WGAF this is nearly as dull as the fuel useage debate a few pages back

 

Hold on there's been some revisions-

Things they can't say

Tell Rosburg I'm dicking his wife.
Lewis your car will explode in three and one quarter laps time.
Stop being a girl and get on with the race.
Christ my nuts are sweating.
Hit the Millers octaine boost now.
Isn't it about time Massa hit somthing?

Things they can say

Chaps can I have a pepperoni with extra anchovies next pit?
Err, I only seem to have three wheels on the car.
Can I pit I need a piss?
tell me again, what track is this.
Anyone remember to record Dr.Who?
I spy with my little eye somthing begining with R.

The list is not exhaustive, whoops can't mention exhaust.
Actually that last one may not be allowed as it could be a coded message.

 

A complete ban on radio comm.s is the way to go. The current reliance upon it is effectively de-skilling the driver .

Similarly I would ban the car telemetry to the pit, restricting it to whatever data could be achieved when the car comes into the pit - a sort of OBD on steroids.

 

Bikes racers manage without ship to shore

 

Slightly off topic.
Grand Prix - the Killer Years on BBC4 was on tonight and rerun at 1:30am tomorrow. Things were different 50 years ago

 

Not sure I agree it takes away from driver skill. The best drivers are still setting the fastest times. And look at rosberg. No amount of data is helping him in the wheel to wheel racing. You can still see a clear distinction between the likes of Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel, Ricciardo and the rest of the field.

It's just a modern feedback to the driver, no different than the feeling they get through the steering and backside for pushing the car to it's limits.

 

 

Interesting they are showing a 60% chance of rain.

It amazes me that this race hasn't seen rain in the time it has been run, and I do wonder if it will be possible to drive the cars through the clouds of spray illuminated by the projector lighting system.

 

I think rain is the best chance of this being an interesting race. For all the drama that happens there almost every year, it's typically not much more interesting than Monaco.

 

True but they don't pit and they don't race for 2 hours.

This is an absolutely stupid unenforceable rule.

Lewis has posted a 1.27.4. Nico you need to push hard in corners two and five and very hard in eight.

Push is a tenth, push hard is two tenths and very hard is three tenths.

Of course, this is just a simple code that is completely non codelike.

They'll have all sorts in place to circumvent it.

Bernie is just trying to up the show of 'the drivers' doing it all.

Whilst your at it, let's make the driver change his own wheels during the pit stops....