F1 2011

Is that Murdoch is see?

Certainly looks like a version of his name!

17 years ago today we lost Ayrton Senna, Roland Ratzenburger the day before.

Personally my world has not been the same. 

Go and see Senna the Movie to see what we lost.

Nice reminder Howard.

What annoys me is that I only realised what a different level Senna played on when I saw the 1993 European GP at Donington. I wasted the previous years disliking him for no reason!

A truly exceptional talent, and I still get a little emotional whenever I see him on the goggle box.

Tony

Yay! I scored my invite again this year.

One of my customers' offices is exactly opposite Rascasse.

This is the view:

You can go off some people, you know.....

Seriously, enjoy it. I'll take solace from the fact that you'll be "working" for part of the build up.

John

Try and find the uTube of the GP2 practice, what a bunch of idiots.

Rod,

I hope you had time to take some pictures during the race today?

Loads of good stuff going on under you.

One of the best races their for many many years IMO.

G.

With all the millions that he earns each year, might Louis Hamilton invest in a brain? His comments after the GP yesterday were beneath contempt.

Heat of the moment. Very silly and I'm sure a grovelling apology will be issued.

After he lied to the stewards in Adeliade a couple of years back, he likened himself to a convict serving time, which I thought particularly adolesent. It now appears more growing up is required - and the sooner the better. Good though he is, I can't see him being excused indefenitely. These highly skilled drivers are complex characters with egos and self belief bigger than most people can imagine - an essential requirement IMO. But playing the race card is base and dumb. I hope he either gains some fast wisdom or has it hammered into him.

Hamilton's frustration levels seem to have been going in the wrong direction for some time.

I understand it was not a good day for him in Q3 after more or less dominating Q1 & Q2.  The cards where not good to him & I understand he must have been really p****d off with 2.26 secs left to nail a time.  Then getting moved back must have seemed it was rubbing salt in the wound.

But even with the qualifying frustration, plus his on the limit raw racing style that is probably the most entertaining of any driver when he has to do it;  his driving incidents at Monaco where (IMO) very questionable.  In both cases he was trying to muscle his car into an inside corner that required the other car to give way or hit him.  He needed to be under investigation for both.

The post race comments just showed he is not in a good place.   I am not sure but I get the hints that its becoming personal with one maybe two other drivers.   Also I have seen the racist stuff around him first hand,  some counties especially are very much that way & something must rub off. 

He needs to get his head in order or he will end up wound up like Alonso was when he was "racing" against Hamilton.   

From my POV it breaks down into:

Ability - nail bitingly thrilling and available in bucket loads.

Racecraft - scitchophrenic and commonly questionable.

Mindset - he could, as you say Mike, turn out to be his own worst enemy.

A line has been drawn under last Sunday's behaviour. I'm pleased that everyone talked it out and shook hands. I think there's a safe dangling over Lewis' now and it's up to him not to pull the release.

Testing, testing..

gap in the fence!

Was a great day, and an interesting race for once!

For once ? Where you been this year?

I mean an interesting Monaco race...

Although we had to watch most of the interesting bits on the TV right enough.

I suspect that Vettel has made a Faustian pact. In any event, he had the luck of the Devil at Monaco!

For once I'll agree with you Graham. 

For all F1 fans on the forum, "Senna - The movie" is a must see. 

Totally addictive from beginning to end. A proper tribute to the great man!