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by WHoff78
Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:34 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: [Lets discuss]Sprint race qualifying idea...
Replies: 40
Views: 9808

Re: [Lets discuss]Sprint race qualifying idea...

Not saying I agree with a Sprint Race specifically, but I really don’t see the issue with change – always hard to take for the purists but no different to other sports and realms of life. The fact is that most things constantly evolve, and if they didn’t then they would get left behind. The tecnnica...
by WHoff78
Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:36 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vote on a Qually format, warning,you will have to read them!
Replies: 64
Views: 12535

Re: Vote on a Qually format, warning,you will have to read t

Out of those options, I went for 2. My choice would be to drop qualifying and just use WDC standings with top 10 reversed. Next race: 1. Kvyat 2. Hulkenberg 3. Verstappen 4. Massa 5. Vettel 6. Grosjean 7. Raikkonen 8. Ricciardo 9. Hamilton 10. Rosberg ------------- 11. Bottas 12. Sainz Jnr 13. Vand...
by WHoff78
Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official 2016 Bahrain GP Race Thread
Replies: 289
Views: 52790

Re: Official 2016 Bahrain GP Race Thread

Someone please check his pulse to make sure he hasn't been replaced by a cyborg, because Raikkonen 2.0 is a completely different animal than in the last few years. His qualifying is now top tier, his starts excellent, and he is no longer racing for top ten but top four. Raikkonen has listened to cr...
by WHoff78
Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format Binned Official (Not Really)(Really)
Replies: 313
Views: 50557

Re: New Qualifying Format Binned Official (Not Really)

I don't understand how that's fairer than e.g. three sessions? What's unfair about that? Car failure preventing a driver improving his time or not allowing him to set a time, means elimination. How can you think that is fair? A car failure can happen at any time. Vettel didn't even make it to the s...
by WHoff78
Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:43 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Could Vettel have won the race if not for the engine failure
Replies: 65
Views: 12499

Re: Could Vettel have won the race if not for the engine fai

I don't think Vettel would have been any closer to Rosberg than Kimi was. Rosberg would simply turn his engine one notch up and coast to an equally easy win. It would push the Merc engine slightly harder, but hardly a game changer. Isn't it about time we stopped pretending the Merc engine is the ga...
by WHoff78
Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: [Lets discuss]Sprint race qualifying idea...
Replies: 40
Views: 9808

Re: [Lets discuss]Sprint race qualifying idea...

Reverse Top 10 would potentially see a big divide open up between 10th and the rest - not the end of the world perhaps but something to consider. How about remove the start - that way you remove the major chance of cars getting tangled up which would be a harsh reason to start from the back of the g...
by WHoff78
Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?
Replies: 427
Views: 64628

Re: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?

A few have mentioned that Alonso made a fair few mistakes in 2007, and didn’t have his best season, which is fair enough. Is it not also fair to say that Hamilton himself made a few mistakes, to be expected from a rookie, as well as a few unfortunate failures throughout the year? A pretty nasty acc...
by WHoff78
Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?
Replies: 427
Views: 64628

Re: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?

I agree that Vettel is judged harshly on 2014, and that if he had stayed on a few years against Ricciardo he may well have slowly clawed his way back into contention and bounced back against DR. I think Vettel is possibly second to none with the detail and effort he puts in when he senses victory. ...
by WHoff78
Fri Apr 01, 2016 5:12 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?
Replies: 427
Views: 64628

Re: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?

To each his own. If Villeneuve and Moss were not proof enough, Vettel has definitely devalued the WDC title with his empty 4 time repeat and the unprecedented humiliation of 2014 (fact) Does that mean Lewis is a 3x WDC with two empty titles? Vettel has "devalued" the WDC??? In what way? Sorry Blake...
by WHoff78
Fri Apr 01, 2016 5:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?
Replies: 427
Views: 64628

Re: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?

A few have mentioned that Alonso made a fair few mistakes in 2007, and didn’t have his best season, which is fair enough. Is it not also fair to say that Hamilton himself made a few mistakes, to be expected from a rookie, as well as a few unfortunate failures throughout the year? A pretty nasty acci...
by WHoff78
Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: What should F1's core values be?
Replies: 44
Views: 12808

Re: What should F1's core values be?

Of course the cars need to be quick but I think people get to hung up on this aspect, and as long as they remain in the current ball park, perhaps a touch quicker, then I really don’t think this is a huge issue. They just need to be fast enough and difficult enough to drive, to test those quickest d...
by WHoff78
Thu Mar 24, 2016 7:54 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?
Replies: 427
Views: 64628

Re: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?

@LKS1 How can Alonso's 2007 be considered bad when Hamilton retired in China and had a quasi terminal failure in Brazil? not to mention Hamilton was not really racing Alonso in the first 4 races? Bad is relative. We're talking bad for Alonso, which just shows how much the expectation of him is. In ...
by WHoff78
Thu Mar 24, 2016 2:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format Binned Official (Not Really)(Really)
Replies: 313
Views: 50557

Re: New Qualifying Format Binned Official

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-commission-unanimity-not-guaranteed-for-qualifying-revamp-681510/ Thanks, must have missed that one. While they have some good points, I hope they're convinced otherwise. So you have at least one party that doesn't want to ditch it and then it has to be kept, su...
by WHoff78
Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:53 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format Binned Official (Not Really)(Really)
Replies: 313
Views: 50557

Re: New Qualifying Format Binned Official

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-commission-unanimity-not-guaranteed-for-qualifying-revamp-681510/ Thanks, must have missed that one. While they have some good points, I hope they're convinced otherwise. So you have at least one party that doesn't want to ditch it and then it has to be kept, su...
by WHoff78
Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bahrain Tyre Selections
Replies: 20
Views: 4677

Re: Bahrain Tyre Selections

Ferrari will use the mediums in practice g merc won't. They are onky going to need one backup set for the race. Does make race weekends more exciting with different strategies at play. Confused me a little but think you are spot on. Mercs focus on the medium during testing means that they just need...
by WHoff78
Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format Binned Official (Not Really)(Really)
Replies: 313
Views: 50557

Re: New Qualifying Format Binned Official

You do know that this new qualifying format has not officially been changed back.to last year's qualifying format. All the members of the strategy group need to unanimously agree. But there is a problem in that pirelli have a place on that and Paul hembry isn't convinced that it should be reverted....
by WHoff78
Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2016 Australian Grand Prix
Replies: 134
Views: 20501

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2016 Australian Grand Prix

Vettel - seriously? He made a rookie error on the penultimate turn which cost him a possible 2nd place. Got out of shape a little while in dirty air, on well used tyres and pushing to the limit to give himself a chance of taking Hamilton for P2. Rather see him go for it than sit back and accept 3rd.
by WHoff78
Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:25 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the Day - 2016 Australian Grand Prix
Replies: 134
Views: 20501

Re: Driver(s) of the Day - 2016 Australian Grand Prix

I'm confused. I thought last year many said it was okay to run your team mate off in turn one lap one. It all depends on who is doing "running off" and who is the victim. ;) :thumbup: If you could point out the 'many' in this topic saying that Rosberg was in the wrong at turn 1, that'd be lovely. I...
by WHoff78
Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton Points Out What Many Fans Have Been Saying
Replies: 86
Views: 17351

Re: Hamilton Points Out What Many Fans Have Been Saying

I have also been saying this for years. The world of F1 contains some of the best engineers on the planet. Why on Earth they don't allocate some resources (better than the half baked attempt in the late 00's) to figuring out this problem once and for all, I'll never know. Instead, we have nonsense ...
by WHoff78
Sun Mar 20, 2016 3:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Australian GP Thread
Replies: 411
Views: 57348

Re: Official Australian GP Thread

Overtaking is only going to become more of an issue with faster cars too unless they look to address it but then again, the engineers have no doubt said that and clearly no one listens to them. Great race though. Bodes well for the season. Expect merc to be too strong on some of the power circuits, ...
by WHoff78
Sun Mar 20, 2016 3:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?
Replies: 427
Views: 64628

Re: Just who is the best F1 driver on the grid?

The best driver on the grid is in the best car on the grid. Unfortunately that combination makes for a little bit too much predictability, and as his confidence grows it’s hard to see it changing. Wouldn’t be so bad if it did though – be nice to see a fight this year but others are going to have to ...
by WHoff78
Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:58 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will any of the veterans retire end 2016/2017?
Replies: 45
Views: 9926

Re: Will any of the veterans retire end 2016/2017?

I would not be that shocked if Hamilton called it a day if he won the title this year. He has a lot of other interests and his next goal post is a long way off in F1. Hamilton’s next goal post is a moving one – to win more titles than Vettel. I think and hope he will want to stick around and try an...
by WHoff78
Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Alonso confirms Hamilton/Alonso Swap Proposal
Replies: 36
Views: 9399

Re: Alonso confirms Hamilton/Alonso Swap Proposal

So Fernando and his management would have liked him to swap to Mercedes and have Lewis move to Ferrari when Fernando fell out with everyone at Ferrari . Ferrari weren't interested, probably thinking they could manage to employ drivers all by them selves without any help from Fernando's people. Merc...
by WHoff78
Wed Mar 02, 2016 4:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations
Replies: 317
Views: 49191

Re: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations

IT could be back for Oz..... http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/elimination-qualifying-could-be-back-on-for-melbourne-676813/ Oh look, they've watered it down, what a surprise! :lol: :lol: :lol: Now rendering it even more pointless. Since this means even less chance of a shock result up the front. F...
by WHoff78
Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:02 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations
Replies: 317
Views: 49191

Re: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations

I do like the knockout but I don't like stop /start and the resetting of times so how about: 1 hour continuous track time 00-15 - all cars may run 16-30 - 20 fastest 31-45 - 15 fastest 45-60 - 10 fastest run to the end Tyres - 2 sets max per driver Number of runs - unlimited Fuel - unlimited Post q...
by WHoff78
Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations
Replies: 317
Views: 49191

Re: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations

So only 2 drivers have a chance of getting pole position in the last 1 minute 30? Hate it! Watching 5 or so drivers all going for it at the last second was great. Aside from a wet session, when was the last qualy that 5 guys had a chance of getting pole? This is why I always think Q3 is so overblow...
by WHoff78
Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:27 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2016 1st Test - Catalunya
Replies: 292
Views: 60057

Re: 2016 1st Test - Catalunya

Manor towards the top of the speed-trap figures though, in joint 4th. Know it doesn't mean too much at this stage but still weird to see.
by WHoff78
Thu Feb 25, 2016 7:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2016 1st Test - Catalunya
Replies: 292
Views: 60057

Re: 2016 1st Test - Catalunya

Seem suggestions that Williams are looking quicker through the slow speed corners. Seems they are quietly going about their work. See them closing the gap to Ferrari rather than losing to much ground to Force India. FI certainly looking good too, but the stronger teams don’t tend to reveal their han...
by WHoff78
Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations
Replies: 317
Views: 49191

Re: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations

The more I think about it, the more I wonder whether this will have any chance of getting past the team reviews. It will certainly make qualifying interesting for a few races, but in the long run I’m not so sure it’ll make a big difference. Take the final two. I wonder if you’ll even get much action...
by WHoff78
Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations
Replies: 317
Views: 49191

Re: Time ballast in qualifying - is this a joke?

Just as I was getting my hopes up about the new F1 season, they deliver a punch to the stomach. What a joke. So if we get wet conditions in qualifying, it'll literally become a lottery? Qualifying was the one thing F1 got right in the past few years, and they're taking it away. And no, I'm not pis ...
by WHoff78
Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:00 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Qualifying Format - Staggered Eliminations
Replies: 317
Views: 49191

Re: Time ballast in qualifying - is this a joke?

Qualifying will remain as a one-hour session, split into three segments, but drivers must be on track throughout each part until they get knocked out. Seems like it'll be a little chaotic - perhaps a big emphasis on finding a suitable gap to set a quick time, particularly in Q1. I assume that they ...
by WHoff78
Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2016 1st Test - Catalunya
Replies: 292
Views: 60057

Re: 2016 1st Test - Catalunya

On topic: Renault only 79 laps in 2 days :< I was curious about that as it seems like they are struggling a little in terms of reliability while Red Bull are clocking up some decent laps. Anyone know if they are both using the same specification of engine? There twitter feed (I think that’s where I...
by WHoff78
Tue Feb 23, 2016 7:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official 2016 pecking order prediction! (Poll added)
Replies: 111
Views: 27145

Re: Official 2016 pecking order prediction!

I think Hamilton has had his bit and will start the season slowly. Rosberg and Vettel will be the best racers for the first half of the season and Hamilton will come on strong after coming out of hibernation for the second half of the season. Erm that's contrary to most of the evidence we have abou...
by WHoff78
Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2016 1st Test - Catalunya
Replies: 292
Views: 60057

Re: 2016 1st Test - Catalunya

Except for the money, doesn't let a rookie do the test initial test driving (FI) set you back quite a bit? They'll be using last years car, so no I doubt it Where did you hear this, or is it just an assumption based on last seasons effort - probably fair. Articles seems to suggest it will be the 20...
by WHoff78
Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1's 2017 plan is 'wrong for the show' says Mercedes' Costa
Replies: 44
Views: 10041

Re: F1's 2017 plan is 'wrong for the show' says Mercedes' Co

They will always try to make changes to mix things up a bit, but think it is fairly clear that the priority should be improving the ability of cars to follow others closer, so that with time we can hopefully reduce the DRS and ultimately have an entertaining formula without it. Fail to see that havi...
by WHoff78
Fri Feb 19, 2016 1:12 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official 2016 pecking order prediction! (Poll added)
Replies: 111
Views: 27145

Re: Official 2016 pecking order prediction!

My best guess now we know who has what engines, and final driver line-ups. 1. Mercedes 2. Ferrari 3. Williams 4. Force India 5. Toro Rosso 6. Red Bull 7. Renault 8. McLaren 9. Manor 10. Haas 11. Sauber See very little between the teams grouped together, and wouldn't be surprised to see Red Bull & Re...
by WHoff78
Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vettel thinks the driver should matter more than the car.
Replies: 137
Views: 49393

Re: Vettel thinks the driver should matter more than the car

Oh, and he criticised the rules back at the beginning of 2012, too: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/formula1/story/2012-02-06/Sebastian-Vettel-says-rule-changes-hurt-title-defense/52990072/1 Staggeringly inconsistent, isn't he? I don't understand your point with this one, this just once...
by WHoff78
Wed Feb 17, 2016 8:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vettel thinks the driver should matter more than the car.
Replies: 137
Views: 49393

Re: Vettel thinks the driver should matter more than the car

I agree with him to some extent, he won his titles in a pretty good car. Yep, it's a bit rich after four seasons in a car 1/2 to 1 second a lap faster while Hamilton was going bananas with frustration and Alonso had the demeanour of a bulldog chewing a wasp. The obvious solution is to make all the ...
by WHoff78
Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vettel thinks the driver should matter more than the car.
Replies: 137
Views: 49393

Re: Vettel thinks the driver should matter more than the car

Plus the top teams employ around 800 people - if you make it all about the drivers, which part of me would love too, then you may as well cut that to like 50? Maybe less.
by WHoff78
Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vettel thinks the driver should matter more than the car.
Replies: 137
Views: 49393

Re: Vettel thinks the driver should matter more than the car

If F1 is mainly about the car (and the manufacturers and even the FIA seem to be on board with that) then we will see how much interest there is in that from the public in the years to come. There are many more choices for entertainment today than in the past. That is the beauty of sport though – s...