The 2011 Formula One Season
Posted by madotter
SCHU-MA-CHER !!!!! 
Still think that Toro Rosso should be chasing better rated drivers - definite dark horses of the year (the car, at least).
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
The HRT drivers look like they need the loo :s (sorry for lowering the tone). And their car might have some competition. And I think the shocking thing, contrary to this article, would be that HRT actually go slower this year!
On a more serious note, Barrichello is rightfully concerned about the DRS, especially having the accident at Imola 1994 on the weekend of Ratzenberger and Senna's deaths (and having been in more than 300 races).
Kubica is to have more surgery
if it has to be done then it's for the best I suppose.
Also you might be interested in Lotus Steering Wheel for 2011:
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/2011 05:41PM by alexf1man.
On a more serious note, Barrichello is rightfully concerned about the DRS, especially having the accident at Imola 1994 on the weekend of Ratzenberger and Senna's deaths (and having been in more than 300 races).
Kubica is to have more surgery
if it has to be done then it's for the best I suppose.Also you might be interested in Lotus Steering Wheel for 2011:
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/2011 05:41PM by alexf1man.
marcl Wrote:
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> Drivers were worried about the F duct, again no
> accident happened due to it.
Webber crashed in Valencia due to the F-Duct, if you look for the video and take a closer look to his arm, you'll see that he was activating it, and that caused him to go into Kovalainen.
Apart from that, I am worried about how the DRS is regulated. There are so little circumstances in which it can be activated, that many drivers and team bosses will complain when others use it. It's going to be like a foul in football: they're always going to complain to the refferee.
Stats: 139 Starts / 7 Wins / 9 Poles / 5 Fastest laps
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> Drivers were worried about the F duct, again no
> accident happened due to it.
Webber crashed in Valencia due to the F-Duct, if you look for the video and take a closer look to his arm, you'll see that he was activating it, and that caused him to go into Kovalainen.
Apart from that, I am worried about how the DRS is regulated. There are so little circumstances in which it can be activated, that many drivers and team bosses will complain when others use it. It's going to be like a foul in football: they're always going to complain to the refferee.
Stats: 139 Starts / 7 Wins / 9 Poles / 5 Fastest laps
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> people will be saying Jos Verstappen drove into
> Montoya because of the F-Duct.
LOL!
I gotta say the HRT looks alot better in real life than the renders. I think it looks pretty good, i like it
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Though a probable wet day testing before the 1st race. Not much better than last year, I wonder if they can match Virgin..
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
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> people will be saying Jos Verstappen drove into
> Montoya because of the F-Duct.
LOL!
I gotta say the HRT looks alot better in real life than the renders. I think it looks pretty good, i like it
!Though a probable wet day testing before the 1st race. Not much better than last year, I wonder if they can match Virgin..
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Well, I lost a point there. But really, I saw the video many times and I really thought his hand was covering the hole. I wouldn't posted it if I knew that.
But the F-Duct was potentially dangerous. Driving a F1 with only one hand... do you know how difficult is that? And about the DRS, the only problem you could have is the moveable flap flying away, with its obvious (and painful) consequences.
And Verstappen crashed into Montoya because he couldn't stand that he had overtaken his good ol' friend Herr Schumacher (
)
Stats: 139 Starts / 7 Wins / 9 Poles / 5 Fastest laps
But the F-Duct was potentially dangerous. Driving a F1 with only one hand... do you know how difficult is that? And about the DRS, the only problem you could have is the moveable flap flying away, with its obvious (and painful) consequences.
And Verstappen crashed into Montoya because he couldn't stand that he had overtaken his good ol' friend Herr Schumacher (
)Stats: 139 Starts / 7 Wins / 9 Poles / 5 Fastest laps
Since when as the adjustable rear wing been known as the DRS? It's like a BMW instruction manual. I had to Google to see what the heck you guys were on about.
As for KERS... well Hamilton nearly went skywards at Melbourne a couple of years back when he touched Massa, but that was more down to Hamilton's stupidity.
While I agree most can be drama queens, if anyone has the right to complain, it's the guys who would be caught up in any accidents, not some guy in a suit in Paris who signed off this result of a brain storming session in some feng shui committee room.
Our experience of racing primarily consists of racing simulations, minus all the vibrations and distractions, and a bit of karting. I'm more inclined to believe the concerns of a racing driver (and all they are are concerns at the moment - thoughts and nothing more) than see some fans thinking "don't be a pussy". It's quite easy for a fan to say that, and will remain so until someone misjudges the closing speed.
My main concern, and I'd imagine that of the drivers too, isn't of the driver attempting to overtake, but that of the driver in front, who may be oblivious to the presence of a car behind at all. There was one instance in the testing (the first Barcelona test) where a driver couldn't see a car in the mirrors at the start of the straight, but had the car on him by the end of it. If that's the distance gained, then 1) I'm squirming uncomfortably here thinking at some point, a driver isn't going to be aware of a following car until it's too late, and 2) it's going to make a complete mockery of Formula 1.
As for KERS... well Hamilton nearly went skywards at Melbourne a couple of years back when he touched Massa, but that was more down to Hamilton's stupidity.
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the whole safety philosophy is getting a bit out of hand, let the FIA take care of that, drivers should only focus on driving
While I agree most can be drama queens, if anyone has the right to complain, it's the guys who would be caught up in any accidents, not some guy in a suit in Paris who signed off this result of a brain storming session in some feng shui committee room.
Our experience of racing primarily consists of racing simulations, minus all the vibrations and distractions, and a bit of karting. I'm more inclined to believe the concerns of a racing driver (and all they are are concerns at the moment - thoughts and nothing more) than see some fans thinking "don't be a pussy". It's quite easy for a fan to say that, and will remain so until someone misjudges the closing speed.
My main concern, and I'd imagine that of the drivers too, isn't of the driver attempting to overtake, but that of the driver in front, who may be oblivious to the presence of a car behind at all. There was one instance in the testing (the first Barcelona test) where a driver couldn't see a car in the mirrors at the start of the straight, but had the car on him by the end of it. If that's the distance gained, then 1) I'm squirming uncomfortably here thinking at some point, a driver isn't going to be aware of a following car until it's too late, and 2) it's going to make a complete mockery of Formula 1.
i think the solution is better circuits with fast curves instead DRS...
and yes, most of drivers are drama queens, in the 70s when you get in the car you didnt know if you will get back to the pits anytime and hardly any driver complained about it... and the drivers had more charisma than now (i just remembered an F2 race in Nordschleife 1980, markus winkelhock´s car flipped and destroyed, he came out of the car and the first thing he said to the people present was "did you photographed that?" I dont see a Vettel or a Sutil saying that)
and yes, most of drivers are drama queens
, in the 70s when you get in the car you didnt know if you will get back to the pits anytime and hardly any driver complained about it... and the drivers had more charisma than now (i just remembered an F2 race in Nordschleife 1980, markus winkelhock´s car flipped and destroyed, he came out of the car and the first thing he said to the people present was "did you photographed that?" I dont see a Vettel or a Sutil saying that)Gord_on_wheels Wrote:
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> Am I'm the only one who cringed with embarassment
> when reading the slogans on the HRT livery?
Nope, I do it every time I see that car
Horribly livery, stupid slogans, and since the render showing the livery they've had two new sponsors, neither of which have replaced any of the stupid "THIS COULD BE YOU" rubbish
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> Am I'm the only one who cringed with embarassment
> when reading the slogans on the HRT livery?
Nope, I do it every time I see that car
Horribly livery, stupid slogans, and since the render showing the livery they've had two new sponsors, neither of which have replaced any of the stupid "THIS COULD BE YOU" rubbish
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