Montoya confesses why he left F1 bored
Posted by calimbo
I just watched some of the Nascar at Watkins glen on Ch5.
On a oval its boring as @#$%& (for me) but watching at Glen was quite enjoyable actually. I was suppsised :P
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
On a oval its boring as @#$%& (for me) but watching at Glen was quite enjoyable actually. I was suppsised :P
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
:O wow, and i thought it was good!
By watching on tv, they look fun to drive around quite a fast track like watkins glen!
Accidents with these cars must be huge, i mean so much momentum, because of their weight!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
By watching on tv, they look fun to drive around quite a fast track like watkins glen!
Accidents with these cars must be huge, i mean so much momentum, because of their weight!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
I saw some of the NASCAR race too, live, not much though, only happened to catch the end of it but might have to watch the replay if they show it again.
I was shocked to see them taking left and right handers in the same lap!
It's because they go round in circles I'm not normally too interested.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2006 03:57PM by Lemming.
I was shocked to see them taking left and right handers in the same lap!
It's because they go round in circles I'm not normally too interested.Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2006 03:57PM by Lemming.
@ Mikef1, not at all. like i said, i like JPM as a person, he's a funny guy, just that he is not my favourite on-track. as for JV, he's a miserable grumpy git out of the car (most of the time, from what we see of him during race weekends) and again, he's not my favourite on-track either. and the collisions were mainly MS' fault anyway (Jerez definitely), so no reason to hate either JV or JPM for having a tangle with MS.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
Joe_Satriani Wrote:
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> @Senna: Uh, doesn't attacking tactics fall under the same category of
> F1 Strategies? I don't think I quite get you there.
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Nope, I mean how the drivers cope with the cars infront and behind them. For example Senna was "all out attack", always go for it when there is space no matter of what size, if theres a minimal space he'll put the car inside, even if theres not enough space for 2 cars (LOL!) While Rubens is "ultra defensive" because he spent some years racing in the midfield where he learned defensive driving to keep his position but forgot the most important - OVERTAKING...
Like we say in soccer, "attacking is the best way to defend a winning score" so in F1 terms could be "overtaking is the best way to defend your best position
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@chet and muks c: well, I never watched a NASCAR race, except in a hollywood blockbuster movie called "Days of Thunder" GO COLE TRICKLE! LOL
"I'm an artist, the track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2006 04:48PM by Senna.
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> @Senna: Uh, doesn't attacking tactics fall under the same category of
> F1 Strategies? I don't think I quite get you there.
>
Nope, I mean how the drivers cope with the cars infront and behind them. For example Senna was "all out attack", always go for it when there is space no matter of what size, if theres a minimal space he'll put the car inside, even if theres not enough space for 2 cars (LOL!) While Rubens is "ultra defensive" because he spent some years racing in the midfield where he learned defensive driving to keep his position but forgot the most important - OVERTAKING...
Like we say in soccer, "attacking is the best way to defend a winning score" so in F1 terms could be "overtaking is the best way to defend your best position
"@chet and muks c: well, I never watched a NASCAR race, except in a hollywood blockbuster movie called "Days of Thunder" GO COLE TRICKLE! LOL
"I'm an artist, the track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2006 04:48PM by Senna.
hey Mike, it's ok, i did notice your :P, but just replied to you in case anyone did think that that was the reason i didn't like them both.
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael
mikef1 Wrote:
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> Rubens is not an ultra defensive driver, i don't know where your
> coming from there Senna. Plus you are forgetting Silverstone 2003,
> that was overtaking.
>
> @ Muks, i was only joking about the collisions thing i guess my :P
> needs a smiley insted! Saying that i do think people have forgotten
> how exciting those two were to watch when they were at their peak,
> they have given me many good memories.
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> Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2006 01:11PM by mikef1.
Well, I never saw Rubens overtaking someone :P He always waste a lot of laps behind someone before that, I am always yelling at him "DAMN IT, OVERTAKE HIM, IDIOT!" and when he do it is because the car infront of him went to the pits
"I'm an artist, the track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."
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> Rubens is not an ultra defensive driver, i don't know where your
> coming from there Senna. Plus you are forgetting Silverstone 2003,
> that was overtaking.
>
> @ Muks, i was only joking about the collisions thing i guess my :P
> needs a smiley insted! Saying that i do think people have forgotten
> how exciting those two were to watch when they were at their peak,
> they have given me many good memories.
>
>
>
> Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2006 01:11PM by mikef1.
Well, I never saw Rubens overtaking someone :P He always waste a lot of laps behind someone before that, I am always yelling at him "DAMN IT, OVERTAKE HIM, IDIOT!" and when he do it is because the car infront of him went to the pits
"I'm an artist, the track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."
Joe_Satriani Wrote:
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> Bollocks. Rubens overtook a lot of people at Hungary and at Germany
> also, before his engine gave up.
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Well I didnt saw it too :P @ Hungary, my eyes were focused in Jenson's performance and Alonso's thrilling move over SHITmacher, and when the race started I didnt realise that Rubens was in 2nd, I was looking around the grid "WHERE'S JENSON?!?" **searches and finds that he's in 14th** "OH, YES, DON'T LET ALONSO PASS, GO JENSON!!"
"I'm an artist, the track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."
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> Bollocks. Rubens overtook a lot of people at Hungary and at Germany
> also, before his engine gave up.
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Well I didnt saw it too :P @ Hungary, my eyes were focused in Jenson's performance and Alonso's thrilling move over SHITmacher, and when the race started I didnt realise that Rubens was in 2nd, I was looking around the grid "WHERE'S JENSON?!?" **searches and finds that he's in 14th** "OH, YES, DON'T LET ALONSO PASS, GO JENSON!!"
"I'm an artist, the track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."
Joe_Satriani Wrote:
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> Fact is that Rubens would've won the race had he not chose the wrong
> tyre at the start of the GP, but that's a whole other discussion and
> this is a Montoya thread.
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Yeah, its going off topic... but I want to add just one more thing. The decision of which tyres Jenson and Rubens were going to run at hungary was made by the team, not the drivers, like Gil de Ferran pointed out later.
"I'm an artist, the track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."
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> Fact is that Rubens would've won the race had he not chose the wrong
> tyre at the start of the GP, but that's a whole other discussion and
> this is a Montoya thread.
>
>
Yeah, its going off topic... but I want to add just one more thing. The decision of which tyres Jenson and Rubens were going to run at hungary was made by the team, not the drivers, like Gil de Ferran pointed out later.
"I'm an artist, the track is my canvas, and the car is my brush."
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