Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Jono8 said:
One thing is for sure, if (unlikely..but if) Lewis wins another title in the Ferrari, his already legendy status will go nuclear. There could be no arguments over the "GOAT" then.
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I still think the GOAT argument is super pointless but it would be something really special to see him win a title at Ferrari.

One of the most overlooked items with the whole GOAT debate is that there was a sizeable period of time where you were more likely to die during a GP than you were to win a world championship - and Fangio won 5 world championships. Jackie Stewart won 3! That whole era was just something else.
 
t2na said:
One of the most overlooked items with the whole GOAT debate is that there was a sizeable period of time where you were more likely to die during a GP than you were to win a world championship - and Fangio won 5 world championships. Jackie Stewart won 3! That whole era was just something else.
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This is true but then you also have to factor in that motorsport was not very competitive in the early days, certainly a million miles off where we are today. Back then it was a sport for mostly rich hobbyists on their jollies (even more so than motorsport is today). The difference between cars in terms of performance was huge, there was no talent pool as such, no feeder series etc. The drivers were absolute maniacs the way they risked their lives but chances are that from a purely driving perspective the talent level was not that high relative to modern times simply due to motorsport being in its infancy and barely anyone competing in it.

FYI I'm talking the VERY early days of F1 here
 
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It will take an extra special performance from Hamilton to secure an eighth title, I'm not convinced he'll be able to pull it off against the current crop of drivers unless the Ferrari is super competitive this year.
 
weta said:
It will take an extra special performance from Hamilton to secure an eighth title, I'm not convinced he'll be able to pull it off against the current crop of drivers unless the Ferrari is super competitive this year.
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Wait and see Hamilton is not the same as the others.

To clarify I had high hopes for Lando and Russell but they haven’t got the requisite edge. Piastri has struggled against Norris so again a disappointment, Max is good but questionable driving and basically cracking under real pressure are not good signs.

As for Leclerc, this year will be his reckoning and again so far he’s failed to live up to my hopes for him.
It certainly should be an enlightening season.
 
I’m fine with it having a couple of years off. Purists will be upset but the blunt truth is that despite an amazing layout and lots of history…Spa rarely produces great or memorable F1 races. All the best sessions of the past decade or more have been qualifying sessions with changeable conditions.

Same goes for Suzuka tbh (bar the last point about qualifying)

Silverstone is the only classic track that delivers at a consistent rate
 
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