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It is not an ideal situation. Ferrari have said that they will use some engines only for Friday now, so the situation is managable so long as reliability is ok now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mia 01
No failure since early season may mean that problems are gone.
Hopefully.
http://www.vivaf1.com/reliability.php
This shows Ferrari with the best reliability, 99.8% of race distance completed in all races this season.
It suggests that it is not reliability which has cost the Scuderia.
That data only takes into account races. A failure in qualifying, for example, does not figure. Lamp posts and bikinis...
First I find highly crazy to associate or even trying to associate Ferrari with teenagers smoking and the plotting behind it. Second, F1 does not have races in Africa nor in the Czech republic, so I really don;t see how Ferrari contributes with the smoking in Nigeria and in teh Czech republic. Third, I am sure any kid in Nigheria as soon as a Ferrari :) :) :) and that space on top of the hood of the car they grabe a Marlboro right away. :) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
Forth, if social issues and public health is the big concern, hum let's what can be said.
Ok..I got it: the F1 cars pollute a LOT and the huge amont of pollutants coming out the cars can and will cause cancer in the longs of the F! spectators. Let's see........ok...in the US it's illegal many states (including mine) to drive and talk on the cell phone at the same time. Therefore I find inappropriate for McLaren show the brand name of a famous cell phone company. It's an advertisement that can and will cause many car accidents and deaths including teenagers and minors. Etc.etc. etc..
The bottom of the line is wht you people say just biased opinions (at times slightly mitigated by someother factor), like for the wings issue. If Ferrari does it, then it MUST be wrong and illegal, and people wonder why are not they all in jail accused of genocide or causing any kind of deaths amoung the human population and their children. If any other team does it, well.....then....see.......it's ok.
PS Advertising alcohol is ok too, right? No underage kid drinks alcohol, right?
You've managed, in a quite spectaular way, to waste all that effort in answering a point that I never made. Show me where I said Ferrari support or encourage smoking in developing countries, please. You can't.Quote:
Originally Posted by mstillhere
To jog your memory, somebody made the point that after "crashgate" in Singapore, many of Renault's backers deserted them. It was suggested that Ferrari's sponsors may react to their team's cheating in a similar way.
I replied, and I quote with additional bold:
Stick that in your pipe and sell it to a 12 year old kid. :s mokin:Quote:
Ferrari's principal sponsor market cigarettes to children in developing nations, I hardly think this registers on their ethical barometer
If you note my post, and you even quoted the relevant part, I was careful to mention that I held the same contempt for BAT's marketing antics, even though they sponsored a driver and team which I supported. Paranoid much?Quote:
Originally Posted by mstillhere
Having the best finishing percentage is very useful, no?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
Having a poor record of race completion in comparison, like Red Bull, is more of a concern, no?
Ferrari problems so far have been primarily due to poor strategy, driver-error , some poor fortune and poor steward decisions. The engine quota is a concern, but can still be managed.
About bikinis? I do not understand. Scusi.
It's one measure of quality, yes, but if it comes at the expense of blowing up your engine allocation in qualifying it's pretty meaningless. I'm not saying that this necessarily applies to Ferrari, but merely advising against taking one statistic in isolation.Quote:
Originally Posted by pallone col bracciale
There's a famous saying about statistics being like bikinis in that they can reveal a lot, but still leave the most useful and intersting parts obscured. :)Quote:
About bikinis? I do not understand. Scusi.
Team orders are like bikinis , required on this beach , to obscure what's really underneath .
Nobody gets too excited unless an errant nipple appears .
Stop pornofying this thread :laugh: :p :
Sorry , couldn't help it .Quote:
Originally Posted by eu
And , I should mention that Ferrari asked for a bikini , but pasties were applied by Massa and Smedley .
Nobody liked the visual effect , as pasties offer no support , and the public became outraged immediately .