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oyster said:
VladD said:
It'll be interesting to see Lewis' mentality this weekend. He needs a win for two reasons, to close the gap to Nico and to try and break Nico's run of victories. I wonder if the pressure will make him push harder in Quali and lead to a few errors or if he's still calm.
I thought Nico's interview at the end of the last race was very telling. They told him something along the lines of "every driver that has won the first three races of the season has gone on to be WDC". He simply replied "those people didn't have Lewis Hamilton as a team mate".
Telling in what way?I thought Nico's interview at the end of the last race was very telling. They told him something along the lines of "every driver that has won the first three races of the season has gone on to be WDC". He simply replied "those people didn't have Lewis Hamilton as a team mate".
I heard that line and thought that it was both very respectful and apt. If you look at many of those drivers to win the first 3 races then their team mate was regarded as the much less able driver.
Whatever the odds and stats, I really want to see a race where both Mercs get a straightforward run at the weekend, Lewis has had some awful luck but Rosberg has maximised the damage by winning all the races so far. Would be interesting to see them in a straight fight.
Have to say, as someone who wasn't fond of the Hamilton of old, the guy who threw his toys out of the pram when things didn't go his way, I've been very impressed with him lately. His response to adversity is much more measured and the whole thing seems to get to him a lot less, whether that's a cloak or just the maturity that comes with 3 championships remains to be seen. But so far this year, I am liking Lewis a lot more.
Have to say, as someone who wasn't fond of the Hamilton of old, the guy who threw his toys out of the pram when things didn't go his way, I've been very impressed with him lately. His response to adversity is much more measured and the whole thing seems to get to him a lot less, whether that's a cloak or just the maturity that comes with 3 championships remains to be seen. But so far this year, I am liking Lewis a lot more.
patmahe said:
Whatever the odds and stats, I really want to see a race where both Mercs get a straightforward run at the weekend, Lewis has had some awful luck but Rosberg has maximised the damage by winning all the races so far. Would be interesting to see them in a straight fight.
Have to say, as someone who wasn't fond of the Hamilton of old, the guy who threw his toys out of the pram when things didn't go his way, I've been very impressed with him lately. His response to adversity is much more measured and the whole thing seems to get to him a lot less, whether that's a cloak or just the maturity that comes with 3 championships remains to be seen. But so far this year, I am liking Lewis a lot more.
I think part of the reason Lewis is like that at the moment is because we've only had a few races and its a long season. Let's see how he reacts if Rosberg keeps winning.Have to say, as someone who wasn't fond of the Hamilton of old, the guy who threw his toys out of the pram when things didn't go his way, I've been very impressed with him lately. His response to adversity is much more measured and the whole thing seems to get to him a lot less, whether that's a cloak or just the maturity that comes with 3 championships remains to be seen. But so far this year, I am liking Lewis a lot more.
Red Bull are going to run their aero-screen canopy protection in FP1 - http://www.crash.net/f1/news/229830/1/red-bull-to-...
FourWheelDrift said:
Red Bull are going to run their aero-screen canopy protection in FP1 - http://www.crash.net/f1/news/229830/1/red-bull-to-...
Will be interested to see how it works in practice, nicer looking solution than the halo, in renderings at least.Yep, coat it in whatever advanced Rain-x F1 experts will come up with (driving car technology that could be used on the roads) to prevent oil/rain/debris and I think it's the way to go if they go down that route.
It's just a bigger version of the screens they used to have in F1 during the 50s, 60s, 70s and even into the 1980s.
It's just a bigger version of the screens they used to have in F1 during the 50s, 60s, 70s and even into the 1980s.
FourWheelDrift said:
Red Bull are going to run their aero-screen canopy protection in FP1 - http://www.crash.net/f1/news/229830/1/red-bull-to-...
Looking forward to seeing how it looks on track.ETA: Pic
Edited by Dr Z on Thursday 28th April 16:29
Dr Z said:
Looking forward to seeing how it looks on track.
ETA: Pic
Will be very interesting to see this in action- especially as unlike Ferrari's halo this has a very definite aerodynamic impact on the car (down force?) and engine (intake?)ETA: Pic
Edited by Dr Z on Thursday 28th April 16:29
Having said that, unless they have Massa in the back of a pickup hurling springs at the drivers face we won't truly know the benefit...
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