F1 is a joke now.
Only because of money.
The happiest F1 champions run without real opposition.
To see their true colours they must be put in the cauldron of intense close competition ... Witness the Cobbler.. when really pressed he actually twice tried to ram his opponent .. 1st time a blatant success secured the title, he should have been banned for that move on the Hill, absolutely no question ... or do you let him off because he is good box office ?
2nd time not so lucky,
but still a blatant move which should have been severely punished.
Go back further, Sennapod ... the cracks were showing, he was under huge pressure from Mansold and Profst.
He was so desperate to get the best car .. Billiams .. he publicly stated he would "Drive for nothing" !! That is what the 'best driver in the world' thought of his fellow competitors ... he was beginning to run scared, he could not bully our Nige ... and how he hated that, seen the clip wheel to wheel, Nige Ferraried up .. side by side with the Pod .. latter swerves toward big N ... big N responds toward the Pod, no backing off to
the man, challenge taken up ... the question was asked and the answer emphatically given .... One of the defining moves in F1 ... Nigel was not afraid of Ayrton .... I believe the die was caste at that moment !!
F1 has now developed into this current sad, processional circus.
There is an answer, but the drivers would not be able to handle the pressure of so many races, equal out the cars so that the driver is everything ... maybe 2secs on a 200 mile race between 1st and 10th only pit stop if necessary, not mandatory.
Then we'll be watching
motor racing .... not a pile of media fodder !
Wanna see a real racer ? I call him
'The Difference' a hyper Italian named Valentino Rossi 'The Doctor' to his fans.
Leaves the top team .. to seek a challenge, takes the Yam to the brink of glory ... first season, not riding the acknowledged best bike !!
It still means more than money to him ... long may he persist in giving VFM to the paying public.
Suzy Perry and the knowledgable commentators make a good job presenting the Mo-bike racing on the Beeb.. Not easy to strike the balance .. for her, but the girl has done / and looks, good.
She actually rides a Honda CBR600Fsport. drives a Honda S2000, only problem she's a Brummie
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