What a Qual Session!
And detractors from F1 say it's boring!
Button, Beating M. Schumacher in Qualifying!
(3rd Place!)
Go Button Go!!!
Freeburn.
In article <CSOp5.401$[email hidden]>, Freeburn <alan.daly@NOSPAM!ntlworld.com> wrote:
>What a Qual Session!
>And detractors from F1 say it's boring!
They generally aren't referring to qualifying. I wouldn't generally call
the qualifying boring.
In order, I'd rate the most interesting/exciting parts of F1 to be:
1) the race start
2) the first turn
3) the qualifying
4) The progression of the points standings through the season
5) the pitting (and I consider this a shame that this is the most exciting
part of a race after the first 30 seconds).
6) the cars themselves (sometimes I might rate this is a lot higher). Their
sound is almost worth the price of admission.
7) the pit-babes
8) all the stupid rumors, political bickering, import placed on nonsense such
as whether a driver has lost his form just because he might have had
back-to-back races where his car broke down or got shunted, import placed on
all things trivial in the lives of spoiled drivers. Seriously rating drivers
(and then fighting over endlessly) where clearly what is more important is the
car and team they work for...well, Schumacher excepted.
9) The rest of the race (well down from most of the above)
FWIW, I would say the qualifying today was interesting. And I think they
should make that Steve Matchett guy a regular in the booth.
> FWIW, I would say the qualifying today was interesting. And I think they
> should make that Steve Matchett guy a regular in the booth.
I agree, Interesting comments about Eau Rouge too.
General consensus seemed to me that Flat out thru Eau Rouge is the norm
for the best drivers, In '99 JV lost it because he was pushing the car
betond the envelope but Zonta lost it there because of set-up probs.
Freeburn
I must say I agree almost 100% with "masten", the most
boring thing is an already started F1 race. Like the last
one, in Hungary, it�s a train, a very fast one, but it�s a
train, no overtaking. What I do is wake up in the morning
see about 10-15min after the start and go to bed again,
because if nobody blows, that order is final. If they only
had those yellow flags that CART has.
lito
Caracas, Venezuela
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Matchett was a mechanic for Benetton, and his book describing a year on
the road with the team, "Life In the Fast Lane," is an excellent read.
Read this, and then read Alf Francis and Peter Lewis'"Alf Francis:
Racing Mechanic" -- what an incredible contrast! Francis was chief
mechanic for H.W.M., Peter Whitehead, Rob Walker, and -- most famously
-- Stirling Moss, working from the late '40s to the early '60s (the book
was written in 1957). The stuff Francis and his colleagues did to get
the cars to the starting line, in an era before private jets (or even
comfortable motorhomes), is quite often hairier than the racing itself!
BB
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> FWIW, I would say the qualifying today was interesting. And I think they
> should make that Steve Matchett guy a regular in the booth.
lito wrote:
>
> I must say I agree almost 100% with "masten", the most boring thing is an already started F1 race...
Ain't it the truth: here on the right coast of the Yew Ess Aye, I get up
at 7am (an ungodly hour!) to watch F1 (so I can only imagine what a pain
it is in California and Latin America!), and catch the start with two
cups of coffee, and then fall asleep ten laps into it. I say put 'em on
6" bias-ply tires and no wings!
BB
No Way! Cautions for the sake of hampering races to make them more
interesting?, shit, why not just have a rule that says the race leader
has to slow down and let the others catch up, LOL.
'Some' races can become a precession, I agree, (Hungary is a good
example) but look at Hock this year, awesome race, but the
'precessions' are usually after the top couple of teams get a clear
technological advantage (active susp anyone?) or when teams have a
deveoped a new car that needs a season to 'settle'.
The races are not always gripping from start - finish, but the races
that are, are the pinnicle of racing for me, all IMHO of course.
Freeburn.
lito wrote:
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> > I must say I agree almost 100% with "masten", the most > boring thing is an already started F1 race. Like the last > one, in Hungary, it�s a train, a very fast one, but it�s a > train, no overtaking. What I do is wake up in the morning > see about 10-15min after the start and go to bed again, > because if nobody blows, that order is final. If they only > had those yellow flags that CART has. > > lito > Caracas, Venezuela > > * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is Beautiful> No Way! Cautions for the sake of hampering races to
> make them more
> interesting?, shit, why not just have a rule that says
> the race leader
> has to slow down and let the others catch up, LOL.
You are right, from that point of view. The thing is that
I�m somehow sick that the world top of motorsport is sooo
boring. And other categories that are by far more
competitive doesn�t get the support they deserve. Im in
someway getting CART-holic but hey, who many times have you
seen a race like Hock in F1, once in 5 seasons?.
Barrichello made a hell of a job, this was a race to
remember. For us in latin-america and race fans all over
the world that almost cried out senna�s death, to see this
guy win was awesome. But on the other hand you have CART,
as a far more competitive series, with 9 winners in 14
races, harder in circuits, setups and schedule are treated
as F1 wannabees (I don�t if it correctly written).
I think that this year Michigan race, is tape I�m going to
keep forever. This was a race to remember. This race and
the Zanardi pass on Herta at the corkscrew in Laguna in 96
are the most incredible things I�ve seen in Motosport TV.
One way or another, long live racing, doesn�t matter if it
is a woodbox with wheels, if you could beat somebody with
it, it�s great
lito
Caracas, Venezuela
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Home of solo racing in Venezuela
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Part of the problem is that the some of the best racing takes place in the
middle of the field, where it's not unusual to have four or five cars
jockeying for position. Unfortunately, these mid-field battles are hardly
ever given any TV coverage, nor mentioned by the commentators.
S.
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Bendito;
Barton Brown wrote:
> Matchett was a mechanic for Benetton, and his book describing a year on
> the road with the team, "Life In the Fast Lane," is an excellent read.
He also wrote "The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pitlanes of Formula One",
which I just started reading this weekend.
I agree that Matchett is an excellent commentator. He brings a level of
technical knowledge that you just don't hear from any of the other announcers.
He also was on Speedvision's Canadian GP telecast earlier this year.
Dave Ewing
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David Ewing wrote:
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> [Matchett] also wrote "The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pitlanes of Formula One",
> which I just started reading this weekend.
Gotta get it. Did he stay with Benetton or wrench for somebody else? I
hope CapCities/ABC/SPVN give him a full-time job.
BB
Barton Brown wrote:
> David Ewing wrote:
> >
> > [Matchett] also wrote "The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pitlanes of Formula One",
> > which I just started reading this weekend.
>
> Gotta get it. Did he stay with Benetton or wrench for somebody else?
Well, I'm only a couple of chapters into the book (he's just started at Benetton), but
based on the jacket blurb and everything else I've read/heard, Benetton appears to
have been his only F1 gig.
> I hope CapCities/ABC/SPVN give him a full-time job.
Amen.
Dave Ewing
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