Originally posted by Daniel 7
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Why?"When a man insults my country I insult him, by taking his woman" Tony Yeboah
"looking through your posts since 2007 and what you have consistently written about my football team I have come to the conclusion that if you had 1 more brain cell you would be a plant .. your father was a hamster and your mother smells of elder berries, I fart in your general direction ..." Nicey
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It's the track rather than anything Australia related, there absolutely should be an Oz gp, I love Australian sporting enthusiasm, but Albert Park does nobody any favours. You want a track to kick of the season with the potential to show the best of the sport, but you can't get that o a track where it's so hard to pass.Comment
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They should move the Aussie GP around the country IMO, not just have it in Melbourne each year.
It was awesome when it was in Adelaide, proper gutting when Melbourne stole it from us. F1 drivers used to say it was their favourite track. I think it used to be either the final or penultimate race too, so you really had some classic moments (Schuey and Hill springs to mind as well as epic Prost v Senna showdowns)"When a man insults my country I insult him, by taking his woman" Tony Yeboah
"looking through your posts since 2007 and what you have consistently written about my football team I have come to the conclusion that if you had 1 more brain cell you would be a plant .. your father was a hamster and your mother smells of elder berries, I fart in your general direction ..." NiceyComment
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Yeah Adelaide had some moments, not least Big Nige blowing his tyre when he was on course to win in 86!
Its all about who can afford Bernie's fee though. Melbourne came up with the cash and were regretting it for a while, it was costing far more than it was bringing in. I don't know of any circuits in Oz, but they'd have to be near a city with top class paddock facilities for Bernie to even entertain it. Sydney would probably be the only other place in Australia he'd go for, given its an iconic city.Comment
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I used to really love F1. It felt like a sport to find the best drivers. But now it appears that the best engineers win the races. Its fun, but its not sport any more. It doesnt seem much different to two mobile phone companies bringing out a new model every year. (Extreme example I know)
Money has also laid waste to the sport. No idea how they bring it back to what it used to be though.*Except Michael, who died.Comment
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Chapman
Barnard
Murray
Brawn
Newey
Seems like it's not always been that different. Generally speaking the best drivers find there way into the best cars.
It is a real sport.Comment
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Also the driver thing is interesting. From within the sport it is mainly about winning the constructors WC.
I preferred it in the 90s. I remember people preceding it in the 70s during the 90s.
Bernie is milking the sport and needs to go. He doesn't appear in any hurry and successfully divides and conquers the teams.
Current aero kills overtaking but the high reliability does as well. Who knows what the answer is but some people criticise f1 for becoming what it has essentially always beenComment
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Maybe I am being overly harsh on it. But I think the beginning of the end for me was the Ferrari dominance of the mid 2000s. Followed by Red Bull and then Mercedes recently. Before that my memory was of a team being on top for no more than 2 years at a time. Williams, Ferrari, Mclaren and Renault all seemed to be on fairly even pegging for a long while.
Probably just a romantic view looking back though.*Except Michael, who died.Comment
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Maybe I am being overly harsh on it. But I think the beginning of the end for me was the Ferrari dominance of the mid 2000s. Followed by Red Bull and then Mercedes recently. Before that my memory was of a team being on top for no more than 2 years at a time. Williams, Ferrari, Mclaren and Renault all seemed to be on fairly even pegging for a long while.
Probably just a romantic view looking back though.*Except Michael, who died.Comment
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Originally posted by CJ View Post
Point well made
Nope, that's pretty wrong. Williams were massively dominant from the back end of 91 (Senna's last championship) through championship wins in 92, 93, Senna died in 94 but Hill took Schumacher to the last race (evidence of car dominance alone, given Hill is the worst world champion in history), runners up to Schumi in 95, winners in 96 and 97 again before McLaren took over at the top for two years before Ferrari swept the board. The common thread there though was Adrian Newey, who designed the Williams up until he joined McLaren.Originally posted by Alex View Post
I agree with the Ferrari dominance though, it nearly killed it for me too. It was all geared up for them and them alone during that period. 2007 through to 2010 were excellent championships though - Hamilton's emergence with 10 straight podiums, Hamilton v Alonso, Brawn came from nowhere, Alonso took the fight to Red Bull to the last race twice, Webber v Vettel - brilliant championships even though Red Bull won out.Comment
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Have that Hamilton
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Cars ****ting each other all over the shop
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Has Bernie introduced a Destruction Derby round?
Football without Origi is nothingComment
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Well, that move by Bottas effectively killed the GP. Rosberg cakewalk ahoy!Comment
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Yup, real shame.
All the dicking about with the rules certainly isn't helping the sport either.Comment
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