Formula 1 Thread

#276
#276
Tony George's take on today's announcement:

Indianapolis boss Tony George believes Formula One chiefs are going to have to understand that the United States needs treating differently from other countries if there is to be a successful race there in the future.

Although financial considerations played a big part in the decision to not host the race, George admitted that promotional issues were also important - and suggested that the sport had not woken up to the fact that the US market needed a different approach compared to other venues.

"Money is a factor. It's not the only factor. It has some bearing on the decision, but there are a number of things that I believe need to happen for it to be viable as a business opportunity," he said.

"One, the promoters, in this case Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Formula One, have to provide the leadership in a working relationship that includes a national broadcast partner and a title sponsor that will actively embrace and support the event, along with a number of other things. Those are the important things that really have been lacking.
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autosport.com - F1 News: George: F1 must wake up to American needs
autosport.com - F1 News: Q & A with IMS boss Tony George
 
#277
#277
tidwell said:
If they don't go back to Indy, where could they go in the US?

Bernie mentioned a month or so ago that he'd prefer to have a race near/in a major city like New York, Las Vegas, or Los Angeles (I think LA was mentioned) which would have to be a street course.

IMS put on a great race this year, I'd like for them to just go back there if they can... what better place in the US for a world championship than Indy?
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I think Chicago, Tampa, and LA have circuits they use for CART or IRL (don't know which one). Not sure if these would suitable but know they hold F1 type races.
 
#278
#278
Laguna Seca would also be pretty interesting... although when I looked it up on Wikipedia, it said that LS was in talks to hold a F1 race, but it was thought to be too small and remote to hold an F1 crowd. That was in 1989.
 
#279
#279
That is a bummer that the U.S. Grand Prix is no more, I really enjoyed watching that race.

I do believe Indy was the best fit for a U.S. Grand Prix, but there are plenty of other courses to choose from. Some of the other courses are in smaller cities, but those races in other countries aren't in metropolis's or anything. Laguna Seca would be very cool, but Indy is def. the best fit.
 
#280
#280
almost all CART events are held on temporary street circuits, which is awful racing.

some circuits that are capable of an F1 event:

1. Road Atlanta: an awesome circuit. it provides challenging corners an lots of elevation changes. a great place to watch a race.

2. Laguna Seca: this track is located in Monterey which is about 45 minutes from San Francisco. there were a lot of great CART races here back in the day.

3. Road America: located in beautiful Elkart Lake, WS; this track (i think) is the premiere road circuit in America. this was one on my favorite races to watch back in the day.

4. Indy: they have the facilities already and it's a real shame they couldn't get a deal done.

5. Portland: another great track, but there's not much else going on here.
 
#286
#286
The investigators looking into Nigel Stepney's activities at Ferrari are not expecting to reveal full details of what the mysterious white powder at the centre of the controversy is until the start of next month.

"As far as I know it's not calcium phosphate, not at all," Tibis was quoted as saying by Gazzetta dello Sport. "On August 3 or 4 everything will be revealed: the substance, its concentration and its effects."

Tibis added that should Stepney's actions warrant a court case, court hearings would not begin until the end of this year.

"The possible first hearing?" he said. "If everything fits, as I think, we'll be able to be ready by the end of the year at most."
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autosport.com - F1 News: White powder answers due next month
 
#287
#287
Fine Vol said:
Do the F1s run any of the road courses Nascar runs? If so what is the lap time difference?
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there's one F1 race in America per year, so i'm going with no. and that race is no more.

an F1 car would make a NASCAR look like it's standing still.
 
#289
#289
once you see an F1 car in person you will have a completely new respect for what those cars are capable of doing. they are simply amazing machines. i was speechless seeing them go down the frontstraight at Indy. and then they come out of the last turn into the pits and drop from 175+ to 30 mph in a second. literally.

awesome.
 
#290
#290
I believe the stat they keep repeating during broadcasts is that zero to 100 then back to zero is 7 seconds -- no other series can touch that.
 
#291
#291
So who is everyone's favorite driver or team? Do you follow a team or do you follow a driver?

I am somewhat torn, I have been a big fan of Kimi Raikkonen when he was at McLaren, but I cannot stand Ferrari. I want to root for Kimi, but just can't find myself doing it. The red of Ferrari represents evil. :) I do want Kimi to pummel Massa into the ground...just something I dislike about that guy...he remiinds me of a tanned Squiggy from Happy Days.

So I cheer for McLaren, they are my team.
 
#293
#293
Godfatha said:
So who is everyone's favorite driver or team? Do you follow a team or do you follow a driver?

I am somewhat torn, I have been a big fan of Kimi Raikkonen when he was at McLaren, but I cannot stand Ferrari. I want to root for Kimi, but just can't find myself doing it. The red of Ferrari represents evil. :) I do want Kimi to pummel Massa into the ground...just something I dislike about that guy...he remiinds me of a tanned Squiggy from Happy Days.

So I cheer for McLaren, they are my team.
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Well, like I've said, I've only been following F1 since the second GP of this season and I haven't claimed any one driver or team as my absolute favorite. I started off pulling for the cool looking McLaren cars because the first practice I watched I... well, like their cars! Part of me likes pulling for the younger guys like Hamilton, Kubica, Kovalainen, and Rosberg since I'm young to the sport as well. Overall, I like the majority of the drivers up to this point, except Ralf and Massa (or the Red Menace, as I've found him to be called). Just something about those two that rubs me the wrong way.
 
#294
#294
McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan has confided with several of his team colleagues about secret Ferrari documents in his possession, according to a report in Italy today.

The Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica quotes from what it claims to be Coughlan's affidavit, which was handed to Ferrari on Wednesday as part of the team's legal proceedings in England.
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According to La Repubblica, Coughlan confirms in his affidavit that he had Ferrari's technical drawings and internal documentation in his possession.

Coughlan also allegedly reveals that he showed these documents to several people at McLaren - and not just to managing director Jonathan Neale, as had previously been known.

According to La Repubblica, Coughlan states that all McLaren employees responded in the same manner, by distancing themselves from these documents and advising him to destroy them.

Furthermore, Coughlan has reportedly not confirmed that his source for the documents was indeed ex-Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney, and the newspaper only cites Coughlan as saying he received the documents via an express courier mail service.
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Ferrari lawyer Massimiliano Maestretti told RAI television that there is still some uncertainty regarding who knew about the documents and just when some of them were delivered to Coughlan.

"We don't know what Neale's role is, but we know he was aware Coughlan had the documents and he likely saw part of those documents," said Maestretti.

"The McLaren statement mentioned the documents were received at the end of April, but we have proof that there were more later than that with a May date."
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autosport.com - F1 News: Coughlan confided with several colleagues

:popcorn:
 
#298
#298
hohenfelsvol said:
Am a Ferrari fan becuase of Schumacher. Still root for the fast red car.
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I was a big fan of Schumacher for the longest time (Michael, not Half) until it became clear that the whole team was built to support him, and the other driver was not allowed to compete. I know it goes on in a lot of teams, but that cheapens to me what Michael did (not denying he is a great driver though).

Things do seem to have changed at Ferrari though, with no clear number one driver. It's making for a much more interesting drivers championship race.
 
#299
#299
cheapens? he won a world championship with 2 different teams.

is it Schumacher's fault that nobody could compete with Ferrari when he was there? shoot, with the exception a few years with Mika, McLaren wasn't even in the same league as Ferrari.

face it, Ferrari dominated the the Schumacher era and i don't think it's suprising to see a bit of drop off this year without him. you can't hold hold the team was setup around him arguement over his head because EVERY team was setup like that.
 
#300
#300
Nigel Stepney's legal team are investigating who is behind the high-speed car chases that the Briton said forced him to leave Italy.

"There have been high-speed car chases," he said. "We've been followed by more than one car, with Italian plates, and when we cornered one of them last Thursday evening the men in it refused to speak.

"I don't believe they were journalists. [Girlfriend] Ash has been stalked at the house. There was tracking gear on my car. Someone was going to get hurt. I had no option but to get out of Italy."

Stepney's lawyer Sonia Bartolini said they were investigating the matter.

"At the right time we'll draw our conclusions," she told La Repubblica newspaper. "At the moment we're trying to trace the car plates to the subjects that followed Stepney, and then we'll file a complaint."

Meanwhile, Gazzetta dello Sport quoted her as saying: "The evidence in our possession shows there will be other people involved. Some heavy revelations."
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autosport.com - F1 News: Stepney considers action over car chases

:wacko:
 
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