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Right idea, Matt.
In the days without refuelling, the cars' weight would change drastically during the race. To avoid damage to the underbody when the car was heavy with fuel at the start of the race, the teams employed magnesium strips (on the underside of the car between the rear wheels) which would abrade to leave the correct underbody profile once the car was light enough to run in optimum trim.
The sparks are simply from the magnesium strips being rubbed along the ground under acceleration, or when the car went over a bump in the track. Coming out of the back of the car? Methinks they are the bargeboards hitting the ground.
the same happened to the newer cars in Singapore due to the uneven track surface. Yep, they are the magnesium floors of the car hitting the ground. Sparks were a common sight in F1 until 1994 when they introduced the plank that was placed under the car.
I remember seeing Mansell in his Williams Honda at Spa in 1987 sparking like mad! from the magnesium underbelly of the car.. The strips are now made of wood..verzion online
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If you want to kill all that is formula 1 try that. F1 is the spectacle it is because great drivers drive great cars. If you made a standard engine the manufacturer teams would abandon the sport and that would cause a huge vacuum.
Although I have wished a billion times that the his holiness "Schumacher" would drive a piece of crap car just to prove that F1 is a lot about the car! I understand he was a great driver but he also had a great car.
As far as Massa is concerned I understand I won't win best answer with this but I don't see it. Massa was always 2nd fiddle by a mile to Schumacher and he doesn't seem to be a clear number one at the team. The only driver I can saw definitively that has the same equipment as Massa is Kimi, And Massa and Kimi are relatively equal. So to assume Massa is the superior driver is absurd in my opinion.
Hamilton's story is dramaticly different! He nearly always beaten Kovalinen or even Alanso when he was there. He has shown to be a clear number 1 when compared to the other driver with the same equipment.
I just feel trying to compare one driver to another is nearly impossible if they are not teammates. There is a noticable difference in the level of each team. I don't think anyone can assume if the Williams and Ferrari drivers switched teams that suddenly Williams would be a front runner and Ferrari would be a mid pack team. Good ideas are always welcome, but frankly, I think most of us are a bit tired of new rules. i think it would be a greater examination of each drivers skill to see how he performed in both top and bottom quality cars.
i think its very boring seeing a race where you know 14 out of 18 drivers dont have a hope...not because of a lack of skill..but simply because theyr driving a comparatively crummy car.
also what about staggering the start, so each car sets off three seconds after the previous one [-with the difference re-balanced at the first compulsory pit stop or stop-go style stationary stop-]...with the slowest qualifier going first and the fastest qualifier setting off last! - so that instead of the fastest cars immediately zooming off into the distance and the field stringing out....the slower cars --though starting earlier-- are immediately being challenged and overtaken by the faster cars behind them ---thereby making the faster cars have to work through the field before they get to lead the race.
what other ideas do you have to get all the cars "active and inolved" instead of three quarters of the cars being merely ornaments in the race? Easiest way, (but it'll never happen) one standard engine, the rest of the rules stay the same. Answer To Additional Details:
For some reason, only first place is decided by the number of wins, so yes the rest of the places are chosen by the current points system.19070s
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Ofcourse they are, who else in the right mind would make a drastic change like that 10 before the season unless sex or money is behind it No... These new points rules as much as I don't like them, are not in favour of any team at all... How can they be? Every team is in the same boat and will be doing their best to win.
It doesn't even look like Ferrari are away in front as the fastest... Brawn have been much quicker, BMW, Toyota and Williams seem to be on their pace, and McLaren and Renault aren't much further behind... So if anything these new rules will benefit Brawn, who can try and win as many races at the start of the year before the other teams catch up with them. If I ran McLaren I would concentrate my budget,
on my ten best races, and sit out the rest..
That way my budget per race would exceed Ferrari's,
giving them a shot at the most wins..
The reason for a points system, is to prevent that, and ensure
a full field, every race.. Especially the heavy hitters..
I think the rule gives the low budget teams a shot that way..
It may be the only way to face the kind of cash Ferrari spends.. I think so :P
The new rules have their both up and down points.
They could end the season much earlier, but they will give the lower teams a chance at the title.
We will only find out if they are any good by the end of the season.
If not, hopefully they will be removed.dumb joke maintenance man
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B. 2-4 years
One year to moan about it, another year to make the subsequent changes.
If this change is a response to the "you can finish 5th to win the championship" debate then surely it's time to revert back to the 9/10 pts for first, 6 for 2nd and 4 for 3rd, rather than the current format. A; if the 2009 championship is close points-wise and the suspense in the final race is ruined by having one driver already uncatchable despite having less points than one or more others...lack of TV revenue is the quickest way to kill off this stupid idea.
B; if one team becomes too dominant Г la Ferrari 2000-2004...this rule would make years like 2003 even more boring than they were at the time...didn't think that would be possible, but there you go.
C; solely in Bernie's dreams. Don't want to go too far into that though.
To actually choose, I hope A but I fear B. C is unthinkable. I'm actually hoping that they would reconsider during sometime in the beginning of this season, but if not, I'm going for A. I don't think this will go on for no more than a year, but if it does, kiss this sport goodbye! B. Just as the last Tv set gets turned over to watch dancing with the fu*king stars instead.
What were they thinking and where did they find enough idiots to agree to this? I hope that some of the drivers and even race teams make some noise about this A once the championship is all but decided with 5 races left they'll have no choice but to change it With all of the new rules for the upcoming season it seemed that most fans were excited about the prospect of having another close championship, but now the "winner takes all" rule comes in with immediate effect. How will this effect the championship in your opinion
Simple poll: How long will this rule last
A. 1 yr.
B. 2-4 yrs.
C. 5 or more yrs.
Add comments to the poll if you want. No i dont think so, they just have got wiser.and more clever to out beat the lower teams and drivers.Bernie Ecclestone is a one big headache, he needs to retire and move out to pastures we need some young person who can give a proper fresh look to formula 1 or elect a descent driver like Michael Schumacher he is more expirenced and clever than Bernie Ecclestone. D. None of the above.
I have a strange feeling that this idiocy would be removed before Australia. Maybe its more of a desperation or expectation for a miracle. It will go before Australia... i am praying for A to be honest!
it is the stupidest rule of all time, gahh!! im so angry about it :P B. I don't see the rule changing the racing very much. BTW, I absolutely hate the change. It doesn't matter how many points you float out there for a win, you can't do but so many things differently to try to win a race.arial sands bermuda
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#5 Mike's way A vile Roastburger from Arby's. I had a coupon to get one free, so I thought I'd try the All-American. Blargh. Salad today, with ham and a huge chocolate chip cookie and coffee from my nascar mug. Tuna Salad, Apple, and diet pepsi max today.
Go Dale Jr & Hms Pepsi.............................Jeff Gordon! Deer sausage po boy with Zapps crawtaters and diet ice tea . I cheated with OLD FART..............Had the southern style chicken sandwich and greasy fries from the golden arches!! Buffalo Wild Wings...10 teriyaki, ten wild....washed it down with some blue cheese and celery...cokes to drink...no beer before three on a workday! Chineese Buffet (all you can eat crab legs) YUMMY I wished NY wasnt so dang far, thats sounds gooooood! Cajun Roast Beef sammich with baby swiss and a Sprite Zero. Back to the honey-do's list. ;) I had a nice lite lunch just a salad and a bottle of water. I am saving myself for green beer after work and some corned beef & cabbage....Yum-O!
Happy St. Patty's Day everyone! Nothing... School Lunch Sucks! It was McD today The boss is away . HE HE Well i have a ten year old home sick with the flu so it is Chicken Noodle soup - no i did not have time to make homemade- and ginger ale for him and soup and hot tea for me! catfish will be eating a huge bucket of shrimp for lunch. ......Arbys (Matt Keseth)
......Coke ( Coke racing family)
......M&M Peanut ( Kyle Bush) Roast beef, carmelized onion, provolone cheese with dijonaise on whole wheat, small pasta salad, dill pickle, Snapple Iced Tea, 4 mini three musketeers. mmmm OINK! I had a chicken salad and a Dr. Pepper. MMMMM that sounds good. I have a tuna fish Sub sandwich with lettuce, pepperoncinis, tomato, and chips and a soda for dessert I have some mini kit kats. I take that in my Dale Jr. lunch box.increase arm speed
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of course it is hes leading the points! He needs to be getting on with making a little boy too! he would be sooo cute! no YES I am not a Gordon fan, but I think that anyone who says Gordon does not have a chance to win #5 is an idiot. He's off to a really good start this year, and I have a feeling he'll have a couple of wins by the time the chase begins. There's not doubt the man can do it. No reason why it shouldn't be....Jeff's still got the skillzzz... it never died. even after no wins last season I still know that jeff will get his fifth championship and maybe this year! Heck yes! Jeff will kick some butt again this year. Jeff is in his prime and (I made this rhyme up)
Many more championships a plenty
By 2020 Is a pig's butt pork? Yes!! Its very alive and well. :) i thinlk it is alive........do i think it will happen,maybe not.............would i be happy for him if he does............yes i will kjh It's been alive and kicking since he won his 4th.. Luck just hasn't fallen his way, in races or in the rule books.
He's Mr. Consistency right now, but lets see if he can keep that up (ESPECIALLY IN THE CHASE, The only place it seems to matter) The Drive for 5 is alive! Gordon is consistent and I believe he can do it. Yes it is. I believe this is the year! Yes, but it should instead be headin' for seven except for the ripoff "chase" !!!
Good luck Jeff in that Chevrolet! It had always been alive.Jeff Gordon has had some really strong cars so far.Jeff is your 2009 sprint cup champion. This may be the year that Jeff can do it. And by the way his daughter is just so cute. It's for sure still alive. I think Jeff and his team are more motivated than ever. The #24 team is motivated by the winless streak and people saying they can't win another championship. Make some noise, Gordon fans. He's on top of the heap!
I know it's early, but let's get while the getting's good! lol You know, I have talked a lot of smack about Jeff over the past 9 months I have been here in Y.A. Give me ONE good reason why I should change now? OK, here it is, #1 Cause I am not in the mood and #2 ... look at it any way you want, The man is a Legend. No myth about it. If any one that I would like to see win the Championship over at HMS, it would be Jeff. I would like to se him win at least "one for the road" Jeff has been racing 16yrs now. That's a heck of a long time for anyone to sit in same seat, (in pro sports or Sports Entertainment)
Jeff Gordon is the Joe Montana of NASCAR
Meggie and Winter should wash my mouth out for saying this, but... Go Get' em Jeff in '09
(if you happen to come in second to Kyle Busch, well, I'm OK with that) Well he certainly has a great start and shot at it. I would say it is still alive and kicking!!! yes It always is It is, but I hope it won't be next year because that slogan has been around since 2002. I have been waiting a long time for Jeff to finally get that fifth championship and I hope he gets it this year. He was so close in 2004 and 2007. And he handled his struggles last year like a class act and worked hard to get back in this position. If he keeps it up, maybe he will hold the Sprint Cup at Homestead. Then maybe they will have a new slogan like the "Search for Six" or something like that. THE DRIVE FOR 5 IS STILL ALIVE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT IT WON'T BE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT WILL BE HIS DRIVE FOR 6!!!!!! Its definitely alive, he is doing the best at HMS so far this yr, and he is leading in the points right now, so yes the drive for 5 is very much alive so far this yr, if he keeps it up he could very well get the 5th championship (sorry Jimmie) this yr.
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Im thinking Danica Patrick but probably not. They'll probably make the driver selection into a reality tv show or some sh*t like that. It'd better not be Danica Patrick, she is not even close to being qualifed to run in f1. Shes won 1 race....on an oval....because of fuel mileage....
It will be 1 NASCAR driver (probably Kyle Busch) and one young, up and coming open wheel driver like Graham Rahal. I don't know, but you can't be calling it USF1 anymore!
Bernie has 'requested' that the name be changed, as he doesn't want to share the term 'F1' with any other team.
(even though Williams use it :S. Must be some reason for that)
So from now on it's USGPE (United States Grand Prix Engineering) They aren't allowed to be called USF1, its now USGPE, United States Grand Prix Engineering.
They are hoping to employ 2 US drivers which personally I think is a bad idea, Danica Patrick I think would struggle heavily in F1, not because She's a Woman but because nearly all Indy drivers fail to make the transition to a noteworthy extent, Jacques Vileneuve and JP Montoya aside. Saying that Id defiantly give Marco Andretti at least a test drive his youth, speed and Andrettis have had success in the past.
Possibly Id try another Indy driver or 2 in testing but the other potential good suggestions Id say aren't American. Id go down the experienced F1 driver route for the other drive someone with circuit knowledge and set up experience, Rubens Barrichello or someone similar whist a 2nd US driver is brought up to the required level.sex software
