Sir Jackie Stewart on overtaking

[strad]

You think Senna drove cleanly???
If so I'm sorry but your idol had clay feet all the way back to the begining.

[beelsebob]

You think Senna drove cleanly???
If so I'm sorry but your idol had clay feet all the way back to the begining.

Plays, not played.

[strad]

[beelsebob]

I can think of only 1 or 2 drivers that plays really dirty.

You think Senna drove cleanly???

How are these two statements related?

[ringo]

It really boils down to the fact that Senna and Schumacher changed the game.
Do you really think it was so easy back in the day?
Right up front, check out the mirrors. In Jackies day they were so small and just a buzzing blur...Watch in the onboard camera work today, they are steady and you can actually see in them.
It's is simply a matter of respect and fair play,,,something long gone in this world and especially in racing.

In Jackie's day he could see more. The cars were shorter and smaller. Today the car's have more limited vission.
It's easier to overtake in one of the older cars than the more modern cars.

People mention Vettel and Alonso as an example of pushing a driver off track. I don't think that is really a good example. Vettel had room and he had time to prepare himself to go off track if needs be. Vettel on Alonso is overrated, Rb7 had the grip and the speed differential.
Let me see him try that with both of them going the same speed.

Anyway what i am talking about is what shumacher does more often. That isn't good defending.

[strad]

beelsebob..I dont get your point .

[ell66]

I respect jackie as a driver and for what he's accomplished but its quite laughable the things he comes out with, senna and schumacher not in the top 5? pleasee.

[strad]

Interesting stats about the amount of passing,,,DRS and normal...Guess who's on top.
http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2011/11/12816.html

[Florio]

Has anyone thought that no driver would hear the propsed proximity sensors also? An engine is loud enough through corners let alone max revs on a straight.

[lebesset]

Has anyone thought that no driver would hear the propsed proximity sensors also? An engine is loud enough through corners let alone max revs on a straight.

if they can hear radio messages from the pits they could he hear radio messages from sensors on the side of the car

[lebesset]

did it all start going wrong with senna ?
pity they didn't sak him specifically about overtaking rules

http://pistonheads.co.uk/doc.asp?c=103&i=24773

[strad]

Interesting,,,reaffirms what I have said,,,,,and taken flak for.
Yes in mine and others opinion it went wrong when they didn't sit Senna down and take him to task. IF you read about him, they cut him slack and let him get away with running people off the track all the way back to karts and FF.

[scuderiafan]

http://planetf1.com/driver/3260/7361833 ... Defending-
It seems that overtaking won't need to be such a discussion in the future. I swear, to "improve" Formula One, the process is to destroy it.