Celebrating Five Glorious Years of Heikki Kovalainen: Formula 1 in 2012

looked like a jump to me.

Er, not that it matters much now...

stewards should be able to punish him with a cuff to the head for being a doofus.

Ya boys on Sky Sports claim that this comes under 'natural law', as he wouldn't have been caught up in the La Source shenangians if Pastor didn't get the juuuump.

Poor Kobayashi. What was up with his brakes at the start?

No idea. The commentators were saying it was no big deal, but I don't remember them saying what was the cause of it.

scheisse!

hairy German balls all around.

schuey quite lucky to have pit lane there, that was a huuuuuge lock-up

Yeah, but not sure what needs to be investigated about it.

Damn Kimi's pass

Better than Webber on Alonso last year.

http://localhostr.com/file/4Q4qXQ83i0zF/gif4.gif

f1 car to the noggin at 100mph would probably smart a bit.

Saward sez:

Romain Grosjean had been given a one race ban for causing the accident in Spa.
It is likely that Jerome d’Ambrosio will get the drive in Monza
Pastor Maldonado has been given two five-place grid penalties for Monza for a jumped start and causing a collision with Timo Glock.

I dunno if this was the "impact" that Grosjean was hoping for this season.

BTW the last driver banned from a GP for causing a first lap accident was this guy:

http://agrisoft-systems.de/kawasaki/image_gallery/newspics/eddie_irvine/images/eddie93.jpg

IThis post adds some context which is really helpful, I think. I hadn't really thought about incidents in lower competitions.

Grosjean seemed genuinely horrified and admits that he'd almost killed Alonso and Hamilton, whereas Maldonado seems to always find someone or something else responsible. (There was footage of Whiting shaking his head, 'you're a dumbass'-style, at Maldonado at the start)

Last person with a ban was Mika Hakkinen (missed Hungary 1994); before him Schumacher (missed Italy and Portugal 1994), and before him Irvine (missed Pacific, San Marino, and Monaco 1994). (I have learned from this that the 1994 season was especially insane and bizarre all around.)

And you can relive 1994 at length right here

Sorry Pato, I was too pedantic there, you'd mentioned 'for causing a first lap accident'

Oh, I basically wanted to post a lol 90s Irvine picture but surprisingly, those were thin on the ground.

So here's something more recent:

http://www.racing-1.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/irvine.jpg

Zinardi wins at Brands Hatch!

Insider knowledge!

Seriously, Zanardi is THE GREATEST GUY EVER.

Anyone with a big prediction...on who's going to be conducting the PODIUM INTERVIEW today?

!!! MASSA ALMOST LEADS A GRAND PRIX !!!

And then he immediately starts dropping back and hampering the fast drivers behind him.

Well, that goes without saying.

Vergne will be feeling that in the morning. My tailbone hurts just watching that.

lewis hamilton's tag-heuer advert: "let me tell you a story." the story appears to be:

• some dudes made some watches
• time passes, they're still making watches
• lewis hamilton is a (former) world champion

he really could tweet that, you know

Alonso is pushing just a wee bit

DALEKS IN THE SAUBER GARAGE???

Finally they punish Vettel for driving like a twat.

poor Button. :(

hahaha yes

Back to regular service for JB.

(laughing at Sebby V btw)

Hey, remember Ferrari Team Orders?

good thing it's legal now.

lol 4ever if Perez can get up to Massa

lololololoooooool

Perez on fire!

where on earth has this come from

He waited forever to change tires, which is a huge part of it.

Remember both Sauber's were fast in qualifying at Spa but got cleared out in that first corner.

hahahaha Seb.

SAVE THE ENGINE

Nice to tell him right after the pit entrance.

ILX's favourite driver is BACK and WINNING (in some sort of minor rally): http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/88563.html

RIP Formula 1's Doctor and Fly Fishing Expert, Prof Sid Watkins: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102485

This is rather good read btw: http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/2012/09/13/lunch-with-professor-sid-watkins/

Thanks for the Motorsport Watkins piece!

Have to say I am psyched for Austin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvQV-l8JWJ0

The weather forecast suggests that rain might fall during the race on Sunday night.

Better stock up on Magnums and pagodas.