The Ghost of Aryton Senna
22 March 2014, 12:42 AM
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The Ghost of Aryton Senna
Senna still holds the lap record for the Japanese Grand Prix. Honda set up a light and sound show using original data from his car to recreate the lap...
22 March 2014, 12:56 PM
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This story alway stuck with me it came from a level headed un bias fellow pro.
One story I heard was that it was Senna who made made John Watson question his own future in Formula 1 and finally made him realise it was time to stop – apparently he (Watson) was in a McLaren at Brands Hatch during practise for the 1985 European Grand Prix.
John Watson made a one race comeback to replace injured Niki Lauda for the 1985 European GP at Brands Hatch
He was, in his mind on a good lap, happily going through Dingle Dell as quick as he could (Dingle Dell a much different corner in those days than it is today it used to be an elongated quick chicane – quick flick right/left right then onto Stirlings) when a car overtook him THROUGH Dingle Dell at an unbelievable rate of knots.
That in itself is pretty amazing if you know that corner in that configuration. Watson said at the time that the back of the car that passed him was absolutely on the edge of adhesion with it’s rear tyres virtually dancing over the Tarmac, apparently Watson aborted his lap and went into the pits totally stunned and he knew at that point it was time to hang up his driving boots and make way for this new breed of driver. The car that passed him was a John Player Special Lotus….. the driver? A little known (at that time) Ayrton Senna.
John Watson never drove in an F1 Race again after that weekend
One story I heard was that it was Senna who made made John Watson question his own future in Formula 1 and finally made him realise it was time to stop – apparently he (Watson) was in a McLaren at Brands Hatch during practise for the 1985 European Grand Prix.
John Watson made a one race comeback to replace injured Niki Lauda for the 1985 European GP at Brands Hatch
He was, in his mind on a good lap, happily going through Dingle Dell as quick as he could (Dingle Dell a much different corner in those days than it is today it used to be an elongated quick chicane – quick flick right/left right then onto Stirlings) when a car overtook him THROUGH Dingle Dell at an unbelievable rate of knots.
That in itself is pretty amazing if you know that corner in that configuration. Watson said at the time that the back of the car that passed him was absolutely on the edge of adhesion with it’s rear tyres virtually dancing over the Tarmac, apparently Watson aborted his lap and went into the pits totally stunned and he knew at that point it was time to hang up his driving boots and make way for this new breed of driver. The car that passed him was a John Player Special Lotus….. the driver? A little known (at that time) Ayrton Senna.
John Watson never drove in an F1 Race again after that weekend
22 March 2014, 04:15 PM
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Haven't watched F1 for a good few years,just became bored with it.Now they got these new engines to make it more boring then..
Enjoyed watching the Senna movie though...
Enjoyed watching the Senna movie though...
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22 March 2014, 05:31 PM
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Messing with the points on the last races is what screwed it for me....would that happen in football? No it'd be a farce.
Guess what. Its a farce in F1 too. I'll watch if I happen to be in the room, but I won't dedicate my time for it anymore.
Anyhoo, nice vid
Guess what. Its a farce in F1 too. I'll watch if I happen to be in the room, but I won't dedicate my time for it anymore.
Anyhoo, nice vid
22 March 2014, 05:44 PM
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What makes me laugh, is that they expend all this energy and money in constantly reinventing the formula in a bid to try and shake up different race winners and different/more world champions. So as to try to keep it exciting for the viewing public, in terms of "Who's gonna win, who's gonna win?!..."
Yet the fact still remains, over the course of a season, the best driver/best car combo (with the emphasis on the car, of course) still ends up winning, anyway. It's almost inevitable.
It's just tinkering. But sadly, it's also, seemingly, futile.
F1 is in a quagmire; it doesn't know what to do for the best...
Sorry for that off topic post -- it's a groovy vid. And RIP Ayrton.
Yet the fact still remains, over the course of a season, the best driver/best car combo (with the emphasis on the car, of course) still ends up winning, anyway. It's almost inevitable.
It's just tinkering. But sadly, it's also, seemingly, futile.
F1 is in a quagmire; it doesn't know what to do for the best...
Sorry for that off topic post -- it's a groovy vid. And RIP Ayrton.
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22 March 2014, 10:37 PM
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I just listened to that again and again, very loudly.
If they don't get the F1 cars sounding right again I'm not going to bother with it any more.
If they don't get the F1 cars sounding right again I'm not going to bother with it any more.
22 March 2014, 10:39 PM
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2014's cars do sound like a wet fart trapped under a thick blanket, by comparison. 
The 3.0 V10 sounded the most 'evil' IMO.
But I just loved the 3.5 V12 sonorous timbre. Esp. the Ferrari c.1989-94. It's all about 'class'.
The 3.0 V10 sounded the most 'evil' IMO.
But I just loved the 3.5 V12 sonorous timbre. Esp. the Ferrari c.1989-94. It's all about 'class'.
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23 March 2014, 01:11 AM
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23 March 2014, 12:13 PM
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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=M1InrgZiv30
It positively sings.
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23 March 2014, 12:35 PM
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^^That's what an F1 car should sound like^^
Not the watered down version we currently have, There will be no more getting up at 5 AM from me to watch it as it is.....
Not the watered down version we currently have, There will be no more getting up at 5 AM from me to watch it as it is.....
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23 March 2014, 12:42 PM
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Sounds like a 2ltr megane sport I had some years ago,when I fitted an induction kit and power flow exhaust...
Being a young teenager thought it sounded good at the time
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