Comments on: Button Backlash in Japan http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan A Member of the Thunder Lounge Network Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:14:28 +0000 http://thunderlounge.com/?v=2.6 By: Marc http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-576 Marc Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:17:36 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-576 Alas I have your normal problem in watching the race from Brazil. It being in you side of the world and not mine it was on a 1am. I was dreaming the dream of Valentino Rossi. Sitting in a Ferrari and getting 72 million to do it. Alas I have your normal problem in watching the race from Brazil. It being in you side of the world and not mine it was on a 1am. I was dreaming the dream of Valentino Rossi.

Sitting in a Ferrari and getting 72 million to do it.

]]> By: George http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-575 George Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:18:41 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-575 The U.S. F1 race commentators mentioned today that Honda may try to keep Sato-san in F1 by giving engines to Minardi next year if they give him a drive. And they all say F1 is going broke? Give me a break!! There also was a report of the top dog of Honda Motorsports at the Champ Car race in Las Vegas this weekend. It would be more likely for Honda to come back to Champ Cars and get Takuma a seat there before he winds up at Minardi. The U.S. F1 race commentators mentioned today that Honda may try to keep Sato-san in F1 by giving engines to Minardi next year if they give him a drive. And they all say F1 is going broke? Give me a break!!

There also was a report of the top dog of Honda Motorsports at the Champ Car race in Las Vegas this weekend. It would be more likely for Honda to come back to Champ Cars and get Takuma a seat there before he winds up at Minardi.

]]> By: Marc http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-574 Marc Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:03:31 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-574 Sorry for leaving out the 30 mil George, but I was really hoping by keeping it under cover I might be able to raid Franks cookie jar. F1 Politics!!! Pa-shaw. Who ever gave you that idea? Sorry for leaving out the 30 mil George, but I was really hoping by keeping it under cover I might be able to raid Franks cookie jar.

F1 Politics!!! Pa-shaw. Who ever gave you that idea?

]]> By: George http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-573 George Sun, 25 Sep 2005 05:21:18 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-573 In F1 the racing is almost secondary to the politics and personality conflicts. It's grand soap opera at it's finest. As for Jenson and my calling him "The Dear Boy", he started in F1 with Williams at the age of 19, and hasn't demonstrated much maturity as yet, or even won a race. It has many racing fans wondering what all the fuss is about "The Dear Boy". What Marc didn't mention is that Jenson is spending around 30 million of his own dollars to get out of his contract with Williams. Poor boy!! In F1 the racing is almost secondary to the politics and personality conflicts. It’s grand soap opera at it’s finest. As for Jenson and my calling him “The Dear Boy”, he started in F1 with Williams at the age of 19, and hasn’t demonstrated much maturity as yet, or even won a race.
It has many racing fans wondering what all the fuss is about “The Dear Boy”. What Marc didn’t mention is that Jenson is spending around 30 million of his own dollars to get out of his contract with Williams. Poor boy!!

]]> By: RaceChick http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-572 RaceChick Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:39:36 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-572 Thanks for the info. I didn't know anything about the B A R/Williams contract situation. It's not that I'm not open to being an F1 fan, I just can't really get into it. I watch every now and then but have never really concerned myself with the contract talks or business dealings of the series. Now I know. Thanks for the info. I didn’t know anything about the B A R/Williams contract situation. It’s not that I’m not open to being an F1 fan, I just can’t really get into it. I watch every now and then but have never really concerned myself with the contract talks or business dealings of the series. Now I know.

]]> By: Marc http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-571 Marc Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:44:02 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-571 Picture the Kurt Busch/Jammie McMurray situation on steroids. In short it's this way. Button was driving for BAR Honda. He decided while still under contract to sign with the Williams team for '06. (note: Williams had a competitive car at the time of this signing) Now a year later the Williams team, and "future home" of Button, is sucking hind tit and have trouble making a lap let alone the podium. Soooo... taking all the "simulated loyality" Button could muster he decided/asked/begged then finally bought his way out of the Williams contract to stay at BAR Honda this week. BTW put aside your "non-F1" fan status for a moment and scroll down to the Minardi Barbie post. You might like it. Picture the Kurt Busch/Jammie McMurray situation on steroids. In short it’s this way.

Button was driving for BAR Honda. He decided while still under contract to sign with the Williams team for ‘06. (note: Williams had a competitive car at the time of this signing)

Now a year later the Williams team, and “future home” of Button, is sucking hind tit and have trouble making a lap let alone the podium.

Soooo… taking all the “simulated loyality” Button could muster he decided/asked/begged then finally bought his way out of the Williams contract to stay at BAR Honda this week.

BTW put aside your “non-F1″ fan status for a moment and scroll down to the Minardi Barbie post. You might like it.

]]> By: RaceChick http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-570 RaceChick Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:53:19 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-570 OK, I don't follow F1 regularly at all, but why don't people like Jenson? And since I'm playing the dumb girl role on this one, why is he called "The Dear Boy"? From an outsiders point of view if one driver isn't getting it done but the other is, then it's either the drivers fault or the teams fault. So why is Jenson getting the brunt of it? OK, now let's talk NASCAR again so I can feel smart. OK, I don’t follow F1 regularly at all, but why don’t people like Jenson? And since I’m playing the dumb girl role on this one, why is he called “The Dear Boy”? From an outsiders point of view if one driver isn’t getting it done but the other is, then it’s either the drivers fault or the teams fault. So why is Jenson getting the brunt of it? OK, now let’s talk NASCAR again so I can feel smart.

]]> By: Marc http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-569 Marc Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:38:43 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-569 I had to laugh over that terminology also. At the same time seven years living in Japan taught me that anything the Japanese do that is considered "outside the ordinary" is considered brave. My guess is Takuma will be back home running either the Japanese formula series or the GT series. I have always wondered why the Japanese have never produced a winning driver in F1. Thier local formula series is very competitive, in fact Schume and some of the other F1 stars have raced and won there. There have been very sucessful J-drivers in off-road (Dakar) and MotoGP but never have come close to F1 success. I had to laugh over that terminology also. At the same time seven years living in Japan taught me that anything the Japanese do that is considered “outside the ordinary” is considered brave.

My guess is Takuma will be back home running either the Japanese formula series or the GT series.

I have always wondered why the Japanese have never produced a winning driver in F1. Thier local formula series is very competitive, in fact Schume and some of the other F1 stars have raced and won there.

There have been very sucessful J-drivers in off-road (Dakar) and MotoGP but never have come close to F1 success.

]]> By: George http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/button-backlash-in-japan#comment-568 George Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:09:24 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/09/25/button-backlash-in-japan/#comment-568 <blockquote> ]]>