Thursday, April 19, 2007
Three times a driver
So, after three races we have three drivers tied on 22 points, one of them being the rookie Lewis Hamilton, who is 22 years old. Only he and Raikkonen have been on every podium - and no team other than McLaren or Ferrari has made it there yet. We've had three different winners, and Ferrari have locked out pole position so far. What, then, in this four week break, are we to make of what's happened? Are Ferrari as dominant as they seemed in Melbourne? Could BMW really start winning races? Is Hamilton the next Schumacher? I had the feeling after Bahrain that people are now going to begin saying F1 cars are too easy to drive. A rookie shouldn't be able to succeed as well as Lewis has. He should make mistakes. Maybe the car is driving him? You could deconstruct his races: in the first one he held up Alonso; in the second he held up Raikkonen; and in the third he drifted around between the two Ferraris. Were his drives really that impressive? Was he out-performing the car and himself, stretching the limits of speed? Or was he just doing an ordinary job? He was throughout qualifying in Bahrain half a second quicker than Alonso, and we know Alonso's fast, don't we? Because Hamilton hasn't made any obvious mistakes, viewers will remain suspicious of him.
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The oddest statistic, which I should have known but didn't was that the person who exited the first corner in first place has won every race so far this season.
It hasn't seemed that obvious to me, which is why the stat surprised me, but yes it's clearly true.
Is it that simply it is a) hard to overtake and b) there is far too much testing at race circuits this year. Or is it that it is simply an odd chance?
I don't feel like the race was sealed at the end of the first corner. I don't feel, even with hindsight that it was the case. We all know what we experienced, but I have experienced three races in a row where I have been convinced until reasonably late on that everything was still up for grabs.
A stat like that points at Formula 1 being boring this year. Actually it has yet again been a fascinating year. It is only more interesting that something so seemingly obvious could occur and hardly anyone notice it. Clearly the races haven't been as obvious as some have been suggesting?
It hasn't seemed that obvious to me, which is why the stat surprised me, but yes it's clearly true.
Is it that simply it is a) hard to overtake and b) there is far too much testing at race circuits this year. Or is it that it is simply an odd chance?
I don't feel like the race was sealed at the end of the first corner. I don't feel, even with hindsight that it was the case. We all know what we experienced, but I have experienced three races in a row where I have been convinced until reasonably late on that everything was still up for grabs.
A stat like that points at Formula 1 being boring this year. Actually it has yet again been a fascinating year. It is only more interesting that something so seemingly obvious could occur and hardly anyone notice it. Clearly the races haven't been as obvious as some have been suggesting?
I came to realise this in a much more roundabout way: naturally I record every race, but I only keep the ones that have had a close fight for the lead until the end. I haven't kept any of the races so far - as you say they were all decided by the first corner. Bahrain was the closest we've had. Maybe other people find the racing boring, but not us? Maybe it's the Hamilton factor? Did you notice he was on the front page of the metro on Monday? When was the last time that happened for F1?
The greatest loss this season was not Schumacher, but the Stats review after every race from autosport.com. That column used to give us all this information.
The greatest loss this season was not Schumacher, but the Stats review after every race from autosport.com. That column used to give us all this information.
All three won by the leader out of turn one.......an interesting piece of trivia.......boring......definately......22 cars in the field but only two makes have all nine podium throphies......again I say BORING. My heart and soul are in F1 but the excitement is in NASCAR, a couple races this year, 500 miles, 3 hours, were decided by mere feet, side by side finishes; NO one leaves a NASCAR race early. And a 40 car pit stop
is just a bit more interesting than what F1 delivers. And NO BLUE FLAGS in NASCAR! I'm a bit tired of the Hamilton hype also, DeLaRosa
would have finished the same because McLaren have finally got a car that can do the job and we'd not be fawning over the greenhorn novice rookie. I'd rather swap him with Fisichella, Fisi deserves a better car and if Hammy is that good he'll put a third make on the podium. Well, that's my two pence worth..........who's next?
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is just a bit more interesting than what F1 delivers. And NO BLUE FLAGS in NASCAR! I'm a bit tired of the Hamilton hype also, DeLaRosa
would have finished the same because McLaren have finally got a car that can do the job and we'd not be fawning over the greenhorn novice rookie. I'd rather swap him with Fisichella, Fisi deserves a better car and if Hammy is that good he'll put a third make on the podium. Well, that's my two pence worth..........who's next?
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