Martin Brundle had minor heart attack during 2016 Monaco GP
Discussion
fatbutt said:
Certainly not looking for a fight here as I agree in innate speed however do you really think Lewis, etc. would be able to manhandle an old school F1 car? Put up with the sheer strength needed? I'm not picking on Lewis, they're all ultrafit 'tiny dudes' to me. I just don't think they'd rise as high as they have in the same machinery. And Mansell, etc. Simply wouldn't fit in modern cars 
It's a fairly pointless point - if you don't mind me saying so. Murray Walker has been asked umpteen times how you compare different drivers from different eras - and he has always said that you can't really - because the world is so different.The point I am making is that it is rather insulting to confer negative attributes to young people today when comparing them to their so called illustrious forebears. You get that all the time and I think it is quite sad. People live in the era they are born in and cope with the pressures and strains of life that exist in that era. It's not their fault - they just have to get on with their lives whatever the circumstances.
And that applies to racing drivers as much as it does to soldiers, sailors or even accountants.
fatbutt said:
Certainly not looking for a fight here as I agree in innate speed however do you really think Lewis, etc. would be able to manhandle an old school F1 car? Put up with the sheer strength needed? I'm not picking on Lewis, they're all ultrafit 'tiny dudes' to me.
Really? in which era do you think drivers were stronger and fitter pound for pound than current drivers? Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and Jim Clark, Indi 1966...
HustleRussell said:
fatbutt said:
Certainly not looking for a fight here as I agree in innate speed however do you really think Lewis, etc. would be able to manhandle an old school F1 car? Put up with the sheer strength needed? I'm not picking on Lewis, they're all ultrafit 'tiny dudes' to me.
Really? in which era do you think drivers were stronger and fitter pound for pound than current drivers? Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and Jim Clark, Indi 1966...
Anyhow. Put Lewis or his contemporaries in a 60s car and they'd say it was impossible to drive it. Put Clark, Hill or Stewart in a modern car and they'd say it was impossible to race it.
Eric Mc said:
fatbutt said:
Certainly not looking for a fight here as I agree in innate speed however do you really think Lewis, etc. would be able to manhandle an old school F1 car? Put up with the sheer strength needed? I'm not picking on Lewis, they're all ultrafit 'tiny dudes' to me. I just don't think they'd rise as high as they have in the same machinery. And Mansell, etc. Simply wouldn't fit in modern cars
It's a fairly pointless point - if you don't mind me saying so. Murray Walker has been asked umpteen times how you compare different drivers from different eras - and he has always said that you can't really - because the world is so different.The point I am making is that it is rather insulting to confer negative attributes to young people today when comparing them to their so called illustrious forebears. You get that all the time and I think it is quite sad. People live in the era they are born in and cope with the pressures and strains of life that exist in that era. It's not their fault - they just have to get on with their lives whatever the circumstances.
And that applies to racing drivers as much as it does to soldiers, sailors or even accountants.
Was it Froilan Gonzales who said in my day the drivers were fat and the tyres were skinny
fatbutt said:
...however do you really think Lewis, etc. would be able to manhandle an old school F1 car? Put up with the sheer strength needed? I'm not picking on Lewis, they're all ultrafit 'tiny dudes' to me...
How big do you think Stirling Moss is, 5'4"? Perhaps 5'6" in his prime? Fits the bill of 'tiny dude' perfectly 
RichB said:
Trabi601 said:
Only on PH could a post about Brundle's heart attack become an argument about Hamilton's abilities!
How do you jump to the conclusion there's an argument? Seems like a civil discussion about the previous generation of F1 drivers. You read far too much into it. 'Only on PH could a discussion about Brundle's heart attack become a discussion about Hamilton'.
Is that better?
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