Button stays at McLaren but says: to win we need a clear number 1 in the team

SUZUKA - Another Formula 1 weekend, this time in Japan. And other years with our favourite driver (here in the photo winning in Hungary : we'll go there next year, a bit tired of Monza, I know it too well and the fans are too crazy here, too much confusion).
Jenson Button has signed a new multi-year contract to stay at McLaren after several months of negotiations.

There was little doubt that Button would remain at the team next year, but the question was whether he would sign to stay at the team beyond 2012 or leave his options open. However, today McLaren confirmed that Button will stay put on a new multi-year contract.
But Jenson says the best way to win the World Championship is to have a clear number one driver in the team.
"The best way for a team to win the World Championship would be probably to have a No 1 driver, and a No 2 driver who is happy to be a No 2. We do not have this at McLaren. If I cannot win then I am pleased if he wins. I'm like 'Wow, he has really done a good job'. On the other hand it will be exactly the same because we drive for the same team. A victory is always good for the mood in the team."
"I've never felt more at home at a team than I do at McLaren," Button said. "I've won four of the greatest races of my life here, I'm currently lying second in the drivers' world championship, and I feel that I'm driving better than ever.
"You can only achieve that with the right level of support - and I truly believe that the passion and determination to win are stronger here at McLaren than anywhere else.
"As a grand prix driver, those are incredibly powerful feelings to share and be part of, and they've only reinforced my desire to commit my long-term future to this team. I've made no secret of my ambition to continue winning races and world championships, and I fully believe this is the place where I can achieve those aims.
"We at McLaren know how to win, and we're busy refining an organisation that will enable us to keep on doing that for years to come."
Although exact details of the contract length have not been revealed, team principal Martin Whitmarsh said Button is one half of "the best driver line-up in all of Formula One" alongside Lewis Hamilton and that he was delighted to secure his services.
"Jenson is a great driver and a great guy," Whitmarsh said. "In fact, I can safely say that he's one of the most capable and respected drivers we've ever had, and I'm therefore absolutely delighted that he'll continue to work with us into the future. He's a considerable credit to this organisation, and I'm proud to be his team principal.
"I feel sure that he'll now build on the considerable success he's already achieved with us, and will be even more successful with us in years to come. I think he and Lewis say it better than anyone. Their comments show just how much they respect and trust each other, and they once again continue to prove what we as a team have always known: that McLaren has the very best driver line-up in all of Formula One."
Hamilton also welcomed the deal: "It's great news that Jenson has chosen to stay with McLaren," he said. "Jenson has been a great person to work with, and a genuine team-player, from the moment we welcomed him on board. McLaren is a team with a unique and successful tradition in Formula One, which I'm proud to be part of.
"It was the best moment of my career when I won the drivers' world championship with this team. Jenson and I are as hungry and as ambitious as ever to win races and world championships in the future."

competition: win Senna (Adriane maybe included)

MILAN - On Oasisblues I was posting about the Playboy party in Milan on 6 October featuring a special guest of mine @ our club Just Cavalli Hollywood where we invited Liam Gallagher some months ago, and Liam on the latest Playboy Japan (not nude, lol), let's put something here too: time ago, Adriane Galisteu from Brazil, Senna's ex girlfriend, was on Playboy Brazil ("a estrela nua na Italia", oh yeah :), here she is, eating spaghetti or doing something with them, lol). Oh Adriane, those blonde hairs on your body make me crazy :). As the film Rocky 4 the Italian stallion said : Adrianaaa I love yooouu ^_^
She got a bit old now, but anyway... I would. Lol.
After Oasis brother Paul Gallagher's and my posts, here's another one about Senna, this time a competition.
One lucky reader is on track to win a top-notch Home Entertainment system and a copy of racing film "Senna".
The prize package includes a Samsung 51" 3D Ready Plasma TV and a Samsung 2.1 Blu-ray Home Cinema.
Plus, the lucky winner and five runners-up will receive a Triple Play Blu-ray copy of Senna biopic.
The moving documentary charts the tragic life of Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna, who won three World Championships before dying in a crash while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
The loss sparked a host of safety improvements to the sport and no other driver has died mid-race since.
Brazilian-born Senna is widely considered one of the best racing drivers of all time.
Out on Triple Play Blu-ray and dvd October 10, Senna movie tells his incredible story using lots of previously unseen footage, taken from the Formula One archives.
click here

ill Button's great race thanks to Italian pasta

SINGAPORE - Jenson: "I was ill yesterday morning (the day of the race). I don't know where it came from, but when you do have it you're massively dehydrated. I was a kilo and a half lighter than I normally am in the morning, and putting that weight back on was quite difficult. So I 'Immodiumed' up, ate a lot of PASTA because carbohydrates help you soak up liquid and drank a lot of salty water drinks. So I was good by the race, I managed to get my weight back up, and I got through it.”

Italian pasta always works.

I could win a bottle of F1 Scotch whisky thanks to the Scotsman Paul Di Resta (some Italian origin) driving a quite weak Force India, 'cause I bet he would've finished 5th (and that would've been an incredible result). During the race he was unbelievably 3rd (!), and also 5th for a lot of time, so I was already feeling the taste of whisky on my Salamander tongue :) ...but at the end, guess who finished 5th? My NOT beloved Hamilton... I was disappointed, a bottle doesn't worth much but I wanted to win that as a trophy for something difficult to guess. He finished 6th...

Vodafone Italy now chose Oasis' Whatever as music for their commercials... pity that in Italy the Vodafone Adsl doesn't work well even in the centre of Milan...

consiglio: evitare l'adsl Vodafone Italia e vodafone station-fornello elettrico, non funzionano persino in centro a Milano

sack Lewis Hamilton

SINGAPORE - (Photo with Szonja, the blonde). Great race for Button, as usual. 2nd the whole race and at the end he was gaining SECONDS in every lap, and marked an incredible fastest lap of the whole Gp. And now even moved to 2nd place in the championship table, who would've thought.
And on the contrary, of course, usual rubbish race for Hamilton, as almost always. What is he thinking of ? women? Now I'm even more tired of him, as it seems he blames the team. Terrible start because he stayed behind Webber (how can you stay behind that one... of course you lose positions), from 4th to 8th (!), again behind Schumacher. Then, Hamilton couldn't overtake Massa (!) and hit the Ferrari, so both had to stop. But Hamilton didn't stop immediately, did he realise he had an accident? Fucking hell. He didn't even have part of the front wing! Of course he was also punished and had a "drive through" penalty. Through the car radio he asked if they were fighting against Kobayashi (!) ...oh yes, because you're an idiot, I would've answered. Luckily for him, the safety car then entered so he could overtake the weak cars. He's become an unbearable driver. People saying he was the new Senna, must be drunk.

Spassoso Pino Allievi (che, a ragione, è stato l'unico a criticare Hamilton), che avendo imparato dal telecronista Mazzoni, parla di gossip: la famiglia di Vettel, "non ho visto la sorella" ghghgh
Ma arriva l'esperto di pettegolezzi, vai Gianfranco: "Button ha preso casa a Tokyo perchè passa lunghi periodi in Giappone..." eeeeh sì, cosa farà mai in questi lunghi periodi... (Jessica)
Non poteva non dire le solite boiate del giorno: "Schumacher è stato sorpassato da Hamilton.... (pochi secondi dopo) No scusate, è Hamilton che ha sorpassato Schumacher" (che vuol dire la stessa cosa) ...no e no, Schumacher ha passato Hamilton quindi Hamilton è dietro (chi non vorrebbe un cretino come telecronista?)

with the "5th driver" widget on the right column you can even see telemetry and pit messages with the McLaren drivers during the races

n.3 ring circus for Hamilton, n.4 letter word for Button :)

Button laughs off links to his childhood dream Ferrari

SINGAPORE - Another "different gear, still speeding" Formula 1 weekend. Jenson Button (here in a weird red for McLaren) has laughed off suggestion he could be on his way to "the Rossa" red Ferrari in 2013.
"When I was growing up I was excited about the three big teams - Williams, McLaren and Ferrari", he said, who started his career with Williams in 2000.
"It doesn't mean you need to drive for Ferrari to fulfil your childhood dreams because as you grow up things change."
Rumours first arose in May after the Englishman revelead he'd always dreamed of driving for the Italian marque.
Team principal Martin Whitmarsh is keen to tie Button down to a long-term deal.
"Jenson will be here next year", he said earlier this month (but they're still in talks).
"We're looking to do a deal that will see him race for McLaren for the rest of his career. That may be for the next 3 or 5 years. Who knows? Jenson is a mature and very intelligent guy. He is still fit as a flea and still hungry to race."
The Ferrari suggestion had raised its head again in the wake of the Canadian race (unforgettable for Jenson), where the 2009 world champion came together his teammate in a race he went on to win with a dramatic final lap pass.
But now he rubbished the story, saying the idea was "hilarious because it's not true. I don't know who put that out there, but it wasn't us and it wasn't Ferrari".
Given his current role as joint-team leader alongside Hamilton, a move to Ferrari where he would play second fiddle to Alonso seems unlikely.

Jenson could pull off a major coup this season by becoming the first team-mate to finish ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the championship.
Whitmarsh has revealed the broader McLaren company hopes to work with Button beyond his Formula One career. "He could take on an ambassador's role for us".
Ferrari fans, everything is possible, but for now: dream on. Ferrari, please get Hamilton instead.

Ayrton Senna film & t-shirt

MILAN - You remember my post on the article written by Paul Gallagher, brother of Oasis, about Ayrton Senna's new movie, the legendary driver of English cars only, Toleman, Lotus, McLaren, Williams.
I watched it recently and I was crying from the first to last minute :(
There are a lot of dialogue scenes you might have never seen. And also during the races scenes you feel as to be there.
Of course there's a lot about the rivalry with the Prost I was writing about recently. Something with his girlfriend Adriane Galisteu.
The other week @ Monza weekend, Lewis Hamilton had "Senna" written behind, but he didn't really drive as Ayrton...
When Senna died and was going to heaven, the helicopter had ironically the colours of McLaren.

You can find his classic t-shirt here in my little shop of simple clothes, it's the most selling one (and I had 300,000 visits there), the logo is original and in the official shops it costs much more. Available in other colours too (you can also change them), as the one in Brazil colours.

The film, special edition (2 dvd) $ 25 = £ 16

trailer video

Monza Northern soul, day 4: Chris Horner fuck you, lol. Do what we wanna do!

MONZA - Good race for Jenson Button: he was 7th and I was thinking omg that's rubbish, but then I knew it seems he always does it on purpose to have fun, losing some positions to overtake, and finished 2nd!

Hamilton, as usual, was rubbish: started 2nd, then he was 5th and stuck behind Schumacher for so many laps. Jenson was behind them and when Lewis made a mistake to overtake Michael, then Jenson "said": that'll do me :). I was sure Button would have overtaken Schumacher immediately, Hamilton isn't even able to overtake a Mercedes.

Alonso on Ferrari had a great start, from 4th to 1st, an illusion for their fans.

I was laughing when the Australian Mark Webber went out of the track and retired, exactly where I was.
He said he didn't realise (for a whole lap) that he lost the front wing against Massa... are you blind or idiot?

I didn't like the crowd (of course Ferrari fans), not very sporting, 'cause under the podium they booed especially Vettel and also Button.

There were some from South Italy who, instead of having fun, decided to  have a continuous argument against people with Padania flags (North Italy political party, extremely conservative) because they said they had nothing to do there. They have, in fact it was a political battle to keep the Formula 1 here as always and not in Rome. Besides, Padania is not only politics but it's North Italy. The police had to intervene, on Padania side, mocked those from South so all the people were laughing at them communists, because policemen said people can bring any flag they want.
We are in Italy, People of Freedom, and as the best Beady Eye song says: we do what we want oh yeah!

best moment of 2011: at 0:54 a woman saying "Chris Horner fuck you" LOL
(the Red Bull man)

summary - song: "Going places" by Teenage Fanclub (Liam's favourite band)


the same, but with What a life, published on Monza race day

Monza day 2 & 3 @ temple of speed

MONZA - It's so hot that we got tanned more in 2 days than in 2 months of holidays. I'm burning.

Here are 2 other videos, not so clear because too sunny (41°C on the track), so on Sunday I must use another camera, and zoom all my photos.
We found the people of last year (then Monza park is not so huge :) as it is) and stayed in the most dangerous places (it's closer than it seems). Now it's time for an exciting race. 

Photo: the kid scratching his balls ahahaha
I noticed Ferrari fans are sick. They're all Ferrari-dressed, even the shoes.
About the noise, it's unbearable. I noticed that if you don't look at the track and think about something else, the noise even hurts you, you get a headache. So it means that when you watch, the brain helps bearing the noise.
There's still the smell of fuel, food and suntan cream: those are the best smells. Many people like the smell of fuel, and of course food and the sun.

at the beginning: Ross Brawn from Manchester

free practice

Monza day 1

MONZA - day 1… of 4... we're destroyed already, very tired. Maybe also because the alarm clock is set to wake up in 4 hours, at dawn.
We've arrived in Milan exactly at the same time of McLaren ahaha (some say it’s a good sign), after 2 months of holidays :D Now the 3rd one starts :D
And in Monza we were the first ones arriving :), other good sign.

Photo: there are also those ear caps we call "suppositories" ahaha that's not a good sign, lol.
In the pitlane there was also Beady Eye's crocodile :) of Different gear still speeding. Because hanged outside Mark Webber’s box there was a sign with a crocodile and written: "danger crocodile", "no swimming / streaming". I'll zoom it.
There were more meetings last year but we were stuck @ McLaren. Besides, the McLaren shop opened in Milan. Met a couple from California and a Russian. Quite far away, aren't they.
More photos in these days, I'll make a video with some proper song ad the best of the weekend.
The President of Italian Republic will be @ race (a sort of special edition) because it's Italy 150th anniversary and on Sunday he's giving the cup to the winner on the podium...
You're still in time to join.

A warm and sunny weekend is forecast for the Santander Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
Unlike Spa-Francorchamps two weeks ago, the weather in Italy should mean teams and drivers have better conditions to avoid a repeat of the blistering seen on Pirelli’s tyres.
"At the very least, going to Monza is always a very evocative and historic occasion – perhaps more than any other circuit, you can really feel the sport’s past here, and it’s become the perfect venue to bid farewell to the European season before we head to the final flyaways. I think it’s very important that Formula 1 keeps hold of these classics" (Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren).
“Last year, I won at Spa and failed to finish at Monza. For this year, I guess I’m looking to reverse that sequence! I’ve already moved on from my non-finish in Belgium and I’m really looking forward to returning to Italy, a place where I spent a lot of time racing karts: it’s a country I really love." (Lewis Hamilton)

Lewis and Jenson signing autographs

F1 interview, Marco: driving in Monza is the best thing you could ever do

MONZA – As promised, another interview with me by a friend, this time about cars and Formula 1, but as usual, it’s more than just a sport, it’s always about our lives. About women too, ‘cause the couple “women and engines” is a classic.
Also repeating some things already said in the past, but we’ve done it for the new readers.

Noel Gallagher said he never wanted to get a driving licence. What about you and Liam?

ahah yeah he acts like a superstar, he always wanted a driver, even if Alan gave him a car as gift, Noel used to drive in the garden only ahaha. And with a driver, he had a bad accident time ago. Well me too, fortunately not an accident, as Noel I almost never drive. I think Liam does have a driving licence, I’ve seen him driving but I didn’t mind to know if he had one. You know, in the ‘90s the Gallaghers were mad and always drunk, of course you could never see them driving. And they were the new superstars, of course with their drivers. One was Ian Robertson, Liam's bodyguard, who wrote a book. Also telling about when Liam got angry with him and threw himself outside the car running. They argued and Liam sacked him.

Today, if Liam hadn’t a licence, he wouldn’t sing “I get the car” in Bring the Light… :) and publish a whole debut album as Different Gear Still Speeding, often naming cars. Even if in the Millionaire video it’s Andy driving.

Who was your driving master, who was the one teaching you?

oh it’s a lot of time I wasn’t thinking about him: he was an Italian man, a Latin lover, now I tell you why. He was very funny but not really the best teacher to have, because while I was driving he was always telling me to look at this or that attractive woman around, so he was distracting me, maybe on purpose, to see if I was concentrated. But I think sex was always on his mind. Always while I was driving he used to comment about other girls he was teaching to drive, asking me about some of them: “why don’t you fuck her?” Lol
I think he’s still around Milan centre, so women: be careful ahaha

Let’s start with Formula 1, it’s some decade you’re following F1, so you can say two or three things, you clearly have some opinion...

aha yeah some time has passed. I wonder if a child is first interested in cars or football… difficult to say. I started in the ‘80s when we children used to play marbles and gave them names of F1 drivers, depending on their colours. Hey I still remember as if it was just yesterday: the white marble is Teo Fabi on Osella car (wtf? :). The circuit, made of cement (to remind you my football interview ahaha) had the shape of Italy. The battle among F1 drivers of those times was huge: there were Prost, Lauda, Alboreto (who sadly died ten years ago), Mansell, Berger, Patrese, Piquet, etc. then Senna. Today only a very few can win a race. 

In the famous rivalry Prost-Senna at first I was for Prost. If it was today, I would never and never support him. Usually Italian children always support Ferrari, and he was also a Ferrari driver. Now I know the great person Senna was.

You named Senna…so here we go. We can’t say you were lucky to see his death direct live.

Unfortunately, unforgettable day, 1 May 1994 in Italy, at Imola GP, when there were still 2 races in Italy in every season. As Lucio Dalla song "Ayrton" about him says, he decided to go away in a land of dreamers, his beloved Italy. Sadly he's never been a Ferrari driver but was always here and spoke a perfect Italian. Times when I was starting to follow a new band called Oasis… The ‘90s were really strange for the F1. Changing rules because of more than one tragic event. Ratzenberger, Wendlinger and so on. Sometimes it was getting quite annoying, people don’t like when you change the rules, they like the usual things, as also Liam recently said. But our passion for this sport was big now, there were many F1 videogames we would’ve played all the time, and used to buy magazines every week. And of course we couldn’t miss one race. Also in the early morning, for the Japan and Australia races, so our parents had to wake us up. Waking up early when it was still dark outside, made us feel adult people, and watching a race direct live was a big emotion. Of course they were replaying the race in the morning but we wanted the direct live show. Even if the Italian tv has got some terrible commentator aha. My grandfather Guido used to do the same with boxing, waking up at night.

You were lucky to drive on Monza circuit. You impressions about it?

yes more than one time, I was honoured to drive there on this legendary asphalt. You can breathe history in Monza, on this so old circuit. There’s no chance at all that Rome could take us the Italian race away, as they wanted.
My sister used to work as “umbrella girl” gridgirl. Not me, I'm not a gridgirl, or not yet ahah. They don’t really hold an umbrella but number and name of the driver on the grid. You know, you see this legendary circuit since you’re a child, then you drive on it so many times but with videogames when you’re a kid, you know which gear is necessary for every corner, so you feel as to know it so well all your life. And driving there, it blows your mind. Just try, if you can. I was talking about sex, but this is the best thing you could ever do, not in horizontal position ahaha
And if you’ve never been there, they could really be some of your best days ever. You’re impressed by the smell of fuel, food and suntan cream in the air. And by beautiful women. And of course by the noise of engines, so you could need to put something in your ears. I have some ear caps that look like suppositories ahaha, so every time we laugh about it. I got them on the Salvador Dali train to Barcelona.
Besides, usually it’s sunny, maybe not this time aha ‘cause I said that, but it’s not like the Belgium or Great Britain races where you’re sure it always rains.

The ‘90s were the times when the phenomenon Schumacher came out…

right, we didn’t feel he was a funny person at first aha. But when he joined Ferrari, winning races was the only important thing. He’s a good man, many people laugh about him ‘cause he was so many years in Italy and can hardly speak Italian, but he can and he’s funny. He won so many races that it’s even difficult to remember some.

You’re Italian and not a Ferrari fan. Sounds a bit weird?

aha I don’t think so. I used to be a fan but to me Ferrari is just a brand. I can’t see them representing Italy. When they win, the Italian anthem is played but I think it would be quite stupid if I felt proud to be Italian because of Ferrari. It’s different from the football national team, where Italian footballers play, while Ferrari has foreign drivers, as always. I think about F1 teams as football clubs, not nations. But you know, both the McLaren drivers are English and I feel that team more like a nation. Anyway, hands off : Ferrari is always the biggest team in history. When you see that fire red car passing, you know it’s like a dream on wheels, every driver would want to race for them.

What do you think about F1 drivers in 2011?

I think the world champion Vettel is a bit overrated... and Button is underrated. You can see a great driver when it rains. In fact, Senna was great under the rain. Vettel usually becomes one as many and makes many mistakes. He’s good but he’s got a great car (created by the English genius Adrian Newey, former McLaren). Button with the rain could have even competed with Senna. Canada GP last June was one of the best races I ever seen, even if too long, Button was unbelievable, from last position to first.
His strategies are usually different and he's got a special superpower when he switches his "overtaking mode : on", he's devastating.
And he’s always at the events extra races, while Hamilton almost never… recently he said there are to many events to attend… Lewis made too many mistakes this season, he’s too aggressive. Button had many team mistakes and technical problems, and Lewis is even behind him in the standings… he’s ready for Ferrari ahaha I think 2012 will be his last season for us.

Predictions on this weekend?

well I’m optimistic about our McLaren boys, they never won here so it should happen soon or later.
You know, winning in Monza is unforgettable, ‘cause there are so many hot fans, the “tifosi” as Schumacher says, as anywhere else in the world and thousands are under the podium. Drivers have shivers when they see how passionate the fans are here.
And the mighty Red Bull never won here, so it’s the same for them, of course they have more chances than anyone else, more than Ferrari driving “at home” (even if their real home F1 circuit was Imola, closer to Maranello, in their same region).

Enjoy the race, it’s Monza, baby!

Monza preview +win Abu Dhabi

MONZA - Fancy some Santander High Flying Birds? :) That street is inside the circuit, next to the paddock, there's a lot of F1 merchandise along there.
What are you willing to do to go to the F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi on the 13th of November? (place of Manchester City owner and sponsor :)
Show your passion for F1 in a video or photo to participate.
The 10 most voted videos or photos by the public will go to the finals along with 10 selected by a jury, which will value the passion, originality, sense of humour, boldness and the presence or link with Banco Santander (sponsor of both McLaren and Ferrari).
First prize includes flights, hotel and Grandstand tickets for two people to the Abu Dhabi GP. Plus other prizes.
The jury will consist of the drivers of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, and Ferrari drivers.

click here
This contest is only available for people from: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, México, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Uruguay and USA.

oh no france, whatapity haha

I get angry when there are competitions excluding my country. If yours is not above, blame Ferrari haha

Button in Manchester

MANCHESTER - with Pirelli tyres from Milan :). Jenson: "Really excited about Monza", -10 days

Button switching the overtaking mode: on

SPA - Belgium race @ Spa: Hamilton crashed, oh that's new. As I repeat AGAIN and AGAIN: sack him.
Great race from Button as always, from 13th to 3rd, as he switches his overtaking mode: on.
Although Jenson had technical problems and team mistakes in some races, Hamilton is even behind him in the standings, so this says a lot about Lewis' disasters this season

Formula 1 events

MONZA - Free practice on Friday, @ legendary Ascari. If it's the first time for you there, you'll be impressed by the noise and smell of fuel, food and suntan cream in the air.
Above is the usual party @ Hollywood Milano. There'll be also the usual "Formula One rocks Milan" (with Jamiroquai from Manchester playing at the stadium in Monza, last year Oasis' friends Stereophonics) and the afterparty @ Just Cavalli

win Monza competitions

MONZA – Beady Eye: three ring F1 circus, different gear still speeding, saying to the driver: just drive, -25 days to the deep blue sky :)

On the Vodafone Vip website there are some competitions to win Monza and Manchester (because the great Jenson Button will drive a McLaren through the streets of Manchester on August 29 as part of a three-day festival in the British city), but you can't participate to the competitions if you're not a Vodafone user.

So here's a competition as last year "up for grabs" :) for everybody, to win Monza from Thursday 8 September: meeting all the Formula 1 drivers, taking photos, going around the big park of the circuit, sunbathing :), etc. oh and watching the cars too, lol.
You can download the full programme here.
During that F1 weekend there's also "cosmic girl" Jamiroquai from Manchester (big fan of cars) for the "Formula 1 rocks Milan" (Jamiroquai rocks?), and the first McLaren shop will open soon.
Last year we asked which Oasis song was covered by the McLaren drivers (Wonderwall).

This time: near which famous "Oasis place" Lewis Hamilton (Oasis fan and Pretty Green fan) was born:

a) Earls Court
b) Knebworth
c) Maine Road

answer to marco@oasisblues.com /or/ marco@miamilan.com

And here's the usual Guido-guide :) to the circuit.

Another English car, Wil-LIAMs :), now Nico Rosberg drives a Mercedes, ex (Manchester) Brawn

love is blind :)
They say he’s sweet. Yes, because he speaks English with Italian accent :)

his girlfriend studied in Milan and he's got friends from here.

My sister worked as "umbrella girl" on the grid, not me lol (or maybe not yet ahaha) so I drove some cars on this circuit, I know every corner as my pockets since I was a child.

"We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. A racing automobile with its bonnet adorned with great tubes like serpents with explosive breath ... a roaring motor car which seems to run on machine-gun fire, is more beautiful than the Victory of Samothrace.
We want to sing the man at the wheel, the ideal axis of which crosses the earth, itself hurled along its orbit."
(Milan Futurism)

Button still speeding, Vettel overrated

BUDAPEST - At his 200th Grand Prix, Jenson Button won the Hugarian race, a bit wet as his first win in Formula 1, Hungary 2006.
I had told you: sack Lewis Hamilton. The only great driver is Button, all the others were driving more on the grass as lawnmowers... You can see the great driver when the conditions are difficult (not a case that Senna was great under the rain), and this season Button also won an impossible Canada GP. Today's mixed conditions are even worse. And his strategies are always different and perfect.
As I said time ago, Vettel is so overrated... now you can see he was always winning thanks to the car.
I was happy that Lewis won last week in Germany, but as usual he has no fair play and got a "drivethrough" penalty when he could win and it would have been a double for McLaren.
Now one month of holidays for the drivers.
- 40 days to Monza, can't wait.

come on get a tan from standing in the English rain

LONDON - ...the Beatles said. British race @ Silverstone: Hamilton finished at the bottom (10th) in the final qualifying. Every time he fails, it's "McLaren's fault" (why, Button has the usual honest 5th time but then his races are often great) or because "Lewis was waiting for the second chance"... oh time ago I was also waiting for a second chance with Claudia Schiffer. As in Formula 1 they're changing rules during the championship (absurd), if they also changed the qualifying rules and the drivers had to bump into each other, Hamilton would be 1st for sure. Sack him.

win a drive by Martin Brundle and top tickets to the British race

SILVERSTONE - Next race: Great Britain, here's another competition about it. We have teamed up with Santander to give one lucky reader the chance to win a truly exhilarating and unique prize to celebrate the 2011 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone from 08 - 10 July.
One lucky reader will experience breathtaking speeds at Silverstone whilst riding shotgun in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with the English Formula 1 star and commentator, Martin Brundle. The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is capable of reaching nearly 200mph, and can sprint to 60mph in under 4 seconds!
The fantastic runners up prizes are six pairs of tickets to watch the action from the Santander grandstand located on the Abbey corner on the new International pit straight on Saturday 09 July and Sunday 10 July.
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Hamilton not able to overtake, never able to make a good start

VALENCIA - (Photo: Button in London at the McLaren showroom launch). Al contrario dell'ultima gara, sul circuito canadese Gilles Villeneuve, dove Button ha fatto una gara che neanche Villeneuve (ma i tifosi italiani McLaren di cui parlavo, hanno preferito difendere le buffonate di Hamilton), oggi a Valencia invece è stata noiosissima. Hamilton, oltre che incapace di sorpassare come ampiamente dimostrato, non azzecca mai una partenza, e si è fatto passare dalle due Ferrari, persino da Massa! Oltretutto ha consumato inutilmente le gomme in una parte della gara dove non avrebbe dovuto. Ovviamente una buona partenza dipende anche dalla macchina, ma è proprio la partenza dove un pilota può sopperire all'inferiorità della macchina, e quando uno come lui la sbaglia spesso, c'è qualcosa che non va nel pilota.
No comment sulle solite uscite del telecronista ferrarista interista Mazzoni, del tipo "Valencia ha bellissime spiagge, ricordiamo che Valencia è stata fondata dai romani" (che c'entra!)
Dai ferraristi ne ho sentita un'altra: siccome la Federazione sta cercando di penalizzare la Red Bull con regole per metterli in difficoltà (ma hanno vinto comunque, nonostante fosse l'ultimo circuito favorevole alle caratteristiche Ferrari) e lo fa chiaramente per avvantaggiare la Ferrari, i ferraglisti dicono che lo fa "perchè la Red Bull non è inglese"... ah! come se le macchine inglesi fossero aiutate! Il presidente della FIA, tanto per ricordarlo, è l'ex ferrarista francese Jean Todt, e le McLaren sono spesso e volentieri penalizzate. Tra l'altro, la Red Bull non è inglese eh, è MOLTO inglese: la sede è a Milton Keynes in Inghilterra, e colui che ha progettato questa semi-imbattibile macchina è un certo Adrian Newey, inglese, ex McLaren, praticamente l'unica persona che ha reso la lattina così forte, non mi vengano a dire che Vettel e Webber sono fenomeni. Fanno più o meno gli stessi tempi (grazie alla macchina, è così evidente), Webber è un vecchio pilota che stava per ritirarsi e fino a pochi anni fa guidava macchine da ultime file.
Tra l'altro, cambiare le regole "in corso" durante un campionato, è qualcosa di assurdo, addirittura regole tecniche, per le quali bisognerebbe riprogettare elementi tecnici.

L'Angelo Misterioso, Formula 1 fan

LIVERPOOL - Everybody knows John Lennon is Liam Gallagher's idol, some even say he thinks to be him, but it's not true. When asked about his favourite song, album, etc., it's always something by George Harrison (or maybe naming one by the Beatles was just too obvious), Liam even said he's inspired by his style (for Pretty Green clothes too). As album, the triple All things must pass (nothing ever lasts forever lol), and as song Something (Beatles times), the biggest love song ever, also according to the Italian origins legend Frank Sinatra.
Liam on All things must pass: "That’s the best post-Beatles album. We all like it and that, but that was the best sounding fucking one. It’s got tunes that make me cry."
And sometimes he also says, e.g. at the end of a Twitter twit: "Beware of darkness", as the song by George.
Noel Gallagher probably took the word Wonderwall from the psychedelic "Wonderwall music" soundtrack by George: he was also a film producer, as Liam will be soon, about the Beatles. It would be great to make a psychedelic film, I have some ideas thanks to Beady Eye's psychedelic Wigwam too.

Harrison driving a 1961 Lotus on Donington circuit in 1979

Harrison was the most psychedelic, India-influenced and mysterious Beatle, in a way (because introvert), and introduced the Indian sitar instrument in the Beatles music, also played by Oasis in songs as To be where there's life. Oasis also covered a Beatles song by George, Within you without you.
A curiosity: the song "Badge", co-written with Eric Clapton (they formed a close friendship in the late 1960s), was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969: George also played rhythm guitar on the song, and for contractual reasons, he was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso" in Italian.
Pattie Boyd was wife of both George and Eric. She has claimed that she was the inspiration for love songs written by both musicians (but they didn't always agree): Harrison's "Something", "For You Blue", etc., and Clapton's "Layla", "Wonderful Tonight" and "Bell Bottom Blues".

Harrison had an interest in sports cars and motor racing. He was one of the 100 people who purchased the McLaren F1 road car, and would often attend Formula One races. He had collected photos of racing drivers and their cars since he was young: when he was 12 he attended his first race, the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree, in which Stirling Moss won his first Grand Prix. He wrote "Faster" as a tribute to the Formula One racing drivers Jackie Stewart and Ronnie Peterson. Proceeds from its release went to the Gunnar Nilsson cancer charity, set up following the Swedish driver's death from the disease in 1978. Harrison's first "important" car was recently sold at auction in Battersea Park, London. The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 was bought new and delivered to Harrison personally in 1965 at his Kinfauns estate in Esher, Surrey, England.
When I was a kid my favourite Beatle was Paul McCartney, 'cause he was the first one I've seen (and also met when we organized Literature Prizes, he also wrote poems), from Michael Jackson's duets in the '80s. And Paul had a pretty funny face, the girls liked him, so it was easy for a kid to take him as favourite one.
From George in those years I remember "I got my mind set on you", funny video for a kid.
But since I started to have a deep knowledge of the Beatles, I can say George is my favourite: the vast majority of their songs were "Lennon/McCartney", but his (22 in total) songs with them (also, Here comes the sun, While my guitar gently weeps, etc., and as solo artist My sweet lord, Wah wah, etc.), are precious stones in music history.

very Richard Ahscroft, and very thin

McLaren shop to open in Milan

MILAN - The first McLaren shop in Italy (in Milano there was a retailer already) to open soon www.milan.mclaren.com 

the other day in London

Button with ex caught by paparazzi

LOS ANGELES - Gossip, caught by the beady eye of paparazzi: here is Jenson Button and his ex-girlfriend Louise Griffiths sharing a laugh over lunch. They must have been reminiscing about the cheesy photoshoots and the tangerine suit the F1 star wore when they were dating in 2003. Their relationship ended just 3 months before the wedding.
The McLaren driver, currently seeing half-Japanese model Jessica Michibata (the couple was in crisis last year and split), was in LA on a stag do with his mates when he bumped into his ex.
By the look on her chops she might still be holding a flame for him. Actually, it's more of a raging inferno.
The former Fame Academy contestant is now a songwriter based in the States.

win VIP pass to Monza race

MONZA - Photo: races world is a nice world :)...
Another competition: there'll be a draw among those who'll get at least two Monza stand tickets from 15 June till 15 July, for 30 "paddock pass" and two lucky people could watch the race from the pit wall. Hell yea! :)
Is there anyone missing the "france gp"? Not really, it's years that fortunately disappeared from the world championship.

Il Gran Premio d'Italia ovviamente rimane a Monza, quello a Roma ce l'hanno nel mondo dei sogni. Una volta esisteva il Gran Premio di San Marino ma era in Italia, a Imola. Quindi possono sempre fare il "Gran Premio del Vaticano" haha.
Non c'è sindaco comunista che tenga, il Gran Premio è qui, già deciso da tempo.
Quando uno ha delle idee positive su qualcosa, ad esempio penso che Roma sia una bella città, ci pensano sempre gli italiani a far cambiare idea... su qualsiasi cosa. Se difendi Hamilton (come ho fatto), sbagli. Se critichi Hamilton (come ho fatto), sei razzista. L'Inghilterra è avanti anni luce anche su questo, l'integrazione razziale ha secoli di storia e non gli viene neanche in mente di pensare al razzismo se critichi una persona di colore.
Pensavo che gli italiani tifosi della McLaren la tifassero perchè è un grande team, e perchè è inglese, e perchè non ci piace la Ferrari, ecc., ma vedo che c'è gente che tifa Hamilton "perchè è nero"... una roba tutta italiana.
Button, sempre McLaren, in Canada ha fatto una gara che neanche Villeneuve e loro difendono le ultime buffonate di Hamilton, fanno abbastanza ridere.
Il razzismo al contrario, come quando stavano con Obama perchè  (poverino) "è nero"... (pensando addirittura che fosse un comunista). La battuta di Berlusconi su "Obama abbronzato" significava che il colore della pelle non conta, ma i sinistri ci metteranno secoli per capirla. O a smetterla di fingere di non averla capita.

Hamilton to join Ferrari

LONDON - I've been defending Lewis when everybody, in Italy and in England, was attacking him, for his Monaco race, full of controversial episodes. It was really too much, Lewis had to right to attack the opponents, it's a competition, not an old cars parade. And the penalties against him only, were quite ridiculous.
His joke about racism was not really funny (penalties because of racism), in fact he apologised (he was almost having a big penalty for that joke).
And now, to be always honest, having seen the Canada race, we have to say he's exaggerating with his attitude (and he himself even apologised again). It's good to have someone driving with passion, but also brains are necessary. Driving against other cars, it doesn't make you Senna, but more a kamikaze. It's quite easy for everyone to drive as inside a videogame, I think also me could be able eh... You don't overtake someone with crashing... overtaking is an art to learn. I can't see the point why the other cars should make him pass so easily.
Of course tabloids have been attacking him, and, a bit surprisingly, I see that now even many people in England don't like him anymore.
In Italy the people almost always hate him, also because of course they're mainly Ferrari fans and he's too aggressive. But the people who like him, are now defending him, even acting as victims ("because he's black"... ridiculous), when he's clearly guilty now, in fact Ron Dennis got angry with him. In Italy defending who is guilty is a classic...
They also said he's "the only driver"... but now he's making a fool of himself, looks more like a clown in circus.
Hamilton is no Senna, he's a home-made driver, made with money and videogames...
On the contrary, Button had one of the greatest races I've ever seen in my life, in decades, since Senna times.
You know, footballers but also (and especially) drivers often change team, so I don't think Hamilton will stay forever @ McLaren. As Beady Eye say, nothing ever lasts forever... even intelligent opinions can't be always the same.
In fact, I've heard rumours about him leaving, to join Red Bull in 2013 (he visited them the other day...), but it's always been said about him joining Ferrari (Massa the disaster will probably leave soon, everybody's tired of him). Hamilton's kit becoming red lately could be a sign... in fact Ferrari people are not denying a transfer (tough he's got a contract for 2012 included, but he can change).
He's got half the points of Vettel, so now we have to support Jenson for the championship.

from Zani: Paul Gallagher, driving with passion: Ayrton Senna

LONDON - A proper "speeding Beady Eye" article by the brother of Oasis, about the great driver of English cars only, Toleman, Lotus, McLaren, Williams. The Grand Prix jacket by Pretty Green (Paul is a fan of the brand) is clearly inspired by races.

Now I'm not a Motor Racing fan, the thought of 24 cars hurtling around tarmac in single file for a time,which then spring into life with the odd bit of dangerous driving and skill combined, didn’t appeal to a football fan like me, but watching the new documentary movie SENNA ($25=£15) changed my opinion slightly.
Ayrton Senna was a passionate Brazilian motor racing driver who started his life in go-karting and took that right through to the very top of Formula One racing. He was uncompromising, skilful and a bit of a stock car racer underneath. He didn’t care too much about his opponents or their reputations; he wanted to do one thing only and that was WINNING at all costs.
His much-vaulted battles with Alain Prost pretty much takes over the movie. It's refreshing to see a Frenchman like Prost talk candidly about his battles with Senna, his personal feelings about a man who was his rival, team mate and his friend over their racing period.
Some say the car maketh the driver, but when Ayrton Senna left McLaren to join Williams / Renault his whole driving skills were compromised by NEW electronic equipment.
The cars were different; it was basically an electronic gadget on wheels. Senna was left with no choice but to try and drive like he had always driven which was fast, and if you see a gap take it. With the new cars this wasn’t possible as their design would take over the natural runnings of the vehicle with cars spinning off the track becoming the norm.
Alain Prost won four world titles then retired because he didn’t want to share driving duties with Senna. Ayrton won three world titles and left to join Williams / Renault. After 6 months or so he learned to regret this decision. The cars were not right, the burning desire to equal Prost's four titles and the desire within him, even after witnessing the death of Roland Ratzenberger on the track some hours before, toyed with his mind.
Senna knew his car wasn’t right. He spent times with the designers to try and get the steering correct, this ultimately cost him his life at the San Marino Grand Prix on 1 May 1994 when he spun off and was killed by a faulty steering column. Nothing of this becomes clear in the movie, a lot of questions are left unanswered, the Marshalls, the medical people, could they have saved him by reacting quicker, he was just 34 years old.
The outpouring of grief at his funeral back in Brazil where some THREE MIILLION people turned out, brings it home that this man was loved in his country, revered in others he was a national and international hero worldwide.
The documentary is a fascinating insight into Formula One for any fan or any non-fan who was ever interested in the enigmatic and God loving Brazilian that was Ayrton Senna.

again, now a different video, introduction+song by Lucio Dalla (he also wrote one about Milan), an Italian singer from the same zone where Senna died in his beloved Italy (in Imola). Ayrton spoke a perfect Italian language, this song also says he decided to go away in a land of dreamers. I could never forget that day, but I prefer to remember the great person he was. Paul forgot to write that Ayrton was always helping poor people

McLaren-Button incredible race! McLaren in assetto da bagnato, Ferrari in assetto da illusioni

MONTREAL - Canada GP, breaking news. Before the race I said: McLaren are in rain setup, Ferrari are in illusions setup, lol. And I was so right.
As I said, Button deserved to win also in Monaco, here's a reward.
Even this time, it's always Hamilton's fault, according Maastricht the tv and tabloids. On the contrary, Button said he's sorry 'cause he didn't see Lewis.
Jenson won an amazing race which started at 7pm in Italy and ended at 11:15 (!), more than 4 hours (we thought until tomorrow at breakfast), because of rain, so it was stopped and the safety car was necessary several times.
At a certain point Button was in the LAST position, 5 stops plus even had a penalty because of speeding behing the safety car, and even 2 bad accidents, with his mate Hamilton and with Alonso, and the McLaren was almost broken. But in the final part Jenson was so fast, even seconds faster than the other drivers, and won on the final lap when Vettel was under pressure and made a mistake.

Prima della gara l'avevo detto: la McLaren in assetto da bagnato, Ferrari in assetto da illusioni. Credevano di vincere.
Guardare Kobayashi che tiene dietro Massa, e Alonso che s'incaglia come una tartaruga, non ha prezzo.
A un certo punto abbiamo pensato che saremmo stati ancora a vedere il Gran Premio domani a colazione.
Secondo i moralizzatori ferraristi, non ci dovrebbero essere sorpassi e piloti che lottano, e bisognerebbe fare una sfilata d'auto d'epoca in colonna, perchè loro vivono nel passato e credono ancora di essere i migliori, quando invece persino una lattina di Red Bull di pochi anni di età va molto più forte persino della "big name" Ferrari.
L'esperto, il telecronista principale l'interista Gianfranco Mazzoni: "Hamilton ha anche rovinato la gara di Button"... eh beh ma certo. Ha anche allargato il buco nell'ozono. Peccato (per Mazzoni) che abbia addirittura vinto.
Di lui Briatore diceva pure che era un "paracarro" (piccolo particolare: l'aveva preso lui). Da ultimo, con 2 incidenti pesanti e una penalizzazione, ha superato tutti, l'imbattibile Vettel compreso.
L'inviato in pista Ettore Giovannelli lo zimbello del circus: "attenzione! c'è una McLaren in difficoltà!" ... era il replay di Hamilton che cercava di superare Schumacher (con tanto si scritta "replay", forse deve cercarlo sul vocabolario).
Alla fine Mazzoni urla come avesse vinto la Coppa del Mondo per il 6.posto di Massa...

Da sottolineare l'inutilità di quella donna di nome Stella Bruno ai box: non se ne intende di automobilismo, non sa l'inglese, s'impappina pure con l'italiano, si agita per niente quando qualche pilota la mette sotto pressione, e non è neanche gnocca. La classica raccomandata in Rai. Cui prodest? A chi giova tutto ciò?

different year Formula 1 2012: 21 races, back in th USA, still speeding

AUSTIN - Not back in USSR as the Beatles were singing.
Old photo with Button's ex car, and ex tyres, a few years ago when there was still an United States GP.
As you probably know, last year a historic agreement has been reached for Austin, Texas, to serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ for years 2012 through 2021, on a brand new circuit.

An American F1 race was held until 2007 included (won by Hamilton on McLaren, @ Indianapolis) and now from 2012... Formula 1 avoiding Obama, lol. Just kidding.
This year will be the last year then the engines (and Obama :), both ending in November) will be replaced by greener and more fuel efficient turbo-charged ones.

Now here's the 2012 Fia Formula One World Championship provisional calendar, some say there are too many races (21 is a record), but I want even more.

11/03 BHR Bahrain
18/03 AUS Australia (Melbourne)
01/04 MYS Malaysia
08/04 CHN China
22/04 KOR Korea
06/05 TUR Turkey (to be confirmed)
20/05 ESP Spain (Catalunya)
27/05 MCO Monaco
10/06 CAN Canada (Montreal)
17/06 USA United States
01/07 ESP Valencia, Spain (European GP)
15/07 GBR Great Britain (Silverstone)
29/07 DEU Germany (Hockenheim)
05/08 HUN Hungary (Hungaroring)
02/09 BEL Belgium (Spa)
09/09 ITA Italy (Monza)
30/09 SGP Singapore
14/10 JPN Japan (Suzuka)
28/10 IND India
11/11 ARE Abu Dhabi
25/11 BRA Brazil (Interlagos)

oh it's some time I don't hear the "france gp" anymore...

win a VIP trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed

GOODWOOD - (near the Isle of Wight). Revel in the long summer days at Goodwood Festival of Speed from the 30th June - 3rd July with Johnnie Walker.
We have teamed up with Johnnie Walker, a proud sponsor of McLaren team, to offer two tickets to a unique weekend at the world's largest car event at Goodwood's Festival of Speed, from 1st - 3rd July 2011. Johnnie Walker is offering you and a friend the chance to win behind the scenes access to the Festival of Speed Driver's Club, on 3rd July. The winner will be treated like a VIP whilst rubbing shoulders with the who's who in the world of motor racing from famous Formula One Drivers and Teams to top name celebrities.
You and your guest will also be granted VIP access to the Johnnie Walker Viewing Tower where you will experience the best views possible at Festival of Speed. Enjoy a drink away from the crowds whilst admiring all the action on the track.
After a weekend of cars, stars and motorsport royalty, you will receive a bottle of Johnnie Walker and be able to experience the smooth taste, which is regarded by experts as the ultimate Scotch deluxe whisky and the benchmark by which all others are measured.
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Monaco buffoons circus, i metalmeccanici di Montecarlo: gara o sfilata d'auto d'epoca?

MONTECARLO - Photo: the beautiful Charlotte Casiraghi wearing McLaren colours :) (on her dress there was even a big M :), and the future wife of Prince Albert was even embracing warmly Button 'cause he deserved to win. Too warmly lol, I noticed how the blonde looked at him, lol!
Great race, very exciting, if it wasn't for the decisions: race stopped at the end when Button was the fastest one and could win, as he was 1st before; drive-through for Hamilton because of Massa that idiot; safety car 2 times slowing the race on key-moments for McLaren... The cars could change the tyres (so it was a big advantage for Vettel who was in great difficulty, finishing his tyres) and the race, just for a few laps, started again behind the safety car! Absurd.

And what about Alonso avoiding a chicane in a difficult moment? No penalties?! What if was Hamilton doing that? Surely a scandal. And Massa too, should have a penalty, he didn't give space as Hamilton did with Schumacher.
Unlucky but brave weekend for "3 ring circus" Hamilton, could have been in pole position without Perez accident on Saturday. When Lewis undertook Schumacher then he made a gesture as to say, go away you old geezer :). And when you find that slow guy called Massa on Ferrari, it's always a mess. And his accident even caused problems to Button, as the safety car had to slow the race. As a reward to McLaren, Hamilton got a drive-through. It was all against him (he even got a 20 seconds penalty, incredible), he couldn't do anything, it seems they don't want cars overtaking. It looks like a fashion parade with old cars, not a competiton. Look, dear Fia, it's not so good to close the championship before time... Ridiculous!

Solita telecronaca allucinante di Gianfranco Mazzoni (la gente lo detesta e lui resiste al suo posto per anni, mistero), che ci ricorda che "non sa dirlo con precisione" (magari fosse solo impreciso, questi non sanno neanche parlare), bravo sei proprio nello sport della precisione, cambialo. Si lamentano di Falco che fa le invasioni ma c'è gente che non sa fare il proprio "lavoro", chiamiamolo lavoro. Poi la sua solita fase di gufaggio, "non ci sono stati ritiri", passa solo qualche minuto e Massa va a sbattere (guarda caso sempre lui, deve rimanere alla Ferrari a vita), e Schumi si ritira. "Rientrata la safety car"... no. Tutto il coro di telecronisti imbecilli: "il prossimo da doppiare sarà nientemeno che Hamilton!" ...no. Era una Virgin. C'è una bella differenza. Ovviamente poi non rettificano, non ammettendo le cazzate che sparano.
Essendo il Gp di Monaco non poteva risparmiarci le storielle su Anthony Noguess... Ma pensa che la gente che guarda la Formula 1 cambia ogni volta? Dai siamo sempre gli stessi, abbiamo capito. Se c'è gente nuova, lo nomini e basta, se lo vanno a cercare. Ma il Mazzoni, interista e di sinistra, non sa mai cosa dire e si è sempre perso snocciolando gossip inutili ed elogi a quell'incompetente (come lui) ministra sinistra dello Sport che odia il calcio, la Melandri (la moralista che facava le feste Bunga-Bunga in Africa, non ammettendole poi, nonostante le foto). Forse il Mazzoni elogiandola davanti a milion di persone, sperava che gliela desse.

Is it any wonder why princes and kings are clowns that caper in their sawdust rings...
Io avrei fatto una doccia di champagne (tanto loro ci nuotano nello champagne) ai principini del pisello di Montecarlo, uno di quelli sta con la contessina comunista Beatrice Borromeo (simpatica come un martello sulle cosiddette o una falce per un prato), quella che "sposerò un povero metalmeccanico", ma per sua sfortuna ha trovato solo un metalmeccanico di Montecarlo.
Te lo do io lo champagne, questa gente andrebbe messa a pane e acqua. PANE e ACQUA. Fin troppo.

A fine gara il genio di Massa e l'assurdo Domenicali sono andati a fare i piangina (da uno imparziale: il presidente Todt, ex Ferrari), chiedendo addirittura altre sanzioni contro Hamilton! Pazzesco. A dir poco patetiche le dichiarazioni di Massa, come al solito, un "pilota"-autista ormai alla frutta, schizofrenico. I sorpassi su Schumacher e Maldonado sono la fotocopia, Hamilton ha lasciato spazio, Massa invece no. Non si capisce se i commissari assistano a una GARA di Formula 1 oppure a una sfilata di auto d'epoca che non si devono neanche sfiorare. Massa e Alonso che taglia la chicane in un momento cruciale, neanche nominati, l'avesse fatto Hamilton sarebbe stato uno scandalo. Vettel ha già quasi ammazzato il campionato, e ci si mettono pure i commissari a chiuderlo del tutto, non vedo che interesse abbia la Federazione in questo. Gara che meritava di vincere ampiamente Button e decisioni assurde solo contro Hamilton che come sempre lotta come un leone. Gli unici due veri piloti in mezzo a un circo di pagliacci.

win a vip weekend speeding at the British race with Virgin

BARCELONA - Photo: Beady Eye @ Virgin radio in Milan.

Great result for our McLaren cars finishing 2nd and 3rd, with number "3 ring circus" :) Hamilton almost winning at the end and Button starting bad but going from 10th to 3rd. 

It's the Red Bull circuit where aerodynamics are important, so the result is even greater.

Ferrari fans thought they could win ahaha 'cause they saw Alonso 1st at the beginning, all illusions. Button (with different Pirelli tyres in that moment) overtook Alonso so easily, and Ferrari finished 5th (Pirelli tyres from Milan are not really helping Ferrari). I like Button strategies 'cause they're often different (gear, still speeding :). We like to mock Ferrari 'cause they're in the same Juventus football team family, they're spending everything on Ferrari and the Formula 1 car is almost shit, while Juventus needing money, is double shit (but of course, in history, Ferrari is the number 1).

Next weekend in Montecarlo, but I can't wait for September in Monza, I already have a 4 (not 3) days pass, and let's see which band will play at the Formula 1 rocks Milan.

Here's another "win the British GP".

The Sun has joined forces with the Marussia Virgin Racing Formula One team to offer you the chance to revel in a glorious VIP weekend at the British Grand Prix.
The winner and a companion will watch all the frantic action of Britain's top motor race from one of Silverstone's best grandstands.
And in addition, they will be able to enjoy the fantastic fun of the Marussia Virgin Racing Weekend on July 7-10 in an exclusive 'Glampsite' in the grounds of majestic Stowe School, a stone's throw from the circuit.
In total, our amazing round-the-clock prize is worth no less than £5,000, and is comprised of:
Gold grandstand tickets.
Free passes to the Marussia Virgin Weekend Festival, featuring DJs, a champagne supernova bar :), food by Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts and live rock bands including hot new groups Dry the River and Life in Film.
VIP chauffeur transfers to the track.
Pop-up hotel overnight accommodation with ensuite facilities.
Invitations to the team sponsors' dinner at Stowe School.
A chance to meet Marussia Virgin's F1 drivers Timo Glock and Jerome D'Ambrosio.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be treated like royalty at the all-action Grand Prix. To win this stunning prize, click here

win Great Britain race from Button vip suite

WOKING - Another 2nd place for McLaren, very good start of the season, and unexpected.

This one in photo is the bike produced by McLaren who won the classic Milan-Sanremo the other week. 

Another cars competition. Here's your chance to watch the British Grand Prix from Jenson Button's very own corporate suite!
The F1 star is the face of the new head & shoulders limited edition shampoo for men (this would be useful for Liam Gallagher's dandruff, lol) and to celebrate they're offering one lucky Sun reader the chance to watch the British Grand Prix in style!
You'll be one of a select group invited to watch Saturday's practice and qualifying races plus the main event on Sunday from Button's own VIP box at Silverstone.
It's one of the biggest events in the British sporting calendar.
After the action-packed race, you'll get to meet the 2009 Formula One World Champion himself!
The prestigious event takes place on Saturday 9 July and Sunday 10 July, and the lucky winner will be given £100 towards travel expenses.

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