Comments on: F1 links: Barrichello wins $500K lawsuit

By: Jonathan Weston

Jonathan Weston — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:02:54 +0000

Jenson should stay with the new Mercedes Team -No question – he doesn’t want to be team mate to McLaren fave Lewis.

By: Mussolini's Pet Cat

Mussolini's Pet Cat — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:46:48 +0000

nice one Mav, these people are so exasperating.

By: steph90

steph90 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:10:09 +0000

Last year? I’m not so sure the Ferrari was a lot worse in the wet than the Mclaren in my opinion. I also think that it just depended on tracks similar to this year with getting tyres to work and so on but perhaps not as extreme as this year’s cars were.

By: PJA

PJA — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:45:06 +0000

I don’t think anyone will disagree that the BBC Sports Personality of the Year has always been more about popularity than the relative achievements of the sports men and women.

The way the media have portrayed the story of Brawn as a fairytale I think increases the chances of Button winning the SPOTY, and Brawn themselves stand a chance of getting team of the year (is that voted for by the public as well?), although team will probably go to the England Cricket squad just because they won the Ashes.

I agree Button is favourite because there haven’t been that many other high profile British sport stars this year. His main competition as things stand will be David Haye but I think all the comments he came out with before his title fight may put some people off him.

If Hamilton had won the Championship in his first year he probably would have won SPOTY then but there was no way he would have won last year just because of the British success at the Olympics at the coverage it got.

By: Maverick_232

Maverick_232 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:48:47 +0000

*sigh*
You really have no idea do you?

By: AP

AP — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:29:53 +0000

lol even i think this is a no brainer…if you perform well dont you deserve a rise at work?
Now if you cut your own salary, payed for alot of business expenses just to give the team a chance to win …doesnt that alone deserve a bit of loyalty back in return?

Here Ross I just help your team become very well off….now about my share…no here’s base rate and go and find your own money if you want!

By: Icthyes

Icthyes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:27:45 +0000

Button will probably win SPOTY. With no major athletics or football tournaments, and no single star from the Ashes victory, he’ll get a good run at it, unlike Hamilton who was up against stiffer competition and a block of F1-aware voters who don’t like him (or any of the candidates).

By: Icthyes

Icthyes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:24:52 +0000

Barichello’s problems with the brakes are well-documented. If anything, the second half of the season shows just as much about driver ability, in which Rubens had the upper hand.

I don’t think the same could be said for last year. The Brawn was clearly a nice car to drive this year (unlike this year’s Ferrari), how much could the same be said for last year’s McLaren and Ferrari (especially given this year’s Ferrari)? Even if saying this year’s top ten could have won in a Brawn is stretching it, I doubt many except probably three or four other drivers from last year could have won in the McLaren or Ferrari, whereas you have a pool of probably six drivers at least who could have mounted a serious challenge in the BGP001.

The simple reason Button doesn’t deserve the wages of the Hamiltons, Alonsos and Raikkonens is that he’s not as good as them! Especially from what it still a privateer team. If he wants more money, he should be able to get it from personal sponsorship, and deservedly so. He is world champion after all and deserves something in the way of monetary recognition. I think Brawn is just being honest about what he can justifiably afford.

By: AP

AP — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:24:14 +0000

oh god yes!
we dont need Lewis
lol

sorry….

he did impress me towards the end of season after he stopped throwing his toys out of the pram.

By: pitt layne

pitt layne — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:22:54 +0000

Why are we talking about Button? I thought this was a Barri wins lawsuit forum. Fahgeta bout Button. Yes, go for the cash. He is WDC and as a result should make more money. It’s good that Barrichello left Brawn. They still can’t get their shi..p together even after winning both Championships. Williams will pay him proper and appreciate his experience. The lawsuit money could pay for his kids education or their first racecar. ‘Still waiting for the autobiography. Maybe at the end of next year… or not.