Simviation Forum - No change at Ferrari then?

Feb 6^th, 2009 at 4:54am

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LMAO, just listen to James Hunt talking about Ferrari way back in '79. (Around 3 mins into the clip)

No change there then. Grin

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Reply #1 - Feb 6^th, 2009 at 7:35am

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He does have a point Grin

Still, back in the days when a racing car was a racing car.......three pedals and a gear stick.

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Reply #2 - Feb 6^th, 2009 at 10:51am

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Don't hear people talk so frankly about them now, they'd get fired Grin

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Reply #3 - Feb 6^th, 2009 at 5:22pm

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James hunt. The man who couldn't finish a race that year. The man who spurted the Mclaren line which even back then was, "Ferrari cheat" after leaving the team. The man who blamed Patrese for Ronnie Petersons death despite the fact he was the one who hit Petersons car sending it into the barrier. And the man who made a fool of himself as a commentator numerous times. And this was sitting next to Murry walker, so thats saying something.

And if you really want to get Picky Carlos Reutemann(lotus) also broke the rules by ignoring the marshalls and going onto the grid after his car suffered a failure and he was ordered to start the race from the pitlane. It was only because of the restart that, that happend (he should have been disqualified).
Also picking, but Hunt was that good he fried the transmission at the start and didn't even complete a lap.

End of the day this was an era where rules were, suggestions rather than the norm. It was also an era when races would start with the back of the field still on their pace lap.

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Reply #4 - Feb 7^th, 2009 at 7:26am

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Craig. wrote on Feb 6^th, 2009 at 5:22pm:

End of the day this was an era where rules were, suggestions rather than the norm. It was also an era when races would start with the back of the field still on their pace lap.

Yes, but it was also a time, when drivers spoke their minds and a media consultant was not always in the back ground to "explain" what the driver "really" meant Grin

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Reply #5 - Feb 7^th, 2009 at 10:34am

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expat wrote on Feb 7^th, 2009 at 7:26am:

Craig. wrote on Feb 6^th, 2009 at 5:22pm:

End of the day this was an era where rules were, suggestions rather than the norm. It was also an era when races would start with the back of the field still on their pace lap.

Yes, but it was also a time, when drivers spoke their minds and a media consultant was not always in the back ground to "explain" what the driver "really" meant Grin

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This is one reason I could appreciate Juan Pablo Montoya, after the race at Imola 2004 he spoke his mind, and it was glorious. I wish there weren't any "media consultants" for the past 2 seasons. It would have added even more drama to the title races. Maybe the FIA needs to ban them to increase viewers?

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