Comments on: What on Earth is going on at Honda? http://f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/ A website by people with an incurable obsession with Formula One Racing Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:03:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: aljuk http://f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/comment-page-1/#comment-11372 aljuk Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:00:01 +0000 http://www.f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/#comment-11372 "the sport should focus more on technology that will bring direct benefits to the end users , who are ultimately paying for their forays into the sport..." "you should be prepared to change the sport, a paradigm shift ,for the benefit of all mankind..." I've rarely read such ignorant garbage. Firsty the "end users" aren't "ultimately paying" for anything. It's the sponsors,the tv companies, and the fans of F1 who are paying for the sport. Secondly, you already have what you seem to be asking for - it's called Touring Cars (maybe you should watch that sport instead?). You can't "see how a pair of wings fixed to the front of the car can be driven on our streets"??? They can't, that's why, with one exception, F1 races on circuits. Change the sport "for the benefit of mankind"? What hippy nonsense is this? It's a sport. If you don't like it, find one that you do like (badminton perhaps?) F1 is about the pinnacle of what is possible with car design UNCONSTRAINED by considerations of everyday road use. It is a sport - man and machine, pure and simple. What part of that don't you comprehend? I suppose next you'll be demanding that the teams attach caravans and roof-racks... “the sport should focus more on technology that will bring direct benefits to the end users , who are ultimately paying for their forays into the sport…”

“you should be prepared to change the sport, a paradigm shift ,for the benefit of all mankind…”

I’ve rarely read such ignorant garbage. Firsty the “end users” aren’t “ultimately paying” for anything. It’s the sponsors,the tv companies, and the fans of F1 who are paying for the sport. Secondly, you already have what you seem to be asking for – it’s called Touring Cars (maybe you should watch that sport instead?).

You can’t “see how a pair of wings fixed to the front of the car can be driven on our streets”??? They can’t, that’s why, with one exception, F1 races on circuits.

Change the sport “for the benefit of mankind”? What hippy nonsense is this? It’s a sport. If you don’t like it, find one that you do like (badminton perhaps?)

F1 is about the pinnacle of what is possible with car design UNCONSTRAINED by considerations of everyday road use. It is a sport – man and machine, pure and simple. What part of that don’t you comprehend? I suppose next you’ll be demanding that the teams attach caravans and roof-racks…

]]> By: Jacky http://f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/comment-page-1/#comment-10040 Jacky Sun, 20 May 2007 03:54:34 +0000 http://www.f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/#comment-10040 F1 manufacturers should serve their customers better , ie us . That is the sport should focus more on technology that will bring direct benefits to the end users , who are ultimately paying for their forays into the sport .I can’t see how a pair of wings fixed to the front of the car can be driven on our streets , you could take somebody’s eyes out with one of those . But seriously , a car with an engine that last for 2 hours , tyres for much less , top speed of 400 km/h revs at 20 ,000 rpm ,gives one mile to the gallon , and cost $200 million to develop will not only never finds its way onto our roads , but is such a waste of resources . I think the 2011 FIA engine spec proposals to go the way of biofuels and durability is a step in the right direction . It’s not just painting the earth onto your cars , you should be prepared to change the sport, a paradigm shift ,for the benefit of all mankind. Anyway , I don’t think an F1 car that laps 5 seconds slower is going to stop me from watching especially with guys like Massa and Alonso going head to head . And I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a HANS neck support whilst in my car either . F1 manufacturers should serve their customers better , ie us . That is the sport should focus more on technology that will bring direct benefits to the end users , who are ultimately paying for their forays into the sport .I can’t see how a pair of wings fixed to the front of the car can be driven on our streets , you could take somebody’s eyes out with one of those .
But seriously , a car with an engine that last for 2 hours , tyres for much less , top speed of 400 km/h revs at 20 ,000 rpm ,gives one mile to the gallon , and cost $200 million to develop will not only never finds its way onto our roads , but is such a waste of resources .
I think the 2011 FIA engine spec proposals to go the way of biofuels and durability is a step in the right direction . It’s not just painting the earth onto your cars , you should be prepared to change the sport, a paradigm shift ,for the benefit of all mankind.
Anyway , I don’t think an F1 car that laps 5 seconds slower is going to stop me from watching especially with guys like Massa and Alonso going head to head . And I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a HANS neck support whilst in my car either .

]]> By: Richard Randle http://f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/comment-page-1/#comment-5909 Richard Randle Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:35:10 +0000 http://www.f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/#comment-5909 Yeah, but what I meant was that in a sense Honda won the Winter testing war before the 2006 season, and they did nothing in the opening races that backed that up really... Yeah, but what I meant was that in a sense Honda won the Winter testing war before the 2006 season, and they did nothing in the opening races that backed that up really…

]]> By: LoudHoward http://f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/comment-page-1/#comment-5867 LoudHoward Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:02:37 +0000 http://www.f1blog.org/2007/03/23/what-on-earth-is-going-on-at-honda/#comment-5867 Didn't Button get a podium in Malaysia last year? 4th-podium-pole was a fair start to '06 :P Your point still stands though. Didn’t Button get a podium in Malaysia last year? 4th-podium-pole was a fair start to ’06 :P Your point still stands though.

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