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Post by MartinT on Oct 29, 2018 13:07:14 GMT
I think Verstappen will be a serious threat next year. That Honda engine looks good.
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Post by robbiegong on Oct 29, 2018 14:10:22 GMT
Vettel was very respectful in defeat to Hamilton, orally and going out of his way to embrace the man, I rate him for that.
I sincerely hope Ferrari get things together and give him a consistently fast car next year on par with a fast Merc.
Max is defo one for the future, young hungry, cavalier and certainly doesnt 'bow' on track to / for anyone.
I also hope that the Red Bulls too are consistently fast and reliable so that we have one heck of a battle, paticularly on the Saturday and Sunday of each 2019 race weekend.
Hamilton always relishes a battle so it'd be all good.
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Post by robbiegong on Oct 29, 2018 14:32:21 GMT
Ricciardo really done in and down in the dumps here:
"I don’t even think frustration’s a word anymore, everything just feels hopeless,” Ricciardo said. “I honestly don’t know, where I am, I honestly don’t see the point of coming on Sunday, I don’t see the point in doing the next two races.
“I haven’t had a clean race, weekend, in so long. I’m not superstitious or any of this bullshit but the car’s cursed… I don’t know. No words. Helpless think is the best word. I'll let [Pierre] Gasly drive it, I'm done with it."
Whilst I can imagine all the bad luck has left him feeling totally deflated, there's a part of me that feels like you sometimes have to hold it down and not wear the 'completely defeated' coat on your back.
He's in what I'd call a pinnacle of sport arena, where you have to keep your chin up and try to retain even a degree of hope, focus and positivity ( I know easier said than done sometimes, but....)
Vettel for instance has had a pretty indifferent number of years, where expectation has been super high with nothing to show. You can sometimes feel his pain, that said, and all credit I've never heard him talk anything like this, not once.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 29, 2018 21:57:21 GMT
It's so unlike Ricciardo that you've got to feel he's at the absolute end of his tether.
Verstappen has moaned for far fewer problems.
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Post by speedysteve on Oct 30, 2018 16:55:02 GMT
Nice one Lewis, get in! Did you see the front wing on the Ferrari's bending under speed load? As the brakes were applied it returned to a more up-tight / working position for the corner. That's a moveable wing that is.. I'm sure it now meets the FIA regs  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 17:42:30 GMT
Nice one Lewis, get in! Did you see the front wing on the Ferrari's bending under speed load? As the brakes were applied it returned to a more up-tight / working position for the corner. That's a moveable wing that is.. I'm sure it now meets the FIA regs Yeah not sure that particularly meets with current regulations, but like you say, I am sure that the Ferrari International Assistance would have allowed it by now. |
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Post by robbiegong on Oct 30, 2018 20:43:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 21:07:56 GMT
I agree, I’m quite surprised because when he was a driver he spent quite a bit of his time making diggy comments about Lewis. |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 30, 2018 22:25:12 GMT
Indeed, Palmer has changed his stance on Hamilton. He's not a bad writer, either.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2018 22:26:11 GMT
Indeed, Palmer has changed his stance on Hamilton. He's not a bad writer, either. A lot better writer than driver, LOL. |
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Post by speedysteve on Oct 30, 2018 23:30:58 GMT
Have to say I agree with him about the Ferrari swap thing, but the same could be said for Alonso in the current Ferrari.. |
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 2, 2018 20:59:14 GMT
Prog about Senna on Itv4 7th Nov at 23:15.
It's in the movie category but is down as sports documentary.
From 2010. Don't think I've seen it, but I might have..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2018 21:26:06 GMT
Prog about Senna on Itv4 7th Nov at 23:15. It's in the movie category but is down as sports documentary. From 2010. Don't think I've seen it, but I might have.. Don’t recognise it, so I have set it to record, thanks. |
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Post by John on Nov 3, 2018 5:32:32 GMT
I seen it a few years ago worth a watch
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 4, 2018 19:18:12 GMT
The in car footage of that era is just so speed raw!
The ability to follow a car closely as back then is to be only envied today..
That Balestre, what a piece of work with regard to Prost.
"Years later, after leaving the presidency of FIA, Balestre admitted to having acted to benefit Prost in 1989."
Take us back to that aero level please..
Give us modern safely levels and progressively more electric and high tech power. Then I would be happy as Larry.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 4, 2018 21:29:19 GMT
Senna's lap in Monaco is one of the best pieces of F1 footage ever.
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Post by robbiegong on Nov 5, 2018 9:42:31 GMT
Yes Martin, Wow ! The noise, the commitment and rawness of it all...
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Post by MartinT on Nov 5, 2018 9:52:53 GMT
Imagine doing that for 2 hours and not crashing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 9:59:53 GMT
I don't anyone has ever emulated that Qualifying lap, other than maybe the one that Lewis pulled out this year at Singapore.
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Post by robbiegong on Nov 5, 2018 20:53:40 GMT
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