Polishing a Turd
28 September 2008, 02:56 PM
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Well, an F1 race at a track where you can't overtake!
Bought to life by the safety car!
To quote the late James Hunt -
"What a load of rubbish."
Bought to life by the safety car!
To quote the late James Hunt -
"What a load of rubbish."
28 September 2008, 03:02 PM
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Once the novelty of "racing" under flood lights wears off its just another parade lap. Why do they design circuits where overtaking does not seem to happen / hinder overtaking.
It was a dull race fell asleep during it !
Richard
It was a dull race fell asleep during it !
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28 September 2008, 04:11 PM
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Alonso drove a good race to win and to make the most of his good luck due to the safety car. Rosberg did well to make enough time up to negate the stop/drive through penalty. Hamilton was sensible not to try to overtake Rosberg and to take the 6 points. He was unlucky to be stuck behind Coulthard for so long even though he eventually managed to overtake which was well done.
That is about the story of the race, the night driving bit was of no real significance to my mind despite the commentators jumping up and down and wetting their pants over it. Quite pointless and the track is poorly designed since as said above, there are few overtaking possibilities. I was amazed at the high knobbly lumps on the apexes of that tight chicane, really stupid to instal car breakers like that.
Not the right track for an F1 race I think.
Les
That is about the story of the race, the night driving bit was of no real significance to my mind despite the commentators jumping up and down and wetting their pants over it. Quite pointless and the track is poorly designed since as said above, there are few overtaking possibilities. I was amazed at the high knobbly lumps on the apexes of that tight chicane, really stupid to instal car breakers like that.
Not the right track for an F1 race I think.
Les
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29 September 2008, 08:47 AM
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Hamilton was a ***** for not going to try to overtake Rosberg and will regret not taking the opportunity to risk going for the 8 points and it will all end in tears again.
29 September 2008, 09:03 AM
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I thought Lewis did excactly what was required.... it took a monumental effort to pass DC... there was no way he could take Rosberg without serious risk of them both being taken off...
Plus he's got to make that engine do another race.... turning the wick down and taking the 6 points was a no brainer... he needs to secure champ points in the next GP to maintain the pressure on Massa..
Plus he's got to make that engine do another race.... turning the wick down and taking the 6 points was a no brainer... he needs to secure champ points in the next GP to maintain the pressure on Massa..
29 September 2008, 09:12 AM
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29 September 2008, 10:46 AM
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I thought Lewis did excactly what was required.... it took a monumental effort to pass DC... there was no way he could take Rosberg without serious risk of them both being taken off...
Plus he's got to make that engine do another race.... turning the wick down and taking the 6 points was a no brainer... he needs to secure champ points in the next GP to maintain the pressure on Massa..
Plus he's got to make that engine do another race.... turning the wick down and taking the 6 points was a no brainer... he needs to secure champ points in the next GP to maintain the pressure on Massa..
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29 September 2008, 10:51 AM
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I watched highlights what another **** up by Ferrari that's what you get for being fancy with their pit release board.
Good result for Hamilton he can afford to be one place after massa till end of season
Good result for Hamilton he can afford to be one place after massa till end of season
29 September 2008, 11:36 AM
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Everyone seems to expect every car to overtake someone on every lap.
29 September 2008, 11:39 AM
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29 September 2008, 12:21 PM
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it was a complete joke, I also fell asleep watchingt the "racing". Why the **** do they design these tracks where nobody can overtake? Every driver before the race was saying that the only chance for position changes will be in the pits
ffs this is NOT racing, its becoming more of a game of chess - and we all know how exciting that game is!
ffs this is NOT racing, its becoming more of a game of chess - and we all know how exciting that game is!
29 September 2008, 12:55 PM
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If F1 is so cr%p as many of you put, why watch it? F1 is more popular now than it ever has been.
Motor related TV that is sadly going down hill but **** all else on unless you want to watch reality TV
Coupled with the 1 in 10 chance that it may just turn out to be an 'exciting' race
29 September 2008, 01:00 PM
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How can you defend F1 after yesterdays "race"?? I think it's quite sad that the qualifying is actually more exciting that the bloody race! I will watch all sorts of motor sports,bikes/cars whatever is on telly at the time, and to be honest F1 is the most boring of the lot!
29 September 2008, 01:35 PM
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How can you defend F1 after yesterdays "race"?? I think it's quite sad that the qualifying is actually more exciting that the bloody race! I will watch all sorts of motor sports,bikes/cars whatever is on telly at the time, and to be honest F1 is the most boring of the lot!
Not every game of premiership football is spectacular. Why has F1 got to be like Belgium 98 everytime?
I think the modern day tv audience just has very short attention span.
29 September 2008, 01:38 PM
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Spot on! That is why many Govn'ts around the world, even in "non-corrupt" Europe, can get away with passing ever increasingly draconian (1984 Orwelian type) laws.
29 September 2008, 01:59 PM
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Yes, but every football game has 2 ends with goal posts in them - at least their is a chance of it being exciting! Overtaking is what makes motorsport exciting, you take away that eliment and it's just plain boring - simple as that mate!