Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Latest F1 news from Grand Prix 247

[Luke Graves (buyer1]

My dear Francis, I would never intentionally stereotype my British friends,
although it would be an easy thing to do!  I spent quite a bit of time in
England and actually attended the British National Defense College at
Lattimer for a short course.  Really a splendid first class experience for
me. What I was trying to get across in my comment was that the British seem
to care more than others about Form.  "What's the form old boy"  I've heard
that many times from my British colleagues before some event or occasion.
Now, I am an Octogenarian and things may have changed considerably since
then, but, Lewis (who I greatly admire) certainly looked a bit out of place
as he was the only one not going with the Form! I don't think his fans would
care, but, those who do the selection for honors might. I would hate to see
him passed over for a Knighthood for something like this!

Luke

-----Original Message-----
From: francis newman [mailto:francis.newman [at] webshot.co.uk] 
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 10:54 AM
To: Luke Graves
Cc: francis newman; The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Latest F1 news from Grand Prix 247

Actually Luke, you are just pandering to a stereotype of us Brits. I am 67
years old and fairly traditional. But we are not the people you may have
seen in films of years ago. I personally applaud Lewis for turning uj in a
modern fashionable designer outfit. It shows he is not stuck in some fuddy
duddy past. I thought he looked very smart. I just wish I had the athletic
figure and money to do the same myself - well maybe not quite so extreme but
certainly something a bit different from the norm of a black tie
dinnerjacket (tuxedo to you).

Francis

> On 10 Dec 2017, at 16:42, Luke Graves <buyer1 [at] airmail.net> wrote:
> 
> I couldn't make my mind up if I liked his attire on not, but, it was
certainly out of place.  The British take these things seriously.  If he
wants a Knighthood down the line, he better tone it down!
>  
> Luke
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> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fwd: Latest F1 news from Grand Prix 247
> 
> Ah, c'mon Clyde - give the guy a break - - - Lewis just hasn't gotten 
> his six billion percent "Oh Look At ME" quotient.
> At least he wore pants.
> DOUG
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> Lewis has zero decorum!
> Everyone else is in black tie he dresses like a pimp
> 
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>> From: GRAND PRIX 247 <noreply+feedproxy [at] google.com>
>> Date: December 9, 2017 at 11:10:31 PM EST
>> To: clyde.romero [at] yahoo.com
>> Subject: Latest F1 news from Grand Prix 247
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>> 
>> Latest F1 news from Grand Prix 247
>> 
>>      . In 2017 F1 reports bigger crowds with Mexico best race
>>      . Hamilton crowned Formula 1 champion at royal palace
>>      . 2017 McLaren Analysis: An Unmitigated Disaster In 2017 F1 reports 
>> bigger crowds with Mexico best race
>> Posted: 09 Dec 2017 02:48 PM PST
>> 
>> 
>> Formula 1 saw an eight percent increase in the number of fans attending
races during the 2017 season, with 13 of the 20 races reporting bigger
crowds, according to figures published by the sport's commercial rights
holder.
>> 
>> Monaco and Abu Dhabi reported no change while five, including two of the
races with the biggest overall turnout, saw slight decreases on 2016.
>> 
>> Formula 1 said in a statement that the season's global average attendance
per three-day event was 203,570 and 76,722 on race Sunday.
>> 
>> The total attendance over the 20-race season was 4,071,400 and is set to
grow next year with an extra race added to the calendar. The 2017 season was
the first under new U.S.-based owners Liberty Media.
>> 
>> "An attendance of more than 200,000 per event means that for 20 weekends
per year, the population of a medium-sized city visits a racetrack to watch
a Formula One Grand Prix," said commercial managing director Sean Bratches.
>> 
>> Canada reported the biggest overall attendance of 360,000, an increase of
60,000 in 2016, followed by the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 344,500
and Mexico with 337,043. Formula 1 said the attendance figures were provided
by promoters.
>> 
>> Azerbaijan saw the biggest percentage rise, up 58 percent with a reported
crowd of 71,451. That was still the smallest of any race. Japan saw the
biggest drop, down to 137,000 from a previous 145,000.
>> 
>> Malaysia, which has fallen off the calendar after this year's race,
pulled in a total of 110,604 - a 19.69 percent rise on 2016.
>> 
>> The Mexican Grand Prix was named the best race of the season for the
third year in a row. The award is decided by Formula One management in
consultation with teams and stakeholders.
>> 
>> "This is the first time ever that the same city gets three in a row,"
race promoter Alejandro Soberon told Reuters at the governing FIA's
end-of-season awards in Paris.
>> 
>> "I think we are going to continue doing bigger and better every time,"
added Soberon, president and chief executive of the CIE Group that hosts the
race with government backing.
>> 
>> The Australia Grand Prix also won the award in three successive seasons
but one of those was in Adelaide before the race moved to Melbourne.
>> 
>> Soberon said the award was all the more meaningful this year since the
Oct. 29 race came after devastating earthquakes in September.
>> 
>> 
>> Hamilton crowned Formula 1 champion at royal palace
>> Posted: 09 Dec 2017 04:47 AM PST
>> 
>> Lewis Hamilton was handed the Formula 1 World Championship winner's
trophy for the fourth time on Friday at a gala prizegiving ceremony in the
sumptuous palace of France's former monarchy.
>> 
>> With Formula 1 chairman Chase Carey looking on, newly-re-elected
International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Jean Todt handed the
32-year-old Mercedes driver the silverware he won in Mexico with two races
to spare.
>> 
>> "This has been an amazing year," Hamilton told the audience of champions
and FIA members gathered in the palace's 18th-century opera.
>> 
>> "I hope that next year's an even better year for all of you. I know for
me that I'm going to try to do better."
>> 
>> Hamilton won nine of 20 races in 2017 and set an all-time record of 72
career pole positions as well as scoring points in every grand prix.
>> 
>> Asked earlier for his highlight of the season, Hamilton singled out his
home British Grand Prix at Silverstone because of the support he received
after the 'negativity' surrounding his failure to take part in an earlier
London event.
>> 
>> He had also told reporters that while he did not like going to award
ceremonies or being on stage, he enjoyed watching others succeed.
>> 
>> Mercedes won both championships for the fourth year in a row but team
boss Toto Wolff said 2017 had been particularly difficult.
>> 
>> "We keep it now," he said after being handed the constructors' trophy by
Carey.
>> 
>> Red Bull's 20-year-old Dutch driver Max Verstappen beat a field that
included Hamilton and his own Australian team mate Daniel Ricciardo to the
'Personality of the Year" award for the third successive year.
>> 
>> The award is selected by permanently accredited media from all FIA
championships.
>> 
>> "I always try to be honest and straightforward so I guess that gave me
the personality again this year," said the winner of two races in 2017.
>> 
>> "It was a hard season but I learnt a lot from it."
>> 
>> Monaco's Formula Two winner and 2018 Sauber F1 driver Charles Leclerc won
the Rookie of the Year award while Finnish rally driver Esapekka Lappi won
the 'Action of the Year' for a jump in the Rally of Portugal.
>> 
>> British teenager Billy Monger, who had his lower legs amputated after a
horrific smash in a Formula Four race at Donington Park in April, was
presented with an FIA president's special award.
>> 
>> Monger, who has already returned to driving, walked out onto the stage on
prosthetic legs to a resounding ovation.
>> 
>> 
>> 2017 McLaren Analysis: An Unmitigated Disaster
>> Posted: 09 Dec 2017 04:30 AM PST
>> 
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>> 
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>> 
>> > 
>> 
>> Zero wins. Zero podiums. Zero hope. Thanks to an engine as underpowered
as it was unreliable, the final year of the McLaren-Honda experiment was an
unmitigated disaster.
>> 
>> Season Summary
>> 
>> After a brutal first season back with Honda in 2015, 2016 had shown
marked improvement in the fortunes of McLaren - alas, 2017 turned out to be
more like the former than the latter. Racking up the engine failures in a
fashion that would be comical if it weren't so sad, the once-great team
couldn't even muster half of last year's points total. Whether McLaren had a
chassis to compete for wins or not (and it certainly looked the part at
high-downforce circuits like Monaco and Hungary), it was clear Honda's
development programme was fundamentally broken, and it came as no surprise
when their divorce was announced at the Singapore Grand Prix in September.
For 2018, the Woking outfit moves to a Renault supply and the hope that
finally, their nightmare run is over.
>> 
>> Rating: 3/10
>> 
>> Driver Ratings:
>> 
>> Fernando Alonso
>> 
>> Undoubtedly still one of the best drivers in the sport, 2017 was a year
in which Alonso was afforded few chances to show it. Sapped of any
motivation amidst Honda's struggles, the Spaniard still managed to impress
by closing the season with three-straight top-ten finishes, showing his
trademark ability to extract the most out of every car. Unfortunately, it
doesn't count for much when he's still as far away from championship
contention as he was three years ago. If all goes well, the Renault deal
will breath new life into his fading F1 championship aspirations - otherwise
at 36-going-on-37, he might start having to look elsewhere.
>> 
>> Rating: 8/10
>> 
>> Stoffel Vandoorne
>> 
>> His first full season in the sport, much of the promise the Belgian
possessed seemed to be quickly curtailed by his car's shortcomings. Even
compared to his teammate Vandoorne seemed miserable, and while it was always
going to be a tough ask, it would have been nice to see him match up more
favourably with Alonso. Still, the 25-year-old had his moments - chiefly two
consecutive P7s in Singapore and Malaysia - but you'd like to see more in
2018 from a driver purported to be the future of one of F1's most storied
franchises.
>> 
>> Rating: 5/10
>> 
>> The Stats
>> 
>>      . 2017 WCC Position: 9th - 30 points
>>      . 2016 WCC Position: 6th - 76 points
>>      . Best Finish: 6th (Fernando Alonso, Hungary)
>>      . Average Finish: 11.48
>>      . DNFs: 13 (+ 2 DNS)
>>      . Q3 Appearances: 14
>>      . Engine Related Grid Penalties: 393 Teammate Head-to-Head:
>> 
>> Fernando Alonso
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Stoffel Vandoorne
>> 
>> 14
>> 
>> Qualifying
>> 
>> 5
>> 
>> 5
>> 
>> Race
>> 
>> 1
>> 
>> 7
>> 
>> DNFs
>> 
>> 5
>> 
>> 7
>> 
>> Q3 Appearances
>> 
>> 5
>> 
>> -0.259s
>> 
>> Qualy Pace Difference
>> 
>>  
>> 17
>> 
>> Points
>> 
>> 13
>> 
>> Big Question: How would you rate McLaren-Honda this past season?
>> 
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