No change at Ferrari then?
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Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:54 amby TSC.
LMAO, just listen to James Hunt talking about Ferrari way back in '79. (Around 3 mins into the clip)
No change there then.
Re: No change at Ferrari then?
Posted:
Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:35 amby expat
He does have a point
Still, back in the days when a racing car was a racing car.......three pedals and a gear stick.
Matt
Re: No change at Ferrari then?
Posted:
Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:51 amby The Ruptured Duck
Don't hear people talk so frankly about them now, they'd get fired
Re: No change at Ferrari then?
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Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:22 pmby Craig.
James hunt. The man who couldn't finish a race that year. The man who spurted the Mclaren line which even back then was, "Ferrari cheat" after leaving the team. The man who blamed Patrese for Ronnie Petersons death despite the fact he was the one who hit Petersons car sending it into the barrier. And the man who made a fool of himself as a commentator numerous times. And this was sitting next to Murry walker, so thats saying something.
And if you really want to get Picky Carlos Reutemann(lotus) also broke the rules by ignoring the marshalls and going onto the grid after his car suffered a failure and he was ordered to start the race from the pitlane. It was only because of the restart that, that happend (he should have been disqualified).
Also picking, but Hunt was that good he fried the transmission at the start and didn't even complete a lap.
End of the day this was an era where rules were, suggestions rather than the norm. It was also an era when races would start with the back of the field still on their pace lap.
Re: No change at Ferrari then?
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Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:26 amby expat
End of the day this was an era where rules were, suggestions rather than the norm. It was also an era when races would start with the back of the field still on their pace lap.
Yes, but it was also a time, when drivers spoke their minds and a media consultant was not always in the back ground to "explain" what the driver "really" meant
Matt
Re: No change at Ferrari then?
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Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:34 amby The Ruptured Duck
End of the day this was an era where rules were, suggestions rather than the norm. It was also an era when races would start with the back of the field still on their pace lap.
Yes, but it was also a time, when drivers spoke their minds and a media consultant was not always in the back ground to "explain" what the driver "really" meant
Matt
This is one reason I could appreciate Juan Pablo Montoya, after the race at Imola 2004 he spoke his mind, and it was glorious. I wish there weren't any "media consultants" for the past 2 seasons. It would have added even more drama to the title races. Maybe the FIA needs to ban them to increase viewers?