2010 Formula 1 thread

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by Pharmacist

why is he a traitor? there was no room for him in ferrari. both alonso and massa already have secured their seats for the next few seasons and likely won't go anywhere anytime soon. ferrari tried to lobby for running a 3rd car for him but the rest of the teams refused. so it was either to drive for a different team or not return at all.

Ferrari also forced him out to make way for the almighty Kimi, who never really had his heart in the game to begin with. I can see him maybe wanting to punish them for that.

[Chupacabra]

Originally Posted by Pharmacist

why is he a traitor?

As a Ferrari fan, seeing Michael in another car is not good. I know its not his fault and he would have probably run for Ferrari if he could but since he doesn't he remains a traitor for now. Plus I know how good the guy is, and when Ferrari is not winning i start getting depressed.



Pit stops should be 1-2 seconds faster than DTM stops, which in itself is impressive... That brings a total pit stop to 23-25seconds (includes the drive down pit lane)... It is not going to play as much in the overtaking game, but we will have to see...

I have a feeling that because of the no fuel loads... the first 1/3 of the race will be pretty bland, as cars are trying to burn through weight and keep the car on the race... the last 1/3 with light cars will be incredible.... I hope.

[Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Chupacabra

As a Ferrari fan, seeing Michael in another car is not good. I know its not his fault and he would have probably run for Ferrari if he could but since he doesn't he remains a traitor for now. Plus I know how good the guy is, and when Ferrari is not winning i start getting depressed.



Pit stops should be 1-2 seconds faster than DTM stops, which in itself is impressive... That brings a total pit stop to 23-25seconds (includes the drive down pit lane)... It is not going to play as much in the overtaking game, but we will have to see...

I have a feeling that because of the no fuel loads... the first 1/3 of the race will be pretty bland, as cars are trying to burn through weight and keep the car on the race... the last 1/3 with light cars will be incredible.... I hope.

what i'm actually pretty concerned about is all the extra wear and tear on tires and brakes that they may not last the entire race. i hope we don't see more accidents and retirements due to that

[dad]

[QUOTE=Chupacabra;428717 The best driver on the grid as of THIS MOMENT.. is at Ferrari.... This will be a good season.


[/QUOTE]

Who might that be?

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by dad

Who might that be?

Alonso.

[dad]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Alonso.

Will he have to be second fiddle to Massa?

[m4a1mustang]

I doubt it. Massa may have blistering speed but I think Alonso is the better driver overall. He's more like Schumacher in that he can be super fast and mistake free, and he is great with the engineers for developing the car.

[rudi]

The combination of Schumacher & Ross Brawn is going to be hard to beat.

[WShade]

<<<<<<<<<------------------ Lewis

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by rudi

The combination of Schumacher & Ross Brawn is going to be hard to beat.

Yeah. I'm pretty sure when Schumi was going to sub for Massa Ross Brawn came to him and whispered, "wait...". They are a killer combination... awesome driver and awesome race engineer... like Johnson/Knaus on the NASCAR side... unbeatable when the equipment is 100%.

[WShade]

I just hope that Hamilton and Button don't butt heads later in the season. Team chemistry is really important and I just hope the champs from the last two years can coexist.

On another note, I heard with no refueling they are looking to get tire changes down to under 4 seconds

[m4a1mustang]

They have been doing them in the 3 second range so far and are aiming for 2 second bracket.

Fast for sure but when you have a tire changer on each corner and the whole car is lifted at once its not really that crazy.

[Sscottfitz]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

They have been doing them in the 3 second range so far and are aiming for 2 second bracket.

Fast for sure but when you have a tire changer on each corner and the whole car is lifted at once its not really that crazy.

Yea, its not like they have 5 lug nuts to hit!

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by Sscottfitz

Yea, its not like they have 5 lug nuts to hit!

Yeah, they have it easy with only one lug to hit and they are already in place before the car arrives.

[Titan1080]

I've read somewhere that Williams hit sub-3s in practice, whether anyone can hit that under pressure during a race is anyone's guess, but it'll sure be fun to watch! Gonna miss Heikki driving off with the fuel hose attached though...funny how it happened in front of the Iceman last year.