Jonny Edwards commented on the post, Wider 2017 F1 tyres seen for the first time
Are you forgetting that the tyres were grooved and not slicks as they will be in 2017? These cars will have much more mechanical grip, which will almost certainly help when following another car.
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, F1 2016: The F1 Fanatic review
What’s the mod scene like? Can you update it to this years cars? I can’t remember the last time i played an F1 game, which is sad considering it’s my favourite sport. Last time was probably on rfactor...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2016 Belgian Grand Prix
DRS again ruining one of the best tracks in world. A complete waste of time considering there was no genuine racing on display. It’s races like this that make me want to to give up watching this sport....
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2016 Belgian Grand Prix
It’s the sort of racing that no one should enjoy. It is utterly pathetic.
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
Also Rosberg’s aggressive move on Kimi. I like to see that side of the drivers from time to time, but yeah, other than that the race as a whole deserves no more than 8. Very enjoyable afternoon’s...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Pirelli says it has achieved lower tyre...
DRS racing might create more action but that doesn’t mean it’s better. We’re literally watching the best drivers in the world press a button to receive an advantage that, in the majority of cases,...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Brawn questions whether F1 needs DRS
@newfangled I can’t wait until ‘The DRS Years’ becomes a thing. Truly awful period of F1 and i fully expect DRS to ruin the racing in 2017 as well. Roll on 2018 – Can’t wait to finally see F1 change...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2017 Australian Grand Prix
“It is better to not have overtakes at all than to have the tens of meaningless button press position switches that ruined almost all fights last season.” I couldn’t agree more. I would take 19 more...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2017 Chinese Grand Prix
I’m on-board this train. Racing was fantastic today. This race has me checking out ticket availability for Silverstone. Mercedes and Ferrari are neck and neck, cars are faster and more spectacular, and...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2017 Russian Grand Prix
I don’t think the race was 8/10 (i give it 6/10) but i genuinely felt nervous at the end for Bottas. It was an intense finish were anything could’ve happened. I think some of us are just more invested...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Thanks for nothing: Sochi rated among...
Does something have to happen? Sometimes everyone is spaced out and there was no race to be had. Honestly, boring races have been a part of F1 since i started watching 23 years ago and Sunday’s race...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2017 Spanish Grand Prix
I knew that decision would come back and hunt us. Denied us a longer scrap for the race win. Was great up to that point though, very enjoyable. 8/10.
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2017 Spanish Grand Prix
Same here. This was a great example of the damage DRS does to racing. It was a great race up to that point but ultimately ended in disappointment because of a knee jerk reaction to extend the DRS zone...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2017 Monaco Grand Prix
This year has been fantastic; Best it has been since 2010 imo. I’m also astounded at the amount of negative comments aimed at the lack of overtaking today. I’m sorry, but anyone who was expecting...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Vettel's behaviour "a disgrace" - Hamilton
@eurobrun I agree. Let both of them sort it out on-track. I’m sick to death of this blame culture and wanting to punish people for doing the slightest thing wrong. So what? I sportsman showed a little...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Grosjean is against Halo and Shield:...
The chances of a driver death from debris is extremely low to the point that it’s negligible. Clearly drivers are happy to take that risk and i’m perfectly fine with them taking that risk (I would take...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Formula One's new theme music debuts
I think that’s the point. They could use this in NBA/NFL/MLB and no one would bat an eyelid. It is typical of any sport broadcast i have seen in the states and it’s incredible cringe worthy. Very...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, DRS changes planned for three more tracks
The problem lies with people happily accepting DRS when it was introduced back in 2011. Now it has become the norm and there is only a small minority that are vocal about how it has all but destroyed...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, DRS changes planned for three more tracks
We can only pray at this point. If they slap a DRS zone between T3 and T4 i fear for the rest of the season. What you suggest makes more sense, even though my preference would be to leave it alone (i...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, DRS changes planned for three more tracks
@jerejj It probably didn’t change the outcome of the race but it did make it that little bit easier for Lewis to sail past Vettel. If the length of the DRS had remained unchanged Vettel may have been...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Second DRS zone extended for Bahrain...
The smart thing would be to leave the DRS alone and see how it works on a track that you can overtake on and react accordingly. It is also frustrating that extending DRS zones only serves to increase...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Second DRS zone extended for Bahrain...
@davidnotcoulthard Well, different year. The cars are generating more downforce so the circumstances aren’t quite the same. That aside i thought last year’s race was pretty much perfect. DRS created an...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix
Interesting tyre strategy for once which made for a tense finish. Unfortunately the FIA made the wrong decision to extend the DRS and ruined the wheel to wheel racing. I hope they realise their mistake...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2018 Chinese Grand Prix
@makana Maturity comes with age, not with how many F1 seasons you have competed in. This is just a consequence of how young Verstappen started his career. I think a Verstappen at 100% of his ability is...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rossi dominates in Long Beach
Bourdais’ pass was incredible. I thought i was watching a crash up until the point he didn’t hit the wall on the outside of T1. Such a shame his race would eventually go on to be ruined through no...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rossi dominates in Long Beach
Flashbacks to the late 90s. So happy they are going back.
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Little appetite for return of...
I like how refueling was done back in the 90s i.e. each team/driver could start on whatever fuel load they wanted. This meant there was true unpredictability. Sure, the race pace would be a give away...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Yeah, fixing the length of the DRS is an obvious issue that should be addressed. I would argue you don’t even need a DRS zone on the longest straight in F1 but i would be happy if they shortened it by...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, DRS will be more powerful and available...
The basis for making it more powerful is to allow DRS to be more effective on tracks like Melbourne, Monaco, Hungary where the straights are too short. They obviously have the ability to shorten the...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, DRS will be more powerful and available...
@coldfly I’ve often thought the DRS zone should end half-way or two thirds down a straight. Allow the driver to activate immediately after exiting a corner (regaining the ground lost in the corner) and...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2018 Spanish Grand Prix
Same here. Struggled to think of anything that was enjoyable. A couple of moves from Alonso and Vettel threading the needle when Bottas came out of the pits was about it. 3/10. Instantly forgettable.
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2018 Austrian Grand Prix
Well said. I absolutely detest DRS but it didn’t bother me that much this afternoon. The new DRS zone had the potential to make overtaking too easy but i thought it worked quite well. Always thought...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2018 Belgian Grand Prix
Exactly. DRS basically did what it does best, deprive of us battles on track. Today’s race was a perfect example of how devastating DRS can be. Without it we would’ve seen some good battles on track....
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Rate the race: 2018 Belgian Grand Prix
FIA have proved to be incompetent when it comes to correctly judging the length of DRS zones. With DRS being more powerful next year there is potential for disaster. As mentioned previously, overtaking...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Longer DRS zones planned for Monza,...
Seriously, how do we go about getting this man removed from his position? It’s very rare to see incompetence in such pure form. The length of the DRS zone on the Kemmel straight completely ruined...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Longer DRS zones planned for Monza,...
A time limit would work. Say when you activate DRS it stays activated for 5-10 seconds, hopefully deactivating well before the braking zone. Having DRS deactivate half-way down a straight would stop...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, New wings will make 2019 cars "uglier" -...
I personally think the changes the overtaking group made in 2009 did have an impact. Granted 2009 was uncompetitive due to the change in regulations but 2010 was one of the best seasons of F1 i have...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, New wings will make 2019 cars "uglier" -...
@hobo – I don’t care about the overtaking stats for 2009 because as i said, it was uncompetitive year imo and we still had fuel strategy (most passing happening in the pits). With refueling being...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, New wings will make 2019 cars "uglier" -...
@hobo I don’t like just looking at the data because it doesn’t tell the whole picture. I’d rather trust what i saw and experienced. Fact is that such a big change in regulations spread the back and...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, DRS effect is much more powerful now -...
If the cars can follow more closely then nothing good can come from having a more powerful DRS. I honestly can’t understand their logic with this one. They have proven their inability to adjust DRS...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Verstappen and Hamilton want F1 to...
Unbelievable that they have added a third DRS zone to this track. Last year they extended the DRS zone on the start/finish straight which lead to too many easy overtakes. Now with an even more powerful...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Verstappen and Hamilton want F1 to...
@jerejj to be fair Bottas was criticised for not having a go. Also you are providing one example at the very end of the race between the front two. How about the rest of the race where most of the...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Verstappen and Hamilton want F1 to...
@jerejj I think we have a different definition of what constitutes an easy pass. If i car gets alongside another car before the braking zone it is an easy pass and non-event as far as i’m concerned. I...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Verstappen and Hamilton want F1 to...
“DRS simply allows the fastest cars to move to the front more quickly” Spot on. I realised this during the 2015 season when the field wasn’t competitive. It was the reason i was so profoundly bored and...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Should Formula 1 add a 'Q4' session in...
@socksolid I too would prefer they focus on tweaking the 3 session qualy rather than adding another session. I personally don’t find Q1 & Q2 all that interesting and i’m pretty much comatose...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Q4 change aimed at increasing TV viewers...
I would give my left nut to go back to a 1hr session, 12 laps each, 4 sets of tyres with 2 sets being taken away at the 30 minute mark (to ensure we get action early on). So sick of all these mindless...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Hamilton hopes F1 won't need DRS in 2021
Drop DRS and bring back the KERS as it was used in 2009. It was much more fun when there was limited use and we got a visual representation of the driver managing it over one lap. I used to love...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, F1 needs changes to stop DRS...
I like this suggestion. My vote would be Interlagos. Traditionally we’ve always had decent racing at this track so lets remove DRS and see what happens. For the rest of the tracks they need to...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Fourth DRS zone added for F1's return to...
I feel this. Today i’m embarrassed to follow this sport and my excitement for the weekend is all but gone. I have waited my whole life for them to fix the dirty air problem and they actually manage to...
View ArticleJonny Edwards commented on the post, Fourth DRS zone added for F1's return to...
Well we can only hope that will turn out to be the case Robbie. We’ll see what surfaces over the course of the weekend because i suspect many people working within the sport will be asking questions...
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