Damn those Renaults are fast.
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Damn those Renaults are fast.
Great lap by Webber, but what a lap by Schumi.
shame he has a penalty
Absolutely gutted for Schumacher and his penalty.
I'm not... If he'd held his hands up and admitted it was how own mistake when he hit Bruno I'd feel a bit for him, but his arrogance in the attempts to avoid any penalties for the incident by blaming Senna means I couldn't care less he's not on pole.Originally Posted by RedMammoth
Absolutely gutted for Schumacher and his penalty.
I missed the last race and all the coverage, but I just like the fact that he's basically a middle aged man come back to do what he loves purely for the fun of it, and despite that is showing that he can still compete with the best in the world.
Wow, what a different season this one is playing out to be. Another different pole sitter even with Schumi taking his grid penatly, no race on race row lock-outs by the same teams in fact team mates getting split by several rows at times. Different teams challenging at the top end of the grid, great stuff.
Shame for Button, doesn't seem to be hooked up to that McLaren just now.
This year has been a great spectacle in parts, but for me it's been diluted by the fact it is all about the tyres and whether a team can keep them at the critical temperature for them to perform. Driving ability means a lot less now because of that, as when the tyres aren't at that sweet spot it doesn't matter how good a driver you are.
I assume you meant to reply to the other post, not mine?
It depends on your reasons for watching the sport I suppose. I watch it for the excitement and entertainment and wheel-to-wheel racing. I have a very limited understanding of the technical side of things. As a result, for me this season has been great to watch.
A lot of F1's audience though, have far more of a knowledge of the technical side of things and simply want to watch a bunch of guys thrashing every last inch out of a machine that is working absolutely at the optimum levels. The problem with this approach, for me, is that it can lead to an individual teams dominance, such as that we saw of Ferrari in the early half of the 2000's. I still watched it then, but I think a lot of fans would have switched off, accusing it of being dull.
What times kick off?
1pm.
I would love to go to Monaco
Wow that was an interesting start.
What's happened?
A crash right at the start, Maldonado is out of the grand prix already, safety car was out, but has gone back in again.
Good race. Feel bad for Schumi, Disaster for Verne & Button. Hamilton frustrated as always. But great strategy call for Vettel, although I have my issue with him not setting a qualifying lap for the second race now. Imo that's unacceptable and everyoen should set a time, failure to do so should be penalised, but that's just me. Post race investigation still pending for RedBull concerning a whole in the rear base plate. Need to wait and see what comes of that. All and all a good race.
Race? Race you say? Mate it was as dull as ditchwater, as processional as processions ever are. Why they keep holding this farce of a 'race' year in year out is beyond me. Oh yeah I forgot, money. The time of year for the rich and bloated to have their own full scale scalextrix track in their own front yard and their silver haired puppy Ecclestone keeps obliging as long as enough of the only thing he understands is waved under his nose.
In interviews the drivers say they love the challenge but I'm sure it must be written into their contracts to say that because I'm sure when there are world championship points up for grabs and they are stuck under the gearbox of a car they cannot pass they don't love it so much then.
That's the challenge of a street circuit, F1 is held at monaco since 1929, its a vintage circuit. Now I understand the frustration of those who likes to see overtakes or wheel to wheel racing (like me) coz its impossible to overtake in Monaco, but that's the ultimate challenge for the driver, one mistake, one slip by an inch and you're in the barrier. I was really hoping for some heavy rain to mix things up, but that didn't happen. The tyres have way too much control over F1 startegy than I would personally like. I guess Monaco is more interesting for people who actually are there than those who watch it one tv.
Button put it very well yesterday. Its the best place in the world to drive if you're doing well and challenging, but the worst place in the world when you're struggling and drop back down the field.
Formula 1 drivers are in effect adrenaline junkies, and they get a huge adrenaline rush from driving very fast. When the barriers close in and the track gets bumpier, it feels quicker and you are on edge 100% of the time, increasing the adrenaline effect. As a result the buzz is bigger and the drivers will love driving the track - nothing to do with money or contracts for them.
Race wasn't the greatest to be honest, everybody just seemed too cautious and relying too heavily on rain which never came to make progress. Bit gutted for Schumacher as well, stuck on 2 points despite not actually doing a particularly terrible job all season.
It's proving to be one hell of a season in F1 - 6 different winners in 6 different races - the drivers championship is wide open.
I wonder what his and other drivers opinion would be if Monaco were the last race of the season with the title up for grabs rather than the 6th with plenty more races left to fix the struggles encountered in the principaility. I've watched F1 for 40 years and never liked Monaco nor more recently Valencia. Monaco has got away with things for years such as pee poor pit facilities (albeit they've fixed that recently) that Ecclestone would not let other circuits get away with, Silverstone in particular just because it IS Monaco.
Yeah I guess thats right. I watch it each year out of the hope that something such as rain will come along and mix things up a little, more often than not the beer and sofa send me to sleep
surprised that it seems no one is watching qualifying, Vettel on pole ahead of Hamilton and Alonso, looks good race ahead of us
It was the same time as the football, as the actual Grand prix will be tomorrow, as well as the Tennis.
Vettel looked quick.
Any one watching?
Yep! Hamilton could give us one hell of a finish! Come on Lewis!!!
What`s wrong with Alonso?
The idiot didn't pit when he should have.
Nice one Hamilton.
Well done Lewis
7 different winners in 7 different races this season.
The idiot didn't pit when he should have.
Thanks!
Nice one Hamilton.
What a great season!Well done Lewis
7 different winners in 7 different races this season.
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