formula one anyone?

[chez]

new season and all?

Schumacher back etc?

[????]

I'm a bit more interested than normal (normal=moderate but I like almost any sport!) becase of Schumacher and the Hamilton/Button team.

[woofmarkthedog]

I like.....

Formula 1

Pulling flies wings off

Poking sticks at next doors cat

Picking my nose

Phoning the operator & saying "Quick, there's a train on the line"

Smelling my fingers

Eating nits

Grating my kno......on a cheese grater

In that order

W**F

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Very much looking fwd to this season.. even did the Metro Newspaper F1 Fantasy thing

http://fantasyracing.metro.co.uk/

Think Vettel Alonso Hamilton and Button will keep things exciting

[ruffers]

Just to bounce this seems to me the rule changes, principally no refuelling, have removed the main variable from things. In theory now if I qualify a second quicker than you on a 40 lap race and out pit crews are on a par I will finish 40 seconds ahead of you, so the race is stretching the differences.

Apparently Bernie is trying to get 2 compulsory pit stop so they can take a bit more risk with their tyres and, even better, short cuts to overtake.

Still waiting for mushrooms or blue shells.

(By the way I love F1 and watch all of every race, but this season threatens to be a massive disappointment imho)

[woofmarkthedog]

ruffers Wrote:

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> Apparently Bernie is trying to get 2 compulsory

> pit stop so they can take a bit more risk with

> their tyres and, even better, short cuts to

> overtake.

> Still waiting for mushrooms or blue shells.

>

> (By the way I love F1 and watch all of every race,

> but this season threatens to be a massive

> disappointment imho)

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Ruffers...

In less than say 75 words ( so no one falls asleep ) can you expand on the above a little

So we can be F1 "crazeeee..." too

Please ( see my new "nice guy" logo below )

W:):)F

[fractionater]

big dissapointment was the opening race.

They need to sort out the aero\dirty air issues - which they've all been aware of for years - and enable overtaking.

bring in some form of nitros turbo boost system (limited number of boosts per race - say 10) - Kers was pants.

Schumacher looks solid though considering he's been away for 3 years...lets give him a couple more races.

However, i fear ferrari will run away this season...unless Alonso and Massa start tripping each other up.

[david_carnell]

woofmarkthedog Wrote:

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> ruffers Wrote:

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> -----

>

>

> > Apparently Bernie is trying to get 2 compulsory

> > pit stop so they can take a bit more risk with

> > their tyres and, even better, short cuts to

> > overtake.

> > Still waiting for mushrooms or blue shells.

> >

> > (By the way I love F1 and watch all of every

> race,

> > but this season threatens to be a massive

> > disappointment imho)

> __________________________________________________

> ___

>

> Ruffers...

>

>

> In less than say 75 words ( so no one falls asleep

> ) can you expand on the above a little

>

> So we can be F1 "crazeeee..." too

>

>

> Please ( see my new "nice guy" logo below )

>

>

> W:):)F

The "short cuts" are just that. Bernie Ecclestone (who owns/runs F1) has mooted the idea of short cuts on the track that drivers would be allowed to use a maximum number of times per race (3 for example) to enable them to overtake a slower car in front that had been holding them up.

The "mushrooms and blue shells" idea, whilst funny, is a parody of mario kart that enable racers to either go very quickly for a short period or fire a projectile from their car to knock an opponent off the track.

A sidewinder missile might be more appropriate for F1.

*yawn*

[fractionater]

how about some "front-end" disrupters to counter the effect of the "rear-end" diffusers?!

[ruffers]

Thanks for that David.

I read one suggestion re dirty air was to get rid of diffusers and have a flat bottomed car rule, job done (possibly).

I know it's easy in retrospect but you'd have though someone would have realised that the no refuelling would lead to drivers needing to preserve tyres, meaning they won't follow close and have a real go at an overtake, combined with the key weight/fuel variable being removed as said above = even less overtaking.

What was the reason for refuelling being banned anyway? I can't see it as a cost saving measure like some of the other changes as can't see how it would save money.

[woofmarkthedog]

Only....

...a few "tuning" issues to resolve

http://cellar.org/2006/pimp-my-tortoise.jpg

......and F1 should be off to a flying start again

W**F

*sits quietly watching paint dry..*

[iaineasy]

It does seem a bit of a farce but I do still like it. I like the constructors championship because its always a hot bed of intrigue!