Caporegime
I didnt know that they were although i did have a feeling that Toyota were using a different diffuser to all the other teams but wasnt too sure.
Malaysian GP 2009 - Race 2/17
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I didnt know that they were although i did have a feeling that Toyota were using a different diffuser to all the other teams but wasnt too sure.
Soldato
These rule changes have been a big breath of fresh air for the sport.
Saturday pics - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2009/806/general/saturday.html
Notice Ralf is hanging around.
Notice Ralf is hanging around.
Besides, isn't he part of the Williams-Toyota deal, ie no cheap engines for Williams if they don't have a Jap. driver?
Yeah, they are a really good move. Just a shame that many people were critical. Respect to the FIA, they've done a good job.
Good move for racing yes, but the cars still look ugly because of the front/rear wings - I prefer the look of the last year's front and rear wings; however rest of the car car looks better.
what has given it a breath of fresh air? I'm not seeing any difference from last year yet.
The fact that the all the teams are so close together? And you can overtake, as was shown in Aus.
There was over taking last year in the midfield and there was also two saftey cars in melbourn, data shows teh brawns should iof been about 1minute ahead of the pack.
Cars close together? brawn are way out in front and the trailing teams are way out in back. the midfield is bunched together, This was the case last year.
It's early days, but i do not see much difference from last year.
Soldato
I've got used to the looks of the car now. No longer bothered by the wings.
The thing that looks most odd to me now is that the front nose looks so long on the cars
The thing that looks most odd to me now is that the front nose looks so long on the cars
Soldato
Why? So that McLaren can once again mess up their tactics or so that Hamilton has another one of his wet-weather-off-days?
Caporegime
How about just 'cos wet races are always dramatic and changeable and nearly always throw up surprises? I'm confused by the assumption of fanboyism in these threads. Hamilton and Kubica are probably my favourites out of the current crop of drivers but I'd much rather watch a good race in which they do badly than a dull race in which they do well.
This is true, however, Button is still beating his team-mate (albeit, its a too early to use that as a judgement of Button's ability).
I certainly dont rate him in the top 8 drivers in F1 right now, but he is doing the best possible job that any driver could do - 1 win and 2 poles.
And a dry race is even better because there are no silly things going on, fewer tactical goings on (ie with rain you need to pit at the right time, too early and you're out); more wheel to wheel racing with cars not sliding everywhere and so on.
Rain is only "fun" if what you want to see is lots of incidents.
I dunno, there are about 9 maybe 10 drivers all of who can be in the top 8, and Button is definitely among them .. it's close between Button, Glock, Rosberg, Kubica I think.
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Caporegime
Not in the top 8? Who are you putting ahead of him?
I'd say there's a top tier of three drivers: the three world champions, and then a second tier into which Vettel, Rubens, Massa, Kubica and Button fit. A midfield of drivers who are good but not quite there, and a few donkeys with whom you have to wonder how they get a drive.
Soldato
Soldato
Any signs of the weights being published yet?
Blackvault
Blackvault
I don't think it's possible to rank them in 'goodness'. What kind of measure is this? How much is it influenced by being in the right car at the right time? How much on employing the right manager? How much on factors nothing to do with actually driving? They are all good - they all have strengths and weaknesses. I'd say the team, the budgets, the car, the management etc etc vary so much from driver to driver it's simply impossible to rank them like this.