Toyota have pulled out of F1 ..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/8341602.stm And in bigger news ...... Renault considers leaving F1 .... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/8343221.stm Losing Toyota is a blow to F1, but Toyota never hit the levels they should have. Renualt on the other hand .... only bested by Ferrari I believe.
I've never met a Wizards fan who remotely struck me as a NASCAR fan .... There has been some F1 talk on and off in the other threads for months and I figured Renault leaving was probably the biggest news there could possibly be and I'd share.
I think WC has mentioned it, other than that I have never seen any talk of it. Is F1 Indy car racing in Europe?
No. Indy cars are pretty much an equal platform. Best driver wins. F1 is a manufacturer's technological war. There are rules in place mostly for safety's sake and to define what an F1 car is, but it doesn't make the cars anywhere near equal. The best driver doesn't have a snowball's shot in hell of winning unless they are also in a top car. The top car is whichever manufacturer found the best loop hole in the rules in that particular year. For instance, Michael Schumacher won his first championship in a car that was deemed illegal. However FIA couldn't do anything because they couldn't prove they used the illegal feature in a race.
I don't think drivers would describe it quite that way. Money and tech plays a roll at every level. Partrick moved from Letterman's team for the specific reason of being able to compete. Others have as well. Yep. There are things worth a drop-in comment occasionally. Not very often. All over the world, yes, it's in Europe. Many countries have a race and there is one titled the European GP...in Spain I think?!? Watching the GP last weekend, I loved the visuals that course had. It didn't create the best race by any means, one line and not much passing, but the track was georgeous. I'm going to make a point to see the next motorcycle GP there 2011 or whenever, those inner tracks looked vastly more interesting. It made me wonder how that track was built for well under a billion dollars, is that spread out, built over and around buildings and water, is an archatechtural marvel, is unique in every way, and is still cheaper than the ugly monstrosity in Dallas that cost $1.1B and climbing.
Gorgeous venue, agreed. Actually they put a long straight in there that should have given an opportunity for passing on every lap, but the guys with the KERS weren't in a position to pass much--you have to figure it would have been those cars to benefit from it. Hamilton retired early though, and he's one of only a handful of drivers still equipped with one I believe. Looking at it, it has a long straight on the back side, and then an equally long slow curve after a switchback separating the two.
Unless something has changed recently, don't all the teams run the exact same chassis bought from Indy? Put in a tightly spec'd and regulated engine from their manufacturer? Thereby making the only difference the way the team sets it up? Or did they deregulate and go back to the ways of CART? I know when Indy and CART first split that was the difference and reason for the split. Indy wanted highly regulated "parity" racing series, and CART wanted a poor man's F1.
Michael Schumacher has told Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo he is planning a comeback with Mercedes.... I have not been excited about F1 in a while but it will be intriguing to see what Schumacher can do, he is surely one of the greatest drivers of all time, but beyond that is able to bring technical knowledge to the table and help a team improve cars ..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8420601.stm
I agree. I think the reason the public at large likes legends is twofold: First, as a comparison to today's young guns, legends competing gives fans the only basis for historical comparison that isn't pure guessing and opinons over a pint. Second is that as we get older we all realize the ever increasing list of amazing things we all can no longer do and marvel at those that still can. Rounding back to soccer as this is still a Wizards' board. The above is why I'm convinced Preki will be remembered in better light over time as the fans of MLS age a bit and are occasionally reminded that Preki's entire retired-as-the-leading-MLS-scorer-of-all-time MLS carrer happened after age 32. OK, maybe I'm just hoping, but it should happen.
I thought Ferrari hired Badoer because Schumacher was in too much pain to drive due to a chronic neck injury.
He injured his neck in a motorcycle accident and just didn't have the conditioning to drive - the G forces these guys are pulling are tremendous and he just didn't have the neck strength and conditioning plus he was still healing. 5-6 months after the fact he should be good to go .... I hope he is anyway .... I need people like Schumacher and Ryan Giggs to keep my aging spirits up
F1 Interesting stuff in Bahrain qualifying on right now: The cars weighs just 1300 lbs this year. A major factor when a full fuel load is 340 lbs on it’s own. The Bahrain track has wide concrete shoulders off track where speed-draining sand isn’t a requirement. All of them have been painted with colored curving ribbons. Anything that isn’t sand or asphalt colored has to help eye-strain. Good to hear the distinctive F1 engine whine again. Bahrain also added .54 miles to the track in an effort to have both an "inner loop" and an "outer loop" or two distinct tracks that can run simutaneously. Problem is, the asphalt is bumpy. So, these drivers are being shaken like a paint can every lap. Fun, fun, fun.
