On the mass damper issue:
When Renault introduced the system, they did not present it to the FIA. They did not have to since the rules say basically "if you think it's legal, it is". Renault thought it was legal, hence never presented it.
This rule remains true until either the stewards or another team bring the issue before the FIA. Again, the stewards never did so, thus the FIA had for quite a while no reason to interact, after all, until the protest came, the device was basically deemed legal.
However, when McLaren (and pls do remember that Dennis isn't the biggest fan of Ferrari) presented the issue to the FIA, it finally had reason to decide on this issue. So there is really no conspiracy on the timing of the decision, it's just a result of rules that are pretty liberal but can bite you when you wrongly (in the eyes of the FIA) judge the legality of a device.
When Renault introduced the system, they did not present it to the FIA. They did not have to since the rules say basically "if you think it's legal, it is". Renault thought it was legal, hence never presented it.
This rule remains true until either the stewards or another team bring the issue before the FIA. Again, the stewards never did so, thus the FIA had for quite a while no reason to interact, after all, until the protest came, the device was basically deemed legal.
However, when McLaren (and pls do remember that Dennis isn't the biggest fan of Ferrari) presented the issue to the FIA, it finally had reason to decide on this issue. So there is really no conspiracy on the timing of the decision, it's just a result of rules that are pretty liberal but can bite you when you wrongly (in the eyes of the FIA) judge the legality of a device.
Oh I do. I just happen to have more than a selective perception.
Alonso braketested Dornboos, period. There is no justification for it, period. No, being held up is not a reason you may braketest someone for. Even less so in a situation like he did it in. You blast MS for braketesting Montoya (I suppose you mean Monaco 2004), but you accept Alonso doing it?
Right. Gesturing the international finger at another driver (Monaco 2004 when he unnecessarily drove into the dirty part of the track and hence went into the armco) or waving hands multiple times at drivers that supposedly held him up or braketesting people that supposedly held him up - under yellow flags, mind you - are sure signs for a very calm person.
Before we discuss Adelaide 94 over and over again, I'd suggest this read:
http://forums.autosport.com/sh ... d.php?&threadid=23482
It's a very good discussion without too many emotions playing into the analysis of the incident.
http://forums.autosport.com/sh ... d.php?&threadid=23482
It's a very good discussion without too many emotions playing into the analysis of the incident.
He'd have a hard time impressing you on Fridays considering he didn't run any Friday testing...
He did have a few best times on testing days. I do consider Hamilton as more promising as well, though, simply because he put up more of a fight in his GP2 championship run. His driving after he spun in Turkey was inspiring, but maybe even more so was his performance in Silverstone.
His car has been sabotaged? Please, get your head clear.
Besides, the outlook for Alonso is significantly better than for Schumacher:
a) He's two points ahead.
b) Next race is Shanghai, a track where Schumacher has a record of bad performances.
c) Suzuka is wide open
d) There is a significant chance of rain each year at either Suzuka or Interlagos which we, as saw in Hungary, will favor Michelin tires and thus Alonso.
Also saying that Alonso had the inferior package totally ignores the fact that Renault dominated the first half of the season, taking 7 wins in the first 9 races (6 by Alonso, won by Fisichella), so they had the superior car at least for half the season.
No matter how annoyed Alonso was by Dornboos, that does not give him the right to overtake under red and braketest the overtakee. Just as wrong as MS overtaking Kubica and Alonso under red. No justification for it, period.
Oh, Senna was only the guy that announced a deliberate crash and pulled it off in a 230km/h+ corner and still got to keep the championship.
About the ruthlessness: neither Alonso nor Schumacher are any better in that respect. You need to be ruthless to be a permanent contender, without ruthlessness you may win one championship by luck, with ruthlessness you will win multiple ones.
The plane on the first plane-pic wasnt a 747 but a Antonow.
You're making quite a bit of fuss about it for a man who doesnt consider it a sport.
Great drivers always have the best car/team behind them. Fangio jumped between teams in his tenure as champion, Clark and Rindt drove for Lotus who were clearly above all others, as long as they held up, Prost and Senna drove the McLaren during their domination days, Alonso won his championship in the best car as well. Great drivers are supposed to get into great teams, otherwise neither can show their greatness. Senna even went as far as offering his services for free to Williams in 93 if only he could drive the best car on the grid.
It was a 2nd race engine for MSC as well. So now there is no difference between engines in Brazil.
I must have missed the "Renault, blow Alonso's engine"-decision.
Then you dont have the mental strength you need to have as a race driver.
Tell me: how do you cheat by asking the stewards to look at a situation? Isn't the definition of cheating to act against the rules? How does asking the stewards infringe the regulations?
While I agree that the decision about Alonso's times is weird, we should not bend facts for past races. Look at the footage of the incident between Heidfeld and MSC again and you will see that it was HEI slipping wide when he made the pass and not MSC causing the touch between the two cars.
New pitlanes. In Imola they have the oldest pits on the calendar.
About Nurby/Hockenheim: Hockenheim is running out of money. The company operating the track could only be saved from bankrupcy this year by rather large public funding from the area. That is something that the area cannot afford and cannot make up with the revenues from the event. That's why Hockenheim itself asked for an alteration of the contract with Bernie. Bernie simply is charging too much money for Hockenheim to hold a GP there every year, so they now alternate with Nurby.
Wrong. Plain and simple. Take a look at league racing.
The pinnacle of motorsports also needs to be moving forward, not remain in the same place. Meaning you gotta try new events and tbh, Imola hasn't produced that great racing ever since they butchered it. Last 2 races were an exception rather than the norm.
Compared to that, in Bahrein so far we had close racing and quite a bit of overtaking each time we were there. Yes, China sucks and I also don't like Shanghai. Fuji will stink even more, have watched a couple Japanese GT races that were run there, simply a boring track.
Compared to that, in Bahrein so far we had close racing and quite a bit of overtaking each time we were there. Yes, China sucks and I also don't like Shanghai. Fuji will stink even more, have watched a couple Japanese GT races that were run there, simply a boring track.
Atmosphere isn't something that just can be made. Give the track some time and it will the atmosphere. Give people some time to see memorable races (like last weekend's) that they can look back at in 10-15 years. That is what gives tracks atmosphere.
Ajp: Turkey is a Tilke track and it is the best track on the calendar this year behind Suzuka and next year behind Spa.
Today's GP2 race was not great because of accidents but because of great racing (passing and defending) going on. Granted, Hamilton could only pass so many because he spun early on, but nevertheless, the GP2 is far from being an idiots' series where it only gets exciting because of crashes. If you consider passing incidents, it would be a different story of course, but then you would have no clue of racing.
Just a slight correction: BAR-Honda was using the "large" fuel tank.
They changed a bit of the rules for the brakes and stuff. Thats why Ferrari is using little winglets on the brakehousing (which are actually movable aerodynamical part) and those wheeldiscs.
Supposedly the brakehousings now are deemed to belong to the body of the car thats why those little winglets are allegedly legal. The exact arguments for the wheeldiscs I have not found yet.
Supposedly the brakehousings now are deemed to belong to the body of the car thats why those little winglets are allegedly legal. The exact arguments for the wheeldiscs I have not found yet.
Great, 300hp on a FWD. Talk about waste of power, rubber and time.
Renault didn't perform well in Indy either. They did have the mass damper back then. They also performed worse than Ferrari in Magny Cours, with the mass damper and with on-par-Michelin tires.
I'd rather think the bad performance on the weekend, while partly being caused by the lack of the damper, was down to a car that was not fit for the track, an off-day by Alonso (he was a second slower than Fisi, that is not due to some missing damper [and if it were, he would not be a deserving champion]) and a tire-choice made necessary by the bad handling car that didn't help either.
I'd rather think the bad performance on the weekend, while partly being caused by the lack of the damper, was down to a car that was not fit for the track, an off-day by Alonso (he was a second slower than Fisi, that is not due to some missing damper [and if it were, he would not be a deserving champion]) and a tire-choice made necessary by the bad handling car that didn't help either.
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