Formula 1

[ItsOurTime]

I can't find the thread where his accident was posted but sadly Jules Bianchi has passed away.

[LP]

Is it time for Alonso to pull the plug?

[kruddler]

Is it time for Alonso to pull the plug?

From McLaren perhaps. Honda has failed him and them.

There were rumours he was either going to buy his own team, or go to McLaren.....not sure which team he was going to buy, but i reckon he made the wrong call.

[c4e]

Is it time for Alonso to pull the plug?

Slightly off topic but pretty sure Darryl Beatie said that Rossi should have retired a couple of years ago too  :

[kruddler]

Slightly off topic but pretty sure Darryl Beatie said that Rossi should have retired a couple of years ago too  :

Motorsport is the same as footy.

Get a good car/bike under you and you'll look a million bucks.
Get a good team/club around you and you'll look a million bucks.

[Gointocarlton]

What do we think of the new Quali elimination format? I loved it until the last 4 mins. I was expecting a final shootout but tyre limitations ended Q3 with 3 mins remaining. Anticlimactic to say the least.

[kruddler]

What do we think of the new Quali elimination format? I loved it until the last 4 mins. I was expecting a final shootout but tyre limitations ended Q3 with 3 mins remaining. Anticlimactic to say the least.

The commentators certainly let their feelings be known.

Personally i think the idea of it is awesome.

Unfortunately it appears some of the teams have very little idea of how it works. Too many times they sent drivers out too late meaning they simply wasted a set of tyres for nothing.

Agree about places like SPA though, when the 90 sec limit is pretty stupid....and even the 5 minutes before someone is eliminated in Q3 is pretty stupid. You ould have the scenario that in a wet Q3, not 1 car has actually got around their outlap and completed their hot lap before drivers are starting to get eliminated!

Under the current setup, is there really any need to have it split up over 3 mini qualifying sessions anyway?

Needs a rethink, but i'm not sure it will get a chance. I suspect it may be a one off.

[Gointocarlton]

The commentators certainly let their feelings be known.

Personally i think the idea of it is awesome.

Unfortunately it appears some of the teams have very little idea of how it works. Too many times they sent drivers out too late meaning they simply wasted a set of tyres for nothing.

Agree about places like SPA though, when the 90 sec limit is pretty stupid....and even the 5 minutes before someone is eliminated in Q3 is pretty stupid. You ould have the scenario that in a wet Q3, not 1 car has actually got around their outlap and completed their hot lap before drivers are starting to get eliminated!

Under the current setup, is there really any need to have it split up over 3 mini qualifying sessions anyway?

Needs a rethink, but i'm not sure it will get a chance. I suspect it may be a one off.

Give them more sets of tyres per GP and it will work. Its exciting in theory.

[dodge]

Good idea, but needs adjusting to allow completion of a lap or a longer elimination time  From the pits to do an out lap and complete a timed is about 3mins.  This means that the second last team may need to pit before they know they are that close to elimination.

Without adjustment it is just musical chairs at a 5yo birthday party

[Gointocarlton]

Good idea, but needs adjusting to allow completion of a lap or a longer elimination time  From the pits to do an out lap and complete a timed is about 3mins.  This means that the second last team may need to pit before they know they are that close to elimination.

Without adjustment it is just musical chairs at a 5yo birthday party

I like it. They calculate the fork out of everything, this is just another calc and strategy they have to do. Get it wrong, you're stuffed, get it right, the driver lives to play another day.