Beanoyip Turbocharged June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 No one talked about the horrific crash yesterday? Hamilton won in the end. Video of the crash here http://youtube.com/watch?v=273jvpobiGw ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord 1st Gear June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 I was wondering whether I was watching a bumper car rally or what.. Cars crashing like nobody's business.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 Tis is d reality of hi speed racing. Thank goodness 2 modern safety regulation, he did not suffer major injury. If tis accident happen 2 a road ka, driver definitely suffers major injuries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin 4th Gear June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 OUCH... hope he's ok Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlar2 Neutral Newbie June 11, 2007 Share June 11, 2007 Watch live last night, only half of the car complete the race Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomph Neutral Newbie June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 the safety requirements are excellent. we should learn from this and have the same styled barricades along our roads at popolous places e.g. kopi tiams, bus stops. Its high speed racing accident but driver safe ! i'm kinda dissed off that a rookie can win the F1 so easily and even lead. I guess with all the restrictions and the advances in technology, F1 has become a relatively easier sport compared to the past. I say bring back the big engines ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crummytyre Neutral Newbie June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 You sure or not? It's not as easy as you think. Hamilton was a child prodigy similar to what Tiger Woods was when he broke into the professional circuit. Go google his pre-F1 racing achievements. Please give him the due respect he deserves for what he has done this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbummer Neutral Newbie June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 please get your facts right or your opinion to yourself cos the way u put it is as if you will win if you are in the car... have your driven in a race that goes 30 laps in a hot afternoon? and in the race he won there are 4 SC periods, when a lot of things can go very wrong (see who's being Black Flag and had a 10sec stop-go penalty) from http://formula1.about.com/od/profiles/p/hamilton.htm the recent crop of young drivers. He won several karting series, including the European Formula A championship in 2000. After a year of learning in Formula Renault, he won the 2003 British Formula Renault championship with 10 victories and 11 pole positions. After a year of learning in the F3 Euroseries, he won that series in 2005 with 15 victories and 13 pole positions. In 2006 he did not even need a year of learning to win the title in his rookie year in the GP2 series, an F1 support race series.> big engine does not really would translate to a faster car. reason being the engine will be heavier, and the aerodynamics not as streamlined. if one look at the lap times now and previously there are not much a diff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Clutched June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 for the moment, i thought the crash is very similar to Senna's crash. only the mono-core is left.... good grief he is doing ok with some slight injuries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Clutched June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 this canadian GP, besides 1) the crash 2) hamilton winning 3) black flags 4) 10 seconds, stop and go we also seen 1) BMW is catching up fast. 2) Ferrari is nowhere to be seen. 3) What is alonso doing ??? with a short break, we can catch the next one this coming weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crummytyre Neutral Newbie June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 You forgot: 5)Sato overtaking Kimi... 6)Sato overtaking Alonso! 7)Kovalainen gained 18 places! 8)Crash DURING a safety car lap! Edge of the seat stuff. Don't think there'll be another one like this for sometime to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Clutched June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 haahaa... super aguri rockz. webber did good on qualifying. comes to race juz fizzles out... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilander4650 Neutral Newbie June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 wat an action pack race in montreal.. robert kubica has suffered a broken leg as a result of the huge accident..BMW is quick hope to see them in the podium for the nxt race in indianapolis..just enough to keep out the feraris.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomph Neutral Newbie June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 please get your facts right or your opinion to yourself cos the way u put it is as if you will win if you are in the car... have your driven in a race that goes 30 laps in a hot afternoon? and in the race he won there are 4 SC periods, when a lot of things can go very wrong (see who's being Black Flag and had a 10sec stop-go penalty) from http://formula1.about.com/od/profiles/p/hamilton.htm the recent crop of young drivers. He won several karting series, including the European Formula A championship in 2000. After a year of learning in Formula Renault, he won the 2003 British Formula Renault championship with 10 victories and 11 pole positions. After a year of learning in the F3 Euroseries, he won that series in 2005 with 15 victories and 13 pole positions. In 2006 he did not even need a year of learning to win the title in his rookie year in the GP2 series, an F1 support race series.> big engine does not really would translate to a faster car. reason being the engine will be heavier, and the aerodynamics not as streamlined. if one look at the lap times now and previously there are not much a diff. yeah i've read all that including how his father raised him up, how he'd stand up for his boy when he was bullied during the kart races. i don't have anything against hamilton. just that this used to be the sport of legends. i'm sure its difficult to drive an f1 car - but hamilton proves it is now possible to go spot child prodigies, better than to groom one on the track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomph Neutral Newbie June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 big engine does not really would translate to a faster car.reason being the engine will be heavier, and the aerodynamics not as streamlined. if one look at the lap times now and previously there are not much a diff. ease up dude.... who said anything about going faster ? point is the cars are much easier to drive today - a claim by all f1 drivers - and this is spoiling the sport. making it more difficult with a learned skill not availble outside of F1 is the only recourse to return the f1 to what its meant to be. laptimes doesnt tell anything - with all the changes coming and going. point is make f1 a harder sport and longer to master. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relagsingh 4th Gear June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 nah... just a sprained ankle and he'll be back for the US race. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relagsingh 4th Gear June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 i also dun think the sport had became easier. it just became safer and more technical. cars are just as fast even though the engines are smaller. even though during the days when the engines are big, there's weight and power restrictions too. there's also ever changing rules to make the sport more fair and competitive. Rules that require more technical expertise and planning. such as the 2 tyre rule and race engine rule. Reliability and luck plays a big part too. for LM's case, it's McLaren's own decision to place a bet on him. he's been watched and groomed and they saw the determination and drive in him. They need a new driver, they've got the world champion alonso, so why not? however, it further prove that he's really good enough despite being the team's 2nd driver? and what now? alonso is acting like a crybaby now and eating sour grapes. and here comes the what ifs? if only williams had stuck to button, if only raikonnen had a more reliable car... these are the young prodigies a few years ago... if only they are properly groomed and taken care of... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbummer Neutral Newbie June 13, 2007 Share June 13, 2007 pai seh, realised the language i used was bit strong bad morning....shld not have spilled over here please accept my apologies. anyway, Lewis is groomed from the track, unlike your point. he has been groomed fom kart to GP2 to F1 now. but the importance of spotting talent while they are young is impt. just like all sports, ya? F1 now is indeed relatively easier, yes. but looking at the steering wheel with a host of buttons and dial then the paddle shift to handle when they going thru the race with G forces acting on them all around and the engine HOT HOT behind them geess.... it easy to say easy where we are sitting. but it's still very much a tough act. make F1 more exciting and more accesible is the key to F1 future success, IMHO. cheers ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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