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14th March 2012, 22:45
steveaki13

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Originally Posted by DazzlaF1

Its that time of the year again, mega mega excited for this opening race, and for once, you cant really predict with full confidence on what will happen

Yer its good

I remember starts of 2002 & 2004 and we all knew the Ferrari's would be round the other side of the track from the rest.

Its nice to not know anything
15th March 2012, 00:20
N4D13

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Originally Posted by aki13

Yer its good

I remember starts of 2002 & 2004 and we all knew the Ferrari's would be round the other side of the track from the rest.

Its nice to not know anything

Perhaps I'm jumping to a conclusion here, but I'd put my money on the RBR being the fastest car yet again, by a similar margin to what they enjoyed during 2011. I hope I'm wrong, though. ;)
15th March 2012, 00:55
wedge

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Originally Posted by schmenke

With all due respect, you are missing the point of F1, as I fear, are many current fans.

Technology is (at least was) integral to the sport. It’s what sets it apart from all other racing series.
F1 is more than just what the casual fan sees on track every fortnight. Unlike many other series F1 is, above all, a constructor’s series, the purpose of which is to solicit the most talented engineers and designers to leverage the best available technology to construct a race car to try to dominate the competition. This is the essence of the sport that is quickly being lost.

I have love hate thing with technology. I admire innovation yet technology has made driving an F1 car easier. Ultimately people care more about the drivers and how can one respect the driver's skill if it's masked by technology?

Senna disliked driver aids. 1993 European GP is often cited as Senna's greatest driver yet Senna admitted his first win in Portugal 1985 was better because he didn't have TC.

There's potential with KERS with less regulation and am personally disappointed by not going forward with full grounds effect - the arms war excuse was pathetic.
15th March 2012, 02:14
Valve Bounce

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Originally Posted by wedge

I have love hate thing with technology. I admire innovation yet technology has made driving an F1 car easier. Ultimately people care more about the drivers and how can one respect the driver's skill if it's masked by technology?

Senna disliked driver aids. 1993 European GP is often cited as Senna's greatest driver yet Senna admitted his first win in Portugal 1985 was better because he didn't have TC.

There's potential with KERS with less regulation and am personally disappointed by not going forward with full grounds effect - the arms war excuse was pathetic.

As I've been advocating for many years - ban all batteries and computers on F1 cars. That will solve all our problems, and sort the men from the boys.
15th March 2012, 09:28
Valve Bounce

It is raining quite heavily right now, so the track should be quite clean tomorrow for quals.
15th March 2012, 10:27
Salist

Fotos from Melbourne
15th March 2012, 11:20
TheFamousEccles

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Originally Posted by Salist

Fotos from Melbourne

Nice post. Cheers.
15th March 2012, 12:16
BDunnell

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Originally Posted by wedge

I have love hate thing with technology. I admire innovation yet technology has made driving an F1 car easier. Ultimately people care more about the drivers and how can one respect the driver's skill if it's masked by technology?

Senna disliked driver aids. 1993 European GP is often cited as Senna's greatest driver yet Senna admitted his first win in Portugal 1985 was better because he didn't have TC.

There's potential with KERS with less regulation and am personally disappointed by not going forward with full grounds effect - the arms war excuse was pathetic.

I couldn't agree more.
15th March 2012, 14:42
F1boat

Honestly I don't understand why people hate the DRS. In my opinion the racing had become much better than before. For example I liked last season better than 2010. In 2010 the battle for the championship was huge, but in races the only tension came from the reliability issues with the Red Bull. In 2011 Seb obliterated the rest of the field, but the races were quite dramatic. Some say that this things are artificial. So be it. I prefer exciting racing, even if it is spiced - like the WTCC and the BTCC then boring, processional "pure" racing - like, say, the DTM.
15th March 2012, 15:40
schmenke

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Originally Posted by F1boat

Honestly I don't understand why people hate the DRS. In my opinion the racing had become much better than before. For example I liked last season better than 2010. In 2010 the battle for the championship was huge, but in races the only tension came from the reliability issues with the Red Bull. In 2011 Seb obliterated the rest of the field, but the races were quite dramatic. Some say that this things are artificial. So be it. I prefer exciting racing, even if it is spiced - like the WTCC and the BTCC then boring, processional "pure" racing - like, say, the DTM.

Ah yes, I remember the “excitement” when Michael Schumacher was in contention for a podium position in the later stages of the 2011 Montreal GP, then a ridiculously long red flag session, followed by a ridiculously long period behind the safety car allowed a ridiculously easy pass by both Webber and Button with their DRS deployed.

Ah, yes, drivers’ skill played a pivotal role to decide the outcome of that race :up: :rolleyes: .

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