my it's been getting a little heated in here today....must be the weather
firstly
BAD said:
Bring back 12 lap Quali!
Sorry I just had to say it.
couldn't agree with you more BAD, even though they've cut 5 mins off Q3 it's still a boring fuel burning exercise for 10 mins, we need an exciting shoot out for pole position, where we see the fastest lap being pole, ok the knockout laps have bought some excitement to qualifying, but nothing beats the old 12 lap qualifying, where all drivers were trying for pole, this new knockout system was put in place so there would be more action on the track and to keep the viewers happy, but ever since they messed about with a perfectly good qualifying system, I've not been happy
secondly,
Bring back slicks!!
sorry it just had to be said....
and thirdly,
I'm not a Schumacher fan, I'm a Villeneuve fan who also happens to appreciate Schumacher
which given the past history between the two must seem strange... I used to hate Schumacher when I was a Damon Hill fan, and I would be on the edge of my seat when he was racing, when he went to Jordan, the disappointment was palatable, and when he retired I wondered if I would ever watch again, but I did, and I found I liked Villeneuve, he was a racer, he had personality and he often said things that got him into trouble with the paddock and fans alike, I began to appreciate Schumacher, his cocky arrogance didn't seem too bad...there was something worth watching again, I am hoping when they retire from F1 some of the young, up and coming drivers show us they have personality and the balls to be a real person, not some carbon copy of everyone else, hell Kimi seems to have fun of the track, maybe when he leaves McBoringLaren he might bring a different attitude to the track...I think what most of us fear is the lack of interesting drivers, someone you can get behind and root for especially as F1 has become so predictable these days, though maybe someone will eventually realise that what is needed is more mechanical grip instead of all the aerodynamic grip and we can actually see more then 2 passes per race!!
as for Senna, yes he was a brilliant driver, and I for one would have loved to see him and Schumacher fighting it out on the track, but both drivers were cut from the same mold with their win at any cost strategies, so I can't understand why people praise Senna yet vilify Schumacher, when Senna would have done exactly what Schumacher did in the past....as to Schumacher being past it, well he looks like he's still winning races to me...