F1 Off Topic Thread

[Alberto Casado]

Here's a question. Myself and the missus are thinking of taking a little holiday and trying to combine it with a GP, probably one in Europe.

Anyone done this from the UK or have suggestions or experience to help me out?
Preferably it would be a sunny GP, so Spa is out

The good weather is almost guaranteed (considering places and dates) for Barcelona, Montecarlo, Valencia and Monza. I don't know about Budapest, probably too. I guess montecarlo is automatically out of the budget.

German GP is usually very affordable, but the threat of bad weather is as present as in the case of spa.

 

[Chris Jenkins]

I'd go for Monza, as Monte Carlo is $$$ and the two Spanish GPs are snoozefests.

 

[Paul Lock]

The good weather is almost guaranteed (considering places and dates) for Barcelona, Montecarlo, Valencia and Monza. I don't know about Budapest, probably too. I guess montecarlo is automatically out of the budget.

German GP is usually very affordable, but the threat of bad weather is as present as in the case of spa.

I'd go for Monza, as Monte Carlo is $$$ and the two Spanish GPs are snoozefests.

Yeah cheers guys. We are looking into Monza now. Looks like we can get 3 days, with VIP for both Sat and Sun, all in for about 2.5k.
Sure seems like a lot considering the sort of places you could go for 2 weeks on that sort of money - but its not F1 is it!

 

[Eric Parker]

Who was the last GP driver at or close to 6 feet tall? Watching old videos I would guess Gerhart Berger.

 

[GAIAjohan]

Mark Webber? 1.85m
Alexander Wurz 1.86m
Justin Wilson 1.90m
Gerhard Berger was 1.85m

Maybe the tallest F1 driver ever was Dutchman Carel Godin de Beaufort. he was nearly 2m and 118kg heavy.

 

[Eric Parker]

I didn't think Webber was that tall.

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Mark Webber? 1.85m
Alexander Wurz 1.86m
Justin Wilson 1.90m
Gerhard Berger was 1.85m

3-time+ champs,
7 - 1.74m - Michael Schumacher
5 - 1.75m - Juan Manuel Fangio
4 - 1.63m - Alain Prost
3 - 1.60m - Jackie Stewart
3 - 1.71m - Niki Lauda
3 - 1.73m - Nelson Piquet
3 - 1.75m - Ayrton Senna

Todays champs,
1 - 1.83m - Jenson Button
2 - 1.76m - Sebastian Vettel
1 - 1.74m - Lewis Hamilton
2 - 1.71m - Fernando Alonso
1 - 1.70m - Kimi Raikkonen

 

[Chris Jenkins]

What's that in English money?

 

[Romano Valente]

What's that in English money?

Well, 6 feet ~180cm. That means 72 inches ~180cm.
=> 1 inch ~ 2.5cm

Which means:

3-time+ champs,
7 - 1.74m - Michael Schumacher ~ 5'8"
5 - 1.75m - Juan Manuel Fangio ~5'8"
4 - 1.63m - Alain Prost ~ 5'4"
3 - 1.60m - Jackie Stewart ~ 5'3"
3 - 1.71m - Niki Lauda ~ 5'7"
3 - 1.73m - Nelson Piquet ~ 5'8"
3 - 1.75m - Ayrton Senna ~ 5'8"

Todays champs,
1 - 1.83m - Jenson Button ~ 6'0"
2 - 1.76m - Sebastian Vettel ~ 5'9"
1 - 1.74m - Lewis Hamilton ~ 5'8"
2 - 1.71m - Fernando Alonso ~ 5'7"
1 - 1.70m - Kimi Raikkonen~ 5'7"


EDIT - I can't guarantee they're correct. In fact, there's a good chance I've done it all wrong

 

[Alberto Casado]

What's that in English money?

I hope I am allowed a tiny bit of trolling:

 

[Hampus Andersson]

The F1 show is now available

Either you know what i´m talking about or you don´t

EDIT: Wow... if they will do the same type of things like i´ve seen in the first couple of minutes of the show then Sky Sports is in another dimension compared to BBC.

How about Brundle talking to Di Resta while he´s in the car for the first day of testing at Silverstone, asking him how the car feels and Di Resta responds while going through Copse2

really a completely different level of F1 coverage it seems!

 

[Chris Jenkins]

I caught the last 20 mins of it last night. Excellent show.
I love how they've got the RB7 in the studio for in-depth explanations on certain aspects of the car and functions.
The interactive screen is good as well. Taking a page out of Monday Night Football's book

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Yea it´s really on another level. Probably simply due to a bigger budget then BBC as i´m sure they would have cooked up similar stuff themselves.

I think most of the shows are split in clips on youtube now.
Best part was Brundle talking to Di Resta as he´s driving the car for the first time just chatting away while taking a turn near flat

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Ok so i posted in the Ferrari thread about a few cars that can be considered the most dominant cars in history.

Here´s the latest update, the results might surprise you.

F500 had a Win-rate of 87.5%
F500 had a Qual-rate of 87.5%
F500 had a Fastlap-rate of 87.5%
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F2002 had a Win-rate of 78.9%
F2002 had a Qual-rate of 57.8%
F2002 had a Fastlap-rate of 78.9%
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F2004 had a Win-rate of 75%
F2004 had a Qual-rate of 60%
F2004 had a Fastlap-rate of 70%
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RB6 had a Win-rate of 47.3%
RB6 had a Qual-rate of 78.9%
RB6 had a Fastlap-rate of 31.5%
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RB7 had a Win-rate of 63.1%
RB7 had a Qual-rate of 94.7%
RB7 had a Fastlap-rate of 52.6%
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FW14B had a Win-rate of 62.5%
FW14B had a Qual-rate of 93.75%
FW14B had a Fastlap-rate of 68.7%
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FW15 had a Win-rate of 62.5%
FW15 had a Qual-rate of 93.75%
FW15 had a Fastlap-rate of 62.5%
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FW18 had a Win-rate of 75%
RW18 had a Qual-rate of 75%
FW18 had a Fastlap-rate of 68.75%
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MP4/4 had a Win-rate of 93,75%
MP4/4 had a Qual-rate of 93,75%
MP4/4 had a Fastlap-rate of 62,5%


The most dominant Win-rate car: Mclaren MP4/4
The most dominant Qual-rate car: Red Bull RB7
The most dominant Fast-lap car: Ferrari 500 Tipo

 

[Martin Bulgin]

This thread needs updating Hampus following Williams 114th win on Sunday