f1 2007

[ALBundy]

What a season we are having.....F1 has never been more exciting since the retirement of Schumi. 3 drivers leading the Driver's championship, and if Schumi is still around, I bet he would have won the 3 races so far, given the relative superiority of the Ferrari racing machine. What is interesting is, I have always thought Kimi had the speed to match Schumi, not necessary the driving acumen. But so far, Massa is matching him to say the very least. And what about Hamilton...this could be the second coming of another "Schumi". Last but not least, nice to see BMW Sauber up there challenging the top 2 teams, hope Dr. Mario will sign up Nico Rosberg next year as I believe he is better than Heidfeld and Kubica.

 

[sesat88]

hamilton bloke is the one ... that has real potential and cockiness.....to look out for
prob. Maclaren holding him back..... for some shit strategy purpose!

 

[ICEman63]

hamilton bloke is the one ... that has real potential and cockiness.....to look out for
prob. Maclaren holding him back..... for some shit strategy purpose!

I slept thru out the day..who's on the podium..!!

 

[ALBundy]

I slept thru out the day..who's on the podium..!!

Massa, Hamilton, Kimi. Another good race, but not as exciting as the Malaysian GP! Only overtaking move was Heidfeld leapfrogged Alonso! Syabas BMW

 

[sesat88]

I slept thru out the day..who's on the podium..!!

prancing hoses loh. bill on 4th placing.

 

[Juan Powerblow]

I think this favorable situation is also due to the absence of unyielding team support for Schumi. The rumor mills have it that Kimi and Massa are very competitive even off track, which is good for the sport. I like what BMW is doing. They uncharacteristically voiced more confidence this season and so far, that's been holding true. I look forward to them taking on the McLaren and Ferrari more strongly as this would make the sport even more entertaining. What Heidfeld did in Bahrain was certainly something to cheer about. There's so much integrity in how BMW holds themselves out to be. Last but certainly not least, I love what's happening in the middle of field, particularly with Renault, Toyota and (sadly) Honda joining that fray with Super Aguri. Too bad this only makes the camera and production guys a lot of more busy than last season trying to keep up with the action. The real bummer though is having to wait 4 weeks before the next GP in Barcelona!

 

[OSFlanker]

.....What is interesting is, I have always thought Kimi had the speed to match Schumi, not necessary the driving acumen. But so far, Massa is matching him to say the very least.

I wouldn't call what I saw at Sepang from Massa driving acumen, unless you mean the lack of...... hehehe

And what about Hamilton...this could be the second coming of another "Schumi".

No way man, Hamilton's chin is way too small to be a second Schumi!

Watch out for one up & coming driver by the name of Bruno Senna, nephew of the late great Ayrton. Apparently he has won a few races in British F3 despite his family not allowing to do any racing since the death of this uncle until he was 19 (about a couple of years ago). He aims to be in F1 by 2009 and next year will be competing in the GP2 series.

 

[rookie]

I always believed that Massa had the pace to match Schumi last year, but as per Schumi's past "team mates", he is not allowed to out-do Schumi unless Schumi gives the OK or Schumi's position in the race/championship standing is hopeless. With the retirement of Schumi, Kimi and Massa can race each other (my guess anyway), hence the current scenario.

To me personally, a f1 driver who wins from flag-to-flag may not necessary be faster, but the driver who has to over-take other drivers and then win races is quicker (e.g. drivers like Schumi, Senna, etc). Nowdays, we always see that drivers have a lot of problems over-taking due to the aerodynamics of the cars even though they have faster cars. Anyway, I find F1 to be more exciting with more overtaking during the Senna-Prost-Mansell-Piquet years as compared to now.

Hopefully, when they don't have Traction Control anymore in 2008, things will be more exciting and driver's skill will have a bigger role as compared to computers in F1 cars now.

 

[ALBundy]

I wouldn't call what I saw at Sepang from Massa driving acumen, unless you mean the lack of...... hehehe

I meant Kimi's lack of driving acumen la! (comparing to schumi)

 

[ALBundy]

Watch out for one up & coming driver by the name of Bruno Senna, nephew of the late great Ayrton. Apparently he has won a few races in British F3 despite his family not allowing to do any racing since the death of this uncle until he was 19 (about a couple of years ago). He aims to be in F1 by 2009 and next year will be competing in the GP2 series.

Heard about Bruno...but the next great driver could be Niko Hulkenberg whom has just helped Germany to win the A1GP, and he is only 19 years old.

 

[redbaron]

hamilton is aryton seena in making.

 

[jsen]

frankly. im kinda disappointed in Kimi lately, maybe for his lack of fighting spirit or perhaps some new tactics are up his sleeves. He's aint aggresive anymore like he used to be when he was in Mclaren.. Of the last Bahrain, Kimi has eventually tailgated Alonso till they pitted. OMG--> thats not him...

But congrats too for BMW consistently. 3consecutively 4th placing...

 

[ALBundy]

'Superhuman Lewis Is The Next Schumi'

While Frank Williams welcomes the rise of Lewis Hamilton in F1, he's concerned the McLaren rookie could one day be the bane of his team by dominating the sport in the way Michael Schumacher once did.

 

[minivan]

The new-kid-on-the-F1-block hamilton has a good head on his shoulders. He's shown maturity in racing far beyond his age. He's like a season pro to the sport. Ron Dennis has been grooming this kid for F1 since he was 11. A good breath of fresh air for F1.

 

[ALBundy]

Schumacher not missing F1 racing

By Peter FarkasMonday, April 23rd 2007, 10:02 GMT

Michael Schumacher says he's not missing racing at the moment, and he's happy with his newly found spare time.
Thirty-eight year-old Schumacher, a seven times world champion who has retired from Formula One at the end of last year after his 248th Grand Prix, made a rare public appearance in Poznan, at an event organized by Shell to mark the 60th anniversary of the company's partnership with Ferrari.
"I live a good life," a sun-tanned looking Schumacher told a press conference in the Polish city. "I'm very close to the racing, I'm involved with almost everything that's happening.
"I'm not missing driving at the moment, and I'm a pretty happy man."
Schumacher, arriving at Poznan in his own private jet, and staying for only a couple of hours to give a few VIP guests the ride of their life with a Ferrari road car, joined test driver Marc Gene at the event.
He said he was happy to spend more time with his two kids and wife Corinna.
"I have had good times in the past in this respect, and I have certainly better times now, that's very clear," he said.
"I spend more time at home now, I can draw my schedule in a way that at least in the holiday times I can be at home and spend the vacation with the kids. That is very nice for us."
Schumacher, who won 91 Grands Prix during his nearly 16 years long Formula One career, admitted it was strange to watch the races on TV.
"It's funny, but it's normal," he said. "Watching is interesting, seeing it from a different side. But I'm not looking it to learn something, it's not my ambition. I'm looking it just to enjoy it with my family and my friends together, and enjoy the event as you do."
Answering to questions of the local media, who have clearly been interested to hear his opinion on Polish driver Robert Kubica, if it was easier to start a Formula One career nowadays than during his time, Schumacher admitted this could indeed be the case.
"You could have the impression because there are many young drivers who come in and show up very good," he pointed out.
"Whether this is because they are more talented than other people have been in the past, or whether the characteristic of the cars do allow to dive into F1 more easily, it's something we will not able to answer for 100%. I don't know."
Finally, when asked who would he most like to see winning the title this year, Schumacher replied: "Ferrari, that's all that is important."