Lewis Hamilton
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babelfish said:
BlackPrince said:
What?! Source please!
Sky News mentioned that timing.Lewis 4 secs of Rossi's pace on the bike.
I can’t believe they got that close to each other to be honest!
LaurasOtherHalf said:
babelfish said:
BlackPrince said:
What?! Source please!
Sky News mentioned that timing.Lewis 4 secs of Rossi's pace on the bike.
I can’t believe they got that close to each other to be honest!
https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/december/monza-sho...
Plus Rossi's driven a few F1 cars in the past.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/valentino-rossi...
being a huge F1/MotoGP fan (and all Motorsports) I do enjoy seeing riders take on the challenge of driving and drivers taking on a sportsbike.
RemaL said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
babelfish said:
BlackPrince said:
What?! Source please!
Sky News mentioned that timing.Lewis 4 secs of Rossi's pace on the bike.
I can’t believe they got that close to each other to be honest!
https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/december/monza-sho...
Plus Rossi's driven a few F1 cars in the past.
being a huge F1/MotoGP fan (and all Motorsports) I do enjoy seeing riders take on the challenge of driving and drivers taking on a sportsbike.
A couple of snippets.
Rossi spent some time on the simulator to get familiar to the turbo/hybrid, as previously driven ICE F1 car.
Rossi spun the car 3 times, Hamilton laid it down once.
Interestingly, this was Lewis first outing on a GP bike.
Slower lap time on the bike makes the 1.5/4 seconds gaps pretty comparable.
The Video I posted above is about 6 mins, but a good watch.
Personally the best bit is watching Rossi take the bike round and Hamilton following to get the corner pace and lines right, then Rossi in the Merc and Hamilton on the bike side by side on the track
& wow that w08 with the Rossi 46 logo...
Hopefully theres a longer special coming up..
Rossi spent some time on the simulator to get familiar to the turbo/hybrid, as previously driven ICE F1 car.
Rossi spun the car 3 times, Hamilton laid it down once.
Interestingly, this was Lewis first outing on a GP bike.
Slower lap time on the bike makes the 1.5/4 seconds gaps pretty comparable.
The Video I posted above is about 6 mins, but a good watch.
Personally the best bit is watching Rossi take the bike round and Hamilton following to get the corner pace and lines right, then Rossi in the Merc and Hamilton on the bike side by side on the track
& wow that w08 with the Rossi 46 logo...
Hopefully theres a longer special coming up..
mat205125 said:
Deesee said:
& wow that w08 with the Rossi 46 logo...
Funny emotional creatures, ain't we?!Loved the video, and interesting to read about the times and comparisons, however the best bit by far is seeing that dayglo 46 on the car, and "The Doctor" on the reverse of the steering wheel.
Same here.First thought was.. 'hang on.. lewis is 44!.. 'doh'
Deesee said:
A couple of snippets.
Rossi spent some time on the simulator to get familiar to the turbo/hybrid, as previously driven ICE F1 car.
Rossi spun the car 3 times, Hamilton laid it down once.
Interestingly, this was Lewis first outing on a GP bike.
Slower lap time on the bike makes the 1.5/4 seconds gaps pretty comparable.
The Video I posted above is about 6 mins, but a good watch.
Personally the best bit is watching Rossi take the bike round and Hamilton following to get the corner pace and lines right, then Rossi in the Merc and Hamilton on the bike side by side on the track
& wow that w08 with the Rossi 46 logo...
Hopefully theres a longer special coming up..
I love Lewis Hamilton but doesn't it seem a bit surprising that the press is saying the gaps between the two are similar when Rossi has waay more experience in an F1 car (albeit 10+ years ago) and in cars in general, than Hamilton has on bikes? Rossi spent some time on the simulator to get familiar to the turbo/hybrid, as previously driven ICE F1 car.
Rossi spun the car 3 times, Hamilton laid it down once.
Interestingly, this was Lewis first outing on a GP bike.
Slower lap time on the bike makes the 1.5/4 seconds gaps pretty comparable.
The Video I posted above is about 6 mins, but a good watch.
Personally the best bit is watching Rossi take the bike round and Hamilton following to get the corner pace and lines right, then Rossi in the Merc and Hamilton on the bike side by side on the track
& wow that w08 with the Rossi 46 logo...
Hopefully theres a longer special coming up..
Hamilton's progression on bikes is impressive when he's only done 2 or 3 trackdays but looking at him, there's no way that was a 'mere' 4 seconds
And for the record, I don't think Rossi could have made the switch and been a consistent winner 13 years ago either - he would have been good but no Schumacher or Raikkonen
Steamer said:
RemaL said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
babelfish said:
BlackPrince said:
What?! Source please!
Sky News mentioned that timing.Lewis 4 secs of Rossi's pace on the bike.
I can’t believe they got that close to each other to be honest!
https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/december/monza-sho...
Plus Rossi's driven a few F1 cars in the past.
being a huge F1/MotoGP fan (and all Motorsports) I do enjoy seeing riders take on the challenge of driving and drivers taking on a sportsbike.
Rossi being only 1.5 seconds off is less of a surprise as he has more experience in an F1 car plus the use of a simulator which helped him acclimatise to the car.
Team principles anonymously vote Hamilton as the best driver of the year, yet again:
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.reveale...
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.reveale...
ZX10R NIN said:
Lewis is a keen motorcyclist & has been for years it was one of the reasons he left Mclaren as he wasn't allowed to ride them when he was there, since then he has upped his skill levels with various track days with experienced riders hence him only being 4 seconds off of Rossi's times on the day.
Rossi being only 1.5 seconds off is less of a surprise as he has more experience in an F1 car plus the use of a simulator which helped him acclimatise to the car.
wise not to read too much into the ultimate difference in times - apart from anything else the cars a little more forgiving when ambition exceeds talent.Rossi being only 1.5 seconds off is less of a surprise as he has more experience in an F1 car plus the use of a simulator which helped him acclimatise to the car.
BlackPrince said:
I love Lewis Hamilton but doesn't it seem a bit surprising that the press is saying the gaps between the two are similar when Rossi has waay more experience in an F1 car (albeit 10+ years ago) and in cars in general, than Hamilton has on bikes?
Hamilton's progression on bikes is impressive when he's only done 2 or 3 trackdays but looking at him, there's no way that was a 'mere' 4 seconds
And for the record, I don't think Rossi could have made the switch and been a consistent winner 13 years ago either - he would have been good but no Schumacher or Raikkonen
Rossi has tested in 2005/6/7/8 for Ferrari in 2007 he was roughly one second off Kimi on lap time in a long run.Hamilton's progression on bikes is impressive when he's only done 2 or 3 trackdays but looking at him, there's no way that was a 'mere' 4 seconds
And for the record, I don't think Rossi could have made the switch and been a consistent winner 13 years ago either - he would have been good but no Schumacher or Raikkonen
The turbo hybrids are a different animal, hence the simulation time.
The moto gp guys have been riding since they were 3/4 yr old, Hamilton has shown amazing competence in being able to ride a GP bike being that sort of time off Rossi is a huge complement.
However competitive the situation was it was not quite Saturday afternoon!
However very enjoyable for us!
Lewis retains his position at the TP’s most favoured driver.
It is good that they have the openmindedness not to judge him on his hairstyle, or dress sense. It’s a pity that some of the comments on this thread do not follow their example.
Also, it’s good to see the rookies doing so well.
It is good that they have the openmindedness not to judge him on his hairstyle, or dress sense. It’s a pity that some of the comments on this thread do not follow their example.
Also, it’s good to see the rookies doing so well.
rdjohn said:
Lewis retains his position at the TP’s most favoured driver.
It is good that they have the openmindedness not to judge him on his hairstyle, or dress sense. It’s a pity that some of the comments on this thread do not follow their example.
Also, it’s good to see the rookies doing so well.
Excuse me... I only judge him as a driver based on his driver attributes too!It is good that they have the openmindedness not to judge him on his hairstyle, or dress sense. It’s a pity that some of the comments on this thread do not follow their example.
Also, it’s good to see the rookies doing so well.
As for his hair, I do have a certain reaction to that sometimes! But then part of me thinks he does it for the sake of reaction
Also, ummm... Look at what the other TP's think of CLC vs Ferrari's 'No1' driver
TheDeuce said:
rdjohn said:
Lewis retains his position at the TP’s most favoured driver.
It is good that they have the openmindedness not to judge him on his hairstyle, or dress sense. It’s a pity that some of the comments on this thread do not follow their example.
Also, it’s good to see the rookies doing so well.
Excuse me... I only judge him as a driver based on his driver attributes too!It is good that they have the openmindedness not to judge him on his hairstyle, or dress sense. It’s a pity that some of the comments on this thread do not follow their example.
Also, it’s good to see the rookies doing so well.
As for his hair, I do have a certain reaction to that sometimes! But then part of me thinks he does it for the sake of reaction
Also, ummm... Look at what the other TP's think of CLC vs Ferrari's 'No1' driver
HighwayStar said:
Re his hair. People style themselves however they feel and the look they want for themselves. I doubt it’s for reaction but out of curiosity why does it bother you and how should he have it? Genuine question.
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