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by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The Official George Russell Thread
Replies: 414
Views: 46578

Re: The Official George Russell Thread

Memories of Schumacher storming into the Mclaren pit after Coulthard took him off at a wet Spa one year. Schumacher should have been banned for life. Not for the pit lane willy waving, but for what he did on the track after the collision with DC. He continued on track on three wheels, a hundred mph...
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Ferrari vs. Red Bull - 2022
Replies: 558
Views: 53317

Re: Ferrari vs. Red Bull - 2022

pokerman wrote:
Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:46 am
Verstappen under pressure doesn't make silly driving errors,
Can this be true? I mean, if crashing into your opponent to prevent him beating you isn't an error... surely you're not suggesting it's deliberate? :twisted:
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:56 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Ferrari vs. Red Bull - 2022
Replies: 558
Views: 53317

Re: Ferrari vs. Red Bull - 2022

I think the Ferrari is the marginally better car overall, but there's not much in it. Whether they beat the Bulls over the whole season depends largely on which team gets the most consistent performance from both drivers. If they're smart, both teams will already have told their drivers who's #1 and...
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who will end their career with the most wins?
Replies: 953
Views: 307771

Re: Who will end their career with the most wins?

I don't think anyone will ever surpass Hamilton, simply because no team will ever again be allowed to dominate for the length of time that Merc has. The powers that be say they want closer competition, and if they're sincere in that then they're going to achieve it long before Verstappen or anyone e...
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How successful will each young driver be?
Replies: 28
Views: 2082

Re: How successful will each young driver be?

mikeyg123 wrote:
Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:48 pm

Ocon has won
Oh, OK.
See... he's SO forgettable.

Well he won't win another one unless half the field crashes out. :D
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Who will be the UK's next World Champion?
Replies: 32
Views: 1805

Re: Who will be the UK's next World Champion?

I voted A.N. Other

If Ferrari and Red Bull dominate for the next few years, the next British WDC may be someone who's not even in F1 yet. If I were a betting man I don't think I'd get good odds on any of the current Brits, but I might get a good price on Olli Caldwell.
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How successful will each young driver be?
Replies: 28
Views: 2082

Re: How successful will each young driver be?

Of those who have not yet won a race: Can win in a good enough car: Norris Russell Zhou Albon (outside bet, maybe one or two if enough other people DNF) Will never win no matter how good the car is: Ocon Schumacher Stroll Tsunoda And of those who have already won races, Leclerc and Verstappen will o...
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How successful will each young driver be?
Replies: 28
Views: 2082

Re: How successful will each young driver be?

As for Stroll, my prediction that he will win 6 races is less based on his skill and more based on the fact that his father will eventually get him a top car. Having the best car is no guarantee. Remember Kovalainen? He had a great car in 2008. His team mate won the championship, whereas he scored ...
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 367
Views: 14700

Re: 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread

pokerman wrote:
Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:11 pm
... it would also explain Russell having more physical problems than Hamilton, and again more downforce better tyre warm up.
Russell's physique might also be a contributing factor. He's considrably taller than Hamilton and lying quite flat in the car presumably puts more leverage on his spine.
by Andy_S
Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Why have Mercedes dropped the ball?
Replies: 65
Views: 6266

Re: Why have Mercedes dropped the ball?

The teams suffering the most from bouncing are the teams that have relied most heavily on the wind tunnel. Schoolboy error! The wind tunnel only tells you how the car moves through the air - it doesn't tell you how the road moves under the car. And if that comment doesn't seem to make sense, all mot...
by Andy_S
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 367
Views: 14700

Re: 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread

Thank God the porpoising doesn't occur whilst in the middle of fast corners . It does. That's why they took out one of the DRS zones in Melbourne. A potentially bigger problem than porpoising in fast turns is fast turns on bumpy tracks. I think Spa is going to be a total nightmare and possibly Inte...
by Andy_S
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:04 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 367
Views: 14700

Re: 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread

F1Tyrant wrote:
Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:18 pm
This is utter rubbish.
No, it's an opinion. How devastating it must be for you to know that people other than yourself are allowed to express one.
by Andy_S
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:01 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Ferrari vs. Red Bull - 2022
Replies: 558
Views: 53317

Re: Ferrari vs. Red Bull - 2022

When the ground effect is working properly it becomes a power formula, and that's always going to be Ferrari. If all the cars were driven by identical robots, Ferrari would 1-2 every race.
by Andy_S
Mon Apr 25, 2022 5:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 367
Views: 14700

Re: 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Race Thread

I wouldn't blame Hamilton for losing motivation after what happened last season. I believe he would have retired at the end of last season when he should have won his 8th. Many people have tried to make comparisons to other sports on how last season ended and you would need to go to stupid lengths ...
by Andy_S
Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix
Replies: 50
Views: 3074

Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2022 E Dell'Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix

For me it was between Norris and Russell. Russell gets the nod for finishing a million light years ahead of his team mate and fended off an uncharacteristically competent Bottas. Norris also wiped the floor with his team mate, but a lot of that was of Ricciardo's own making so difficult to say how m...
by Andy_S
Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:39 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 23024

Re: 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread

Oh look, the FIA ballsed up the safety car AND virtual safety car procedures.

Surprise, anyone?
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:23 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?
Replies: 194
Views: 13474

Re: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?

There's no need for "guidelines", you just need rules that are the same for everyone, at every race, at every corner, on every lap. "Guidelines" means the exact opposite of that... it means the rules are optional, and that's precisely why last year was such a farce - and I don't just mean the final ...
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Top 10 points
Replies: 34
Views: 3161

Re: Top 10 points

Grrr, keep hitting the quote button instead of the edit button. My bad.
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Top 10 points
Replies: 34
Views: 3161

Re: Top 10 points

Dupe
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Top 10 points
Replies: 34
Views: 3161

Re: Top 10 points

I think it's fine the way it is. If there's too much of a points spread between positions what you end up with is a medal table... who's got the most wins? if that's a tie, who's got the most P2s etc etc and before the season is half done the final positions are pretty much established. Having a tig...
by Andy_S
Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:56 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 255
Views: 26646

Re: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread

I like what I've seen from the new cars. It was clear from the very first lap that following is much easier. Bahrain has always been decent for wheel to wheel racing due to the slow corners and long back to back straights, but it was clear they could follow much better through the long fast corners...
by Andy_S
Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:37 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Bahrain 2022
Replies: 29
Views: 2344

Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Bahrain 2022

are people basing stroll vs hulkenberg just on qualifying? Not sure how anyone could say hulkenberg did the better job on race day. It's not just about the result. He came on as sub at a moment's notice and had no time in a new-era F1 car before FP1. For him to be within a tenth of Stroll by the en...
by Andy_S
Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:20 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Leclerc vs Sainz
Replies: 89
Views: 9366

Re: Leclerc vs Sainz

I'm not willing to pass judgement yet. Their head-to-head last year is, I think, irrelevant now because they are suddenly driving a car that can reasonably be expected to score regular wins, and that's a position neither of them have been in before. At the moment it looks like Charles is hungrier an...
by Andy_S
Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:51 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Bahrain 2022
Replies: 29
Views: 2344

Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Bahrain 2022

are people basing stroll vs hulkenberg just on qualifying? Not sure how anyone could say hulkenberg did the better job on race day. It's not just about the result. He came on as sub at a moment's notice and had no time in a new-era F1 car before FP1. For him to be within a tenth of Stroll by the en...
by Andy_S
Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:30 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 255
Views: 26646

Re: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread

[Mercedes] need to go back to their old sidepods. They already have the parts. That would be the fastest fix. I don't think the sidepods are the problem per se. The car is still porpoising badly. All the other teams have managed to dial most of that out, so they'll figure it out soon enough. When t...
by Andy_S
Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:03 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 289
Views: 28212

Re: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

https://i.imgur.com/oSgZTnK.png Source - Imgur I'm surprised - and a little bit worried - to see Russell a second behind Hamilton. Not remotely surprised to see a similar gap from Albon to Latifi, but Zho has no excuse for being that far behind his team mate. Being a rookie doesn't get you off the ...
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:01 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: "It's only live once"
Replies: 40
Views: 4489

Re: "It's only live once"

I usually watch the full coverage non-live, ie. when it suits me best. To clarify, as I'm sure many people who can watch live as it happens don't want to get up at bonkers o'clock for races on the wrong side of the world, I'm making the distinction between the type of coverage, not necessarily when...
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 289
Views: 28212

Re: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

programmer wrote:
Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:14 pm
Mercedes is in trouble right now,
Yes, but Hamilton's been moaning about the tyres, which everyone knows is code for "Everything's working perfectly". Merc are notorious sandbaggers and I don't think the other teams will read too much into their performance until Quali starts.
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: "It's only live once"
Replies: 40
Views: 4489

"It's only live once"

^ The tag line Sky has adopted to get more people to give them their money. I cancelled my Sky Sports subscription last year as I didn't consider it good value for money, and the Brundles seemed to be competing with each other to see who could be the most annoying. In the end I decided that the priv...
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Zero tolerance track limits rules for 2022
Replies: 99
Views: 7717

Re: Zero tolerance track limits rules for 2022

Oh look, a swear filter.
How quaint. :-P
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:15 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Zero tolerance track limits rules for 2022
Replies: 99
Views: 7717

Re: Zero tolerance track limits rules for 2022

The drivers have been told that from now the white lines will define the track limits, To which the drivers no doubt responded No fairy cakes, Sherlock. It's precisely what everyone with an ounce of commonsense has been saying all along. In fact "...Drivers will be judged to have left the track if ...
by Andy_S
Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Any does not mean all
Replies: 16
Views: 1982

Re: Any does not mean all

Alienturnedhuman wrote:
Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:25 am
I was curious if there were any other ways it could be abused,
In fact it could be abused in ALL conceivable other ways. :D
by Andy_S
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42394

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

It saddens me to see the exultant response to Masi's demise. Hamilton has 40 million reasons to drive this season, 7 WDC's to compensate him as well as the respect of all his peers as the best driver of his generation. In the great scheme of things he's lost nothing! Spare athought for the guy whos...
by Andy_S
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lapped Cars
Replies: 116
Views: 8394

Re: Lapped Cars

Andy_S wrote:
Fri Feb 18, 2022 3:19 pm
.., the answer is to abolish the safety car entirely and just use VSC or Black Flag.
I meant Red of course. Surprised no one spotted that. :-)
by Andy_S
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42394

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

Paolo_Lasardi wrote:
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:02 pm
I expect that Masi will leave FIA and - with some little time in between - will join Red Bull or a related company.
Maybe he's already on the payroll, said the feline surrounded by flying rats. ;-)
by Andy_S
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: PF1 TMW 2022 Predictions: Red Bull and Ferrari
Replies: 34
Views: 3493

Re: PF1 TMW 2022 Predictions: Red Bull and Ferrari

I doubt Perez will be allowed to challenge Verstappen. With Verstappen's "win or crash" attitude to racing, any attempt by Perez to beat his team mate would likely result in both cars being destroyed. I've gone for Leclerc because I think he and Sainz are each capable of beating the other but Lecler...
by Andy_S
Fri Feb 18, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lapped Cars
Replies: 116
Views: 8394

Re: Lapped Cars

The issue with not letting cars unlap is that if a car is fighting another, and the leader just laps the second car before a safety car comes out, then the car that is lapped will end up nearly a whole lap behind the car who they are fighting who wasn’t yet lapped Yes, it would be unfair on the bac...
by Andy_S
Fri Feb 18, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Like those new wheels, do you?
Replies: 21
Views: 3396

Re: Like those new wheels, do you?

I'm in two minds about which tyre I prefer on an aesthetic level, but the technical issue for the teams is the changes they will have had to make to the suspension. A lot of the cars' vertical movement comes from the tyres and they won't be able to continue that to the same degree with the LP tyres....
by Andy_S
Fri Feb 18, 2022 3:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lapped Cars
Replies: 116
Views: 8394

Re: Lapped Cars

Agree with the above. If there are lapped cars between two competitors, it's because the leader has put them there. Unlapping makes that effort meaningless. It's bad enough that the SC wipes out the time gap the leader has built... removing obstacles that the challenger would legitimately have to pa...