Am rooting for any of the Brittsh drivers.
Would be nice for a 1-2-3 between in the drivers championship at the end of the year, and if it was then hopefully schuey might break off once and for all, too much revolves round his whims.
Watching one of the races last season and Mrs Albs asked me "who drives for team O,glock?". ::) ;D ;D
Watching one of the races last season and Mrs Albs asked me "who drives for team O,glock?". ::) ;D ;D;D ;D ;D is that an irish team then? :y
Although it would be a good to see brits on top im going with an outsider and backing Teimo gloc (is that haw its spelt well folowers should know who im on about)
QuoteAlthough it would be a good to see brits on top im going with an outsider and backing Teimo gloc (is that haw its spelt well folowers should know who im on about)
Timo Glock's had a couple of good podium finishes, but this year I can't see his new Virgin team "doing a Brawn" unfortunately :(
Just watched first practice
Cars look alot better proportioned this year, the McLarens are gorgeous
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QuoteJust watched first practice
Cars look alot better proportioned this year, the McLarens are gorgeous
:y
last couple of years the Mclarens have looked amazing 2008 especially :y
QuoteQuoteJust watched first practice
Cars look alot better proportioned this year, the McLarens are gorgeous
:y
last couple of years the Mclarens have looked amazing 2008 especially :y
There you go Banjax, post transfered.......................... :y
Latest from practice session
1 Rosburg
2 Hamilton
3 Schumacher
4 Button
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/default.stm
The most georgeuos F1 car ever made imo. And often driven by the greatest racing driver ever to sit in a car imo. - Gilles Villeneuve.Yes it is a beautifull car :y
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/1978_Ferrari_312_T3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1978_Ferrari_312_T3.jpg&h=2592&w=3888&sz=4794&tbnid=7XLqeXs-9mSLUM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dferrari%2B312t3&usg=__W-6fopsqYv1NreiL9o61s3KYCTE=&ei=IoWaS4mLFp320wSZ1eXmAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image&ved=0CA8Q9QEwAw
QuoteThe most georgeuos F1 car ever made imo. And often driven by the greatest racing driver ever to sit in a car imo. - Gilles Villeneuve.Yes it is a beautifull car :y
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But I think this is a close contender for that accolade..........(http://[IMG]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/splott_album/78_Lotus_79_DV-06-WG_b011.jpg)[/img]
Nope, I,m watching at work for another 20 minutes. Worlds best drivers ? my @rse. ::) :-X :)
World Superbikes on Eurosport later - proper racing. :y :)
hopefully Oz is a better race than the snoozathon in Bahrain - might be a wet one at the start too :oOn the upside, the boredom may help you sleep ;)
I'm the only one sad enough to be up aren't I :-?
Nope, I,m watching at work for another 20 minutes. Worlds best drivers ? my @rse. ::) :-X :)
World Superbikes on Eurosport later - proper racing. :y :)
Great race in prospect today with McLarens and Ferraris coming through the back of the field, Red Bull again at the front of the grid but look out for Rubens, Hulk and Rosberg to make headway - it's going to be fun when it rains :y
Oh, happy easter ;)
Must be some wet paint somewhere that needs supervising, somewhere...
Which reminds me, I could do with looking at the wiring loom under your shitbox at some point in the near future....QuoteMust be some wet paint somewhere that needs supervising, somewhere...
Maybe, or at least removing some lifters ::)
QuoteWhich reminds me, I could do with looking at the wiring loom under your shitbox at some point in the near future....QuoteMust be some wet paint somewhere that needs supervising, somewhere...
Maybe, or at least removing some lifters ::)
Either of your 2.2 shitboxes would do, but not the EliteQuoteQuoteWhich reminds me, I could do with looking at the wiring loom under your shitbox at some point in the near future....QuoteMust be some wet paint somewhere that needs supervising, somewhere...
Maybe, or at least removing some lifters ::)
That would be the shitbox which towed your dead V6 home? The same shitbox which had to slow down as it was towing you too fast? ::)
Ohh and the same shitbox which didn't break during a gas conversion? :P :P
QuoteGreat race in prospect today with McLarens and Ferraris coming through the back of the field, Red Bull again at the front of the grid but look out for Rubens, Hulk and Rosberg to make headway - it's going to be fun when it rains :y
Oh, happy easter ;)
I amwatching itworking hard, 3 second speed advantage needed for an over-take. Unless it rains, its going to be another boring one.
tyre degradation, late braking, nerve, driver skill all contribute to overtaking - it is difficult to pass, if it was easy anyone could do it so spare me the bs and go watch Nascar go round and round on ovals if thats your cup of tea ::)These are supposed to be the best single seat drivers in the world. Racing needs overtaking, if not its a parade.
Quotetyre degradation, late braking, nerve, driver skill all contribute to overtaking - it is difficult to pass, if it was easy anyone could do it so spare me the bs and go watch Nascar go round and round on ovals if thats your cup of tea ::)These are supposed to be the best single seat drivers in the world. Racing needs overtaking, if not its a parade.
Not sure if todays race has finished (or even started), but please report back how many (non pit stop) overtakes there were in the top 6 ;)
Well I guess thats an improvement :yQuoteQuotetyre degradation, late braking, nerve, driver skill all contribute to overtaking - it is difficult to pass, if it was easy anyone could do it so spare me the bs and go watch Nascar go round and round on ovals if thats your cup of tea ::)These are supposed to be the best single seat drivers in the world. Racing needs overtaking, if not its a parade.
Not sure if todays race has finished (or even started), but please report back how many (non pit stop) overtakes there were in the top 6 ;)
Err i counted one, on the first corner on the first lap ;D
after watching f1 for 20 years it has never got this banal(except during the latter schuey years)nascar or f1 how can you tell the difference? bring on on btcc or motogp or any m/c racingAgree, got into it in the late 70s, when it was a 30m highlight show on BBC2 late Sunday night.
Love F1, not missed a race in 20 years, never record it always watch it live, no matter what time it is on. Some dont like it but its personal choice. Good to the BTCC is back on today aswell, by the time i get to bed tonight will have spent 7 hours watching motor racing, no better way to spend a sunday :y
QuoteLove F1, not missed a race in 20 years, never record it always watch it live, no matter what time it is on. Some dont like it but its personal choice. Good to the BTCC is back on today aswell, by the time i get to bed tonight will have spent 7 hours watching motor racing, no better way to spend a sunday :y
sunday is the only day in two weeks i get the remote!!!!! she knows better than to not allow me the F1 and BTCC rest of the time you can keep the telly dear!!
especially now that men and motors has disappeard :'( thought it was going to be a real cracker of a race, but button changed his tyres to early and suffered later on, laughed when schuey said in the interview
that he thinks he is nearly at his best again, saw him at hereth and an safely say he was very rusty then and i dont see much improvement so far!!! thought webber would have put up a better fight,
We have got a bet on here between me, peter dlaumling(german) Paco,Miguel,Jesus, (spanish) that if an english or british driver wins the championship then they must hold a all night barbeque with free drinks, for us , if alonso wins then i supply the barbie for them and if a german wins then they supply for him!! sounds complicated but it should be good!! gives us three different nationalities to cheer/abuse/shout at!! :y
QuoteQuoteLove F1, not missed a race in 20 years, never record it always watch it live, no matter what time it is on. Some dont like it but its personal choice. Good to the BTCC is back on today aswell, by the time i get to bed tonight will have spent 7 hours watching motor racing, no better way to spend a sunday :y
sunday is the only day in two weeks i get the remote!!!!! she knows better than to not allow me the F1 and BTCC rest of the time you can keep the telly dear!!
especially now that men and motors has disappeard :'( thought it was going to be a real cracker of a race, but button changed his tyres to early and suffered later on, laughed when schuey said in the interview
that he thinks he is nearly at his best again, saw him at hereth and an safely say he was very rusty then and i dont see much improvement so far!!! thought webber would have put up a better fight,
We have got a bet on here between me, peter dlaumling(german) Paco,Miguel,Jesus, (spanish) that if an english or british driver wins the championship then they must hold a all night barbeque with free drinks, for us , if alonso wins then i supply the barbie for them and if a german wins then they supply for him!! sounds complicated but it should be good!! gives us three different nationalities to cheer/abuse/shout at!! :y
Sounds like fun! 8-)
QuoteQuoteQuoteLove F1, not missed a race in 20 years, never record it always watch it live, no matter what time it is on. Some dont like it but its personal choice. Good to the BTCC is back on today aswell, by the time i get to bed tonight will have spent 7 hours watching motor racing, no better way to spend a sunday :y
sunday is the only day in two weeks i get the remote!!!!! she knows better than to not allow me the F1 and BTCC rest of the time you can keep the telly dear!!
especially now that men and motors has disappeard :'( thought it was going to be a real cracker of a race, but button changed his tyres to early and suffered later on, laughed when schuey said in the interview
that he thinks he is nearly at his best again, saw him at hereth and an safely say he was very rusty then and i dont see much improvement so far!!! thought webber would have put up a better fight,
We have got a bet on here between me, peter dlaumling(german) Paco,Miguel,Jesus, (spanish) that if an english or british driver wins the championship then they must hold a all night barbeque with free drinks, for us , if alonso wins then i supply the barbie for them and if a german wins then they supply for him!! sounds complicated but it should be good!! gives us three different nationalities to cheer/abuse/shout at!! :y
Sounds like fun! 8-)
yeah it will be, all of us go out buggie and quad biking over the mountains together, always end up at a bar in the middle of nowhere then the least pissed driver has to lead us home!!!
sunds good fun? well it is till you realise we only go on mountain tracks and rivers and all of them look the bloody same, no matter where in the country you are, ended up at Loja the othr week which is a 40 min drive by road!!! and that was after we had been up at the windmill farm just to look!!!also visited A marble quary which was amazing!!!
Three minor points of interest imo
1. Very glad to see that young Rosberg is still driving rings around "the greatest driver ever" - he obviously isnt allowed to cheat in an illegal car anymore. :)
2. The young Russian in the Renault who refused to be intimidated by Hamilton in the Mclaren. :)
3. How did Hamilton get away with only a warning when he blatantly weaved the whole length of the straight to keep the Russian lad behind him. :-/ :o
QuoteThree minor points of interest imo
1. Very glad to see that young Rosberg is still driving rings around "the greatest driver ever" - he obviously isnt allowed to cheat in an illegal car anymore. :)
2. The young Russian in the Renault who refused to be intimidated by Hamilton in the Mclaren. :)
3. How did Hamilton get away with only a warning when he blatantly weaved the whole length of the straight to keep the Russian lad behind him. :-/ :o
martin brundle didnt see it as blatent weaving so maybe the warning was enough.
I dont dispute that Martin, but Im pretty sure the rules say you can move offline once and only once. Iirc he moved 4 times. I reckon Skruntie should watch it back again and report back his thoughts. :y
I dont dispute that Martin, but Im pretty sure the rules say you can move offline once and only once. Iirc he moved 4 times. I reckon Skruntie should watch it back again and report back his thoughts. :y
Banjax - I have been watching F1 for well over 30 years. I have not a shred of doubt that in the last 15 years it has gone downhill to the point where it is a shadow of what it once was.
This is when it was motor racing.And they were driving cars which, if you hit something hard you may well die, as tragically Villenueve did in the end. :'(
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I did realise you werent giving opinion Skruntie. :y.........just thought that as you had recorded it you could maybe take another look.
I dont see that it matters wether its a top/quick/driver/car etc. In theory if Hamilton hadnt weaved the Renault might have passed him into the next corner and stayed in front until there was another chance for Hamilton to pass again, this could have continued through every lap off the race until one of them happened to be ahead of the other at the flag, that to me is motor racing. Having a quicker car isnt necessarily anything to do with it. Hamilton would have known that it could have continued all through the race, so blocked him until he could get to the twisties and then pulled away - not cricket imo.
I thought he was pushing his luck when he did it. The weaving rule is about preventing people from overtaking and Hamilton had cleanly passed already so there was no real argument that an overtake was viable. Hamilton was trying to break the tow so he was moving first, and t'other bloke following. The weaving that is banned is when the bloke behind pulls out and the one in front blocks it. Only a minute difference but I suspect that's what the stewards saw.QuoteThree minor points of interest imo
1. Very glad to see that young Rosberg is still driving rings around "the greatest driver ever" - he obviously isnt allowed to cheat in an illegal car anymore. :)
2. The young Russian in the Renault who refused to be intimidated by Hamilton in the Mclaren. :)
3. How did Hamilton get away with only a warning when he blatantly weaved the whole length of the straight to keep the Russian lad behind him. :-/ :o
martin brundle didnt see it as blatent weaving so maybe the warning was enough.
Banjax - we are currently in an extended era pretty much the same as the ground effect cars, no overtaking.Exactly. :y :y
FIA, to make the sport even remotely interesting, need to resolve this. I agree that banning fuel stops is the right move (for the past few years, the only overtaking has been pit stops). But they need to reduce the effects of aerodynamics drastically. Obviously, these cars still need to be quicker than lesser, single seat formulas.
So, the obvious requirements:
Increase mechanical grip (gone the right direction by gone back to slicks), allow wider tyres
Massively reduce effective size nosecone/rear wing/diffusersStop keep limiting engine power by reducing cc and setting rules on engine architecture - this is the premium formula of racing!
Maybe, to keep greenies happy, and to effectively control engine power via another method, have a set size fuel tank.
I don't see that as rocket science, and this should have been done years ago.
I thought Toyota had pulled out of F1? :o :oThat is hilarious in F1! Someone can't do maths I suspect. ;D
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180mph stand on the brakes and the front wheels fly off!pmsl when i saw that, the magical disapearing wheels, dissapeared in a puff of smoke.
better link here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8624276.stm
someones got a nice souvenir too - lucky no one was hurt :y
Monaco GP, may get some rain tomorrow :ySadly with today's mob, that will mean non stop safety car. Anything to prevent any kind of excitement...
i was watching some of the practice sessions the last few days and Kubica and Hamilton were awesome - flicking out the back and kissing the barriers on exits - brilliant stuff - those 2 to qualify first and second ;)
what was it Nigel Mansell said about how you get pole at Monaco? "scrub the paint off the tyres" good for qualy, won't last the race tho :-/
Monaco's a circuit you have to be brave to even race round let alone pass. Hamilton is making some noises about taking risks so he might be good to watch.QuoteMonaco GP, may get some rain tomorrow :ySadly with today's mob, that will mean non stop safety car. Anything to prevent any kind of excitement...
i was watching some of the practice sessions the last few days and Kubica and Hamilton were awesome - flicking out the back and kissing the barriers on exits - brilliant stuff - those 2 to qualify first and second ;)
what was it Nigel Mansell said about how you get pole at Monaco? "scrub the paint off the tyres" good for qualy, won't last the race tho :-/
ha, like the spin by Shumy on that last lap, where was that dire hard fan when you want to take mick ;D
anyone not wanting to know the result is unlikely to open an F1 thread surely skruntie? :-?
thats the point of it ;D ;D
well done %$££ ^%&$££, great win for me as i had a fiver on you :y
anyone not wanting to know the result is unlikely to open an F1 thread surely skruntie? :-?
thats the point of it ;D ;D
well done %$££ ^%&$££, great win for me as i had a fiver on you :y
Quoteanyone not wanting to know the result is unlikely to open an F1 thread surely skruntie? :-?
thats the point of it ;D ;D
well done %$££ ^%&$££, great win for me as i had a fiver on you :y
A gifted result though, they were no where near him before the ^^£%£$" )(**&%
Quoteanyone not wanting to know the result is unlikely to open an F1 thread surely skruntie? :-?
thats the point of it ;D ;D
well done %$££ ^%&$££, great win for me as i had a fiver on you :y
I agree, but I did once post my thoughts on an F1 race when I 1st joined and jamie altered the tittle and told me off. ::) :-/ So I aint doing it again.
Interestingly, Christian Horner in his later interview seemed to have changed his tune and seemed to be pinning the blame on Webber. :o :o
Eddie Jordan was so bemused and annoyed he was almosr lost for words. If the team are backing Vettel it can only mean that he is the favoured driver who they want to hang on to more than webber. Wouldnt be surprised if Webber moves teams at the end of the season, after Horners comments. :-/
I haven't heard why Webber lost so much speed to let Vettel alongside. Did he miss a gear or what?
There certainly wasn't much room on the track for Vettel and although his car veered into Webber's, I couldn't see his steering wheel move. Perhaps it was too small a movement?
QuoteI haven't heard why Webber lost so much speed to let Vettel alongside. Did he miss a gear or what?
There certainly wasn't much room on the track for Vettel and although his car veered into Webber's, I couldn't see his steering wheel move. Perhaps it was too small a movement?
it seems Webber was asked to take it easy on his engine, while Vettel wasn't given the same instructions.........make of that what you will ::)
as for the incident, i think webber did the right thing - stayed straight and gave vettel just nough space - then vettel moved right, into webber, assuming webber would move out of his way - which he doesnt need to or should - and didnt :y