Formula One

andyb · #1 10-Jul-2005, 19:32

Well i was up at silverstone all weekend working....ish, and i had the chance to watch a little of the practice, and then the first few laps of the race.

I have to say, whats the point? ..............It just didnt blow my frock up!

ericthered40 · #2 10-Jul-2005, 19:43

Cars Borrrrrrrrring, shame you didn’t get Snottyten, now that made good watching

[Edited on 10-7-2005 by ericthered40]

andyb · #3 10-Jul-2005, 20:02

I wish...... Its just all the cars, from the fast ones to the alsorans sound exactly the same. At least with the moto gp you can distinguish a yam from a honda etc..........

ericthered40 · #4 10-Jul-2005, 20:23

It’s the processional way they follow each other round lap after lap, race after race.
You wait weeks for something to happen overtaking wise. It is undoubtedly the pinnacle of four-wheeled racing but my frock is not even ruffled by it now. I used to be a big fan in the Rosburg Sena Mansel days.

Now if you get the telly on at ten tonight (RACING) you will see

andyb · #5 10-Jul-2005, 20:38

Oh yes! Poxy grand prix has had me up at 0400 last four days..............finished now, so red wine, steak, moto gp, and....track day at Donnington on thurs..........woo hoo!

ericthered40 · #6 10-Jul-2005, 20:45

Have a good day

antonye · #7 11-Jul-2005, 10:23

Has F1 reached it's peak? As in, have the cars gone as far as they can within the current technical specifications that they're all the same and now it's down to how well you start (or how well your traction control starts you!) and then whether or not it goes bang in the race?

Might be the reason why it's just a procession these days - wasn't MotoGP going the same way when it was 500cc 2-strokes?

Just a couple of thoughts...

andyb · #8 11-Jul-2005, 10:46

You could certainly hear the traction control overiding the driver as they exited farm to go under bridge...... put your foot down and let the car sort it out.......hasnt the 999Fo5 got traction control?? Doh

antonye · #9 11-Jul-2005, 11:49

It's a lot harder to fall off a car though

beancounter · #10 11-Jul-2005, 12:54

From watching the preamble to the weekend grand prix the problems seem to be :-

1. for safety reasons, the design of the cars is very heavily regulated, so end up looking and performing very similarly

2. the design of the aerodynamics is such that the cars do not handle properly within about 100 yards of each other (dirty air, reduced downforce) hence no overtaking

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