2012-05-11, 18:57 | Link #21 |
Good OP Hunter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Argentina
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Of course it's important. There's a reason why teams like Red Bull Renault skyrocketed in the F1. Their cars. Of course Vettel and Webber are great drivers, but their machines do as much if not more of the work.
Rally is extremely more dependant on the team that made the car. For example, a few days ago the Argentina WRC ended, and it was brilliant. In any case, you have to do a LOT of work on a car for it to be rally-able, if you intend on not destroying your suspension, that is. Niker
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2012-05-11, 19:02 | Link #22 | |
Paparazzi
Join Date: Mar 2008
Age: 41
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There have been quite a few drivers that transcend their equipment though. Senna being the most notable. The stuff he did in his Toleman and Lotus years were absolutely unbelievable. It really was a case of 99% driver 1% car. One thing I can say from personal experience, you really need to be pretty damn good to make it in even the lowest levels of competitive motorsports. I'm not horribly bad in fast driving but I was still outpaced by 15 seconds a lap in the Formula Ford by a 16 year old racing driver over a 1:20 lap. That was a bit depressing. |
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2012-05-11, 19:49 | Link #25 | |
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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I think it comes down to the fact that people prefer to get behind individuals then large teams, and the driver is more glamourous then the engineers who built the thing. The question is, when Schumacher was winning every race out there, was it Schumacher? Or was it the Ferrari he was driving. Ultimately, I think the engineering that goes into the car is far more interesting then the races themselves. At least the car manufacturer names the team. Still, it would be cool if there were documentaries following the manufacturing and design of the car. Might make a good anime... |
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2012-05-12, 04:04 | Link #27 |
Deadpan Snarker
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Neverlands
Age: 46
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Personally I think the addition of 'Race gadgets' like Anti-lock braking, Traction control, etc.
put even less definition of skill in the driver Hell, even in the MotoGP there's traction control now leaving a much lower skill level to be able to accelerate out of corners without 'losing it'
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2012-05-12, 06:55 | Link #28 |
Good OP Hunter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Argentina
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Regarding motorsports and anime, Highly recomend that anyone that hasn't seen Initial D, check it out.
On Motorsports though, watching the F1 practice and loving it. It's amazing how I remember the track after playing it thousands of times in Forza Motorsport Niker
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2012-05-12, 17:36 | Link #30 |
Check out my Rolek!
Join Date: May 2008
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As a Button fan, I found the qualifying session disappointing. As a racing fan, I found it fantastic! So far, the season really is quite exciting.
Also, WTF is HRT doing? It's almost like they enjoy starting the race from the back row.
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2012-05-13, 09:15 | Link #32 |
Princess or Plunderer?
Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
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I have watched Formula 1 too, and I watched it more religiously back then. Now, I've started to pick it up back again after Ferrari showed some promise.
It was unfortunate that Hamilton was robbed of his pole after breaking a certain rule. What's even more unfortunate was that Karthikeyan managed to qualify for the race, and so puts Hamilton to the very back.
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2012-05-14, 15:39 | Link #36 | |
Paparazzi
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But, yeah. That's perfectly crazy speed on the bike. That braking into Bergwerk, sheesh... |
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2012-05-14, 15:51 | Link #37 |
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just came back today from Barcelona where I watched Formula One LIVE
for THIS sport.... I'll go to the end of the world to watch it got an autograph from Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber 9 year ago I watch the Formula One GP from Austria LIVE, Last year I watched the GP from Germany LIVE this weekend I watched GP from Spain lets see which GP is next
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2012-05-14, 16:06 | Link #38 | |
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