Baldrick Posted March 17, 2019 Share Another season, the same predictable outcome. A Redbull on fresh soft tyres cannot get past a Toro Rosso on older hard tyres (I realise that it's Melbourne ). Could be a long season until new regulations are adopted. At least the midfield battle has tighten up. Just need Williams to get their act together. Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 17, 2019 Share Summary after today valtteri might show his fists this yearRedbull and Honda look very promising Ferrari under-performed today Kvyat and Lando are looking promising Williams ...well yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted March 17, 2019 Share what is with Haas, the Aussie GP and left side wheel changes. Drivers must be scared out of their little pips at the thought of having to pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvin' Marvin Posted March 31, 2019 Share Looks Like my McLarens are on the up. Pure Savage and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 31, 2019 Share So gutted for Charles Seb making mistakes again under pressure? And gasly doesn't seem to living up to his 2018 form .... That was one damn exciting race tho Robbie Stewart and Pure Savage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted March 31, 2019 Share What about the two Renault motors ending within seconds of each other... it was like I was watching a cheesy James Bond film. Safety car saved le clerc from Max pain! Vetplant and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston ZA Posted April 1, 2019 Share Man, you got to feel for Charles. Did everything right (except his start), and to have the balls and skill to race and overtake Vettel was awesome to see. I know who I'm rooting for the rest of the season. My patience with Vettel is running out very quickly. Capricorn, Long Wheel Base, babse and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted April 1, 2019 Share This DRS is becoming a bit like T20 Cricket to me. The overtaking is artificial, and now they have added more DRS zones. Either remove DRS or have DRS active over the entire lap. Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Patchelicious 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted April 1, 2019 Share Another season, the same predictable outcome. A Redbull on fresh soft tyres cannot get past a Toro Rosso on older hard tyres (I realise that it's Melbourne ). Could be a long season until new regulations are adopted. At least the midfield battle has tighten up. Just need Williams to get their act together.I can see the predictability of the current F1 environment being the death knell to this format as a spectator sport. Ferrari were desperately trying for a result and I believe that they had a 2 pronged strategy for this weekend, they took a huge risk in turning up the performance of Leclerc's car and it nearly paid off for them but it won't work all season long. Vettel's car was clearly slower but more reliable, however it wasn't quicker than the Mercedes in the heat of battle (add to that Vettel's brain fart to compound matters) , so once again Mercedes will dominate this season. The only thing worth watching is whether Ferrari will finish at least one car ahead of Max at the end of the season, but it really is a one car race. In the meantime I glanced over to Formula E where the racing was tight and it's attracting more and more sponsors who are chasing the Chinese electric car market. The growth in this format is huge and I don't think F1 will be able to compete in terms of attracting sponsorship while it is so predictable. I think the blame lies with the top F1 teams as they try to dominate the grid at the expense of a spectacle. Andymann and JasonS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted April 1, 2019 Share I haven't seen such an exciting race in years. The overtaking, especially at the start was top class. Those guys gave us some good action to watch. Feel so bad for Leclerc. But I think he won over a lot of fans this weekend and not only "us fans", listening to the podium guys in the cool down room it sounded like Hamilton is a big fan of Leclerc. If I was the big boss at Ferrari I would fire Vettal and put Mick Schumacher in his place. Loved the one comment I saw about the Renault engine still preventing Red Bull from getting a podium. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Pure Savage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Capricorn Posted April 1, 2019 Share I can see the predictability of the current F1 environment being the death knell to this format as a spectator sport. Which one will impact survivability of F1 racing more: racing politics, or rise of the electric car+global environmentalism? I haven't followed F1 for years now, so it's pretty much habitually off my spectating radar. However, that series: F1: The drive to survive has reminded me of how interesting F1 can be, and this weekend, I loosely followed the both the qualifying and racing via the internet.there's life in them F1 legs, they just need to market is better. That F1 series was a really good start. Edited April 1, 2019 by Capricorn Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted April 1, 2019 Share Which one will impact survivability of F1 racing more: racing politics, or rise of the electric car+global environmentalism? I haven't followed F1 for years now, so it's pretty much habitually off my spectating radar. However, that series: F1: The drive to survive has reminded me of how interesting F1 can be, and this weekend, I loosely followed the both the qualifying and racing via the internet.there's life in them F1 legs, they just need to market is better. That F1 series was a really good start.To be fair they're trying their best to create a contest with DRS, mandatory tyre changes etc but these are just putting plasters on a bleeding wound. The front teams are so far ahead of the rest that there's no chance they can catch up and as we're seeing this season Mercedes are way out front of Ferrari and Red Bull. I see Ferrari are reporting Charles had an engine failure which I believe is symptomatic of how desperate they are to compete without the tools to do so. However, if you're Mercedes fan it's great news as your team is most likely going to walk away with the championship, for the rest it going to be very boring as a contest, unless of course you get excited about the race for 3rd place.. So it's boredom that's going to kill F1 as viewers look for more competitive motor racing coverage and sponsors will follow the viewers. Formula E has the addded incentive in that it's a great proving ground for new technology in a growing market and that's where we find BMW, Jaguar, Mahindra and Audi investing their money. I somehow can't see F1 offering a viable alternative to Formula E in the long run as the top tier are so entrenched with the wherewithall to keep themselves there. Edited April 1, 2019 by River Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Man Posted April 1, 2019 Share Where are you guys watching Formula E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted April 1, 2019 Share I read a nice story about the Alonso - Toyota 2021 team. Pity about the date of the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Man Posted April 1, 2019 Share I read a nice story about the Alonso - Toyota 2021 team. Pity about the date of the articleWell I did see a photo of him and Giniel De Villers together in SA, so............. Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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