It's pretty simple, if they present a dismissive close minded view of motor racing in general... they just don't "get it" if they pick at specifics then I might listen to their viewpoint. I know a lot of people who love Aussie V8's but don't bother watch F1 for instance. It's really hard to explain...

Explaining F1: I f****** love cars. Have done since I was young. I spent a fair amount of time in my youth watching and attending motorsport. Men fighting their machines while fighting each other. No other series does it as quick. Cars built to be the fastest road racing machines on earth from the g...

Considering in the past drivers (including legend/s of the sport) have paid mechanics to sabotage a teammate's car ... anything is possible and in this case probable. Yes you get more money the higher up the constructors standings you get, but winning a WCC without a WDC is a consolation prize. Team...

I'd rather watch prototypes over WSBK, even if it was one bike diong time trials. Unless they lower the homogolation limit and Honda make another bike like the RC45/RVF750 .. all 300 of them.

The whole thing is horrible, it has created a feeling of sadness for me which borders on anxiety and only grows with passing time and more info comes out. I don't know why, I don't know her, hadn't heard of her until it was announced she would be a test driver. I don't think it's because she's a wom...

But Toby ... we are under no delusions. The great one passes Mumm every time he pees and moves minature GP winners' trophies. As to the old forum debate. Lots of people missing :/ Reset of post count meant it was time to spam for some members, raise the post count so they can look cool ... on a foru...

Pack your life into a suit case six times or so over 12 years or so you don't end up with a lot ...

He's a quiet guy from a humble background with shed loads of talent and ever increasing trophy cabinet.

There's little need to gloat and even less need to defend him to trolls, baiters or immature, factless, baseless claims.

Time will silence his critics.

... I could be wrong, but ... could the setup work better with the Pirellis? Ferrari and pretty much every who had pushrod in the rear didn't have a good year getting the power down, was their biggest undoing last year.

How bout this ... after eight races a driver is leading the championship, yet his team are fourth in the construcors.

I say this as a prototype lover, Group C cars were so much cooler to me than F1 cars as a kid but at the end of the day it comes down to lap times by different vehicles on the same track. Current prototypes might have more power but they don't get it all down as well as F1 cars. Kimi used his favour...

Missed the race, was in the land of nod. Bloody great result though FORZA FERNANDO

I don't think there's not really a lot to discuss. If you make a f1 car and it wins a GP you get a trophy for the race, seems fair. You may also get points at the race and if the total of all your points is higher than everyone else at the end of the year ... you get an even bigger trophy (and lots ...

Johnston wrote:Would love to have it on. Sadly I only get the TV when the kids don't want it.

Explains my post count on here

That's why I won't pay for TV

Take out the bloody radio comments about copying your team mates setup, or put the bloody function in.

Because Steven Tyler bought one? He may be old, and possibly back on the smack (I did hear that but I dunno if it is true) but he is a millionaire rock star. He is married to Bonnie Tyler and is the father of Liv Tyler. He's sold a helluva lot of records and was Father Christmas in an episode of Li...

I've never been in a position where I didn't have a favourite driver on the grid, give me the grid, I'll pick a favourite. Without 'drivers' to support there's always teams too. I've enjoyed watching the minnows try to launch in to the midfield and I'm still hoping for Caterham to take first blood. ...

Much less likely now days with the new points system and the length of the championship though ...

I think people are missing an important point here .... at least neither are as s... as ITV.

Me.

No, please no. Motorsport is a sport where women can compete on absolutely even terms with men. Why on earth introduce a divide that does not need to be there. "Formula Woman" was terrible and I recall a female race driver saying she'd deliberatly avoided it because the standard was so low and it p...

TOO FAR!

There was a great article written in 1996 or so that made it way around on the web for years after, speculating what F1 might be like by now. The article was truely inspiring. Can't find it though but it filled me with hope and dreams.

I've seen some stuff in some other threads that got me wondering about the backgrounds, knowledge, and experience of my fellow posters. Here's some stuff that would be interesting to know: CAR/RACING STUFF: - current automobiles: 1992 Mazda 626 V6. Waiting for 200hp JDM engine (KLZE) from an import...

I lurked on here for years, signed up eventually, watched the 'old salts' get fed up and leave taking wisdom and knowledge with them. Visit numerous times a day but now I'm done. Back to being a lurker, and even then only an occasional one.

Something is wrong in the PlanetF1 world.

A link from the front page (planetsport.com's live timing) is more informative than the free practice thread in the forum ...

Bernie, a lecherous leech who has done everything he can to build his empire at expense of others and other racing formulae, is going to open his mouth from time to time. When he does remember he's an old man who is a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic, but we can look forward to him passing awa...

Slightly off topic Blinky/everyone but any thoughts on Ferrari using pullrods at the front. Technically it shouldnt make too much difference and has the benefit of lower centre of gravity, weight and aero benefits, but i get the impression no one has used it for several years because pushrod is bet...

I was under the impression that the tyres were going to be both softer and more durable? Those two attributes aren't mutually exclusive, as I understand it... Correct, might not make sense to some but this easily achievable. We're not talking second-hand retreads, we're talking serious and well fun...

Win Or Else Bye Bye Domenicali?

Heard that last year, and the year before that. The year before that he could kind of rest on his laurels based on winning a championship.

@ the owner Nice way to treat the site's users with respect :thumbup: - I'm sure this site would make lots of money with no people contributing posts. :nod: If you can't be arsed to import old threads, at least give people enough notice to save them themselves. :frown: Woah woah woah. Notice was gi...

Curiosity can be such a pain in the a$s.

On topic: It does look stupidly big.

Farina wrote:Welcome Tifosi.

May the new 2012 Season bring us many happy things to discuss in the coming year in our new shiny forum!

Hi all, just a place to discuss that greatest grand prix driver of all time (open to debate, but my fingers are in my ears, my eyes are shut and I'm making loud noises so I can't hear you). 2012: Holding my breathe a lot at the moment. Hopefully as testing winds up and the season starts it will turn...