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Thread: Ross Brawn on Overtaking
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29th May 2010, 14:49 #11
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Originally Posted by Bobby_Hamlin
What I would also like to see is a system which removes the safety car from races. It only artificially bunches the field back up and allows drivers to end up in positions they don't deserve, and inevitably causes more accidents due to close proximity of the vehicles.
Safety car periods breed safety car periods.
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29th May 2010, 15:11 #12
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Originally Posted by Bobby_Hamlin
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31st May 2010, 17:56 #13
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Originally Posted by Bobby_Hamlin
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31st May 2010, 18:21 #14
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Originally Posted by Bobby_Hamlin
I also agree with Ross brawn that we dont want it to easy as right now it does make very move so much more exciting when it comes off.My motorsport pics here on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/allyc85/sets/
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31st May 2010, 18:36 #15
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Originally Posted by Bobby_Hamlin
Well, that is the pits.
I want to see competition on the racetrack, battles for positions, not forgone conclusions. F1 is supposed to be the cream of the crop, and no, it's not supposed to be easy.
It's not supposed to be predictable, either."Racing is life. Everything before or after, is just waiting." Steve McQueen, Le Mans
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31st May 2010, 18:43 #16Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
Since I'd put emphasis on the "great" in Brawn's response, I'd have to agree with him. One or two great passes are memorable. Twenty or thirty meaningless, drafting passes are not.
Just my 2 cents..."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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31st May 2010, 19:11 #17
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Originally Posted by Bobby_Hamlin
perfectly summed up.Congratulations Sebastian Vettel. Champion of the season of seasons.
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31st May 2010, 22:15 #18
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Overtaking should come naturally within the races structure. If there is a lack of overtaking, it is very important to pinpoint the definite area where the problem lies. It's very clear that the difficulty with closing a gap in dirty air poses the biggest threat to overtaking, or even creating an overtaking opportunity for yourself. But making new regulations, dicing around current ones, without actually focusing on the biggest hindrance, just wastes time, money and confuses/irritates fans, drivers and team personnel. That said, the dirty air flaw doesn't seem to be as bad as it was in the past.
However, taking that out of the equation, I don't believe that there is any other serious flaws regarding overtaking in the sport currently. And this year, I must say, I've enjoyed the increase in on-track racing which I don't for one minute put down to some wet or damp conditions we have experienced. We have had some absolutely stupid moves by a number of drivers this season and, while this could be argued to be careless driving as opposed to skilled or professional, it is creating more spectacle and entertainment.
Interesting point about the safety car too. I, for one, hate the field being bunched up. Safety is a very important element of the sport, of course. But, remembering that up to the early 1990s some cars were even left road-side for the remaining race distance after retiring, how essential are the safety car periods we have endured in recent years? If a car stops on track, but off the racing line, then the only threat that it really poses is to another which is badly off the racing line, with the possibility of hitting the stricken car. I think that leaving cars abandoned road-side (perhaps only in slow areas of the course and when enough racing line is left) creates interesting changes to the approach of lapping the track during a race. Though that idea is quite far-fetched in many respects I know, I think it could be done safely and improve the races structure since there would be no safety car to deal with. Though, obviously, in cases where the racing line and driver safety is at risk, I do agree that the safety car is a welcome addition to the race.Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam
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31st May 2010, 23:36 #19
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Originally Posted by Bobby_Hamlin
Hey I have an idea....lets invert the field. The pole sitter starts p24, and last place on the pole! That would surely increase passing, LOL#4 2014 Sprint Cup Champion, 2007 Daytona 500,2003 Brickyard 400,2x Coke 600,2014 Southern 500 Champ: 962 starts,90 wins, 345 T5s, 544 T10s, 44 poles, 2x NNS champ
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1st June 2010, 07:25 #20
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All we need is one team to figure out a way to run well in another car's "dirty air" and you'll hear the biggest outcry of cheating on this forum - until everyone else copies it, of course.
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