2008 Formula 1 Season Discussion
03-16-2008, 08:15 AM
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Slightly Off-Topic:
In A1GP, Jonathan Summerton qualified Third in todays Mexico City Sprint Race and is starting in 7th place for the Feature Race. It seems he likes this track.
Who knows if we, in the U.S., will see this televised. You can hear it live at a1gp.com.
In A1GP, Jonathan Summerton qualified Third in todays Mexico City Sprint Race and is starting in 7th place for the Feature Race. It seems he likes this track.
Who knows if we, in the U.S., will see this televised. You can hear it live at a1gp.com.
03-16-2008, 10:05 AM
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What a race. I guess TC makes a difference eh? 
Also, I don't want to spoil things too much but I can see the tin-foil hat crowd cook up some crazy theories regarding the standardized ECU after this race.....
Also, I don't want to spoil things too much but I can see the tin-foil hat crowd cook up some crazy theories regarding the standardized ECU after this race.....
03-18-2008, 10:24 AM
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Seem that the Toro Rosso team is up for sale, despite previous denying this.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65874
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/...ia-toro-rosso/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7302894.stm
The question is, why would anyone want to buy. With minimal facilities to design F1 cars, it would seem that it might not be worth an asking price. And drivers contracts would be too short term to consider.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65874
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/...ia-toro-rosso/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/7302894.stm
The question is, why would anyone want to buy. With minimal facilities to design F1 cars, it would seem that it might not be worth an asking price. And drivers contracts would be too short term to consider.
03-18-2008, 05:28 PM
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lmao yah ferrari is sayin McLaren Group ECU was not working with their software.
03-18-2008, 07:43 PM
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Decent race... dominant performance by Hamilton.
Serioulsy disappointing performances turned in by:
Piquet (like GP2 - when he's "on"=golden but when he's not=poo! )
Kimi (though more Ferrari's fault than his)
Massa (the first turn spin was rediculous)
Coulthard (looking more and more past the sell by date)
...Spare a thought for Seb Bourdais who imo put in a drive nearly as good as Hamilton's. He had Alonso, and Kovalainen handled using an alternative stratgey. TR team said he was good to go to the end on fuel and then kaaablammo! It'll be interesting to see what he can do at Monaco, Valencia, and Monza. I wouldn't be surprised to see him make the podium at one of those.
Malaysia has some tricky complexes and plenty of room to pass. It should be a good one.
Serioulsy disappointing performances turned in by:
Piquet (like GP2 - when he's "on"=golden but when he's not=poo! )
Kimi (though more Ferrari's fault than his)
Massa (the first turn spin was rediculous)
Coulthard (looking more and more past the sell by date)
...Spare a thought for Seb Bourdais who imo put in a drive nearly as good as Hamilton's. He had Alonso, and Kovalainen handled using an alternative stratgey. TR team said he was good to go to the end on fuel and then kaaablammo! It'll be interesting to see what he can do at Monaco, Valencia, and Monza. I wouldn't be surprised to see him make the podium at one of those.
Malaysia has some tricky complexes and plenty of room to pass. It should be a good one.
03-18-2008, 07:55 PM
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It does suck that Ferrari now has to use an ECU provided by their ach enemy. It's still no excuse for their performance especially for a team known for their impecable reliability.
It was pretty cool to see someone other than Ferrari or McLaren on the podium. Great drive by Heike and Nico. It was also pretty cool to see Hamilton and Rossberg getting to share the excitement being on the podium together after driving and competing as friends in GP2.
I was really bummed out about Ferrari. I just hope this isn't indicative of the rest of the season for Ferrari and the rest of the field as well. I think it was a HUGE mistake to take away TC and assisted engine braking. It's obviously a safety issue at this point. Clearly the guys that have relied on the system for so many years are at a disadvantage now under pressure because they are instinctively relying on the system that isn't there anymore and it's tough to change your instincts.
It was pretty cool to see someone other than Ferrari or McLaren on the podium. Great drive by Heike and Nico. It was also pretty cool to see Hamilton and Rossberg getting to share the excitement being on the podium together after driving and competing as friends in GP2.
I was really bummed out about Ferrari. I just hope this isn't indicative of the rest of the season for Ferrari and the rest of the field as well. I think it was a HUGE mistake to take away TC and assisted engine braking. It's obviously a safety issue at this point. Clearly the guys that have relied on the system for so many years are at a disadvantage now under pressure because they are instinctively relying on the system that isn't there anymore and it's tough to change your instincts.
03-18-2008, 10:31 PM
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what an amazing race. I am not really into F1, but after this race i think i will keep watching. For me personally, the races are more fun to watch without TC. Its good to see BMW up there with the ferraris and mclarens, as well as honda doing better than last year too.
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03-18-2008, 10:52 PM
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Based on what I read so far, the Honda car was a POS last year, and looks like a POS too.
What do you fans think of Ferrari this year, its hard to believe all of their engines blew up. Also their CEO just resigned. I don't want to see McLaren win all the races.
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03-19-2008, 06:19 AM
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I believe heads are rolling in Maranello. Ferrari had the ECU as long as everybody else...so I think that's just sour grapes on their part. And not to mention, didn't they have a fuel pick up problem last year?? Out of everyone, I was most impressed with BMW...those guys have got a hell of a car and I'm sure they have the potential to fight with Ferrari and McLaren. I'm still a little bitter about how they did JV, but Kubica was hauling ****!!! This is going to be one hell of a season!! And as much as I hate to say it, I would have loved to see Schumacher in Filipi's place....you know, just to see how he would have handled it.
03-19-2008, 06:59 PM
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03-23-2008, 04:52 PM
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As a Felipe Massa fan for the past 3 years, I feel perfectly qualified and justified in saying he sucks as an F1 driver and Ferrari should get rid of him as soon as possible.
It simply took the lack of drivers aids to bring his weaknesses to the fore.
It simply took the lack of drivers aids to bring his weaknesses to the fore.