Ferrari Mailing List: Re: F1 video, was (Prost vs Everyone Else)?

[Dennis Liu (BigHeadDennis]

That's AWESOME.

Dang.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

1.  Get rid of ground effects.  Keep the giant wings, to give the sponsors
some place to put the billboard, but crank the ride height up so much you
have little if no downforce.  It'll slow the cars WAY down, but it will also
make passing much easier - like in the video, you can stick right on
someone's tail for laps.  Make tires big and sticky, to help make up in
mechanical grip what you lose in aero grip.  

2.  No semi-auto gearboxes.  Make drivers SHIFT the damn cars.  This way,
you could get rid of traction control, and POLICE it.  No ABS, no TC, no
semi-auto gearboxes.  Yeah, so it may not be at the pinacle of technology
anymore, but so what?  The racing would be so much better, we'd still be
glued to it.  Even more so!

Vty,

--Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Craig [mailto:dave.craig [at] sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 5:10 PM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] F1 video, was (Prost vs Everyone Else)?

One thing I really like is the candor in the interviews back then.  You got
to hear the real driver's feelings and what was really going on with the
team, not some canned response that is virtually the same week after week
like we have today.

As for an F1 racing video, check this one out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cCRUvo_FYc
Even a lockup doesn't yield the position.  Now that is some fantastic
racing! 

I believe our beloved F1 mix is faulty.  Bernie, Max, and the FIA need to
institute rules (or more likely remove rules) that will allow this type of
racing to occur again.  We have not seen this type of wheel to wheel action
in many years.  Cars able to pass at will and then be repassed again and
again.  

This single lap has more passing for the lead than most modern F1 races.
And that is a shame.     

Dave 


-----Original Message-----
From: LS [mailto:lashdeep [at] yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:40 AM
To: Dave Craig
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Prost vs Everyone Else?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-29zS0iSC4&mode=related&search=

Okay, so I'm watching this video and it appears that Senna was very upset
with the preferential treatment that Prost has been receiving up to that
point. I'm sure he is referring to some of the antics that resulted in Prost
clinching the championship in 1989.

Can anyone else comment on some of the other issues that Senna could've been
referring to in this press conference? 

Also, why Mansell would agree to these points? There is a lot of info on the
web, just curious as to viewpoints from those that were following F1 closely
during the late 80's/early 90's.

Thanks,
LS

www.exhaust.tv

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