2012 Spanish Grand Prix Thread

**Anubis** · 14th May 12, 23:24

Great win for Maldonado and Williams. Always good to see a new winner, and doubly so when it's from outside one of the major teams. Kind of sad to be saying that about Williams really, but they do seem to have built a great car for this season, so maybe we'll see him win again? Would be great to see Grosjean get a win as well.

Also, you have to commend all the team personnel who raced to the pit garage to assist with putting the fire out with no protection of any sort. Very selfless. Likewise the Sky cameraman who went in to drag someone out. Think it shows that beneath all the top level politics, the guys at the sharp end do still have that spirit of being one big family.

**SGWilko** · 15th May 12, 09:33

Originally Posted by hornet

Also, you have to commend all the team personnel who raced to the pit garage to assist with putting the fire out with no protection of any sort. Very selfless. Likewise the Sky cameraman who went in to drag someone out. Think it shows that beneath all the top level politics, the guys at the sharp end do still have that spirit of being one big family.

This demonstrates clearly the human aspect of F1. They are all like-minded individuals, doing a job they love.

It is the suits that create all the animosity and bitterness, and that is down to one thing, and one thing alone;

Money.

**SGWilko** · 15th May 12, 09:57

Originally Posted by SGWilko

This demonstrates clearly the human aspect of F1. They are all like-minded individuals, doing a job they love.

It is the suits that create all the animosity and bitterness, and that is down to one thing, and one thing alone;

Money.

As does this;

Mark Gillan, who is in charge of race operations at Williams, said that most of the equipment in the garage at the time has been lost, including computer hardware, telemetry and pit equipment.

This will affect their preparations for the Monaco Grand Prix, where they may not have the full range of parts and equipment they might have expected to have, but Gillan is confident that this will not affect performance.

Three senior members of the McLaren team, who have worked at Williams; Paddy Lowe (technical director), Neil Oatley (director of design and development) and Sam Michael (sporting director) have offered to loan Williams equipment and anything else they need to get back on track.

One Williams team member still in hospital with burns after pit fireJames Allen on F1

**Knock-on** · 15th May 12, 10:25

One thing about the teams in the pits that some people might find hard to understand. They might fight tooth and nail to get 'one up' on each other using all and any means, but you would be surprised at the genuine warmth, concern and support for each other when something like this happens. They are one big family.

**wedge** · 15th May 12, 12:42

Regards to Bruno/Schumi incident - a racing incident and again certainly no need for penalties.

Why bother? It's becoming tiresome lambasting the stewards. Perhaps stewards should intervene on manoeuvres that become 'detrimental/disrepute to the sport'.

**F1boat** · 15th May 12, 18:48

Wedge, I think that Hamilton was clearly at fault for the Bruno/Michael accident

**aryan** · 16th May 12, 06:02

Originally Posted by SGWilko

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Three senior members of the McLaren team, who have worked at Williams; Paddy Lowe (technical director), Neil Oatley (director of design and development) and Sam Michael (sporting director) have offered to loan Williams equipment and anything else they need to get back on track.

Bravo McLaren, and good on the 3 individuals named to make such an offer.

I don't think Williams will take the offer, for one thing using another team's computers and hooking it up and setting it up with the rest of your infrastructure can be more trouble than worth it, but nevertheless, it is a grand gesture, and very welcome.