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- Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:19 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: New points system
- Replies: 91
- Views: 2014
Re: New points system
A colleague (not a big F1 fan just suggested that if the if you want to encourage overtakes, there has to massive reward Vs risk, so for points, use the Fibonacci sequence from last place through to first. I ike it, a win is 4,181 points!. Do those here understand that the ratio between the last tw...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:07 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
- Replies: 637
- Views: 165751
Re: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
He is never getting a top drive again. He has achieved everything he ever will in F1 and would leave the sport with a 12 season career, 10 race wins and be seen as a respected driver who was a step short of being a top driver. Bottas could go to Indycar or something and be very competitive. I don't...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:02 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 380
- Views: 11100
Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
t2jd1967's view is that tracks should be designed in a way that the fastest way to navigate the track is always by staying on track at every point. Hence no need for artificial track limits rules to be applied. Whilst I agree this would be better it's also totally unrealistic. Since any track has t...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
- Replies: 790
- Views: 47616
Re: Is Hamilton ruining Max’s legacy?
Perez is weaker than Bottas, so Max has absolutely no problem cruising to titles each year. I wonder if he still enjoys it ? You think Bottas would be a challenge for Verstappen? He might be closer in qualifying but I don't see him being ahead more than a couple of times in the year; definitely les...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:14 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Newey Leaving Red Bull
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1060
Re: Newey Leaving Red Bull
Another thought... Will Newey be allowed to walk into another team or will he have a contract he has to wait out? Looks like an off-year - contractually... (As I understand they outlawed such stipulations in the US in the last few weeks.) The reporter stated: "As I understand it, he would have to s...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 380
- Views: 11100
Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
Having watched the two video's, I would say that Zanardi's overtake is borderline okay, but really it is the design of the track that is wrong there, so perhaps having a better deterrent would have avoided the off-track overtake. Verstappen's overtake is totally okay, that is just poor circuit desi...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:21 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: New points system
- Replies: 91
- Views: 2014
Re: New points system
I'd be in favor of all cars getting points - as it provides a mechanism to more effectively score the efforts of the "also-rans" from the true "back-markers". The highest point of the scale could certainly change to manage the differentiation between the top performers (hey, you could make the point...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 842
- Views: 30793
Re: Silly Season 2025
Sainz would be incredibly stupid to take the Audi drive over an absolute certain WDC shot in a Red Bull in 2025. If Audi don't get Sainz they'll likely pair 38 year old Hulkenberg with 36 year old Bottas. It's not like the Audi opportunity isn't going to come back around. I completely disagree. "IF...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:20 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
- Replies: 637
- Views: 165751
Re: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
Frustratingly hard to gauge the drivers' performances when stuff like setup (see Lewis the last race) and tyre managing are so important. But I digress.. Setup and tyre management are crucial elements of a driver's skill set. I don't think it's possible to gauge a driver's performance without consi...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
- Replies: 637
- Views: 165751
Re: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
Sorry about being a bit obtuse -TheGiantHogweed wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:15 pmI don't quite follow how this related to my post? Am i missing something?
Albert King from "Born under a bad sign": "If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all."
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
- Replies: 637
- Views: 165751
Re: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
I don't believe in such things, but it almost does seem like bottas is cursed with bad luck throughout last season and this one. He vertually never gets a chance to stand out and when he looks solid this year, the team mess up or he had reliability or damage issues. Bottas and Hulkenberg both looke...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:06 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 842
- Views: 30793
Re: Silly Season 2025
A picture speaks louder than a 1000 words? https://i.postimg.cc/XqLrkVnL/GLrk-C86-XUAEYIf-K.jpg Source - Postimage Interesting event captured by the now ubiquitous smart phone camera: https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1c9efur/albert_fabrega_moments_from_the_paddock_after_the/ What does it ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 4638
Re: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Sorry. I'm not usually this grumpy. I didn't sleep well last night. ... visions of Dino locking you out of the house at night ... (I know, I'm showing my age! :D ) :lol: WILMA!!!!!!!! :) Actually ~"ALICE!!!!!!" ;-0 - if you go back to the 1950s origins ("The Honeymooners"). In some ways, it's nice ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:49 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 842
- Views: 30793
Re: Silly Season 2025
Mercedes left a door open for both Vettel and Verstappen, that's why Bottas was on 1 year contracts, what rivalry does Verstappen have with Alonso, Alonso is always championing him. And what about Ricciardo? Who you like to point out has beaten both of those drivers. Was he not rated higher than Bo...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Silly Season 2025
- Replies: 842
- Views: 30793
Re: Silly Season 2025
I fully understand why RB doesn't go for Alonso or Hamilton, the superstars of the past. Then again, I didn't expect Ferrari to sign Hamilton either, so ... ;-) I agree - Alonso's/Hamilton's best value is as a mentor to a high-potential junior racer. If that's the overall case, yes, it is kind of s...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 98
- Views: 3918
Re: 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Race Thread
But unlike Leclerc, Lewis throws his team under the bus every chance he gets. I bet Ferrari can't wait for Lewis' detailed car drawing for next year's challenger :lol: You don't hear the Ferrari drivers criticising their car, that's interesting. Not in the same vein that Lewis has repeatedly done o...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:27 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Who will end their career with the most wins?
- Replies: 973
- Views: 312467
Re: Who will end their career with the most wins?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53645894184_9320973202_b.jpg Shouldnt this be with axes reversed ? So, the top line would be the fastest ? Yes, the canonical method for graphing is to put the independent variable (# of GPs) on the X-axis and the dependent variable (number of wins) on the Y-axis.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: This Is Getting Ridiculous. Felipe Massa is Looking At Legal Options Over 2008 F1 Title Outcome.
- Replies: 571
- Views: 33760
Re: This Is Getting Ridiculous. Felipe Massa is Looking At Legal Options Over 2008 F1 Title Outcome.
And this is not too different to 2021 when you compare what was done and how poorly each situation was handled. I would say the essential difference is quite clear and significant; whatever there was to know in order to protest and appeal in 2021, was known on the day of the assumed wrong itself. A...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Japanese Grand Prix
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1012
Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Japanese Grand Prix
I would say Sainz and Tsunoda. I don't actually understand the votes for Leclerc, he was not on an inferior strategy and lost the fight with his teammate on Saturday. If Leclerc matching Sainz on race day makes him driver of the day, well then the tide has truly turned. The whole concept of DOTD se...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
- Replies: 244
- Views: 39745
Re: The Official Carlos Sainz Jr. Thread
Sainz seems to be a lot more "solid" and reliable than Leclerc. In my work environment, "heroes" who rescue you from horrible, short-sighted situations are almost universally better rewarded than "yeoman" performers who keep you out of trouble (a common reflection on the prevailing management cultur...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:26 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 9800
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
I take it you didn't bother to read the stewards' report on the matter? Why do you always hit me with some laborious admin work just to reveal that it was actually 100m before the braking zone not 200m as if it makes any difference to the point about braking unpredictably early or excessively for a...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:51 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
- Replies: 461
- Views: 30315
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:44 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 380
- Views: 11100
Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
BiB - This quite clearly isn't true. There's gravel at the end of the main straight in Australia. If a car ends up there then it's dangerous. A brake failure or a big collision between two cars and then the car in the gravel is in the firing line. Would it not make sense to deploy a regular single ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 380
- Views: 11100
Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
I think an extra few SC's a season would be well worth not having to endure concrete run offs. I don't even believe there's a need for bringing out the SC simply because there's a car in a gravel trap somewhere. It's off the track, and therefore not in a dangerous place. I have always thought that ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:19 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 380
- Views: 11100
Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
I think an extra few SC's a season would be well worth not having to endure concrete run offs. I don't even believe there's a need for bringing out the SC simply because there's a car in a gravel trap somewhere. It's off the track, and therefore not in a dangerous place. I have always thought that ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:58 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 488
- Views: 9800
Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Racing could be just as unfair in the 80s just perhaps in different ways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulV75GP2CiU If this sequence of events involving Senna and Rosberg happened today nobody would ever stop talking about it. There was just no social media back then to magnify controversies. A v...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 380
- Views: 11100
Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
It's significantly easier to judge the white line limit on a bike than an F1 car. You can see all of your wheel for a start and you're head is centric with the wheels. Problem F1 has we are policing track limits to the millimeter, and the drivers will push the limit to the millimeter. You see two c...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
- Replies: 461
- Views: 30315
Re: Christian Horner Allegations Thread
I think there's a pretty clear argument for Red Bull bringing the sport into disrepute if they're actually engaging in a coverup. It's drawn international attention at this point, and it's getting people that don't normally care about F1 to suddenly notice it in a bad light. Maybe; maybe not. It's ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 278
- Views: 6473
Re: 2024 Australia Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Is Sainz fit to drive? That will be decided thursday, when he has to pass an FIA-test. This is from msn.com: On Thursday at Albert Park, the Spaniard is due for the FIA’s mandatory medical evaluations, which include a crucial driver extraction exercise. This test is quite demanding as it requires t...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:19 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Saving F1
- Replies: 175
- Views: 8680
Re: Saving F1
The efficiency of the ICE is notoriously low - because of the inherent thermodynamic limits of the Otto cycle. A site (that may be biased - https://insideevs.com/features/392202/ice-vs-ev-inefficient-combustion-engine/) cites the following efficiencies. Even if off by a substantial amount, they're p...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:58 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
- Replies: 380
- Views: 11100
Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
Like I said just laziness, let the sensors do the work regardless of whether they are doing the job properly. Well, it eliminates the human factor. No system or person is infallible and having both in place will lead to protests. Imagine the sensor indicating movement, but not visible on the camera...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:52 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1 as viewed in the US
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1074
Re: F1 as viewed in the US
Hahahaha imagine paying a subscription to get called a dips*** and a*****e Who is AJ Hawk? Tony Hawk's little brother? As Peter Cook once said (in The Frog and Peach), "well, I wrote them a letter" - exactly to that effect. Their web site structure is absolutely abysmal. I get ESPN bundled in as pa...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Female Racing Drivers
- Replies: 3341
- Views: 732932
Re: Female Racing Drivers
Absolutely! Wishing the best to you!!! Keep up with the positive attitude (as it matters a lot).
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
- Replies: 122
- Views: 4189
Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
In a situation like this why not just allow all the drivers past the stricken car to complete their laps before throwing the red flag? One word, safety. What would be unsafe about it? The drivers already passed him have a clear track and those that don't will have to back off and go slow. Yeah, "sa...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1 as viewed in the US
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1074
F1 as viewed in the US
This is really sad. I finished watching SA 2024 FP2 a bit ago in the US - Sky broadcast carried by ESPN in the US. Immediately afterwards, the next show came on and opined thusly. Please - for those not in the US (the great majority), please understand what sports (particularly motorsports) are like...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:46 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Beleriand's Statistical Corner
- Replies: 173
- Views: 46121
Re: Beleriand's Statistical Corner
EPROM: You are undoubtably the best qualified on this site within the statistical univers, so you are very welcome to use this thread as a platform for presenting ideas and numbers that you find interesting. That was bacically the purpose of this thread when I started it a little more than four yea...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What is more interesting?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3379
Re: What is more interesting?
I feel like it depends on the quality of racing. I much preferred 2019 - 2020 to 2014 - 2016 for example. Purely because the racing was so much better. Excellent response. The real answer of course is "it depends." T he reality is that the majority of seasons are not incredible exciting from a spor...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:06 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Hamilton Vs Teammates
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2184
Re: Hamilton Vs Teammates
For those with sufficient interest, would it make sense for some interested members to import some various forms of F1 data from a Wikipedia data set (which seems to not exist) or from some other dataset? Or maybe add data to some dataset? A few years ago, I was refreshing on "R" (based on "S"...), ...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:48 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Beleriand's Statistical Corner
- Replies: 173
- Views: 46121
Re: Beleriand's Statistical Corner
We all talk about how strong Verstappen is compared with Perez, and the difference between them is a fact. But based on my Elo-score it's only the second biggest difference in strength between team mates at this moment. The biggest difference is between Albon and Sargeant. Unfortunately for Albon n...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Drive to Survive
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2952
Re: Drive to Survive
have never watched not one episode and don't plan on watching, its just not my cup of tea You actually do learn some things you were not aware of. It might be a useful service for some who watch the series to post on a thread here of such things learned (or at least presented on the series - with a...