Rob W 0 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 lonso: F1 is not about overtaking Friday 2nd April 2010 Fernando Alonso has voiced a rather damning opinion on F1, saying the sport is not about overtaking, rather it's about "technology" and "driving precisely". F1 came in for a harsh bout of criticism in the wake of a boring season-opening Bahrain GP, which saw absolutely no overtaking unless one counts moves off the start line and a couple in the pits. The sport redeemed itself at the next race in Australia, where a bit of the rain in the opening laps paved the way for an action-packed event. However, Alonso reckons that if you want action, F1 is not the sport to follow. "If you want to see overtaking this is not the right place," said the double World Champion. "This is about watching the maximum-performance cars in the world, drivers enjoying racing and risking their lives in the car to put on a good show. "F1 is maybe not the perfect sport to see overtaking, This is about technology, about driving precisely, everything being under control in the garage or the track, in the factory. We are talking about maybe less than millimetres of margin in the cars and engines. "We know in wet conditions we see more enjoyable races for the fans, but this is not the normal thing. He added: "They have been talking about this in F1 for many years. I don't think that in 2003, '04, '05 or '06 we saw much overtaking. "We enjoyed those Championships. Last year was a fantastic Championship and I don't think we saw many overtaking moves. "This is nothing new this year with new rules or no refuelling. I don't think that is making the racing different or affecting the overtaking. "In F1, there has been no overtaking for 20 years so it is not due to new rules. Australia was a great show for everyone, a good race to watch and to enjoy as a driver." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7096 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 dogging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Funny that - Rob is convinced TV audiences will dwindle with the sport becoming boring, but if it's been boring for 20 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6702 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Funny that - Rob is convinced TV audiences will dwindle with the sport becoming boring, but if it's been boring for 20 years... Rob contradicting himself and ending up talking bollocks...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 well Mr Alonso says if you want to watch a race go somewhere else if you want to watch high technology on display watch F1 or (going back a bit - "Tomorrows World") where have I got that wrong Craig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 It's been of little interest since Senna died. Robots in machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 stop trying to turn this into another Kraftwork thread Parky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6702 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 stop trying to turn this into another Kraftwork thread Parky It'd be better than the inane, boring, repetitive, clueless shit that you keep coming up with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 stop trying to turn this into another Kraftwork thread Parky It'd be better than the inane, boring, repetitive, clueless shit that you keep coming up with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47121 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 To be fair, if you aren't a complete car geek, F1 is absolutely shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 To be fair, if you aren't a complete car geek, F1 is absolutely shit. The fuck are you doing up at 06:00 on Easter Sunday, you Bat-Shit mental? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 watching the Malaysian Grand Prix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47121 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 To be fair, if you aren't a complete car geek, F1 is absolutely shit. The fuck are you doing up at 06:00 on Easter Sunday, you Bat-Shit mental? I was up at 5:20. It's a curse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 get a job - instant cure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 To be fair, if you aren't a complete car geek, F1 is absolutely shit. This is the thing some people love to get into all the tech stuff, others just want to watch an intersting race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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