I thought doing an expermient decribing F1 teams and drivers in a maximum of threee words. It'll be really interesting seeing the thoughts that opo up in your heads while considering this!
Ferrari: History, proud, red
McLaren: Silver, respected, strong
BMW: Corporate, detailed, impatient
Renault: Glamour, savvy, international
Toyota: Corporate, ambitious, losers
Toro Rosso: Small, young, lightweight
Red Bull: Offensive, young, competitive
Williams: Respected, ambitious, unpredictable
Force India: Glitz, tailenders, unstable
Brawn GP: Explosive, enjoyable, clever
Fernando Alonso: Giant, fast, respected
Lewis Hamilton: Star, qualyflier, approachable
Kimi Räikkönen: Boring, endurance, quality
Felipe Massa: Ambitious, intelligent, nice
Jenson Button: Fun, outspoken, fitness
Mark Webber: Slang, smart, fitness
Sebastian Vettel: Youngster, uncoroporate, talent
Nico Rosberg: Beautiful (To cite Webber), ambitious, educated
Rubens Barrichello: Moaning, family, paranoia
potmotr
Aug 25 2009, 18:16
Nick Heidfeld: Alternative, Beardy, Reliable
potmotr
Aug 25 2009, 18:20
Nelson Piquet: Model, genes, unemployed
Adrian Sutil: Gentle, wild, paying
Victor_RO
Aug 25 2009, 18:41
Is this restricted to the present day/season? It would be interesting to see what we can all come up with when stretching our minds through history.
Montoya1
Aug 25 2009, 18:46
Ferrari: surreptitious, byzantine, dissentious
potmotr
Aug 25 2009, 18:46
Nigel Mansell: StruggleStreet/Moustached/Fever
Victor_RO
Aug 25 2009, 18:49
Keke Rosberg: Heavy right hoof.
potmotr
Aug 25 2009, 18:54
Jarno Trulli: Hang/Up/Helmet
Luca Badoer: Slow/Oblivious/Embarrassment
mursuka80
Aug 25 2009, 18:54
Mika Häkkinen:Sarcastic,respected,National Treasure
This thread: Jesus F..ing Christ
Flamini
Aug 25 2009, 19:01
Ferrari: legendary, loved, charismatic
McLaren: organized, exact, intelligent
BMW: cold, mechanical, boring
Renault: opened, elastic, friendly
Toyota: inflexible, unfinished, corporate
Red Bull: fair, ambitious, strange (sorry, i don't like red bulls, i'm health food freak

)
Williams: Respected, smart, tasteful
Force India: liked, unlucky, new
Brawn GP: shocking, amazing, astonishing
Felipe Massa: honest, good-hearted, underrated
Kimi Räikkönen: cool, characteristic, lazy
Fernando Alonso: zero, dot, seven
Lewis Hamilton: talented, opened, ambitious
Sebastian Vettel: nice, smiling, fresh
potmotr
Aug 25 2009, 19:02
QUOTE (iotar @ Aug 25 2009, 19:58)

This thread: Jesus F..ing Christ

Yes, it's like a team building excercise at Tescos.
aditya-now
Aug 25 2009, 19:03
QUOTE (Victor_RO @ Aug 25 2009, 20:41)

Is this restricted to the present day/season? It would be interesting to see what we can all come up with when stretching our minds through history.

Senna: fast, deep, transcendental
Lauda: no-nonsense, analytical, unique
Prost: expert, calculating, political
Schumacher: complete, everlasting, unsympathetic
Piquet sr.: no shit, nasty, brilliant (sorry, that's four words there)
Mansell: lionhearted, balls, normal
Jacques Villeneuve: extraordinary, daring, cool
Damon Hill: concentrated, dedicated, smart
Hakkinen: genuine, understated, speedy
Enzo Ferrari: enigmatic, wise, fiery
The Ragged Edge
Aug 25 2009, 19:07
BMW=PILE OF ****
Victor_RO
Aug 25 2009, 19:08
Brabham-BMW: BANG, BANG, BANG. And yes, those bangs are exploding engines.
Fangio: Legend, charismatic, admired
Senna: Ego, charismatic, emotional
Prost: Calculated, precise, honest
Schumacher: Leader, bad loser, shy
Clark: Quiet, mystery, outstanding
Those are my takes on the five greatest World Championship drivers ever, even thouhh I've only followed the sport since 1998, so other oipnions are only what I've read second-hand.
QUOTE (The Ragged Edge @ Aug 25 2009, 20:07)

BMW=PILE OF ****
alfista
Aug 25 2009, 19:19
Luca Badoer - Oh, My, God (actually without commas)
Toyota - what's the point
Victor_RO
Aug 25 2009, 19:21
James Hunt: Outspoken, laid-back, politically-incorrect.
Tolyngee
Aug 25 2009, 19:22
Senna: God Damn It
Prost: Jesus F-ing Christ
Ron Dennis, on radio after turn 1 1990 Suzuka: "Jesus F-ing Christ, tangled again!!! God Damn It, what'd he that for!?!?"
Victor_RO
Aug 25 2009, 19:42
Flavio Briatore: Womanizer, clueless, thong.
Thierry Boutsen: Belgian... that's it.
Riccardo Patrese: Experienced, amusing, smug. (For the last one, look at the clip of him scaring his wife silly in a Civic Type-R and watch him maintain an evil little smile all through the run....)
Dispenser89
Aug 25 2009, 20:04
Juan Pablo Montoya: Fiery, fast f*ck.
Jean-Denis Délétraz: Drove in reverse?
Ralf Schumacher: Not his brother.
Clark: quiet, shy, kind-hearted
Stewart: ambitious, sharp, caring
De Angelis: rich, handsome, talented
Mansell: plucky, friendly, Brummie
Senna: shy, complex, spiritual
Ralf Schumacher: not very good
Montoya: overweight, fiery, sulky
Michael Schumacher: ruthless, controversial, brilliant
Hamilton: special, misunderstood, ballsy
Raikkonen: uncompromising, unconventional, parties
Barrichello: emotional, tearful, hard-done-to
Webber: whingeing, moaning, Australian
Button: that was wicked
Victor_RO
Aug 25 2009, 20:07
Andrea de Cesaris: Fireball, flip, crash.
potmotr
Aug 25 2009, 20:07
potmotr
Aug 25 2009, 20:08
QUOTE (Victor_RO @ Aug 25 2009, 21:07)

Andrea de Cesaris: Fireball, flip, crash.
Easy buddy, name one time Andrea ended up in a fireball?
Exploding BMW engines in 1987 excluded.
Victor_RO
Aug 25 2009, 20:09
QUOTE (potmotr @ Aug 25 2009, 23:08)

Easy buddy, name one time Andrea ended up in a fireball?
Exploding BMW engines in 1987 excluded.
Oops, I knew I'd strike a chord there. Damn.
Fireball? I was actually thinking about the engines that always spectacularly exploded in his car.
potmotr
Aug 25 2009, 20:11
QUOTE (Victor_RO @ Aug 25 2009, 21:09)

Fireball? I was actually thinking about the engines that always spectacularly exploded in his car.
A narrow escape Victor!
Victor_RO
Aug 25 2009, 20:14
Luca Badoer (inspired by someone's avatar on another forum): Queues likely ahead.
Perry McCarthy: Bald, gutsy, Stig.
Ricardo Rosset: Unable to park.
Keith68
Aug 25 2009, 20:22
Bernie: cash dosh wonga
Max: spank ouch oooyeahbaby
Dispenser89
Aug 25 2009, 20:28
Graham Hill: The charming man.
Esteban Tuero: Quit too early.
Kimi Raikkonen - Having, A, Shit.
Torro Rosso - Red Bull copy
Gareth
Aug 25 2009, 21:32
jeze: counts better than me
Ferrari.......Red, racing, marquee
Mclaren.....Ron-Dennis, corporate, scientific
Renault..... Joke, onefatman, ugly
Brawn..... Baby, trying, towalk
Redbull......drink, red, bull
Force india... One, richman, wastingmoney
Torro-rosso... I , don't, know
Toyota....Money, can'tbuy, success
BMW....can't ,win , run
Lewis.....hated, by, Spanish
Kimi....I, don't, care
Alonso...Brought, six, tenths
Button...journeyman, wins, WDC
Vettel...Young, pretender, Grins
Trulli...One, fast , lap
Sutil...run, like, girl
Reubens...emotional, human, brazillian
Kova....Iam , named , Slowalainen
Kubica....Quick, big, nosed
Rosberg....pretty, young, Overrated
Madras
Aug 25 2009, 22:35
QUOTE (potmotr @ Aug 25 2009, 20:02)

Yes, it's like a team building excercise at Tescos.
V8 Fireworks
Aug 25 2009, 22:40
Ferrari - Politics, Money, Red
McLaren - New Zealand, Corporate, Faceless
Williams - Noble, Famous, Independent
Red Bull - Technical (the bosses in Jaguar era who made team competent again), Fizzy, Drinks
Force India - Mighty, Improving, Efficient
Michael Schumacher - The Best Ever
QUOTE (carlt @ Aug 25 2009, 23:48)

Michael Schumacher - The Best Ever
In. Your. Opinion.
Buttoneer
Aug 26 2009, 08:40
Ferrari - Rubbish without Todt
Honda - championship winners, not (yes I know that's not strictly true if you count engine supplies)
McLaren - Who needs Ron?
Potmotr - seriously very funny
Jonathan Legard - Shut up now
David Croft - Seven sausages daily
Luca Badoer - couldn't be worse
Felippe Massa - better, for sure.
Chezrome
Aug 26 2009, 08:40
Ferrari: Sexy Supers Slithery
McLaren: Silver Smart Synthesis
Brawn: Starting Season Surprise
BMW: Starched Slow Sturmers (Aus!)
Red Bull: Sweet Sour Savvies
Renault: Savoire Saillant Saturé
FlatOverCrest
Aug 26 2009, 09:02
Force India - More Beer Sir?
Snap Matt
Aug 26 2009, 09:28
Force India - No points yet
cheapracer
Aug 26 2009, 09:31
Gilles - large, brass, balls
Snap Matt
Aug 26 2009, 10:32
Nelson Piquet - Pea Forty Five
VresiBerba
Aug 26 2009, 10:38
Ferrari: Foul, King, Bass, Turds. Dang, that's four, innit
Buttoneer
Aug 26 2009, 10:53
QUOTE (Snap Matt @ Aug 26 2009, 11:32)

Nelson Piquet - Pea Forty Five
I like

Flavio Briatore - thing in thong
Adrian Sutil - Ferrari bumper car
QUOTE (Owen @ Aug 26 2009, 08:57)

In. Your. Opinion.
I . Read . Statistics
Buttoneer
Aug 26 2009, 11:50
Atlas BB - Armchair expert bullshit
Charlie Whiting - Yes maybe no
Jenson Button - Not worthy winner
Ralf Schumacher - The Wrong Brother
James Allen - un break able
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