F1 Thread

[Khare]

So?? Motorsport is not safe. If you want to remain safe play chess.

[Devilz]

So?? Motorsport is not safe. If you want to remain safe play chess.

safety is first priorty now, don forget they are humans as well

[bored_Welsh_lad]

Red Bull & Vettel are boring zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

how can you say such a stupid thing when noone can get near him to challenge him?

[bored_Welsh_lad]

i hate the one move rule, the worlds "top drivers" should be capable of unlimited moves to try and pass a or defend from another driver. It should always be an educated and calculated risk the drivers take and decided and that will come with experience in racing. Young champions are given a far simpler job now than what Schumacer and Barrachello were brought into racing with.

F1 will always be my favorite sport but unfortunately H&S are stepping too far into the "pinical of motor sport" the lesser leagues in some cases have far fewer restrictions which is mad!

Agreed completely. If they could constantly defend it could make it a huge difference. Such as a car that could be doing poorly on the track for various reasons could remain 6th by continuous defending. This to me would be far more interesting and show more of the drivers skill and competence on the track IMO

and more accidents, remember webber flyin upside down last year 

To which he climbed out, walked away and raced again the following race, the standards of safety prove how well designed the cars are, look at when massa got hit in the face and piled into the tyre wall.. a bit of precautionary measures but was fine apart from the damage to his face ...

[Khare]

Exactly. Cars can now withstand huge impacts, so if more crashes happened it wouldn't be the end of a life...

[bobotheclown]

I don't think we want to see more accidents in f1. More accidents mean more chances of people getting killed and that's the last thing we need. I personally don't want to see any drivers killed just to spice up the racing.

I first started watching F1 back in 1990 for the spectacular crashes. Even in 1990 the sport had undergone a revolution in terms of safety.

1970 to 1979 12 drivers and 1 marshall were killed.

In 1980 to 1989 there were 4 deaths.

In 1990 to 1999 only 2 deaths.

This is only F1. Henry Surtees died last year in a junior formula series.

All I'm saying is that there are plenty more ways of making racing exciting and the Malaysian GP just proves that the degradation of the tyres are crucial to that. If all drivers were like Kamui Kobyashi then it would be fantastic. The way he diced with Webber and then Schumacher was mighty fun to watch.

[Dolly]

hamilton didnt move, at the time of the incident. Alonso had the speed but made a total mess of it.

[bored_Welsh_lad]

I don't think we want to see more accidents in f1. More accidents mean more chances of people getting killed and that's the last thing we need. I personally don't want to see any drivers killed just to spice up the racing.

I first started watching F1 back in 1990 for the spectacular crashes. Even in 1990 the sport had undergone a revolution in terms of safety.

1970 to 1979 12 drivers and 1 marshall were killed.

In 1980 to 1989 there were 4 deaths.

In 1990 to 1999 only 2 deaths.

This is only F1. Henry Surtees died last year in a junior formula series.

All I'm saying is that there are plenty more ways of making racing exciting and the Malaysian GP just proves that the degradation of the tyres are crucial to that. If all drivers were like Kamui Kobyashi then it would be fantastic. The way he diced with Webber and then Schumacher was mighty fun to watch.

We are not talking about people dying, we are saying allow multiple movements, allow touches and hustling for positions, don't penalise for what was a simple obvious movement which didn't put any extra pressure on Alonso that induced his crash, Alonso got it wrong...

[bored_Welsh_lad]

Red Bull & Vettel are boring zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

how can you say such a stupid thing when noone can get near him to challenge him?

Easy when they are running a front wing that is outside the rules or should not be running that low to the ground.

Not this again, bore off.. Every team is running a flexible front wing, every team passes scrut...

[Khare]

I think vettel is a great driver and champion worthy in the future, not yet now however. Seeing him driving with your own eyes is great, he opens the taps before anyone else exiting a corner.