Sterling Moss recently caught a case of Bernie Ecclestone-level foot in mouth. Explained within the rebuttal below. OPINION: Why Sir Stirling Moss has it wrong, by Shea Holbrook
I respect Sir Stirling, but when I read his quote all I thought was "Old Guy Says Something That Proves He Grew Up In The Past." and let it go with that kind of embarrassed shake of one's head that we reserve for people who say things that reflect a bygone era. I, for one, welcome the likelihood that women will compete in Formula 1, and hope it comes sooner rather than later. Still, I think it's a few years off. There's such a glut of deserving drivers waiting now, and there's still the fact that some team has to be the one to step up and actually do it. I'm betting Williams will be the first team.
Here's Pirelli's analysis of the last race - the really interesting bit is that they may give the teams an extra set of tires for P1 so that their reserve drivers can get experience on the tracks. Sounds pretty cool to me. He also addresses when or if they may change the tire compounds. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYUF5w3o2hQ&feature=player_embedded]Paul Hembery on the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix - YouTube[/ame]
Here's a bit of classic Raikkonen charm from a press conference today in Bahrain. Question: "What have you got to do to end your victory drought in Bahrain?" Answer: "Win a race."
Sorry, I had a MINI shop day at my shop and haven't recovered completely yet! I thought this was a fun race to watch, true enough Vettel drove off over the horizon again and the rest of the race happened behind him, but what did happen was fun! Pez sure answered the bell didn't he? Came out swinging, and didn't care who he hit! And good for him (except for hitting his teammate - that's a no-no!) RoGro must feel vindicated in asking for a new car (as his old one was "undriveable" ) after using the new one to carve thru the field to third place. Kimi showed that the Lotus is still easier on tires than almost anything else, but since he only stopped twice to the winner's three, doesn't that mean his car is at least 30 sec slower than the Red Bull over a race distance? Poor Massa, if it wasn't for bad luck......... I don't know if Alonso could have run with Vettel at the front or not, but I do know he would have given it one hell of a shot! Too bad he had "issues".... The Spanish GP should be interesting, as all the teams will have their new pieces there - that should set the tone for most of the rest of the season then - either they'll have it, or they won't. Big Mac - I'm looking at you!
I found it to be an entertaining racing from start to finish. At least there was enough action from P3 thru P10 to keep my interest at the later stages of the race. Couple of interesting comments caught my attention: Kimi to Red Bull rumour - Can't imagine Kimi wanting to be #2 guy Seb's comments after the race - Did anyone else catch what Seb said when Coulthard was asking him to lift his foot up to saw the lucky charms on his boots? I could have sworn that he said "I can't raise my leg any higher, I'm not a woman". Maybe I heard it wrong, just seemed like an interesting comment to make after commenting on the female member of the team being there to accept the manufactures trophy.
I was pretty happy with all the wheel to wheel action that was happening, and it was nice to see Checo really go at Jenson. No team orders there, apparently! Still, I find the races that don't have Seb running away for miles and miles more interesting. Seems Red Bull has fixed their tire issues.
Jenson Button has launched a furious attack on McLaren team mate Sergio Perez after the Mexican driver repeatedly tussled with his British counterpart during yesterday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. ‘Checo’s behaviour out there was ridiculous,’ Button fumed last night. ‘Apparently he was doing something called ‘racing’ in which a driver tries to get past another driver to enable them to obtain a better finishing position and therefore score more world championship points. I’ve never heard of anything so dangerous in my life.’ Button was quick to rebuff suggestions that TV viewers might have enjoyed seeing the two McLarens in wheel-to-wheel combat on the Bahrain circuit. ‘Yea, apparently some people found it ‘entertaining’ or something,’ the British driver snapped. ‘And honestly, they’re completely missing the point of the sport. Formula 1 isn’t about two well-matched cars relentlessly overtaking each other in a tense battle of nerve and skill; Formula 1 is about carefully looking after your tyres and waiting for people with laptops to calculate a strategy for pit stops and fuel conservation.’ ‘Look, I had enough of this ‘overtaking’ shite with the last guy,’ the Frome-born racer concluded in that funny voice of his that sounds like he needs to do a big cough. ‘With him gone, this season I was promised a biotch. Does anyone have a number for Felipe Massa?’ Sniff Petrol
I watched it twice. Loved it from the crazy start to Red Bull choosing the race in Bahrain, of all places, to let Jill Jones accept the Constructor's Trophy (very well done Red Bull ). It was a race full of stories, all sorts of surprises, including Rosberg taking the poll in quali...who predicted that one? I really wish Alonso's DRS wouldn't have malfunctioned because that might have made the race for P1 as interesting as the rest, but watching Fred fight despite the lack of DRS was also fun. As to the McLaren driver scuffle, here's a very McLaren assessment... Q&A: McLaren on driver rivalry (Racer.com)
Not sure this one was worth making. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47qOX1ni1Yk"]Cutaway Insights - Episode 4: Airhorn - Sauber F1 Team - YouTube[/ame]
Yeah....... This is the tire, it connects the wheels to the ground......stay tuned next week when we'll talk about paint........
Racecar Engineering had an article on that subject, much more interesting. Technology explained: F1 airboxes & filters | Racecar Engineering
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