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by Banana Man
Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:13 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: RIP Frank Williams
Replies: 26
Views: 2593

Re: RIP Frank Williams

First got into F1 watching watching Hill and Villeneuve battle for the Championship. The man built a team which sustained success across several decades. RIP.
by Banana Man
Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Female Racing Drivers
Replies: 3310
Views: 708899

Re: Female Racing Drivers

Jamie Chadwick has 25 super license points (10 from Asian F3 2020 & 15 from W Series 2021), this meets the threshold reuirement for F1 GP Friday practice sessions. As a WGPE development driver she has already logged hundreds of hours in the simulator and attended several GP weekends so knows the ca...
by Banana Man
Sat Nov 13, 2021 5:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix FP & Sprint Qualy/Race Thread
Replies: 302
Views: 28262

Re: 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix FP & Sprint Qualy/Race Thread

He’ll do well to start higher than 15th, with his other grid penalty.
by Banana Man
Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix FP & Sprint Qualy/Race Thread
Replies: 302
Views: 28262

Re: 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix FP & Sprint Qualy/Race Thread

Hate that these engine penalties are distorting what should be a classic championship run in. Why didn't they just give everyone one more set of all the bits. With a budget cap is it even reasonable to keep restricting engines? Verstappen should treat Hamilton's car like the hind legs of a donkey i...
by Banana Man
Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:56 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Brawn on Sprints next year
Replies: 26
Views: 2485

Re: Brawn on Sprints next year

Good idea about the reserve driver sprint race, but they better have plenty of spare parts available at the track! I'm sure he said reverse sprint race? I think that this was in response to Dolomite's post: If they want "action" on a Saturday and Qualy isn't sufficient, the only acceptable option f...
by Banana Man
Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:38 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Mexican Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 99
Views: 11020

Re: 2021 Mexican Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

I don’t think anyone would begrudge Checo a win here.
by Banana Man
Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Unpopular Opinions (2021)
Replies: 225
Views: 18677

Re: Unpopular Opinions (2021)

Blimey, I seemed to have poked the bear right where it hurts, even if my tongue was in my cheek :-P Still and all, of those defending the mini male psyche, maybe a few hours watching video of junior formula might provide fodder for a less wokist response. There will likely never be a truly competit...
by Banana Man
Sun Oct 24, 2021 6:56 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 U.S Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 259
Views: 18711

Re: 2021 U.S Grand Prix Race Thread

Good grief, this build up is painful listening. The whole thing has an aura of dads trying to relate to their teenager’s TikTok videos.
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Russian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 397
Views: 31685

Re: 2021 Russian Grand Prix Race Thread

I'm amazed Norris got away with his pit lane entry, surely that is a black and white thing. The race was weirdly absorbing for 46 laps despite not much happening. The end of the race was carnage. Disappointing for Norris, whose inexperience showed, but McLaren should have ordered him in although it...
by Banana Man
Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:04 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should Verstappen Start?
Replies: 42
Views: 3876

Re: Should Verstappen Start?

What an odd thread. We knew since the start that he’d be at the back of the grid so why anyone, let alone the stewards, would think he should go out and set an arbitrary lap time for no reason is beyond me. It’s common sense, he’d just be getting in the way of his competitors in what are already cha...
by Banana Man
Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F2/F3 2021
Replies: 348
Views: 33408

Re: F2/F3 2021

Why on earth are they starting the F2 race behind the SC? It's dry. It would have been a bit of a farce with the difference in grip between those on the dry line and those off it. Also quite dangerous with all the cars on the damp pulling across immediately onto the dry line, right in front of the ...
by Banana Man
Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:16 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F2/F3 2021
Replies: 348
Views: 33408

Re: F2/F3 2021

mikeyg123 wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:12 am
Just get rid of the billionaire sons opens up 3 drives.
And loses 6 when the three teams they’re propping up go bust.
by Banana Man
Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:30 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F2/F3 2021
Replies: 348
Views: 33408

Re: F2/F3 2021

Piastri looking really good. Finally he has a race win under his belt, to go with his demonstrated consistency. Looks like Zhou's 30 mil euros will get him to F1 first though Piastri being F3 Champ last year, if he then is F2 Champ, its so disappointing a young talent has to sit out a year in 2022....
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton/Verstappen Italian GP 2021 Collision Discussion / Poll
Replies: 458
Views: 42691

Re: Hamilton/Verstappen Italian GP 2021 Collision Discussion / Poll

Aside from the blame in all of this, I’m not entirely sure the halo helped Lewis there. Watching that slow-mo again, the back of Max’s car slides up over the air box of the Merc but then Max’s floor gets caught on Lewis’ halo, with so much force that it breaks, and that seems to trap the wheel on to...
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 12, 2021 3:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 374
Views: 34621

Re: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread

Whatever people want to say about the incident. The worst thing is Max going on about sportsmanship after Silverstone and then having that incident and not even checking Lewis was okay. Yeah. Lewis could've been in danger but thank God for the halo. Max hadn’t seen all the replays we have, he would...
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 12, 2021 3:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 374
Views: 34621

Re: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread

Whatever people want to say about the incident. The worst thing is Max going on about sportsmanship after Silverstone and then having that incident and not even checking Lewis was okay. Yeah. Lewis could've been in danger but thank God for the halo. Max hadn’t seen all the replays we have, he would...
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 374
Views: 34621

Re: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread

Truly amazing how RB and Merc both bodged a pit stop by exactly the time needed to get their drivers out on track side by side. Half a seconds difference to either and that doesn’t happen.
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 374
Views: 34621

Re: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread

Torn between loving the fact a really nice man has won a race and the fact that Norris has dominated him all season until today so must be totally gutted, whatever he says post-race. Why would he be totally gutted? It’s not like he was robbed today, Dan won that completely on merit and Norris was a...
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 374
Views: 34621

Re: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread

Come on boys!
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 374
Views: 34621

Re: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Race Thread

I’m trembling, I can’t watch….
by Banana Man
Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:08 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F2/F3 2021
Replies: 348
Views: 33408

Re: F2/F3 2021

Unusual number of technical DNF today.
by Banana Man
Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F2/F3 2021
Replies: 348
Views: 33408

Re: F2/F3 2021

kind of agree but if you see the amount of driver changes that can occur almost week on week, it's clearly money talking. I don't see that ever being any different - someone has to pay the bills, and the person paying those bills will always have their own agenda/reason for doing so. I’m kind of to...
by Banana Man
Sat Sep 11, 2021 10:28 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Italian Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Replies: 211
Views: 19743

Re: 2021 Italian Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread

Another crash for Sainz, losing his rhythm a bit recently.
by Banana Man
Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:19 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

O I'm going to ask this question for the 3rd time BM & I hope you can answer it. If you believe, as you've implied, it's reasonable to deny non vaccinated access to certain establishments, or even allow them the right to work or access to medical assistance, as they pose an unacceptable health risk ...
by Banana Man
Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:08 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

They aren’t comparable situations. Yes, there is a big ethical question over peoples lifestyle choices and the impact they have on the NHS but this is a different, more straightforward, binary issue. There is a huge grey area surround how much is ‘too fat’, how much of it is lifestyle, genetics, unf...
by Banana Man
Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F2/F3 2021
Replies: 348
Views: 33408

Re: F2/F3 2021

We need tougher entry requirements to these series, Deledda is just hopeless. Absolutely clueless on the entry to turn one there and ruined two drivers laps. kind of agree but if you see the amount of driver changes that can occur almost week on week, it's clearly money talking. I don't see that ev...
by Banana Man
Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:34 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

Medical apartheid? These aren’t people from a certain tribe or religion. They’re people denying public health issues, putting a huge strain on the NHS and a danger to themselves. If there was a carcinogenic chemical leak in a venue of any description, you wouldn’t be allowe in for your own safety, s...
by Banana Man
Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:02 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F2/F3 2021
Replies: 348
Views: 33408

Re: F2/F3 2021

We need tougher entry requirements to these series, Deledda is just hopeless. Absolutely clueless on the entry to turn one there and ruined two drivers laps.
by Banana Man
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:51 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

Forcing people to get the vaccine is a bad move, no question. Peer pressure would like take care of a good chunk of those not wanting the vaccine, and a natural herd immunity would most likely take care of the rest. But beyond the medical argument, there's the social ones. Taking away civil liberti...
by Banana Man
Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:20 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

Being agnostic is only valid if there is insufficient evidence to form an opinion either way, which is obviously not the case here.

Brazil and India both failed to lock down, both had horrendous Covid fatality rates. Many of them completely slipped through official records, no doubt.
by Banana Man
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

Gentlemen, I feel we may be wasting our time here.
by Banana Man
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:14 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

The decades of research by some of the brightest doctors and pharmacists across the world, versus the ‘think differently’ blogs you’ve read on the internet are not some 50:50 choice like Brexit. Go and get vaccinated and give it a rest. Hail the Scientists fallacy again. See this post https://forum...
by Banana Man
Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:34 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Dutch Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 219
Views: 20754

Re: 2021 Dutch Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Not much chance of standing water on that. The only corner in F1 which comes with an avalanche risk in winter.
by Banana Man
Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:32 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

The decades of research by some of the brightest doctors and pharmacists across the world, versus the ‘think differently’ blogs you’ve read on the internet are not some 50:50 choice like Brexit.

Go and get vaccinated and give it a rest.
by Banana Man
Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

The fact that you think you can simply argue against basically anything and that your argument is somehow equally valid is nothing short of delusional. I make no apologies if you think I’m rude, I simply can’t think of a nice way to tell you how misinformed, arrogant and downright dangerous your lin...
by Banana Man
Wed Sep 01, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

One more thing before I go off traveling, the tone about scientists is as though scientists are something ethereal, almost special in a way that you and I can't comprehend. This is false. If you stopped absorbing and started learning instead, you'd be as informed as any scientist put in front of yo...
by Banana Man
Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:03 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

In Brazil they had to bulldoze a small area of rainforest outside Manaus to clear a new graveyard for Covid victims. In India they were running out of wood to burn bodies in farmers fields, because the crematoriums were all fully booked. I don’t know the exact boundaries between ‘died with Covid’ a...
by Banana Man
Wed Sep 01, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

In Brazil they had to bulldoze a small area of rainforest outside Manaus to clear a new graveyard for Covid victims. In India they were running out of wood to burn bodies in farmers fields, because the crematoriums were all fully booked. I don’t know the exact boundaries between ‘died with Covid’ an...
by Banana Man
Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:11 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: COVID responses of different countries.
Replies: 178
Views: 43753

Re: COVID responses of different countries.

28 days is a fairly arbitrary line, given how most people who die spend several days or even weeks declining in hospital before they suffer completely respiratory failure of some sort. I have no idea what point you think you’re making with Ebola, swine flu or any other disease. It’s not an important...
by Banana Man
Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2021 Belgian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 425
Views: 34261

Re: 2021 Belgian Grand Prix Race Thread

Covalent wrote:
Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:36 am
So this has to be officially the worst race in F1 history?
The 2014 Japanese GP was worse.