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by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:05 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: F1, Racism & BlackLivesMatter
Replies: 490
Views: 108012

Re: F1, Racism & BlackLivesMatter

Most people all over the world, including in the USA, do genuinely feel for and support black lives. George Floyd's death brought the country together if only for a few days with similar statements expressing horror and anguish from both political parties. America is simply not as racist a country a...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:59 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Forum opinion on Vettel/Hamilton incident
Replies: 506
Views: 105869

Re: Forum opinion on Vettel/Hamilton incident

To me, the first incident is accidental/racing incident. Lewis himself said he did slow down to some extent, so there is that, but I believe the stewards/FIA when they say he didn't brake test Vettel. Vettel had the greater responsibility as the following car. If you plow into the guy in front of yo...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2017 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 529
Views: 134339

Re: 2017 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

This (Rockie's post)! And the one before by mikeyg123! Ferrari had no way of knowing the backmarker Vettel was following would pit soon after Kimi pitted. Kimi was slow prior to the pit stop and I do remember thinking that it was a bit strange not to push right up behind Button as soon as possible. ...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:47 am
Forum: Hall of Fame
Topic: POBRatings Memorial Thread
Replies: 121
Views: 97614

Re: Sad news

RIP Patrick
You will be missed
My sincere condolences to the family
Truly moved by his picture and the post accompanying it from Brendan
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sun Dec 04, 2016 3:07 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Nico Rosberg retires from F1, with immediate affect
Replies: 498
Views: 98787

Re: Nico Rosberg retires from F1, with immediate affect

Don't think that 18 year comment is factual either
Need to check
They didn't follow parallel paths
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:06 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Nico Rosberg retires from F1, with immediate affect
Replies: 498
Views: 98787

Re: Nico Rosberg retires from F1, with immediate affect

Congratulations to Nico on achieving his dream and then moving on to hopefully greater fulfillment with family and a new career. I once met a guy who completely switched careers and joined medical school at the age of 40 or so. Nico has known nothing but racing. He now could go to college, or become...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Nico Rosberg retires from F1, with immediate affect
Replies: 498
Views: 98787

Re: Nico Rosberg retires from F1, with immediate affect

I'm totally shocked by this, it puts slowgate on the back pages now, I didn't realise how much it meant to him and how much it took out of him to win the title, a life times ambition achieved and that's the extent of what he wanted, given that It's nice to see he achieved it. Thumbs up on that post...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
Replies: 5307
Views: 1349933

Re: The Official Lewis Hamilton thread

The picture and twitter message are very gracious
I'm glad he took the time to reflect and send those messages
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Nico Rosberg - 2016 World Champion
Replies: 283
Views: 58880

Re: Nico Rosberg - 2016 World Champion

Congratulations to Nico!
Congratulations to Mercedes for the most dominant three years in F1 history that I am aware of!
Bring on 2017
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43515

Re: Sportmanship may be dead

Lt. Drebin wrote:
number27 wrote:
Lt. Drebin wrote:I have nothing to add, your detailed view is accurate and undeniable.

But, your time has not passed because you are not alone.
You can add my name to the list of those who agree with the OP and you.
:thumbup: :proud:
Thanks guys, and thanks POB and Blake. I appreciate that
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:53 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43515

Re: Sportmanship may be dead

lamo wrote:
Lt. Drebin wrote:I have nothing to add, your detailed view is accurate and undeniable.

But, your time has not passed because you are not alone.
Is point 3 a fact? How do we know this as a fact? Genuine question, I haven't followed the story in the press at all
I added a link
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43515

Re: Sportmanship may be dead

WTFFFFF in all Tree Huggedness is this WASTE of a thread???!?!?!????? I mean seriously? For ANYONE who missed it… THIS IS COMPETITION!!! it's not whether you win, but how you play the game???!?!?! News Flash… How you play the game determines whether you win or lose, period, end of story, and anyone...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:00 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43515

Re: Sportmanship may be dead

Ruste13 wrote:But to them its not a sport its a profession. There are millions of dollars on the table. Who knows what anyone would do in similar a situation.
I think you hit the nail on the head
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Tue Nov 29, 2016 4:43 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43515

Re: Sportmanship may be dead

I probably wanted Nico to win this WDC more than anyone else on this forum, but there's nothing wrong with what Lewis did, even if it took several years off my lifespan. I'm in a similar position and agree that he did nothing wrong on track. Off track though, his attitude has in the past and has co...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Tue Nov 29, 2016 4:20 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43515

Re: Sportmanship may be dead

I actually read about it before watching the race and when I watched the race I thought was "that all he did". I thought Nico was going to be running with a couple of tenths of Hamilton for multiple laps. He only got into DRS for the last 2 laps. It was very tame. You've also started a thread about...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Tue Nov 29, 2016 4:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43515

Re: Sportmanship may be dead

Blake wrote:This is what I feared for your thread, Iowa.... it is starting, and will only get worse.
Doesn't matter any more Blake
We are clearly in the minority I now realize
It's a brave new world
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Tue Nov 29, 2016 1:51 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sportsmanship may be dead
Replies: 199
Views: 43515

Sportsmanship may be dead

I didn't watch the Abu Dhabi race live. Reading about it afterwards isn't really the best way to appreciate the finer details, but here is what apparently happened: 1. Before the final race, Hamilton spends the Thursday press conference talking about how he considers himself the champion no matter w...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sun Oct 09, 2016 6:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2016 Japanese Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 375
Views: 61954

Re: 2016 Japanese Grand Prix Race Thread

Vettel was fighting for 2nd before Ferrari did him in :x
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sun Nov 01, 2015 2:00 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Seb---Legend or Lucky?
Replies: 133
Views: 23118

Re: Seb---Legend or Lucky?

Lucky or legend is opinion based mostly. From my point of view, F1 is not an individual sport. I look more at the characteristics of the driver than numbers. I would think most impartial fans of F1 would like his career to play out first. Till now, he has had one bad year in his career. Other great ...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2015 US Grand Prix
Replies: 90
Views: 16067

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2015 US Grand Prix

Well, I'm not a Lewis fan, but after winning both the race and WDC he should at least be a contender for DOTD. It's not that he necessarily raced better than the others but he had the most impact on the narrative. I did vote for him as one of the three (others being Vettel and Verstappen).
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2015 US Grand Prix
Replies: 90
Views: 16067

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2015 US Grand Prix

Unfortunately only watched snippets but followed the race on the F1 website Hamilton should really be driver of the day because he won his WDC today But...the race was crazy and he clearly did not have a great day today by his usual standards Vettel outdid expectations in challenging Nico for 2nd Ve...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:30 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2015 US Grand Prix
Replies: 90
Views: 16067

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2015 US Grand Prix

pokerman wrote:I didn't vote for Hamilton because shock, horror, I thought he was lucky.

I gave my one vote to Verstappen, honorary mention to Vettel as well.
Respect 8)
But don't you have more votes to cast?
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:25 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Hat throw of frustration or bad sportsmanship!
Replies: 119
Views: 25920

Re: The Hat throw of frustration or bad sportsmanship!

I don't think I have ever seen Nico so low Superstars and celebrities are generally self absorbed - a necessity I guess (I am not judging here) Or else I am sure Lewis would have left him alone Don't think he meant anything by it judging by his body language Nico's reaction was spontaneous - frustra...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:18 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Back to the F1 future - Pt2 (Vettel-Ferrari)
Replies: 11
Views: 2394

Re: Back to the F1 future - Pt2 (Vettel-Ferrari)

Vettel has that something...call it luck or whatever.
He is going to get a couple I would think
Ferrari is due to have a great season or two
The FIA is not going to allow an engine dominated formula the next time around
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:05 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lewis is triple WDC winner
Replies: 45
Views: 8829

Re: Lewis is triple WDC winner

Congratulations. One of the very best out there.
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:42 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?
Replies: 146
Views: 18824

Re: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?

When Tiger Woods in his prime was asked if he could be considered the greatest sportsman of his time, he said he considered Schumacher to be the greatest. "Nuff said.

Back to topic, I think the poles count is likely to go first and podiums next.
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?
Replies: 146
Views: 18824

Re: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?

The fact still remains that Rosberg is a better driver than Schumacher and could legitimately have beaten him at Ferrari based on their three years together on equal terms I am sorry, but I think you are probably one of less than one percent of racing fans or knowledgeable people within the sport w...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?
Replies: 146
Views: 18824

Re: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?

...the younger Schumacher who won 7 WDC would have no problem with Rosberg. Yes, Schumacher would have defeated Rosberg in a subordinate role, given Schumacher's penchant for having the team assign him #1 driver status. There is no proof across Schumacher's career prior to Mercedes, that he was abl...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Fri Oct 23, 2015 3:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?
Replies: 146
Views: 18824

Re: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?

Thanks Zoue Regarding Barichello v Rosberg: As far as I recall, Barichello was regarded as a future WDC candidate and one of the top drivers when he joined Ferrari. He wasn't hired just to be a number 2 to Michael. If I understood events then correctly, Michael was the "present" and Barichello could...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Fri Oct 23, 2015 3:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?
Replies: 146
Views: 18824

Re: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?

Schumacher's return was doomed by the circus tires, lack of sufficient testing and aging. It was not the F1 he knew.

Rosberg v Barichello is an interesting matchup (didn't we have a thread on this?). Too close to call. However, the younger Schumacher who won 7 WDC would have no problem with Rosberg.
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Driver's Are Currently "Overrated" in F1?
Replies: 230
Views: 40295

Re: Which Driver's Are Currently "Overrated" in F1?

By the way, Blake, your comments suggested over 60 years of watching F1. At the risk of sounding foolish, I would venture you are in your seventies. Kudos for going toe to toe with the young guns on the forum. :thumbup:
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Driver's Are Currently "Overrated" in F1?
Replies: 230
Views: 40295

Re: Which Driver's Are Currently "Overrated" in F1?

First one must accept the fact that driving in F1 is NOT every American driver's dream. So many F1 fans fail to realize that, just because it is the racing end-all for them, that isn't necessarily the case for everyone else. Many American drivers make as much money as they would in F1 staying at ho...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Driver's Are Currently "Overrated" in F1?
Replies: 230
Views: 40295

Re: Which Driver's Are Currently "Overrated" in F1?

Not to sound controversial, but Alonso's place in the top 10 of all time isn't as secure in my mind as it seems to be for others. It's certainly not entirely his fault that he hasn't had the kind of dominant cars Vettel and Hamilton have had at various times. But I would say that going back to infer...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:01 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So is Bottas still hot stuff? KIMI OT POSTS
Replies: 101
Views: 10896

Re: So is Bottas still hot stuff?

to Pokermon: 2015 Kimi is 2 tenths slower than Vettel. I think Ferrari is giving him a fair shot. But the discussion was 2012 Kimi and how he "lost" the championship for Lotus, a position that I strongly disagree with ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So is Bottas still hot stuff? KIMI OT POSTS
Replies: 101
Views: 10896

Re: So is Bottas still hot stuff?

Could the 2012 Lotus have won the championship? The possibility exists of course or else this discussion would not exist. Do I really think Alonso would have won the championship in that particular car after seeing how he did in various cars over the years? I think it's improbable, but I'm neither ...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:30 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So is Bottas still hot stuff? KIMI OT POSTS
Replies: 101
Views: 10896

Re: So is Bottas still hot stuff?

Our analysis is flawed by this willful disregard of time, place and circumstance. Consider that Usain Bolt is running 2 tenths off his own best in a sub 10 second race that's entirely under his control (subject to his health of course), and that Kimi is running 4 tenths behind Alonso in a 90 second...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So is Bottas still hot stuff? KIMI OT POSTS
Replies: 101
Views: 10896

Re: So is Bottas still hot stuff?

Could the 2012 Lotus have won the championship? The possibility exists of course or else this discussion would not exist. Do I really think Alonso would have won the championship in that particular car after seeing how he did in various cars over the years? I think it's improbable, but I'm neither g...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So is Bottas still hot stuff? KIMI OT POSTS
Replies: 101
Views: 10896

Re: So is Bottas still hot stuff?

Our analysis is flawed by this willful disregard of time, place and circumstance. Consider that Usain Bolt is running 2 tenths off his own best in a sub 10 second race that's entirely under his control (subject to his health of course), and that Kimi is running 4 tenths behind Alonso in a 90 second ...
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Thu Aug 27, 2015 3:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So is Bottas still hot stuff? KIMI OT POSTS
Replies: 101
Views: 10896

Re: So is Bottas still hot stuff?

Usain Bolt ain't running as fast as he used to. Guess he's second rate now.

Tired of the Kimi bashers. Those criticizing him now don't remember how fast he could be with a car that suited him
by Iowa'sOnlyF1Viewer
Thu Aug 27, 2015 3:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: So is Bottas still hot stuff?
Replies: 130
Views: 23669

Re: So is Bottas still hot stuff?

These circular arguments revolve around a common theme - that Alonso and Hamilton are sort of equal and everyone else behind to various degrees, and that if you put one of these guys in any decent car, that car would transform into a championship winning car, and that the reason we don't see these c...