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Offline Wayne

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Re: F1 Thread
« Reply #2270 on: 13 May 2011, 11:44 »
Interesting view from Ferrari.  :smiley:

Di Montezemolo was also scathing of the current state of F1 – suggesting that new rules had made grand prix racing not as pure as it was in the past.

"We have gone too far with artificial elements. It's like, if I push footballers to wear tennis shoes in the rain. To have so many pitstops - listen, I want to see competition, I want to see cars on the track. I don't want to see competition in the pits," he explained.

"In the last race there were 80 pitstops. Come on, it's too much. And the people don't understand anymore because when you come out of the pits you don't know what position you're in.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91349
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« Reply #2271 on: 13 May 2011, 12:08 »
Quote from: Wayne on 13 May 2011, 11:44
Interesting view from Ferrari.  :smiley:

Di Montezemolo was also scathing of the current state of F1 – suggesting that new rules had made grand prix racing not as pure as it was in the past.

"We have gone too far with artificial elements. It's like, if I push footballers to wear tennis shoes in the rain. To have so many pitstops - listen, I want to see competition, I want to see cars on the track. I don't want to see competition in the pits," he explained.

"In the last race there were 80 pitstops. Come on, it's too much. And the people don't understand anymore because when you come out of the pits you don't know what position you're in.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91349

Only moaning because they're not winning. F1 hasn't been this good for the viewer since the 80s!
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« Reply #2272 on: 13 May 2011, 12:17 »
Quote from: Horney on 13 May 2011, 12:08
Quote from: Wayne on 13 May 2011, 11:44
Interesting view from Ferrari.  :smiley:

Di Montezemolo was also scathing of the current state of F1 – suggesting that new rules had made grand prix racing not as pure as it was in the past.

"We have gone too far with artificial elements. It's like, if I push footballers to wear tennis shoes in the rain. To have so many pitstops - listen, I want to see competition, I want to see cars on the track. I don't want to see competition in the pits," he explained.

"In the last race there were 80 pitstops. Come on, it's too much. And the people don't understand anymore because when you come out of the pits you don't know what position you're in.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91349

Only moaning because they're not winning. F1 hasn't been this good for the viewer since the 80s!

Well I did not find 75 + pit stops interesting, to me it is sad that the tyres have been engineered to be so poor.
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Re: F1 Thread
« Reply #2273 on: 13 May 2011, 12:21 »
Got to say I agree with Horney. Much more interesting races.

Without these elements we would be where we were a few years ago with no overtaking. As soon a car catches up they cant pass due to the aerodynamic effect of being behind the car infront ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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« Reply #2274 on: 13 May 2011, 17:23 »
Yes it's exciting but I do think it's ott. Nowadays I spend half the time working out if the guys infront need to pit again or not as the positions are all shuffled. I think they should go back to reasonably harder compounds and reduce the aerodynamics by say, 40%.
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« Reply #2275 on: 14 May 2011, 12:12 »
I think they should keep DRS but should go back to the tyre options of the past.
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« Reply #2276 on: 18 May 2011, 10:10 »
Looks like blown diffusers are being banned!
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« Reply #2277 on: 18 May 2011, 10:18 »
Quote from: veedubgti16v on 18 May 2011, 10:10
Looks like blown diffusers are being banned!

More to do with clever engine mapping.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91475

However after a team that gives you wings complained as they were the only team doing it I believe.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91481
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« Reply #2278 on: 22 May 2011, 20:25 »
no comments yet?? Well I will start.. WHAT A RACE!!!!
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« Reply #2279 on: 22 May 2011, 21:18 »
Yeah best Spanish GP for a while. Have to hand it to Alonso, that was an epic start.

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