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

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

Francis,

I got a nice education on the UK empire this past year working with a bunch of Scots and Northern Irish.....I wouldn't put anyone else in harm's way unnecessarily. ;)

FG

On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 10:21 PM, francis newman <francis.newman [at] webshot.co.uk> wrote:

Fellippe - English!! I am British and Scottish to be more precise!

Fraancis

> On 10 Dec 2017, at 18:01, Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So either English born or employed by the English?
>
> On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 9:00 PM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> His outfit is no worse than the monstrosity out of Woking named the Senna...
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 10, 2017, at 11:51 AM, Luke Graves <buyer1 [at] airmail.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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@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
> >>
> >> From: Ferrari
> >> [mailto:ferrari-bounces+buyer1=airmail.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf
> >> Of Doug & Terri
> >> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 8:59 AM
> >> To: Col Luke Graves
> >> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> >> 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
> >>
> >> From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On
> > Behalf Of Clarence Romero Jr.
> >> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 6:07 AM
> >> To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
> >> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >> Subject: [Ferrari] Fwd: Latest F1 news from Grand Prix 247
> >>
> >> Lewis has zero decorum!
> >> Everyone else is in black tie he dresses like a pimp
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     RF4-4EVR
> >>
> >>
> >> Scars are Tattoos with better stories !
> >>
> >> If you have no enemies, you have no character !
> >>
> >> Clyde Romero
> >>
> >>
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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
> >>> Reply-To: GRAND PRIX 247 <info [at] grandprix247.com>
> >>>
> >>> 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
> >>>
> >>> <
> >>>
> >>> ?
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> 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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