Comments on: 2008 Monaco GP preview: Rain

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:10:20 +0000

Keith did you see F1 race with TC. I recon that
they are finding problems without TC. It shows that
in their limit driving in and out of corners. Other
cars have slicks and engine breaking more instant. I
mention also why new cars are into TC mode and road
test approve it. fast/off road cars.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:21:20 +0000

Absolutely not. Other series race without traction control in cars capable of similar speeds. It is not a safety issue at all. Bringing back traction control would be a huge step backwards for F1 and utterly terrible for the sport.

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:36:57 +0000

Did you watch the GP [monaco] no TC and see what
happened, no worries the Casino is still there and all
the people went home safe. Somebody is going to get very
heart or worst. Yes bring back TC. is it Sush or Rush.

By: Sush

Sush — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:48:07 +0000

Tony, bring back TRACTION CONTROL?.

*rolls up newspaper*
BAD TONY! BAADDD! TONY!

now think about what you’ve said while you sleep in the garden tonight.

By: Andy Wolf

Andy Wolf — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:40:41 +0000

Rain separates the men from the boys.. Bring it on!

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:09:19 +0000

Looks like wider tyres helps the present F1 in
the set up for traction For the dry try SLICKS!!!. or
bring back TRACTION CONTROL street cars are having TC in
new models Wider tyres/Slicks give more agressive look to
the F1 cars.

By: ninguen

ninguen — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:55:27 +0000

And the best time of sutil last year, i think it was un FP3 the only session with rain, nobady wanted to trash his ca before the qualy so it could been that sutil was the only one that pushed hard enough to make the best time.

And in the rain it can be a total mayhem. I would go for the ones everybody is thinking, kimi, fisi, barrichello an dof course Alonso, although yesterday renault was especially nervous in his rear, i think it has to do with their lack of traction, the wings are high for everybody so only solution is to have stiff suspension in the rear, with that problems. In the rain i think it will be very dangerous that configuration, maybe Alonso can handle, poor piquet.

By: Robert McKay

Robert McKay — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:38:54 +0000

“Milos, you are only partialy right. Right will skill more important BUT some cars have better traction that ohers so some deal better with rain than others.”

And this too is correct…however this true is also correct in the dry, and more so at that. At least rain levels the playing field a bit more.

By: Toncho

Toncho — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:48:22 +0000

Milos, you are only partialy right. Right will skill more important BUT some cars have better traction that ohers so some deal better with rain than others.

By: milos

milos — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:34:43 +0000

Last year it rained on Saturday. It rained pretty hard before the final practice and kept raining (not that hard) for bigger part of the session. And what a fun the practice was, then the practice ends and Sutil in Spyker is in top …

So usually I am very pro-Kimi, but here I do not agree with him. If it it rains in Monaco it will not be the same for everybody. As on every track the wet track will make the car performances less important and the driver skills can shine more. So great drivers in average cars will (hopefuly) get their chance …