great britain
question 1
Should a regulation be implemented meaning that teams must complete a certain amount of laps per practice session unless they have mitigating situations which means they cannot run eg; a mechanical issue or red flag weather conditions?
@rkid84 : no, no point sending a car out to potentially damage it in tough conditions. FIA need to look at the issue of cars not going out in Q3 before any other non-running
@cbesudha : Its Free Practice after all and teams should be allowed to do what they want. Not running enough is only going to harm their performance in the race. At Silverstone , the teams had a valid reason not to run in FP as they wanted to preserve their allocation of wet tyres in case of rain during the race. Given the adverse weather conditions, teams could have been allocated more sets of wet tyres. Enforcing a rule that everybody should run in Q3 might be more important
@JoshBohnF1 : Simple, 15 laps in each session (barring issues) or you can't Qualify! Harsh but we want to see driving not sitting!
@hedgeryhoops : As disappointed I was as a spectator that I didn't see many cars do a meaningful number of laps for practice at Silverstone, running more laps would have been of no benefit to the teams due to the weather. Making them run would have only been a waste of the team's time, fuel and tyres.
@rkid84 : no, no point sending a car out to potentially damage it in tough conditions. FIA need to look at the issue of cars not going out in Q3 before any other non-running
@cbesudha : Its Free Practice after all and teams should be allowed to do what they want. Not running enough is only going to harm their performance in the race. At Silverstone , the teams had a valid reason not to run in FP as they wanted to preserve their allocation of wet tyres in case of rain during the race. Given the adverse weather conditions, teams could have been allocated more sets of wet tyres. Enforcing a rule that everybody should run in Q3 might be more important
@JoshBohnF1 : Simple, 15 laps in each session (barring issues) or you can't Qualify! Harsh but we want to see driving not sitting!
@hedgeryhoops : As disappointed I was as a spectator that I didn't see many cars do a meaningful number of laps for practice at Silverstone, running more laps would have been of no benefit to the teams due to the weather. Making them run would have only been a waste of the team's time, fuel and tyres.
question 2
With Ferrari showing strong pace in both Valencia and Silverstone do you believe that just like last season that this is their turning point and that due to the unpredictable beginning to the season that they have a very likely chance of winning a championship?
@MarussiaF1Will : I still think they need a few more parts to close the gap but with Fernando getting more than 100% out of the car every race weekend, he's got a good chance of winning the driver's championship. As Felipe's getting better, we'll see him getting more points to give Ferrari an outside chance of winning the constructor's championship.
@BenF1_ : Fernando Alonso is in pole position (pardon the pun) to take the championship and I expect, and hope he does so. He's the epitome of a great grand prix driver and in my books is no question one of the top ten greatest drivers of all time already. I think RBR will take the constructors however, with two very strong drivers and probably the fastest car, it's just Alonso's consistency (23 consecutive points finishes I believe) which should see him win the title.
@kylebmfv11_F1 : I think anybody has a chance with the championship, from Lotus, McLaren and Red Bull not just Ferrari. a couple of good results isn't enough, you need consistency, and Red Bull have better consistency, as both driver have at least one win, and a couple of podiums, likewise McLaren and Lotus (apart from the wins) whereas Ferrari have one driver that is performing, whereas the other is slowly catching up with the pace.
@MarussiaF1Will : I still think they need a few more parts to close the gap but with Fernando getting more than 100% out of the car every race weekend, he's got a good chance of winning the driver's championship. As Felipe's getting better, we'll see him getting more points to give Ferrari an outside chance of winning the constructor's championship.
@BenF1_ : Fernando Alonso is in pole position (pardon the pun) to take the championship and I expect, and hope he does so. He's the epitome of a great grand prix driver and in my books is no question one of the top ten greatest drivers of all time already. I think RBR will take the constructors however, with two very strong drivers and probably the fastest car, it's just Alonso's consistency (23 consecutive points finishes I believe) which should see him win the title.
@kylebmfv11_F1 : I think anybody has a chance with the championship, from Lotus, McLaren and Red Bull not just Ferrari. a couple of good results isn't enough, you need consistency, and Red Bull have better consistency, as both driver have at least one win, and a couple of podiums, likewise McLaren and Lotus (apart from the wins) whereas Ferrari have one driver that is performing, whereas the other is slowly catching up with the pace.
question 3
Who was your driver of the day and why?
@alonsomanso : Fernando Alonso although he didn't win the British GP. but in my opinion did a great GP, pole, score enough points to keeps on the top in the Driver Championship. When Webber passed Alonso and Alonso tried to recover the position with soft tyres with barely any grip for the last 3 laps made me understand why he is the best driver of the grid this year.
@jo_johnson63 : Mark Webber was my driver of the day for the fantastic overtake he did on Alonso. It shows the huge respect these two have for each other as it may not have ended well if it was attempted on a lesser experienced driver (Maldonado take note!)
@multicooldude34 : My driver of the day was Felipe Massa for Ferrari. He got some valuable points for Ferrari, finishing 4th. He drove well, and is driving better race-by-race.
@alonsomanso : Fernando Alonso although he didn't win the British GP. but in my opinion did a great GP, pole, score enough points to keeps on the top in the Driver Championship. When Webber passed Alonso and Alonso tried to recover the position with soft tyres with barely any grip for the last 3 laps made me understand why he is the best driver of the grid this year.
@jo_johnson63 : Mark Webber was my driver of the day for the fantastic overtake he did on Alonso. It shows the huge respect these two have for each other as it may not have ended well if it was attempted on a lesser experienced driver (Maldonado take note!)
@multicooldude34 : My driver of the day was Felipe Massa for Ferrari. He got some valuable points for Ferrari, finishing 4th. He drove well, and is driving better race-by-race.
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After rewatching the incident between Maldonado and Perez it looked a racing incident (Maldonado has received a 10,000 Euro fine and a reprimand for the incident). As Maldonado has 'previous' do you think he will ever shake this reputation off now?
@NigelBeechey : Of course Maldonado can shake his reputation off. Many others have done this incl Schumacher and Hamilton are just two. It could just be Maldonado's learning phase that all drivers go through of course. Lets hope that he improves his racing approach soon because it is harsh when innocent parties are left out of the race. I also think that to an extent, there has to be one 'bad boy' in the championship as human nature suggests thats someone has to be the focus of attention. It just happens to be Maldonado's turn currently.
@TheSixYearItch : When Maldonado starts driving and being more careful he will shake off the stigma he is currently carrying with him. He needs to be more careful and gain some spacial awareness!
@ChrisJ_F1 : Well Lewis last year wasn't the best for keeping out of trouble and look at him now, we have this focused, mature Lewis who takes incidents on the chin and moves on. As for Maldonado, if he can show the same integrity as Lewis i'm sure we can all move on.
@DarshanChokhani : First of all I would say, it's unfair to compare Maldonado & Kobayashi's incident. Both were at different level. Talking about the incident, I think it was 51-49 to Maldonado-Perez. Maldonado must sit back and think really, he has to calm himself down before he drives the car. This is affecting him badly, the incidents involving him. From Perez's comments, it does indicate that everyone in the paddock thinks less of Maldonado & his driving style. I think, during the debriefs they do talk about these things which affects the mindset of the drivers. It's better that he realizes his mistakes now and rectify those than later and regret the moves.
@NigelBeechey : Of course Maldonado can shake his reputation off. Many others have done this incl Schumacher and Hamilton are just two. It could just be Maldonado's learning phase that all drivers go through of course. Lets hope that he improves his racing approach soon because it is harsh when innocent parties are left out of the race. I also think that to an extent, there has to be one 'bad boy' in the championship as human nature suggests thats someone has to be the focus of attention. It just happens to be Maldonado's turn currently.
@TheSixYearItch : When Maldonado starts driving and being more careful he will shake off the stigma he is currently carrying with him. He needs to be more careful and gain some spacial awareness!
@ChrisJ_F1 : Well Lewis last year wasn't the best for keeping out of trouble and look at him now, we have this focused, mature Lewis who takes incidents on the chin and moves on. As for Maldonado, if he can show the same integrity as Lewis i'm sure we can all move on.
@DarshanChokhani : First of all I would say, it's unfair to compare Maldonado & Kobayashi's incident. Both were at different level. Talking about the incident, I think it was 51-49 to Maldonado-Perez. Maldonado must sit back and think really, he has to calm himself down before he drives the car. This is affecting him badly, the incidents involving him. From Perez's comments, it does indicate that everyone in the paddock thinks less of Maldonado & his driving style. I think, during the debriefs they do talk about these things which affects the mindset of the drivers. It's better that he realizes his mistakes now and rectify those than later and regret the moves.