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by Fiki
Sat May 04, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: It's been 30 years.
Replies: 21
Views: 647

Re: It's been 30 years.

Which I did BEFORE I shared my opinion; which you would have known had you read the thread (and my previous post!) before posting... I have also tried to find additional information on how or why Comas was able to arrive at the site of Senna's accident under red flags. So far, I haven't found any e...
by Fiki
Sat May 04, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Replies: 220
Views: 3045

Re: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread

Kmag is Formula 1’s Most Valuable Player today. The Miami track is so boring, and the sport is suffering due to the domination at the top. His antics today at least made it somewhat interesting for the casual viewers. And it’s the casual fans who pay the bills. Hardcore fans will watch no matter ho...
by Fiki
Sat May 04, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Replies: 220
Views: 3045

Re: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread

Just seen turn 1 incident for the first time and for all the condemnation of Hamilton I don't see what he does massively wrong, alonsos already hitting stroll before Hamilton is anywhere near them and there's space up the inside which he uses. Norris unlucky but it is the risk of taking the outside...
by Fiki
Sat May 04, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: It's been 30 years.
Replies: 21
Views: 647

Re: It's been 30 years.

But he didn't actually do anything that day. Perhaps watch the video then share your opinion. Which I did BEFORE I shared my opinion; which you would have known had you read the thread (and my previous post!) before posting... I have also tried to find additional information on how or why Comas was...
by Fiki
Sat May 04, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Replies: 220
Views: 3045

Re: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread

Magnussen demonstrates the weaknesses of the kind of stewarding that was so important to accomodate Verstappen's first wdc campaign. One scene looked a lot like Brazil '21 ... I do think the stewarding requires a fundamental reform. And another reminded me of that other race... You know, going off ...
by Fiki
Sat May 04, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Replies: 220
Views: 3045

Re: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread

Magnussen demonstrates the weaknesses of the kind of stewarding that was so important to accomodate Verstappen's first wdc campaign. One scene looked a lot like Brazil '21 ... I do think the stewarding requires a fundamental reform. And another reminded me of that other race... You know, going off ...
by Fiki
Sat May 04, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Replies: 220
Views: 3045

Re: 2024 Miami Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread

Leclerc could have 100% competed with Verstappen into turn 1 at the start of the race but he decided to finish second instead. The respect I have for the grid diminishes almost every race at this point. yip, I noticed that too, its like they give up racing max before the race even starts Leclerc to...
by Fiki
Sat May 04, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: It's been 30 years.
Replies: 21
Views: 647

Re: It's been 30 years.

This is why Comas did what he probably did that day: 1786129352263938520 But he didn't actually do anything that day. Perhaps watch the video then share your opinion. Which I did BEFORE I shared my opinion; which you would have known had you read the thread (and my previous post!) before posting......
by Fiki
Fri May 03, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: It's been 30 years.
Replies: 21
Views: 647

Re: It's been 30 years.

UnlikeUday wrote:
Fri May 03, 2024 3:49 am
This is why Comas did what he probably did that day:
But he didn't actually do anything that day.
by Fiki
Thu May 02, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: It's been 30 years.
Replies: 21
Views: 647

Re: It's been 30 years.

I wonder how many (including myself) have ever seen this. This is explanation I found: During practice for the 1992 Belgian race, Erik Comas crashed his Ligier and lost consciousness; Ayrton was the next one, stopped his McLaren to help while the rest of the field raced by. Erik did not want to sit...
by Fiki
Wed May 01, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where do you want Newey to go?
Replies: 27
Views: 725

Re: Where do you want Newey to go?

No more an active forumer nor even an inquiring follower of motor racing, but still read the PF1 forum... And one think strikes me when reading about Newey : Why nobody ever thinks about Audi as his possible landing runway ? To answer the question : His talents would be of better use outside of the...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

No you expect the other guy who has no right to be there, according to the rules, to back out of it rather than crash, much like Russell did in respect to Verstappen at the same corner in the sprint the day before, I would venture any other driver than Hamilton then he backs out of it but as we see...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

He wasn't fully alongside Hamilton at the apex at turn 1, this has been refuted with evidence but yet again months later you want to feed this nonsense, this is what the steward's used to determine that Verstappen had no right to be given the room he wanted at turn 2, amazing to think if given room...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

Er... no. Taking a side of an argument does not make one a fan. Also, I don't think that the poster in question has 'always' taken Verstappen's side. I, personally, believe that Verstappen was to blame for that (Brasil '21) incident - but I can (and do) understand, and respect, opposing arguments. ...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

why is that even a question? when you are racing you dont yield for someone not having the right for his space to allow him to overtake you. So, you are saying that it is preferable to end your race and that of your opponent, rather than to avoid an accident. No you expect the other guy who has no ...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

why is that even a question? when you are racing you dont yield for someone not having the right for his space to allow him to overtake you. So, you are saying that it is preferable to end your race and that of your opponent, rather than to avoid an accident. It depends, in this case yes, until Max...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

"The person able to avoid a crash can continue racing, a person who accepts a crash potentially can not." and a person willfully keeping crashing into Lewis should have been black flagged, in Brazil 2022 Jeddah& Monza 2021. . What, no answers to my questions? I shall point out that in both Brazil a...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

Thanks for proving you're always siding with Max, in other words you are a fan. let me help you finding it: "“He did not complete the pass in Turn 1 and his excess speed compromised his entry into Turn 2 , at which point he made contact with Hamilton." Just watch it in motion, while crashing Versta...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

"The person able to avoid a crash can continue racing, a person who accepts a crash potentially can not." and a person willfully keeping crashing into Lewis should have been black flagged, in Brazil 2022 Jeddah& Monza 2021. . What, no answers to my questions? I shall point out that in both Brazil a...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

Where did you find evidence that Verstappen braked too late? Or that Verstappen was too offline to make the corner? I've just re-read the stewards' decision and I can't find it there. More to the point, I find it odd that the person on the outside of that corner knew there was a car alongside, yet ...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

"The person able to avoid a crash can continue racing, a person who accepts a crash potentially can not." and a person willfully keeping crashing into Lewis should have been black flagged, in Brazil 2022 Jeddah& Monza 2021. . What, no answers to my questions? I shall point out that in both Brazil a...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:46 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

Please tell me exactly where he says that the crash was intentional? The stewards were wrong on their verdict here, as Martin Brundle himself said on commentary. Regardless, a little bit more space for a driver who is clearly alongside wouldn’t hurt. See the top picture in this article: https://www...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

Thanks for proving you're always siding with Max, in other words you are a fan. let me help you finding it: "“He did not complete the pass in Turn 1 and his excess speed compromised his entry into Turn 2 , at which point he made contact with Hamilton." Just watch it in motion, while crashing Versta...
by Fiki
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

He says that he knew that Lewis was not gonna leave him space, yet he didnt back out, so he intentionally crashed. and Mercedes has worst form currently that Red bull had in 2019/20, based on: I view f1 non stop, and I can see. Red Bull was always good for 2nd/3rd in those years, while Mercedes nee...
by Fiki
Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

I'm taking a giant step back to look at the facts and what it means to the thread, "is Hamilton (and his success) ruining Max's legacy?" Fact: Max, Lewis, and Schumacher all had dominant cars and wingman level teammates for multi-year stretches. Fact: None of them dominated to the extent Max has th...
by Fiki
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

He says that he knew that Lewis was not gonna leave him space, yet he didnt back out, so he intentionally crashed. and Mercedes has worst form currently that Red bull had in 2019/20, based on: I view f1 non stop, and I can see. Red Bull was always good for 2nd/3rd in those years, while Mercedes nee...
by Fiki
Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Newey Leaving Red Bull
Replies: 119
Views: 3984

Re: Newey Leaving Red Bull

Really? You think there is more to it than simply Newey is leaving? I do, though my reason why is perhaps completely off. I was so astonished by this year's car design, I find it hard to believe he would find it possible to just walk away from the challenges of the 2026 rule change. I was listening...
by Fiki
Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

The stewards saw it otherwise and penalised Max for he collision in Brazil. Which was admittedly intentional from his part. ""I went around the outside and I immediately felt that he was not going to leave any space. So, I went for it. He didn't leave any pace and I knew we were going to get togeth...
by Fiki
Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

A very selective comparison, driven by an agenda, then? And you don't see a difference between a young driver in the advent to becoming a superstar and an old driver approaching his 40s who has already won everything? Lost his big chance at victory in Brazil because of a terrible qualifying session...
by Fiki
Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Newey Leaving Red Bull
Replies: 119
Views: 3984

Re: Newey Leaving Red Bull

This is a play by Horner and Newey to get rid of Marco and Verstappen clan. Newey leaves, Vestappens get worried about car development, run to another team. Marco loses his power without Verstappens, retires. Newey come back after a year of sabbatical (sailing around the world/whatever). Horner and...
by Fiki
Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New points system
Replies: 118
Views: 3478

Re: New points system

I grew up on 10-6-4-3-2-1 and would happily go back to that format. When they brought in the 10-8-etc in 2003 I felt it devalued a win, especially during 2005 where Alonso could rely on P2 when Kimi won, whereas had it been the old 10-6 format it would've made it way more interesting. I remember wh...
by Fiki
Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New points system
Replies: 118
Views: 3478

Re: New points system

I wonder what the point of this scheme may be. If the aim of the new points scheme is to have a key to the distribution of the prize money, then surely that can be worked out in whatever way they want?
by Fiki
Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Newey Leaving Red Bull
Replies: 119
Views: 3984

Re: Newey Leaving Red Bull

This is a play by Horner and Newey to get rid of Marco and Verstappen clan. Newey leaves, Vestappens get worried about car development, run to another team. Marco loses his power without Verstappens, retires. Newey come back after a year of sabbatical (sailing around the world/whatever). Horner and...
by Fiki
Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Newey Leaving Red Bull
Replies: 119
Views: 3984

Re: Newey Leaving Red Bull

This is a play by Horner and Newey to get rid of Marco and Verstappen clan. Newey leaves, Vestappens get worried about car development, run to another team. Marco loses his power without Verstappens, retires. Newey come back after a year of sabbatical (sailing around the world/whatever). Horner and...
by Fiki
Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Newey Leaving Red Bull
Replies: 119
Views: 3984

Re: Newey Leaving Red Bull

This is a play by Horner and Newey to get rid of Marco and Verstappen clan. Newey leaves, Vestappens get worried about car development, run to another team. Marco loses his power without Verstappens, retires. Newey come back after a year of sabbatical (sailing around the world/whatever). Horner and...
by Fiki
Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

This was even more extreme/visible in the sprint. Verstappen was defending from Sainz in the first 4 laps or so, then suddenly he got up to speed and by the last few laps he was 1.5 seconds quicker than everyone. It’s clear that the RB20 is deliberately set-up to be as light on the tyres as possibl...
by Fiki
Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

Happy to have gotten pretty close there :) I was much too young to have understand his maestria, but I would love to have seen him and Fangio (and Stewart, and Ickx and pre-accident Lauda, and ... and ... ) in action myself. Well, wouldn't we all? I missed most of the 70s and all of the eras before...
by Fiki
Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

That would have been Jim Clark, correct? He was my childhood hero, but I don't really have a favourite driver. Happy to have gotten pretty close there :) I was much too young to have understand his maestria, but I would love to have seen him and Fangio (and Stewart, and Ickx and pre-accident Lauda,...
by Fiki
Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 381
Views: 18979

Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread

Where did I write anything about pit lane and access roads? These are not part of the circuit. In my of my previous posts I made an explicit exception to pit entry and to pit exit and of course access roads are not part of the race track. The fact that circuit racing needs to be policed on the natu...
by Fiki
Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Replies: 1217
Views: 55849

Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?

Sprint qualy china, the moment rain fell down, Max fell to 4th. He is not the 2nd coming of jesus. Good explanation for that. Look how gentle Red Bull is on it's tyres. Although obviously he isn't literally the second coming of Christ.... As far as I know. This was even more extreme/visible in the ...