Lauda has reported that Bottas and Waahmilton are completely free to race against each other with no restrictions. 'As before', nothing has changed.
BMWs are fun in the snow too...
That's good.
Also, as probably already mentioned: Bottas' contract is only for one season. So the pressure is on. No reason for Mercedes to tie their hands I guess.
Heikki Kovalainen tried to get Bottas' old spot at Williams instead of Massa, no surprise that he didn't succeed...
BMWs are fun in the snow too...
Bottas is not better than Rosberg.
When called an idiot sometimes is better to be quiet than to open mouth and remove all doubt.
Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok.
--Confucius
Shame....
He tried to send emails to Horner but he crashed his computer...
BMWs are fun in the snow too...
Can someone explain to me how the hell he won the Spanish GP back in 2012? To this day I haven't heard a really satisfactory explanation other than it was just a perfect storm...
Current: '94 MX-6 V6/5 • '72 240Z • '10 Mazda5
Past: '02 330i/5 • '85 RX-7 GSL-SE • '95 540i/6 • '95 525i/5 • '86 635CSi/5 • '88 JZA70 • '86 4K quattro • '85 RX-7 S
Wish list: Type 44 • Manta • Pre-'85 CGT • 405 Mi16 • SVX • W123 Coupe
Maybe he got lucky winning that GP.
This isn't a popular view but here's my 2 cents:
It was about tires. Back in '12 the tires were a complete unknown. None, not a single one, of the teams knew anything about tire degradation, operating temp windows were so slim and variable (track surface, track temp, easily grained, huge degradation cliffs). Tires would hit cliffs when they still thought they had 4-10 laps left and cars would suddenly be lapping 2-4 seconds slower lap after lap. It was black magic, in that nobody knew how to keep the tires in their operating temp window. The Williams chassis was very very good on the tires and therefore kept grip for much longer without degrading them. They did not know why and that was why it was never repeatable. But it allowed them this single victory. Pastor kept it on the track too... racing against Alonso... so he gets those Kudos. But in reality, it was the williams unknown, unrepeatable, suddenly perfect operation of the tires.
Ecclestone almost gone. Liberty Media is about to take over. I predict death of F1 within 5 years!
Current: '94 MX-6 V6/5 • '72 240Z • '10 Mazda5
Past: '02 330i/5 • '85 RX-7 GSL-SE • '95 540i/6 • '95 525i/5 • '86 635CSi/5 • '88 JZA70 • '86 4K quattro • '85 RX-7 S
Wish list: Type 44 • Manta • Pre-'85 CGT • 405 Mi16 • SVX • W123 Coupe
This was the first year of Pirelli's new tire after being mandated by the FIA to make them more degradable. Pirelli took a lot of flack about this but it was the FIA who mandated they change the compounds - for better racing. But, in fact, it just turned the races into a lottery of sorts because no-one understood the new tires.
Wasn't 2012 also the same year when a major change in tire manufacturing process came about mid year through?
urgh
Last edited by RidgeBack; 01-22-2017 at 06:47 PM.
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