Comments on: 2008 European Grand Prix stats & facts

By: Ratboy

Ratboy — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:20:28 +0000

To Terry.
Oh yeah I forgot about the Pacific rounds..
I actually liked that track.

By: DG

DG — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:09:05 +0000

Of course, it could be said that Massa is still getting guidance from Old Schuey, who is always on the Pit Wall in an apparently unofficial capacity……
And theres always Jean Todt around these days too, presumably to help out with talking the FIA Stewards and Charlie Whiting in case of any unforseen problems….

By: Terry Fabulous

Terry Fabulous — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:29:15 +0000

Hi Leslie,
Ironic isn’t it. One of the appealing things about F1 is watching so many ‘winners’ in the same race. Look at Bourdais. He won continually in CARTs and has barely made top ten in F1. I guess that is why it is so appealing in many ways.

By: the limit

the limit — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:52:19 +0000

And to think, only two years ago, nobody rated Felipe Massa at all. What a difference a Ferrari and one year under the wing of Herr Schumacher can make, to a driver that had all been written off back in 2002.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:51:08 +0000

Hello Keith

Off Topic here, but I’ve had this thought around for quite some time.

Racing drivers spend all of their early careers striving really hard to win races to move up to the pinnacle of motorsport and get to “race” in Formula 1.

For most of them that’s it, they will never stand on the top step again. All that hard work, money and time just to become a…………failure.

Cheers…………../Leslie.

By: Terry Fabulous

Terry Fabulous — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:00:22 +0000

Gday Ratboy. In 94 and 95 they had a Pacific Grand Prix at the TT Aida circuit in Japan. Schumi won both times.
The track was more suited to the bikes then F1.

I have always liked the idea of them racing a Grand Prix on a South Pacific island where the track is the circumfrence of the Island. Sure it would take some Money and Bernie would probably have to invest it with a thousand year lease for all of their raw materials but it would look great on TV.

Although having said that, Valencia looked great on TV but as Keith has pointed out. It ain’t no good for F1!

By: Wesley

Wesley — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:32:48 +0000

Good ‘ol Heidfeld brings it home again,now if he could just get his BMW further up the field.

By: Ratboy

Ratboy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:20:53 +0000

It may be slightly off topic, but why isn’t there a Asian round similar to the European one.
If Bernie is that obsessed with going to the Eastern countries it would seem like a logical idea…
Or am I missing something.