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- Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:12 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Ferrari Foolish
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7867
Re: Ferrari Foolish
Good call by Ferrari then, they finished as high as they could? On the other hand, Alonso would most probably have finished in exactly the same position if he had been on the standard strategy. Possibly but by taking the chance they opened up another strategy. But how does starting on the hard tyre...
- Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:01 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Pit Lane Camera Man
- Replies: 188
- Views: 32151
Re: Pit Lane Camera Man
Much too lenient, if that is true. Teams will stretch risks at pitstops (and Red Bull is leading this approach) until someone dies. This penalty does not set incentives to take more caution.Water wrote:A fine of 30000€, apparently.
- Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:58 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Ferrari Foolish
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7867
Re: Ferrari Foolish
On the other hand, Alonso would most probably have finished in exactly the same position if he had been on the standard strategy.Neutrality wrote:Good call by Ferrari then, they finished as high as they could?
- Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:44 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Pit Lane Camera Man
- Replies: 188
- Views: 32151
Re: Pit Lane Camera Man
Yeah, that freak accident after (not during) the race.Toby. wrote:Unfortunately that "long, long time" was now three races ago.Paolo_Lasardi wrote: This was the closest of someone getting killed during a F1 race for a long, long time!
- Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:41 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Pit Lane Camera Man
- Replies: 188
- Views: 32151
Re: Pit Lane Camera Man
The poor guy was massively injured and Red Bull is a repeat offender in terms of letting cars go without the wheels properly fitted. Some punishments is due, IMO. They take too much risks in order to be quicker and quicker in doing the stops. This was the closest of someone getting killed during a F...
- Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Official Tyre Thread
- Replies: 1582
- Views: 275343
Re: Official Tyre Thread
As important as bringig new tyres (or even more important) are the following issues IMO: - FIA should enforce Pirelli recommendations as being mandatory rules in order to prevent extreme tyre pressures and cambers as well as swapping of tyres by the teams. Violations of the tyre manufacturers recomm...
- Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:55 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Pirelli have ruined F1 for almost everyone!!!!!
- Replies: 130
- Views: 20987
Re: Pirelli have ruined F1 for almost everyone!!!!!
Well, the tyres were cut, most probably due to a specific curb (so it was always and only the left rear tyre). What does that imply? - first of all, curbs should not cut into tyres - second, high or low degrading, even hard or soft tyre is not related to the tyres getting dangerously cut - too low t...
- Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:38 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Pirelli have ruined F1 for almost everyone!!!!!
- Replies: 130
- Views: 20987
Re: Pirelli have ruined F1 for almost everyone!!!!!
I can't believe that MOST people are siding with Pirelli! Pirelli should be booted out of F1 because they are bringing sport into danger! They are incompetent to create a product that complies with basic safety standards. Ban them with immediate effect! :lol: So, you are laughing at lack of the saf...
- Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:29 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Pirelli have ruined F1 for almost everyone!!!!!
- Replies: 130
- Views: 20987
Re: Pirelli have ruined F1 for almost everyone!!!!!
Ban them with immediate effect!Lt. Drebin wrote:I can't believe that MOST people are siding with Pirelli! Pirelli should be booted out of F1 because they are bringing sport into danger! They are incompetent to create a product that complies with basic safety standards.
- Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:47 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Qualifying Hero of the British Grand Prix?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4900
Re: Qualifying Hero of the British Grand Prix?
Bianchi beating Chilton in his living room by 1.7 s.
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:44 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: YDT - who'll be driving?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 10329
Re: YDT - who'll be driving?
Tio Ellinas will have at least one day in the Marussia. I think he's the only one confirmed so far. Otherwise I'd kind of expect the following: da Costa - Red Bull Frijns - Sauber Valsecchi - Lotus Magnussen (and assumably two more from Paffett/Turvey/Vandoorne) - McLaren Rossi/Canamasas - Caterham...
- Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:23 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: WDCs won in cars that were not the fastest
- Replies: 72
- Views: 10701
Re: WDCs won in cars that were not the fastest
Looking at the tables in your blog (section: explaining the methodology), I do understand how you come to table 1 as well as to the difference between teammate drivers in table 2. However, how do you arrive at the car ranking (or at the comparison of drivers from different teams - whatever you do f...
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:49 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: WDCs won in cars that were not the fastest
- Replies: 72
- Views: 10701
Re: WDCs won in cars that were not the fastest
Who would you put your money on for the title? Rubens in a 2004 Ferrari Button and Schumacher in 2004 BARs. I think Schumacher wins that title quite easily considering how many times Button managed to beat Rubens. Title goes to Barrichello ( if we assume there's no one in the other Ferrari ). Micha...
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:43 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: WDCs won in cars that were not the fastest
- Replies: 72
- Views: 10701
Re: WDCs won in cars that were not the fastest
Paolo-Lasardi and Iamo: the reason I have not explained my complete system is that in the past I have had some bad experiences from professional journalists/authors/statisticians and my earlier writing/analyses on GP racing and historical reasearch. My system has taken virtually a lifetime to devel...
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:21 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: WDCs won in cars that were not the fastest
- Replies: 72
- Views: 10701
Re: WDCs won in cars that were not the fastest
Looking at the tables in your blog (section: explaining the methodology), I do understand how you come to table 1 as well as to the difference between teammate drivers in table 2. However, how do you arrive at the car ranking (or at the comparison of drivers from different teams - whatever you do fi...
- Sat Jun 22, 2013 12:37 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: F1's top 10 Scandals!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6606
Re: F1's top 10 Scandals!
IMO, the top scandal were the attempts to circumvent the prohibition of skirts in the early 80s with really dangerous systems that actually killed some drivers. Among the most active cheaters of those times was Bernie Ecclestone and his assistants (Charlie Whiting, Max Mosley, Herbie Blash, ...).
- Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:48 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What Does Vettel Have To Do?
- Replies: 387
- Views: 76194
Re: What Does Vettel Have To Do?
Denying that Red Bull was the best car 2010-2012 is as obviously biased as denying that Vettel belongs into the Top 3-5 drivers of the current grid. ;-) Not at all, The Red Bull certainly was the best car to be in over the season. But there seems to be this belief that every time Vettel/Webber step...
- Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:52 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What Does Vettel Have To Do?
- Replies: 387
- Views: 76194
Re: What Does Vettel Have To Do?
Denying that Red Bull was the best car 2010-2012 is as obviously biased as denying that Vettel belongs into the Top 3-5 drivers of the current grid.
- Sat Jun 15, 2013 10:01 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What Does Vettel Have To Do?
- Replies: 387
- Views: 76194
Re: What Does Vettel Have To Do?
So we have here on the grid a three-time World Champion (very possibly four-time in the near future) who has blitzed the opposition in machinery that hasn't always been the best and yet many still don't think he's the best driver on the grid - a lot of people don't even put him in the top-4(!) But ...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:15 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7344
Re: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
I actually agree that the current business model is not sustainable. And I also think that the sporting side of F1 must re-gain the lead over the commercial side. CVC is certainly not suited to run the sport. IMO, Ecclestone leaving creates the opportunity to re-set the power balance of F1 away from...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:59 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7344
Re: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
I'm more concerned about the poor quality of GP2 graduates to F1 and the 2 backmarker teams still going nowhere after more than 3 seasons. First point: Yes, FR3.5 has outdone GP2 as the place to look for new talent. Second point: Yes again - thanks to an intransparent and partisan FIA selection pro...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:55 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7344
Re: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
But I agree that getting rid of Ecclestone and all his buddies from the old Brabham days (Whiting, etc.) is an important key to solve nowadays problems. Unfortunately I don't think that would solve anything. Getting rid of Bernie would not change the ownership structure of the sport, the commercial...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:38 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Tyre compounds for British, German & Hungarian Grand Prixs.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2166
Re: Tyre compounds for British, German & Hungarian Grand Pri
A bow to Red Bull - and a step towards boredom both within races and reg. the championship.
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:36 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7344
Re: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
But I agree that getting rid of Ecclestone and all his buddies from the old Brabham days (Whiting, etc.) is an important key to solve nowadays problems.
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:34 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7344
Re: Is F1 in the worst mess ever at present?
I cannot remember a time when F1 was in a worse situation - can you? FISA-FOCA wars with boycotted races, cheating winners and F1 being on the brink of breaking up. Le Mans 1955 disaster and early to mid-1970s when a wave of fatal accidents threatened F1 to be banned on safety grounds in its core m...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:30 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: International Tribunal. discussion and aftermath thread.
- Replies: 835
- Views: 124077
Re: international tribunal. june 20th. The reprocussions.
If Mercedes is found guilty by the tribunal - and I think they should be - then IMHO the only realistic penalty options are monetary fines and wcc points deduction. Certainly not a ban.
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:16 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Pecking order heading to Bahrain
- Replies: 41
- Views: 9683
Re: Pecking order heading to Bahrain
Depends on the track conditions.
If tyre degradation is less of a problem, then
Red Bull
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Mercedes
Ferrari / Lotus
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McLaren/FI/Sauber
If tyre degradation is a major issue, then
Lotus
Ferrari
Red Bull
Mercedes
McLaren
If tyre degradation is less of a problem, then
Red Bull
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Mercedes
Ferrari / Lotus
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McLaren/FI/Sauber
If tyre degradation is a major issue, then
Lotus
Ferrari
Red Bull
Mercedes
McLaren
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:56 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What happened to Felipe Massa?
- Replies: 74
- Views: 16237
Re: What happened to Felipe Massa?
http://i.imgur.com/ZvoZYzX.png Alonso's times on the left, Massa's on the right. Felipe was slightly better with the option tyre , but on primes he lost a lot of time. Only as long as Alonso was stuck behind Hamilton. Once they both passed him, Alonso got away from Massa. Furthermore, it is a patte...
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:54 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: What happened to Felipe Massa?
- Replies: 74
- Views: 16237
Re: What happened to Felipe Massa?
Imagine Ferrari stacks Massa and he finished 40 sec behind all the same. We would have this same thread and people would be saying Ferrari screwed Massa and should have brought him in one lap later... It's no use arguing about this kind of stuff with some people...they'll always bring up the same t...
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:09 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Webber and Vergne's coming together
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7394
Re: Webber and Vergne's coming together
Webber's fault. He thought the STR would go out of his way like they always do when Vettel is approaching. He should know better by now ...
- Sat Apr 13, 2013 1:26 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Mark Webber to start last after fuel issue (only 150ml left)
- Replies: 77
- Views: 13959
Re: Mark Webber to start last after fuel issue (only 150ml l
No, he will receive the Marko-honour medal and a bonus.iAltair wrote:150ml left.
The person who fuel his car ought to be sacked.
(Document 21)
Lol.
Mark Webber nearly burst a blood vessel there.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:15 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Unbelievable! Lotus screws Grosjean in the first race!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5468
Unbelievable! Lotus screws Grosjean in the first race!
Only Räikkönen got the new updates, Grosjean had to drive an older spec. Same in Sepang.
If this happened at Ferrari ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:05 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is it all between Kimi, Vettel and Alonso again?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8727
Re: Is it all between Kimi, Vettel and Alonso again?
As soon as RBR sorts out their tyre management problem and transform their qualifying pace into the race, it will be a one-horse-race.
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:00 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver of the Day - Australia GP 2013
- Replies: 57
- Views: 14570
Re: Driver of the Day - Australia GP 2013
A thought on Sutil vs. di Resta: both ended up very close to each other. Still, everyone is hailing Sutil and some are mocking di Resta. Perception rules: since di Resta made it to Q3 he started on the supersoft and went 'under the radar' of perception for most of the race whereas Sutil, being too ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:00 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Kate and Laura's Official Adrian Sutil Thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 28362
Re: Kate and Laura's Official Adrian Sutil Thread
Well, the article presents Adrian's take of the story which he also presented to the court. Unfortunately, most eye-witnesses had a different story to tell in the courtroom (many in written testimonies) ... (supported by the evidence produced by the local authorities) Please cite your sources. Othe...
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:57 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver of the Day - Australia GP 2013
- Replies: 57
- Views: 14570
Re: Driver of the Day - Australia GP 2013
A thought on Sutil vs. di Resta: both ended up very close to each other. Still, everyone is hailing Sutil and some are mocking di Resta. Perception rules: since di Resta made it to Q3 he started on the supersoft and went 'under the radar' of perception for most of the race whereas Sutil, being too s...
- Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:51 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Driver of the Day - Australia GP 2013
- Replies: 57
- Views: 14570
Re: Driver of the Day - Australia GP 2013
Bianchi and Räikkönen!
- Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:56 pm
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Kate and Laura's Official Adrian Sutil Thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 28362
Re: Kate and Laura's Official Adrian Sutil Thread
Well, the article presents Adrian's take of the story which he also presented to the court. Unfortunately, most eye-witnesses had a different story to tell in the courtroom (many in written testimonies) ...
(supported by the evidence produced by the local authorities)
(supported by the evidence produced by the local authorities)
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:46 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Kate and Laura's Official Adrian Sutil Thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 28362
Re: Kate and Laura's Official Adrian Sutil Thread
Is anyone a lawyer from Germany? I haven't been successful in Googling German law (though I did find an interesting tidbit: circumcision of a child in Germany is considered grievous bodily harm). At least under English law, you do not need to intentionally cause GBH to be convicted of GBH. Reckless...
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:39 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: Is a Driver's Nationality Important to You?
- Replies: 119
- Views: 17972
Re: Is a Driver's Nationality Important to You?
No, not at all.Is a Driver's Nationality Important to You?