I'm singing in the rain...#241977 By darwin dali - 02 Mar 11, 01:37- 02 Mar 11, 01:37#241977 ESPNF1: Bernie Ecclestone would like to see trackside sprinklers at Formula One circuits to artificially create the excitement of a wet circuit midway through grands prix. The F1 CEO, who also sticks by his medal proposal, said it would be a sure-fire way to increase overtaking. "Look at the races we have now," Ecclestone told Formula1.com. "Overtaking is almost impossible because in the dry there is only one line good for maximum speed because of the rubber on the track. You have a completely different picture when it is wet. We always had the most exciting races in the wet so let's think of making rain… "There are race tracks that you can make artificially wet and it would be easy to have such systems at a number of tracks. Why not let it 'rain' in the middle of a race? For 20 minutes or the last ten laps? Maybe with a two-minute warning ahead of it. Suspense would be guaranteed and it would be the same for all." F1's latest rule change to improve overtaking is a drag reduction system that allows drivers to change the angle of their rear wing in order to increase top speed. They will be allowed to reduce the wing angle when they are within a second of the car in front, but only on a 600-metre long section of the circuit's longest straight. Ecclestone believes this idea could lead to disputes between teams and even become dangerous. "It is very difficult to control it by the stewards because the window of usage is very small", he said. "The chances for protests are inevitably there. To me this system looks pretty dangerous. What if the wings are not up again before the corner and the driver is lacking downforce? That could easily lead to incidents. We have to observe it carefully." Talking about this year's title chase, Ecclestone said Red Bull appeared to be on top after early testing. "Looks like Red Bull again has the best car and the others have to close a gap before the first race," he said. And when asked which of the team's two drivers - Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber - would come out on top, he added: "Very clearly Sebastian!" On Robert Kubica, who could miss the whole season with Renault due to injuries sustained during a rally earlier this month, Ecclestone said he would have taken a stricter approach. "Between two tests he was rallying and had this accident," Ecclestone said. "I would have told him, 'Listen, you are rallying next week so I guess you are a bit too tired for the test on the following weekend. So let's have your team mate and the reserve man do the sessions.' Do you think he would have taken the chance to rally? I don't think so." Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point.
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#241981 By vlad - 02 Mar 11, 02:09- 02 Mar 11, 02:09#241981I like rain on tracks, but the one falling from the sky..."I can only say that Red Bull gives you wings. It’s as simple as that."
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#241995 By Hammer278 - 02 Mar 11, 06:17- 02 Mar 11, 06:17#241995The trackside sprinklers would just cause every winner of these races to be labeled 'lucky'. Everyone will blame the timing of the sprinklers and the if not for, if not for stories would just get out of hand...we already have a lot of 'if not for' scenarios to deal with.Breaking News:Lewis Hamilton has officially overtaken The Fonz in race wins. With 88 races less. Lol(Without a specially built blown diffuser, illegal front wing, preferential treatment)
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#241996 By racechick - 02 Mar 11, 06:19- 02 Mar 11, 06:19#241996 he's not still on this silly idea is he! You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Abe Lincoln Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#241999 By KidOctane - 02 Mar 11, 06:55- 02 Mar 11, 06:55#241999He is nuts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What next - a special button in the car that squirts oil for the car behind ?? Don't tell me that will not "spice" things up !!!!
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242001 By CarBore - 02 Mar 11, 08:23- 02 Mar 11, 08:23#242001We need to have 'power ups' lying offline on the race track like a mushroom for turbo boost or a big turtle shell that can knock our opponents into a spin
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242003 By F1er - 02 Mar 11, 09:06- 02 Mar 11, 09:06#242003Bernies idea of F1
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242038 By vlad - 02 Mar 11, 13:53- 02 Mar 11, 13:53#242038Haha, welcome to the new season of Form... Oh, I mean Crash Team Racing... "I can only say that Red Bull gives you wings. It’s as simple as that."
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242048 By bud - 02 Mar 11, 14:40- 02 Mar 11, 14:40#242048F1er wrote:Bernies idea of F1 Don't give him more ideas!
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242073 By FerrariFan63 - 02 Mar 11, 17:24- 02 Mar 11, 17:24#242073This is absolutely ridiculous. Bernie and Pirelli are insane.
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242076 By FRAFPDD - 02 Mar 11, 17:41- 02 Mar 11, 17:41#242076Why does everyone compare F1 to mario kart to make it look bad!? If f1 was like mario kart itd be the best f*ckin' sport in the entire history of the universe. Plus itd be the only way you could launch a banana at Lewis without the obvious racial implications (Disclaimer: THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF DARK HUMOUR AND STARTS AND ENDS IN THIS POST.) Before you attack me needleslly, my loyalties lie with Lewis for anyone that thinks this is a cheap hater dig too, hes a legend.Alain Prost - Lewis Hamilton - Kamui Kobayashi - Fernando Alonso - Kimi Raikkonnen - Jenson Button
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242082 By vaptin - 02 Mar 11, 18:03- 02 Mar 11, 18:03#242082FRAFPDD wrote:Why does everyone compare F1 to mario kart to make it look bad!? If f1 was like mario kart itd be the best f*ckin' sport in the entire history of the universe. Plus itd be the only way you could launch a banana at Lewis without the obvious racial implications (Disclaimer: THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF DARK HUMOUR AND STARTS AND ENDS IN THIS POST.) Before you attack me needleslly, my loyalties lie with Lewis for anyone that thinks this is a cheap hater dig too, hes a legend.
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242098 By f1ea - 02 Mar 11, 19:34- 02 Mar 11, 19:34#242098Hey! that Mario pic looks just like Monaco after T1......Came out fighting indeed.
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242158 By F1er - 02 Mar 11, 22:18- 02 Mar 11, 22:18#242158what makes races good for the show? replace the drivers with deathrow inmates
Re: I'm singing in the rain...#242180 By killem2 - 02 Mar 11, 23:05- 02 Mar 11, 23:05#242180f1er you are on to something. The winner at the end of the season gets pardoned. The rest stay on deathrow until they win or are called up. god forbid it happens mid season that would be a bitch. lol this sprinkler stuff is such a joke. You know what, its ok, go ahead and butcher the sport bernie boy, you are old as crap. I will out live you, and your nonsense, sooner or later you will pass and someone with half a brain will enter the scene.
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