So I take it we don't need wet tyres anymore in F1

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Originally Posted by Rollo

Yeah.
We should have just waited till most of the field crashed, so we could end up with four finishers and have a Virgin win.

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2007 Japanese GP

or how about 2008 British GP where every other driver apart from Hamilton was spinning off left, right and centre on inters.

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Originally Posted by wedge

2007 Japanese GP

or how about 2008 British GP where every other driver apart from Hamilton was spinning off left, right and centre on inters.

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Isn't there a penalty we can muster up for not spinning in the wet on inters at Siverstone? :p

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Originally Posted by wedge

2007 Japanese GP

or how about 2008 British GP where every other driver apart from Hamilton was spinning off left, right and centre on inters.

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Or Spain 1996, Monza 1997, Monaco 96. God forbid the drivers abilities be tested to the max. :rolleyes:

Of course part of the difference back in the day is that you were allowed to change the entire setup on the car before the race if it's wet. These days with Parc Ferme rules you can't do that so you are bascially trying to race cars set up for the dry.

So change the rules. The FIA seem to love doing that.

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

I don't get it, we just had a marvellous race and you keep on complaining. I agree that they were too cautious but in the end we had a proper race and that's what matters.

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Proper race? :rolleyes:
This was the race with most laps run under SC in the history of F1, and that even before Button punted Alonso, due to the track not being dry enough for some pansies to go racing.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Vettel was having a good old whinge too just before they broadcasted Button's messages so he wasn't alone. Vettel did have alot more to lose at that point though and may have been tactical. Who knows?

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Same goes for Vettel, a pansy.

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Originally Posted by wedge

2007 Japanese GP

or how about 2008 British GP where every other driver apart from Hamilton was spinning off left, right and centre on inters.

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I wonder why they went for inters if it was that wet.

Anyway, with every wet race we get the SC is staying out longer and longer. We'll get to the point where races will be postponed due to a slight chance of rain.

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Originally Posted by Mark

Of course part of the difference back in the day is that you were allowed to change the entire setup on the car before the race if it's wet. These days with Parc Ferme rules you can't do that so you are bascially trying to race cars set up for the dry.

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Stupid rules that remove the interesting part of the races just so that we can get DRS with two activation zones and only one detection line. Oh well... :\

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Originally Posted by ioan

I wonder why they went for inters if it was that wet.

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Poor weather prediction. Most assumed there would be no rain in the second stint and never changed for fresh.

It wasn't wet more damp till later. People raved about how great Barrichello's choice was on jumping onto wets but there was Hamilton being told to slow down and still on inters and still won that day.

Perhaps the greatest drive I have ever witnessed. Certainly up there with those great wins from Fangio and JYS at the 'Ring all those years ago.