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2010 Formula One Thread
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rezenclowd3
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It needs work? I honestly won't know my complete opinion till we see some action on it. Sorry that I don't quite know yet
Brands Hatch is 98 laps in DTM, so in an F1 car we'd have +100 laps of no overtaking.
F1 needs to try new areas - USA/ Russia/ India seem more sensible than areas like Turkey and Bahrain which seem to have little local motorsport interest.
rezenclowd3
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I am quite looking forward to the race this weekend as I think it is the best track wildcard this year. Crossing my fingers for McLaren....
rezenclowd3
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They'll never go there, and I wouldn't want them to ruin the facilities to host a race. However, don't you think it would be more likely that they'd use the GP track at Brands instead of the Indy? I don't even understand why DTM use the tiny track.
Obviously they'd use the full GP track, just like A1 GP did for a couple of years.
That was a race for the F1 history book, and not just because it was the inaugural race.
I was a bit worried at first, but it just became more and more riveting.
Gutted for Webber. I really want him to win the WC (I believe this is his only shot) and when he crashed, I figured that was it because with a Vettel win, the suggestions the team was supporting him over Webber would have become official. But with Vettel also out, if there is tension within the team in terms of supporting either driver, I wonder if this will allow Alonso to continue to build on his momentum and win the WC in the end.
I was a bit worried at first, but it just became more and more riveting.
Gutted for Webber. I really want him to win the WC (I believe this is his only shot) and when he crashed, I figured that was it because with a Vettel win, the suggestions the team was supporting him over Webber would have become official. But with Vettel also out, if there is tension within the team in terms of supporting either driver, I wonder if this will allow Alonso to continue to build on his momentum and win the WC in the end.
Alonso will let the WDC slip from his grasp only through bad luck. He will defend his lead intelligently and not make any dumb mistakes.
I feel bad for Weber. I want him to win the championship, but he made his own bed on this DNF.
I feel bad for Weber. I want him to win the championship, but he made his own bed on this DNF.
That race really showed that it's all about the driver, not the car.
Not at all. Vettel did not win because of his car, showing that an amazing driver cannot win without an amazing and reliable car.
rezenclowd3
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I saw this and just about ROFL'd:
Hehe. For all the stick Bernie gets, he's very forward thinking in his management of F1 (apart from the HD thing) and always appears to have good insight into the business, even on Martin Brundle's gridwalks!
Who could replace him?
It wouldn't make sense really anyway, given that Porsche are more historically linked to sports car racing rather than F1.
I'm still surprised that VW don't consider an entry under a revived and contemporised Auto Union brand though, given the number of brands that VW own, it'd make sense.
OTOH, VW joining WRC would be a great thing, to add to Citroen, Ford, and MINI. WRC really needs more manufacturers after the departures of Subaru, Peugeot, Mitsu, etc in recent years.
The WRC should of been revamped a few years ago when the world wide automobile recession hit, to allow the then manufactures a more financially feasible to stay in the sport. As it stands Loeb's success is a blessing and a curse, think Schumacher.
Anyway they are supposed to go to a spec engine here in a few years. I don't know how that will work out but I would still like to see Loeb in a Torro Rosso seat.
My prediction for Sunday?
enough said?
I have not heard of anything about a spec engine. A spec engine would drive all the manufacturers away, except for the engine builder.
Next year, the rules for WRC dictate an engine change to 4 cyl. 1.6L Turbo. That's one of the reasons MINI is joining with a Pro Drive development program for the Countryman.
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It's not a spec engine, he means the FIA world engine. It's a set of rules that engines must meet to be eligible for a wide range of FIA series.
The WRC has changed to fit with the times, but all changes take time, and in the period between some manufacturers pulled out to avoid wasted costs until the new rules come into effect.
Yes, the new WRC 1.6L turbo formula is for 2011. I haven't heard of any other manufacturers returning yet. Would love to see Subaru and Mitsu get back in, as well as Peugeot and Skoda. Prodrive's MINI program is a big deal to me, given I drive a John Cooper Works.
rezenclowd3
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I do believe Alonso is going to win the championship. I hope he doesn't (because of my bias toward Mclaren), but really, why isn't Alonso called the "Iceman"? When does Alonso disappoint?
As a fan of McLaren, I'd think you know the answer.
Seriously, I want Webber to win (as I believe this is his only chance), but if he cannot, I'm okay with a Scuderia pilote taking the crown.
That was a brilliant qualifying session, and an excellent example of how perfect the current qualifying system is. Tense to the end with an unexpected result. Glad to see Alonso has an uphill battle if he wants to tie up the championship tomorrow.