Maldonado. Not of this planet..
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113501
"Just normal race contact" Well for you it may be, not sure how the other drivers feel about it.
"Just normal race contact" Well for you it may be, not sure how the other drivers feel about it.
All motorsport bar banger racing is supposed to be non-contact, and even more so with open wheeled formats.
Wheel to wheel racing is different from barging past... I'd imagine Maldonado parking by smashing into other cars all around him. The guy is a hoof-handed loon IMHO, and has all the subtlety and finesse of a house brick thrown through a window.
Wheel to wheel racing is different from barging past... I'd imagine Maldonado parking by smashing into other cars all around him. The guy is a hoof-handed loon IMHO, and has all the subtlety and finesse of a house brick thrown through a window.
"Ten years ago everyone was fighting and touching each other, because there were no penalties. Now we need to adapt ourselves."
Well he's half right. In the past drivers where fighting hard yet STILL managed to avoid other drivers. Granted more than 10 years ago but witness Mansell harassing Senna in Monaco 92. The pair of them duelled like crazy with Senna blocking all over the place and weaving in the braking zone on the narrow streets.
Not once though did they touch.
Well he's half right. In the past drivers where fighting hard yet STILL managed to avoid other drivers. Granted more than 10 years ago but witness Mansell harassing Senna in Monaco 92. The pair of them duelled like crazy with Senna blocking all over the place and weaving in the braking zone on the narrow streets.
Not once though did they touch.
[quote]"Ten years ago everyone was fighting and touching each other, because there were no penalties. Now we need to adapt ourselves."
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That doesn't sound right; 10 years ago we had some of the most ridiculous penalties leveraged on drivers. They got so ridiculous it led to the driving standards panel and having an ex-driver or notable driver at each race to adjudicate. Since then we've had far fewer penalties. Maybe I don't recall it right but in my memory 2000-2010 was some of the worst time for big penalties for minor infringements.
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That doesn't sound right; 10 years ago we had some of the most ridiculous penalties leveraged on drivers. They got so ridiculous it led to the driving standards panel and having an ex-driver or notable driver at each race to adjudicate. Since then we've had far fewer penalties. Maybe I don't recall it right but in my memory 2000-2010 was some of the worst time for big penalties for minor infringements.
REALIST123 said:
Crafty_ said:
With a bit of luck it'll be his last year in the sport.
Fingers crossed!The mention of his name raises my blood pressure. As others have said, F1 has had it's fair share of wheel to wheel racing, with no much contact (Senna/Prost and others aside). Maldonado is a liability.
Gaz. said:
Corpulent Tosser said:
Pastor Maldonado fears that Formula 1 drivers could get too scared to battle hard wheel-to-wheel if the FIA continues to hand out penalties for racing incidents.
He may be a clown, but he is right about too many penalties for what used to be regarded as racing incidents.
Yet he was the only dhead last weekend that couldn't race wheel to wheel without ending someone else's race. Most of the grid managed just fine.He may be a clown, but he is right about too many penalties for what used to be regarded as racing incidents.
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