F1

[Doobrey]

Vincent wrote:
· Women drivers - no idea.  We've only just got the first black driver, so maybe in the years to come...

IIRC, the last female F1 driver was way back in 1992, she drove for Brabham but failed to qualify in the first 3 races and was replaced by Damon Hill.

Dunno why there haven't been any more in F1 since then, Katherine Legge will hopefully be back doing ChampCar again this year, and Danica Patrick is in Indy.

[blobrana]

Monte Carlo race starting...

[Vincent]

... and finished.

Good race.  Good to see Ferrari on the recieving end of a speed storm this time.  Looks like Ferrari will be struggling for another wee while yet.

Saying that, Massa did well.

[Abou27]

Not much passing but that's Monaco. :-)

Was still a great race, though. Impressive performance by Alonso, too.  Showed he could significantly up the pace if required.  Maybe gives Hamilton a few things to think about.

Back to back races on the way. :-D

[wurzel]

Hehehe, remember, Hamilton is still a rookie

What's this? oh yeah, he's on pole position tomorrow. looks like he's giving Alfonso something to think about

[Vincent]

I didn't pay attention to the qualifying yesterday when it actually happened.

I did see the end of the first section when ITV finally decided to show it.  Ended doing something else after that section and completely forgot about it.

Wish I'd seen it now.

[PMC]

Well, it's about to start wit Hamilton on Pole...

O/t:

How would you improve Formula One?

Here's my ideas:

1) Return to slick tyres and emphasis on mechanical grip
2) Remove wings or limit them so that instead of providing active downforce, they are solely used to stabilise the aerodynamics of the cars themselves
3) More street circuits playing a role.  I'd love to see a Grand Prix of London for example.

You cannot stifle innovation in a sport like Formula one, but I believe that the emphasis on aerodynamics, five star facilities and anodyne circuits is stifling the actual racing.  

[Doobrey]

PMC wrote:
3) More street circuits playing a role.  I'd love to see a Grand Prix of London for example.
 

I dunno, Monaco is one of the most boring races of the season, there's just nowhere for drivers to overtake, it just becomes a 2 hr procession. :sleep:
 I just hope the new Valencia street circuit can address that.

[Doobrey]

{bleep}.. just saw Kubica's crash :-o
Hope he's OK, why the hell isn't the race red flagged while the docs help him?

[Vincent]

It's only red flagged when there's considerable danger to everyone else in the race.  The fact that he was moving his hands in the car and he was speaking to the medics probably helped in that descision aswell.  Charlie Whiting was probably speaking to the safety car guys that turned up and knew what was going on.

Kubica only has a broken leg btw.  He was lucky that he didn't get knocked out after that .  Also lucky to only have clipped the other car on the way to the barrier.

Mind you, a bigger clip of that car and he wouldn't have had the speed he did when he hit the first barrier.  

I can't remember the last time I'd seen a race this eventful.  I can't remember seeing a race where absolutely no-one was lapped!!

Good for Hamilton though.  Well raced and well timed.

Gotta say that I loved seeing Sato pass Alonso.  I like him as a driver and seeing that was just brilliant :-D

[Doobrey]

True, but it also meant all the other drivers had to go thru craploads of debris for a few laps which could have caused a nasty accident later on in the race.

BTW, when you said 'considerable danger',did you mean Heidfeld ?

Seeing Sato go past everyone at the end was brilliant, that's gotta give all the other teams a wake up call. Howcome Super Aguri can do that, but the real Honda team can't  :crazy:

[blobrana]

Well done Hamilton!

And an amazing crash Kubica!

See

[Vincent]

The BBC are now saying that he's had a concussion and a sprained ankle.  Guess he'll miss out on Indianapolis after all.

@doobrey
I can't remember seeing that Heidfeld crash.  But what the hell was the safety car thinking about stoppin there?  That was just asking for trouble.

[blobrana]

Wow,
Fantastic action  from the Nurburgring

Tune in now....  (Currently its been red flagged)

[CannonFodder]

blobrana wrote:
Wow,
Fantastic action  from the Nurburgring

Tune in now....  (Currently its been red flagged)

I'm sorry, but there is no way you are a bird Blobrana. ;-)

[Vincent]

blobrana wrote:
Wow,
Fantastic action  from the Nurburgring

Fantastic indeed.  I couldn't help but laugh when I saw the 6 car aquaplaning at the same corner.  And then Winkelhock in a Spyker leading the race and restart.

Absolutely hilarious for all the wrong reasons.  I thought it was great when Takumo overtook Alonso a few races back, but this is something else!

Shame about Lewis not getting that last point but as he said it's a new experience for him not having to go on the podium :lol:

(I wouldn't have found the aquaplaning funny if they were going at full speed and had a big crash btw)