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6 May 2010, 16:02 (Ref:2685435) | #1 | ||
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Drivers propose giving top drivers bye in Monaco Q1 over safety fears
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83341
I'm not sure how exactly this would work (presumably the top ten or so in the WDC getting a free ride through Q1 and getting dropped in Q2), but I think they have a point about the risk of accidents. Monaco is tight at the best of times, but in Q1 where you've got blokes in slow cars throwing the kitchen sink at it with other guys in faster cars trying to get round them, and only give them 20 minutes to set times, you're going to get mayhem. |
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I hope they don't split them up.
Did they have 24 cars in previous years qualifying at the same time? |
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How ridiculous. The best drivers in the world. State of the art GPS systems that tell the teams where every driver is. Thereby releasing them on to a clear track.
Surely it's the same for all, give them hard tyres and let them drive. They used to have 26 cars in the turbo era qualifying and holding one another up, and then only 20 could race. I'm fed up of the PC brigade. |
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I oppose a split-up. Formula 1 has chosen for the current artificial knock-out qualifying format and should accept all possible consequences. |
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In the days before F1 went more 'exclusive' in terms of team numbers, there would be 30 qualifiers in qualifying after pre qualifying beforehand. in 1990, the difference between 1st and 30th in quali was 5.3s.
It's been done before and I don't see why it can't be done again. (and by the way, being able to use the term '30th' when talking about F1 got me a bit nostalgic ) |
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Dear me, the likes of Ascari, Fangio, Nuvolari, Clark, Villeneuve etc will all be turning in their graves. The most docile F1 cars in history and the supposed best drivers cant manage Monaco without cutting the numbers. Safety ! as Nigel Roebuck said in a recent article, Motor Sport is now virtually no risk sport. In fact Show Jumping is more dangerous, in fact working on a building site is more dangerous. Is it any wonder that only those of tender years have any respect for this bunch of racing drivers. What next, big Scalextrix cars and hand controllers on the pit wall. Get on with it and stop whinging.
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I would also oppose such a split, but:-
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6 May 2010, 19:16 (Ref:2685568) | #10 | ||
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if they feel that strongly about it they should really just run an installation lap or not run at all and simply start the race from either the back of the grid or pit lane. that provision already exists so why the rule change.
personally i feel that if they did this they would be acknowledging that they are pants and should not even be in F1 but i dont think that would go over very well with any potential sponsors in the audience this weekend. its not about safety its about saving face and making money. |
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What a joke. It's ok being stupid enough to get caught out by the weather Malaysia) but not possible traffic around Monaco... Personally I find it ridiculous this is even being considered.
Bit like Monza 2001 where Schumi and co asked for everyone to take single file into the first chicane. Something to do with danger to marshall's after previous years fatal accident. Villeneuve, the voice of reason, said NO. They had had a year to do something but left it till eve of race. If Monaco is so dangerous, what the hell are they "racing" there for?? |
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6 May 2010, 20:12 (Ref:2685623) | #17 | ||
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As was the USGP, but you see what's happened to that...
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yes but I for one would advocate the return of that particular race-even if it was on the dreadful Indy road course. (It's better than nothing let's face it)
such grands prix should be kept, races like British, Italian, French, German, Monaco and United States grands prix deserve a garunteed place on the grid. I like moving foward but as long as we keep in touch with the past. (I'd also add Brazil to that list by the way, maybe canada, possibly Australia and Japan as well could go on the list of 'spine' races) |
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Ah safety issue! Track off the calander!
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Best drivers my ass. I bet the IndyCar and sportscar boys wouldn't have any trouble with it. If this goes through, then F1 as the pinnacle of motorsport has to be called into question. Maybe if they quit waiting 30 minutes to get on track, they could have a clean run.
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6 May 2010, 22:48 (Ref:2685697) | #22 | |
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I don't think the drivers are at fault here.
I believe they have now taken the cars so far up a blind alley with the front wing aero and the small width front wheels and rearward weight distribution that they will be really "interesting" on the tight corners especially in the wake of another car. Terminal understeer when unexpectedly overtaken maybe? Maybe Monaco as bad as it is for overtaking may bring some sense back into racing car design as apposed to time trial machinery. Am I just desperately clutching at straws here? |
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Another nail in the coffin of the farcicle Monaco parade, hopefully.
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If the FIA is worried about safety, run the n.1 driver from each team in one session and then all the n.2s together. We'll still hear *****ing about slower cars on the track but if the other option is a NASCAR style 2 hot lap qualifying session, I'm out and I'm thinking Speed may reconsider covering it live. The last minute of each session is sometimes more exciting than the race, esp at Bahrain. The problem is they are using claims of safety to cover the desire to have unimpeded fast laps, not a bad goal but it seems any team complaining about a slower team is called a sore loser and roasted in the media. Personally I'm hoping the fast teams get out right at the start of the session and back fast laps so the slower teams have a chance to get out late without having to abort laps. I'm sure some 'strategist' will tell their team to wait the track will get better and then they'll ***** like something different was supposed to happen. That or we'll have to hope for a rainy weekend and all hell to break loose come race day. |
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All those drivers not wanting to take part can simply miss the session.
Wuss-o-rama. This isn't like qually tyres and infinite boost. |
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