Comments on: The Ben Evans column: Technique

By: James

James — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:55:37 +0000

I think it’s fair to mention that Schumacher was said to be hard on tyres. Brawn mentioned it around ’93, and Barrichello also mentioned it when interviewed for James Allen’s book.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:14:17 +0000

Sav722 – China 2007 springs immediately to mind.

By: aditya

aditya — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:27:15 +0000

frankly what do u guys think about kimi alonso ham’s ability compared to schumi on setting up a car.

By: Sav722

Sav722 — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:22:22 +0000

It is true Lewis has an aggressive driving style, as some have said he likes the car to oversteer. However, apart from the Turkish Grand Prix – his tyres have held up perfectly fine – plus all the other Grand Prix’s. When he won at Albert Park this year, or Canada last year etc his tyres were in okay condition.

The question isn’t whether Lewis’s driving style is too aggressive, its a question whether the tyres can cope. And for nearly all GP’s Lewis has driven, they have.

We have to remember, before the Turkish GP nobody was talking about Lewis’s agsressive driving style. Simply because, Turkey is the only track where Lewis’s style risks a tyre to delaminate under extreme load.

A three stop strategy worked out quite nicely for Lewis, and he beat a Ferrari (on a usually Ferrari dominant track).

By: Rod

Rod — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:33:48 +0000

Hey people give a break for my guy Lewis. Just remember the boy still have to complete his second season. But I like the fact that he is being compared with the greats of the past.

By: chunter

chunter — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:16:48 +0000

Um… not to burst a bubble, but didn’t Kimi have terrible luck with exploding engines for a couple of years?

By: Terry Fabulous

Terry Fabulous — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:50:33 +0000

Sush Keith!

My mistake, I got confused with Berger in 1988 who retired from the lead in a very similar place, midway down the back straight.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:26:25 +0000

But then conversely, has any team boss come out to detract from his ability to set up a car?

And I don’t think Kimi was a car breaker, he was just unlucky. Think what happened to Barichello in all the years he was in the same car as Schumi; so many instances of him being very quick but having all the bad luck. This is what happened to Kimi.

Regarding Lewis, I agree with whoever said he can drive a car really fast, but he’s not as good as setting up a car as other drivers.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:50:15 +0000

Setting up a car and driving a car are two different things. No doubt Hamilton is hard on his car but he is driving within the design limits of the car. Perhaps if the car he is driving had a natural tendercy to oversteer he may exhibit a more smoother driving style.
Kimi has only just began to learn how to be kind to machinery and has any team boss come out to praise Kimi’s ability to set up a car?

By: S Hughes

S Hughes — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:12:39 +0000

Alvin

I’ll be in touch.