Official 2012 Formula 1 Season Discussion
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To drive for Ferrari? Just about anyone. Hell fisichella was in a team and went to Ferrari after Massa's injury. If you prove yourself and get to stay it's worth more than a full season at a midfield team. But it's a risk. Trulli has been in decent cars and never really was able to capitalize in them. Whereas an Alonso in a minardi drove himself in the picture of briatore and the rest is history. Trulli is a seat filler and if you want experience on how to drive mid-pack he's your man, but if you want to compete for the titles (like Ferrari) you need guys that can drive beyond what the car is capable of. Alonso, Schumacher, Hamilton and raikonnen to name a few. Alonso proved it Sunday, that car is not a contender right now. I say Ferrari and Mercedes swapped positions with last year. Mercedes might even be the 2nd best team this year after McLaren. Then red bull and lotus in a shared third (I was really amazed at grosjean's qualy.) Then Ferrari.
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They'll probably let Massa finish the season. If they wanted to get rid of him they would have after last season. My vote would be kobash next year. Or Hamilton. He'd be perfect for Ferrari. Nobody drives with more passion and that's Ferrari through and through.
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You can have 2 winning drivers only if you have a winning car like McLaren.
Even Redbull has 2 drivers that rarely finish too close.
Rubens Barrichello was the perfect driver for ferrari during the schumacher era. He would finish 2nd even in a race with just barrichellos, the safety car would win in that case
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Alonso and Hamilton in the same car would make both fight for the title... and both would lose it
You can have 2 winning drivers only if you have a winning car like McLaren.
Even Redbull has 2 drivers that rarely finish too close.
Rubens Barrichello was the perfect driver for ferrari during the schumacher era. He would finish 2nd even if a race with just barrichellos, the safety car would win in that case
You can have 2 winning drivers only if you have a winning car like McLaren.
Even Redbull has 2 drivers that rarely finish too close.
Rubens Barrichello was the perfect driver for ferrari during the schumacher era. He would finish 2nd even if a race with just barrichellos, the safety car would win in that case
I do think however, that we would be unwise to count Ferrari out of the championship running. The game has only just begun.
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I know that we're just at the beginning but Ferrari clearly forgot how to build a chassis.
Aero and suspension stuff can be improved mid season, if you get the chassis wrong and it doesn't even respond to tuning you're S.O.L!
Some rumors say that ferrari might build a new chassis and undergo new FIA crash tests... we'll see.
Aero and suspension stuff can be improved mid season, if you get the chassis wrong and it doesn't even respond to tuning you're S.O.L!
Some rumors say that ferrari might build a new chassis and undergo new FIA crash tests... we'll see.
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I know that we're just at the beginning but Ferrari clearly forgot how to build a chassis.
Aero and suspension stuff can be improved mid season, if you get the chassis wrong and it doesn't even respond to tuning you're S.O.L!
Some rumors say that ferrari might build a new chassis and undergo new FIA crash tests... we'll see.
Aero and suspension stuff can be improved mid season, if you get the chassis wrong and it doesn't even respond to tuning you're S.O.L!
Some rumors say that ferrari might build a new chassis and undergo new FIA crash tests... we'll see.
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No matter how good or bad the Ferrari is, fact still remains that Alonso outqualified Massa even after beaching the car. And drove an amazing race while Massa played bumpercars with senna and got his *** kicked by midfielders. He needs to go. If I were di montezemolo I'd send him packing and put in a driver from the youth program if sauber won't release kobash or Perez.
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I disagree with pace cars or stopping a race for rain. First of all, the overall visibility wasn't that bad. So, it wasn't raining that hard. The shots from the blimp showed you had at least a mile visibility. If the problem was puddling, then you have a problem with the racetrack and drainage design. Get it fixed. They require it for safety all the time.
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I understand that spray is a problem, but that is an engineering change. Re-design the rain tires. Slow them down in the corners. Give the driver more responsibility for keeping the car on the track.
I know you can't see this. But, who is that leggy woman in the Kia / Sandman commercial?
I know you can't see this. But, who is that leggy woman in the Kia / Sandman commercial?
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Link to the commercial? Leggy wimmenz!
Anyway tyres aside i have a video where, at speeds much slower than f1, i couldn't see ANYTHING 100yards from me at SPA. It was a gt3-rs spraying me with its cool diffuser. Will try to upload it sooner or later, it's fun (for the viewers)
Anyway tyres aside i have a video where, at speeds much slower than f1, i couldn't see ANYTHING 100yards from me at SPA. It was a gt3-rs spraying me with its cool diffuser. Will try to upload it sooner or later, it's fun (for the viewers)
