And now for something … completely different

No real F1 news now … came across this as it is going viral — enjoy !

 

 

McLaren and Honda woop di fucking doo

Breaking news! McLaren and Honda! Oh.

McLaren sure this will help 2015 title hopes!

Sure, they have made slow cars, operational errors and an endless stream of mistakes in the last 5 years – sure.

Yes, their car this year was designed with massive and basic errors — SURE.

Yes, they let their best driver leave because of their overly-regulated and control-freakish ways. No problem.

Now they feel very happy for their top staff to be fully optimistic that 2015 is their year. Can’t exactly see Red Bull and Ferrari, nor Mercedes quaking in their boots just yet.

 

Comment during the #SpanishGP #F1

All drivers are not ‘having to manage’ the tyres.

All drivers are “struggling with the tyres”.

That’s just too far and places the entire importance of the race and the sport on tyre management. Ridiculous.

 

 

F1 needs something at the #SpanishGP

F1 commentators have an excellent annual travel experience and they are paid to follow the sport that they love.

So even though they are the experts on analysis, information and guidance to viewers, they may not always be a reliable source on what is a ‘good season’ or an ‘exciting race’.

Certainly – to at least this viewer – this season does not feel as exciting as recent seasons.

Why?

It just feels as though we have the same options for race victory and race interest, and mainly: which are also due to the same limited number of reasons.

McLaren are completely out of play because they have an inept, impotent and unproven leader in Martin Whitmarsh.

There is certainly excitement in the racing mode of Lewis Hamilton, and a ‘can he win a race with Mercedes’ question that still lingers.

Yet:

‘Who will win the race this weekend?’

Either Alonso or Raikkonen or Adrian Newey.

‘Why?’

It depends on the temperatures and how that affects tyre wear.

If tyre wear is not an issue, then Red Bull can certainly win.

If it is, then Alonso or Raikkonen can win.

‘Oh. So it’s basically 95% about tyre management for the top teams then?’

Yes.

Dull.

Early season F1 2013 has set up the next phase

Let’s look at the remaining 2013 F1 calendar:

12 May – Spain (Barcelona)

26 May – Monaco

9 June – Canada (Montreal)

30 June – Britain (Silverstone)

14 July – Germany (Nurburgring/Hockenheim)

28 July – Hungary (Hungaroring)

25 August – Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)

8 September – Italy (Monza)

22 September – Singapore (Marina Bay)

6 October – Korea (Yeongam)

13 October – Japan (Suzuka)

27 October – India (Buddh International)

3 November – Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)

17 November – United States (Austin)

24 November – Brazil (Interlagos)

 

The initial set up has been balanced.

Red Bull still have the ‘fastest car’, but Lotus and Ferrari have obtained just the right balance of speed and tyre wear.

Which leads us to the main issue – tyre wear. See how I did that?

Some people are bored of tyres being this crucial.

Then the opposing argument is ‘but otherwise they would be rubber bullets and the racing would be boring’.

That’s not true.

Racing was boring in the past because Ferrari had a massvie advantage, in a number of ways.

Moreover, tyre wear is not the only variable.

Refueling could provide yet more variables, as it did just a few years ago.

Teams could then choose their fuel load for qualifying, which they would take into the race.

Then, ‘slower’ teams would choose to qualify higher up, and all teams would need to manage the balance between qualifying pace and the fuel load at the race start.

Also – DRS.

It does again split decision over whether it is a good thing or not.

My own opinion is that if they are that keen to introduce it, then ideally, it should have rules attached, such as the number of times DRS can be used.

Otherwise we have the ‘sitting duck’ scenario – there is little to no defense for DRS, and that, therefore, takes away the ‘driving’ aspect. Both drivers must simply sit in their cars while one overtakes the other, solely due to a gizmo on the rear wing.

KERS is different because even the car being overtaken can use KERS.

Anyway, no one listens to me

F1 will continue with these things if the decision-makers deem it necessary to create the race spectacle that they may desire.

The next few races are about:

- can Ferrari make the right calls, set up the technically-functioning car?

- can Raikkonen be consistent enough in qualifying to allow him to battle with the Red Bull from the start?

- do Mercedes really now further understand their tyre wear and can therefore compete in the race?

 

 

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