F1 » Alonso wins Bahrain GP

as long as the fastest car starts at the front, and so on down to the slowest at the rear, it will always be a procession, unless there is a mechanical problem. forget refuelling etc, as this rewards the pit crew rather than the driver. maybe they should give a point to the fastest in quali, and then have a draw for the grid placings, amongst the 10 fastest. we might then see some faster car having to work for it, to get to the front.

F1 » Dream start for Ferrari as Alonso wins on debut

2pac. i disagree with having to make more pit stops. racing is all about using your equipmnent to its best advantage, so if that means slowing down to conserve tyres, or speeding up to save a place at expense of tyres, so be it. i was glad to see flip pacing alonso so well, and i reckon he pulled back towards the end to conserve his engine (on team orders????)

F1 » Alonso wins Bahrain GP

great result from ferrari, even though i would have preferred it the other way round! poor seb, he had everything under control until the exhaust went, but still a good result from him. but i agree that the race was boring. so little passing, and very few changes of places. at least the main teams have reliability early in the season. it can only get better, i hope!

F1 » Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir – Qualifying times

signor benzini. last year, the cars were all able to start at different fuel loads. this year, they have to start with full tanks. further, there is NO evidence that the ferrari is less fuel efficient. there is new formulation, and in testing, even with full tanks, the ferrari was at the top of the pile. there is really no point speculating, we will just have to see how the race unfolds

F1 » Hamilton writes off victory hopes as McLaren seek downforce

2pac. just found photo of ferrari. you may be right. yes, the exhausts are very far forward, but, as you say, the gills are on the side just ahead of the outlets. others have the gills closer to centre line. as far as i know, the gills are allowed as long as they are not for venting air from cooling devices such as radiators. maybe they are for cooling the exhaust, and are therefore exempt. who knows?

F1 » Hamilton writes off victory hopes as McLaren seek downforce

strange. i was not singling mclaren out. just commenting on the statements on other sites that only mentioned mclaren. i dont know if others have used the same trick or not. but obviously if others do have the same trick, they should all be made to rectify the problem area! 2pac. i looked for photos of the ferrari gills, but couldnt find one. but the ferrari exhausts are much more forward on the pods, than other cars. maybe this is why they look to be in a different position. if they are incorrect, it will not be long before some team objects, but my guess is that they are likely to be legal.

F1 » Hamilton writes off victory hopes as McLaren seek downforce

johnson. horner also said that as the inner circles were part of the wheel (they turn with the wheel) then it was not breaking the ban on spinners! 2pac. a lot of cars are using the gills. sauber, ferrari, merc, mclaren. they are permitted as long as they stay within a certain distance of the centreline of the body.

F1 » Hamilton reveals he just wanted to 'stand on his own two feet'

yes 2pac, but you say he deserves to win NOTHING. what i say is that if he has the most points at the end of the season, he of course WOULD deserve to win! and tell me, why do you refer to alonso as a fascist?

F1 » Hamilton writes off victory hopes as McLaren seek downforce

sunny. well how is it that the mclaren diffuser has to be removed for the next race as it contravenes the regs, yet it is allowed to run tomorrow?? and as charlie was meant to have examined the mclaren, how come he made no mention of this diffuser??

F1 » Massa back with a bang – and four tenths faster than Alonso

fish fingers, if alonso was conserving his tyres and still qualified third, he must have had another sec or two in hand!! but no, i dont think that he was playing games. flip beat him fair and square.