Noelinho replied to the forum topic F1 2011 Online Community Thread in the...
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You do make a good point on that front. In reply to - Ads21 posted an update OK this new F1F may have ended the need for twitter during F1
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Pit lane exit warning lights for drivers in...
The new pit exit warning will do nothing to help situations like the Rosberg incident. He understeered into the pit exit and Alguersuari was barely moving. The only real solution is to move the pit exit.
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No driver will take it easy just because someone is coming out of the pit lane. Especially on Sunday – they’ll be racing for position!
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Mercedes: Drivers' points gap shrinks as...
I don’t think Mercedes will be in position to go for the championship next year, but regardless of the final points total this season, the second half of the year has shown Schumacher is very much...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Typically hot weather expected in Abu Dhabi
Button and Hamilton have both retired twice. Button’s retirements were both mechanical. Hamilton’s were crashes. If Button hadn’t had those mechanical problems, the gap would likely be over 50 points....
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Vettel and Mansell's 14 pole positions in a...
Keith isn’t comparing the number of poles and the number of races, he’s comparing the gap between the pole-sitter and second. Which you’d see if you read the article…
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Vettel and Mansell's 14 pole positions in a...
I’d certainly agree that Mansell had a more dominant car, but both Vettel and Mansell had team-mates, both of whom were very good, but not champions. And, within that, Mansell frequently obliterated...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Vettel and Mansell's 14 pole positions in a...
The point is, Mansell smashed his team-mate into the ground even further than Vettel. That said, I’d say Webber > Patrese.
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Vettel and Mansell's 14 pole positions in a...
Agreed, to call facing up against Mansell, Senna and Prost an “uphill battle” would not do justice to the task. In fact, I’d say now is the only time since then we’ve had the same depth of quality at...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Vettel and Mansell's 14 pole positions in a...
Hmm, well, 1) you’ve altered my original list and 2) “Alonso destroys Hamilton” – well, the one season they were in equal cars, one was a double world champion, the other a rookie… and Hamilton won....
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Petrov apologises after Renault outburst
In reference to engineering freedom, it’s worth remembering that such freedom comes at the cost of equilibrium. The freer the formula, the greater the likelihood that one team will dominate – and Red...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Petrov apologises after Renault outburst
Kubica’s contract is up at the end of the season. They won’t re-sign him unless he’s definitely racing.
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Vettel and Mansell's 14 pole positions in a...
Yes, he, is, but in a more understated way – that’s more what I was meaning with that comment.
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Vettel and Mansell's 14 pole positions in a...
Think people are taking my comment to seriously/scientifically…
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, R31 "a bold but failed experiment"
Ah, thanks! It was only your comment that alerted me – hadn’t actually been on today. I usually comment only if I actually have something constructive to add. It’s certainly something people often...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Which drivers will make their last F1 start...
Trulli brings good technical feedback. I think that’s why he still has a place in the team, and why he will stay as a Caterham driver next year. Tony Fernandes has no need to replace him with a pay...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Which drivers will make their last F1 start...
Much though I like Chandhok, I don’t think there are many people in the paddock who rate him as an F1 driver. Also, Karun intimated at the Indian Grand Prix that he was looking for a seat elsewhere for...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Which drivers will make their last F1 start...
And besides, if Barrichello is too old, you’re missing Michael Schumacher from the list. Drivers don’t lose their speed just because they are too old. They lose it mainly because they lose their...
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Tony Fernandes inferred it when announcing Trullui for 2012. http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/09/trulli-confirmed-for-team-lotus-in-2012/
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Massa must "prove himself" - Montezemolo
@GeeMac makes a good point about DRS zones. And with Spain, Tilke made a bad track even worse. I can’t stand the final section of the track now. @KeithCollantine, out of interest, do you count a...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Massa must "prove himself" - Montezemolo
To be fair, although he’s had a disappointing season, the last few races he’s had some good pace which has unfortunately been overshadowed by on-track incidents.
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Massa must "prove himself" - Montezemolo
I was more thinking that I count it as a start if they either a) complete the formation lap and line up on the grid at the lights, or b) don’t line up at the grid, but enter the race by leaving the pit...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Massa tells Barrichello: Don't pay to race in F1
In terms of the DRS debate, I’m still all for scrapping it and replacing it with a a more powerful KERS that can be used in a similar manner to the system used in IndyCar. Massa’s comments about...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Will Vettel bounce back in Brazil?
Bouncing back does not imply recovering from one’s own mistake. It is merely to move on from a bad result, which clearly going out on the first lap is. What’s with the negativity? Keith provides a...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Will Vettel bounce back in Brazil?
@mike-e A Google +1 for you.
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Will Vettel bounce back in Brazil?
Having said that, there are two significant straights at Interlagos… but they work well – the home straight has nice kinks in it (but still flat out) and the one after turn three is nice too, as...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Will Vettel bounce back in Brazil?
If they are all affected by 8%, they will be affected equally ;-)
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Robert Kubica to miss start of 2012 season
Yes, PM, Schumacher did have experience of fuel-heavy cars – fifteen years ago! Kimi would adapt to heavy cars quickly. He’s a very intelligent driver. He would also adapt to DRS very quickly. Everyone...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Robert Kubica to miss start of 2012 season
I don’t see why they wouldn’t. They could easily sign him on a contract with a security clause, so they could run him in an old car as their driver, then make an assessment. If they were going to run...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, McLaren not expecting "radical shift" in tyres
Whilst overtaking – or, rather, exciting races – affect how many people keep watching during a race, evidence from British TV when ITV showed F1 was that the intensity of the championship fight was the...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Massa tells Barrichello: Don't pay to race in F1
Despite Massa’s lack of consistency and pace at Ferrari the last two years, he’s definitely still a very good driver. I think there would be a number of teams who would benefit from having him as a...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Will Vettel bounce back in Brazil?
It depends whether you look at the absolute or releative difference. Relatively, they remain equally affected, assuming other parameters are equal (which they aren’t).
View ArticleNoelinho replied to the forum topic Cheapest way to watch Sky next year! £175...
Not wishing to spoil the party, but Sky told me the F1 channel will not be available at launch to people who are subscribed to the Sky Go Monthly Ticket – I was told it will be for Sky dish subscribers...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Pirelli reveal softer compounds and new tyre...
I was rather hoping they’d go for neon pink.
View ArticleNoelinho replied to the forum topic Counting starts, finishes and Grand Prix...
OK, clearly I care too much about this…
View ArticleNoelinho started the forum topic Counting starts, finishes and Grand Prix...
Here’s a question I posed to Keith last week and which was suggested to ask here, and then I forgot! So, here goes: what should count as an F1 start, and what should count as a GP entry? As many of us...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, 2012 Chinese Grand Prix tyre strategies
Yes, even if Kimi had pitted the lap Vettel passed him, which was what I expected Lotus to do at the time, he wouldn’t have finished in the points. Although it may have saved him 10 seconds, but still...
View ArticleNoelinho replied to the forum topic Brazilian Formula Truck accident in the...
Adding more and more rows of tyre barriers for trucks would be the absolute worst thing you could do. One of two things would happen. Either the truck would lift off into outer space, or the whole...
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, 2016 F1 calendar features 21 rounds including...
Interesting to see that despite being the longest calendar ever, it would also be the first April start since 1988. A very compact calendar. But aren’t the teams still only signed up to 20 races?
View ArticleNoelinho commented on the post, Why Vettel's criticism of F1's "embarrassing"...
I have two suggestions to mitigate the gains of the extra lap of fuel an tyre life: 1) you could just give all the now-unlapped cars a five second penalty, or 2) you just make them all drive through...
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