re: The Official F1 Thread
Cape said:
Kimi chucked a France 2002
And Kimi and Michael seem to be very nice to each other lately, wonder if that means Kimi is going to Ferrari
They are going to ban TC or something like that in 2008.
LOl yea the oil spill, still remember that.
Tuna said:
Rosberg is very competitive, his mistakes derive from impatience.
Without Traction Control, F1 car would almost be too difficult to drive. Everyone has Traction control installed so why did you mention he seldomly makes mistake? Everyone is on the same level.
Ah bullshit. Non of the preceding sports have TC like GP2/F3(even though they are lighter cars-easier to correct. THat's what the challenge of F1 is, heavier, more powerful). Too difficult to drive... give me a break. What the hell were they doing before 2001(inc first 4 races). Without TC, Schumacher is probably king, and he proved that in 94, 95, some parts in 96, 97(keep in mind the 1994/96/97 williams were way better than the benneton/ferrari. Also today there is just so much grip, from high aero levels and continuous tyre development.
And no, everyone is NOT on the same level. Each Mfr has their OWN TC technology implemented. Each DRIVER can choose the level of TC. Notice the BMW sauber drivers, esp Heidfield. I was watching the duel with him an Montoya in Silverstone. On the corner club, montoya slammed the throttle down 100%, and relied on TC. Heidfield's throttle bar(gradually came to 100% but only 60% throttle when montoya was on 100%-TC on)) showed next to no TC used. In the end? Better acceleration. It is so easy to drive an F1 car these days. Brake, smack throttle, Brake, smack throttle. But as a race goes on WITHOUT TC, Drivers make mistakes and are forced to correct, hence closer racing. Racing would be better without it.
WHy did they introduce TC in the first place? Teams were using ECUs to split the torque supplied to individual wheels. Some ECUs were better than others, and the FIA said it was too hard to detect. That was 5 years ago now. I'm sure they could detect them now, if TC was banned, and ECU installed. Maybe a controlled ECU. Some others say safety.
Also watch Schumacher. He has big steering inputs on exits of corners and mid corner. This is to solve all the little slides in the car. This just shows he uses very little TC, in order to get very good acceleration, and cornering speed.
And yes it would be wise for Kimi to move to Ferrari. Ferrari have the best engine+chassis development, best reliability, all round good package and consistancy. Mclaren has lost Adrian Newey. The 2005 MP4-20 is over. I hate to say it, but it's over. It's been confirmed by reliable paddock sources, and look at the press conference with Kimi whenever he gets a podium. He doesn't care about this season really, yes he wants a few wins, that's all but he didn't care if he came 2nd or 3rd in Canada.
2007, Alonso in Mclaren hopefully he can compete. RBR ferrari with Newey and ferrari engines will be very competitve i hope. I expect the renaults, ferraris to be at it again. Hoepfully Honda can get rid of this fuel problem. Car is just crap with fuel onboard+race setup, shines when low on fuel and qualifying, as we saw in 2004 season. They've been having this problem for years and still can't get on top of it.
Anyway before banning TC, bring back the 2002 qualifying style. Whoever thought of the current systems needs to get his head checked. Watching cars go around for 18minutes burning fuel is a fucking joke. Whereas a 12 lap system, with drivers going full on, would be awesome.