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bones wrote:f1 is to much car and not enough of the driver, as with most motorsport its whos got the most money,the red team spend about 300 million a year dont they and mac d the same rich

I agree to an extent, but renault, toro rosso and williams were all doing pretty well this year too, either way this has been a hell of a lot better than f1 a couple of years ago! Back to slicks next year too

I was just waiting for the FIA to say Glock gave up the position and relegate Hamilton back to sixth.

I think both Massa and Hamilton drove well for the season but Hamilton had some poor decisions against him, he's also had an enormous amount of media pressure on himso I thinkthe right man got the championship.

Next season should be exiting with some very competitve young drivers making progress.

Kevin.

Have never supported Ferrari, to much influence over the sport and descisions.
And as soon as the crowed started booing I was even more hopeful that Hamilton would win. OK so he doesn't live in England but a good role model unlike football players who can't even string a sentence together.

ChrisJC wrote:

chodjinn wrote:He doesn't live in the UK for tax reasons mainly.

That is outrageous. So we give him the opportunity to be world no. 1, and as thanks, he leaves the country!!

Chris.

You would leave this country too given what he's earning. I hate living in this country at the moment and I'm just average joe. I dont blame him for leaving, especially given the media hype this year, no doubt it'll be the same or similar next year. ANd besides, no one gave him the opportunity, he has worked harder than most to get where he is, otherwise everyone would be doing it. Look at Button, all that money and support only gets you so far, you have to have a certain amount of genious talent to get to where hamilton is, as quick as he has, and only a very few of the F1 drivers have that (massa, kubica, alonso, raikkonen and almost Vettel to an extent IMO).

About next years rules, apart from slicks adn toned down aero package, what else are they bringing in??

How good does this sound?!:

There are significant changes in the size of the cars with the maximum width increasing from 1800mm to 2000mm and the minimum width being no less than 1980mm, which more or less standardises the cars. Wheels will increase from a maximum of 355mm at the front to 365mm and at the rear from 380mm to 460mm, putting more rubber on the road.

There are changes to the bodywork rules with an increase in the allowed width between the wheels. It is significant that the maximum bodywork behind the rear wheels is being increased to 2000mm up from the current 1000mm. This will mean that there is more scope for creating downforce and ground effect. There are complicated new rules about the way in which rear wings can operate with new measuring techniques and insistence on rigid supports. The weight remains much the same, moving from 600kg to 605kg. The KERS devices are the only place where enregy can be stored and these must never have more than 60kW and energy released must not exceed 400kJ in the course of one lap.

How wide are those tyres

im old fashioned, bring back gear sticks and clutch pedals, then again i only watch F1 if theres no paint to watch dry. rich