It would just prove that Bottas is lucky he's in the car he is - Hamilton likes Bottas because he is no threat at all, yet the car is the same
Grosjean is very lucky. While there is no doubt the halo saved him, having the medics so close on hand had to have helped. Scary stuff.
It was good that the coverage didn't show anything further until they knew he was out of danger.
Was Rosberg lucky he was in the same car as Hamilton? He is the only bloke who has been able to beat him for the title. Bottas is not up to the same standard as Hamilton, nobody is, but he's no slouch.
In order to get into F1 you have to be a good driver....even if you pay for your own drive, you still have to be a good driver. The majority of the blokes who are there have won championships upon championships since they were like 6yo's in carts. The notion of being lucky or a crap driver is ignoring what it takes to get there.
re grosjean... That is the reason the medical car starts at the back of the grid for each race, its the fastest way to get them to the scene of an accident quickly....and there are more accidents on lap 1 than any other lap.
How Grosjean was able to stay conscious despite being put through 50G+ of stopping force is a miracle in itself. That, along with the halo, is the reason he is alive.
The English Sky commentary team biased towards an ordinary (at best) driver like George Russell is sickening. Mr Saturday, Senna would be turning in his grave. 34-0 you say against his team mate, bahahahahaha. That would be like me out squatting my grandmother 34 days in a row. This Muppet wouldn't tie Hamilton's bootlaces. Any wonder I watch F1 with the volume down these days.
Why do you say he is ordinary?
Simply because he doesn't score points on race day?
Thats like you driving your grandmothers car against a V8 supercar and wondering why you can't get near them.
Modern f1 is all about the car, which is why Russell appears to be 'ordinary'. He has outperformed mutiple time world champion Vettel during qualifying on numerous occasions. You don't do that by accident, especially in the Williams. If you wanna see how good a driver is, compare him against his teammate in the same car. Not just by outqualifying him, but where he finishes on race day by comparison.
I was sceptical initially, but his results cannot be argued with. I think he'll surprise you.
If that doesn't float your boat, what about George Russell taking over for Lewis Hamilton (covid) in the all conquering Mercedes this weekend?
For once we will see the difference between a good driver in a $hit car (Williams) and a good driver in the best car.
I believe Russell is up to something like 34-0 in terms of outqualifying his teammate in his career thus far. Lets see if he can outqualify the more than competent Valteri Bottas this weekend.
The only thing i don't like about this swap is that Russell needs to get his head around the dual-axis steering that is unique to the mercedes. I'm not sure it will be the fair comparison we want it to be as surely that takes 100's laps to get the hang of. But we'll see.
I don't understand this peronally. He has to play on instinct because he doesn't know how to play half back. How many half backs do we have that do know how to play half back. Why not use one of them, or our new recruits?
Jones and Weitering are a lock for the KP. So who else plays down back?
I'll be generous, pick 6 from the following and 2 can play wings as well.
Been thinking.... I wonder what secret stuff Presidents really get told once they assume power. ...and what would cause one who's a bit of a loose cannon to reveal where the aliens are really buried.
Its a bit like Men In Black i think. Aliens are everywhere, they are just hiding in plain site. America elected one with some not quite right orange hair recently.
The pardoning thing is a bit dicey. Can he pardon himself...seems a bit of a grey area...and opinion seems to favor a 'no' Could he resign tomorrow and have President Pence pardon him? Does a pardon apply to legal actions across the board...criminal and civil?
I think the pardoning thing has been covered by others, but i think its as much about Immunity rather than a pardon. With immunity he can't be charged. A pardon is generally done after charges stick.....but not always as has been pointed out. A pardon still does imply guilt in most peoples minds, whereas immunity does less so.
Either way, i reckon trump will take anything he can get....im just not sure if he will get offered anything.
I reckon the two biggest motivators for the Orange Man to remain in power were, 1) He has to win. Losing is tantamount to death, 2) Now he can't hide behind the Presidency so those lawsuits will roll in. Very real chance prison time awaits him.
But the upside for Donny is that he never did have to show those tax returns... nicely dodged. One day his supporters will realise just how much they were duped/manipulated/used.
This was brought up recently by Ed Norton on twitter using a poker analogy.
Trump is in too deep. If he walks away, there are many lawsuits ready and waiting to get him.....and get him they will. If he holds on and continues to bluff about his own lawsuits, he might bluff everyone and 'win'. Reality is, everyone is calling his bluff and he has no other options but to continue bluffing.
The 'logic' behind bluffing and digging in is because he is trying to gain leverage to cover his own behind. "OK, i'll give up all the lawsuits i've threatened......BUT....you have to give me immunity against all these impending lawsuits"
Agree..35 years ago I was studying Elec Engineering out at Swinburne and they said the same things.....Chernobyl created a lot of negatives for Nuclear though and its the go to argument for anti nukers. Needless to say the plants that have been operating successfully and safely around the world are never mentioned...440 Reactors that produce about 10% of the worlds energy, France have really embraced the technology and generate 70% of their power this way or close to it. Some Stats on all the different countries embracing the technology.... https://www.statista.com/statistics/267158/number-of-nuclear-reactors-in-operation-by-country/
Coal generates about 40% of the worlds power.....and there are about 2500 plants. 10% from nuclear power and only 440 plants.
Ditch the coal plants, have nuclear plants and overall you'll have less plants as nuclear is far more efficient....and better for the environment despite the potential issues.
With Nuclear there is the potential for something to go wrong.....so many safe guards in place nowadays makes it unlikely. But reality is they are super safe. Chenobyl occured because they were actually forcing a meltdown and shut off some failsafes as an exercise. Oops. That was human error.....which has been fixed nowadays.
With Coal, there is not the potential for something to go wrong.....just its everyday operation is wrong. Its death by a thousand cuts. its constantly hurting the environment and its just a matter of when we go beyond breaking point (if we haven't already).
Have technology changes made racing better? Certainly faster and safer, but less 'natural' overtaking (need DRS - even that doesn't help on some circuits). Wet weather racing, like footy, often brings out the best.
This is the problem. Technology has made things faster....its all about downforce to assist with speed and cornering. Improved downforce is the enemy of good overtaking.
Year after year they try to reduce downforce to assist in overtaking. However we are so far advanced than what we were decades ago, that we can never go back and need 'assists' to facilitate overtaking.
Hamilton is fast and clean, rarely crashes. But he come across as a dumb ass with zero mechanical aptitude. Like the character Cole Trickle in Days of Thunder. Top line race car drivers "feel" the car and know what every corner is doing, what the engine and gearbox is doing. The legends I mentioned earlier could get a car home with three wheels, stuck in top gear, etc. If that happened to one of these young bozos (Ham included), they wouldnt know what to do other than throw the toys out of the cockpit and have a good cry.
I'm not Hamiltons biggest fan, but credit where credit is due. He drove his car home on 3 wheels just this year. He managed to deal with the conditions better than anyone else, despite (for once) not having the best car. Racing point did.
There's a good example of what you are talking about in Rush. The Hunt/Lauda movie. Niki Lauda jumps in a $hitbox car from a female companion and uses his a$$ to tell that the suspension is shot despite her insistance it just had a service.
I get it, and i agree.
But by the same token, Lauda pulled over mid-race and stopped his car because conditions were too terrible. He lost the championship by a point because of it. No mention of him being a primadonna?
What has changed? 1. Technology 2. Less bravado 3. More brains.
Talent? Debatable. It is a different talent. Modern day drivers are more managers of their cars now. But....don't forget, the modern F1 driver are still coming through Karts and the lower formulas just like your yesteryear heroes did. They still learn to drive the same thing, the same way. Just this week i saw a 13 (?) yo Hamilton win a karting race coming from last to first in something like 6 laps. Most of the other racers were 15 or so.
20 years ago when i was studying engineering, the lecturer was raving about how good Nuclear is and despite best intentions solar, wind etc they were nowhere near it. The major problem with it is public perception.
20 years on, nothing is changed.
We need to change the publics view on nuclear power and we can get rid of coal forever.
