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Post by Carl on Sept 19, 2018 16:29:13 GMT
Isn't Sean Spicer out of a job currently? With hard to focus eyes this morning I read this and thought that Christian Horner had been sacked! Some might get the rather oblique thought. Sean Spicer and Christian Horner both display rapid foot palpitations when nervous but have little else in common. Horner is easily more effective as a spokesman because his bosses are not imbeciles.
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Post by chrisb on Sept 19, 2018 20:45:02 GMT
Carl, I think I need a Tolkien to write my biography or Stephen King...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 23:37:40 GMT
This has been posted by “Bill in Sidney” this morning on MS:
I think 99% of the drivers out of the racing environment are like this, not necessarily and only Hamilton, because they are all human beings like everybody else. So, for the little I can gather and understand, I stick to judge them for what they do on track, most or some of which can be seen and assessed.
If Hamilton’s actions don’t “conform with traditional Anglo-Saxon paradigms of correctness”, for whatever reason, as a non-Brit who can see through that I say: it was about time. Good on him.
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Post by Carl on Sept 20, 2018 0:57:11 GMT
Carl, I think I need a Tolkien to write my biography or Stephen King... All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy...albeit with a finely honed axe head!!
The Shining may have been King's best, and Stanley Kubrick's film was outstanding. Together, an unusual combination of book and film both being masterpieces.
The dead woman in the bathtub is horribly frightening as written in the book. The locked door handle turning as the father contemplates what horror he had heard approach before he ran out from the room into the hallway...
Reading that alone late at night sent chills from my head to my toes and had me momentarily wondering about my own bathtub...
Your better choice would be Tolkien!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 7:13:59 GMT
Turrini in his column relates a meeting with Jarno Trulli:
"... later I'll explain why I think this championship is being won by the best Hamilton ever. But first let me vent myself... "
"What has become, this F1? What have they done to it? Do you realize that Sunday in Singapore the drivers were running even ten, twelve seconds slower than the pole time?!? "
"Twelve seconds slower! It's absurd, it's ridiculous. I think of the dismay that Kimi and Fernando have to feel, but also Lewis and Seb, in short, those on the track who have known what F1 was ... "
"Once a driver was asked to push at the maximum from the start to the finish line and this is the essence of racing. But now they invite you to go slowly, to look after consumption, to respect the tires, and so on. And those who look cannot understand the limits of those who are driving ... "
"Either they intervene quickly or the distortion (change) of F1 risks to become irreversible. I regret it enormously because I love this world, which has represented so much in my life. What a pity!"
"I tell you this about Hamilton. He has always been strong but he used to waste something during a season. This year never a mistake. I'm sorry to say but so far he has been superior to Vettel and for Ferrari the dream is fading once again ... "
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Post by chrisb on Sept 20, 2018 8:17:49 GMT
Lucio, I would echo Jolyon's comments about the driver pool, if this monetary insanity continues who can afford to race?
Jarno was always a driver I enjoyed - mainly in qualifying it has to be said and felt he could have been so successful in endurance racing had he focused more on that [how is his son faring?]- but what he is saying about the lap difference is pathetic, even when we had the fuel regs in 86/7 we still had 'proper' racing but this must drive the drivers deranged. and such a waste, now Lucio as you have so wonderfully explained to me the Lotus 88 perhaps you would be so kind, I was a fan of KERS and think F1 missed a huge trick with this - what are people's thoughts?
Jarno is spot on with Lewis this year - there are 6 more races a potential 150 points, is it over yet?
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Post by mikael on Sept 20, 2018 8:34:53 GMT
"Twelve seconds slower! It's absurd, it's ridiculous. Lucio, this sounds strange ... I just checked the times for the Singapore GP. Hamilton's PP time was 1.36.015. The fastest lap in the race, set by Magnussen (!), was 1:41.905. So the difference is less than six seconds. Just for the fun of it I tried to look at Monza, comparing 1983 (first turbo era) with this year. In 1983, the PP time (by Patrese) was 1:29.122. The fastest lap in the race (by Piquet) was 1:34.431. This year at Monza, the PP time (by Hamilton) was 1:19.119. The fastest lap in the race (again by Hamilton) was 1:22.497. So at Monza, the difference (PP vs. fastest lap) was actually smaller this year than it was in 1983. Of course in '83, the power could be "cranked up" to extreme levels in qualifying. There may have been years where the difference (between PP and fastest lap) has been smaller. I chose 1983 to highlight that I don't think the race pace this year is outrageously low. As the example shows, it has been "worse" :-) (Source for the times: Wikipedia's race reports: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Italian_Grand_Prixen.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Italian_Grand_Prix )
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 8:49:02 GMT
Mikael, I was a bit doubtful of Jarno's claim, the usual "it was better during out time etc", and it crossed my mind to check, but didn't have the time so I reported his opinion as it was published. Looks like a bit on the melodramatic side!!
Chris, I wasn't aware Jarno has a son who is racing, don't really know much about him despite we both are of Abruzzese stock and relative neighbours on the Adriatic coast. My great-grandparents came from near Pescara, like Jarno and Marchionne.
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Post by Jamie on Sept 20, 2018 9:03:15 GMT
I think the twelve second drop off was during the stint before the first stops when everyone was in tyre conservation mode, though they started to go a bit quicker a few laps before the stops.
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Post by chrisb on Sept 20, 2018 9:35:56 GMT
fascinating,
so I thought I would check a bit,
Monza 1988 - naturally aspirated - practice race 1.25 1.28 Monza 1989 1.23 1.28 and ok, 1967 1.28.5 1.28.5
says very little other than I found it interesting and of, course who would match practice and race speeds...I wonder
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Post by mikael on Sept 22, 2018 3:36:50 GMT
Just a thought: To get their drivers to perform at their very best, without ever "cracking under pressure", perhaps Mercedes struck gold by employing Lauda as, effectively (I believe), a mentor and a confidential. I'm sure that both Vettel and Hamilton would say that they don't need a mentor; yet it makes a world of a difference to have someone you really trust and admire to talk to. Of course Lauda is absent at present, but I think his influence has been strong and is still felt strongly.
Makes you wonder why nobody else have followed Mercedes's example. Of course Red Bull has Marko, but his role seems to be very different (from Lauda's) and I don't think he ever was one the drivers really could "confess" to.
If Schumacher had been healthy, he could have been a huge support to Vettel. It's such a shame -- he is much missed ...
Interesting, now, a week later, "grandprix.com" writes exactly the same thing (as the thought in the last line). SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Vettel misses Schumacher amid 2018 struggle
Sebastian Vettel thinks he would benefit from the advice of his old friend and mentor Michael Schumacher.
One analysis of recent events is that, despite finally having the best car, the German driver and Ferrari are self-sabotaging their chances of finally beating Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton.
Vettel admitted to Sport Bild that he misses the input of his old mentor Schumacher, whose condition following brain injuries in late 2013 is largely unknown.
"If he was healthy, I would ask him about many things," Vettel said.
"Not necessarily how to drive, but more things that are behind the scenes. Teamwork, formula one politics. He has a lot of experience from his time with Ferrari."
Two prominent F1 figures agree.
Mika Hakkinen, a retired double world champion, thinks Ferrari and Vettel are throwing 2018 away with "many mistakes and strange decisions".
"I have seen that Sebastian has said he wishes he had Michael Schumacher available to ask for advice, and I can understand why," the Finn told his Unibet column.
"Working very closely with the management and senior technical staff, Michael knew how to help get the most out of the Ferrari team. And it looks like Vettel has lost some faith in the team to provide him with the necessary support," Hakkinen added.
Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has a similar opinion.
"Everything is already decided," he told Blick newspaper. "Hamilton is world champion.
"Unfortunately Ferrari messed it up in Monza and Singapore with the strategy. That would have never happened at Ferrari with Schumacher," Ecclestone added.Source: www.grandprix.com/news/vettel-misses-schumacher-amid-2018-struggle.html
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 4:24:22 GMT
We read about other sportspeople – tennis players, golfers – hiring psychologists to try to improve to the last millimetre. Not sure whether that is what Vettel might need, can’t judge from the outside. It only confirms, had there been a need, that all modern sport is competitive to a level never experienced before.
Talking to Schumacher could help him (Scheckter is still available, he knows a thing or two about how the get the best out of Maranello), but I hope he is not looking for excuses. It is debatable whether it is helpful to him at this stage of the season publicly claiming he is missing Schumacher, he should focus on what it has to be done now, then when the season is over reminisce and indulge in what if.
About Lauda’s influence on Hamilton, of course wisdom is shared, but the Englishman has been operating at the top long before he met Niki and looks a cool cucumber from outside. While Marchionne last year defined Vettel as more Latin than those living around Maranello (joking on the usual stereotype).
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Post by René on Sept 23, 2018 10:09:23 GMT
Mikael, I read the article on Grandprix.com before your posted it here and I remember thinking "this is what Mikael said"! There are obviously more editores who read our forum! But I do believe you could be right. Certainly in Vettel's case, Schumacher was his hero since childhood and a friend in later years. I am sure his presence could have had a positive influence on Seb and the team. Sad we will probably never know.
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