planetf1.com

Ennis

I don't think Chilton's feat had ever been achieved either, until 2013. You mean, the most impressive "0" points achievement in one season in the history of F1? All 19 races crossing the finish line, and all with null points. That must be unprecedented. It granted him with the last, the 23th place ...

Ennis

I agree that perhaps Hulk isnt as good as some think, but I cant think of any logical explanation which someone could use to put Sutil above him. I'm not sure Sutil carries the kind of money that others do or something that can really make a dent on a team? It really is about markets though. A Mexi...

Ennis

Impressive for me this season: Vettel: It was without doubt he was a great driver anyway, he seems to have set about eradicating what were his weaknesses. Rosberg: Showed that he can compete with the best this year. Most likely an issue of being underrated due to the car in the past. Grosjean: Was a...

Ennis

All well and good for European audiences, but the rest of the world need to get up at some godforsaken hour to watch. Those on the other side of Australia probably won't be able to watch the race as they'll need to be going to (or be at) work at the time the race starts. Shame, really. I've never s...

Ennis

without wanting to go into the whole tyre debate again, IMO it's not so much the durability of the tyres that has been the issue, but their fragility under stress. Who can forget Mansell's epic charge at Silverstone in 1987 where he broke the lap record 11 times over 28 laps and eliminated a 29 sec...

Ennis

Actually going to work for McClaren wouldn't be a bad deal for Ross. Since their Maranello consultant group fell on hard times they have been on the back foot. Nice Honda engine and a spy at Red Bull and they are right back in the hunt. Then Ross becomes the reason for the resurgence, Mercedes cont...

Ennis

Ok so we've had the same champion for the last 4 years (not knocking him, any way you look at it he's either very good or everyone else is very very bad) and had by and large the same drivers chasing him in vain. Coupled with that we have tyres that are more and more fragile to the extent where the...

Ennis

Always felt Coulthard was a bit underrated, although was worried it was my Scottish bias at play.

Not in the very top bracket of drivers but deserves a black in the bracket below imo.

Ennis

I like the idea. If you make stronger tyres people will still not push but aim for 0 stop strategies at times. Enforced pit stops are way to force people to push, at least leaving them no benefit in not doing so. A ll this tall about artificial - the entire sport is artificial and always has been !...

Ennis

I like the idea. If you make stronger tyres people will still not push but aim for 0 stop strategies at times. Enforced pit stops are way to force people to push, at least leaving them no benefit in not doing so.

All this tall about artificial - the entire sport is artificial and always has been!

Ennis

WDC standings if everyone was in a Marussia might be a better question. I don't think it would make much difference which car, one has to assume drivers are/have time to become/ familiar with the car. Maybe I just want to see them drive something more difficult. See who would come out on top of tha...

Ennis

I thought it was common knowledge what Red Bull have? The fantastic exhaust system which pushes the tyres in to the ground (layman's) when Vettel slams on the gas which stops the 'slide' that other drivers such as Alonso suffer when they attempt the same thing. Other teams have tried to replicate it...

Ennis

Lol please, that's a 850HP Le Mans prototype, and the batteries last 15 minutes. Please give an example of an electric road car that people would actually drive... Oh wait, I'll give it to you, the Toyota Prius, the Nissan Leaf, and those kind of boring cars. And if you're kinda poor, then you can ...

Ennis

iwbach1234 wrote:Will the Jerez test be brodcasted on TV?? Sky Sports or BBC or whatever?

Unsure, but given Sky will have had a channel with no new action from the sport it is dedicated to for over 2 months...

Ennis

Perez & Hulk would be a great lineup and one that could potentially be a WCC winning lineup if in a faster car (I know, you could apply this to anyone but I'm hoping you get the point). Do feel for Di Resta and was a bit miffed at why they would have Sutil over him but can't really argue about him b...

Ennis

The engines can only be so powerful and we're not going to push far beyond our current top speed. Why not 'downgrade' the engines and force them to get more from less? I've never understood the obsessive nature of people around this type of thing. We restrict them more so they do have to innovate, o...

Ennis

Maldonado is a better driver than he has shown this season and I previously quite liked his style, however his arrogance this weekend has me wishing him nothing but failure. I think arrogance is an important part of any high level sportsman (or most professionals, some just hide it) but the way he s...

Ennis

Yeah, let's all put on blinders and completely ignore the fact that Vettel and RB have almost always been better in the second half of the season.... Removing DNF as they can be fairly random and sporadic and not always indicative of 'form': 2010 - Stronger avg position in first half of season 2011...

Ennis

Despite the issues Red Bull was having with the initial spec tires Vettel was still leading the WDC. Even if it wasn't dominating it was still the best overall package so there was a good chance given the post summer break that they seem to excel at, there was a good chance that they still would ha...

Ennis

So what are we saying - points totals are a more important measure than wins and positions? Where have I heard that argument before? It does not matter what we say. This is what Simon says: Points totals are more important when Rosberg has fewer, Wins are more important when Jenson has fewer, Champ...

Ennis

There's probably an agreement to let Webber win his final GP in Brazil. That would mean an end to Vettel's winning streak and the next time he would have a chance to win again might be in Melbourne 2014. If Red Bull is still dominant/top team. And that's one big if. I'm not so sure about that one t...

Ennis

Didn't they remove it a couple of races ago (or the race prior to this, at least)?

I'm sure I heard a lot of talk from them around the exhaust being theoretically an improvement but in practice it was actually hindering them.

Ennis

I think people are reading far too much in to this (as usual for this forum it seems). It was mostly let's appreciate this whilst we've got it. I'm sure he's conscious that this type of dominance is rare verging on never happened ever - appreciate it cause it won't happen forever. We're one race awa...

Ennis

i am neutral fan i have no loyalty no one but i will admit im a huge fan of real talent ware it be young drivers like kyvat or current but what i dont like drivers that hog the sport for others and then end up missing a great chance to shine button is such a example Think that's unfair on Button, I...

Ennis

I think part of the thing about Button is he just doesn't seem a very fast driver but seems to get results. Hard to explain. I don't rate him very highly (better than your average guy but poorer than your average WDC), yet his drive from the back was one of the best I've seen and he consistently rac...

Ennis

Sebs success is down to being much better than his team mate. There is absolutely no evidence that the Redbull requires any different specific driving style than any other car on the grid. He may well now be quicker than his teammate regardless but his driving style fits the car - all the evidence ...

Ennis

The problem is that his incredible raw speed was put down to him rather than the car. The Sauber that year is one of the most underrated cars of all time. Look at Perez's qualifying record. He was struggling to outqualify Kobayashi who was not even faster than an old De La Rosa. Perez is just not f...

Ennis

Perez may not of had the best year, but I don't think McLaren are dumping him on his performances alone. He was only a stop gap solution, and there is no room for him long term. They think Kevin is the long term solution and 2015 is a perfect year for a rookie at McLaren. If he turns out to be the ...

Ennis

Perez is a young, talented driver. Would be sad to see him go. Is he WDC material? Maybe not yet, but he's certainly not a bad driver. Bearing in mind he has to adapt to a new team, a new car and his competition has been a mainstay there for years he's not done badly. Also that all his planning woul...

Ennis

Vettel wins 4 WDCs. In 2007 and 2008 the Red Bull was crap and Alonso could only do so much. In 2008, Newey was no longer focused on the STRF, but his design was taken to great heights by the STRF team with Seb behind the wheel. If Seb came over to RBR in 2009, Alonso would leave - based on his beh...

Ennis

I wouldn't say this removes all credibility, it happens in every sport.

It tends to be quite rare that anything dramatically changes. Lotus were on course for 4th prior to this move and seem to have now cemented it.

Ennis

On talent you'd say Chilton followed by Guitierrez - I suspect they'll both be driving next season though.

Think one of the 'good but not quite good enough' guys will be the one to suffer - Sutil, Di Resta, Perez, Maldonado..

Ennis

Yep. I get bored with it too. Saving tyres, saving fuel. No-one goes flat-out anymore (which is evidenced by Vettel's constant pit radios to slow down and 'not risk it' (and by 'it' they mean going as fast as he can to get the fastest lap)). It makes it dull as you know they're not trying their har...

Ennis

I suppose with F1 fans you mean people who watch F1 not because of a certain driver. I think almost everyone has their faves and non-faves. I also see much more fanboyism these days. Fans from 1 driver seem to be a bit more vocal than others. Some Kimi fans appear childish, very sensitive and aggre...

Ennis

mikeyg123 wrote:This is Bernie's Idea from 2002! Honestly I really think it would be very exciting but it just isn't F1. We would also have to have some system for deciding who the 20 drivers are.

Agree with this - it would be good viewing but it just doesn't sit quite right with me.

Ennis

the WCC spots would make no difference, the points for the wcc are static as in you do not get the multiplier effect. its only in the WDC you do. The cars / teams would be evaluated based on all 3 practice sessions by a panel of experts who have all the telemetry data and then each team awarded a m...

Ennis

Not really. Far too many ideas to try and stop Vettel when seasons like this are the exception rather than the rule.

Ennis

So Alonso definitely saw Vergne. Why didnt he lift off? Why would he? Initially he was absolutely fine where he was, afterwards he was forced off. Why would a driver allow himself to be disadvantaged even more when someone is forcing him off the track? He'd already lost a small amount of time by ne...

Ennis

Some people think that he is bad because he has done, and has benefited from, unsporting actions. There's nothing else to it. As for being not great at PR? He is the arguably the most blatant and bold self promoter of all of the drivers. For example, “You always want to have another set of tyres an...

Ennis

Rules say Vergne should have let him space But the situation says Vergne couldn´t see him because he was looking to his right (right corner) and Alonso was at his rear left So it´s a race incident, plain simple Up to this point I can agree, except that the rules about leaving space speak about a pa...

Search found 1824 matches