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Post by speedysteve on May 16, 2018 13:32:57 GMT
Scrapping fuel saving would improve racing but inverted grid wouldn't work. It'd be a qualifying driven as slowly as possible, sandbagging to get higher up the grid  Fuel saving is PC. Forcing rule changes or incentive zing overtaking to make them design cars that can follow in the slipstream and overtake would be nice  Lazy shorthand on my part I'm afraid, I meant inverted from the last race, or perhaps with a handicap element based on this. Ah that makes more sense.. Still prefer a straight fight. Remember the 'come from the back of the grid' Indy car spectacle, that went horribly wrong for Dan Wheldon? |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2018 14:36:39 GMT
It's always going to be a sport with risks, but something needs to be done to stop processions. We had about 7 years of it with Ferrari and we are still there with Mercedes. Look how few of the last 5 years races have been won by another car when Mercedes didn't have a problem.
We need far more overtaking and far more opportunities for lesser teams to compete. Heavy penalties for causing a collision would mitigate risks of people running into each other whilst the necessity of overtaking to get up the grid or front runners would make for more overtakes.
If we don't see changes, F1 will,continue to lose fans and draw criticism for being boring. I just wish we could have a viable rival organisation. F1 would then be forced to change.
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Post by MartinT on May 16, 2018 14:46:48 GMT
Some tracks don't help. The next GP at Monaco cannot help but be a procession... or a crash!
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2018 15:06:05 GMT
Or both |
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Post by MikeMusic on May 26, 2018 9:29:20 GMT
Stumbled across
Monaco Grand Prix Historique on C4, on now
Weird
They look like toys
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Post by MartinT on May 26, 2018 11:57:00 GMT
Just watched Verstappen's crash in FP3. You have to feel sorry for the engineers, trying to put that car back together in very limited time before qualy starts.
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Post by speedysteve on May 26, 2018 13:05:16 GMT
Over exuberant Max,
The barrier he Smacks,
The engineers they work,
Why is Max suck a jerk?,
The car is not ready,
Horner says again MAX STEADY!
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Post by speedysteve on May 26, 2018 14:01:34 GMT
Nice laps Ricciardo!
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Post by MartinT on May 26, 2018 14:39:33 GMT
Yes, a very well deserved pole there for Ricciardo.
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Post by stanleyb on May 26, 2018 20:02:02 GMT
Just watched Verstappen's crash in FP3. You have to feel sorry for the engineers, trying to put that car back together in very limited time before qualy starts. You have to feel sorry for the engineers, trying to put that car back together in very limited time before qualy starts. he crashes the car again. |
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Post by ant on May 26, 2018 20:09:11 GMT
Should be the most uneventful start to a gp of the season with max at the back of the grid, if he twats someone again it won't really matter
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Post by stanleyb on May 26, 2018 23:33:34 GMT
Max could end up taking out Ricciardo when the latter starts to catch up with the back markers.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2018 6:36:13 GMT
I don’t get it, for a kid who appears to have so much potential, why is he throwing it away this year? Let’s hope he doesn’t become the new crashjean.
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Post by MartinT on May 27, 2018 19:12:28 GMT
Excellent and very well deserved win for Ricciardo. Even more impressive knowing he was 25% down on power and only had six gears.
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Post by Clive on May 27, 2018 19:24:37 GMT
I heard him talk about only 6 gears too and also assumed a gearbox issue. It seems he was so down on power that he could go fast enough to use 7th and 8th!
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2018 19:42:16 GMT
Nice job by Ricciardo. Just wish Lewis had been able to get past Vettel, but 3 points doesn’t impact that much.
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Post by speedysteve on May 27, 2018 21:15:14 GMT
Race rather killed by all protecting track position and tyre deg.
Still a great drive by Danny! Wouldn't have been possible anywhere else.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 17:12:41 GMT
Nice Pole yesterday and even better win from Lewis today.
Vettel showed he’s feeling the pressure again today, and why he’s not the racer Lewis is.
Is the performance of the new Mercedes engine an ominous sign for the rest of the field?
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Post by MartinT on Jun 24, 2018 18:35:32 GMT
Yes, a very good race for Hamilton and Bottas would have come in 2nd if it hadn't been for Vettel's antics. Nice to see Raikkonen beat Vettel, although I think the writing is on the wall for him. Speaking of which, another point for Leclerc, magic!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 24, 2018 18:38:01 GMT
Is the performance of the new Mercedes engine an ominous sign for the rest of the field? Not really: look at Williams and Force India. |
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