marcl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just find it strange that at the end of a year > he would press a wrong button but if he did he did > not much you can do about it now. With the amount of buttons on the wheels I can imagine it would be very easy to press the wrong one, especially when your concentrating on the track rather than your wheel.by keiran - F1
The thing that gets me is they seem to be beating around the bush. Why not tell us what that button does and put an end to the speculation? Certainly isn't the radio button as that’s more of a flip switch which he presses at the end of the video clip. Tbh Ron is desperate to protect Lewis. The team practically took the blame for Lewis driving his car into the gravel trap. Every other drivby keiran - F1
Looks very much like he has pressed the wrong button to me. First he parks it in the worlds smallest gravel trap, and then he panics at the start of Brazil and goes off the track. Then it looks like he kills his own engine. People are claiming this guy is good under pressure? I'm beginning to think Lewis doesn't know the meaning of pressure, when it comes down to it look how spoby keiran - F1
Senna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He says that he touched it slightly, not that he > applied full pressure to lock them, he wouldnt be > so dumb. But, according to you "he didnt even locked the brakes." All I was doing is correcting what you claimed to be a quote from Button's mouth with what he actually said. It's quitby keiran - F1
Senna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Muks_C Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > oh and Button showed us his wet-weather prowess > > again, just like he did at Hungary last year. > can > > the Button fans now stop saying "if it rains, > > Button will have a good chance at winningby keiran - F1
chet Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I hear thats the hard part of driving an f1 car. > > lots of people can drive them fast, but not alot > can drive them quick. > > its those last few tenths which is the hard bit in > f1. it seems that the limit is harder to get to > these days and you need to be ever so accurate > becauseby keiran - F1
Muks_C Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > well ok, if the rule is you can move once to > block, then move back to the racing line, then > fair enough. but even Gav thinks the rule is that > you can move once to defend, then stay there, not > move back, so i'm not sure who is right. The rule in all/most motorsport is one move to defend, thby keiran - F1
Muks_C Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > great pic! > > as for weaving, i think they should remove the > rule of only 1 move across the track. they are > supposed to be highly-skilled professional racing > drivers, there should be no rule that says how > many times they can move across the track. we > might as well paint white linesby keiran - F1
Ali Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I still think Hamilton & Alonso or McLaren should > work harder preparing the race, not the > qualifying... it seems this time it was Alonso who > complained before the Quali and he was allowed to > carry more fuel... No, what it seems is Lewis was struggling for pace so McLaren had to give him a lighby keiran - F1
Muks_C Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > marcl Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Also ferrari might be in trouble anyway as a > > number of teams have complained about the front > > wheels now, it was agreed about the rear ones > > being used but as the front wheels steer it >by keiran - F1
marcl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yep true maybe in other years they would have been > swapped round, its good they did not. > > All they can hope for is a dnf for lewis, if > either ferrari driver has a dnf and lewis wins > that would be just about game over for that > driver, at the moment its a tall order. Ferrari could haveby keiran - F1
Senna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CH4OS Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > And Senna comparing overtaking in F1 to GP2 is > a > > joke, right? > > I wasnt comparing the overtaking in F1 to GP2. I > was comparing how Villa and Alonso acted behind > another car. Villa was doingby keiran - F1
requenov Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alonso should learn from Hamilton how to pass at > Adelaide. Hamilton shows the nose in the left > mirror, the driver in front then moves to the left > and inmediately Lewis takes the right side and the > position. Do you really believe that all drivers would do what Kubica did? That was a silly errby keiran - F1
Surely if you want to attract graphic artists you should be demonstrating your physics and graphics engine to attract these people? There are plenty of people out there that will model and create textures for something that exists 3D models are the last thing you need to make a game... Find any early development shots of a game being built from the ground up and you'll find the graphby keiran - Other Games
So some how 1 guy out of the hundreds that work there managed to slip white powder into the fuel tank? Hardly something that can be done discretely considering you'd need to do it with the actual pump mechanism off the tank... even less discreet if he had to fed it down a fuel pipe... Sounds like sore losers over sabotage...by keiran - F1
Senna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ban max and bernie from F1 > > Its ridiculous to make F1 an reference for new > road cars improvements, The engine manufacturers > HAVE OTHER SERIES TO DO IT (Rallyes, WTCC..) Why is it ridiculous? The data gathered in all forms of motorsport will be used to design road cars, not much point going outby keiran - F1
Slash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If Ralf made a mistake at the first corner he > won't be at the next GP i reckon, but it seems to > me that he had a mechanical failure, maybe > supension, it was so weird the way the car went > straight What was weird about it? Ralf went too hot into the corner, locked the brakes up which means thby keiran - F1
So if this article is based on words from the horses mouth then why are the quotes selected to back up the statements made by the writer so pathetic? I can't believe people are coming to the conclusion from that article which has pulled words out of context and slapped a header saying "McLaren favour Hamilton." You know, surely if Alonso had said these very words on the radio theby keiran - F1
Astro Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just because they set their fastest laps on 44 and > 28, doesnt mean they were still pushing their > butts off like early. the mclaren car was just > that damn good, and the track conditions in monaco > usually improve as the race goes on so was getting > easier for them to do competitive laptimes as tby keiran - F1
tripleM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They stopped pushing from lap 10 Yet set their fastest laps on lap 28 (Lewis) and lap 44 (Alonso). Both drivers lapping very competitve times for the whole of the second stint. The pace only dropped after the final round of stops, where they started lapping between 1 and 2 seconds slower than the times set in thby keiran - F1
Muks_C Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i'm not complaining about what they did or didn't > do, it was sensible for Ron and Co to make sure > they didn't fight and risk losing the points, but > it did look a bit staged how Lewis immediately > slotted in behind Alonso at the start, as if he > already knew that he shouldn'by keiran - F1
tripleM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They can focus on driving the car Exactly my thoughts. When it comes down to it it's all relative. Chances are F1 drivers today will be pushing the limits a lot harder than the days where the drivers had more to do/get wrong. The skill of pushing to the limit is still there and that in essence is what moby keiran - F1
Slash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > downgearing (if the word > exists) very fast, or some other way, regardless > of how much electronics it has, the majority of > the car is still mechanical As I've pointed out above the electronics will not allow the car to change gear unless it's in a sane RPM range. Not remember Button in Canadby keiran - F1
chet Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Determined to prove JB's race wasnt 'that' bad I > have been looking around... > > JB had a total pit stop time of 93seconds, and RB > of 55 seconds > > 93-55 = 38... > > RB's race time was 1hour, 32mins and 07seconds... > > JB's race time was 1 hour 32miby keiran - F1
IWE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @keiran > > Remember that modern F1cars doesnt also need much > to break. Made to run on limits anyway... I know that but my point is what exactly can a driver do to break the car? Although you do make F1 cars seem very fragile when they can take quite a whack (a harder impact than a kerb) and get away withby keiran - F1
Slash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To be honest i don't know, but you don't either > nor anyone of us, only somebody who's worked with > the guy will know the difference, Martin Withmarsh > maybe, with all electronicals aids and everything, > there's got to be a rational explanaiton to why > some drivers suffer moreby keiran - F1
Slash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I read by the end of last year that Martin > Witmarsh said Kimi sometimes drives the car too > hard, i know, it's electronically controlled, but > hey, some computers lock when loading too many > stuff, imo it doesn't matter how many electrical > aids those car has to prevent failures, someby keiran - F1
What can he do to damage his car? He drivers over the kerbs like any other driver, his throttle input is all electronically controlled so he can't even be heavy there either. I just think he was unlucky at Barcelona. He isn't the only McLaren driver to be riddled with problems. Even Coulthard had his fair share of problems in his McLaren days and he is seen to be a smooth driver.by keiran - F1
It's pointless to argue over them as they both can do the same tasks. At home I use a PC for all my graphic work but at college I use Macs. I use the Mac at college over a PC because it's so much nicer to work with once you get past the no right click (although some of them at college have two mouse buttons). Then if you do no graphic work there probably isn't much difference bby keiran - Off-Topic
She should be treated line anyone else. How many of us would get a shortened sentence for being `good`...by keiran - Off-Topic