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2007 Formula One Thread

After only a few days break we are now off to Bahrain for the third race of the season. Will Raikonen regain his advantage or can McLaren keep up the momentum. Anyway, seen in the paddock for the first time this weekend is Honda's new 'green' car which is said to have significant benefits over the current RA107:

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Massa on Pole

1. Massa
2. Hamilton
3. Raikkonen
4. Alonso

...So, apparently Hamilton and Massa got lighter fuel loads...but it's a straight McLaren-Ferrari fight with two well-matched driver pairs.
 
I dont think Alonso and Hamilton will "do" the Ferraris going into the first turn this time as this rarely used track has only 1 well rubbered line and with all the sand blowing onto it.

They will be doing well If they keep 2nd and 4th at the end of the first lap.

The crucial bit will be the long middle stint and who gets track position for the silly hard tyre sprint race at the end (thanks to these silly tyre rules)

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It's hard not to drink in the hype...Hamilton may have been groomed for this and be in a very fast car but he appears to be the business...he and Massa outran Alonso and Raikkonen today.

Either way, we could easilty have a 4-way battle for the drivers' championship deep into the season.
 
R.Youden said:
After only a few days break we are now off to Bahrain for the third race of the season. Will Raikonen regain his advantage or can McLaren keep up the momentum. Anyway, seen in the paddock for the first time this weekend is Honda's new 'green' car which is said to have significant benefits over the current RA107:

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I read that this car had really wooden steering. ;)

Gotta be impressed by Hamilton really, I hope he's got the energy to maintain his consistency. And it's great to see the McLarens actually finishing all the races too.
 
Lord Blackadder said:
It's hard not to drink in the hype...Hamilton may have been groomed for this and be in a very fast car but he appears to be the business...he and Massa outran Alonso and Raikkonen today.

Either way, we could easilty have a 4-way battle for the drivers' championship deep into the season.
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A 4-way battle would keep things interesting. :)


I was impressed by the use of the car cameras throughout the Bahrain race - it's really nice to see much of the race from the drivers perspective (albeit a little higher), and they seemed to use that more and more lately. I presume the technology is much improved since the feed doesn't break up and drop out nearly as much as it used to. I hope they keep it up.
 
I think a four horse race is on the cards, as long as Hamilton and Massa don't crack.

Massa has the Raw speed to be champion but he makes mistakes a bit to often.
 
Quick Nick at the 'Ring

He's only tootling around... yet still the car just looks too hampered by the confines of the Nordschleife. :eek: Makes you realise how much an F1 car has progressed since '76.

I'd have still liked to have seem them go for Bellof's 6:11 record though, that would've been something. :cool:
 
13 years ago today....

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Counterfit said:
I have a model FW-16 from Minichamps in the spec used in that race. It even has the Rothmans branding (supposedly the last model to legally have it).
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Those models are rare and expensive now. A few years ago the UK government stopped the sale of models with tobacco branding. Those older models are true collectors items now.
 
R.Youden said:
Those models are rare and expensive now. A few years ago the UK government stopped the sale of models with tobacco branding. Those older models are true collectors items now.
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It's easy to purchase tobacco decals to replace them though, usually they're better quality and more detailed than the original ones too.

But yeah... 13 years since Senna. :( Robbed us of potentially the greatest duel F1 had ever seen. :(
 
iGav said:
It's easy to purchase tobacco decals to replace them though, usually they're better quality and more detailed than the original ones too.

But yeah... 13 years since Senna. :( Robbed us of potentially the greatest duel F1 had ever seen. :(
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I remember I was coming back from watching my sister at the Royal Albert Hall when i heard the news, was so shocked. He was one of my childhood heros.
 
xUKHCx said:
I remember I was coming back from watching my sister at the Royal Albert Hall when i heard the news, was so shocked. He was one of my childhood heros.
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I was watching the race live, have to say it didn't seem like an especially serious accident initially (a big one, but not a fatal one), certainly not as severe as Bergers at the same corner 5 years previous, Berger actually almost hit the wall head on, unlike Senna.

It was only when he didn't leap out that the seriousness of the situation began to sink in, though I remember false hopes were raised by Murray after Senna's head was seen to be moving (the BBC neglected to continue coverage of Senna receiving trackside medical assistance).

In the end it was just an unfortunate accident, the result of a phenomena that has caught out many drivers before (even Senna himself in a freakishly similar accident at Mexico '91) even killing some (Gordon Smiley), had luck been on his side, he could have quite easily have gotten away with it, much like Berger and Piquet did in 1989 and 1987 respectively.
 
iGav said:
(even Senna himself in a freakishly similar accident at Mexico '91)
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I was discussing the Senna accident last night with a friend and I remembered that Schumacher too was caught out by a similar phenomena in Brazil, bumps upset the car, car loses downforce, back steps out, driver corrects, grip returns, car shoots off in direction the front wheels are now pointing, almost a carbon copy of Senna's accident, just at a much lower speed, with a much greater run off area.
 
This made me laugh:

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Maybe now that someone who they respect has spoken out against ITV they will do something!
 
Honda have started on some new 'developments' with the RA107. This is brilliant:

It just looks like someone has dumped a load of carbon fiber on the front nose and said, oh look we can get a few more islands from the south pacific on our car....
 

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SpookTheHamster said:
I can see that being banned very quickly, possibly McLaren's new wings too. Max doesn't seem to like things like that.
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The only reason that a lot of the big wings added to cars, like the arrows wing in Monaco, where banned was driver safety. These will be allowed to run. As will the McLaren. You can't ban something because it doesn't look nice! They need a technical reason, or for all the teams to agree, as with the old X-wing cars and I don't think this is a big enough issue for a ban.
 
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