Michael replied to the forum topic Why did Rosberg stay in front of Hamilton...
@pH I can think of a few reasons why Lewis didn’t make the pass: 1. He expected to box that lap. 2. He didn’t have the pace to make a clean no-risk pass. 3. If he passed and something happened, Lewis […]
View ArticleMax Jacobson commented on the post, 2013 Japanese Grand Prix grid
@ph teenage hormones ;) The saddening part is that this: Great effort by Mark – he hasn’t lost his speed then! …was completely ignored by all bar @seahorse and yourself! At least you understood the […]
View ArticleMike Dee commented on the post, Domenicali expects tight fight for runners-up...
Webber looking pleased at the prospect of becoming the “elder statesman” at Red Bull etc. That pleasure didn’t last long! @pH
View Articlecjpdk commented on the post, Domenicali expects tight fight for runners-up spot
@pH And Barrichello looking smug that he’s got the Brawn next year :D
View ArticleHarry Westwood replied to the forum topic F1 2013 cars in old liveries in the...
@ph Rather than painting on a livery to try and identify the cars by shape alone, perhaps just blank them all out to be one colour?
View ArticleHarry Westwood replied to the topic F1 2013 cars in old liveries in the forum...
@ph Rather than painting on a livery to try and identify the cars by shape alone, perhaps just blank them all out to be one colour?
View ArticleMichael replied to the forum topic Rating Hamilton’s first season at Mercedes...
@pH Like I said some will agree, some will disagree. It all depends on what impact you believe a driver has. In any other sport we would not question that. For instance, if Messi left Barca and they...
View ArticleSteven replied to the topic Elimination of team radios? in the forum Formula One
@rjoconnell Well, re-introducing those have not been proposed because, like you said, it’s a bad idea and would make racing more dangerous for the drivers. With radio, I mentioned that it can stay for...
View ArticleHoHum commented on the post, Hamilton makes debut as pop vocalist
@ph, maybe what F1 needs are drivers that date pop stars and record vocal tracks !
View Articlemontreal95 commented on the post, Signs point to Williams-Martini deal
@ph I like the sidepods shape. Just not anything else. See my reply to matt90 above
View ArticleF1 Noob commented on the post, Ignore new engine "scaremongers" - Domenicali
@pH Insert your Chinese name examples here … <>
View ArticleHoHum commented on the post, Ecclestone admits trials a distraction from F1
@ph, it appears we have merely swapped “Western colonial imperialism” for “Eastern colonial imperialism”. And yes, the USA knows the dangers only too well, that’s how they stole Texas from Mexico.
View Articlematt90 commented on the post, Red Bull lose appeal against Ricciardo's...
@ph According to these figures, about half of the sensors cannot do better than 0.25% reliability. No. According to these figures, about half of the sensors cannot do better than 0.1% reliability, with...
View Articleandae23 commented on the post, Top ten: Youngest F1 point-scorers
Now does anybody know who would be the youngest driver to finish in top 10? @ph That would still be Kvyat. Vettel still ranks second, but in third it’s Alonso, who finished tenth at the 2001 German GP...
View ArticlepH commented on the post, Top ten: Youngest F1 point-scorers
@ph Thank you. All these stats suggest rather convincingly that F1 became a young man’s game in recent decades.
View ArticleDavid not Coulthard replied to the topic When will each driver retire and...
@ph Bernd Mayländer, after 0 GP entries retires right after Chilton does and gets replaced by him.
View Articlenidzovski commented on the post, Rosberg says he cut chicane to avoid tyre...
@ph I agree that he didn’t actually gain position or speed but (I know it’s already a cliche) what if there was a wall instead of a shortcut? He would have to either slow down harder than he did and...
View ArticleGeorge commented on the post, Sixth place shows my potential - Vergne
@ph Works for Massa.
View ArticleDom commented on the post, Hamilton prises USA victory from Rosberg's hands
@slava @ph Seems like so many people feel that the championship is over. Am I the only person that’s scared of reliability and double points ruining an epic year of F1?!
View ArticleIestyn Davies replied to the topic Interesting insight in the forum Formula One
@ph Well, that’s probably why Button could accept a base rate pay cut from 12 million to 2.5 million!
View ArticleIestyn Davies replied to the topic Interesting insight in the forum Formula One
@ph Well, that’s probably why Button could accept a base rate pay cut from 12 million to 2.5 million! Red Bull are clearly thinking along those lines too – the average age of their 4 drivers being...
View ArticleGongTong commented on the post, Montezemolo retaliates in Ferrari spat
This is how I hear it too @ph. And I am a native English speaker.
View ArticleAtticus replied to the topic Drivers need larger numbers on their cars in the...
@pH Thank you for the historical perspective, it really adds dimension to the topic.
View ArticleIestyn Davies commented on the post, "Credible investor" raises Marussia...
@ph True, so it makes sense for Haas to try and collect that to go with it..
View ArticleKeith Collantine replied to the topic How to watch F1 in your region in the...
Thanks very much to everyone who has taken the time to reply to this so far. It is fantastic to see responses coming in from all over the world: Indonesia, Uganda, Tunisia, Namibia and more are now on...
View ArticleBasCB replied to the topic How to watch F1 in your region in the forum...
Hm, about the coverage in the Czech Republic (let me add/update from what @Thaischumi and @pH provided earlier), this also goes for Slowakia as far as I know. From the 2015 season onwards free to air...
View ArticleBasCB replied to the topic How to watch F1 in your region in the forum...
Hm, about the coverage in the Czech Republic (let me add/update from what @Thaischumi and @pH provided earlier), this also goes for Slowakia as far as I know. From the 2015 season onwards free to air...
View Articleusukpam commented on the post, Mercedes want Hamilton deal before season begins
@PH : Premier League – 1,712 billion Pounds F1 – 50 Million Pounds
View ArticleAsanator replied to the topic Force india delays in the forum Formula One
@pH The point is that Manor wasn’t asked to submit a proposal, in fact their inclusion wasn’t even supposed to be discussed never mind voted on at the meeting. If it were, I am sure they would have...
View ArticleDaveD commented on the post, Hill tips "experienced" Hamilton for more titles
@ph It’s strange, but I believe you’re right: Many people equate WW1 Germany with Nazi Germany now and that is simply not the case. WWI Germany was run by the same set of in-bred, “Royal” families that...
View Articleceleste commented on the post, Toro Rosso could adopt Renault colours
@ph the original poster is not arguing againts in favor of family values, he is indicating that we women should consider weare so blessed and should be satisfied because we can have babies. There is a...
View ArticleDavid Not Coulthard commented on the post, Rosberg admits he "got lucky" with...
@ph More like Christmas came almost half a year late :P
View ArticleHemz Shaw commented on the post, Rosberg admits he "got lucky" with Monaco win
agree with you @PH, dont know why it hurts people to see him celebrate. A win is a win, and there is nothing wrong he did. So absolutely deserves to celebrate…
View ArticlePT replied to the topic Driver Mistakes Enliven Race in the forum Formula One
@Matthijs Not every driver is a Senna! Anyway, I am now siding with @OmaRpepper’s suggestion for one point for the driver who has overtaken the most in a race. In that respect, I’d like to reply to...
View ArticleBasCB commented on the post, Red Bull could use unbranded Renault engines in...
I think we have to realise that all of those interviews and “soundbites” are based on talking with Hamilton before he had a chance to get briefed more in detail @ph. Its pretty clear that Hamilton was...
View ArticleJerseyF1 commented on the post, 2015 Mexican Grand Prix team radio transcript
@ph *more than him Apologies for the error, I’m sureyou could have worked it out if you were looking for the logic rather than avoiding it!
View ArticleStubbornSwiss commented on the post, 2015 Mexican Grand Prix team radio...
@ph Exactly my point! Rosberg was okay with switching to plan B, as he did not challenge the call, and came out in the same position, but with fresh rubber. Pretty fair and favorable to him. Hamilton...
View ArticleKeith Collantine commented on the post, 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix team radio...
@ph It does say that (in different words) and always has.
View ArticleBasCB commented on the post, Button expects no change from 2016 tyre rules
I think @ph voices it well in their comment below @robbie. I do think that most media, even a reasonable part of the tabloids, would respect their wish to be largely left alone if they would have...
View ArticleBasCB commented on the post, Verstappen stuns F1 by seizing victory chance...
Vettel was catching them until the fighting with Ricciardo started Sumedh, so @pH does have a point. On the other hand, while getting past Kimi should not have been an issue for Vettel (but Ricciardo...
View ArticleMichael commented on the post, Sauber 'isn't the only team in trouble'
@ph the stewards didn’t want to add extra punishment on Mercedes – they’d lost 2 cars already in a 1-2 – they figured Nico would get reprimanded to death for an obvious error by the team. Unfortunately...
View ArticleGabriel commented on the post, Safer cars means more "extreme" tracks - Wurz
@pH Again, that hasnt happened for 80 years so what would be any different with the Halo? Hes just making things up to have something to say that will easily catch on the public.
View ArticleSonics commented on the post, Haryanto's seat 'safe until Hungary'
@tifoso1989 @ph The one who start it is Muhammad Ali himself. He also loves pro wrestling, and pro wrestlers always do promo that exaggerates themselves because they playing larger than life character....
View ArticleRobbie commented on the post, Hamilton rejects Rosberg's claim he lacks...
@ph I agree. That is how I see it too. In fairness, perhaps LH was mislead a little bit with what Nico actually said. I wanted to wait to comment until I read what Nico said, and he actually pays LH a...
View ArticlePhylyp commented on the post, Haas comforted by car's performance despite...
On a serious note, as someone who is professionally close to statistics it always hurts me when people show such a complete lask of understanding of meaning of numbers as we can see in that article....
View ArticleLenny commented on the post, Ocon: I could've finished the race on my first...
@pH my bad then, from what I remember from Stewart’s comments he didn’t really rate Hamilton much at all, but that must have just been me.
View Article@HoHum commented on the post, Ferrari should have vetoed V6 engines - Ecclestone
@ph, I don’t know about Clark but in that era the drivers were more normal in size, Phill Hill I know was considerably taller than both Webber and the average, todays jockey sized drivers have evolved...
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