Most liked posts in thread: F1 - 2011

I've been in that same camp ever since Seb made his appearance on TG and converted me into a fan. I was impressed with his demeanor, level of humility for an F1 star, and ability to laugh at himself (not to mention his prowess out on the TG track).

I considered picking up some official F1 Red Bull - Seb bling but damn, that stuff is pricy...

 

It's interesting this year how starting from the back, or very low down the grid, doesn't seem to be a bad strategy as long as the driver has loads of new tyres left to use as a result.

It's a very un-racer-like thought but in some cases - and the high-wear Suzuka track may be one of them - it might even be a good points-scoring strategy.

"No, honestly, we really did have a hydraulics problem. Rosberg isn't a good enough actor for his storming-off tantrum not to be real", Ross Brawn didn't say.

 

But with the past history of penalties to Hammy, this was to be expected cause everyone was complaining that the stewards are not being consistent with the penalties.

And Massa did look over at Hammy and saw him take the inside line away and he drove down on Hammy any way.

 

Ah, but pits are part of the track. It is a team sport after all.

 

A superb quote from Vettel, who seems surprisingly three-dimensional for someone so successful:

 

There has always been more drivers, even really good drivers than there are good seats. Test driver is a good way to get your foot in the door and show your talents whilst developing relationships along the way. In many ways getting a gig as a test driver for a good F1 team is a better career move than racing in a lower series, especially if you have already enjoyed some success in one or more of those series... 2 cents

 

Agree with the testing being limited too much. Its supposed to reduce cost which is kinda comical in F1 but to a point test days can be the cheapeast way for a team to develop their program and work on the cars. No testing puts it right back into the hands of the teams with the most money, money they can spend on uber expensive computer simulations and the equipment and engineers to run them.....

 

Not really F1 news but does include F1 Drivers

 

Kovi put an R8 into the wall too - with his girlfriend on board! He said the throttle stuck. Yeah, right.....because he stuck it - to the floor!

 

You can see in the video that the rear suspension broke when he hit the wall on the straight - or maybe it broke before that and that's why he hit the wall on the straight.

 

I thought he just got loose and overcorrected.....but he sure did seem to just turn left, and notice how the other guy has already slowed down, like he knew something was wrong?

Article says Heikki said the throttle stuck and that's certainly how it looks, like it's wide open, but......

 

Kovalainen unconscious after Race of Champions crash


Kovalainen Knocked Unconscious In Scary Crash

 

Never, ever, lend a car to a racer...... "bounce a little" - with someone else's R8!!!