posted Sep 21, 2007

Sorry guys. I made a mistake on my previous posting (old memory isn't as good as it was) The guy I was referring to who took part in the Great Train Robbery was, of course, Roy James. I got mixed up because he always raced in white, white kart, white gear.

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posted Sep 22, 2007

Bottom line. LH has shaken up the F1 establishment, on/off the track. As good as backmarkers may be to get to the show, the majority are just showing up to work. Legends and luminaries are at the top for a reason, good car or not, 'cept for Button, who's had bad luck. Senna won with a crap Ford (down as much as 50bhp) won races with broken gearboxes and torrential rain. With LH as a legit adversary to FA/KR et al Formula One will actually be worth saving now. Can anyone out there name on Legendary driver that managed to stay at a lower tier team his whole career? Didn't think so. No sour grapes kids, just witness history being made. No one has dropped a candy bar into Alonso's tank, same car, same design, and don't get me wrong, FA is certainly a hall of famer, no question. No whining, just beat him (LH) Remember, the DWC is for One Season, not a four year term.

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posted Sep 26, 2007

FUNKYCLIFF: "Well if he had crashed or spun off a few times instead consistently getting points i would agree.."

Crashing and spinning is common among rookies in F1 mainly because they start with a lower-tier team / below average car.

Have you even seen the amount of driving input they have to give those cars?? They have to literally wrestle the car around the circuit and kerbs. Now compare that with a top-tier team with one of the best cars on track. Notice how smoothly they drive? Its cuz the damn car responds so well.

No taking anything away from LH being good ... but consider what i said above, in your stmt about LH cuz currently he's at the moment in whats considered one of the most reliable F1 machines.

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posted Oct 1, 2007

Hamilton is quite fungal and is growing on me now. But my mates John and Lesley dont like him, specially Lesley but she likes Kimi, even though he has zero charisma and a squeeky voice. John is sitting on the fence but I predict he will be a Hamilton fan-boy next season. Andrew N is keeping his cards close to his chest but I think he is secretly a Hamilton fan. Come on Lewis, just do it!!!

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posted Oct 1, 2007

Alonso has won 18 going into his 100th start. I wonder where Lewis will be at his 100th...?



NOWHERE!!!!

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posted Oct 12, 2007

"Not quite as simple as that. If you're a reasonable driver in karting now, with an absolute ton of equipment (and some of the equipment some of these boys have is insane) then you can easily beat other drivers no matter how talented they are. I've seen some true greats fall by the wayside in karting, and it really depresses me."

If these aren't the comments of someone who wasn't good enough themselves and are now very bitter about it, then I don't know what are - your comments are an insult to every driver who competes, regardless of what level they are at.

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posted Oct 12, 2007

Good point Irish_robbo

Alonso drove a Minardi for a year before moving onto a Renault F1 team for 4 years and played a big part in making it a world beating team for 2 consecutive years. To top it off they did it with, believe it or not, the lowest budget of any winning team ever.

Hamilton has the benefit of driving in a F1 car that is undoubtedly the most reliable and among the best performing in F1 2007. To top it off he has had the car setup for him. No one in this forum can deny that.

Where will Lewis be at a 100 GP's? Lets hope more than Alonso's 19... I doubt only his ability will have a lot to do with that though.

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posted Oct 13, 2007

"If these aren't the comments of someone who wasn't good enough themselves and are now very bitter about it, then I don't know what are - your comments are an insult to every driver who competes, regardless of what level they are at."

I'm afraid you simply haven't got a clue what you're talking about mate. In no way am I insulting any drivers at all. The facts are that now, more than ever, the haves and the have nots in terms of equipment makes the difference. It's that simple. If you have a way of getting a genuinely talented driver to beat an average driver who has been able to buy in better tyres, I'm all ears.

I'm simply describing the situation as it stands in getting through motor racing. The only 'insult' here is to those guys who really do have the talent, and really are fast. Don't fool yourself into thinking that those you watch on a Sunday are, that's all.

You're comments are an insult by virtue of the fact that you've obviously never done any form of motorsport at all, other than watching it in an armchair and gushing at how Yamamoto is so talented to have got a race seat. Doesn't work like that.

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posted Oct 22, 2007

I couldn't agree more, OldDamonFan. Lewis' success this year has attracted the same type of "fans" who watch Wimbledon each year but ignore tennis throughout the rest of the year then complain that our top tennis players don't win anything just because they haven't won Wimbledon (how on earth do they think they get their world ranking then?). They have no knowledge of the way that Lewis has come up (albeit very quickly) through the rankings. Anyone would think he'd won a phone vote to get a F1 contract! Pure ignorance from fairweather fans.

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posted Jan 6, 2008

my feeling is that very little can be done to catch aspiring young talent to F1. the essential problem is that F1 of today has entered it's RED STAR phase, i am taling astronomy and if you don't understand ask your mum what menopause is. it is difficult to attract the right kid off the block at 11 years of age when all that F1 is, is about sponsors and TV rights. a total orchestration of exteme actions by astute silver foxes who in their downhill tumble, hold onto what seems to be a BIGGER and BETTER formula one but is in fact just a crumbling cookie. this is no place for an 11 year old of the jim clark or jackie stewart calibre. the last i knew of the galant warriors of eternal youth were enzo ferrari and frank williams.... and ample proof that being a RED STAR is a choice made by man in the course of his life.

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