What’s up with JPM these days? I’m almost ashamed to say that he was my favorite last year.
He was clearly not even paying attention to where he was walking. The camera guy was doing his job… he’s not supposed to sit there and watch out for every other dumbass that walks into him. Boo on Montoya for trying to play it off like it wasn’t his fault.
Bernie Ecclestone, the head of Formula 1, made a comment to reporters the other day about Danica Patrick, the female driver who happened to place 4th in this year’s Indy 500 and led for a number of laps. He said women should be dressed in white like other domestic appliances. Patrick, revealed that Ecclestone also called her and told her this personally. I suppose if there is anything positive to be said it’s that he said to her face (or on the phone) what he said to others, however, by every other conceivable measure, Bernie Ecclestone is retarded.
Like the greater number of women who are involved in all forms of motorsports, she is a welcome addition. Bernie, what are you thinking?
I might add, that after last weekend’s fiasco of the Formula 1 race at Indy, where most of the drivers sat out the race in a tire protest, Bernie should be tending to his own business.
Also… why didn’t this get more coverage in the news?
I’m speechless.
Personally, I applaud Michelin for doing what they could to convince the FIA. And the FIA? WTF. What were they thinking today?
For all of you that don’t follow F1 news… here’s the recap courtesy of ITV-F1:
Ralf Schumacher’s Michelin tyre faillure and subsequent heavy crash in Friday’s second practice session set in motion a chain of events that will have major repercussions for F1’s future, particularly in the US.
Michelin informed its teams that, due to a flaw in the sidewall construction, its tyres could not be safely used in the race.
A plan to deliver an alternative tyre design to Indianapolis was shelved when the FIA indicated that penalties awaited any teams who changed tyres after qualifying.
Instead Michelin asked for a chicane to be added at the flat-out, banked turn 13, the critical corner for tyre wear.
The tyre company said that if a chicane was not provided, its cars simply would not race.
The FIA retorted that as the tyre problem was Michelin’s own fault, the governing body could not be expected to alter the circuit to resolve the crisis – especially as Bridgestone had brought perfectly suitable tyres.
Stalemate resulted, and despite a series of meetings involving the team principals, circuit officials, the FIA, and Bernie Ecclestone, no resolution was reached.
The Michelin teams duly carried out their boycott threat, and just six cars lined up before the horrified spectators in Indianapolis’ vast grandstands.
itv.com/f1 - Flav: F1 needs one tyre supplier
One tire supplier? WTF? Why don’t we just take it one step further and make sure every team has the same car?! While we’re at it, let’s make sure that there is only one fuel supplier. Hell, maybe we should also make sure that there is only one supplier for everything.
Modern F1 has progressed because the FIA has kept out of the supplier wars and only issued strict guidelines on materials, engineering and usage. Sure, they do check out manufacturers for quality control, but that is only in the interest of safety. Why should they get more involved than that?
I agree that the new no-tire-changes rule for this year does make things much, much harder for the teams…. but isn’t that what forces engineers to devise new ways to overcome the obstacle?
Maybe I missed something, but wasn’t F1 supposed to be the pinnacle of modern engineering?
I’m tired of people talking about Kimi’s “catastrophic suspension faliure” at the end of the European Grand Prix last week… I’m sorry, but racing is racing. He flat-spotted his own tire… he caused his own vibrations… he paid his own price.
This isn’t a Sunday drive folks- racing is racing.
Thoughts?
Scott Speed is going to be the third team driver for Red Bull F1 for the Canadian and United States Grand Prix.
Speed will be the first American to compete in a grand prix car since Michael Andretti drove for McLaren in 1993. Now, third driver’s don’t obviously race but it’s still a big, big deal. He’ll be taking over testing duties and such… when you’re talking bleeding edge motorsports technology, that is awesome… the test drivers get to have all the fun!
The 22-year-old GP2 standout made a strong impression during a trial run at Silverstone today, virtually matching team leader David Coulthard for pace. Did I mention that he hasn’t actually had much experience in an F1 car yet? I feel good things coming on the horizon…
I’m not a big NASCAR/IRL fan. Hell, anyone will tell you that all I ever do is make fun of those clowns. I’m not saying they aren’t racers or anything like that, I just don’t find oval racing all that exciting.
Anyways, this Sunday is the Indianapolis 500 and Danica Patrick will be on the starting line with 650 horses under the hood to help her make a statement. Yep, she’s a girl. In fact, she is the fourth woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Ever.
If that’s not enough, she’s a rookie driver. Yep, a rookie. Earlier this week, she put up the fastest lap in a full practice session. She’s turning heads. Then came Pole Day. In the preceding practice session, she posted the fastest lap — at an average speed of 229.880 mph. No woman has gone faster at Indy. No man has beaten that time this year.
Looks like this girl’s gonna give the boys a run for their money. You go girl.
THE FIA/AMD FORMULA 1 SURVEY 2005
It’s about time those guys over at the FIA started listening to what the fans have to say. Who knows if this will change the sport for the better or worse, it’s just nice to know that they’re planning ahead using input from the fans.
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