Ferrari think street circuits are "A let down"
Ferrari think street circuits are "A let down"
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dpbird90

Original Poster:

5,535 posts

219 months

Sunday 21st September 2008
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Sorry if this is a repost:

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=44023

I wonder why, is it because they know McLaren will absolutely run rings around them?
And the "No overtaking" is bks, how else did Lewis win Monaco?


LDNrevs

9,313 posts

232 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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HMMMM, seems an odd comment - there are places to overtake in Singapore - watch RedBull's CGI lap at ITV site here:
http://www.itv-f1.com/VideoWorldwide.aspx

Not sure why they'd say that

profstoff

1,272 posts

256 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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So Ferrari must think Hungary is a street then.

jamieboy

5,929 posts

258 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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dpbird90 said:
And the "No overtaking" is bks, how else did Lewis win Monaco?
Safety car and lucky / good pit strategy, I think.

Apart from Raikkonen off the start line, who did he overtake and on which laps?

VladD

8,196 posts

294 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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I agree with Ferrari on this one. I understand the history of Monaco and it is probably great if you go there, but the racing is always better on proper circuits. I'd ditch all of the street circuit in an instant if it were up to me.

Schumacher=God

13 posts

216 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Ferrari own everyone. When was the last time McLaren won the constructors championship?

dougc

8,241 posts

294 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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SchumacherGod said:
Ferrari own everyone. When was the last time McLaren won the constructors championship?
Hmm. I wasn't aware of a Ferrari acquisition strategy.

Could you furnish us with more details?

Edited by dougc on Monday 22 September 10:56

ZeeTacoe

5,444 posts

251 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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dpbird90 said:
I wonder why, is it because they know McLaren will absolutely run rings around them?
Aye. amazing win for Jesus in Valencia.

oh wait thats wrong isn't it?

AndrewD

7,658 posts

313 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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SchumacherGod said:
Ferrari own everyone. When was the last time McLaren won the constructors championship?
Speaking as a Schumacher fan, YOU = IDIOT

HTH

Edited by AndrewD on Monday 22 September 11:19

Bitter'n'Twisted

595 posts

287 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Totally agree with him.
IMO the Monaco circuit usually produces the most boring procession of the year.
Now they've gone and introduced more of the same.

Why not more Spa like tracks?

andyps

7,819 posts

311 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Schumacher_God said:
Ferrari own everyone. When was the last time McLaren won the constructors championship?
2007.

Edited by andyps on Monday 22 September 15:18

Rich VRS

605 posts

229 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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street circuits can be good but i think monaco is all about the background of the wealthy socialising and having some entertainment rather than racing. however i agree that most street circuits provide more racing. but not all of them.

entropy

6,441 posts

232 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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Streets circuits, like any host of other circuits, you'll find good ones and bad ones.

The good ones are Macau, Toronto, Adelaide, to name but few.

dpbird90

Original Poster:

5,535 posts

219 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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I would love to see a return to Adelaide, and yes, McLaren are not quite the masters of the street circuits, Monaco maybe but Valencia was a bit of a let down. There was plenty of room to overtake at Valencia, but I guess the drivers were taking it a bit too much easier than usual because they hadn't been round the track yet. Next year I predict some more drama. I just hope it rains at Singapore, that would certainly make it much more exciting. Monza showed how little visibility there was in the wet, so imagine that at night. Perhaps those Halfords spotlights on the McLaren front wing in that video would be a good idea after all...

MrKipling43

5,788 posts

245 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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dpbird90 said:
Perhaps those Halfords spotlights on the McLaren front wing in that video would be a good idea after all...
Yeah or infra-red goggles!