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GicaEric

Because.... Aus- Schumacher had a mechanical fault that led to a DNF, not his fault Mal- Schumacher had a racing incident with Grosjean, not his fault Chi- Schumacher's pit crew did not attach the front wheel properly, not his fault Bah- Schumacher had a DRS fault in Qualifying and the Race, not hi...

GicaEric

Poor Felipe. I definitely think that the injury is injuring his career. I'm not a shrink but I really do think that the impact left him a trace somewhere on his subconscious mind. Given the nature of F1 were thousands of seconds matter... very suspicious.

- I hope he gets better.

GicaEric

Hamilton seems to have a lot of stuff in common with Schumi, that is abundant bad luck for both of them and they really hate the Pirellis' this season.

GicaEric

I sense there is something going on at the Merc factory. Schumacher's recent comments hint that W03 didn't get the necessary updates fitted for Spain in time. The three upcoming tracks might just suit them to provide Schumi a 2/3 wins (Monaco very far fetched with the penalty).

GicaEric

What if we're all wrong and he gets beyond 100? -How would that be for a reality?

GicaEric

To quote myself from another thread: F1 fans are the whiniest group of people I know of. Since 1997 when I started watching, there hasn't been a single season without people crying vocally about one thing or another. Too few winners, too many winners, boring, too unpredictable, artificial, too expe...

GicaEric

Never say never. All it takes is just one tiny development to render a car as the class of the field though sadly the current tires will likely prevent that this season, or at least that's the way the season has proven thus far. I agree with you. But, say he takes a couple of wins and a couple of p...

GicaEric

Colinjb wrote:I voted Pirelli.

Exciting races, testing of drivers skill at the limits.

Testing drivers' patience yes, but not the skill. -What they're doing is basically trying to say to the drivers, let's see how slow you can go in a super fast car. Why? - You know, to conserve tires! FTSH.

Pirelli's suck.

GicaEric

I was wondering maybe the reason why Schumacher returned to F1 is because he wants to complete a Century (like in Snooker with more than 100 Points win). He's got 91 Victories, only 9 needed to complete 100, to become the only driver with 100 victories, a legend with a whole number probably. I'm jus...

GicaEric

Sutton wrote:Monaco Podium -

1 Grosjean
2 Maldonado
3 Alonso

LOL

1. C.Pic
2. Kovaleinen
3. Vergne

GicaEric

zyphro wrote:I'm tipping Schumacher to win; he'll certainly have the fire in his belly. Further, the Merc is very good in slow speed+traction corners.

I think you're mistaken. Clearly Merc is disadvantageous when it comes to traction and low speed corners. They'll be horrid on Monaco, you'll see.

GicaEric

I think Monaco should suit either Red Bulls or Sauber's. But Williams' exhaust system seems to be working very well on providing rear grip. Who knows for sure? - It's a very strange season.

GicaEric

....... I mean we gotta admit that. - We're in for a good treat this year.

Look at this:

GicaEric

OK cut the cr..p. Anyone with more than less an experience of race driving should know that while braking you cannot fidget around with your car, especially in a complex car such as an F1 Machine with the DRS open. From a technical stand point it was Schumi's fault because he misjudged the breaking ...

GicaEric

The Mercedes DDRS system uses two tubes at least an inch of diameter to duct air from the rear to front. If this is tubing, it may be used with fluidic amplifiers or switches to achieve the same goals, but this appears to be wires because in some places the turns are very tight. Go back, look harde...

GicaEric

The Mercedes DDRS system uses two tubes at least an inch of diameter to duct air from the rear to front. If this is tubing, it may be used with fluidic amplifiers or switches to achieve the same goals, but this appears to be wires because in some places the turns are very tight. Go back, look harde...

GicaEric

Yes, but the intriguing part is that it runs sideways as well. Look around the edges of the wing and you can clearly see that they're either collecting the high pressure air into the tiny air sockets to channel it to the front, or those tubes indeed run from the underneath the car to the diffuser an...

GicaEric

I think those pipes indicate that McLaren's are putting some sort of their own DDRS version. Or do those tubes run from the diffuser?

Does anybody have any idea?

GicaEric

Has anybody seen this rear wing McLaren's has revealed at Mugello?

GicaEric

That's what I've been saying all this year. Bridgestone's where simpler and more elegant, making them work wasn't such a big problem and drivers and in 2010 we've seen right at the end of Abu Dhabi race that the Champion was announced. Compare that to 2011, the dullest season ever. I'd say the best ...

GicaEric

He's probably frustrated. Bad luck following him all the way down. Let's hope for a clean race and hopefully we can see him claim some points, and truth to be told, if Red Bulls win tomorrow, this is the last Race I'll be watching this season. I can't stand watching them dominate like the 2011 dull ...

GicaEric

I reckon if Red Bull manages to get a win this Sunday, we'll be definitely heading back to resume the very dull 2011 Season after the Mugello test.

. I'm hoping for everybody else to win but Red Bulls. I don't know why but I hate this team.

GicaEric

China is a front limited circuit which was a big factor in Mercedes keeping their rear tyres in nick (plus the low temperatures and their improved setup, the two factors most commentators have been mentioning). Note that Melbourne and Malaysia are both rear limited tracks. Does anyone know if Bahra...

GicaEric

Long runs still a problem

. Genetics problem I guess. HONDA > BRAWN GP > MERCEDES, same problem different name. In case you doubt, refer to Jenson Button's frustrations back with Honda & the second half of the season of '09 with BRAWN GP. WTF?!

GicaEric

Such a shame that Schumacher is tied to Merc. He deserves a better car cause I genuinely would be on him winning races in a McLaren or Red Bull. Doesn't deserve the rep he's getting from Mercedes. Sad that he won't have a team when Merc pull out at the end of this year. :thumbdown: I'm sorry, what?...

GicaEric

I see what this is. It's merely an attempt from Horner, Et Al, to mess up with Mercedes' development focus. Because they know for sure that, if Mercedes' comes up with a solution to the tyre overheating/underheating problem and the W-Duct system, W03 will literally fly. I'm pretty confident that eve...

GicaEric

All and all, if I were asked to pick one car a drive it to eternity, it would be R26. Aggressive monstrous fast moving devil I would call it. It's just, indescribable how aggressive it looks.

GicaEric

Mercedes has got to improve fast. Otherwise, they're fvvcked. Great drive by Perez & Alonso though. Thrilling race indeed. But Senna was so quick man! - He just banged out of the crowd on to the 6th place, bravooo. And as much as we like to complain, yes it was Romain's fault about the collision, bu...

GicaEric

Guys don't get too exited. For the race pace was indeed improved, however, they're still 1 sec away from Maccas and 0.7 from Red Bulls. Above that, the tyre degradation is still high comparing to the Maccas and Reds. McLaren's high fuel runs were around 1.44.000-1.44.100 Red Bulls: 1.44.400-1.44.900...

GicaEric

Man, R26 was the monster you're talking about. R25 won the WCC by mere luck, change on the tyre regulation meant that Schummi's Ferrari was fairy cakes as well as McLaren's unreliable package. R26 on the other hand was a REAL MONSTER, I loved that car, it beat the hell out of Ferrari's & McLaren's.

GicaEric

If it rains all thru the weekend then Mercedes can actually get P1 and P2 using the DRS in wet conditions and then hopefully Mercedes can outshine Mclaren with the lead because I think Mclarens consistency would not be much of a difference in wet conditions. Man, as much as I would love to, you're ...

GicaEric

I render it useless device. From my point of view, the whole key to winning races is about balance of grip, raw speed and consistency. Which Mercedes clearly lacks all of them besides straight speed. So, unless they come up with something that corrects the High Tire Degradation & Heating Issues, it ...

GicaEric

if you re-watch the melbourne g.p, on lap 5 we are on board with vettel who is behind schumacher, were only 5 laps in and both on the same tyres but you can see schumis car is very loose compared to vettels, even following very closely vettel has more downforce and grip, so imo merc are nowhere nea...

GicaEric

I expect a lot from Mercedes in Sepang...and this could be one of the best races in the season. Tyre degradation is very very low on Sepang....high ambient temperatures should warm the tires much quicker... Rain is very possible...which in my view is even better for Mercedes...i mean Michael 8) In ...

GicaEric

Actually Merc doesnt has heating issues...they didnt had gills in the race... The pic of chassis we saw was a spare chassis :) Btw Mercedes has Aldo Costa (who jonied the team few months ago) if anyone can lower their tyre degradation...than that's him. Remember how he went with Ferrari to a extrem...

GicaEric

All this hype about DRS duct is useless, Brawn was right when he said its not a game changer like the diffuser. They have the same issues they had last year and I see them struggle this year too, they simply have not found any solutions to the heating issues and tyre degradation. You're right. Mayb...

GicaEric

History repeats I guess. :( - High tyre degradation on longer runs! What a shame for Merc. They haven't been able to correct this problem even after 3 years of re-debut. It's too early of course to make any predictions, but just to see Rosberg struggling towards the end, I can see that the Old Mercs...

GicaEric

I think they didn't run the F-DUCT system yet. That's what's circulating around. I don't know for sure, but I think it's a bit too early to get excited. Reds are sneaky and very foxy. So, I think, 4th-5th for Schummi would be a realistic. Don't forget E20! - Very reliable car. I hope I'm wrong thoug...

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