[Official] Driver of the Grand Prix: Singapore Grand Prix 2015

[chillibowl]

Originally Posted by bauble

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A British national has appeared in court in Singapore charged with endangering the personal safety of drivers by walking across the track during last weekend's floodlit Formula One Grand Prix.

Court documents on Tuesday identified the 27-year-old man as Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia.:

classic...has money to attend an F1 race but has no money for bail because he is out of work. hope they throw the book at him.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/spo...n-charged.html

obvious track side security issues. not the right thread but as BE/FOM squeeze the local venues for more and more money its unsurprising that the budgets for security dont or cant increase to reflect the needs of the modern world.

[steve nielsen]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

There is no way of knowing that for sure - as Max prevented us finding out.

sure there is since Carlos could not close the gap to Max and therefore also was not fast enough to catch Perez.

[bauble]

Following this thread, and others, I wonder why the term 'Fan Boy' springs to mind?

[bauble]

Originally Posted by steve nielsen

sure there is since Carlos could not close the gap to Max and therefore also was not fast enough to catch Perez.

There is another possible scenario here. Max was unable to pass Perez, Carlos caught both, but stayed back from his team mate in order that Max could concentrate on the Force India without having to keep an eye on his mirrors. Had Sainz tagged on to Verstappen's car with intent to pass, neither would have made it through.

Sainz drove with the team in mind, Max with just himself. Had the situation been reversed I have little doubt that Max would have been hassling his team mate.

Just another explanation, who can tell which is right?

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by bauble

Following this thread, and others, I wonder why the term 'Fan Boy' springs to mind?

Everyone has their favourite driver(s).

Originally Posted by bauble

There is another possible scenario here. Max was unable to pass Perez, Carlos caught both, but stayed back from his team mate in order that Max could concentrate on the Force India without having to keep an eye on his mirrors. Had Sainz tagged on to Verstappen's car with intent to pass, neither would have made it through.

Sainz drove with the team in mind, Max with just himself. Had the situation been reversed I have little doubt that Max would have been hassling his team mate.

Just another explanation, who can tell which is right?

Totally agree with this

[bauble]

Everyone has their favourite driver(s).

I prefer to think of myself as a motor sport enthusiast, someone with a deep feeling for the history, and ethos of the sport.
I must admit that the modern version lacks a lot of the 'ethos' for me, it is the view from a distant past.

[Akrapovic]

I don't think Max should get it, because he was given his lap back. It's not like he actually achieved that by driving a full lap ahead of his team mate. Safety Cars are wonderful.

Vettel gets the vote because frankly, he was the best by a significant margin.

[Paradise City]

Originally Posted by bauble

Following this thread, and others, I wonder why the term 'Fan Boy' springs to mind?

Well, some of our Dutch colleagues are Verstappen-bots. They've worshipped that clan since the 90s and can get a little bit delirious on occasion. Guess, we just have to step aside that.

Max sounded like a child when he rasped "No!" But the reality is that's what these kids do. They are irreverent from an impertinent age and it's often such types that wind up being the achievers.

What strikes me here isn't Max. It's that the control of STR brass over their drivers isn't that strong. They bungled an order, a little scheme the wide eyed STR people thought Verstappen would obey. Messy stuff and an indictment of the team really.

[bauble]

Originally Posted by Paradise City

Well, some of our Dutch colleagues are Verstappen-bots. They've worshipped that clan since the 90s and can get a little bit delirious on occasion. Guess, we just have to step aside that.

Max sounded like a child when he rasped "No!" But the reality is that's what these kids do. They are irreverent from an impertinent age and it's often such types that wind up being the achievers.

What strikes me here isn't Max. It's that the control of STR brass over their drivers isn't that strong. They bungled an order, a little scheme the wide eyed STR people thought Verstappen would obey. Messy stuff and an indictment of the team really.

I wear my fathers old watch, it was bought in 1961, I have to wind it up every day. It gets to be a habit.

[numbnuts]

well I love it when a driver says no to the team . control freaks abound .
voted Rossi . a flawless debut under what must be a lot of pressure .