Goron_3 Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Current forecasts for this weekend: RAIN RAIN RAIN I've got my brolly and wellies ready. Hopefully it'll mean Vettel doesn't walk it.
Will Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Sounds like raceday is expected to be just some showers - so changeable conditions. Should be brilliant. That said, I'm actually not sure if wet races are a good thing anymore. With the current rules the dry races are spectacular, but in the wet we just end up sitting around while they won't let them drive, and then there's not too much going on because they can't afford to be off the best line as much as in the dry.
Dyson Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Yet another F1 I'll be missing out on! Gutted, working all day saturday and sunday so won't see quali or the race. Ugh
Retro_Link Posted July 5, 2011 Author Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) lolz, oh dear!... Just seen Fernando in a really bad, dubbed advert on TV just now for the Fiat 500! At the very least they could have not dubbed it! He speaks decent enough English. Edited July 5, 2011 by Retro_Link
Retro_Link Posted July 5, 2011 Author Posted July 5, 2011 haha, yeah I know! But that adverts kinda so bad it's ok(... ish!) "Wow it's bracing" is such a bad line!
Emerald Emblem Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 So have you guys seen Jacques Villeneuve's interview calling F1 a borefest? Would you agree with that? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/14027440.stm
Retro_Link Posted July 6, 2011 Author Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Yeah I did see that. I agree with him about the rediculous penalties... but not about the racing. Yes I don't think DRS is always being implemented properly yet, but it was always going to be like that in the first year, it's a learning process of where best to put it at each track that'll get better year after year. Tyres are great, no real issues with those, other than Qually needs to change, but it looks like Perelli are looking at ways to solve that (there's an article on autosports from yesterday). I mean IDEALLY we wouldn't have KERS and DRS, and we'd have V10 engines with no limiters... but as it was something had to change. The teams all seemed incredibly slow with bothering to come up with/decide on any changes to the design of the cars that would help... they all want as much downforce as possible to make themselves look good. So you're left having to use 'artificial' devices. And JV can say what he wants, but the one thing the sport doesn't need is seasons like the dominant Ferrari/Brawn races... which as it is we've almost had this year, but at least the new regs have shaken things up and made things less predictable. Edited July 6, 2011 by Retro_Link
mike-zim Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 I am not sure the new regs coming into this race will do much! I still think it will be Seb victory! Gatting a little bored of that now!
Nicktendo Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 I am not sure the new regs coming into this race will do much! Red Bull chief designer disagrees :p - Newey predicts heavy effect for diffuser limitations Nicktendo likes this.
mike-zim Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 Problem is it will effect all the top teams so it will end up being about the same. Same thing with the engine mapping thing. No difference at all.
Goron_3 Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 I dunno, Ferrari are set to benefit loads because they never got their system working at all, whereas Red Bull have an entire car designed around it. Really want Alonso on the podium this weekend, he's been the best driver for me this year.
Will Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 I actually kind of agree with Jacques on the racing this year. For a fan it's great to see all of this on track action, but I can totally see why the 'artificial' racing would annoy someone like him. He's right about amazing overtakes too, I can't remember any this season. Silverstone should be interesting from the regulations point of view, it would be great if they shake it up a little.
gaggle64 Posted July 7, 2011 Posted July 7, 2011 Schumi confirmed for 2012. Good to see Grandpa's not giving up.
Dyson Posted July 7, 2011 Posted July 7, 2011 Wow. Button and Alonso have gotten away scot free compared to Webber. This might be the worst thing I've ever seen
gaggle64 Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 In his defence, I understand he did it for free and it was only broadcast in the local Canberra area - that doesn't stop it from being brilliant though.
Murr Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 watching P2 now, and it's ridiculous how wet Silverstone is. Rosberg recovered from a slidey few seconds very well.
Goron_3 Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 Just got back in for Silverstone. Holy mother of crap, I'm completely drenched! The rain was ridiculous, for about 30 minutes I was camped under our umbrella, but apparently it had stopped raining by Maggots/Beckets (we were by turn 2). Also, schumacher was FLYING on that track today, hitting the turn 1 apex every time. Kamui's crash in p1 happened right in front of us, terrible accident.
Retro_Link Posted July 8, 2011 Author Posted July 8, 2011 F1's gone and got itself into another mess. Red Bull gets blown diffuser boost http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92941 Much ado over blown diffusers leaves formula 1 fans and media baffled http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/07/much-ado-over-blown-diffusers-leaves-formula-1-fans-and-media-baffled/
Emerald Emblem Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 Same old, same old in the end. But we have Webber on pole this time, three thousandths ahead of Vettel who was seven thousandths ahead of Alonso. Biggest losers are Mercedes and McLaren, granted this track isn't their best but over a second down is a bit much.
Retro_Link Posted July 9, 2011 Author Posted July 9, 2011 Really dissapointed by how this has all played out, it's somewhat ruined the race weekend, especially considering they might be puttung everything back to the way it was for Germany. Pretty gutted for Lewis especially and Jenson too. McLaren should be better round this circuit than the Ferrari's. Great job by Webber, great to see him take pole and he's got a great chance of winning if he gets the start he needs. Vettel's gonna need to try hard to keep Fernando behind him off the line! Fatastic for Di Resta!
gaggle64 Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Why McLaren? Why do you keep doing crazy shit like burning badly needed soft tires in the rain for no good reason? Why do you hold your drivers back until after the track was clearly at it's best like you did at Monaco qualifying last year? Why, oh godammit why, do you change tires and curious times or leave them out a half dozen laps longer then you ever have to? Are you drunk? Are you all high? Have both your drivers slept with your collective mothers at some point? Are you trying to punish them, McLaren? Or are you trying to punish yourselves? Anyway, race should be good tomorrow, nice one Webber. This whole diffuser business has become a goddamn needless mess and should've been left well alone until after the season. I love how this sort of thing always seems to center around Silverstone - the whole place has some magical quality about it that seems to provoke these things, and no amount of revamping seems set to change that. Spiritual home of F1 indeed, for better and for worse. Edited July 9, 2011 by gaggle64
Nicktendo Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 It really annoys me that the BBC's F1 coverage has become more about the personalities of the presenters and their 'hi-jinx' rather than building up a race or going round the teams. The teams at the back virtually get no mention. Also, Jake is a massive bell-end who's developed a huge ego problem.
Emerald Emblem Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Alonso wins! Quite a final lap, Webber just missed out on beating Vettel but what a last few corners for Hamilton, just kept Massa behind after some contact in the final chicane. If Vettel can't win he finishes second all the time, he extends his lead yet again. Gutted for Button, broadcasting his strategy to everyone was a bit of a dick move and ultimately forced his pit crew into a mistake.
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