Comments on: Brackley celebrates Brawn win (Pictures)

By: wasiF1

wasiF1 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:16:37 +0000

Congrats guys.

By: Gman

Gman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:06:56 +0000

Dose anyone really think Button would bother with the hometown celebration- heck no! He’s a full-out Monaco glamour boy who probably coulden’t be bothered to fly back to home base for the afternoon. I’ve never been a Button fan for just that reason- he always acts like he’s an upper crust celeb.

As for Hamilton, the team did have quite a celebration for him at the factory, but the local celebration was indeed toned down.

By: George

George — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:58:21 +0000

McEvoy is an idiot

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:39 +0000

Er, not really.

Woking Borough Council’s decision was apparently based on it not being able to afford to stage the event during the recession. Presumably the identity and/or nationality of the driver was not an issue.

Although, you might have thought that staging an event that would have attracted thousands of people to visit and spend money in Woking city centre might have justified the cost…

By: Ulfuls

Ulfuls — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:42:07 +0000

He’s actually still in Japan, I believe, having got there on Sunday — making nuptial plans, or something, in which case his absence can probably be excused.

By: S Hughes

S Hughes — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:13 +0000

But he can go running?

By: S Hughes

S Hughes — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:16:51 +0000

Typical rubbish way the Brits treat Lewis!

By: John H

John H — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:20:19 +0000

As far as I understand it, Jenson had just got back from Japan. If he was indeed running on the same day then there’s no excuse.

Jenson for McLaren then.

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:20:17 +0000

I do believe that was one of – if not the – first articles to run. I’ve seen it referenced in some of the earliest articles to come about.

So in the end, it’s just the tabloids doing what tabloids do and making stuff up.

Case closed.

By: Ronman

Ronman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:05:46 +0000

Very nice bit of reporting…wonder why Jensy didn’t bother…And Rubens should have present i believe, they both made the championship happen for the team and town…

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:27 +0000

Simple: he technically goes back in time because China is several time zones ahead. Hamilton might have made it to the parade because, as you said, it was several days later. Not the very next day.

And maybe Jenson Button had a perfectly good reason for not going to the parade other than his not being involved with the team. Both Brawn and Button have said they’re going to wait several weeks after Abu Dhabi before starting serious contract talks, and it’s only been ten days since the race.

By: Red Andy

Red Andy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:51:32 +0000

Fry was always (unfairly in my view) blamed for BAR and Honda’s failure to deliver. In reality that was more caused by Honda’s boardroom meddling in the team’s affairs rather than anything Fry was doing. If Ross Brawn had been in Nick Fry’s job from 2005-07, he wouldn’t have achieved anything of note either.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:26:56 +0000

They did – after Mika Hakkinen’s title victory in 1998. A section of the ring road around the town centre was shut down and Hakkinen did a demo run. There may have been something similar in 1999 too.

My understanding is that it wasn’t repeated in 2008 because the council refused to cough up for the costs of the event(policing, shutting roads, etc). Perhaps Brackley Council took a different view?

By: mp4-19b

mp4-19b — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:47:53 +0000

They show their allegiance to a team that is hardly British

Maybe I should retract that part of the statement. Never knew they employ 400 local residents.

By: mp4-19b

mp4-19b — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:44:58 +0000

Maybe this is Button’s way of protesting for his pay hike?

By: S Hughes

S Hughes — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:38:54 +0000

Rubbish, it’s been a couple of weeks since Abu Dhabi. When McLaren had a celebration at their factory after the 2008 WDC win, Lewis was there after flying back from Brazil a couple of days before. How can Button STILL be suffering from jet lag?

By: S Hughes

S Hughes — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:49 +0000

Er, Button lives in Monaco or is that different somehow?

By: mp4-19b

mp4-19b — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:49 +0000

Not long I suppose.

By: mp4-19b

mp4-19b — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:27:30 +0000

And can’t wait to have Brawn GP rechristened as Mercedes.

By: mp4-19b

mp4-19b — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:26:17 +0000

Nick Fry is the unsung hero of the team. But he gets overshadowed by R.Brawn every time.