Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari

[Gazzab]

paulguitar said:

Gazzab said:

paulguitar said:

Gazzab said:

Not a big turnout for those burnouts.
I watched Button drive his f1 car in Manchester a few years ago. That was packed out.

Was Jenson doing his burnouts in a 'real' F1 car?

No idea what was what with the car.

Okay, what I am asking is if it was noisy as fk?

Yes it was extremely loud and standing 5 metres from his burnouts / donuts was awesome.

https://youtu.be/8hgs1l4DvTM?si=mtCr2d2lfp0xQZFe

[paulguitar]

Gazzab said:

paulguitar said:

Gazzab said:

paulguitar said:

Gazzab said:

Not a big turnout for those burnouts.
I watched Button drive his f1 car in Manchester a few years ago. That was packed out.

Was Jenson doing his burnouts in a 'real' F1 car?

No idea what was what with the car.

Okay, what I am asking is if it was noisy as fk?

Yes it was extremely loud and standing 5 metres from his burnouts / donuts was awesome.

https://youtu.be/8hgs1l4DvTM?si=mtCr2d2lfp0xQZFe

Ah yes, I have seen footage from that before.

Any time a 'real' F1 car is run like this people from miles around will show up to find out just what in the hell is going on.

[Sandpit Steve]

Gazzab said:

Not a big turnout for those burnouts.
I watched Button drive his f1 car in Manchester a few years ago. That was packed out.

Given that the interview he did afterwards was on the ABC morning show, and that sunrise in New York is just before 6am at the moment, I suspect the full road closure was in place for about 10 minutes around 06:30, and that even Lewis doing donuts isn’t going to bring out tens of thousands of people onto the streets at that time of day.

[Gazzab]

Sandpit Steve said:

Gazzab said:

Not a big turnout for those burnouts.
I watched Button drive his f1 car in Manchester a few years ago. That was packed out.

Given that the interview he did afterwards was on the ABC morning show, and that sunrise in New York is just before 6am at the moment, I suspect the full road closure was in place for about 10 minutes around 06:30, and that even Lewis doing donuts isn’t going to bring out tens of thousands of people onto the streets at that time of day.

Yep that would make explain it.

[Sandpit Steve]

Gazzab said:

Sandpit Steve said:

Gazzab said:

Not a big turnout for those burnouts.
I watched Button drive his f1 car in Manchester a few years ago. That was packed out.

Given that the interview he did afterwards was on the ABC morning show, and that sunrise in New York is just before 6am at the moment, I suspect the full road closure was in place for about 10 minutes around 06:30, and that even Lewis doing donuts isn’t going to bring out tens of thousands of people onto the streets at that time of day.

Yep that would make explain it.

It’s Fifth Avenue in New York, any shutdown is going to be managed to the minute no matter how much the sponsors paid the city. There’s another video from a spectator, that shows the whole event was four minutes long, from the car being pushed on to the road, to the car leaving the road. They got the camera shots they needed, and that was that. Any crowd that turned up was great but incidental, in fact the city probably didn’t want the event advertised, so most of those there knew someone. It’s nothing like the Button demo in Manchester, where he was the star attraction of a longer event on closed-for-the-day roads.

Edit: oh, and it was the CBS morning show, not ABC. My bad.

Edited by Sandpit Steve on Friday 3rd May 10:21

[DanG355]

I remember years ago when Button and other drivers of the era did demonstration runs down Regent Street one afternoon/evening.

I headed straight there after work and the place was rammed with people climbing up traffic lights and lamp posts to get a better view.

It was supposed to be gentle drive by’s with some set speed limit of about 30mph. The wonderful screaming V10’s echoing off the buildings as they flew past and then seeing plumes of smoke from down by embankment as they did donuts at the end of the run suggested the drivers had other ideas… A memory that will stick with me forever.

[DanG355]

https://youtu.be/BkUTVk6dDS8?si=w7pyewWp1LjOPgJd

[g4ry13]

DanG355 said:

I remember years ago when Button and other drivers of the era did demonstration runs down Regent Street one afternoon/evening.

I headed straight there after work and the place was rammed with people climbing up traffic lights and lamp posts to get a better view.

It was supposed to be gentle drive by’s with some set speed limit of about 30mph. The wonderful screaming V10’s echoing off the buildings as they flew past and then seeing plumes of smoke from down by embankment as they did donuts at the end of the run suggested the drivers had other ideas… A memory that will stick with me forever.

I remember going to that and Martin Brundle put on quite the display.

[Stedman]

paulguitar said:

Gazzab said:

paulguitar said:

Gazzab said:

Not a big turnout for those burnouts.
I watched Button drive his f1 car in Manchester a few years ago. That was packed out.

Was Jenson doing his burnouts in a 'real' F1 car?

No idea what was what with the car.

Okay, what I am asking is if it was noisy as fk?

[Tripe Bypass]

g4ry13 said:

DanG355 said:

I remember years ago when Button and other drivers of the era did demonstration runs down Regent Street one afternoon/evening.

I headed straight there after work and the place was rammed with people climbing up traffic lights and lamp posts to get a better view.

It was supposed to be gentle drive by’s with some set speed limit of about 30mph. The wonderful screaming V10’s echoing off the buildings as they flew past and then seeing plumes of smoke from down by embankment as they did donuts at the end of the run suggested the drivers had other ideas… A memory that will stick with me forever.

I remember going to that and Martin Brundle put on quite the display.

I was there, loudest thing in the world. Didn't they have Mansell in something? When was it, late nineties?

[g4ry13]

Tripe Bypass said:

g4ry13 said:

DanG355 said:

I remember years ago when Button and other drivers of the era did demonstration runs down Regent Street one afternoon/evening.

I headed straight there after work and the place was rammed with people climbing up traffic lights and lamp posts to get a better view.

It was supposed to be gentle drive by’s with some set speed limit of about 30mph. The wonderful screaming V10’s echoing off the buildings as they flew past and then seeing plumes of smoke from down by embankment as they did donuts at the end of the run suggested the drivers had other ideas… A memory that will stick with me forever.

I remember going to that and Martin Brundle put on quite the display.

I was there, loudest thing in the world. Didn't they have Mansell in something? When was it, late nineties?

The video says 2004 and Mansell was there.

I remember Brundle stopped right in front of where I was standing and then did a burnout.

[GCH]

Sandpit Steve said:

Gazzab said:

Not a big turnout for those burnouts.
I watched Button drive his f1 car in Manchester a few years ago. That was packed out.

Given that the interview he did afterwards was on the ABC morning show, and that sunrise in New York is just before 6am at the moment, I suspect the full road closure was in place for about 10 minutes around 06:30, and that even Lewis doing donuts isn’t going to bring out tens of thousands of people onto the streets at that time of day.

This also wasn't publicised (that I know of), at least I didn't see it on any socials. I live walkably close to there and I certainly would have toddled down there to check it out had I known about it.
Shame.

[zsdom]

Could Ferrari tempt Lewis into their Hypercar to go for their LM24 hat-trick?

[MG CHRIS]

No Hamilton has said he has no interest in competing outside of F1.

[MiniMan64]

I’m amazed Vettel hasn’t had a go at Le Mans. Fred seemed to love it although winning must have helped.

[tight fart]

The BBC have Lewis reading a kid’s bedtime story, I’ll leave those of you with young ones to judge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002157k

[TO73074E]

MiniMan64 said:

I’m amazed Vettel hasn’t had a go at Le Mans. Fred seemed to love it although winning must have helped.

In March he did 118 laps around Aragon in the Penske Porsche 963 so he must have more than an itch for it. No news yet if he will join WEC or just Le Mans next year.

[MustangGT]

I can't wait for all these 'Lewis is past it' types to comment on today's performance.

[CoolHands]

No one with any sense thinks he’s past it.

Question is, can he change the mentality and build a strong team quick time when he gets to Ferrari.

[ChemicalChaos]

Given the relative performance of Mercedes to Ferrari the last few races..... Is Lewis suddenly regretting his decision?