I'm fed up with all the talk of 'The Show'.
If they're really concerned about it, just makes the cars all the same, and be done with it.......
What ever happened to technology and being 'The Pinnacle'...????
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I'm fed up with all the talk of 'The Show'.
If they're really concerned about it, just makes the cars all the same, and be done with it.......
What ever happened to technology and being 'The Pinnacle'...????
Became secondary to making money.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
The FW-15 was the most technologically advanced F1 car ever... That was 18 years ago...Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Does anyone know are the cars slower/faster now?
At the end of the day, hundreds of millions of go into the cars for major teams, if there were no limits they would eventually bankrupt themselves. And else everyone except Ferrari, McLare and RBR would be well behind the 107%.
Exactly!! There aren't enough 'purists' - and so have to make the sport attractive to the average Joe......Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Luckily there is Le Mans and endurance racing for those who like to witness great automotive technology where the average Joe feels bored. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Canadian GP 1993:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koz
Pole time: Prost 1m18.987s - FW15C
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher - 1m21.500s
Canadian GP 2011:
Pole time: Sebastian Vettel - 1m13.014s
Fastest lap: Jenson Button - 1m16.956s
Cars are faster now.
But not consistently so:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
2011 Spanish GP:
Pole: 1:20.981
Fastest Lap: 1:26.727
1993 Spanish GP:
Pole: 1:17.809
Fastest Lap: 1:20.989
Just over 107% :D
Quicker in Monaco this year, too though.
Yes but you guys were still making Mk1 Golfs up until recently ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce D
Yes, but how much of that is tyres?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo