F1 Discussions

[xxMATTGxx]

You are a dark horse aren't ya! didn't have you down as a sporty person TBH.

I'm not really into sports. I do love watching Formula One though . Maybe the odd Manchester United match as well, but not really a big football fan to be honest.

[StefanWolves]

Haha yeah, F1 is for the more technical minded, I don't get all the pit stop strategies and what not, I just love to watch Qualifying and high speed racing, love it when it rains, always want to see any British riders doing well ect, crashes are always good to watch, but not when they are life threatening.

[xxMATTGxx]

Haha yeah, F1 is for the more technical minded, I don't get all the pit stop strategies and what not, I just love to watch Qualifying and high speed racing, love it when it rains, always want to see any British riders doing well ect, crashes are always good to watch, but not when they are life threatening.

The pits was shocking on Sunday apart from McLaren's who kept getting it correct.

[Geraint]

Haha yeah, F1 is for the more technical minded, I don't get all the pit stop strategies and what not, I just love to watch Qualifying and high speed racing, love it when it rains, always want to see any British riders doing well ect, crashes are always good to watch, but not when they are life threatening.

more fuel = slower car, less pit-stops
less fuel = faster car, more pit-stops

pretty much.

[StefanWolves]

I gathered that but with how much fuel gained by how many seconds theyre in their for and fuel strategies ect like 3 stops and 2 stops, I get em but I don't see the point.

No refuelling next year though.

[Rock]

Willi Weber is adamant - Shumi won't race..

Michael Schumacher's manager Willi Weber is adamant that the German will not be replacing Felipe Massa in the European GP.

With Massa still in hospital following his horrific qualifying accident in Hungary, Ferrari are on the look-out for a replacement.

Thoughts immediately turned to seven-time World Champion Schumacher, with the British press reporting that Ferrari are "open" to him taking up the reigns while Massa is recuperating.

The reports gained momentum when Schumacher's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm told the BBC that "the whole thing will be considered by Ferrari. If they approach Michael, then he will consider it."

Cold water
However, the German's manager has now poured cold water over the reports, saying Schumacher "will not" make a return in Valencia.

"Whoever sits in the car at the next race in Valencia, it will not be Michael Schumacher. I am not 100 per cent sure; I am 200 per cent sure," he told the Daily Mail.

"The pressure on him would be huge. He would be expected to win, but he has not driven this car. When Michael was racing he would get as close to perfection as possible. In this case, it would not be perfection; it would be a gamble - and that's not Michael's style."

WHYYYY..???

[xxMATTGxx]

BMW's future in Formula 1 is in doubt amid speculation they are to pull out at the end of this season.

The German car manufacturer have called an emergency news conference at 0900 BST citing "current developments in motor sport" as the reason.

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said the team had given themselves three years to win the world championship.

"It's not quite been like that so perhaps that's why they've [decided] to stop," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"When you consider how much money they've spent and the results they've got, it's probably not such a good investment.

"They were quite sure that they were going to win the championship within three years, and I was hoping they would."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8173865.stm

[Rock]

They invested in Williams and came really close to winning. They pretty much have done the same with Sauber. If they decide not to invest in another F1 team I will be really disappointed because the BMW engines/teams have been quite successful and I think they can eventually make a championship winning team.

When they supplied engines to Williams, Juan Pablo Montoya came 2nd in the world champinship and they became one of the three big teams in 2007 and 2008, managing to overthrow Renault, which is a massive acheivement. Like I said, I hope they try again. Third time lucky???

[-Heart]

BMW Sauber to pull out of F1 at the end of the season, breaking news on SSN.

[Rock]

BMW Sauber to pull out of F1 at the end of the season, breaking news on SSN.

Yep quite disappointing..