gaggle64 Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 No doubt Lewis is the man to beat right now. You never what may happen though. I mean, come on, rain at Monza? It'll be snowing in Sao Paulo at this rate.
MadDog Posted September 15, 2008 Author Posted September 15, 2008 Well one things for sure, it looks pretty much certain its going to last race again :P
DCK Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 It makes sense because Kimi would really need two retirements from Hamilton and Massa to be right in amongst it.Maybe. But last year, four races from the end, Raikkonen was 18 points behind on Hamilton and 15 points behind on Alonso. Nothing's impossible, even though the situation is quite different. This Ferrari - McLaren battle is pretty amazing these last two years. Bit of a shame Kovalainen can't quite match up this year, but then again, last season was so epic it would be hard one to match.
Emerald Emblem Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Hamilton vows no more mistakes as we reach the end of the F1 season: http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=43989 Kinda hard vow to keep as we saw last season.
MadDog Posted September 16, 2008 Author Posted September 16, 2008 I think he will do it this year, but he must have 2 at least a 2 point lead going into the last imo, because Massa must be odds on favorite to win in Brazil
Retro_Link Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Hamilton has also said... - Legends win from the back... something he's been unable to do! - That no-one ever overtakes him round the outside... which Kimi did a couple of days later at Spa! - And about Kimi's driving in the wet at Spa... If you don't have the balls to brake late then that is your problem! At the end of the day, in those situations it is the driver who can feel the grip more and put the car more on the edge. And I know I am great in those conditions....yet finding the braking points in the wet was something he failed miserably at in Monza! He does have a habbit of putting his foot in it! So lets see how things pan out!
Goron_3 Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 Hamilton has also said... - Legends win from the back... something he's been unable to do! - That no-one ever overtakes him round the outside... which Kimi did a couple of days later at Spa! - And about Kimi's driving in the wet at Spa......yet finding the braking points in the wet was something he failed miserably at in Monza! He does have a habbit of putting his foot in it! So lets see how things pan out! He is the most annoying F1 driver ever; it's so infuriating hearing him talk about how great he is. He compared himself to Schuey once which is jsut disgusting. Schuey started at Jordan, moved up, became the worlds best and moved to what was the 4th best team, Ferrari and look what he did to them.
Retro_Link Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Williams are testing a 2009 style rear wing at Jerez this week, which is taller and norrower to fit in with the new '09 aero rule changes: I knew the '09 rules would through up some very different looking cars, but maybe even more so than I thought! Be interesting to see what the front will look like. Of course this is an early development of the rear wing, and a lot will change between now and March '09.
Retro_Link Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Sarcelles bids to host French GP http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=44003 Personally I'm getting fed up of all these new GP circuits. If they build a new complex in Sarcelles it will no doubt be another Bernie-Tilke track, which could go either way in terms of how it works as a race track. I love Turkey, but other tracks this guy's built are just processional snore fests, in the middle of derelict waste land and just look empty, characterless and boring! The Disneyland Paris proposal whilst offering interesting scenery, would no doubt be another processional street-style circuit, and I think street circuits should be limited in numbers anyways. Afterall, circuits are the home of motor racing and street circuits should be used sparingly to just offer up the occasional racing spectacle. A Paris street circuit would also be of little interest to me for the above reasons. The articles says Magny-Cours are going to put a redevelopment programme into effect, in a bid to maintain the race and I have to say this would be my preferred option. I used to find Magny-Cours pretty dull, but personally I've found the last two years fantastic! I really think much more needs to be done to preserve 'circuits' on the calender and especially some of the traditional racer ones, with history. But I can see Bernie getting his way and filling the calender up with new modern circuits. However, I'd much rather see the money go into updating and redeveloping/renovating tracks, as these are often the ones with the best layout, best scenery and most exciting racing! Check out a lap of the ditched Austrain GP for example... We're not getting circuits like this anymore, that go up and down hills or through forrests etc... The natural courses are so much more attractive and often offer up plenty of overtaking. I'd rather they take us to racing venues like this, just modernise them and bring them up to standard!
Ryan Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Not liking the taller rear on that Williams..
Emerald Emblem Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Not liking the taller rear on that Williams.. Ditto, just looks unnatural.
Retro_Link Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Seems they may look more like the '90s cars?... Same in terms of height, though even those rear wings were a little wider! Actually, add in the 2009 KERS 'turbos' and we've just gone back 20 years!
DCK Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Ugh, that's pretty ugly. What's the point of the smaller rear wing exactly? Surely Ecclestone's not happy with less advertising space.
gaggle64 Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 It's part of the reduction to the aerodynamic use of the car. A smaller wing offers less down force and makes it easier for the following car to catch up because it doesn't mess up the air so much.
DCK Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 It's part of the reduction to the aerodynamic use of the car. A smaller wing offers less down force and makes it easier for the following car to catch up because it doesn't mess up the air so much. That's a good thing, I thought it might be for that. Too little overtaking nowadays. But a big rear wing really does look more awesome than that.
gaggle64 Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 You can't dislike the look of the car overall though surely? The current models look like an explosion in an Airfix factory.
Goron_3 Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 The above picture of the williams with the new rear wing is this years car with the wing added on; hopefully the cars next year will look a bit different
MadDog Posted September 18, 2008 Author Posted September 18, 2008 So there gonna be using that for the remainder of the season?
Emerald Emblem Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 They were testing that new rear wing.
DCK Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Apparently Williams is way ahead of preparing for next year compared to other teams. I really hope they can make a comeback to the top of the Championship. They'd need better drivers than Rosberg and Nakajima though.
MadDog Posted September 19, 2008 Author Posted September 19, 2008 Rosberg can be good sometimes, Nakajima i don't rate at all.
Retro_Link Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Yeah Williams have been so poor this season [back there with Honda], that it makes sense they started '09 development as early as possible. The fact their '08 car hasn't really improved all season, also shows they must be putting all their focus and resources into '09. Rosberg I think could be great given the right car. He's surely a match for Kovaleinen at least. He won GP2 the year before Hamilton after all, he just needs the car to show his potential! Nakajima has had a few impressive drives, finishing higher up the field than expected. But like Rosberg, if he hasn't got the car, he can't really show anything, so give him a chance yet! Also, I think we'll get used to the '09 cars. When we see them with the new rear wing, none of the aero winglets, and maybe a quite different front wing also; the look of the cars will probably be alright! different, but alright!
canand Posted September 21, 2008 Posted September 21, 2008 Not long know untill we know if Hamilton gets his points back. Ferrari boss hits out at street tracks Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has hit out at the increasing number of street circuits on the Formula 1 calendar, suggesting that next week's inaugural Singapore Grand Prix will be a "let down". For many years Monaco was the only true street venue used by F1, but this season city centre tracks in Valencia and Singapore have been added to the schedule. However the Valencia race in August was widely criticised for a lack of overtaking and exciting action, and di Montezemolo predicts that the same will be true when the series arrives at Singapore's new Marina Bay track next weekend. "I have the impression it will be another one of those let downs where you cannot overtake, like Valencia," Reuters quoted di Montezemolo as saying. Next year's new Abu Dhabi event is also set to take place on a partially street-based circuit, and the Ferrari supremo believes this is the wrong direction for the sport. "Going forward with these circuits heralds a bad future for Formula 1," he said. But Ferrari's title rivals Lewis Hamilton and McLaren-Mercedes are more optimistic about the Singapore race, with Hamilton predicting an exciting contest. "From what I understand it is wide and fairly flowing in nature, which is not what you usually expect from a street circuit, but it sounds like it will be pretty spectacular," he said. Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug added that the combination of the Marina Bay track's city centre location and evening start under floodlights will make the Singapore GP a unique race. "This premiere will certainly be the most exciting in Formula 1 history - in the middle of the night, in the middle of the metropolis," he said. Ferrari dominated Valencia with Felipe Massa
Emerald Emblem Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 I'm gonna be watching Practice this Friday.
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