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2007 Formula One Thread
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Would've loved to have listened to that race with good old murray. That was such an exciting race, shame hamilton didn't get a point but at least he will learn an awful lot. Good to see Webber doing well also.
How the hell did McLaren and Alonso get away with that final pit stop???
I would say they haven't yet. Honda are apparently complaining as their mechanics almost got run over! The stewards will no doubt have something to say. If Alsono gets disqualified then Hamilton gets a point right?
There's nothing about any stewards investigation.
Other teams/drivers have been penalised for this during prior incidents. Just puzzled why that hasn't applied this time.
That move my the chief mechanic of McLaren was way out of order. Some of those guys get really hot headed though and do some crazy things.
Also what is this crazy rule about letting lapped cars past the safety car and un-lap themselves?
I know Lewis drove a good race after that point but he was lucky he didn't have to cruise round all afternoon a lap behind.
Also what is this crazy rule about letting lapped cars past the safety car and un-lap themselves?
I know Lewis drove a good race after that point but he was lucky he didn't have to cruise round all afternoon a lap behind.
*Runs through thread waving shirt in the air*
Wooooooo! Go Webber!
I wish Channel Ten would show the races live. I ended up sitting in front of Live Update which was good, but not quite the same.
Wooooooo! Go Webber!
I wish Channel Ten would show the races live. I ended up sitting in front of Live Update which was good, but not quite the same.
Hey, he got a podium! I've always said I reckon he has the biggest balls in F1.
The only thing that Webber has that is the biggest in F1 is his mouth. As long as he has someone to moan about and complain and try and shift the blame he is OK.
He had one good race, woo-hoo.
So he takes over from Paul Stoddart and Jacques Villenueve then?
Webber has had a lot of breakdowns this year, but his career is in midlife and he has yet to make a lasting impact on the grid.
I vote for Laguna Seca.
I've never, ever seen a circuit make Moto GP look quite as boring as it did at Laguna Seca last Sunday.
Now imagine what it'd do to F1.
Everyone criticizes the stewards for pushing Schumi back on the track when his car was half on the tarmac, yet I dont hear anything when Horseshoe Hamilton get cherry picked and put back on the track!
Since when do you lift a car with the driver in it?
Since when do you lift a car with the driver in it?
Well, you know how MotoGP is famed for having exactly one million overtaking maneuvers per lap, I think there was exactly one overtaking maneuver for the whole race at Laguna Seca.
I don't think it'll make a difference to be honest. America (generally) doesn't get F1.
If F1 can't succeed at somewhere like Indy... I think it'll struggle at any other existing venue, unless it is paired with an already popular race series. NASCAR (or Monster Jam
) for example. And Bernie won't have that.
Yeah, I think Bernie would have a heart attack if he had to play second fiddle to any other event.
There are a lot of Americans who get F1 - in fact, there are probably more F1 fans in the US than there are in some European countries, but there are many more fans that like NASCAR and other such nonsense.
There are a lot of Americans who get F1 - in fact, there are probably more F1 fans in the US than there are in some European countries, but there are many more fans that like NASCAR and other such nonsense.
The way I look at Formula One in America is this:
Why is F1 popular in Asia? Because they want to embrace Western Culture as much as possible, as Formula One has a very western perspective, all of the teams are european and most of the manufacturers are European (expect Toyota and Honda).
Now why doesn't America get F1? Because it is too European for them. They don't 'get' the way Europeans work or think. Maybe we are too uptight for the Americans (i.e. too secretive) but I really can't see anything changing until a Formula One team is based in America with American drivers and someone makes a go of it.
Why is F1 popular in Asia? Because they want to embrace Western Culture as much as possible, as Formula One has a very western perspective, all of the teams are european and most of the manufacturers are European (expect Toyota and Honda).
Now why doesn't America get F1? Because it is too European for them. They don't 'get' the way Europeans work or think. Maybe we are too uptight for the Americans (i.e. too secretive) but I really can't see anything changing until a Formula One team is based in America with American drivers and someone makes a go of it.
Probably...I think that Americans have such a strong national pride...without an American team or an American champion (or both) F1 will remain a niche sport for those of us who remember that stuff actually happens outside the US as well as inside it.
Of the US manufacturers, only Ford really seems to have the interest in international motorsport that would be needed to mount a challenge, but the Jaguar debacle and their current financial situation make that look pretty doubtful.
I think you have to look at the most popular 'non-American' sport in America. I am trying to think but for success wise you are looking at golf, but that won't come anywhere near American Football or Basket Ball or Baseball or Ice Hockey.
I think what Bernie has said is true, America doesn't need F1, but F1 doesn't need America so who cares!
I think what Bernie has said is true, America doesn't need F1, but F1 doesn't need America so who cares!
Ferrari reveal details of 'key components' in documents at centre of scandal.
It's probable that these allegations are based on Coughlan's affidavit, if they're only partially accurate, then McLaren are completely...
So, today's the day.
It's probable that these allegations are based on Coughlan's affidavit, if they're only partially accurate, then McLaren are completely...
So, today's the day.
I guess it makes sense - if there's an extended period of laps behind the safety car, it's a good idea to let the unlapped cars go around and onto the back of the pack. It's dangerous enough racing in the rain without having lots of (often rookie) drivers in much slower cars at the front of the pack.
World Motor Sport Council - Decision
No immediate penalty.
But...
I assume this relates to the ongoing action against Stepney and Coughlan and anything that this may uncover?
Either way the championship has been unequivocally tainted.
No immediate penalty.
But...
I assume this relates to the ongoing action against Stepney and Coughlan and anything that this may uncover?
Either way the championship has been unequivocally tainted.
Ferrari ponder appeal in spy row.
Todt: Ferrari would have been penalised
Briatore baffled by FIA verdict
This is far from over.
Todt: Ferrari would have been penalised
Todt said:
Briatore baffled by FIA verdict
This is far from over.