Ferrari Mailing List: Re: *** SPOILER *** OZ GRAND PRIX *** SPOILER ***

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

I hate to say it but old Freddy Alonzo said it best,
regarding the driving style with all the driver aids. 
He called it, "point and squirt."  That was back when
he had only one eyebrow.

rick
--- LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:

> Britt wrote:<<The cars are really racing and finally
> some skill is required>>
> 
> That reminds me of the drivers who were "discovered"
> who reportedly had minimal driving experience. 
> Seems like one had never driven a car before - but
> that's my memory of the situation - it may have been
> he had lots of experience racing snow machines or
> something ;-)  But I'm pretty sure there was more
> than one - probably several - who fell into the
> catagory of having minimal experience driving before
> being thrust into F1.  
> 
> Personally I thought that somehow unfair to all
> those who had grown up with a burning desire to race
> - not just F1 - but to race *anything* - guys like
> Mario Andretti and jim Clark - real natural drivers
> to be sure - but people with a huge desire to drive
> race cars because they *loved* driving.
> 
> I think dis-allowing the electronic controls would
> put the skill back into the driver's hands and head
> - although as you mentioned about Massa and others
> that crash on the 1st corner - some need more "Head"
> help than others - maybe Massa was looking for the
> "1st Corner" button on his steering wheel?  Some
> talent at work there.
> 
> Of course, aids such as the button for pit lane
> speed might be acceptable - not much skill
> improvement to be gained there.  Of course, there's
> something to be said for the guys who *can* control
> their speed in the pit lane just like they should be
> able to control it on the track.
> 
> Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
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> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Britt2Asa [at] aol.com 
>   To: l02turner [at] comcast.net 
>   Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com 
>   Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 3:45 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Ferrari] *** SPOILER *** OZ GRAND
> PRIX *** SPOILER ***
> 
> 
>   I thought this past race was great and much better
> than the boring parade of years past. Shame about
> Ferrari but the guys that won really drove to the
> win but not making mistakes. What the heck was that
> bone-head move that Massa pulled on the first
> corner? He can't make it around the first bend
> without crashing?
> 
>   Frankly I love the no TC rule. The cars are really
> racing and finally some skill is required. I think
> its great that its still a wide open field in terms
> of who will be on the podium in Malaysia.
> 
>   Britt
> 
>   BR in the UK
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