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Brilliance always rises.

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With the amount of torque these cars have and no traction control I would have thought that traction out of corners is now a more important skill than braking. Just a guess though, the people to ask are the ones racing them, not the people watching them with a bag of tortilla chips and a beer from ...

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Perhaps I should be clear. I mean brake feel in the sense of what separates the fast driver from the "slow" one. In extracting ultimate pace from the car, won't the driver need to be able to slow it down with as little time loss as possible?

We're assuming the cars are equal of course.

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In racing. Particularly in F1. With how fast the cars are everywhere, the punishment of g-forces, is good braking feel the most important skill for a driver to unlock ultimate pace? I notice that many of the drivers in quali laps position their brake balance from corner to corner. And since a good l...

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To be perfectly honest, democracy has its own set of issues as does any other kind of political ethos.

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Yes, in a limited way, in the following areas: - I started to think many steps ahead before doing any move - It raised awareness of the proximity of other cars and possible dangers of contact - My reactions are faster - I tend to understand my (me and my cars) limits better, increasing confidence i...

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In Scandinavia it's obligatory to do one day of skidpan driving to get your license . That was enough for me to instinctively know what to do with a car that loses grip ever since, but it's different for RWD/FWD/AWD, obviously. I learnt to drive in a Volvo 740 and gave myself slides in the winter o...

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I would say that "Car feel" was introduced to me earlier as a concept while watching F1.

I would have eventually got there of course-with more driving experience-but the understanding that the car itself was a living thing I got from watching F1 and the drivers speak about it, specifically.

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Simple question. Has watching F1, which is considered by millions as the pinnacle of all motorsport, made you a smarter everyday driver? By knowing apexes and racing lines more intricately than most, are you able to extract more performance from your car than regular people? It has, for me. Once I r...

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What does it matter that Lewis began his career in a top car if he has proven himself in subsequent years to be just as good a driver, if not better than anyone else on the grid? Did starting in a topline McLaren somehow give him an inherent driving advantage that the other greats didn't have? Rubbi...

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Don't know why he decided to tempt fate by picking the number 13...

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So many easy explanations but I believe something sinister was afoot. Think about it; the team has held the better part of a second advantage over the field in Quali trim for just about two years and now suddenly, 1.5s of in Singapore ? Read and watch the drivers explain it. They had no clue. The TP...

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I thought it was a great interview. It's not often you get to see 2 drivers from different teams sitting down to be interviewed such a formal way. It's good to see the drivers in a more personal and less formal way and definitely makes the drivers a more focal point if we 'get to know them' more in...

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There's a not sure if legal upload on dailymotion's website

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Hamilton got the 2007 McLaren seat because he showed exceptional talent coming up. It wasn't 'gifted' to him as some would have you believe. Another thing, if I remember correctly he was up against De La Rosa and Paffet for the McLaren seat at the time. No contest really. On the way he pummelled Ve...

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Hamilton is seemingly always penalized by some in F1 fan circles as a driver lucky to have had good machinery from the start...but have these people considered that perhaps its something he brings to a team that makes the car better? In 2007, at the start, it wasn't a given that Macca would have a g...

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The initial question by Lee made me think of this clip of their F3000 battle...which was some pretty great racing between the two...and even back then it pretty much highlights the strengths of both...

Seb shows skill in wet conditions and Lewis shows his racing nous.

https://youtu.be/kDkK8a4jHZ8

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Pretty neat interview with the two:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/32374187

Especially love the bit about Seb getting Roscoe a gift that kept Lewis up all night...ensuring a win

Edited to include link to the source rather than an illegal upload - Mod Aqua

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I drive a Volkswagen CC Sport. It's a turbo car and yes, I pretend that the engine driving it is a 1.6L V6. I do try to spot my apexes; I drive with fuel consumption in mind (I'm quite an excellent trail braker) and I love my car. F1 didn't influence my decision to buy. Though had there been a McLar...

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He seems to be one to rate himself a bit highly than what he actually is. You get the sense that the team can't be too thrilled with his constant moaning.

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There is something a bit more worrying to me than Rosberg beating Lewis around Monaco (although thats of no little significance either) which is that Lewis's focus this season appears to be lacking. First off, his "punchyness" and racing nous has been so restrained since 2011, but now he appears to...

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There is something a bit more worrying to me than Rosberg beating Lewis around Monaco (although thats of no little significance either) which is that Lewis's focus this season appears to be lacking. First off, his "punchyness" and racing nous has been so restrained since 2011, but now he appears to ...

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I believe Vettel won with a four stop with the soft/medium combo. Pirelli hit the balance right in mid- to late 2011...there really was no need to soften their construction to the extreme point they had now.

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Lewis is not fully used to the car. I think the relatively softer front that the Mercedes has would take some getting used to. The McLaren was stiff and had very good front "bite"....watching his onboards you could tell that he did not need to put much steering input in. I also think the McLaren's b...

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The tyres are pathetic. Watching the onboards makes one think the drivers are all behind the safety car. These guys are not even 70 percent pushing. Pirelli hit the balance right in 2011 I think..they've gone way too marginal this season

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lmao. Obvious troll thread is obvious.

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Sam Michael recently came out with some moronic quotes pumping up Jenson in relation to Lewis as far as the area of "car-setup" and "expertise". It was abundantly clear last year that Lewis's setup skills benefited Button massively last year, so Michael is just talking out of his donkey. Jenson is n...

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I created this back in November to find out what people thought about Rosberg. Although I never underestimated Rosberg but I thought Hamilton would be slightly better, but I am now starting to think Rosberg is slightly better than Hamilton. Reading Lewis quotes after Qualifying tells me that Lewis ...

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Nico would have looked just as mad. Lewis is just annoyed that he got pipped to pole today.

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I'd say the majority of his radio messages play out as him sounded ragged and on the edge. A true ice man on the radio is Webber and now, Lewis. They both sound very calm over the airwaves, and if they have a complaint to make, its usually short and curt. Kimi does whine a lot, but his blinkered fan...

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I think we have lost the old lewis, prior to that period where the stewards picked on him he was much more agressive and better at overtaking, now he is evidently more cautious as seen yesterday when he was slower at overtaking than alonso through the traffic. I know. And I hate that. But you have ...

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I like Domenicalli and Martin more than him...but he does appear to be a formidable leader. He's sort of a smiling assassin type. Acutely aware of RB's success at the moment, yet not willing to flaunt it...(although will do so if it suits him and the team).

He's a good strategist also.

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Deitrich favours racing. I say he listens to Marko's remonstrations for a "suitable number 2" and shakes his head....demanding the next young gun. He did not make his fortune by sticking to staid concepts.

I see them going for one of their more promising junior guys.

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The soft race tyre cannot last for less than ten laps in a top tear "racing" series...that's just pushing it way too far. I actually think pirelli got the balance right in their first year...the sad thing was the exhaust blown diffuser on the Red Bulls masked what were mostly great races. Races tha...

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The soft race tyre cannot last for less than ten laps in a top tear "racing" series...that's just pushing it way too far. I actually think pirelli got the balance right in their first year...the sad thing was the exhaust blown diffuser on the Red Bulls masked what were mostly great races. Races that...

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I'm just thinking...Lewis' driving this season is very similar to that of (what I think was his best driving season) his 2010 form. He kind of just stayed there or thereabouts podium wise during the flyaways. Like 2010, perhaps his season would really start gearing up in Spain.(as the Mercs were fas...

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DC is hilarious with his subtle innuendos...LOL @ "nice private celebration afterwards"

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I really don't get why he cares so much about public perception. The dude will be way stronger mentally without that weakness. All this global brand stuff is useless Lewis!

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Raikkonen has the most fanatical fans in the sport. Any suggestion of imperfection about their driver sends them all scurrying to his defense. It's quite startling. In any case, I agree with the OP's point. It may perhaps be him realizing that it's early in the season for too many risks, but he does...

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