Motorsports Thread

Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
sevenfourate

sevenfourate

Devotee of OCD
Location
Lowestoft, Suffolk
No fans of some 2-wheeled action; have / will be watching BSB this weekend ?

Appears there’s an ‘‘Old timers revival’ going on: twinned with a couple of young and fearless up-and-comers regularly in the mix up top too.

But generally just some fantastic racing (Actual dicing and overtaking 👍) across the classes; meaning no need for infill commentary: as the on-track action speaks for itself……
 
Salad Dodger

Salad Dodger

Legendary Member
Location
Kent Coast
sevenfourate said:
No fans of some 2-wheeled action; have / will be watching BSB this weekend ?

Appears there’s an ‘‘Old timers revival’ going on: twinned with a couple of young and fearless up-and-comers regularly in the mix up top too.

But generally just some fantastic racing (Actual dicing and overtaking 👍) across the classes; meaning no need for infill commentary: as the on-track action speaks for itself……
Click to expand...

I'd like to watch it, but haven't got a subscription service that covers it.

The racing is pretty good, but I'm sure at least one rider will get punted off by the end of the day by someone trying a hopelessly optimistic kamikaze pass ......
 
sevenfourate

sevenfourate

Devotee of OCD
Location
Lowestoft, Suffolk
gbb

gbb

Squire
Location
Peterborough
Drago said:
Verstappen moans about the sprint format, Damon Hill brands him a sore loser.

Hamilton moans about the sprint format, does so on the same day, and finishes lower than Verstappen, Hill says not a word.

This is why I can't stand pundits, and some of the worst are the has-beens. I'm interested in the racing, not what some man with an odd beard and strangely shaped head thinks.
Click to expand...

I suspect his is why people have lost interest in F1, its too much, too much talk, too glib, too much empty chitchat from commentators who just don't engage with me personally, its just turned into a sycophantic, self congratulatory, back slapping circus. Add to that the racing just isn't interesting anymore. I watched the highlights, and I realised (I have before) ..it just doesn't excite me anymore.
 
D

Deleted member 26715

Guest
@Drago We often agree on many things, but not buying a Mercedes just because of some link to WW activities is a bit extreme, if that is the case, do you use sugar, tea, anything with cotton/denim, any of the companies that had any thing to do with those trades, would in the 18th & 19th century be involved in slavery.
 
D

Deleted member 26715

Guest
Drago said:
Er...?
Click to expand...

You claimed you wouldn't buy a Mercedes due to who the senior officials were & what they got up to in WWII.

You weren't around at the time so I find it strange for you to use it as a reason. If it is on moral grounds then how far back do you go before the use of the company is now acceptable. All the companies involved in Sugar, Tea, Cotton including denim, banks including Lloyds, Barclays & HSBC were all involved in the slave trade, do you boycott any of those?

I suspect that none of the senior management currently at Mercedes were involved in anything from WWII nor for that matter even old enough to even be in the Hitler youth.

Clearly it's your right/prerogative etc. etc. just find it a very strange thing, the Hamilton one is fully understandable I have to say I have very little time for him outside of the racing environment, he's worth in excess of £400M, how about giving £300M away to charity, surely £100M is enough for anyone in a lifetime.

Edit:- Looks like I got it wrong he's only worth £300M, even so give £200M away & tough it out on £100M
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Drago

Drago

Legendary Member
Location
Suburban Poshshire
Phaeton said:
You claimed you wouldn't buy a Mercedes due to who the senior officials were & what they got up to in WWII.

You weren't around at the time so I find it strange for you to use it as a reason. If it is on moral grounds then how far back do you go before the use of the company is now acceptable. All the companies involved in Sugar, Tea, Cotton including denim, banks including Lloyds, Barclays & HSBC were all involved in the slave trade, do you boycott any of those?

I suspect that none of the senior management currently at Mercedes were involved in anything from WWII nor for that matter even old enough to even be in the Hitler youth.

Clearly it's your right/prerogative etc. etc. just find it a very strange thing, the Hamilton one is fully understandable I have to say I have very little time for him outside of the racing environment, he's worth in excess of £400M, how about giving £300M away to charity, surely £100M is enough for anyone in a lifetime.

Edit:- Looks like I got it wrong he's only worth £300M, even so give £200M away & tough it out on £100M
Click to expand...

Er....? I think you've confused me with some whole other person. Simon Wiesenthal perhaps?
 
A

Alex321

Guru
Location
South Wales
Phaeton said:
@Drago We often agree on many things, but not buying a Mercedes just because of some link to WW activities is a bit extreme, if that is the case, do you use sugar, tea, anything with cotton/denim, any of the companies that had any thing to do with those trades, would in the 18th & 19th century be involved in slavery.
Click to expand...

Where has he said anything like that?

The only person who has said in the last few pages that they wouldn't buy a Merc is November4 - and they said so because of their dislike of Hamilton, nothing to do with WW2?
 
Drago

Drago

Legendary Member
Location
Suburban Poshshire
To be fair, having now watched the sprint race closely Russell did lock up and slide into Max. Clearly a racing incident rather than recklessness, but I can understand Max being a trifle miffed. At his age I called people rude names for less than that!

Max will calm down and get over it, Russell has learned a bit about the behaviour of his car on the limit, everyone moves on. No one died.
 
D

Deleted member 26715

Guest
Drago said:
To be fair, having now watched the sprint race closely Russell did lock up and slide into Max. Clearly a racing incident rather than recklessness, but I can understand Max being a trifle miffed. At his age I called people rude names for less than that!

Max will calm down and get over it, Russell has learned a bit about the behaviour of his car on the limit, everyone moves on. No one died.
Click to expand...

Indeed & he also had the option to back out, he's getting back what he used to (and still does to a degree) give out & he doesn't like it.
 
icowden

icowden

Veteran
Location
Surrey
Drago said:
To be fair, having now watched the sprint race closely Russell did lock up and slide into Max. Clearly a racing incident rather than recklessness, but I can understand Max being a trifle miffed. At his age I called people rude names for less than that!
Click to expand...
But Russell had the inside line, so it was all on Verstappen as to whether he should back off or not. He knows there is very little space for two cars on those corners, so no sympathy.

In Russell's own words:-
"Ever since we were eight years old, if you are on the inside at the apex of a corner, it's your corner, and if you try to hold it on the outside, you are taking the risk. The move was on - that's about it, really."
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom