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Had a lot of downtime this weekend (wife had surgery Thursday) so I started watching the '88 F1 season.
My youngest (2 next month) kept coming back to watch with me & brought some friends to watch the '88 British GP
So bigger tires and more downforce will make the cars quicker, especially in the corners. Back in the 90's, people were saying that we needed to reduce aero and mechanical grip, so the cars would be more difficult to drive, resulting in better racing. Now it seems like we are going full circle back. I don't mind, I want faster cars.
^ +1, yeah that was very luck for Magnussen and shows how tough modern F1 chassis's are.
Max's start was too agressive IMO, I agree with Kimi and Sebastian on their views of Verstappen's move.
Hamilton did very weel to start 21 and end up on the podium.
Pirelli once again, set the tire minimum tire pressures too high, so it was more a race to manage tires than all out racing.
I enjoyed the race. I think that while I knew that Hamilton would get well into the points, poor old Magnussen's (with just a little gash on his foot and is racing at Monza this weekend) SC got him onto the podium. I think that's rad and well earned but I would've liked to see the points get closer....
I heard a Renault engineer say the head rest detached because the car's structure twisted in the crash. I thought that was odd since the survival cell is so strong on an F1 car.
Interesting thing that's been mentioned some in the past couple yeras is how many drivers there currently are with alot of race entries.
Active drivers Button 300, Kimi 245, Fernando 266, Massa 244, Vettel 170, Rosberg 198, Hamilton 180.
For reference sake some successful retired drivers, Prost 199, Mansell 191, Damon Hill 122, Mika 165, Couldhard 247, Schumacher 300, Piquet 207
So I'm sorta expecting a bunch of them to be retiring soon, probably Massa and Button, but it's interesting to think that while there are more races in the season (21 in 2016), there were still alot in the 70's and 80's (16 in 1976).
These days drivers are driving alot more races and less opportunity for lower tier drivers, hoping that changes some soon as it'd be good to see some new drivers on the grid.
I suspect the improved safety of the cars plays a massive role in the extended careers of drivers in modern F1. Beyond fatalities, if you're destroying your body with every impact, you're going to be able to keep doing what you're doing longer.
Massa out next year! 15yrs man ... nice and long career. I'll always feel bad for him in 08 which to me was the most dramatic GP i have ever watched (Interlagos 08) - epic race.
Sounds like they may be courting Perez & Button. Has Button confirmed for 2017 season? Same for Kimi.
Question becomes, if Bottas stays, does he get promoted to 'primary/lead'? If Perez, probably, Button, probably not?
Probably doesn't really make a difference. Hoping Williams can show some improvement in 2017 & Bottas can chalk up a few more wins.
Kimi is already signed to Ferrari for 2017, no Button news yet but I extremely doubt McLaren as I suspect they'll announce Vandoorne as their new driver alongside Alonso.
Hope Perez gets the Williams seat, I think he has shown some good potential at Force India.
Massa leaving the sport with his head high, well liked by many in the paddock.
Came very close in 08 actually leading the championship til the last corner of the last race of the year.
Kimi is already signed to Ferrari for 2017, no Button news yet but I extremely doubt McLaren as I suspect they'll announce Vandoorne as their new driver alongside Alonso.
Hope Perez gets the Williams seat, I think he has shown some good potential at Force India.
Massa leaving the sport with his head high, well liked by many in the paddock.
Came very close in 08 actually leading the championship til the last corner of the last race of the year.
Good points, hope it doesn't put Bottas out of a drive.
Happened to be looking at Damon Hill's twitter account.
From tributes to Gene Wilder to congratuating Massa's retirement, all in all a sincerely nice guy.
One of favorite drivers is Damon Hill, because he's one of the very few WDC's who's a gentleman and sportsman. and a motorcyclist to boot.
08-12-2016, 10:05 AM
I'm a fan, so good news to me. Now, who is teamed with for '17 