Formula 1

I have been an avid F1 fan since a kid: many years now. Interested in other points of view: should it be the pinnacle with huge budgets or reined in cost-wise?
My opinion? Keep spending and developing: push boundaries and we mortals will get the benefits in road cars eventually.
Oh, and cut Vettels finger off with bolt croppers. :yesnod:

F1 is the pinnacle of the sport, and should remain so ......




....however the BTCC is where the real racing is at. :broon:

John and Sue wrote: My opinion? Keep spending and developing: push boundaries and we mortals will get the benefits in road cars eventually. :yesnod:

this ^^ :broon:

John and Sue wrote: I have been an avid F1 fan since a kid: many years now. Interested in other points of view: should it be the pinnacle with huge budgets or reined in cost-wise?
My opinion? Keep spending and developing: push boundaries and we mortals will get the benefits in road cars eventually.
Oh, and cut Vettels finger off with bolt croppers. :yesnod:

Definitely the pinnacle, I too have been following F1 since I was a boy. Keep spending, push the boundaries.

Craig

They should be allowed to go for it. That is the way you get innovation.



edit - I see Schumacher is retiring ... again.

John and Sue wrote: Oh, and cut Vettels finger off with bolt croppers. :yesnod:

I couldn't agree more. Every time I see him win I wanna stick it up where the sun don't shine.

I am torn. Bigger budget = less competition as the big boys break away like they did in Touring cars.
Now the budgets are capped touring cars is much more even. How can Lotus, Force India or any new teams tempted to enter F1 like Pro drive etc compete with Ferrari or Maclaren budgets.

But then again I agree with your point of bigger budgets may give us innovations and developments which eventually filter down to road cars. Although I think Citroen got ahead of themselves when they put flappy paddles on the 2.0D Grand Picasso - it is crap. :nonod: :nonod:

Great race by Kamui today.:yesnod:

On that form, I bet he'd even manage to pass that infamous test in Star Trek, which only James T Kirk passed (and that by cheating).
How cool to have an integral part of Star Trek's back story named after you!

Not a brilliant race imo. Nice result for old Kobey Bashy. Grosjean should have his licence revoked. Allowed SV to close the gap with FA. Still want to cut his finger off. SV not FA.
McLaren disappointing. I am becoming strangely attracted to Monisha Kaltenborn. Don't tell the wife.

Race Report ends.