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[PayasYouRace]

Barrichello's rant in the media pen after the Germany 2009 GP when Button got the better strategy and won the race.

BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA...Blarrichello

https://www.youtube....h?v=T2gswrBOT8A

I think you’re getting two races mixed up. Jenson did beat Rubens in Germany but they were fifth and with places.

The strategy thing was Spain, where Jenson won but Rubens actually was given the better strategy.

[PlatenGlass]

I could see Barrichello's point at Nurb. He was in a very strong position but ended up nowhere. I seem to remember getting stuck behind Massa was a big cause of it, which may or may not have been down to bad strategy.

[PlatenGlass]

Prost saying that he'll push Senna out if Senna blocks Prost again in the same way, after Prost went off and stalled trying to pass Senna at Hockenheim in 1991. (Video is mirror image):

 

[southernstars]

I could see Barrichello's point at Nurb. He was in a very strong position but ended up nowhere. I seem to remember getting stuck behind Massa was a big cause of it, which may or may not have been down to bad strategy.

They also had a refuelling rig issue at his second stop. They had to switch to the backup rig and it didn't put enough fuel in to go to the end.

Then he got stuck behind Massa as Webber pounded out quali lap after quali lap and totally mitigated his ridiculous drive through.

Was also the time of the season when the Brawn was going off the boil and having enormous tyre heating issues.

[azza200]

The current hilarious desperate Massa saga, if he thinks he will be given the championship after all these years he is seriously deluded   

[YamahaV10]

Vettel Mexico 2016 springs to mind. Just pathetic behaviour from a grown man.

 

This thread needs videos 

[YamahaV10]

Pierre Gasly in 2021 after a Q2 exit. He karate chops the halo a half dozen times. 

 

https://youtube.com/...OYP318PoWw3vTqD

[Zmeej]

I’m kinda surprised that more drivers don’t take out their frustrations on their halos.

 

And yet, I shouldn’t be, given that all of them are doubtless aware that they’re a very good safety measure.

[Taxi]

Petulant behaviours are quite common. Sometimes it's enough to take fans away from the driver. 

 

Piquet was quite petulant (still is) because of his talking and mind games. 

Senna was petulant specially if he was losing (Japan 1990 being the highlight) but we just need to watch footage of drivers meetings when he was always playing the entiteled victim. 

 

Alonso is another one for whom the blame is never his. HIs behaviour when things dind't go his way his predictable (hungary 2007, GP2 engine, saying ferrari strategy is great in Monza 2013 in an sarcastic way, ranting over the radio at Alpine against Ocon, etc)

 

Vettel had a few very petulant moments with Baku 2017, Turkey 2010, and Brazil 2019 being highlights. 

 

Kimi could be petulant, but he was cool so people would forgive him just about anything, 

 

Hamilon is sometimes a bit primadona  moaning whenever he thinks team is letting him down "when are those penalties for other comming?"  ""my tires are not gonna make it!" . Don't like either when he pulls the race/diversity card to play the victim or the social warrior. 

 

I'm sure Max is a pretty decent person, but in races he is by far the most petulant one IMO. From not letting his team mate pass when being told by the team, to assault Ocon, to mock oponents "lets  practice pit stops!" or the Fia "send them my regards" , to many more.   He is the best and my favourit driver, but that's a part I don't like. 

Edited by Taxi, 08 December 2023 - 09:33.

[Risil]

The current hilarious desperate Massa saga, if he thinks he will be given the championship after all these years he is seriously deluded   

 

I think he is being manipulated. Everyone knows he won't be crowned champion but people are pushing it anyway with the weak excuse that "I know it's hard for Felipe". 

[Zmeej]

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[1] Kimi could be petulant, but he was cool so people would forgive him just about anything, 

 

[2] I'm sure Max is a pretty decent person, but in races he is by far the most petulant one IMO. ... He is the best and my favourite driver, but that's a part I don't like. 

 

[3] From not letting his team mate pass when being told by the team,

 

[4] to assault Ocon,

 

[5] to mock opponents "lets practice pit stops!" or the FIA "send them my regards," to many more.   

 

Re 1 - Yep.

 

Re 2 - It's impressive that he should be your fave, but you don't hold back on this opinion.

FWIW, don't think he's the most petulant, at worst in the lowest spot of the Top 5 Petutypes.

 

Re 3 - Not sure that qualifies as petulant. Strikes me as more stubborn and competitive to the marrow. In regular life, this can be an extreme irritant, but in an F1 driver, it's a set of qualities that are essential. Of course, that drives team managers and teammates bonkers, but that's kinda part of the circus too, isn't it?

 

Re 4 - Never acceptable. Well, unless the person is Salazar.

 

Re 5 - The first seems genuinely funny to me (arrogant as hell, sure), the second is a "Right on!" in my books.

Edited by Zmeej, 08 December 2023 - 17:16.