Geoffrey Settle Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 A great race - from the brink of disaster last November to Victory and 2nd place what a great result? New Team new Winner and somehow despite his problems Hamilton came in 4th, almost joined Jenson on the podium. [not Jason!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Very close finish there Geoff, BTW who is Jason?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Agree with you Geoff, a brilliant result. The UK remains the centre of the F1 racing car industry....long may it be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Great result. Just hope McLaren sort there problems out sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 It proves that the driver is just an accessory, it is the car that counts. Perhaps this should be taken more into account when votes are cast in the Sports Personality of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Try telling that to the support team and the drivers who span off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Geoff, don't all those car fumes choke the butterflies?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 span off. span Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I suppose it could be worse Wolfie, the spam could be off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Geoff, as Observer has pointed out.... do you realise what emissions come from an F1 car hurtling round the track at 200mph? I guess that double standards are OK when it is something you enjoy watching then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 No idea what are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgusted Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 It proves that the driver is just an accessory, it is the car that counts. Perhaps this should be taken more into account when votes are cast in the Sports Personality of the year.the driver while only a small part of the overall chances of success of a team, is still a very important one. Try telling Vettel that he doesn't make a difference. Or ask why Piquet still gets a drive after being outdriven in every race by his team mate last year. Or Hamilton finishing third today with possibly the second worse car on the grid after force India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 If Hamilton had been in the best car would he have been on pole & led all the way? Which of you wasn't concentrating, was Hamilton third or fourth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Hamilton came in 4th, but Trulli (?) who was 3rd was later docked 25 seconds for something obscure so Hamilton was awarded 3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 No idea what are they? I have seen one quote of 231 tonnes per car per season. It's good for the crops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 It makes a change from watching 22 overpaid footballers. After the start, it is another sport that you can selectively watch and not miss anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Like watching Liverpool you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgusted Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 If Piquet had been in the best car would he have been on pole & led all the way? FYP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianR Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Dont forget what you see in f1 usually ends up on your car soem eyars later. Kerrs is the latest and that will cut CO2 globally not just as part of 20 cars racing for 32 hours a year. ABS, TCS and EDS are all ex F1 inventions. Paddle gearboxes were also in F1 in the late 80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Dont forget what you see in f1 usually ends up on your car soem eyars later. Kerrs is the latest and that will cut CO2 globally not just as part of 20 cars racing for 32 hours a year. ABS, TCS and EDS are all ex F1 inventions. Paddle gearboxes were also in F1 in the late 80's Adrian, the phrase you have used is actually used to describe what appears on a Mercedes Benz S Class saloon usually appears on other cars within 10 years! and if you have a Ferrari or an Aston Martin or Lambo, the paddle gearbox will be a great help! ABS was not an F1 invention at all... it was invented by Mercedes Benz by a man called Heinz Leiber and was first put on a 500SEL saloon in 1978 as a 2500 Mark option. Heinz Leiber took an earlier system which was developed from a 1960's Dunlop aircraft system and was tested on a Ford Continental in the late 1960's The S Class now employs systems which work all of the time while the car is moving such as ESP and ASR unlike ABS which only operates under braking. So when the likes of Geoff and Egbert start moaning about big "luxury" cars, just remember where all the technology starts from that is fitted to their Nissan Micras!! General Motors invented the first TCS back in the early 70's and first fitted to the Cadillac Elderado...... F1 cars may well use the technology but it looks like they don't invent it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianR Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 okay perhaps invent was the wrong word but develope or populairise (?), but as most manufacturers (until recently) were in F1 any technology they create does filter its way down albeit I accept to the best cars first. Paddle gearboxes are only a variation on the siquential gearbox that most autos now have as a facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 I have that facility in my auto and I honsetly cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would buy an automatic car and then start changing gears manually!! Crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianR Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 saves your left leg but still continues to suggest you are really driving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Oops! Lewis the liar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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