[Shotimes] OT: 2005 F1 Season

[Ron Porter]

Disclaimer: I could care less about F1.

Anyway, in a very recent C&D, Csabe Cere had a column about the upcoming
rules changes for F1. They are moving farther & farther away from being the
premier technology race series. It seems that they are becoming an
open-wheel NASCAR-type series, with none of the fun (passing, trading paint,
etc) of a real NASCAR race.

There is a reason why American citizens don't flock to F1 and soccer, and
it's not because we are idiots.

Punchline from a joke: Soccer isn't a sport, it's Riverdance with a ball.

My addition is.... "and so is F1".

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Mike Wojton
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:49 PM
To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: 2005 F1 Season

I don't know, I think I'd much rather see racing strategy win a race
instead of pit strategy.  It's not very exciting to see someone lose
first place just because they had to pit one more time than everybody
else.

I didn't watch a singlerace last year.  I got tired of watching the
Michael parade.  And yes I know he didn't win every single race.  It
just got boring for me.  To be honest, the only reason I watched
yesterday's race was because I was sick on the couch and the remote
was nowhere near.  Maybe the new rules will open it up a little bit. 
But then again, I see Ferrari already found a way to take advantage of
the new rules.  Schumacher will be the only one with a fresh engine
next race.  Here we go again.  (insert circus music here)  ; )


-- 
Mike Wojton
Dover, PA
 
   -'95 White MTX
      '96 Brake Upgrade
      Eibachs (front)
 
"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan



On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:30:23 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time), Carl
Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
> Anyone get a chance to watch the Melbourne race?  There were a lot of
> changes this year with the intent to spice up the races.  Aero package
> changes and no tire changes were the biggest.  At first I was either
> ambivalent or in agreement to the changes, but after watching the race,
> the aerodynamic changes didn't seem to do anything at all.  The one pass
> that ended in disaster for Schumi and Heidfeld could just as easily have
> happened last year (Heidfeld came into the corner too hot).  The no tire
> change rule takes away from pit strategy so now I've decided I like the
> old rules better.
> I can't wait until they remove the auto shifting completely from the cars
> later this year.
> The improvements made by the Renault team in the offseason were
> impressive, and I'm really happy to see Fisi finally win a real race.  It
> goes to show that that a talented driver needs good equipment to win.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
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