Post by Iceman ™ on Mar 16, 2008 5:38:27 GMT -5
Hi, men.
This night, I've been watching the GP on SKY SPORT 16:9 and I used the FERRARI ONBOARD TOOL sometimes (ex. when Kimi was chasing Barrichello...)
To me, even if it has been a disaster for Ferrari, this GP was one of the most exciting because it has shown in its different parts the drivers' skill (Raikkonen, Alonso, Rosberg, Bourdais), the low-reliability level of some cars (Ferrari) and the extreme luck of other drivers, who are "team-regarded" and "feel to be like Prost or Senna" even if they're just 22 years old (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _).
BTW, I've never seen a GP with only 6 cars arriving to the end...
This comes from (in major part) the Traction Control ban, recently stated by the FIA.
The race has been more "challenging", as the drivers said before the Season Start.
In fact, by watching Raikkonen in his duel with Barrichello via the Ferrari on-board, I could easily see the problems due to turbolence, lack of traction, excessive understeer and driving difficulties.
Even if the Ferrari was affected by this problems (and not the McLarens, since the moment for they were in the top positions), I can recognize with ease that the sensations I felt re-took me back in the '90s, when the driver was an important part in the result, but not the main one (a performant and reliable car was/is still required).
I liked a lot the duel between Alonso and Kovalainen in the final. In that occasion (I was supporting Alonso, even if I've never done it in my life) I enjoyed a lot the fact that the 2 drivers had a car-exchange and that the Spanish could perform a better result than the Finnish (who was on a more competitive car).
So, this year Melbourne GP has been very interesting and exciting. I really hope that all the season will be so special. I even hope that Ferrari will improve its reliability (especially in this week !) and will focus on the result, which is the real target of the sport.
But, this phylosophy hasn't been purposed just by me. Do you remeber? The Ferrari president, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, last year used to repeat a sentence that became the Ferrari motto "Noi non ci arrendiamo mai" ("We never give up").
This is the main feature that distinguishes the Italy from the other nations in all the sports (Football/Soccer, Rugby, Basketball, Swimming, Athlethics, Volleyball, MotoGP...).
Even if we're not at the same level of the others competitors, we fight and get the results.
This is a good thing, especially in a sport like F1, which is now "ruled" by Britons, Frenchmen and Germans.
So, Ferrari fans, don't even try to think this: "This year Ferrari is not reliable/competitive/well driven". Just be trustful and focus on the last year season. Kimi made a disaster in the first part. But, after a HUGE technical improvement of the team (French GP), he began to lead the races. He won. With "- 24 points" from the "Briton Rookie".
Hamilton has bben considered "The best rookie in F1 history". What the f**k were they talking about? I could win the championship the same, if I were a "standard" pilot on a competitive car, which knew all the Ferrari strategies...
This year, that guy (Hamilton) will not win the same. Because he believes of being a driving-master, or nuts like that.
While he forgets that Alonso and Raikkonen are REAL champions. They led this sport since the first 2000s. And the real rookies are other drivers, who had the courage of developing the cars themselves (Rosberg, Kubica) or left their team in order to re-start their career in another way (Vettel, Bourdais, Alonso himself...).
That's what I think after this year first race.
Your comments are welcome.
This night, I've been watching the GP on SKY SPORT 16:9 and I used the FERRARI ONBOARD TOOL sometimes (ex. when Kimi was chasing Barrichello...)
To me, even if it has been a disaster for Ferrari, this GP was one of the most exciting because it has shown in its different parts the drivers' skill (Raikkonen, Alonso, Rosberg, Bourdais), the low-reliability level of some cars (Ferrari) and the extreme luck of other drivers, who are "team-regarded" and "feel to be like Prost or Senna" even if they're just 22 years old (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _).
BTW, I've never seen a GP with only 6 cars arriving to the end...
This comes from (in major part) the Traction Control ban, recently stated by the FIA.
The race has been more "challenging", as the drivers said before the Season Start.
In fact, by watching Raikkonen in his duel with Barrichello via the Ferrari on-board, I could easily see the problems due to turbolence, lack of traction, excessive understeer and driving difficulties.
Even if the Ferrari was affected by this problems (and not the McLarens, since the moment for they were in the top positions), I can recognize with ease that the sensations I felt re-took me back in the '90s, when the driver was an important part in the result, but not the main one (a performant and reliable car was/is still required).
I liked a lot the duel between Alonso and Kovalainen in the final. In that occasion (I was supporting Alonso, even if I've never done it in my life) I enjoyed a lot the fact that the 2 drivers had a car-exchange and that the Spanish could perform a better result than the Finnish (who was on a more competitive car).
So, this year Melbourne GP has been very interesting and exciting. I really hope that all the season will be so special. I even hope that Ferrari will improve its reliability (especially in this week !) and will focus on the result, which is the real target of the sport.
But, this phylosophy hasn't been purposed just by me. Do you remeber? The Ferrari president, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, last year used to repeat a sentence that became the Ferrari motto "Noi non ci arrendiamo mai" ("We never give up").
This is the main feature that distinguishes the Italy from the other nations in all the sports (Football/Soccer, Rugby, Basketball, Swimming, Athlethics, Volleyball, MotoGP...).
Even if we're not at the same level of the others competitors, we fight and get the results.
This is a good thing, especially in a sport like F1, which is now "ruled" by Britons, Frenchmen and Germans.
So, Ferrari fans, don't even try to think this: "This year Ferrari is not reliable/competitive/well driven". Just be trustful and focus on the last year season. Kimi made a disaster in the first part. But, after a HUGE technical improvement of the team (French GP), he began to lead the races. He won. With "- 24 points" from the "Briton Rookie".
Hamilton has bben considered "The best rookie in F1 history". What the f**k were they talking about? I could win the championship the same, if I were a "standard" pilot on a competitive car, which knew all the Ferrari strategies...
This year, that guy (Hamilton) will not win the same. Because he believes of being a driving-master, or nuts like that.
While he forgets that Alonso and Raikkonen are REAL champions. They led this sport since the first 2000s. And the real rookies are other drivers, who had the courage of developing the cars themselves (Rosberg, Kubica) or left their team in order to re-start their career in another way (Vettel, Bourdais, Alonso himself...).
That's what I think after this year first race.
Your comments are welcome.