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In all honesty…. it is ludicrous to even think ALO would retire after this season. Many would love that but it won´t happen. He´s still got 3 or 4 more good years in him. Schumi proved he could still hang with the youngsters so why think about retiring?
@mazdachris
You do raise some good points and some I agree with. like for example:the variety of approaches is what keeps the sport diverse and interesting.
I totally agree with this but I just don´t like “newcomers” that whine too much.
they have revived the Austrian GP, which turned out to be one of the best races of last season both in terms of the action on the track and the atmosphere in the grandstands.
This perhaps is the only good thing about them being in the sport although I can´t help but feel it was just a boost to the ego of Mateschitz. He just had to make a point that it was their track, their home GP… If not, why rename it the Red BUll Ring??
races being bankrolled by corrupt nations, held in front of empty grandstands in the bum end of nowhere. Like teams disappearing off the grid because the commercial rights holder has made it impossible for them to secure sponsorship. Like teams capitulating and being complicit in an illegal cartel which protects their interests against the long term sustainability of the sport. And especially how the spectre of Ecclestone hangs above the sport like Emperor Palpatine, gleefully rubbing his hands together while hundreds of people lose their jobs so that his inconceivably large pile of ill-gotten gains can get yet fatter by the day, as the teams he to mercilessly strangles then pat him on the back for what a great job he does.
Hear Hear!! I couldn´t have said it better myself!
But I fear, the days of whining will outlive the sport of F1.
My thoughts exactly!!
Well, I tend to disagree with the things you liked about RBR… Vettel to me, has always come across as an arrogant 2-faced person. The real Vettel is what you saw after the multi 21 episode. True, he is a racer but sometimes you have to abide by the team´s rule that give you the wins! RBR has never been humble at all. They have practically always made a spetacle of F1. The kind of spectacle that although sometimes it can be fun, it tends to border the vulgar line. But hey, enough bashing on them for those things, sincerely, I never caved in and jumped on the “young peppy winner bandwagon”. To me it was always clear that they were in it for the publicity and now that they are getting their @sses royaly handed to them, now they moan… Did anybody say anything about “poor” Alonso being lapped in HIS hometown GP in 2011??? Although he made the best ever start, it was not enough. He got lapped and was an utter embarrasment and did anybody say anything? Did Ferrari moan like RBR is doing now?? Or how about the four years that it took MERC to finally achieve their goal? The way they would always get pole but drop back like an anvil in the ocean?? Did they moan?? Oh wait, actually they did… they moaned about a PU change if not they would leave. But all in all, the PU change is actually good, I miss the noise but, that is really what F1 is about… Who can produce the best engines, etc. That is good in my view. I totally dread though how the AERO aspect used to be king.
Do I personally like MERCS dominance? Well yes and no. Yes because it makes F1 go it´s roots when the PU and the drivers really mattered. No because it is boring from the “show” point of view. It would be much much better if the races would be tighter. That would make it perfect! The truth is that only 1 race has gone by. The others still have their tokens so I predict that the season will get better inevitably so that is the main reason why I absolutely despise RBR´s moaning… They should seriously MAN UP!!Oh and by the way… Who does Mateschitz think he is??? He is far fom being even 1/4th the legend ENZO FERRARI was. When Enzo spoke…. Bernie Listened! Enzo was one of the few person´s Bernie respected and that speaks volumes! But Mateschitz?? Really??? A soaps Marketter??? A guy that discovered a drink in one of his Business trip?? That he later turned it into RB?? Oh wow! Please… if anything he is just a smart marketter but nothing more. He has no passion for racing, his only interest is ruling any “extreme” sport that can be profitable for his drinks company. That is why I could care less if he pulls out. That would only prove that he was in it for the exposure and nothing more. Heartless racing.
Anyways, it´s good to see that more and more people are openning their eyes to this! It´s just a shame that if they pull out, Ricciardo´s, Kvyat´s, Sainz´ and Verstappen´s future could be at stake. But hey, they don´t seem to care.
@keithcollantine
Yeah, he states he wants number 3. The reporter suggests 18 and at the end he suggests 27… Quite boring interview BTW!Alonso on Webber…. massive display of cojones!! So what if the endplate on Mark`s car was touched? That was a risk ALO took, he could`ve ended up with a flat yet he chose to do it. It´s not like the RBR cars lose downforc over an endplate!
That would be a death waiting to happen at the start! Thank God that they put the chicane there…
I would hate to see several cars going in side by side at 280+ or 300+ into curva grande… tyres touch and somebody would go airborne! Scary thought!Hmmmm interesting. Although I am not personally fond of JB or his driving style, it would make sense for Ferrari and ALO would definitely comfirm my views on JB. I´m confident ALO would definitely come out on top but, I honestly don´t see this happening.
Button to Lotus and Kimi to RBR sounds better!Oh man!!!! Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes again!!!! ;) hahahhahahhaa ALO had his way when paired with Michellins!!!!! This is awesome news!!! Way to go Jean Todt!!!
It was about time we had another Tyre war! It will finally make the suppliers actually make good tyres!Edit: Duplicate thread closed by moderator
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Well he definitely got Murray spot on but Senna, not so much! The idea of a F1 inspired sleeve is awesome though! Kudos to you sir!
Awesome track but that pit entry would be considered dangerous to F1 standards… A lot could go wrong and have a car chopped in half! Scary thought.
@jamiefranklinf1
Yeah but didn´t Allison work with Alonso in his Reanult championship years or was it at Macca in 2007?? So that could also be intepreted as if Alonso asked for him as well…I really don´t see Ferrari getting Kimi, that goes against their 2 rooster policy and besides, Ferrari has never been the type of team to have these major battles ala McLaren were their 2 drivers take points off each other and lose out on championships. I don´t see it happening any time soon.
and BTW @il-ferrarista
The ALO-HAM pairing will always be a more competitive pairing than a ludicrous ALO-KIMI pairing. Kimi is consistent and pulls out great passes but HAM is just raw speed and they managed to end up even at the end. Oh and having read HAM saying that having Fernando coming up behind him, was like having a BULL chasing you down, really does put things into perspective. Sure, ALO is not the fastest at qualifying but, race-pac whise… the guy is a beast!@f199player
LOL, that seems pulled straight out of Mario Kart!Personally, I have always thought that the Mika pass on Schumi is way overrated. He just reacted to the situation but it was not exciting at all. Piquet´s pass on ayrton however, that emanates pure cojones! Those are the epic passes! Something in the lines of Gilles and Arnoux at Dijon, those are epic passes but straight line speed and just moving to the other side is just boring.
BTW, Grosjean´s move really was impressive! All the way around for 2 and then down the inside for the third guy is full of “win” on my book!
Schumi´s passes in Brazil 2006 were al epic passes, especially the one on Kimi going into turn 1 !! Those are epic!