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by j man
Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Sebastian Vettel thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 364347

Re: Official Sebastian Vettel thread

What was your favourite Vettel performance? https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/sebastian-vettels-top-f1-wins-ranked-on-his-retirement4982104/4982104/ Not so much a single performance, but that 9-race winning streak in 2013 will always stick in the memory for me. Not just for the feat in itself but t...
by j man
Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???
Replies: 39
Views: 2668

Re: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???

This from Jman interested me? Firstly while CO2 tends to sit and accumulate in the atmosphere over long periods, water vapour does not. Just as when it evaporates from the ground or ocean, it rises, condenses into clouds and rains back down. So the H2O being emitted is not going to be around for ve...
by j man
Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:38 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 French Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 9931

Re: 2022 French Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

UnlikeUday wrote:
Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:20 am
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Game changing stuff! I expect a 1-2 for Mercedes and a protest from Horner.
by j man
Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???
Replies: 39
Views: 2668

Re: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???

Hydrogen is promising if anyone can figure out how to produce and store it in large quantities in a way that doesn't have an enormous carbon footprint upfront. But as a fuel, the energy density of hydrogen is three times that of gasoline (120 MJ/kg as opposed to 46), so it does avoid the absolute l...
by j man
Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 French Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 181
Views: 9931

Re: 2022 French Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

The most bland, characterless venue that F1 has ever visited in my opinion (and there's some competition there) and it's not worthy of the French Grand Prix, which should be one of the headline events on the calendar given their motorsport heritage. It's a shame, because I think the track itself act...
by j man
Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???
Replies: 39
Views: 2668

Re: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???

Isn't the hydrogen route a possibility for F1? This gets rid of the batteries but still uses 'green' electric motors. Not sure about the size of the hydrogen tank needed, but I think that for road cars they're not much larger than petrol, and the limited range problem of batteries is solved too. An...
by j man
Sun Jul 17, 2022 11:37 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???
Replies: 39
Views: 2668

Re: How Long Does Formula 1 As A Sport Have Left???

Tech for batteries and motors won't improve that much. The only way F1 becomes viable if electric is if another technology is perfected. To do a race at F1 speeds would need 2.5 to 3 tonnes of batteries. At the moment, they have developed massively over the past 20 years and will continue to do so....
by j man
Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Track limits poll
Replies: 58
Views: 3105

Re: Track limits poll

I'm all in favour of zero tolerance, and I thought the way it was managed in Austria was the right approach. In no other sport I can think of is the line marking the field of play open to interpretation. An even better solution in my mind would be for there to be no need to police track limits, beca...
by j man
Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sausage kerbs
Replies: 41
Views: 2398

Re: Sausage kerbs

It's going to take a monumental shunt involving the sausage kerbs to get the FIA to act. One accident that I regularly think back to is Barrichello's practice shunt at Imola '94. I remember seeing the car take off over the kerb and thinking 'wow, they really need to flatten those out'. Then they di...
by j man
Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Sprints
Replies: 131
Views: 12192

Re: Sprints

Once again, the sprint added nothing to the weekend. I really don't understand what anyone sees in it.
by j man
Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Replies: 35
Views: 2047

Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2022 Austrian Grand Prix

Mick Schumacher's most convincing performance to date by far, so he gets my vote. I was starting to write him off after a disappointing start to the season, but if he can keep this level of performance up he'll easily justify retaining his seat for next year.
by j man
Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 301
Views: 13743

Re: 2022 Austrian Grand Prix Race Thread

Our top 3 have all been summoned to the stewards for alleged breaches of Parc ferme regulations. Not sure what the detail of it all is. Edit: Their physios all handed them stuff to hold before the weigh in. They are not supposed to go into the cooldown room before the podium ceremony has concluded....
by j man
Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 583
Views: 25853

Re: 2022 British Grand Prix Race Thread

https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1543861540734074880?s=20&t=23wXStGsp7YgwLv69dmnUA Protesters got what they wanted. A platform on national TV. Yep, it worked. That guy makes them look really bad though The footage makes them look bad enough. I didn't realise they were actually sitting on the track as...
by j man
Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driving Standards 2022
Replies: 277
Views: 20298

Re: Driving Standards 2022

Apparently some of us were wrong and the stewards were right, what we were seeing were the new codes of conduct like dive bombing corners and forcing the other car off the track, so long as you get to the apex first and stay on the track, so some things that Verstappen was doing last year have now ...
by j man
Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official George Russell Thread
Replies: 414
Views: 46449

Re: The Official George Russell Thread

Good job Russell. Can we at least agree he had the better pace than his teammate this weekend ? We haven't had any semblance of a fair fight since Australia so we can't. Hamilton had to deal with traffic while Russell simply didn't. Hamilton was also running an experimental part and different rear ...
by j man
Sun Jun 12, 2022 1:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Replies: 31
Views: 2914

Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Given the amount of pain he appeared to be in after the race I vote for Hamilton. He's done well to make up for a disappointing grid position and being pitted into traffic early on. It was a strong result for Vettel but I wonder what it could have been if he hadn't thrown it up the escape road while...
by j man
Sun Jun 12, 2022 1:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 232
Views: 13645

Re: 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Race Thread

Hamilton's pre programmed broadcast. That did cross my mind, along with the dramatisation when exiting the cockpit. Or age. Either that or I am overly dramatic when I return home from (what to me, at least, is) a tough workout. For sure, and I'm not downplaying back issues since I've had back surge...
by j man
Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:55 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F3 / F2 2022
Replies: 219
Views: 28649

Re: F3 / F2 2022

Surely the end for Vips' F1 dream. He has the speed but has made too many costly errors, and meanwhile Hauger seems to be improving.
by j man
Tue May 31, 2022 5:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 versus FIA ???
Replies: 28
Views: 1663

Re: F1 versus FIA ???

I've heard this from multiple sources now. My immediate reaction is that removing the FIA from the picture and having Liberty Media take 100% control of the sport is a recipe for disaster and will lead even further down the path of cheap spectacle over substance. However in most of the points raise...
by j man
Mon May 30, 2022 9:27 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 versus FIA ???
Replies: 28
Views: 1663

Re: F1 versus FIA ???

I've heard this from multiple sources now. My immediate reaction is that removing the FIA from the picture and having Liberty Media take 100% control of the sport is a recipe for disaster and will lead even further down the path of cheap spectacle over substance. However in most of the points raised...
by j man
Sun May 29, 2022 8:02 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Indycars
Replies: 61
Views: 9865

Re: Indycars

just say no to these type of red flags Why??? Indycar did it correct today. Its what we banged on about Michael masi should of done in abu Dhabi. Red flag the race to give them a chance of a racing finnish. Why is it so important that we have a racing finish? All it did was nearly rob Ericsson unfa...
by j man
Sun May 29, 2022 11:15 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should the Monaco GP stay on the calendar forever?
Replies: 71
Views: 5697

Re: Should the Monaco GP stay on the calendar forever?

I like a good anachronism - after all I am going to be celebrating the 70 year reign of a hereditary monarch next week - but the Monaco GP is a bit far even for me, and I was done with it the year Ricciardo managed to win with a hobbled car because nobody could pass. It is tradition for tradition's ...
by j man
Mon May 23, 2022 7:56 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Budget Cap
Replies: 24
Views: 4010

Re: Budget Cap

Unless there is a genuinely unanimous agreement across all the teams, there is no justification for changing the rules of the competition mid-way through the season. It is notable that the smaller teams are fine with the current situation while it is the bigger teams pushing for this change. If the ...
by j man
Mon May 23, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lewis Hamilton and toxicity with his past teammates
Replies: 28
Views: 2235

Re: Lewis Hamilton and toxicity with his past teammates

Hamilton and Bottas are basically BFFs, so the fact that that relationship - of all relationships - is the the one used as a springboard to talk about toxicity is.... strange. Ultimately though, if two drivers are fighting for a championship they can rarely do it and remain friends, especially when...
by j man
Mon May 23, 2022 6:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: In which did Hamilton perform better at: Brazil 2021 or Spain 2022
Replies: 28
Views: 2324

Re: In which did Hamilton perform better at: Brazil 2021 or Spain 2022

I voted for Spain. Brazil was good due to the added pressure of the title challenge but his car that weekend was much superior to anyone else's, his own team mate included, with it's fresh tuned-up engine. Seeing him blast past the field on the straight made it look like he was in another formula. I...
by j man
Tue May 17, 2022 7:07 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Has Lewis Hamilton taken his last victory?
Replies: 73
Views: 6810

Re: Has Lewis Hamilton taken his last victory?

The Mercedes has looked good in slow corners so I wouldn't count him out at Monaco, though his record there isn't great. Overall though I think I agree with the premise of this thread, that given the current state of things I think it is more likely than not that Hamilton has taken his last victory.
by j man
Mon May 09, 2022 7:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Thoughts on Miami then?
Replies: 84
Views: 5043

Re: Thoughts on Miami then?

The circuit itself was better than I expected. It has the most interesting variety of corners of any street track on the calendar other than Monaco, and it was challenging enough to catch out numerous drivers all across the weekend. The overall event though was hideous. All the pandering to vacuous ...
by j man
Sun May 08, 2022 7:13 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Miami Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 160
Views: 7852

Re: 2022 Miami Grand Prix Race Thread

Good god. This is the grid walk from hell as far as I'm concerned. To quote a DJ something-or-other. 'F1 wasn't wanted here (Miami) but guess what, God did!' My god!!!!! It is truly painful watching. The original point of the gridwalk was to interview drivers and team personnel to get some insight ...
by j man
Tue May 03, 2022 5:16 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: GOATS and GATMITs
Replies: 48
Views: 2637

Re: GOATS and GATMITs

Interesting... Fangio - 1950 - 1958 Moss - 1959 - 1962 Clark - 1962 - 1967 Stewart - 1967 - 1973 Lauda - 1973 - 1979 Piquet - 1980 -1983 Prost - 1984 - 1986 Senna - 1987 - 1993 Schumacher 1994 - 2004 Alonso - 2005 - 2018 Verstappen - 2019 - Current It's surprising just how often the driver I regard...
by j man
Mon May 02, 2022 8:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Miami Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 178
Views: 10175

Re: 2022 Miami Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

I was pretty sceptical of the venue when it was first announced, but from watching the videos above I am pleasantly surprised by what they've come up with. The track seems to have an interesting variety of corners and while the place looks a bit tacky they have at least made an effort with it. I fea...
by j man
Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread
Replies: 5307
Views: 1347311

Re: The Official Sir Lewis Hamilton thread

Why should he when there is no rule against wearing facial piercings? What does the rule specify then? I've not read the actual rule. No body piercings allowed, probably why he was never punished for it previously This is what Appendix L to the Sporting Code mentions: 5. Wearing of jewellery The we...
by j man
Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Grumpy Old Men (We know better!)
Replies: 45
Views: 7509

Re: Grumpy Old Men (We know better!)

My grumpy moment of the weekend: Listening to the restart shouting from Crofty "oh my god, what an exciting restart we had" from the top of his voice, when literally nothing was happening apart from Leclerc getting it slightly wrong and Max getting a small chance, but ultimately nothing came out of...
by j man
Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:27 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Aero changes a success?
Replies: 33
Views: 3208

Re: Aero changes a success?

The battle between Gasly and Stroll would have been unthinkable last year in terms of how close they were to each other for a series of laps. I'm convinced now that the new regs are a major step forward.
by j man
Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:56 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2022 Australian Grand Prix
Replies: 26
Views: 1995

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2022 Australian Grand Prix

Albon the clear standout for me. Started from the back on hard tyres, his strategy was compromised by the Safety Car coming out before his pitstop, he then stretched his stint out while building a gap again so that he could make his pitstop right at the end and come out in the points. Given that he ...
by j man
Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Why have Mercedes dropped the ball?
Replies: 65
Views: 6240

Re: Why have Mercedes dropped the ball?

Both Mercedes cars challenging Perez. Both McLarens in the points. Albon in the points despite starting from the back and having his strategy compromised by the Safety Car. Stroll battling for points, though AM's performance level was hard to read with all the crashes. All Mercedes-powered teams loo...
by j man
Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:49 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driving Standards 2022
Replies: 277
Views: 20298

Re: Driving Standards 2022

I think Stroll should have had a penalty for running Bottas off track at T3. Seems these new guidelines are getting ignored by the stewards. I agree. I thought this was exactly the sort of thing they were supposed to be clamping down on yet the first instance of it we see this year is let go by the...
by j man
Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:31 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should a driver be penalised for crowding or overtaking the car in P1 at a race restart?
Replies: 217
Views: 9431

Re: Should a driver be penalised for crowding or overtaking the car in P1 at a race restart?

wolfticket wrote:
Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:06 am
Seems like this has now been clarified by the FIA and pulling alongside or past the rear of the car at the restart is no longer acceptable:
Good to see that they have decided to clamp down on it before it gets out of hand. I bet it doesn't get enforced though.
by j man
Thu Apr 07, 2022 5:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: All Russian involvement in F1 [should be] annulled
Replies: 93
Views: 10040

Re: All Russian involvement in F1 [should be] annulled

But was Mazepin actually "cancelled" as such? As in literally banned from competing? I thought Haas dropped him because the sanctions cut off his funding and he has no other redeeming qualities outside of bringing cash.
by j man
Thu Apr 07, 2022 4:55 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should a driver be penalised for crowding or overtaking the car in P1 at a race restart?
Replies: 217
Views: 9431

Re: Should a driver be penalised for crowding or overtaking the car in P1 at a race restart?

This isn't something that massively bothers me at the moment. It's a bit of gamesmanship. Having said that though, I do think some rule clarification is needed here. If there's one thing we learned from the farcical driving standards on display in last year's title run-in it's that you need to draw ...
by j man
Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Why have Mercedes dropped the ball?
Replies: 65
Views: 6240

Re: Why have Mercedes dropped the ball?

I still think it's engine related, most likely related to the change in fuel spec. I find it too much of a coincidence that all of the Mercedes powered teams are struggling.