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Post by René on Nov 2, 2023 10:27:13 GMT
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Post by robmarsh on Nov 2, 2023 17:21:50 GMT
I normally like the Brazilian GP as it can throw up an odd result. Can't wait for this season to be over. I think I will cancel my Sky F1 subscription and just watch the highlights. If the races turn out to be interesting I can always open a new one.
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Post by chrisb on Nov 3, 2023 14:25:42 GMT
I know we can wax lyrically about some of the past races and with some justification it used to be exciting and exhilarating that last sweep before the pit straight really was one of those bits of track you really wanted to drive
I know I have been quite negative about F1 for a number of years but this season is such a turn off I even struggle to watch the highlights
as fans we do live on in faint hope that things might improve but for me it’s a bit of a forlorn hope
I have gone for a McLaren win more in hope than anything else
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Post by Carl on Nov 3, 2023 21:29:02 GMT
Inside information about water fowl at Interlagos ("between lakes") has George Russell confident he can find last year's duck and break it again.
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Post by René on Nov 3, 2023 22:28:38 GMT
Inside information about water fowl at Interlagos ("between lakes") has George Russell confident he can break his duck. It was haunted between the lakes with a tropical storm turning the sky pitch black and a grandstand roof collapsing! I hope Georgie’s confidence isn’t broken…    |
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Post by René on Nov 4, 2023 17:45:34 GMT
Lando on pole for the sprint race and surprising pace from the AlphaTauris in p6 and 8! As always supporting Ferrari but a Norris win would be very nice so my fingers are also crossed for him.
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Post by Carl on Nov 5, 2023 2:28:42 GMT
Lando on pole for the sprint race and surprising pace from the AlphaTauris in p6 and 8! As always supporting Ferrari but a Norris win would be very nice so my fingers are also crossed for him. "And the first shall be second, if not last" As though scripted, Lando Norris immediately fell back to second. Red Bull's dominance is near total. God works in mysterious ways but at times the devil is flamboyantly obvious. Have Jos Verstappen, Helmut Marko and Adrian Newey sold their souls to the Scottish private equity firm that earlier sold its soul to bernie ecclestone, who sold his own wretched soul in the late 1950s for a 10 bob note and elevator shoes. During the race, I want Hamilton and Verstappen to come together at Turn 4 and spin into wet mud. If Max simply drives out, my suspicions are confirmed. |
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Post by René on Nov 5, 2023 11:40:03 GMT
Lando on pole for the sprint race and surprising pace from the AlphaTauris in p6 and 8! As always supporting Ferrari but a Norris win would be very nice so my fingers are also crossed for him. "And the first shall be second, if not last" As though scripted, Lando Norris immediately fell back to second. Red Bull's dominance is near total. God works in mysterious ways but at times the devil is flamboyantly obvious. Have Jos Verstappen, Helmut Marko and Adrian Newey sold their souls to the Scottish private equity firm that earlier sold its soul to bernie ecclestone, who sold his own wretched soul in the late 1950s for a 10 bob note and elevator shoes. During the race, I want Hamilton and Verstappen to come together at Turn 4 and spin into wet mud. If Max simply drives out, my suspicions are confirmed. It's strange, this Verstappen dominance. Maybe it's just me, but it seems different from the dominant years of Hamilton, Vettel and Schumacher. The fact that you know in advance, with almost 100% certainty, that Max Verstappen will win in the Red Bull, is in my experience something that we have never seen before. Even if he doesn't start from pole, he is already in the lead at the first corner. And if he has to start further back for whatever reason, he will be in the lead after five or ten laps. Like it's almost not real. If you were to cross him out, the last two seasons would have been pretty exciting. He is good, very good even as his fellow drivers say. But I still don't know how to estimate this. Are we witnessing the modern Clark or Senna or is this a consequence of the current regulations? The best drivers usually end up in the best cars, that's nothing new. But it is currently almost impossible to catch up during the season (although McLaren shows the opposite). This kind of dominance is truly unprecedented. Maybe you're right Carl, it's the devil. |
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Post by Carl on Nov 5, 2023 21:17:56 GMT
Juan Manuel Fangio leads everyone in winning percentage. All else being equal (or even a disadvantage) for El Maestro, the other drivers expected him to win. Alberto Ascari, Stirling Moss and Jim Clark enjoyed the same high regard. All were fierce competitors, supernaturally talented and incredibly fast. Thereafter several drivers whose greatness is arguably tarnished by ruthlessness appear on the list along with indisputable greats Alain Prost and Jackie Stewart. Modesty prevents me from boasting about being #725 on the expanded list. |
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Post by Carl on Nov 5, 2023 22:15:25 GMT
It's no shock that one of the best songs by The Rolling Stones focuses on evil. Although Mick Jagger would disagree, the beautiful piano and guitar solo are out of place on Helmut Marko's favorite sentimental song. 
At Indianapolis in 1992, polesitter Roberto Guerrero spun and hit the wall on the formation lap, but it was his own fault!
Charles Leclerc did nothing wrong!
Beyond belief...
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Post by René on Nov 6, 2023 18:23:39 GMT
At Indianapolis in 1992, polesitter Roberto Guerrero spun and hit the wall on the formation lap, but it was his own fault!
Charles Leclerc did nothing wrong!
Beyond belief...
It was heartbreaking! |
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Post by René on Nov 6, 2023 18:32:25 GMT
Juan Manuel Fangio leads everyone in winning percentage. All else being equal (or even a disadvantage) for El Maestro, the other drivers expected him to win. Alberto Ascari, Stirling Moss and Jim Clark enjoyed the same high regard. All were fierce competitors, supernaturally talented and incredibly fast. Thereafter several drivers whose greatness is arguably tarnished by ruthlessness appear on the list along with indisputable greats Alain Prost and Jackie Stewart. Modesty prevents me from boasting about being #725 on the expanded list. An interesting list for sure and all great names. The greatest names of the sport. At this rate, Verstappen will be on top that list in no time. By winning in Brasil, he already broke the average winning percentage in one season, which was held by Alberto Ascari who ones won 6 out of 8 races. Verstappen has now won 77 per cent of the races and this can be even more if he wins in Vegas and Abu Dhabi, which he probably will. Of course it will depend on how well his career continues over the years how high he will be on that list when he retires. Michael Schumacher was third on that all time list when he retired after 2006. But he dropped back due to his unsuccessful Mercedes years. |
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Post by René on Nov 6, 2023 20:00:39 GMT
Small correction on what I wrote above. Max is already on an 85% winning rate but if he doesn’t score in the remaining desert races, he will still be at 77%. Mind blowing figures.  |
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Post by chrisb on Nov 7, 2023 8:46:44 GMT
One of the things that strikes me is the bullet proof reliability of the RB, it's just uncanny just how this car seems to be so far ahead of anything else, better acceleration, better top speed, better cornering, it's as if in old money terms he has the F1 and a half car and everyone else including his 'team-mate' has normal F1 cars, I know he is driving very well but this domination seems to surpass any driver skills
With regards to statistics I am always reminded as to how many non-championship F1 races people of yesteryear competed in, especially in the 60's and I do remember seeing the win and other stats ration included unfortunately I can't remember the results but it did change some perspectives. I do recollect that in 1961 there was something like 9 GP's and 40+ non-championship F1 races, a large number Stirling won, this changed his ratio considerably,
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