22-06-2019, 09:06 PM
Well thanks Mr Barton, for all the lessons - its just as well I've decided not to watch any more as I clearly have learned so little about F1 in the 50 years I've been watching, that I might as well not have bothered.
Its true I am not a Hamilton fan (nor a Vettel fan either), and I don't like the way that Merc is dominating the sport but there is nothing I can personally do about that. I want to see close, fair racing where most teams can at least have a chance of winning a few races, and there isn't much chance of that in F1 atm.
I'm not getting into a discussion about whether Hamilton was on the racing line or not. The fact is that Max was on a timed lap and would not expect to see a car pulling out onto the track. Its lucky that Paul Ricard has those huge run off areas - what might have happened if instead there was a wall and Max had hit it? Too many tracks have these huge run off areas, but thats yet another minus in my view, they should be gravel traps which are just as safe.
I admit that I miss the old V6's and V8's and there is too much technology (a view shared by Hamilton btw), but I do realise that F1 needs to move with the times - my beef is with the way it is moving.
Finally, the incident yesterday was merely the straw that broke the camels back: a tiny incident yes, just piled on top of a lot of other things.
I won't be reading any replies to this, I only logged on to PM a couple of people, so best wishes to all for the rest of the season.
Its true I am not a Hamilton fan (nor a Vettel fan either), and I don't like the way that Merc is dominating the sport but there is nothing I can personally do about that. I want to see close, fair racing where most teams can at least have a chance of winning a few races, and there isn't much chance of that in F1 atm.
I'm not getting into a discussion about whether Hamilton was on the racing line or not. The fact is that Max was on a timed lap and would not expect to see a car pulling out onto the track. Its lucky that Paul Ricard has those huge run off areas - what might have happened if instead there was a wall and Max had hit it? Too many tracks have these huge run off areas, but thats yet another minus in my view, they should be gravel traps which are just as safe.
I admit that I miss the old V6's and V8's and there is too much technology (a view shared by Hamilton btw), but I do realise that F1 needs to move with the times - my beef is with the way it is moving.
Finally, the incident yesterday was merely the straw that broke the camels back: a tiny incident yes, just piled on top of a lot of other things.
I won't be reading any replies to this, I only logged on to PM a couple of people, so best wishes to all for the rest of the season.