F1

[Vincent]

All the teams except Ferrari agreed to cut testing this season, so a ban on private testing will forever be out of the question.

Yawn.

[Doobrey]

For those who think Max Mosley hasn't lost the plot..
From  BBC Motorsport pages
 

FIA president Max Mosley announced the partnership after a recent survey of fans showed 94% wanted more overtaking.

"We didn't realise how important (passing) was to the fans until recently," said Mosley.

HUH?? The guy's president of the FIA, what the {bleep} did he think people watched F1 for ? Looking at all the pretty flags that spectators wave?, or maybe he thought we all had an tarmac fetish..

Tune in next week when Mosley reveals "We didn't realise how important fast cars are to Formula 1" :crazy:

[X-ray]

 :lol:

[Abou27]

Fernando Alonso - Renault - FIA Formula 1 World Champion 2005 :-)

Congratulations to him; a worthy champion!

[Vincent]

Yes, congrats indeed.

Now lets see if Raikkonen can win his first title next year and get this rivalry going!  Or Montoya actually.  That'd be great.

[Abou27]

Last two races should be fun to see if Alonso can push and fight Raikkonen now championship is decided. It might turn out to be a teaser for next season :-)  

However, further rule changes next season might muddle things up again :roll:

[blobrana]

Hum,
i guess i`ll have to resurrect this old thread for this seasons racing as no one else will...

Great race today!
New rules, new drivers, and new cars....

Yawn! ;-)

[Vincent]

Yup, great race indeed.

I haven't managed to watch the qualifying yet, but the races have been great.  Good to see Fisi get another win.

Pity about Raikkonen though.

[blobrana]

Hum,
The US event was a bit different this year...

[Vincent]

Yeah, but not that many more actually finished this year :-P

Good to see that the titles won't be decided too early this year :-)

[Hyperspeed]

May I be so bold as to go against the grain here and say that Formula 1 is completely boring?

The last time I sat down and found it interesting was when Damon Hill was in 1st Place in an Arrows, he lost power but still came 2nd. I think this may have been in the Belgian Grand Prix.

I like to see underdogs prevail, to see people overcoming adversity, triumph of the mind and spirit... not a race decided by engineers and aerodynamics technicians months previous.

The same can be said of tennis. I haven't watched Wimbledon since Agassi used to play in the mid-90s - he was an entertainer. Pete Sampras was a killer too.

Formula 1 should be named Formulaic Wang. I hope the teams have a bustup and go their own way, build some interesting vehicles with less power and more capabilities.

Down with Bernie Ecclestone.

:-D

[Doobrey]

Hyperspeed wrote:
The last time I sat down and found it interesting was when Damon Hill was in 1st Place in an Arrows, he lost power but still came 2nd. I think this may have been in the Belgian Grand Prix.

Hungaroring, 1997

I like to see underdogs prevail, to see people overcoming adversity, triumph of the mind and spirit... not a race decided by engineers and aerodynamics technicians months previous.

And I think it's gonna get a LOT worse.
They're talking about freezing engine and gearbox designs for 3 years from 2008 in the name of cost cutting:-o
 I can't see the point, what team is gonna tough it out with a crap engine for 3 years, knowing there's not a lot they can do about it ?
 So we can expect to see Jenson Button retiring in almost every GP from 2008-2011 :lol:

[blobrana]

Wow,
The Hungarian  race was superb,
it had it all  - thrills and spills, failures and success, tears and smiles... etc


(i dont think Jenson will be retiring too soon).

http://f1.racing-live.com/

[lurkist]

Yeah, best race for years!  And Jensen's first win amid all the action.  All the pre-race commentary about no overtaking opportunities, more overtaking than ever!