So how was 2013 for you?
Discussion
telecat said:
It was going OK until the Pirelli's were switched after Silverstone. seemed to affect a number of cars detrimentally. Given that it seemed to also effect the Championship it ruined the rest of the year.
Felt like this as well, the season seemed to have just enough mix so you couldnt be sure who would win. After Silverstone it was pretty much gaunteed who would win and its the first time since the schumacher days I have actually not bothered with watching it. ash73 said:
I'd rather see them taking some risks on the limit and falling off the track due to driver error than the random lottery of mechanical failures.
Isn't the main issue with cars falling off the track that there is basically no punishment any more. So I'm not sure if cars are still going off track like they used to, there just aren't the gravel traps to punish it happening.h8tax said:
Not really - engine and gearbox longevity rules would be the same as they are now. The front runners are doing 12 to 16 laps anyway during qualy, so we are just adding ten laps to that. Or make the saturday sprint only 15 laps?
Teams free to test parts etc in the saturday sprint.
What about the inevitable crashes, which will mess up Sunday's race? Teams will want to bring spare cars and the costs go up. Quali is different from the demands of actual racing.Teams free to test parts etc in the saturday sprint.
I really enjoyed this year.
In years to come we will be able to say we saw a true master at work. He can win from any position on the track.
I was absorbed by the whole Tyre thing.
There were some wonderful duels going on
Yes F1 is about money, it has been for some years now and it will never change.
F1 politics, speed, highly polished machinery, wretched tyres, money, whats not to love
In years to come we will be able to say we saw a true master at work. He can win from any position on the track.
I was absorbed by the whole Tyre thing.
There were some wonderful duels going on
Yes F1 is about money, it has been for some years now and it will never change.
F1 politics, speed, highly polished machinery, wretched tyres, money, whats not to love
Started off promising, but lost interest nearer the end.
The first half was really interesting due to the fragile nature of the tyres and Ferrari/Lotus/Merc seemed to have genuine advantage there (or atleast enough advantage to be competitive with Red Bull). However, after the tyre spec changed, I still believed Merc would be able to take the fight to RB, but I don't know what happened there, it's as if after a few races when Seb just rattled on the wins, Merc just lost focus.
Another thing that held my interest at the start was that though Mclaren had a poor car initially, I hoped their development machine would overcome the initial difficulties to deliver a competitive package as the season progressed. Unfortunately, that never came to pass. The well touted development machine of the mighty Mclaren failed.
I do believe the change in tyre spec distinctly favoured Red Bull (I seem to remember comments made by Paul Hembrey of Pirelli to similar effect in the aftermath of the Silverstone weekend), and really helped to ram home their advantage. Races were still interesting for the fights through the field, but the lack of live broadcast in all the races further helped in me losing interest. Nothing against Seb Vettel though, a great demonstration of man at one with the machine and extracting the maximum out of the car every weekend during the latter half of the season.
The first half was really interesting due to the fragile nature of the tyres and Ferrari/Lotus/Merc seemed to have genuine advantage there (or atleast enough advantage to be competitive with Red Bull). However, after the tyre spec changed, I still believed Merc would be able to take the fight to RB, but I don't know what happened there, it's as if after a few races when Seb just rattled on the wins, Merc just lost focus.
Another thing that held my interest at the start was that though Mclaren had a poor car initially, I hoped their development machine would overcome the initial difficulties to deliver a competitive package as the season progressed. Unfortunately, that never came to pass. The well touted development machine of the mighty Mclaren failed.
I do believe the change in tyre spec distinctly favoured Red Bull (I seem to remember comments made by Paul Hembrey of Pirelli to similar effect in the aftermath of the Silverstone weekend), and really helped to ram home their advantage. Races were still interesting for the fights through the field, but the lack of live broadcast in all the races further helped in me losing interest. Nothing against Seb Vettel though, a great demonstration of man at one with the machine and extracting the maximum out of the car every weekend during the latter half of the season.
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