Comments on: Let’s go racing! Oh, wait…

By: MATTHEW

MATTHEW — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:24:01 +0000

I HATE THE BUDGET CAP! I DON’T GIVE A $*#@ IF MANOR, CAMPOS, OR USF1 TEAMS COMPETE NEXT YEAR! I WANT TO WATCH FERRARI AND MCLAREN COMPETING NEXT YEAR IN THE SAME TYPE OF CAR. NOT IN ANOTHER SERIES IN THE SAME RACE. AND IF THAT HAPPENS, IT WILL BE THE SAME SITUATION AS THE IRL/CART SPLIT IN THE USA. AND CART LOST.. AND IF THAT HAPPENS NEXT YEAR, THE FIA WILL LOSE AND FOTA WILL WIN. AND F1 IS GONE FOR GOOD.

By: Slickrubber

Slickrubber — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:49:31 +0000

I don t want TOP GEAR to run F-1, remember their motto: “Ambitious But Rubbish” That s what F-1 is already, LOL

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:03:50 +0000

its time the teams ran F1, the FIA is a waste of space and is unnecessary, You want cost savings, get rid of them (FIA).

This is just another thing that says FOTA needs to form its own series

and to top this off, just learned there wont be refueling next year, when I first heard this I thought it was a joke, but WTF people, I mean come on, refueling is a huge part of the sport.

By: Polish Pawel

Polish Pawel — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:57:04 +0000

SOmeone touched upon a good point up above, “The TG4 will be better at running it.” Up until now we have seen Top Gear prove they can build a road faster, do radio news “better”, and work as farmers… “better” farmers.

Each time these segments of the show demonstrated that certain things are difficult to do.

I think the resolution of the row between the FOTA and FIA is a difficult process, especially as these are two deers clashing antlers for the heart of a doe… the viewers that is.

So why not do a segment showing just how difficult it is for the dispute to be resolved.

Who would be the guys represent?

Well Jeremy would represent the fans.
Richard the FOTA
James the FIA

I certainly think it would be enjoyable.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:11:10 +0000

all the fighting started becouse max wanted the teams to save money why does he not just get them to sign a contract sating they will stay in the sport for example 5 years

By: ALawler

ALawler — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:02:52 +0000

I never thought I’d say this but I’m am totally sick of Formula 1 and I have been avid fan for about 32 years now. All this politics is utter garbage, Ecclestone and Mosley should go, they’re destroying the sport now – it’s a total farce, every year the rules are different.

Formula 1 is fixable.
1). Get rid of the board under the car and let it run as low as they used to, with sparks flying from the rear!
2). Allow the engineers run as much downforce as the car can, this gives the drivers confidence in ovetaking.
3), Scrap the Blue Flag – These are supposedly the best drivers in the world, surely they can handle getting around a back marker (More Overtaking).
4). Stop trying to make the cars SLOWER, this is a race it’s supposed to be about SPEED!
5). Get rid of the old men ruining Formula 1, they’ve forgotten what it used to be.

Watch the BTCC races on ITV – 7 hours of racing in one day. Now that’s worth watching.

By: Slickrubber

Slickrubber — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:56:18 +0000

@Thomas(33): the 09(no testing during race season) rules,are, what makes this season so boring.Brawn had plenty of time to test their cars last year,and all the other teams had the disadvantage, to actually concentrate on racing.Brawn is in the lead now, and there s only a 1%chance, they won t become champions this year, because nobody can test new stuff on the car. Even the big players won t know, if their tweaks actually work as planned,or not,and the only time they can test are the two days of testing before the qualifying.The tracks are very different, so, what might work on 1 track might hinder performance on another.The fine-tuning will just be a hit-or-miss job.Also, if every team gains a second with its tweaks, the outcome at the end of the season will still be the same.
Rules should be rules, but if changed seasonally, they re just exceptions.If,(as an example)a driver would get a point for each car overtaken, that is in front of him at the start,or lapping a car, this season could look much more exciting during a race,(the first one still wins, but he could be challenged pointwise by someone of the midfield) that d be interesting to watch, and opens way for whole new strategies.(since there will be no refuelling in 2010, there s no sneaking past,just because somebody fills his tank to the brim. They ll all have about the same chance to overtake, because everybody needs about the same time in the pit lane.(everybody has to use two sets of tires anyway)

By: Porschephile

Porschephile — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:30:48 +0000

maybe if the fota teams agree to send 3 ladies to max’s home every night he will shut up.
on a serious note, keep safety & lose all the other rubbish rules. lotus won by not spending much at all, so let the flipping teams decide how much they want to spend.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:58:21 +0000

I just want to go back to racing for a minute and remind everyone of Toyota’s launch video for the TF1-09. “It’s time…to win”. Well now its midseason and i dont think they have come close to winning this season, their highlight is one pole position. It makes me laugh.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:47:41 +0000

Yeah, Mosley has been acting like a 5 year old who didn’t get what he wanted for christmas. But to be perfectly honest, mister Ferrari hasn’t really been much better. When Mosley said he wouldn’t run for another period as president of FIA come the october election, Montezemolo clearly couldn’t or wouldn’t hold back on showing his joy, and called Mosley a dictator. Another 5 year old who in the past years haven’t been getting what he wanted for christmas.

My idea would be to get rid of Mosley, Ecclestone and Montezemolo as FOTA boss. He can be leader for Ferrari, I don’t care, but you have to have a man with more common sense than him leading FOTA.

And by the way. I’ve been a fan of the pirat league for a while, but there is a catch to it, if it’s gonna happen. In football (soccer) there is 1 world cup for nations. The F1 world championship is the motorsports equal to that. In boxing you can have several world champions in the same weight class but for different associations at the same time. In my opinion there can be only one world champion, not several, and it would be really sad to see that happen to F1, even tho that’s what it might be like if we get the pirat league.

With regards to the 09 regulations… They aren’t all bad. I’m a McLaren fan, and hell we aren’t doing well, at all. The regulations for this season has meant more excitement in most of the races, ferrari and mclaren can only blame themselves for only focusing on last years championship. Which reminds me that Montezemolo also whined about that when Ferrari hadn’t picked up any points at all from the first 4 races. You cannot have a man made of excuses and drama lead 8 teams. Sorry, but you need a cold-headed, calculating guy, not some bloke caring more about his makeup on national tv than the situation in the sport he is such a big part of.

That being said, I’m happy Ferrari has gotten going. Even tho I always hope they break down, it’s good for the sport, as it adds a bit more pressure on Brawn GP. I’m hoping it won’t be another Schumi season, so Red Bull please do drive more like you did on Silverstone.
And Lewis, crack the whip over those engineers, we need McLaren back up where it belongs. On top of the grid.