F1 » F1 teams link up to bring overtaking back

George XxX Hamilton

Actually Dave. George XxX Alonso. But he think Hamilton is pretty rocking too.

Looks like Too Good may have touched a nerve with George.

George please explain why a driver who does not cut the course would be affraid of being penalized for making a pass. What does the balls comment refer to, the fear of crashing or the possibility of making an illegal pass?

I think perhaps the rules are makin the cars pretty equal in F1 at the moment, in the early to mid 90's there was lots of great battles and overtakes and then the cars were hugely different to each other with williams using active suspension for an age before anybody else caught on and started using it. Perhaps the FIA need to let the teams get on with it and c wat happens. Then the teams could really develop some special things. we r in a day and age where things are 2 concerned on safety, im not saying thats bad but it does swallow up budgets and leaves less for performance development. I dont think they can mix entertaining racing with safety.

George -
I know I don't have to prove anything to anyone. My posts on different topics are good evidence to back my understanding of motor sports in general and open-wheel racing in particular.

Re-read your sentences from two posts

1st post - "He seem to be the only one with the balls to pass people now"
2nd post - "Lewis is one of the few making moves TODAY"
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I agree english sentences have lots of meanings but "Only One" and "One of the few" are not the "same".
Why does this flip-flopping sound familiar.hmmmmm

Mark, actually I'm not fazed by internet forum opinions. However if I'm insulted then I do punch back. Sorry to bust your bubble but my day didn't get ruined. . Drivers are afraid to take the risk for fear of being penalized. Well Ferrari drivers shouldn't be, LOL. (Just a joke) They'd rather run a safe risk race and try to pass in the pits or down the straights. Have you not read what the title of this article is about. Don't you think passing is a problem in F1. The people running it do. Lewis and FA have a different attitude. They look at an opportunity and think, "it's difficult, but I might be able to pull that off. I'll try it." Sometimes they fail but they will still try it.

mark can you then please explain why evry driver is tip toein around the track in fear of gettin penalised by the FIA. The race after hamiltons incident the fia were checking on all drivers not on the apex of a bend never mind off the track. surely its bound to cause some drivers to be paranoid. apart from the ferraris of course who as demonstrated quite clearly can do wat they want. I wonder what would happen if not only hamilton any other driver on the grid was released into traffic in the pit lane after almost blowing up the pit lane and killing half his crew. im sure it would b more than a drive thru penalty.

Dan - Your first comment is very valid. Since Force1 team has moved on to shiftless gear the entire grid is covered within 1 second. I have put this one posts here and elsewhere as well, with so much closely matched grid and reliance on aerodynamics to eek out additional 10th on laptimes, Teams don't appreciate overtaking by drivers and messing up with aero, thus resulting in reduced lap times.
Lewis or for that matter any driver on current grid overtakes only
a) race start b) before pit-stop on light car and chance to work on wings c) during closing stages of race, when tires are in differnt stages of wear.
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(contd..) of the examples I quoted, Alonso's overtake was classic if you consider the timing of the stint on which it was done. But Schumi's defence Bridgestone was struggling with Single tyre rule and Michael had tyre failures that season, so he didn't defend whole heartedly I suspect. In day of Modern Aero restrictions JPM was always a "man on fire" if the opponent in question was Schumi. Check out his passes on Michael at Spa'04,Canada'06, Brazil'01. Of course making aggressive overtakes works both ways you win some you lose some. In Spa'04 after passing Schumi at Bus Stop, JPM did botch up with Trulli on same spot. But then thats game

F1? Overtaking? This is supposed to be entertainment and F1 has lost the plot. World Superbike and Motogp are FAR more entertaining these days. BTW, I've been an F1 fan from the 70's. The only driver that reminds me of proper overtaking in F1 is Hamilton.