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12th March 2011, 03:41 #11
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Originally Posted by BDunnell
Rubens has a legitimate cause to be concerned. I just don't see it as incessant whining by an overpaid athlete. He's merely stating his perception from inside the cockpit, which is a viewpoint that 99.9% of spectators will never experience.
My stance has always been the same. Get rid of KERS, get rid of the flapping wings, get rid of traction control (already happened, yay!), get rid of all that aero crap, standardize all the knobs and switches on the steering mechanism, and for goodness sakes RAISE the level of horsepower. That will really give something for the drivers to cry about!
I think then that even if we don't see a lot of passing in F1 that watching all the drivers skate around the track would be joyful. Okay, going back to dreaming.Marco Simoncelli 1987-2011
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12th March 2011, 08:48 #12
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Bleating drivers? Try getting through Au Rouge with one knee raised to operate the F-duct whilst fighting the G-forces (lots of hyphens here) and watching your instruments, dialing in various settings for the next braking area, etc, then you can use the "bleating" word.
I am with gloomyDAY above. Lotsa horsepower, too much horsepower actually - then get rid of the gadgets (flappy wings have no bearing to road-based vehicle development, for example), light the blue touch paper, sit back and enjoy!
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12th March 2011, 09:53 #13
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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
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13th March 2011, 00:34 #14
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Originally Posted by BDunnellHINCHTOWN!!
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13th March 2011, 01:52 #15
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Originally Posted by TheFamousEcclesMarco Simoncelli 1987-2011
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13th March 2011, 02:44 #16
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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
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13th March 2011, 02:45 #17
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Originally Posted by TheFamousEccles
They should try getting through it without any areo devices. As those who bridged the gap between the wings and the non-wings sometimes admit, the skill to drive with the wings increasing downforce and traction by the faster you go is miniscule compared to the increased skill and touch to do it when there were no wings.
But that was a time when skill and balls were required to drive the cars and win, not fast reflexes and ability to take g-loads as today with 100 plus engineers reading all the data to set the car up for them, leaving the driver only to sit around and bleat for his momma to anyone who would listen.
Originally Posted by gloomyDAYOnly the dead know the end of war. Plato:beer:
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13th March 2011, 02:54 #18
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Originally Posted by markabilly
Am with you there, except for the bleating to momma bit - regardless of opinion, I still think it would take considerable balls to take some of the corners and G's that these guys do, lap after lap at insane speeds.
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13th March 2011, 14:10 #19
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Originally Posted by TheFamousEccles
1. Light the blue touch paper
2. Stand well back.
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13th March 2011, 15:24 #20
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Originally Posted by TheFamousEccles
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