Formula 1
 

I know the next race isn't until this weekend, but I've got to say that I am extremely impressed with BMW's efforts this year so far. I wasn't expecting them to be as much competition as they are so far, I would really love to see them stay up with the front runners this year, and I'd love to see Mercedes come back up front as well - having three people in dead heat competition for last years season ending was amazing.

i agree, I would like to see anyone win but ferrari its getting old.

I'm all for anyone, but Ferrari. Mercedes/McClaren is my first choice, Renault as 2nd, and BMW as third. Honda and Toyota just aren't as competitive as they should be, given their racing heritages and the Japanese desire to be the standard.

I only like Merc/Mc. because of Hamilton. BMW is probably my favorite Manufacturer. I really don't have anything against Ferrari, I just don't really like their drivers.

I'm all Ferrari all the way back to the Gilles Villeneuve days. I survived the years when they were crap and couldn't finish a race.
The current driver line up seems to be working, Kimi needs to work on his personality a little. I did see a show that focused on him and he seems to have a funny side, he just hides it well...

One thing to remember, they are the only team that builds both the engine and chassis and thats probably why I stick with them.

The one thing that peeves me about F1 is the cost of the merchandise. I'd like to support the sport, but damn the cost of a mere tshirt: $30-50 at current exchange rates.

I bought a McLaren cap last year for $30.

The one time I saw Kimi smile was the press conference after Brazil last year.......yup, that was about it. It was really really weird.

Formula 1 is cool and all, but it gets pretty boring. There needs to be about 2x the cars and 18x the passing.

However, I respect the engineering and drivers skills. The aerodynamics on those cars are fucking ridiculous. It's about time for some revolutionary breakthrough in aerodynamics.

Number of cars is fine, but more passing is definitely a plus.

Actually, if they keep promoting aerodynamics, there'll be less passing, since the ratio of aero grip vs. mechanical grip is directly proportional to the number of passing ops.

Aero grip works best in clean air, and not so good in dirty air (i.e. following someone).

DOES ANYONE WANT TO AND IS ABLE TO GO TO F1 CANADA THIS YEAR???

It's definately going to be an interesting season this year. The driver's points spread between 1st and 3rd is 7 at the moment.

I never liked Ferrari but Kimi Raikkonen has been my favorite driver since about 2003 when he was with McLaren, so even though I still don't like Ferrari much I would like for the Finn to remain champion.

I was a big Schumacher fan just because of his talent. Massa is probably my favorite driver now, but I'm not particularly fond of Ferrari winning all the time either. After last year's whole thing with Mercedes stealing Ferrari's information, I don't particularly want them to win either. BMW is third on this list, and with the way things are going, they may actually stand somewhat of a good chance so long as they continue to be consistent.

After Hamilton knocked himself out of the race I had to turn it off. Such a boneheaded mistake.

Kubiza rocks. I like him mostly because my name is also Robert. :D

I had to turn it off as well... but because I had to go to work. Judging by where Massa finished, he made a decent little come back.

He made an awesome double pass in the hairpin. Best I can find but it was awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV7XH9vcNa0

Oh wow. Thanks. He is such a great driver when he is on his A game. It is just sad to see him make small mistakes so often.

That's like the first pass I ever saw from him!

Great pass. I turned off also after Hamilton took out Kimi Raikkonen, I think this race was Kimi's, he had fastest lap and was behind Hamilton until he came out of the pits 1st.

I caught the pass while checking out the replay of the entire race on SPEED. It looked unreal, like something out of Hollywood special effects studio.

nah, i thought it was still Hamilton's, Kubica and Raikononen were on 2 stoppers, Hamilton was on a 1 stopper.

^^^ you're probably right, but I'm bias towards Kimi.

I hate being a statistic watcher, but without cable television currently, it is the only way I can keep tabs on what is going on. I have missed the last couple races, but when I took a look today and saw that Felipe Massa was leading in points, I've got the be honest, that made me extremely excited. Massa has always been a terrific driver, but rarely ever could he hold it together.

I know it is still way too early to tell, but this is making me excited. Looking at the points, as well, it is still anyone's game. Massa, Raikkonen, Kubica, and Hamilton are all extremely close in points.

Yeah I think Massa may be one of if not the most underated driver. He just goes out and does what is asked of him and no one ever really talks about him. I wasn't ever a big fan of him but I'm becoming more of a fan, mostly because he always seems very humble.

I've been a pretty big Massa fan since Schumi started taking him under his wing and he really started to develop. I think he just needed some guidance to really start developing. He still makes some pretty rough mistakes, but I think it is due to excitement.

With every passing year he does better than the last. :)

I 100% agree that Massa is greatly underrated. They were talking about his future in F1 at the beginning of the season as if he didn't have one. Doesn't mean I like Massa much (I would much rather see Kimi win), but he is definitely underrated.

I'm not sure why, but I really don't like Hamilton much. Probably has something to do with his threat to Kimi's championship, but every time I see him on the tv I am hoping he makes a mistake and loses time.

Is it only me or does anyone else think that Hamilton is a little too "Femy"?

cool vid. I don't follow F1 at all but that pass was cool

Femy as in Female like? I think that would explain pretty well why he hasn't married some ultra model yet.

I think he is just a young "preppy" british guy. I don't think he is really "Femy". Even his dad kinda looks preppy to me.

He seems to be just really into the fad's. I saw him in an interview on Top Gear and he said he drives a "pimp" somethingerother Benz G-wagon on 24's.

There's no denying that the kid has talent. I'm afraid that he may have peaked too early and will only slide downhill as the seasons pass.

You may very well be right. I'm not going to write him out yet, though.

I'm not writing him off, by any means, at this point. He hasn't been around F1 long enough yet to write off. I still look for him to win big the next couple years.

I could see his winnings drop off, or plateau a bit for a few years, but I can see him maturing up a bit and getting things under control again and being a dominate force to be reckoned with. I think he is just too young at this point.

Very possible, but did you see his performance this past weekend? Definitely hasn't started any kind of decline in performance yet, but only time will tell. The one who I will be watching over the next few years is Sebastian Vettel. He has a lot of skill but not enough experience yet.

I think last year he had Alonso to talk to and get tips, and the team had Alonso to work with on setting a car up and that helped him alot. Now this year he pretty much has to do everything on his own and that has caused a few of his problems. It's always easier when you have some help than it is to do everything by yourself. This year looks more like a rookie season than last year.

Any predictions for the race this weekend?

We are half way done with the season with three racers essentially tied in points. I think these three guys are going to be pushing hard to take the points lead and hopefully we will see a great battle up front.

I say a Ferrari wins. Not that that is who I'm pulling for but, it just seems like if they have an off week the next one they come out kicking butt.