Surrey Dave
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 12:30 PM |
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F1 yawn!!
trying to watch the Monaco Gp but found myself checking emails etc, must be really gripping stuff the F1......
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Staple balls
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 12:33 PM |
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so true
i have it on in the background in the vague hope someone crashes.
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 12:54 PM |
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hey someone spun , caused a traffic jam!!, bit like dodgems!!
I am a F1 fan by the way , but this is boring c**p , they would never use this circuit if was introduced now..............................
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Staple balls
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 12:57 PM |
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it's funny, i used to love it, back when it wasn't overly safe.
imo, they need to revert back to the year before they introduced the grooved tires
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 01:08 PM |
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Yeah, less downforce and more mechanical grip , (slicks) , so that the cars can race close together ,and overtake.......
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cashy
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 01:23 PM |
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DITTO-
I can hear it but to be honest its totally boring........
tv on whilst i type
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 01:52 PM |
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Thank goodness for worn out tyres , made a bit more of a spectacle, Montoya under achieving as usual , he should have had a go at Alonso......
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johnston
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 01:58 PM |
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tyre stops back
fuel stops out
manual gearshifts
no traction/launch control
and slicks
active suspension in (the sparks looked cool)
let driver mistakes count
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Stuart Ainslie
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 02:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by johnston
tyre stops back
fuel stops out
manual gearshifts
no traction/launch control
and slicks
active suspension in (the sparks looked cool)
let driver mistakes count
Here here.......
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clbarclay
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 02:27 PM |
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And ground effects (wooden skirts).
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 03:26 PM |
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managed to make me nod off for a bit,they mentioned a web site asking for sugestions so they must be pretty desparate,how bout smaller single element
wings,iron brakes,manual gearchange and controll tyres
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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marcyboy
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 03:37 PM |
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well i know a much cheaper way to make it a bit more exciting...!!
random oil slicks and various hazards dotted around the track, and they keep it on the box... god only knows why
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 03:42 PM |
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Bother, I missed it. I was welding radiator brackets and forgot. I can't see Montoya without bursting out laughing since watching the clip of
him beaning himself on the tv camera and blaming the guy for it. Why don't they show Motogp and Superbikes on terrestrial tv and stop
pandering to these prima donnas.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 03:59 PM |
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cos its all about money and not sport these daze
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Russ-Turner
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 06:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
they mentioned a web site asking for sugestions so they must be pretty desparate
Funny that. Everyone has an opinion on what F1 should be and everyone says that the F.I.A. doesn't listen to the fans... so when they ask what
F1 should be this gets slated too. Sounds like they can't win to me.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 06:35 PM |
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F1 has been loosing fans for a long time now,its all about money,no fans = no money=no race.
in the mansel/prost/senna era it was worth watching,might be worth listening to those that pay the bills to find out why its going down the pan
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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turbo time
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 09:09 PM |
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Yeah, I got back from my hockey game and clicked on the TV, caught the last four laps, that was all I needed to see.
Sure, you can whine about F1 being boring, but I was thrilled when I saw the man from Finland out in front, finally I think it's a season w/o a
red car and German boring everyone to death.
Oh, and you think that's boring, come over here and try to figure out why the hell millions of people like NASCAR, heavy, poor-handling cars
making a big left turn for 3 hours (and that's an exciting race), and these fans don't even know what formula 1 is (honestly).
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clbarclay
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| posted on 22/5/05 at 09:26 PM |
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Large circular traks acting as a centrafuge, with large poor handling cars, equals large crashes.
Drive cars straight at brick walls and I wouldn't be surprised if the average american would love it and make a sport out of it.
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ludsonline
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| posted on 23/5/05 at 06:02 AM |
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Boring F1
I reckon they should bring a weight penalty system for all point scoring cars.
starting with 40kg for 1st down to 5kg for 8th
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Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 23/5/05 at 08:43 AM |
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Cmon guys-
British driver banned for cheating.
Crash in practice lap,
driver penalised,
Multiple car pile up early in race,
World champions car badly damaged,
New driver leading,
huge battle for 4,5,6,7 place
Gung Ho overtake by J Trulli
Gung Ho overtake by Heidfeld
Gung Ho overtake by Webber *2
Different three drivers on podium
World championship leader finishes fourth
World champion finishes 7th.
You surely cant say that it was predictable?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 23/5/05 at 08:50 AM |
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But it STILL manages to be boring!
DJ
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ayoungman
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| posted on 23/5/05 at 09:17 AM |
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Are we all starting to sound like our Fathers or what ! I remember him talking about Clarke and Moss and the rest of the greats, the good old days
being much better/more skill.
I think its just two things. Progress and old age creeping up on us all !
"just like that !"
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 23/5/05 at 09:27 AM |
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No - I watched a bit of DTM over the weekend (German touring cars). Excellent racing, in-car pictures, etc. much more entertaining, even though the
cars are spaced out as much as the F1's are. Mind you - those DTM cars are FAST!
The other day I was watching some karting - not sure what championship, but the drivers all seemed to be in their teens - and even that was more
interesting.
DJ
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Staple balls
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| posted on 23/5/05 at 09:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jumpy Guy
Multiple car pile up early in race,
World champions car badly damaged,
New driver leading,
huge battle for 4,5,6,7 place
Gung Ho overtake by J Trulli
Gung Ho overtake by Heidfeld
Gung Ho overtake by Webber *2
divide that by what? 78 laps?
here lies the problem, while there are some almost interesting bits, nothing actually exciting.
10 laps of paint drying for one lap with a fly landing in the paint.
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JoelP
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| posted on 23/5/05 at 09:42 PM |
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i was buzzing my arse off, in an irish bar in gran canaria, throughly enjoying mclarens astounding performance. Raikonnen could've done the 2nd
pit stop for fun if he wanted! Amazing performance, demonstrates the incredible advances that mclaren have made in recent months/years.
as someone once said, theres nothing wrong with a procession so long as the lead car is black and silver
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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