or maybe someone just has a different opinion to you! No, not just different; puerile.by _Alex_ - F1
Vader is totally correct here. It is perfect logic that a longer braking distance gives greater scope for out-braking moves. With the current carbon-fibre discs, the cars are virtually turning in as they are braking, meaning it is nearly impossible to get alongside.by _Alex_ - F1
As far as I see it there is no reason for Ferrari to forbid Rubens to race MS ... other than to give the desperate anti-MS brigade something to chew on? They must be really starving these days, and it shows with marcl's comments.by _Alex_ - F1
I don't think there is any way you can blame Rubens for the incident. On the other hand, I don't think it's right to point the finger at Sato and call him amateurish. Just watch it again. He had the car completely under control. It wasn't like one of these Montoya "stamp on the brakes and worry about the flat-spot later" moves. Really the only silly thing about the mby _Alex_ - F1
You're right, Chris, F1 should also have the best racing. Arguably, it does not at the moment, although undoubtedly we've seen glimmers of it over the past year or so (Monaco two weeks ago between Button and Trulli, Monza last year between Michael and Montoya). The potential is certainly there, but it is very easy for us to sit here saying "they should do this and that" to unlby _Alex_ - F1
how many times do i or others have to say it: to improve overtaking, reduce AERO grip, INCREASE mechanical grip Frank Dernie will disagree with you there. He reckons it is the other way around. And I wouldn't argue with him! Chris, you should be concerned about F1 being the pinnacle of motorsport. Would a glorified F3000 championship really be as appealing? Quite frankly, F1 has toby _Alex_ - F1
LOL. I couldn't make much sense of your post to be honest, but rest assured Sam Michael is one of the brightest, sharpest talents in the pitlane. And he's pretty young so he's got a great future. There is nothing unprofessional about the way he operates. Yes, he fell out with Montoya after the French GP in 2003, but you can hardly blame him for that. Wouldn't you be a littby _Alex_ - F1
I'll be seeing its debut test at Silverstone on Tuesday - that's if it makes it out of the pitlane without blowing up.by _Alex_ - F1
Yeah, Sato is driving really well now. Button should be getting worried. I think you can easily forgive him for the mistake today. It wasn't that bad - we know he can pull off those sorts of moves, from miles back - he did it to Coulthard in Bahrain. It just didn't work this time. And frankly, for the first half of the race, he was in another league to the rest of the Michelin runners.by _Alex_ - F1
MS and RB did a nice thing on the podium I don't know about that, actually. Michael looked about as happy with himself as he did at Monaco. I think they took it too far not spraying the champagne. The respect had been paid with the black arm bands and the lack of Michael's trademark podium-leap, but I get the feeling Umberto Agnelli would probably have been horrified to see two Ferraby _Alex_ - F1
How do you know how hard he braked? Brakes lock up very, very easily on F1 cars, at any speed. The cameras in the tunnel were only playing back in slow-mo, so in addition to the distorted picture, you have absolutely no impression of speed whatsoever. How do you know it wasn't Montoya going way too quickly for the situation? You don't. And neither do I, or anyone here. It's for Micby _Alex_ - F1
LOL. Actually I take back what I said about him being bored... apparently he was running around taking pictures of everything with a digital camera! He obviously knows which sports are cool.by _Alex_ - F1
I could give a stuff! I love movies, and I love seeing the movies involved with F1. I always think it's pretty cool when two of the things I like to watch most in the world mingle with one another. Hollywood often comes to F1, and sometimes (although very rarely) it's vice-versa (Frankenheimer's Grand Prix, for example). Although having said that, the Ocean's Twelve lot reaby _Alex_ - F1
And as for the Ralf/Alonso incident, this one is getting on my nerves too. Who is in a place to point the finger at any one of them? OK, it was perhaps a display of inexperience by Alonso to go for the outside line in the tunnel. But he had little choice other than to slow behind Ralf and lose any chance of victory. So is Ralf to blame, then? I don't think so. If, like people are saying, Ralby _Alex_ - F1
Nobody is in a position to say categorically who's fault the MS/JPM incident was. The view of each driver/team is naturally going to be biased, and the cameras provide insufficient evidence. After all, the two cameras positioned in the tunnel transmit a fish-eye lens, so distances and therefore speed are distorted. The result? Nobody can tell. At first, I was outraged at Montoya, becauseby _Alex_ - F1
I'd say Montoya is a very good passer, as is MS. I think JPM gets more credit because his manouevres always look spectacular. Tyres smoking, opposite lock, that kinda thing, whereas MS in general tends to be more methodical and clinical if you like Yeah I agree with you. However, I'd say Barrichello's moves are both methodical, calculating and visually spectacular at the sameby _Alex_ - F1
youve hardly gave a balanced assesment there, theres no "hill" in it whatsoever its just a demonstration how good you think schumacher is I mentioned Hill three times, and I think I gave pretty good reasons why I reckon Schumacher is in a different league to Hill. That's not to say Hill wasn't a good driver, because he clearly was. You don't win at Spa in those kinds oby _Alex_ - F1
care to expand on why? Well there are so many aspects of Schumacher's ability in the car, which are still manifesting themselves even today, which just clearly set him apart from the rest - the sort of abilities Hill never demonstrated. We saw it at Imola last weekend. Schumacher has that ability to turn up the heat either side of a pitstop, and just slam in a series of blisteringly fby _Alex_ - F1
Right now, there is NO reason why Jenson would leave BAR. We're not talking about right now! Neither is Ross Brawn. And yes I did read the rest of your post where you are making a valid point about BAR potentially becoming a top team. But you really can't say for sure whether that is going to be true or not come 2007, so you're in no place to condemn other people's commentsby _Alex_ - F1
Well I guess it all depends on how you interpret that opening line. And I happen to think Ellis is reading way too much into it how bent the truth is. E.g... Now that says, hes in line to replace him... hes the #1 man for the replacment If you chose to interpret it like that, fair enough, but that doesn't seem to me to be what the phrase implies. It just implies that he has been short-by _Alex_ - F1
Oh, here we go with the journalists-are-the-source-of-all-evil thesis. This rings bells. You know, the ironic thing is that you think you're reading beyond the words and exposing some kind of media conspiracy, whereas it's actually you who is reading way, way too much into the motives of your average journalist. What, in this instance, has been "twisted to the extreme"?by _Alex_ - F1
the replaies are nothing short of comedy brilliance Could we have an example of this "comedy brilliance", please? Button going to Ferrari isn't at all unfeasible. You seem to forget we're basically talking about 2007 here. How do you know what the circumstances will be at that time? People are just speculating, and some of them (including myself) happen to be quite excitby _Alex_ - F1
im sorry, but ROFLMFAO @ this thread. It has been said by countless people in countless threads in countless forums but clearly some people are losing touch with reality I haven't been here for a while, but I'm glad to see Ellis is still the only person on the forum who has the capacity to understand any given state of affairs. All you others are still just so stupid!by _Alex_ - F1
I'm really quite excited about that, actually!by _Alex_ - F1
Yes of course, it is perfectly within Montoya's rights to express his opinion in the press conference, but it was clear that he was dwelling on it to a ludicrous extent. The way he delivered his opinion was just pretty crude. How should he have done it? Well, I'd take the example of Hakkinen at Spa in 2000. Mika clearly wasn't very impressed when Schumacher blocked him the firsby _Alex_ - F1
I never usually notice but having read the press conference transcript, these "race reactions" you post are paraphrased to a great extent. I'm not complaining or anything... it actually gives quite a good summary of the drivers' feelings if it's done well. Although I think whoever has reiterated what JPM said has been rather kind to him... he doesn't come across as bby _Alex_ - F1
Yes, I have to say, I was watching JPM's contribution to the press conference with astonishment. What an idiot. Not wanting to repeat what Marco1 has just said, Montoya complains about a perfectly legitimate move by Michael, and then in his next sentence admits that he did exactly the same to Ralf a few seconds later. It's so great to see Button doing so well. Fabulous drive, he lby _Alex_ - F1
I don't think Tilke can be held responsible for burying the old track. Still, it is a great shame that they did that, especially since the new track isn't a patch on the previous one. There really was nothing quite like the "old" Hockenheimring.by _Alex_ - F1
Far more often the former than the latter, however. Post Edited (04-06-04 21:45)by _Alex_ - F1