view photoAfter slamming his Brawn colleagues in the wake of the recent German Grand Prix, Rubens Barrichello wore a 'Mr Happy' t-shirt to Thursday's team briefing at the Hungaroring.
The veteran Brazilian hit reverse gear in the hours after his Nurburgring outburst, having despaired at how he could finish just sixth after having led for the first stint of the race.
On the following Tuesday, he took a call from team boss Ross Brawn, and wrote on his Twitter page that he is now "over it".
"It was a nice conversation," Barrichello recalled. "He (Brawn) said he had heard things he didn't like, and that he had said things he shouldn't have as well.
"He told me we had a new update coming to this race and he wanted me to be perfectly straight to deliver my very best for this race," he added.
Barrichello also told reporters in Hungary that he emailed the entire Brackley-based team to clear the air and that the staff had "accepted it well".
"They know me. It was purely the frustration of getting out of the car and not finishing where I could have," he said.
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Resepct, respect please for a man who has been around F1 a very long time. Respect, respect for a man who has driven an F1 car 277 times at phenominal speeds. Respect, respect for a man who may have only won 9 races but has finished 2nd or thereabouts more times only because of F1 politics or team orders. Given free reign , who knows? Respect, respect for a man who keeps his own counsel and shows incredible restraint and respect for others of lesser integrity and ability in F1. Respect, respect for a man who rarely let's rip on or off circuit but just does the job he is paid for with incredible enthusiasm and skill. These men are prepared to die for our entertainment, that DEMANDS rather than deserves our respect. Respect Rubens...DON'T give up the day job, next season might just be the one!!!
i must have opened the wrong site this seems to be the idiot column
u better retire rubens...ur in F1 only to carry number 2 and ur use to it...Get over it
Just like a little Bit**. Give him a little kiss and he acts like a little pet.
That's why he's a No. 2.
hay junky . how many cars has hampster pass this year . not many . may be hes gutless to .
good thing hampster dont try passing to much cause he just crashes an f*uck up some one else race
if ? thatsa big werd fer a brit.there aint no doubt that buttons will be the favorite an no doubt that ross brown will do what needs ta be done an if ya think that brown any differant from tha other teams yer kiddin yerself. i can tell ya right now there will be at least one more disputed race in favor of buttons. right er down cowpokes cause its gonna happen
Sure, it's all sweetness and light now, but if Button finishes higher than him again, he'll strop... There is no pleasing this boy. :)
Bipolar?
Rubens being the COWARD he was stayed for 10 laps behind Massa loosing 2.5 seconds a lap.
If he had the guts and overtook Massa he would have finished second.
Rubens has no one but himself tge cowardly fool.
too write
Rubino keep ur mouth shut, do your talking on the track, if that aint good enough then retire.
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