Formula 1

What does everyone think of the kids of famous drivers coming through?
eg Neson Piquet jr,Bruno Senna(ok he's Ayrton's nephew but he's due in f1 next season)etc. Do they stand a chance or are they there on the back of their name or should we give them a chance to see if they're gonna be good enough?I know there's always been a few through the years but as far as i know generally only one of the two have been successful(the one noteable exception being Graham and Damon Hill).
IMO I;m really looking forward to Bruno Senna coming through and generally the new generation replacing the old.

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Originally Posted by lazyitus

What does everyone think of the kids of famous drivers coming through?
eg Neson Piquet jr,Bruno Senna(ok he's Ayrton's nephew but he's due in f1 next season)etc. Do they stand a chance or are they there on the back of their name or should we give them a chance to see if they're gonna be good enough?I know there's always been a few through the years but as far as i know generally only one of the two have been successful(the one noteable exception being Graham and Damon Hill).
IMO I;m really looking forward to Bruno Senna coming through and generally the new generation replacing the old.

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Nelson jr shouldn't even be allowed to steer a shopping cart, let alone a Formula1 car. You're right about Damon, but Bruno Senna isn't even a Senna. His surname is something entirely different (Lalli). He took the name to gain the fame. I haven't seen a lot of him in other formulas, but I will give him a chance.

I think people like David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello should call it a day, even though I'm a huge DC fan.
Oh, and Hamilton must go back to driving school. We don't need people in Formula1 who can't see two cars standing still.

We Brazilians hope anxious a new F1 world champion!

Nós brasileiros esperamos ansiosos um novo campeão mundial de F1!

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Originally Posted by Noxide

It's because of the current aerodynamic packages they run. The "dirty air" - as they call it - of the cars in front makes it difficult to overtake. That's going to change next year though.

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Good :D:wow:

Kimi should have won :( :mad:
But at least it was still a Ferrari one-two and Hamilton didn't score :D

How did Kimi lose that part of the formula?

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Originally Posted by duje14

How did Kimi lose that part of the formula?

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Just after his first pit stop the exhaust on the right engine bank broke. It was flapping around like a piece of paper and was burning the carbon fibre on the engine cover. He lost about 40 HP because of it. He still finished second though because he was WAY ahead of the third placed Jarno Trulli.

Kimi on his race:
From F1Live.com

"Obviously I am a bit disappointed because I had hoped to win. Unfortunately, the right exhaust pipe broke just before half-distance and the engine lost a lot of power, especially on the straight after the slow corners. After a few laps, the situation seemed better, but towards the end of the race, I ran the risk of stopping. This sort of thing can happen in racing and I have to try and look on the bright side: eight points are still a good amount and the one-two finish is a great result for the team.”

“Luckily, I had built up quite a good lead in the first part thanks to a car that was really very competitive. The F2008 is definitely very strong because usually, when you have this sort of problem, retirement is almost inevitable. There is still a long way to go in the championship and I am in a better position than I was at this stage last year: let's see what I can do in the next part of the series."

Is ANYONE gonna break the hold that ferrari and maclaren have or is this really the future until ferrari get bored of f1 again and stop their team?

we'll have to wait until next season, the cars are changing

and i think bmw are catching up