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carl_w said:
C70R said:
As soon as Hill went for the inside and Schumacher swerved towards him, I felt a sickening knot in my stomach. The German was eliminated, but Hill was heading to the pits, nursing the car. The combination of Hill's stoic post-race interview and Schumacher's celebrations will live with me forever.
Still never really understood why they didn't try fixing it. Even if it had taken 10 minutes there might have been the opportunity to pick up 6th or 5th?I was utterly devastated watching it. Hated Schumi with a passion for a few years.
If anyone cares to watch, check the link I posted further up to the facebook group. I just finished uploading all of 1994.
Adelaide 1994 was one of the best races I've ever seen now that the emotion of being a four year old Damon fan is removed.
Hill and Schumacher were rarely more than a second apart until they crashed and then when then did, you had Mansell versus Berger for the win with a great battle and Hakkinen having that huge crash too. What I wouldn't give for current F1 to be like that. Damon seriously pushed Michael to his absolute limit that race, he was driving possessed compared to the rest of the year. Think the chance of winning the title, having a more sorted FW16 and that win in Japan where he drove great really put the wind up him.
Just bring back early 90's regulations for the aero/car shapes because they seemingly follow each other closely and there's loads of overtaking and great racing. As an aside, find Mansell v Alesi in the wet at Suzuka in 94 too. At the end of the race they were hugging each other and laughing because it was such a great race long battle.
Edited by F1GTRUeno on Monday 2nd April 21:32
Edited by F1GTRUeno on Monday 2nd April 21:34
F1GTRUeno said:
Lagorce was the last finisher 2 laps down in 11th. Hill would never have caught back up in the time that remained.
I was utterly devastated watching it. Hated Schumi with a passion for a few years.
If anyone cares to watch, check the link I posted further up to the facebook group. I just finished uploading all of 1994.
Adelaide 1994 was one of the best races I've ever seen now that the emotion of being a four year old Damon fan is removed.
Hill and Schumacher were rarely more than a second apart until they crashed and then when then did, you had Mansell versus Berger for the win with a great battle and Hakkinen having that huge crash too. What I wouldn't give for current F1 to be like that. Damon seriously pushed Michael to his absolute limit that race, he was driving possessed compared to the rest of the year. Think the chance of winning the title, having a more sorted FW16 and that win in Japan where he drove great really put the wind up him.
Just bring back early 90's regulations for the aero/car shapes because they seemingly follow each other closely and there's loads of overtaking and great racing. As an aside, find Mansell v Alesi in the wet at Suzuka in 94 too. At the end of the race they were hugging each other and laughing because it was such a great race long battle.
Forgot about that Mansell vs Alesi battle. Was amazing.I was utterly devastated watching it. Hated Schumi with a passion for a few years.
If anyone cares to watch, check the link I posted further up to the facebook group. I just finished uploading all of 1994.
Adelaide 1994 was one of the best races I've ever seen now that the emotion of being a four year old Damon fan is removed.
Hill and Schumacher were rarely more than a second apart until they crashed and then when then did, you had Mansell versus Berger for the win with a great battle and Hakkinen having that huge crash too. What I wouldn't give for current F1 to be like that. Damon seriously pushed Michael to his absolute limit that race, he was driving possessed compared to the rest of the year. Think the chance of winning the title, having a more sorted FW16 and that win in Japan where he drove great really put the wind up him.
Just bring back early 90's regulations for the aero/car shapes because they seemingly follow each other closely and there's loads of overtaking and great racing. As an aside, find Mansell v Alesi in the wet at Suzuka in 94 too. At the end of the race they were hugging each other and laughing because it was such a great race long battle.
Edited by F1GTRUeno on Monday 2nd April 21:32
Edited by F1GTRUeno on Monday 2nd April 21:34
Loved the fact the onboard was looking back from the singing V12.
Need subtitles but great stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3sFDpF9nIg
Kimi after flat spotting his right front badly.
Crazy risk and sad end for Kimi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw-USwauS9s
Crazy risk and sad end for Kimi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw-USwauS9s
ELUSIVEJIM said:
Forgot about that Mansell vs Alesi battle. Was amazing.
Loved the fact the onboard was looking back from the singing V12.
Need subtitles but great stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3sFDpF9nIg
They weren't even racing for position! Loved the fact the onboard was looking back from the singing V12.
Need subtitles but great stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3sFDpF9nIg
Talk about rose tinted views and emotion I deeply remember being in two minds. Yes it was a thrilling battle but at the time I so frustrated at the rules at the time that when a race was red flagged midway it was rerun with aggregate times and thus a glorified time trial.
1994 was such a pivotal year. The red flag/aggregate system was quickly abandoned. Imagine the furore across the interweb/social media if we still had the system in place?!
Eric Mc said:
And yet the 1994 Japanese GP was one of the most exciting races of that era.
And how will history judge the Pirelli/DRS era? It had its exciting moments just like any previous eras eg. Alonso's first lap at the 2012 European GP and Nico & Lewis's epic 2014 Bahrain GP dogfight. Will it be appreciated for what it was ie. great racing or will people be bothered or care to remember the faults/problems of that era? entropy said:
And how will history judge the Pirelli/DRS era? It had its exciting moments just like any previous eras eg. Alonso's first lap at the 2012 European GP and Nico & Lewis's epic 2014 Bahrain GP dogfight. Will it be appreciated for what it was ie. great racing or will people be bothered or care to remember the faults/problems of that era?
I suspect it will not be remembered for great racing. Only a minority would claim 2010 - now has been great racing. It will be remembered for the dominance of Red Bull, made half interesting, half of the time, thanks to Alonso.
2014-2017 will be remembered for the car that is statistically the most dominant the sport has ever seen.
entropy said:
And how will history judge the Pirelli/DRS era? It had its exciting moments just like any previous eras eg. Alonso's first lap at the 2012 European GP and Nico & Lewis's epic 2014 Bahrain GP dogfight. Will it be appreciated for what it was ie. great racing or will people be bothered or care to remember the faults/problems of that era?
It's not really the past yet so not for this thread. I'd prefer this thread to stick to "the past" rather than start another "then V' now" debate.Gerhard Berger Full Race Estoril 1989.
Worth the watch especially the end when he heads back to the pits and it's like parking the car at a car park rather than a celebration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72ITS_rYisw
Worth the watch especially the end when he heads back to the pits and it's like parking the car at a car park rather than a celebration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72ITS_rYisw
Slightly away from the normal this was Mike Hawthorn being honoured
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0e7QmCM3C8
Unfortunately 60 hours later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyiJQ5_CbXM&t=...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0e7QmCM3C8
Unfortunately 60 hours later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyiJQ5_CbXM&t=...
ELUSIVEJIM said:
Photographers standing on the apex of Copse at the start as the cars come towards them - those were the days 
Slightly different but still F1.
How to buy a ex Michael Schumacher F1 car from Ferrari.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSMDWyqlyKk
How to buy a ex Michael Schumacher F1 car from Ferrari.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSMDWyqlyKk
Oh BTW F1 car's don't run on fuel.
Would normally not post rubbish like this but it did make me laugh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqUm3ZJscDE
Would normally not post rubbish like this but it did make me laugh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqUm3ZJscDE
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