h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Yes, but "if" is "F1" backwards. (© Murray Walker)

*starts throwing tiny bits of screwed up paper at EV*
I'm sorry but that has to be Murray's single most annoying phrase
Anyway it's not a case of if I have every confidence...I can not spend another year waiting up til 3am and then sobbing as I watch him stall/crash/other things which were only alleged and not really intentional at all despite what anyone says

That's right, he didn't mean to drive into the side of Jacques' car, his hand just slipped a bit as he was turning the corner.
*ducks bits of paper*
*feels slightly guilty*
Anyway, who says I want Hakkinen to win?

You feel guilt? About insulting Schumi? Never
*wonders if she's told EV about the said incident before as that's word for word what happened*
I will admit that I was happy when that happened as I am still above all else a Jacques fan and so after Hill falsely got the championship in 96 he deserved to get it in 97...
*ducks as stuff gets thrown at her for the Hill just had the fastest car comment*
Ummm...you do want Hakkinen to win as if he doesn't then Schumi would and you distinctly don't want that

*doesn't throw stuff because he fully endorses the Hill/Villeneuve comment*
Obviously I don't want Schumi to win, but I don't want Hakkinen to win either, because then he'd have won three championships in a row which makes him look like some kind of all-powerful superhero, which he quite clearly isn't, he just has Ron Dennis on his side.
The problem is that these are now the only two people who can win. Confusing, isn't it?

Actually what's more confusing is the fact that you agree with the Hill comment, I'm so used to people hurling abuse at this point that I'm almost stunned to silence...


















I said almost so anyway, I agree that Hakkinen doesn't need to be champion again for the third time as I belived that he shouldn't have been champ last year because Irv should have got it...Y'know I think if a female ran F1 instead of Bernie then we'd change the rules so we'd just give it to who we liked best or felt most sympathy for at the time, Johnny Herbert would have been champion ages ago and I think the Minardis would have been the constructors champions in 98 with BAR in 99 Maybe this is why there are so few women in F1 management

Yes, that could well be the reason.
Anyway, why would a Coulthard fan have wanted Hill to win?

Although we would have cashed in on the marketing opportunities of limited edition British Grand prix Easter Chocolate Buttons...

Ummm surely a Coulthard fan would've wanted Hill to win so Schumi didn't...besides as far as I was aware there's only me that didn't want Hill to win

I think British Grand Prix Easter Chocolate Mudpies would have been more appropriate.

Schumi wasn't going to win that year anyway, and I got heartily sick of the way Murray treated Damon like he was the only British driver there was.

Mudpies wouldn't have been as succesful as any food consumed over the weekend did actually have mud in it anyway so it wouldn't have been such a novelty

Anyway you're right clearly Jacques should have been given more credit

BTW did you see anything of the article in Autosport last week proudly proclaiming Silverstone's proposed new facilities. I'm telling you all will be forgiven when they unveil the new £8.5 million state of the art pits and media centre and even better a new access road will be built between the A413 and Becketts at a cost of £1.5million so that all the hospitality guests can get to the circuit and park without being caught up in the public traffic jams and mud pools. Isn't it nice to know that they're trying to improve the spectator facilities, it's touching how much they care

How thoughtful. Isn't that all going to look a bit stupid in 2002 when the GP goes to Donnington?

Shhhh!!! Nobody knows that it's a secret
Anyway Donnington would suit me fine, it'd mean I wouldn't have to spend three days living in mud...I still would of course but I'd at least know that I was living in mud for the fun rather than out of necessity

Well, whatever you feel comfortable with.
Anyway, it can't be that much of a secret, not after a certain Mr Ecclestone happened to mention it on live television a few weeks back...

No it's a secret!

Anyway the camping bit's fun, you get to meet loads of other foolish fans and also get to giggle at the people who bring generators to power fridges which are full of beer and if you giggle loud enough then they invite you to join them and you get free beer too

What no mud.

There will always be mud...I went camping with my mates the other weekend and despite spending several hours under a power house and living in a bucket for weeks the tent is still full of mud

But its mud with a history.

But..... free beer!

But the beer is always free round here.

*pours and *

See.

Oh yes, that's true. Cheers!