El_Duderino 09 wrote: » I wish you’d said what that link was for. I’ve made an effort not to click on any of the Schumacher stories. His family have asked for privacy and have have given updates which amount to “we’re not telling you anything because we want privacy” and I want to respect that.
Cork Trucker wrote: » Found this on Twitter, hard to believe it's 20 years ago to the very day that Jordan took their only dry win in F1 and HHF took the last victory of his career,Salo took the final podium of his career also. The video fittingly finishes with the Irish National Anthem.https://twitter.com/mrdemmendaal/status/1172070698308780032
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Great looking cars those Jordans. The bitten’n hissen and buzzin hornets in particular
H3llR4iser wrote: » Meh...what's the reationale behind them again? Is there a cost cutting reason (as in, using the same process as other race tires Pirelli makes)? Or is it yet another dumb "fans-want-big-wheels" knee jerk reaction?
skipper_G wrote: » It was a change brought on at the behest of tyre manufacturers, Pirelli and other potential suppliers. The 18 inch wheels have more in common with road car technology than the 13 inch wheels
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » And that’s fair enough. The current tyres have almost no real world application so it makes it less attractive to potential suppliers. Considering the flack Pirelli gets (alongside the overall advertisement) it must be easier to justify the spend if they get to double it up with r&d for its core business. I wonder if the push for real world application has been accelerated by the recession in 2008. Where companies now want a benefit beyond he advertising. Or has it always been this way?
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Be fair though. You’re not comparing like with like. Vettel is one of the elder statesmen of the sport and CL is in his second season - first season in the Ferrari. Expectations at the start of the season were for Seb to definitely beat CL over the season. If CL was able to keep within a reasonable points difference, it would be a massive success. Right now he’s marginally ahead after winning 2 races, and beating Seb in 7 qualifying sessions in a row. Seb making race ruining mistakes regularly, CL winning 2 races on the trot.It’s not as simple as all that but Seb’s stock is falling rapidly.
v3ttel wrote: » Agreed, it's not as simple as all that. I guess people are much quicker to write drivers off than is reasonable, and the only thing that matters is the last handful of races in most peoples mind. Leclerc is a super talented driver and plenty of folks predicted he would win races this year, there was no way he was going to be blown away by Vettel, who is definitely not at his best with the current car. I get that some people just don't like him and therefore, some want to write him off (not aimed at you specifically) or make stupid comments about him "running away" from a team mate.
v3ttel wrote: » I guess people are much quicker to write drivers off than is reasonable, and the only thing that matters is the last handful of races in most peoples mind...
Anjobe wrote: » It isn't just the last few races though, this has been going on with Vettel for 2 1/2 seasons. Having a competitive team mate has made the situation starker, and perhaps even accelerated his decline, but he has been performing poorly and making too many mistakes for a long time now.
Gintonious wrote: » In black they look fantastic.
Cork Trucker wrote: » Quick question here for anyone who can answer it as my brain isn't as good as i had hoped. When was the last F1 race where all 3 drivers to reach the podium were of the same nationality? What got me thinking was the video i posted of Monza 1999 yesterday, Frentzen/R. Schumacher both German and Salo who is Finnish stood in for a German in M. Schumacher. For the life of me i cannot remember it in the last 20 years. I've seen podiums aplenty powered by the same engine manufacturer but never drivers of the same nationality on all 3 steps. Would be a good question in a motorsports quiz.
donspeekinglesh wrote: » Great question! I was convinced there had been at least one all German podium, but apparently not. This tweet (found via Reddit) is from 2012, but I don't think there's been any since then:https://twitter.com/virtualstatman/status/183805685664972801
OSI wrote: » 1983 San Marino Grand Prix 1st Patrick Tambay - Ferrari 2nd Alain Prost - Renault 3rd René Arnoux - Ferrari
flazio wrote: » Can't see a Hamilton, Norris, Russell podium happening anytime soon. I think I'm right in saying it's the only combination possible at the moment unless Ocon gets in early.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Yes. There are also 2 Finns 2 Germans and 2 French.I think the British would claim Albon if he were on the podium with 2 Brits. And they’d call it a French podium if LeClerc was there with Ro-Gro and Gasley.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » According to reddit there was an all British podium in 1968 in Watkins Glen. Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and John Surtees.
OSI wrote: » I'd love to know Albon's reasoning for racing under the Thai flag. I gather he was born, raised and has lived in the UK all of this life so it's interesting choice. I hope it's not just sponsorship reasons.
Cork Trucker wrote: » Probably for historical reasons, first Thai racer in F1 and that, something he can never have taken from him so a place in F1's history books. Did he race under the UK flag earlier in his career? i know Nico Rosberg despite being born in Germany and growing up in Monaco raced under the Finnish flag earlier in his career despite admitting he can't speak Finnish fluently, possibly Keke never conversed in the language with him very often as a child.
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