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James Allen (despite being a poor commentator the guy knows his stuff) is detailed in this article: James Allen has urged F1 fans to 'put your money on Brawn for Melbourne win' and declared that 'it's official' that Brawn GP boast 'the fastest car in the F1 field' ahead of the new season. According to Allen, the former ITV commentator, 'The Barcelona test, which finished on Thursday, could well go down as one of the most remarkable events in recent F1 history' as the back-from-the-dead rebranded Honda outfit 'showed that it is faster over the race distance than the Ferrari!' Writing for his official website, JamesAllenonF1, he continued in an apparent tone of giddiness: 'It looks very much as though the battle for victory in Melbourne will be between Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, as long as the car lasts the distance. 'If you make a direct comparison between the race distance runs of Massa and Button on Wednesday and Barrichello on Thursday you see that Jenson does 19 laps below 1m 21, Barrichello does 14, while Massa manages just 2! 'What is even more impressive is that on the 19th lap of his 20 lap first stint Rubens does a 1m 19.971 - startling proof that the Brawn looks after its tyres very well over a long run. The team really are in amazing shape! In contrast the Ferrari's lap times tail off into the 1m 22s at the end of the 20 lap stints.' Massa has subsequently admitted that, regardless of the teams' respective fuel levels, Ferrari simply could not match the pace displayed by Brawn GP to top the timesheets in Melbourne.

I did see your post mate, frankly though, I am still in disbelief. I really hope that Jenson and Rubens finally have the cars to show their own way, but the cynic in me cannot bring myself to believe.

According to a quote from Sam Michael, William's chief engineer (or equivalent.) If things continue as they are Brawn GP will win at Australia by an entire lap. Unbelievable.

It is Orient he wants, but come on! No harm in attempting to get in touch. Honestly all you cynics have no entreprenerial spirit!

I agree, I think it's just been hyped up as a way of lowering expectation, there are many clubs worse off then us in this league.

Just heard the score I take it, COME ON LADS.

Hello Jan.

F*cking get in there Perry! Come on Saints, DON'T F*CK IT UP!!!!

So there is no game news/updates on the forum tonight, it's all on this twitter thing?

Do the people that set these laws actually bother using the roads at all!? Utter f*cking insanity from a bunch of Nanny state d*ckheads. First chance I have to emigrate, I'm taking it.

No, Hungary 1998, Schumacher's shining glory. Had to draw a 25 second or so lead out over 19 laps after adjusting his strategy to a 3 stopper over Hakkinen's 2. He did it. Utterly utterly brilliant. I remember 1997 and 2006 being rather exciting too, but on the whole year, Hungary is a bit crap.

Wow, a tale of two halves. First half wasn't bad, played well. Second half not so much, taking off McGoldrick was a mistake, he was putting himself about alright, something Patterson failed to do. We where terrible in the second half, all our attacks where from the wings, yet every single cross was high, moderately paced and dead easy for Maik Taylor or Jaidi to deal with. Wotte's tactics today where questionable, particularly sending Saiejs up front for the last ten minutes. Dissapointing, on the basis of the first half we could have got a point there.

125 quid!? That's cheaper then football aid. I'ld be up for it.

Just to clarify the point I made. The e-mail system my firm uses is a wierd and wonderful combination of Outlook and Lotus. Synchronisation with the iPhone causes Outlook to crash, so the point you made regarding e-mails is spot on. Also, the sleek and shiny exterior is very sweet, but all too easily smudged in the dirty greasy factories/industrial units I venture too. Out of 10 staff three have already been broken, mainly due to them simply slipping out of peoples hands after the users failed to totally cleanse their hands of grease/various other lubricant and the call quality has been fair to middling. All the toys are fantastic, but as for working on spreadsheets etc, we have portable laptops for it. For our purposes a more durable unit would have been a far greater idea.

A nice selection, surprised he didn't put Hungary 1998 down there though. Delighted with Japan 1994 being there though, my favourite Damon Hill victory.

To echo the previous comments and feelings of my previous thread, yes, the protests MUST, absoutlely must continue.

I read from that that Wotte admires the resilience and mentallity he has developed due to his injuries. So if he can get fit, he will get a chance.

Oh don't sound so surprised.

The disasterous Dodd/Gorman reign was the problem. Under Burley it was mid table, then an almighty slump followed, fitness suffered and Pearson came in and did his bloody best to save a sinking ship. Thank heavens he achieved it.

I will only eat humble pie if we get back into Europe or reach a cup final with Lowe at the helm, until then he is just clearing up his own mess.

It is such a relief to see the team finally start to get things right, and with only one main addition to the squad in Saeijs. The horrifically poor appointment of Poortvliet by Lowe coupled with the youth policy could easily have had us in Charlton's position already. There is no way he will ever admit his error but the mixture of youth and experience now in the team is probably the closest we'll get to a recognition of error. It is now evident that this squad always had the ability to be safe in this league yet one of Rupert Lowe's moments of inspiration could have seen us plummet... Again. Until he has gone, or at the very least removed from decision making responsibility we will never be secure or run totally effectively. What is to stop him having another Wigley/Gray/Poortvliet gamble? All campaigns for his removal and searches for a replacement must continue, but crucially all support for the first team must also remain positive and focus to ensure we are in a strong position for when the day he departs for good comes. Here's looking forward to Brum. COYR

That would match the other safety 'measures' of the time then.

Mixed Emotions So, so, SO delighted we have won three in a row, it'll feel so good to be able to talk about Saints with optimism and pride again for a change. So, SO angry that on this basis the season has been wasted on this evidence, the squad has always been good enough, but management decisions have YET A-F*CKING GAIN caused us fans, the ones who essentially keep the club going, another season of worry, poor league positions and heartbreak. We could have been up there this year, we are capable of beating very good championship sides and always had the right amount of talent in the team. I don't care how well we do, a viable alternative to Rupert Lowe and the existing board must be found as soon as possible, he must not be allowed another moment of 'inspiration.' But hey, time to enjoy the win and feeling that we may just about be able to look ahead with optimism.

Excellent news. All the best to him.

Jan was always out of his depth, seriously, what was his appointment all about!? I'm sure 'The Snake' will have known about Saeijs anyway, I suspect it was Wotte who wanted him.