Now everyone has an opinion on F1

[mel]

I heard some daft bint on the radio this morning bleating on about what a shame it was that Lewis Hamilton DNF'd on sunday, she then carries on saying it wasn't his fault, the team were to blame and they'd left him out there too long. The male half of the breakfast show then asked her how come she was an expert as she had never watched a Formula 1 race till last week !!!! FFS what is going on we now have armchair experts with zero understanding offering "informed" opinion, the bottom line was she had an opinion because LH is young, good looking, wealthy (well on the way to being V wealthy) gifted and british, but she just couldn't see through her rose tinted specs that he fooked up big style, it happens he's allowed to, but atleast accept it even LH accepts it was his fook up afterall.

[Thudd]

Having actually watched the race, I think she was about 60% correct.

Did you see his tyres? Down to the canvas.

The other 40% was his own fault for not insisting on coming in earlier, and for making a mistake on an unsighted bend while up the jaxxie of a Toyota and landing it in the gravel trap.

[jagdpanther]

mel said:

I heard some daft bint on the radio this morning bleating on about what a shame it was that Lewis Hamilton DNF'd on sunday, she then carries on saying it wasn't his fault, the team were to blame and they'd left him out there too long. The male half of the breakfast show then asked her how come she was an expert as she had never watched a Formula 1 race till last week !!!! FFS what is going on we now have armchair experts with zero understanding offering "informed" opinion, the bottom line was she had an opinion because LH is young, good looking, wealthy (well on the way to being V wealthy) gifted and british, but she just couldn't see through her rose tinted specs that he fooked up big style, it happens he's allowed to, but atleast accept it even LH accepts it was his fook up afterall.

If they're giving jobs to people like that then maybe I will apply...afterall, I know very little about the sport

[baSkey]

Thudd said:

Having actually watched the race, I think she was about 60% correct.

Did you see his tyres? Down to the canvas.

The other 40% was his own fault for not insisting on coming in earlier, and for making a mistake on an unsighted bend while up the jaxxie of a Toyota and landing it in the gravel trap.

i am with you.

[eltax91]

mel said:

he fooked up big style, it happens he's allowed to, but atleast accept it even LH accepts it was his fook up afterall.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7032284.stm

[RobM77]

It was just an opinion, and it's great to hear that Lewis has revitalised the popularity of the sport in this country.

[Chris71]

I was secretly hoping something would happen to take the championship down to the last race.

I'm sure it won't happen, but surely the ideal scenario would be to have 3 contenders for the championship bashing wheels for an hour in an epic battle and then a photo finish rather than just. "And the new world champion Lewis Hamilton lines up on the starting grid here at Interlagos for his 80 lap victory parade...."

[tricky69]

mel said:

I heard some daft bint on the radio this morning bleating on about what a shame it was that Lewis Hamilton DNF'd on sunday, she then carries on saying it wasn't his fault, the team were to blame and they'd left him out there too long. The male half of the breakfast show then asked her how come she was an expert as she had never watched a Formula 1 race till last week !!!! FFS what is going on we now have armchair experts with zero understanding offering "informed" opinion, the bottom line was she had an opinion because LH is young, good looking, wealthy (well on the way to being V wealthy) gifted and british, but she just couldn't see through her rose tinted specs that he fooked up big style, it happens he's allowed to, but atleast accept it even LH accepts it was his fook up afterall.

Well to be fair she is not far wrong... LH could not see the state his tyres where in and the main reason LH did not come in earlier was due to the team trying to work out what tyres to go with... The weather was changing and they wanted to get the tyres right i.e. inters or dry, plus it mean't they could fuel to the end of the race... In the end it was a gamble the team took and lost and annoyingly one they did not need to take ! LH is not really to blame at all... Maybe you should check your facts next time first...

[scotty328i]

Check your facts

Lewis could not see in his wingmirrors and it wasn't as if he could pull over on the hard shoulder, jump out and have a quick look???

In all fairness it was the teams fault - lewis ultimatley made the up but why? Because his tyres were shagged.

p.s I watch it all the time and was up at 6am unlike bint on radio

Edited by scotty328i on Monday 8th October 15:07

[JonRB]

tricky69 said:

Maybe you should check your facts next time first...

Ooh - fight! Fight! My money is on mel because I've met him and he's a big scary bastard with a smooth nutsack.

[subfocus]

Chris71 said:

I was secretly hoping something would happen to take the championship down to the last race.

I'm sure it won't happen, but surely the ideal scenario would be to have 3 contenders for the championship bashing wheels for an hour in an epic battle and then a photo finish rather than just. "And the new world champion Lewis Hamilton lines up on the starting grid here at Interlagos for his 80 lap victory parade...."

My feelings exactly.

Brazil has the potential to be an extremely intense finish to the championship.

[IanMorewood]

The LH thing seemed to be a gamble that didnt pay off, daft to gamble in the first placethough, all he needed to do was top 4 to pretty much sew the championship up. Team/Driver and God not all on teh same wave band.

[pmanson]

Chris71 said:

I was secretly hoping something would happen to take the championship down to the last race.

I'm sure it won't happen, but surely the ideal scenario would be to have 3 contenders for the championship bashing wheels for an hour in an epic battle and then a photo finish rather than just. "And the new world champion Lewis Hamilton lines up on the starting grid here at Interlagos for his 80 lap victory parade...."

And here comes the rookie......

[cj_eds]

mel said:

FFS what is going on we now have armchair experts with zero understanding offering "informed" opinion

Well we have them for everything else these days, so why not F1?

Would somebody please, think of the think-tanks.

[Silverbullet767]

His team can take most of the blame, they were watching the same pictures we were watching, ok look ron... there are 2 stickers on the rear wheels, I would have thought they would have rubbed off by now....

[Apache]

Wing mirrors? so the fact that he was losing the back end all the time and he was dropping 5 secs a lap not be enough of a clue? He should have made the call and made it sooner especially when the team had switched to dither mode

[mel]

Who was in the driving seat and could feel what the car was doing? Who had done the last god knows how many corners on the tyres as they got worse and worse? Who was in direct radio contact with team in the pits looking at the same pictures we were? At the end of the day he had adjusted his corner speed as the tyres got worse and worse on every other corner on the circuit but the one that caught him out was the entrance to the pit lane so was the corner he had only driven a few times in comparison to the rest of the circuit, he simply came in too hot for the grip that he had avaliable and didn't take into account that there was no avaliable run off just kitty litter for him to beach on. Yes the team have some blame but ultimately it was the guy behind the wheel that over cooked it. This in no way knocks Lewis Hamilton what he had done has been nothing short of miraculous but on this occasion he fooked up, every driver is expected to get it wrong now and again, they are after all human, I think it's one of only a few mistakes he's made all season but it does beg the question would a more experienced driver have made the same mistake?

Anyway my moan was about people who have only ever watched 2 grand prix' all of a sudden becoming experts on it.

[Chris71]

pmanson said:

Chris71 said:

I was secretly hoping something would happen to take the championship down to the last race.

I'm sure it won't happen, but surely the ideal scenario would be to have 3 contenders for the championship bashing wheels for an hour in an epic battle and then a photo finish rather than just. "And the new world champion Lewis Hamilton lines up on the starting grid here at Interlagos for his 80 lap victory parade...."

And here comes the rookie......

Exactly, that movie was far more fun than the average F1 race.

......and I find the 911 woman-car thing strangely attractive, but I think that's just me.

[pmanson]

Chris71 said:

pmanson said:

Chris71 said:

I was secretly hoping something would happen to take the championship down to the last race.

I'm sure it won't happen, but surely the ideal scenario would be to have 3 contenders for the championship bashing wheels for an hour in an epic battle and then a photo finish rather than just. "And the new world champion Lewis Hamilton lines up on the starting grid here at Interlagos for his 80 lap victory parade...."

And here comes the rookie......

Exactly, that movie was far more fun than the average F1 race.

......and I find the 911 woman-car thing strangely attractive, but I think that's just me.

Must be the little pin stripe tatoo....

[Rugbyman]

pmanson said:

Chris71 said:

I was secretly hoping something would happen to take the championship down to the last race.

I'm sure it won't happen, but surely the ideal scenario would be to have 3 contenders for the championship bashing wheels for an hour in an epic battle and then a photo finish rather than just. "And the new world champion Lewis Hamilton lines up on the starting grid here at Interlagos for his 80 lap victory parade...."

Is it just me.....am I too old and too cynical but.......isnt it toooooo much of a happy coincidence that we go down to the last race with 3 drivers still in the hunt..!!!!! Very handy for TV - very handy for Bernie et al after the spying fiasco

What a great way to remember the 2007 season - not as a sad reflection on 'what happened to the good old days' but more ' the closest most exciting finish for years'

or am I just being a cynic..................??????