Formula 1 2008

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Psychic Potato @ Mar 17 2008, 06:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>A rant now:

2. On Bourdais: "The Michael Schumacher of US Racing with 4 Champ Car titles will soon regret his decision to switch to F1."
Totally misinformed. Bourdais has wanted to switch to F1 for a long time, and was relishing the challenge of battling with a slower team! Very quick to write off a great racing talent and enthusiasm.
Agree. Bourdais did as well as you could expect from a rookie in his first ever F1 race. I'm pretty sure the author of this article will be backpedaling soon.

Bourdais is going to kick some a$$ in the next few years. Especially if Mr. Alonso and Mr. Massa do not start winning. Bourdais didn't beat just Joe Nobody in Champ Car.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (somedamnwriter @ Mar 17 2008, 01:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i really really hope you didn't jinx them mate...i hope the Oz gp is a one-off...or you'll be hearing a lot



Oh yeah baby. Hamiltons bringing McLaren back while Ferrari faltered.

I hope Macca keep this form up in Sepang.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Mar 17 2008, 05:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>

Oh yeah baby. Hamiltons bringing McLaren back while Ferrari faltered.

I hope Macca keep this form up in Sepang.

Hamilton fan boy you are. And a McLaren fan too? Oh boy... this is going to be a fun season.

Hamilton got lucky.

Lucky? I think not, he did what he had to do to avoid trouble. Of course there's always an element of luck in winning, but it was not up to luck that he won, he completely dominated the race and didn't make any mistake while his rivals (Kimi, Massa, Kovalainen) all comitted mistakes, it was a well deserved victory. And this comes from Hamilton's #1 hater.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hayden Fan @ Mar 17 2008, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hamilton fan boy you are. And a McLaren fan too? Oh boy... this is going to be a fun season.

Hamilton got lucky.

Lewis would have won by a country mile yesterday if not for the safety cars.

Let me guess, from the picture thread, you're a Ferrari fanboy?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pacman @ Mar 17 2008, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Don't worry i'll enlighten you. After qualifying at Fuji he was pissed off so he proceeded to taking out his frustation on a door and kicked it down.

Well he didn't handle it in a very professional manner did he?

well, i could understand that...and i would prefer venting anger to an inanimate object rather than hurt somebody... i do that too when i'm really really anger, great way to release anger and stress




<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teomolca @ Mar 17 2008, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I work here. In a EU research centre near Milano.

wicked!

i wanna go there too!




<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Orrmate @ Mar 18 2008, 12:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Don't agree with it. Consistency is a skill. I think wins needed to be rewarded more (i.e. back to the old points system, or a modified one) but it's still part of what makes a champion. Basing the championship only on wins, would imo remove a big part of the equation it should take to be champion.

ditto...most consistent rider should win, plus widen the gaps between points earned by each driver

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Mar 18 2008, 06:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>

Oh yeah baby. Hamiltons bringing McLaren back while Ferrari faltered.

I hope Macca keep this form up in Sepang.



let's see...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (somedamnwriter @ Mar 18 2008, 01:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>well, i could understand that...and i would prefer venting anger to an inanimate object rather than hurt somebody... i do that too when i'm really really anger, great way to release anger and stress

True, but as a Alonso hater, I just wanted to expose how much of an ..... he really is.

I just read in a spanish site a rumour that Ferrari engineers are blaming the McLaren ECU for the 3 malfunctioning engines they had on the race. According to them the faulty data the ECU generated made the engines go wrong.

Well I don't think the McLaren put some sabotaging software in their ECU's (though it's something a git like Ron would love to do) but it's statistically weird considering engines are the same as last year and they were reliable last season.

It will be fun to see what happens in Sepang if a Ferrari suffers another engine problem ...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hayden Fan @ Mar 17 2008, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hamilton fan boy you are. And a McLaren fan too? Oh boy... this is going to be a fun season.

Hamilton got lucky.
He didn't get lucky at all. He was the best driver last weekend, simple as that. Ferrari screwed up BIG TIME, and BMW still isn't strong enough to beat McLaren on race pace, so it was more than logical that Lewis would win. Heikki could have finished in 2nd place if it wasn't for the SC.

I hope Ferrari will be reliable next race, because I'm not worrying about their race pace. They need to improve in quali though. McLaren and even BMW can go faster on a single lap.

Malaysia should be interesting. Last season Mclaren dominated, let's hope it's Ferrari's turn now

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Franco Fangio @ Mar 18 2008, 09:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>He didn't get lucky at all. He was the best driver last weekend, simple as that. Ferrari screwed up BIG TIME, and BMW still isn't strong enough to beat McLaren on race pace, so it was more than logical that Lewis would win. Heikki could have finished in 2nd place if it wasn't for the SC.

I hope Ferrari will be reliable next race, because I'm not worrying about their race pace. They need to improve in quali though. McLaren and even BMW can go faster on a single lap.

Malaysia should be interesting. Last season Mclaren dominated, let's hope it's Ferrari's turn now

Agreed with that. The BMW is still missing something.

He did get lucky. He would have won anyway, but it would have been harder if not for Ferrari's issues all weekend.

Timo Glock might miss the Malaysian GP this weekend. Racingpasion.com reported he hurt his wristle in the crash he suffered in Melbourne and he is still in pain. Tomorrow there will be a final medical check to see if he can race or if he'll miss it. In the 2nd case Kabui Kobayashi Toyota's test driver will race for the team.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teomolca @ Mar 19 2008, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Timo Glock might miss the Malaysian GP this weekend. Racingpasion.com reported he hurt his wristle in the crash he suffered in Melbourne and he is still in pain. Tomorrow there will be a final medical check to see if he can race or if he'll miss it. In the 2nd case Kabui Kobayashi Toyota's test driver will race for the team.

well, that must have sucked for him, missing his 2nd gp of the year...hope he gets well soon

Unfortunate. It was a big accident though, taking to the air, he's lucky it wasn't worse. Good luck to him.

Seems to me like a rookie mistake, when you loose control you have to let go the steering wheel and put your hands on your chest, that's what veterans to. Otherwise when the front hits the ground the steering will snap and if you have your hands on it, you'll get hurt.
Bet he will let go next time!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hayden Fan @ Mar 17 2008, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Bourdais is going to kick some a$$ in the next few years. Especially if Mr. Alonso and Mr. Massa do not start winning. Bourdais didn't beat just Joe Nobody in Champ Car.

You could be a bit ahead of yourself there. Bourdais drive brilliantly indeed, showing us the experienced level head that he has but it was just one race, so i wouldn't consider him a serious threat to the top 4 drivers just yet.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Helix @ Mar 17 2008, 03:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What do people think of Ecclestone wanting to change the rules to make sure the driver with the most wins, wins the championship?
Linky

I don't especially like it because i want to see drivers taking measured risks so their skill is really tested, rather than all or nothing (even if that does force slightly more exciting racing). I do think the current system is flawed because there should be an increasing reward for the bigger placings rather than even gaps. Either way it makes no difference, the drivers and teams will adjust their tactics to suit the points system and the best will still win.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Mar 19 2008, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I do think the current system is flawed because there should be an increasing reward for the bigger placings rather than even gaps. Either way it makes no difference, the drivers and teams will adjust their tactics to suit the points system and the best will still win.
I agree with both these points, but even more my view is that max and bernie have not had the plot for a number of years, and should go away so that there is at least a chance that people with newer and better ideas will come in. Perhaps someone might even devise a points system based on fair reward for performance. The current one was I think mainly based on keeping the championship undecided for as long as possible.

There is some precedent for ridiculous point scoring systems in F1. I think alan jones scored the most points but didn't win the world championship in 1979, and this may have been a year when the best driver didn't win.