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He had no pressure last year until about the last 3 or 4 races
Pressure is a huge factor in F1.
(I'm sure you already know this but just pointing it out anyway
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He had no pressure last year until about the last 3 or 4 races
Pressure is a huge factor in F1.
(I'm sure you already know this but just pointing it out anyway
)He had no pressure last year until about the last 3 or 4 races
Pressure is a huge factor in F1.
(I'm sure you already know this but just pointing it out anyway
True, but he had a team mate who was taking valuable points away from him.
This year he didnt even need to think about his team mate, and really was only racing 2 other drivers on the grid for the championship.
Hamilton drove in the same car as Alonso last year and was generally faster and scored more points in the wet than Alonso.
Barrichello certainly isnt in the same league as Hamilton. When he was in the best car in F1, he did nothing in the wet, that made me think, "wow". Hamilton made me think that, in many wet races, as he was fastest. Last year, in his first season, him winning races on wet tracks was definitely an eye-opener.
I cant comment on Vettel, but I still believe that Hamilton would be faster in the wet. In the future, we will find out, as they both have many years of racing ahead of them.
I've read that thread.
I wasnt into F1 at that time, as it was before my time, but Overlag has stated that not all races were like that. In fact that was the exception rather than the rule.
Another thing is that people have a habit of looking at the past with rose-tinted specs. This happens in all areas of life - 'it were better when I was a lad...'
You claimed that it wasn't exciting because it was obvious at the time that Hamilton would overtake Glock. You only have to go back through the thread and read all the posts by people thinking Hamilton had blown it to realise this was not the case.
It's easy enough looking at it now, sector times in hand, and saying that the overtake was inevitable but that's not the point.
Soldato
yup, and he didnt even watch it. so he has no clue what was going on (at the time).
Soldato
This year he was the No 1 driver for the "2nd biggest" team in F1. Instant pressure
I think he will be very composed next year. As long as he has a good car like the second half of this year.
This year he was the No 1 driver for the "2nd biggest" team in F1. Instant pressure
Leading the championship in your debut year >>> Leading the championship in your 2nd year.
He will undoubtedly have pressure from needing to perform better in his 2nd year, but even taking that into consideration is probably not as much as the pressure in his first season and expecting to win the championship.
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Next season he has the added pressure of being the defending WDC, also the new cars will be a completley different beast to 2008 cars which will add more pressure.
I hope now that he has his 1st WDC under his belt he will be a little less hot-heaaded.
I hope now that he has his 1st WDC under his belt he will be a little less hot-heaaded.
Also the scandals and in-fighting at McLaren would have made it a difficult place to work - remember him and Alonso pretty much destroyed what we thought before they arrived was a harmonise team...This year he was the No 1 driver for the "2nd biggest" team in F1. Instant pressure
I think he will be very composed next year. As long as he has a good car like the second half of this year.
Definitely Hamilton was better last year than this year, or maybe more consistent - some could say that the driving mentality was different - he was just out to prove he was the fastest last year (at whatever cost) - this year he needed to prove he was the best...
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I preferred Hamilton last year. I felt he was more consistent and went toe-to-toe with Alonso.
This year, he was ragged. And after Alonso's strong showing in the final third of the season, in the 3rd best car, scoring more points than anybody else, Hamilton's peformance didnt look too great.
A good article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7711153.stm
What really interested me was, ...
It would appear that most of Honda's resources have been directed to 2009. I doubt that any other team has invested so much into 2009. And bearing that in mind, I'm actually thinking that maybe, just maybe, Honda could compete for podiums next year. SHOCK HORROR!
If that happens, it would be unprecedented, as I dont remember a back-of-the-grid team to ever move forward so significantly, from one season to the next.
The test times in January/February should be very very interesting.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7711153.stm
What really interested me was, ...
It would appear that most of Honda's resources have been directed to 2009. I doubt that any other team has invested so much into 2009. And bearing that in mind, I'm actually thinking that maybe, just maybe, Honda could compete for podiums next year. SHOCK HORROR!
If that happens, it would be unprecedented, as I dont remember a back-of-the-grid team to ever move forward so significantly, from one season to the next.
The test times in January/February should be very very interesting.
Soldato
problem is with that stratagy is that they (and BMW) are developing 2009s car from a car they stopped working on in lets say june 2008?
Ferrari, Mclaren, Renault, will be working from a November 2008 spec car. If ya catch my drift? (i know it aint that simple but...)
Of coarse next season is dif cos the cars are so different but i still think the top 4 will be
1: Ferrari
2: Mclaren
2: Alonso (oops, sorry Renault)
4: BMW.
BMW and Honda may move up, but 1 maybe 2 slots for Honda max...
(and yes, there are 2 2nds....)
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I'd go along with that. The only thing that could throw a surprise is the fact that there are so many changes to the regs. The last time this happened (as was pointed out by someone earlier in this thread), Williams moved from 1st to 3rd. So it wouldnt be unprecedented for there to be a surprise.
I'm hoping though (based on the last third of 2008), that Alonso might be able to mount a WDC challenge, so we have a 4-way battle.
I enjoy the battles between Hamilton and Alonso, because you know that there is a lot more to it than just beating eachother on the track -they have a history and genuine bad feeling towards one another.
Thats old news isn't it..? I don't think they made it half way into the season before stopping major development, although this fell on deaf ears on here and Button kept getting slated for doing nothing when it was clear they won't be going anywhere anyway
Did you hear any moaning from the drivers? Nope.
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I wouldn't have said unprecedented. Williams moved forward very quickly from '78 to '79 - 16 points to 75. BAR went from no points in '99 to finishing 5th in the championship the next year.
I think he[LH] has a lot more to offer next year. He has a little more experience behind him. The expectation of the general public [well most of] has been lifted off of his shoulders a bit. Now the only thing he has to prove is that he is as good as RD and LH believe he is
As far as next years predictions are concerned for the Constuctors championship , you may as well pick numbers from a hat. To many changes to just assume that because a team was good last year it will be the same this year.
Soldato
Just watched that this morning. The bloke is an absolute nutter!
That's brilliant
Quite a bit of unseen footage in there Love it when the Ferrari guy punches a glass window and it smashes
That's brilliant
Love it when the Ferrari guy punches a glass window and it smashes
As opposed to Mclaren engineers:
"Oh well, we'll do better next year.... lets pack up."
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