roblomas52 wrote:Donnington's failed revision to get the 2010 British gp was better than silverstone's
I would have loved to have seen that happen as they were changing the weakest part of the circuit. Now my local circuit is still trying to rebuild its image 3 years on.
Another suggestion in regards to qualifying, having followed the Indy 500 qualifying, is why not make a one off qualifying system for Monaco to add to the prestige? Like single lap qualifying on the supersofts just for this race using the reverse championship positions. Then we could get some interesting pole battles like 2005 with Alonso v Kimi.
The ChiltonCraze at the British Grand Prix
FIA driver press conference announcer wrote:On pole position for his home grand prix for the first time, Max Chilton
roblomas52 wrote:Donnington's failed revision to get the 2010 British gp was better than silverstone's
I would have loved to have seen that happen as they were changing the weakest part of the circuit. Now my local circuit is still trying to rebuild its image 3 years on.
It would have been a brilliant layout - loads of elevation change, lots of different types of corners, all whilst keeping the most important parts of the original circuit intact. The fact that the local infrastructure would have been a complete joke however is another matter entirely. I'm pretty sure I've had a rant or two about it all back when it was all coming out around 2010. Have a search of the forum and I'm sure you'll find it!
The sad fact is the entire process was a pack of lies, and based on money that didn't exist. I felt so sorry for old Tom Wheatcroft after Donington was left in the mess it was in the aftermath.
Julien wrote:F1 needs many reject teams and 28-30 cars per race weekend.
How can that be unpopular?
It would be if you were Bernie...
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
F1 should get rid of having drivers altogether, the teams build the cars and they are driven by identical robots meaning that the best constructor comes through.
darkapprentice77 wrote:F1 should get rid of having drivers altogether, the teams build the cars and they are driven by identical robots meaning that the best constructor comes through.
But everyone KNOWS that the Germans build the best robots!
After reading the centrale article on Prost's 2000 season, I am absolutely convinced that they should have gotten the first Reject of the Race award at France, not Alex Wurz. I mean, the calamities the team suffered that weekend is just downright hilarious. In a sort of sadistic kind of way
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Wizzie wrote:After reading the centrale article on Prost's 2000 season, I am absolutely convinced that they should have gotten the first Reject of the Race award at France, not Alex Wurz. I mean, the calamities the team suffered that weekend is just downright hilarious. In a sort of sadistic kind of way
Such as the actual team-mate collision that happened when both nearly got taken out in it all. However Wurz's overtake attempt is one of the worst overtaking moves i've ever seen. It made Mark Webber's moves at Abu Dhabi last year look professional. You know you're in trouble when Martin Brundle brands you "pathetic" live on TV
Wizzie wrote:After reading the centrale article on Prost's 2000 season, I am absolutely convinced that they should have gotten the first Reject of the Race award at France, not Alex Wurz. I mean, the calamities the team suffered that weekend is just downright hilarious. In a sort of sadistic kind of way
Isn't that the race where the Peugeot mechanics went on strike and refused to fire up the engines?
Kimi-ICE wrote:Such as the actual team-mate collision that happened when both nearly got taken out in it all. However Wurz's overtake attempt is one of the worst overtaking moves i've ever seen. It made Mark Webber's moves at Abu Dhabi last year look professional. You know you're in trouble when Martin Brundle brands you "pathetic" live on TV
I'm pretty sure that was Austria where Alesi and Heidfeld collided...
Wizzie wrote:After reading the centrale article on Prost's 2000 season, I am absolutely convinced that they should have gotten the first Reject of the Race award at France, not Alex Wurz. I mean, the calamities the team suffered that weekend is just downright hilarious. In a sort of sadistic kind of way
Isn't that the race where the Peugeot mechanics went on strike and refused to fire up the engines?
Kimi-ICE wrote:Such as the actual team-mate collision that happened when both nearly got taken out in it all. However Wurz's overtake attempt is one of the worst overtaking moves i've ever seen. It made Mark Webber's moves at Abu Dhabi last year look professional. You know you're in trouble when Martin Brundle brands you "pathetic" live on TV
I'm pretty sure that was Austria where Alesi and Heidfeld collided...
No they clashed in France as well. Austria was where Alesi lunged at Heidfeld smashing into him and taking both out. It also caused Murray Walker to get the Prost's confused with the Ligiers
Wizzie wrote:After reading the centrale article on Prost's 2000 season, I am absolutely convinced that they should have gotten the first Reject of the Race award at France, not Alex Wurz. I mean, the calamities the team suffered that weekend is just downright hilarious. In a sort of sadistic kind of way
Isn't that the race where the Peugeot mechanics went on strike and refused to fire up the engines?
Kimi-ICE wrote:Such as the actual team-mate collision that happened when both nearly got taken out in it all. However Wurz's overtake attempt is one of the worst overtaking moves i've ever seen. It made Mark Webber's moves at Abu Dhabi last year look professional. You know you're in trouble when Martin Brundle brands you "pathetic" live on TV
I'm pretty sure that was Austria where Alesi and Heidfeld collided...
That indeed was the race. But not before Alesi, Peugeot and Prost got into a war of words in the press. And Heidfeld actually clouted Alesi during France while trying to overtake Fisichella, nearly taking both out of the race. And then to cap it all off, Heidfeld came into the pits to repair the damage and promptly stalled the car
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AndreaModa wrote:And one of the recent Monaco races - was it 2010 or 2011?
That was the 2010 race, where Schumacher got done for his brilliant pass on Alonso because no-one had a clue what the rules were for such a situation.
Fetzie on Ferrari wrote:How does a driver hurtling around a race track while they're sous-viding in their overalls have a better understanding of the race than a team of strategy engineers in an air-conditioned room?l
go_Rubens wrote: Then the idea should be struck out until refueling is brought back. IF refueling is brought back...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, F1 needs refueling again.
Professional Historian/Semi-Retired Drag Racer/Whiskey Enthusiast
"When I was still racing, I never once thought 'Oh, I can't damage the car here'." - Jolyn Palmer
Me either Jolyn, maybe that's why we're both out, eh?
go_Rubens wrote: Then the idea should be struck out until refueling is brought back. IF refueling is brought back...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, F1 needs refueling again.
F1 doesn't 'need' anything but the best drivers.
Well I would argue it needs cars, tyres, and fuel, but that's just me. And a track would help too.
I'll be going now.
Professional Historian/Semi-Retired Drag Racer/Whiskey Enthusiast
"When I was still racing, I never once thought 'Oh, I can't damage the car here'." - Jolyn Palmer
Me either Jolyn, maybe that's why we're both out, eh?
go_Rubens wrote: Then the idea should be struck out until refueling is brought back. IF refueling is brought back...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, F1 needs refueling again.
As I've said before, I do not think that refuelling is, strictly speaking, that necessary to the sport - refuelling only occurred in a minority of the races that have occurred in F1, even when it was perfectly legal to do so, and outside of F1 mid race refuelling stops are only really common in endurance racing (where they are a necessity) and, I believe, IndyCar racing.
Martin Brundle, on watching a replay of Grosjean spinning: "The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
go_Rubens wrote: Then the idea should be struck out until refueling is brought back. IF refueling is brought back...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, F1 needs refueling again.
As I've said before, I do not think that refuelling is, strictly speaking, that necessary to the sport - refuelling only occurred in a minority of the races that have occurred in F1, even when it was perfectly legal to do so, and outside of F1 mid race refuelling stops are only really common in endurance racing (where they are a necessity) and, I believe, IndyCar racing.
Because Indy cars are flat out arround the ovals which means they are sucking more fuel out of the tanks to make them go flat out and Indy car races are longer than f1 as well
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Mexicola wrote: I'd rather listen to a dog lick its balls. Each to their own, I guess.
Does listening to a dog licking its balls get you excited?
That's between me and my internet service provider.
One of those journalist types. 270 Tube stations in 18:42:50!
Wallio wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again, F1 needs refueling again.
As I've said before, I do not think that refuelling is, strictly speaking, that necessary to the sport - refuelling only occurred in a minority of the races that have occurred in F1, even when it was perfectly legal to do so, and outside of F1 mid race refuelling stops are only really common in endurance racing (where they are a necessity) and, I believe, IndyCar racing.
Because Indy cars are flat out arround the ovals which means they are sucking more fuel out of the tanks to make them go flat out and Indy car races are longer than f1 as well
Which makes me wonder what an IndyCar race would be like without refuelling... it'd be tougher on the drivers, for starters...
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
go_Rubens wrote:F1 should have one type of engine and just stick with it. New engines only raise costs, not lower them.
That in and of itself isn't the problem. It's that the rules for the new engines are too free, which allows for development costs to spiral out of control.
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
go_Rubens wrote:F1 should have one type of engine and just stick with it. New engines only raise costs, not lower them.
That in and of itself isn't the problem. It's that the rules for the new engines are too free, which allows for development costs to spiral out of control.
