F1 Fanatic

Alan Permane made his bed and now he has to lie in it. They vetoed Pirelli’s request to fix the delamination issues. So Pirelli resorts to conservative choices and Lotus may suffer even more.

This is proof that Ferrari and Alonso fans are unintelligent louts.

Keith’s article was only based on qualifying. And even then the Ferrari actually was faster than RB and/or McLaren at least a couple of times in qualifying.

Alonso is an extreme politician. He never admits the […]

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I think their goal would be to have STR be competitive with the other midfielders. In a year like this one that means they don’t fight for the championship, but can fight for podiums or an odd race win.

Having […]

While I understand the COTD sentiments, F1 can’t stop trying to improve. Competitive racing is better than processional racing and there are lots of things that contribute to that with the tracks, rules, and […]

“never faster than a McLaren or Red Bull” the graph disagrees with you

I don’t mind it. For setting up the car it seems better to have them focus on one target instead of a compromise between qualifying-DRS and race-DRS. The qualifying position with unlimited DRS in theory is a […]

Yeah… is there complete fastest lap data? You could maybe take the top “n” fastest laps from each driver per race… maybe 10-20? Of course a lot of times somebody is just stuck in traffic or just managing […]

Interesting article.

It would be interesting to look at race pace somehow. Maybe on an absolute level, and an average level per race. One fast lap isn’t going to be very representative. Yet, race pace and tire […]

No, he’s saying it himself. Yes he puts it in the context of others but it’s still him. Comments like “To be one of the greats you have to do what I just did”. “Everyone knows I was the best” and claiming […]

Aerodynamics is hard, but the biggest differentiators in recent years have been the ones where a team “blindsided” the rest by doing something the rules did not intend. For example double diffusers, exhaust blown […]

Not good for F1 to lose teams, but I can’t say I’ll miss one so slow as HRT. I primarily will remember them for being rolling obstacles… one that might have killled Rosberg and might have decided the […]

Alonso has a very high opinion of himself and is not afraid to say it.

Let others judge your greatness Fernando. Only boast when negotiating your salary.

You claim to be rational, but your reasoning isn’t. How is “wanting them to sweat” rational? Does Red Bull push the boundaries of the rules? Yes. Do they interpret an unclear rule in a way that gives maximum […]

While I agree, Hamilton does have a bit of a chip on his shoulder about Vettel. He’s made a few backhand comments about Vettel in the media this year and nothing about Alonso.

Partly this might just be that […]

DRS is definitely lacking in elegance. And besides that, it accentuates the more boring type of pass (on the straight) instead of the more spectacular ones. You almost want the opposite of DRS (add downforce when […]

Well @todfod if Fernando can be great when the car isn’t, then what are you whining about? He can win the championship regardless of the car. If Vettel is great when the car is great… isn’t that all you can do?

Funny. If Vettel locks up or misses apexes people come out saying how that proves he isn’t really a good driver. If he drives “clinical” and “makes it look easy” then he’s not trying. Meanwhile, Alonso is magical […]

Regarding “be more like Indy”:

I don’t really think F1 should do ovals, it’s not what the F1 brand is about. It should try to be the best road racing in the world, which means having tracks designs that promote […]