs when the rest of the grid got super-softs? You trying to ruin my race?")

Rob W

[waynes]

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=40345

tuesday that was posted on ITV

and Coulthard talks --- in that "he wasnt allowed to race Mika"

the simple fact is he was slower than him and was told to get out of the way

cant believe he's still in F1 after this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xmpGgIj4Eo

[nae]

you really shouldn't lambaste an F1 insider as 'talking ---'
especially when he is referring to his own situation and not
general F1

from his statement about mika its clear to see he was employed
as a 2nd driver, think irvine, rubens, massa style

there is nothing wrong with that or there wasnt before some idealists
thought that team orders could be removed from a team sport.

DC has pretty much always told it 'how it is' (all be it from his
strong team player point of view) and that is as rare today as
it has always been

[DaveKillens]

Coulthard's comments do ask questions, relevant and pointed. But of course, Ferrari will not be penalized for screwing up Massa .. even though McLaren go reamed out royally because of Alonso sitting in the pits longer than he should.
Funny how one team gets punished for hurting one of their own driver's chances in qualifying, while the other also hurt one of their driver's chances of qualifying, yet, well, that's politics and the FIA.

[RH1300S]

DC is always worth listening to. Funny and intelligent. As a driver, I think he is underrated, he can be very good. I'm a DC fan.........

TBH waynes you are entitled to your opinion, but posting evidence from 1995 doesn't really persuade me - At least DC tends to be honest if he falls off the road - he's not in denial like some drivers you might care to name.

As it happens, I think he is tad wide of the mark this time

[waynes]

TBH waynes you are entitled to your opinion, but posting evidence from 1995 doesn't really persuade me - At least DC tends to be honest if he falls off the road - he's not in denial like some drivers you might care to name.

As it happens, I think he is tad wide of the mark this time

evidence from 95 point accepted, but still hilarious all the same

[scarbs]

Much like his New team mate Webber, DC tends to give his comments to journo’s on just about any subject, not necessarily one that he has any insight on.

Scarbs…

It’s true enough he is fairly straight forward when admitting his own mistakes.

[Tom]

I have supported DC since I started watching F1, and he's given me almost no reason to regret that descision. Other drivers I've been interested in have put me off by their actions on and off the track, not him though, he has had a great career, 13 wins doesn't do him credit, when you realise he's the 3rd highest points scorer from britain then you realise that Waynes is talking yarbles.
Its great to support someone who's always been percieved as a fair and honest driver and I particularely enjoy reading his quotes in Autosport, always witty and intelligent.

Meanwhile, last weekend, another great Scottish Driver finished 2nd, with Allan McNish piloting the Audi at Road America.
http://www.americanlemans.com/home/tracklap.htm

[Belatti]

DC is right from my point of view...

I used to be a Ferrari fan (when V12´s were allowed...) (this comment is just here to give you my background...)

but now I have tendencies to think that FIA is trying to help Ferrari... first mass damper ban, another year... McLaren penalized..... because of.... OF WHAT!?!?!? I DON´T UDERSTAND... for WHAAAT????

[Ray]

I think Ferrari not fueling Massa was more of a mistake really. Alonso didn't go because he wanted to hold up Hamilton. He was intent on purposefully stopping Hamilton from completing qualifying to the best of his ability, unlike Ferrari who screwed up and immediately rectified the situation. It's not like that screw up directly benefited Raikkonen.

[ss_collins]

I think DC can develop a car really well - but I can't stnd his holier than thou media persona. Och aye the noo mo fos!

[Rob W]

I think DC can develop a car really well - but I can't stnd his holier than thou media persona. Och aye the noo mo fos!

I think because he speaks well and has a heavy accent he might be mistaken for being arrogant. He gets interviewed by magazines/web-sites/TV about F1 stuff relating to rules etc so often because he is one of the only drivers who can make his point with a clear explanation, sound reasoning and knowledge behind it - not just a driver's opinion.

He is def a very smart guy who would be worth any team having.

(I heard he was paid a very large sum of money on leaving McLaren to go anywhere but Ferrari such was his knowledge of the car, technical development and team process)

Rob W

[Rob W]

double post sorry..

[mcdenife]

Ray wrote:

I think Ferrari not fueling Massa was more of a mistake really. Alonso didn't go because he wanted to hold up Hamilton. He was intent on purposefully stopping Hamilton from completing qualifying to the best of his ability, unlike Ferrari who screwed up and immediately rectified the situation. It's not like that screw up directly benefited Raikkonen.

I think Belati's point is if Alonso screwed up, why punish his team. DC is saying in not so many words, that the punishment implies it was the team (Mclaren) that screwed up. That being the case, why wasnt Ferrari punished for screwing up Massa quali (mistake or not)?

[modbaraban]

Posted long ago:

...I agree that Alonso had to be punished by the stewards I can't agree with the points penalty for the team, unless the stewards have a good evidence (like radio recording) that the team ordered him to hold Hamilton for those extra seconds.

I still haven't heard anything that proves McLaren (as a team) guilty of anything here