Comments on: Formula One and the economic downturn http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/ Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:03:39 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mystvearn http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-223009 mystvearn Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:20:48 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-223009 F1 will die eventually. I can see if fuel prices are too high, people will shun the sport. In fact, looks like all motorsports could die too one day F1 will die eventually. I can see if fuel prices are too high, people will shun the sport. In fact, looks like all motorsports could die too one day

]]> By: osh_kosh http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222980 osh_kosh Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:34:22 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222980 [quote comment="222963"]pfftttt.... Who cares bout F1... bring on JAMIROQUAI!!!! WooHOOOOOOOOOOO[/quote] Jamiroquai who? [quote comment="222963"]pfftttt….

Who cares bout F1… bring on JAMIROQUAI!!!! WooHOOOOOOOOOOO[/quote]

Jamiroquai who?

]]> By: JayKay http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222963 JayKay Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:13:22 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222963 pfftttt.... Who cares bout F1... bring on JAMIROQUAI!!!! WooHOOOOOOOOOOO pfftttt….

Who cares bout F1… bring on JAMIROQUAI!!!! WooHOOOOOOOOOOO

]]> By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222895 BanyakMasukWorkshop Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:06:21 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222895 [quote comment="222811"]Another new rule that would dim d race excitement is d championship would b base on whoever wins d most races wins d title championship. Not by points like b4. Imagine if 1 wins 10 races out of 18 it would b pointless to continue watching d remaining races.[/quote] this is true, but its also pointless to see the championship won by the guy who won 8 races, and the guy who won 10 races lose. [quote comment="222811"]Another new rule that would dim d race excitement is d championship
would b base on whoever wins d most races wins d title championship.
Not by points like b4.

Imagine if 1 wins 10 races out of 18 it would b pointless to continue
watching d remaining races.[/quote]

this is true, but its also pointless to see the championship won by the guy who won 8 races, and the guy who won 10 races lose.

]]> By: osh_kosh http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222868 osh_kosh Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:27:02 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222868 [quote comment="222811"]Another new rule that would dim d race excitement is d championship would b base on whoever wins d most races wins d title championship. Not by points like b4. Imagine if 1 wins 10 races out of 18 it would b pointless to continue watching d remaining races.[/quote] yaloh... good point there bro... but it's not Schumacher era so i don't think someone out there will be that dominant... [quote comment="222811"]Another new rule that would dim d race excitement is d championship
would b base on whoever wins d most races wins d title championship.
Not by points like b4.

Imagine if 1 wins 10 races out of 18 it would b pointless to continue
watching d remaining races.[/quote]

yaloh… good point there bro… but it’s not Schumacher era so i don’t think someone out there will be that dominant…

]]> By: f1 http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222811 f1 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:38:53 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222811 Another new rule that would dim d race excitement is d championship would b base on whoever wins d most races wins d title championship. Not by points like b4. Imagine if 1 wins 10 races out of 18 it would b pointless to continue watching d remaining races. Another new rule that would dim d race excitement is d championship
would b base on whoever wins d most races wins d title championship.
Not by points like b4.

Imagine if 1 wins 10 races out of 18 it would b pointless to continue
watching d remaining races.

]]> By: osh_kosh http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222802 osh_kosh Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:59:04 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222802 [quote comment="222664"]i stil cant get used to the new f1 design....like watching f1 in the 80s al over again....but if u follow the testing they have been doing for the past week , Brown Gp (honda previously) have been breaking lap records all over the place! though thy use mclaren's engine..this seasons have too many unknowns...bt very exciting![/quote] it's BrawnGP... & as i recalled, they r not breaking lap records, they r fastest in most of the test sessions.. look promising but hey, it's testing... every team doing diff type of testing so actually all cars r in diff setting.. u can't be sure exacly where there r by looking at testing time sheet... & btw, it's Merc customer engine which mean it's not as good as what's in McLaren belly.. [quote comment="222664"]i stil cant get used to the new f1 design….like watching f1 in the 80s al over again….but if u follow the testing they have been doing for the past week , Brown Gp (honda previously) have been breaking lap records all over the place! though thy use mclaren’s engine..this seasons have too many unknowns…bt very exciting![/quote]

it’s BrawnGP… & as i recalled, they r not breaking lap records, they r fastest in most of the test sessions.. look promising but hey, it’s testing… every team doing diff type of testing so actually all cars r in diff setting.. u can’t be sure exacly where there r by looking at testing time sheet… & btw, it’s Merc customer engine which mean it’s not as good as what’s in McLaren belly..

]]> By: azrai http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222746 azrai Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:07:25 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222746 Wait till the last drop. Maybe ticket slashing even more. Wait till the last drop. Maybe ticket slashing even more.

]]> By: jolly_idiot http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222693 jolly_idiot Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:38:10 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222693 No money still wanna play F1. Wonder after this F1 will drag these companies even worse. Especially toyota! I'm waiting them to drop price. Haha No money still wanna play F1. Wonder after this F1 will drag these companies even worse. Especially toyota! I’m waiting them to drop price. Haha

]]> By: Moja http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222683 Moja Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:59:14 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222683 One more thing, teams that decide not to use KERS just yet will have a ballast weight distribution advantage over the KERS-teams. SO, they will be even. KERS also seems to be pretty unreliable. One more thing, teams that decide not to use KERS just yet will have a ballast weight distribution advantage over the KERS-teams. SO, they will be even. KERS also seems to be pretty unreliable.

]]> By: Moja http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222682 Moja Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:57:09 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222682 Nothing really special about KERS eventually. For traction reason, KERS is mostly usable only on straight line or high-speed corner. And not necessarily promote overtaking as KERS can also being use as defensive measure. Nothing really special about KERS eventually. For traction reason, KERS is mostly usable only on straight line or high-speed corner. And not necessarily promote overtaking as KERS can also being use as defensive measure.

]]> By: nabill http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222664 nabill Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:50:53 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222664 i stil cant get used to the new f1 design....like watching f1 in the 80s al over again....but if u follow the testing they have been doing for the past week , Brown Gp (honda previously) have been breaking lap records all over the place! though thy use mclaren's engine..this seasons have too many unknowns...bt very exciting! i stil cant get used to the new f1 design….like watching f1 in the 80s al over again….but if u follow the testing they have been doing for the past week , Brown Gp (honda previously) have been breaking lap records all over the place! though thy use mclaren’s engine..this seasons have too many unknowns…bt very exciting!

]]> By: red7 http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222663 red7 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:46:03 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222663 good effort by sic cheers! good effort by sic

cheers!

]]> By: mitlanevo http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222653 mitlanevo Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:12:45 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222653 but still, the F1 is going to continue..... but still, the F1 is going to continue…..

]]> By: fit5505 http://paultan.org/2009/03/19/formula-one-and-the-economic-downturn/#comment-222650 fit5505 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:11:45 +0000 http://paultan.org/?p=13635#comment-222650 wow.. f1 is back on tis 29 march.... yahoo!! wow.. f1 is back on tis 29 march…. yahoo!!

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