Formula 1 07

It's ok!

I didn't see your flag, so I guess it's my fault.

Alex..shame on you, reading Foggy's book?!?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Dec 13 2006, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>It's ok!

I didn't see your flag, so I guess it's my fault.

Alex..shame on you, reading Foggy's book?!?
I'm aiming to read a lot of motorsportsmen's autobiographies so i'm starting with Foggy, then Senna.

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Is the Foggy book any good?
I sort of like that guy lol.
I saw him here in the US before the 2006 season.
He was sitting in a restaurant with 2 men and now that I think about it I think one of them was Craig Jones and I'm going to guess the other was Martin.
You shoul've seen the look on his face.
Since no one around here knows who the hell he is and he was walking around with an FPR shirt I yelled out "Hey look theres Carl Fogarty!" he looked right at me, my friend goes who the hell is that and I say "He's a motorcycle legend in Superbike!" and he just looked at me and smiled and paid the check and left.

Stupidass me should've got an autograph

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Alex @ Dec 12 2006, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I've bought his biography.I recommend it to you though especially if you were a die hard Senna fan - the book is packed with pages and photos.

Thanks for the tip. I'm not sure his biography was publish in Romania but i will watch more carefully in book store for now on.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CaptainSnow @ Dec 13 2006, 05:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Is the Foggy book any good?
I sort of like that guy lol.
His autobiography is just like him - very outspoken, arrogant but includes all you need to know if you like the guy and wish to see how he got into bikes.

Many people like the guy whilst others detest him, I personally neither like him or dislike him but he wouldn't be the last person on Earth to start an argument from what i've read.

Awesome, do they ship the book to the US?
I'll have to look into it on amazon.com or something.

Thing about Foggy is, he thinks he's still the best WSBK rider in the world, even when he wasn't back in his days.

C'mon! Look at his 94 season on a Honda, he got his ... whuped by the dukes!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Dec 18 2006, 06:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Thing about Foggy is, he thinks he's still the best WSBK rider in the world, even when he wasn't back in his days.

C'mon! Look at his 94 season on a Honda, he got his ... whuped by the dukes!
Yeah totally, he says stuff like "i'm the best WSBK rider in the world, better than everyone in the old days and at present" ... he thinks the world of himself.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Alex @ Dec 31 2006, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'><div align="center<span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%<u>Alonso Is Named Fastest In Formula 1</u>
If I look at the current drivers I think Kimi might be faster than FA. I actually think FA is more complete than Kimi, but Kimi has more raw speed.

Well that's just the averaged opinion of some F1 related people, your opinion differs and it' OK, because you can't really tell who is faster if they are not teammates.

And Kimi running away like a little ..... from McLaren when he knew Alonso was coming maybe hints he also thinks Alonso is faster than him.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (teomolca @ Jan 5 2007, 02:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Well that's just the averaged opinion of some F1 related people, your opinion differs and it' OK, because you can't really tell who is faster if they are not teammates.

And Kimi running away like a little ..... from McLaren when he knew Alonso was coming maybe hints he also thinks Alonso is faster than him.

Like a little .....?? lol
I think you're right, we can't say who's faster, so it all comes down to people's opinion..and I think Kimi is faster than Fernando, but I dont think that makes him better. Imo Fernando is more comlplete than Kimi, I dunno why, it's just a feeling. Fernando reminds a bit of MS.

Anyway, I don't think Kimi is afraid of anyone, including Nando. I would have loved to see Kimi and Fernando in one team (Kimi vs. MS would have been great as well), but I guess Kimi got sick of having an unreliable car year after year (only in 2003 the car was reliable). I hope the unreliability problems will be over from now on, so we can finally see his true potential.

ha ha just wanted to stir some .... among the Kimsciples.

Anyways, the new McLaren will be presented in Valencia the 15th of Jan and Alonso will do a few demo runs along the streets of Valencia, I MUST GO!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (teomolca @ Jan 5 2007, 11:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>ha ha just wanted to stir some .... among the Kimsciples.

Anyways, the new McLaren will be presented in Valencia the 15th of Jan and Alonso will do a few demo runs along the streets of Valencia, I MUST GO!!!
You should definitely go!!
I wish I could go as well..but it's not close to home unfortunately

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Franco Fangio @ Jan 5 2007, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>If I look at the current drivers I think Kimi might be faster than FA. I actually think FA is more complete than Kimi, but Kimi has more raw speed.
Kimi has been quciker than Alonso in the past...in a crappier car too! In the Ferrari I think he'll be ice quick but will fail to finish many races.

I think next year Alonso might actually prove himself to be almost as good as he thinks he is, and i think Mclaren will build him a good car.

Kimi will certainly be the main challange and who knows maybe even too strong. What do people think of Hondas effort, are they gonna be even better next year, and in the battle of Britain, is it Button or Hamilton?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jan 5 2007, 11:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I think next year Alonso might actually prove himself to be almost as good as he thinks he is, and i think Mclaren will build him a good car.

Kimi will certainly be the main challange and who knows maybe even too strong. What do people think of Hondas effort, are they gonna be even better next year, and in the battle of Britain, is it Button or Hamilton?
Don't get me wrong I think Alonso is still going to be at Raikkonen's throat in nearly every race but I think it'll be more like the F1 season of 2 years ago where Raikkonen was chasing Alonso.
In all due respect Lewis Hamilton hasn't had the 6/7 years experience of racing F1 cars like Jenson Button has, so I think over the course of the season Button will prove himself to be the best in Britian and I reckon he could finish around 4th in the World Driver's Championship and take Honda far too. Hamilton has the ability to take many podiums this year but I don't reckon that he'll slot in a win whereas Button might make 1 or 2 wins this season depending on the car's performance.
I also think that Renault no.2 driver Heikki Kovalainen will also be a big hit thisy ear and I reckon he has the ability to bag a win. If the mechanics have made the perfect car and set it up 100% correctly for Heikki every race then I think he could be as quick as Alonso, Massa, Button and Fisichella without a shadow of a doubt. I have seen him doing test sessions and practice laps and he is one almighty quick guy!
You can't pass off Felipe Massa this year either he proved to be one of the hardest guys to beat last year and got himself a few wins, even at his home race at Brazil! If Ferrari make a good car this year then I think Massa could be up there on the podium nearly every race and I reckon he'll have the ability to even beat Alonso and possibly Raikkonen on a weekly basis.
Anthony Davidson, another GB driver on the F1 grid which makes 3 this year! Hopefully he will have the time of his life in Super Aguri and make a name for himself and in the years to come i'm sure he'll be up there with the big guns fighting it ou for the podium and the occasional win.
What do you reckon to Red Bull this year with David Coulthard and Mark Webber filling up the slots with a Renault engine inside their cars? Surely Red Bull will be pushing for the podium more often this year and scoring high points in a lot of races. Let's just hope the car lives up to the hype and Mark Webber finishes a race!
Anyway at the end of the day no-one can predict who will win the championship yet as they're still only practacing, but I can assure you it won't be yet another boring season of Formula 1!

I agree that it'll be an exciting year, and i agree that Hamilton wont be able to perform as well as the more experienced drivers. It'll take him a few years. As for Massa, he is indeed a seriously talented driver, but i dontbelieve he can beat raikonen in the same car unless he steps up his game. Unfortunately i dont know enough about F1 to speculate what the red bull team might achieve but i'd expect Coultard to be stronger, hes still an excellent driver.

Another thing to consider is the mandatory switch to Bridgestone tires, hows that gonna wrok out? All i know is i can't wait for it to get started!!