Aled Davies

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  • #301273
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    @porschef1 do you know when the book is released in the UK?

    #297283
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    1) Schumacher
    2) Senna
    3) Fangio
    4) Alonso
    5) Prost
    6) Stewart
    7) Clark
    8) Hamilton
    9) Vettel
    10) Lauda

    #292236
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    I for one think the sky coverage is excellent. Also like someone else mentioned, i watch a lot of sports so having sky sports is great for me (not so great for my partner) I get to watch football, the occasional rugby game, cycling, F1 as well as the rest of the sky package that I use.

    I see it as very good value for money, i also watch the documentaries channels a lot so again that helps with the value for money aspect.

    I know that everything used to be free for TV but everything is increasingly going towards a pay per view model, a lot of sports survive from their TV money

    #282727
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    i often listen to formula one blog websites podcast. I do find the guys voice very irritating mind you!!

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    @Rodney they are somewhat pointless when you really think about it but does always make for a good debate.

    The model used does throw up some strange results. The top 5 seems decent enough in principle but the rankings of Senna and Prost surely represent something of an error in the model.

    The issue is of course that the passing of time often leads people to make more or less favourable opinions about certain drivers. Senna was no doubt one of the all time greats but i have always felt his legacy is enhanced by the fact he died at the wheel.

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    @craig-o yeah a few results very surprising and must be because of the forumla used. Simpy anomalies I guess!! but one or 2 drivers I think show were underrated/overrated.

    Frentzen for example is right up there, and when you look closely at it, he was a very good and consistent driver throughout his career but he didn’t get it together the year he had his best chance (1997). the forumla is obviously flawed somewhere but I think there is definitely something to be learned from it.

    #277349
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    @Nick growing up i was a huge Schumacher fan. i think starting to watch in 97 had a lot to do with it. Some of his drives that year were incredible and i didn’t know enough about the sports history to know of some of his past misdemeanours. Even after Jerez i was a huge fan and i loved them years of Him and Ferrari getting closer to the title every year. I remember thinking at the time that if he ever got the best car in the field he’d be unstoppable and so it proved.

    #277265
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    Although I’m certain i had an idea of f1 before, the earliest memory i have of F1 is the 1997 Spanish GP. Schumacher making a blinding start from 7th on the grid up to 2nd in the first corner. from there on i was hooked!!

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    @Casey @Roald

    James Allen did an article on their time together as teamates and with the reliability issues Hamilton faced over their time together he basically came to the conclusion that Hamilton would have outscored him, all things being equal. Also I find that Button’s fans use that total points scored over 3 years to favour their argument. Of the 3 season Hamilton Outscored Button in 2 of them which is a more balanced way of looking at it.

    I’ve always liked Button, during the early 00’s i was a Schumacher fan but was happy to see Jenson coming through and doing well. After Schumis initial retirement i took to supporting Hamilton (purely because i remembered seeing him in a karting magazine about 10 years before his F1 Debut) and was immediately hooked as a fan of his.

    Watching Hamilton’s career since ahs on times been frustrating, i thought after his first world title he would go on to score a few more titles but it wasn’t to be as Mclaren started their decline!

    All in all Button is very good driver, but crucially on his day he can mix it with the best. I don’t think Hamilton/Vettel/Alonso need to be at 100% to win a race, Button would in my opinion!

    #264355
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    Can’t see Sam Bird getting a drive there! if they really wanted him in F1 I’m sure they would have made some deal with one of their engine supplied teams who were struggling for cash (Williams??) for say lower engine cost to take Sam on and give him experience.

    Big question of the driver market this year is Button and Mclaren, i have read that Ron Dennis isn’t his biggest fan..

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    @roald

    I have read a few! I read Christopher Hilton’s “The Whole Story” on Michael Schumacher and while I found the information about his earlier career helpful as i wasn’t a motor racing fan when i was a young child but it is a basic retelling of his career (Keith has reviewed it and is pretty spot on with his comments on it)

    I found James Allen’s “The Edge of greatness” book on Schumacher a lot better and more revealing about his character and what other people in the sport felt about him. It did lack a definitive conclusion and opinion from Allen though which would have been good to read what he, as a huge Ferrari enthusiast, really felt about it all.

    I have also read Christopher Hilton’s “The Whole Story” on Aryton Senna, i found this quite good, mainly because i wanted to learn more about Senna, all the races are in that if they do lack any real detail and insight from contemporaries etc.

    I am currently reading “SHUNT” on the career of James Hunt. So far it’s a good read with some funny stories in!

    hope this may be of help

    #255991
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    What car was the BT46B?

    Suppose looking back it’s different because of the Refueling but the last time i remember a car as clearly quicker as this was the Mclaren in 98. They completely wiped the floor with the opposition for the first 2 grand Prix that season.

    Then their controversial brake steer technology was banned and Ferrari closed the gap.

    #245900
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    Rosberg definitely deserves to be recognised as one of the top drivers in F1 now. I think he has to be ranked in the top 5 (for me he’s better than Button as he has much better qualifying speed) it also proves that Michael Schumacher didn’t do that bad a job either although clearly he was a few tenths per lap from his best.

    I think with a car more suited to his style next season Hamilton could be a real force again.

    #245860
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    @girts “chilton was expected to be hopeless”

    he was, wasn’t he?

    #245139
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    I think you need to try take a balanced view on things. To me Rosberg is one of them drivers (a bit like jenson button) that when he has everything to his liking he will be very hard to beat, what I dont think you’ll ever see Rosberg do is win in a car that hasn’t really got the speed for it (which is what i think seperates Vettel, Alonso and Hamilton from the rest of the grid)

    Rosberg is definitely a match for hamilton and there will probably be days he beats him but I think with the new regs next year Hamilton needs to take this opportunity to get a real grip on what the cars need to get the max from them.

    Everyone seems to say that Hamilton is the most naturally talented guy out there and that shows with his qualifying record, when he needs a lap he gets one. What he needs to work on is the other bits so stop the off days. Look at Vettel this year, he hasn’t finished lower than 4th while his team mate has had his struggles, ok he’s got the best car but he’s ensuring he’s getting the maximum of it.

    That’s what Lewis needs to do! and I hope he does as a fan of his, he needs to make the most of his potential.

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