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Blinky McSquinty

Every driver in Formula One has many years of experience in passing, from their days in lower formula. So they have the experience. But now they are in a weird car with little visibility, specific behaviors, and up against all quality drivers. IMO the biggest difference is they have grown rusty. If ...

Blinky McSquinty

F1 MERCENARY I agree on the lack of quality control for the Aston Martin road cars. But even for their racing cars, they are prepared by Prodrive and the engine is from Mercedes. But they are not alone, many manufacturers farm out the racing preparation to subcontractors.

Blinky McSquinty

Once again, the greatest race of the year has come and gone. It was glorious, although I am definitely still woozy from watching so much of this wonderful race. As a huge fan of the Dane Train, I am severely disappointed they got hammered with a BOP (balance of performance) change less than 24 hours...

Blinky McSquinty

IMO Vettel did direct his car to the right when he rejoined. He threw a block on Hamilton. He could have kept hard left, but that would have really slowed him down and allowed Hamilton an easy pass. I am not condoning Vettel's action during or after the race, he acted like a jerk. But we need to und...

Blinky McSquinty

It's the regular fans who will be most frustrated with the result, but they are already watching, and very, very few will actually stop watching because of this.[/color] I am one of those very, very few. I have been following Formula One closely since the late 60's, and the crap I saw yesterday mad...

Blinky McSquinty

Article 46.1 of the Sporting Regulations requires that drivers who finish 1, 2, 3 MUST attend the podium ceremony. If Vettel had "boycotted", he would have been in VERY serious trouble. So what if he acted like a spoiled brat, as long as I don't have to change his diaper, it's not my problem. Person...

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Personally, my opinion is that both Vettel and Hamilton are dicks (but great wheelmen). I am not a fan of either. I have seen worse infractions blatantly ignored by the stewards. The sport either enforces every rule to the letter (no matter whom) or just let the racers race. Too many rules, too much...

Blinky McSquinty

How about adding the voting option that the stewards are horribly inconsistent? I have seen worse infractions ignored. But this is no surprise where politics dominate the sport and even influence the results. Prost got Senna disqualified (and was gifted the title) at Suzuka because he was a buddy of...

Blinky McSquinty

I also place Mario on the top pedestal. I first met Mario in 1974, while I was messing around with a F5000 team at Mosport. it was an exceptionally busy weekend, with both F5000 and Can-Am running back-to-back. On Saturday morning I had a few spare moments, and decided to sit on the pit wall ( a per...

Blinky McSquinty

There are multiple sets of rules. There are the Technical Regulations, the Sporting regulations, and the licensing agreements between the sanctioning body (FIA), the commercial rights holder (Liberty) and the teams, bound by the Concorde Agreement. Formula One has never stood still, it is constantly...

Blinky McSquinty

pokerman wrote:Yep the only thing that happened was that he no longer had access to the out and out fastest car in F1, all the assumptions that were made about JV got put to bed after multiple defeats to teammates.

Newsflash. To win the WDC you need the best car.

Blinky McSquinty

However you cut it, as impressive as his F1 debut appears, his post-WDC record doesn't paint him in a great light. And in the context of this thread a top Champ driver appeared to be a mid-grid F1 driver. It is a shame you did so much good work. I say that because there were two distinct Jacques Vi...

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Bottas and Perez. Bottas was under pressure every lap, yet he drove a darn good race. He beat his team mate in every category (so just why in heck did someone vote for Hamilton?). If Leclerc was not in a position to get new tires and shoot for fastest lap, he would have also captured that too. Perez...

Blinky McSquinty

I would!!! I believe a top Indy Car driver would indeed make a solid F1 driver. The F1 elitism in this forum irritated the heck out of me. Give a quality Indy Car driver a decent ride, not a bottom feeder team as has been suggested, give them a real chance to get to know the circuits, and I think s...

Blinky McSquinty

What is the proper etiquette? 1) I will go as slow as I choose and possibly impede another driver because this is the best way to manage my tires. OR 2) This is a results driven sport and if some other driver decides to drive slow, I am not going to get held up by that driver. It is my job to obtain...

Blinky McSquinty

Boring. Whichever Mercedes driver won the drag race into turn one was going to win the race. That is how Mercedes run their operation and control their drivers. That was obvious. So Ferrari order Leclerc to allow what was still the assigned number driver to give way? We saw Barrichello get screwed t...

Blinky McSquinty

and Villeneuve despite a WDC I never found that convincing over the following years with teammates of varying pedigree. The same Villeneuve who came within a slight oil leak on winning the very first Formula One race he was in? The same Jacques Villeneuve who was in contention with Hill at the very...

Blinky McSquinty

This is an unfair comparison because each series have very different types of "racing". Generally, a Formula One driver would not excel in Indycar, and vice versa. The main question, what skills and attributes are required for either series? Basically, in Formula One a driver needs to be adept at go...

Blinky McSquinty

This is not really a joke, but absolutely hilarious

Blinky McSquinty

Back in 2017 is was planned. https://jalopnik.com/f1-wants-to-amplify-engine-sound-on-tv-by-adding-micr-1818803928 The powers in Formula One wanted to place microphones on the exhausts of cars. To go one step further and "spice" up the sounds is a logical progression. But why should anyone get their...

Blinky McSquinty

I think generally the 'elite' drivers are not that special, because the cars are the dominant factor in F1. Often we see the cars qualifying very adjacent to each other on the grid. You can have Ricciardo beating Vessel and then struggling to get a competitive car, because there are not enough comp...

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I seen a couple of his vids before, they're quite good really, a lot better than most of the vlogging vids out there. I could be wrong, but I'm sure I've seen him doing a vid where he explains how many people are working behind the camera for him to make his content. Not taking anything away from h...

Blinky McSquinty

But then again, the trend may relegate him out of racing just because in five years there may be another new fast kid. And sadly, it may come down to salary demands. Why hire a driver asking for five million when a plug-in replacement can be had for 1/10th cost? That's a good point; I can see that ...

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Any idea why Leclerc was asked to hold station. Probably because they were afraid the cars would crash into each other. Every element of Ferrari decision making smacks of conservatism to the point of paranoia, such as not pitting one of their cars to go for the extra point in Australia. New team bo...

Blinky McSquinty

We are witnessing a change in Formula One. No longer do drivers have to be seasoned and experienced, basically they just have to be capable of navigating the many menus on their wheel and driving very fast. Even Ferrari, traditionally bound to experienced drivers, are beginning to realize that with ...

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This is just one more reason I am opposed to team orders. A whole page of forum chat wasted on .... oh well, at least Bernie has not weighed in ... yet.

Blinky McSquinty

The engines are still crap. Drivers have to drive to a delta to save fuel, and they still randomly die. Leclerc did not throw his potential win away, his engine failed him. The engines coast a small fortune to run and require an army of engineers to keep them alive. This hybrid engine formula has b...

Blinky McSquinty

The only thing that gets in the way of a Formula One driver having a driving coach is ego. It makes sense of anyone, no matter what level, to have an outside expert opinion. In Formula One, 1% of a performance margin is huge, it can cause any driver to be replaced. So having more information, expert...

Blinky McSquinty

The engines are still crap. Drivers have to drive to a delta to save fuel, and they still randomly die. Leclerc did not throw his potential win away, his engine failed him. The engines coast a small fortune to run and require an army of engineers to keep them alive. This hybrid engine formula has be...

Blinky McSquinty

I have an opinion, you have an opinion. I am biased, and you may be biased. I may have more experience as a fan, you may have less. But in the final tally, it is about personal opinion. So how about another metric? How about how this forum reacts after a race? If there are just four or five new thre...

Blinky McSquinty

We're comparing this year to previous years in F1. Making comparisons to other series is irrelevant. Not sure why you would compare F1 to a sports car series that has BoP regulations to ensure parity anyway; let alone a motorcycle racing series... Because if you begin by a poor standard of referenc...

Blinky McSquinty

Lando Norris is a Formula One rookie by any yardstick. Yet on his first qualifying he earns 8th. This is not about Sainz being beaten or not up to par, it is about Lando Norris coming in red-hot and doing an excellent job.

Blinky McSquinty

1'57.500 1'57.615 1'57.714 1'57.841 1'57.844 1'57.938 1'58.000 1'58.113 1'58.232 1'58.366 Oops, my bad, those were qualifying times for the different WEC GTE Pro teams at Sebring. I could also post the qualifying times for the MotoGP at Qatar. In comparison to the remainder of the professional racin...

Blinky McSquinty

The drivers were pushing more with refuelling? - No. Most of the race they were sitting behind another car, saving fuel and waiting for the pit stops to come. And after the stops, the race was over and everyone just held position to the flag. And during that era I lost count on how many times David...

Blinky McSquinty

Racing should be a meritocracy, any payments should be calculated on results. I wish someone gave me 30 million just for attending. Or 60 for just being in the club. I do not support any team or driver, I am a fan of racing. Maybe that is why I am much more focused on other motorsports than Formula ...

Blinky McSquinty

I wish to extend my sincere condolences to Charlie's family and loved ones on this unexpected and tragic loss.

Blinky McSquinty

A few years ago Force India wrestled with the decision to either keep on doing as before, or open up the piggy bank in the hope they can climb to the top tier. They did spend more, and they did improve their position in Formula One. But the cost was too much. The team (racing operation) itself did w...

Blinky McSquinty

Altair has a valid point. This season we saw two distinct competitions. There were the three top teams attracting the attention, and there was the rest, as they call themselves, "Formula 1.5". This is because they are usually 1.5 seconds off the pace. It is a shame they did not receive the attention...

Blinky McSquinty

As I watched Alonso get into his car my heart was filled with sadness because the man is still one of the very best, and because he could not find a good ride, decided to go elsewhere. It is a damning condemnation on Formula One when a top driver is stalled because of the lack of parity and opportun...

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