A1GP British GP

[MagpieRacer]

If you dont like A1 then dont post here, simple.

Famine has managed to put it perfectly, there was more excitement in that 1 and a half hours of racing than there is in a season of F1.

 

[Young_Warrior]

If you dont like A1 then dont post here, simple.

Famine has managed to put it perfectly, there was more excitement in that 1 and a half hours of racing than there is in a season of F1.

Then why doesnt everyone watch DTM then. They look faster on TV and pull around the same top speed.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Then why doesnt everyone watch DTM then. They look faster on TV and pull around the same top speed.

WTF has DTM got to do with anything..............this is open wheel racing we are talking about...

But in answer to your question.
A) NOt very good TV coverage, needs F1 or A1 style coverage.
B) Needs to be more international.

No wait, that would be WTCC.....which also doesnt get any coverage, or at least not very good coverage.

 

[FastEddie12]

its not a proper developed circuit for people viewing at home. Its a second rate circuit compared to silverstone alone.

A1's are just too slow for me. They need to uprate the power another 200 hundread horses.

Brands may not have the fancy corprate suites you get at Silverstone, but there's no circuit better for overtaking action. And yes I have been there, I cycled 25 miles to get there when I was about your age. The tickets were £29 last weekend, which is a bargain, especially compared to GP prices which are the far side of £100 now, and if you actually go to Brands you can see half the circuit from anywhere round the Indy circuit. I've seen 3 GPs at Brands and 3 at Silverstone, but at Silverstone you could never see a bloody thing. At least if Brands gets a decent race once a year it will be able to upgrade its facilities (which, granted, are rubbish).

As to A1 GP needing another 200bhp, well where would you be then? You'd need more downforce for more grip so the cars wouldn't be able to get so close so you wouldn't get such close racing. Then it would be just like F1, so what would be the point of that?

They do need better drivers though, but that will come as the series gains credibility. I do think they've overlooked the star factor in making it more of a team event, but at least they're trying something new.

I doubt it will replace or even challenge F1, but F3000 had better watch out, that's for sure.

 

[DQuaN]

The drivers look like wimpy little tarts. Girly blouse racers.

Short races are poo.

Boy A1 cars are slowwwwwwwwwwwww. Its boring aswell its putting me to sleep and stupid SKY TV doesnt even put up splits on the TV. They just show the country in 1st positions time and then doesnt show ay of the other teams times and it doesnt show the cars times as they go around the track.Stupid sport.

Eh A1 qualyfing started at 2 and f1 didnt start till 5. Oh and its bloody boring especially how sky sports presented it and its a crap track aswell.

A1 sucks. A few third rate drivers i them race cars and even though cars are identical brazil has run away with it.A1s crap.

LOL what kind of funky ass rules are those. They are just milking us trying to force in some kind of entertainment.

Also most of the drivers are second rate constantly sliding and running off the track at meagre 100mph. The best thing about A1 is that when the drivers crash I get to see the beautiful Audi RS4 safety car. That car is amazing. I want one.

A1's are just too slow for me. They need to uprate the power another 200 hundread horses.

Have you even ever been brands hatch. No ou have not I live basically a stone throws away. My main complaint is that theyre too bloody slow. All this hype over nothing.

We get the point ok.

 

[Mad Murphy NZ]

Wow, A1 rocked. That guy from Brazil is obviously very good but I think we'll see other countries catch up pretty quick. I'm predicting the top 5 at the end of the season will be Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain and France (in no particular order). I'm expecting we'll see big things from Mexico, South Africa, Pakistan and maybe the Netherlands as the season goes on.

I think it's great to see countries represented in motorsport and on a completely equal level car wise. I don't think the cars are underpowered at all, sure it's not Formula 1 but look how long those F1 engines are replaced. Also, with F1 going to V8's you'll see their performance come down too. A1 definately has a few bugs to be fixed, especially with pitstops and TV coverage but I think this can be excused as it was the first race.

Brands Hatch is a cool track, I'm glad that A1 started out there.

As for competing with F1, obviously the cars aren't as fast as F1 cars but it's all relative as the cars are all even. I also think the cars look extremely cool. I think eventually A1 will dethrone F1 because it's more accessable, you can't buy up drivers from other teams, it doesn't cost as much, there's more teams and the racing is more exciting - more overtaking. Also, with more teams pulling out of F1 and continual downgrades of the cars engines/aerodynamics I believe the gap will close.

I hope in the future teams are allowed to run more than one car like in other motorsports, I guess they didn't do that this season due to car supply and cost more than anything.

 

[iceburns288]

Faster than anyhting I'll ever own yes but drive highly unlikely.

You're telling me that you'll drive a car with half the weight/power ratio as a Carrera GT, weighs as much as an Elise 111R, and produces 2x the downforce of an Enzo? With racing slicks to match, and not to mention amazing brakes?

 

[livemusic]

I hope in the future teams are allowed to run more than one car like in other motorsports, I guess they didn't do that this season due to car supply and cost more than anything.

Well but there´s 25 teams. A race with 50 open wheel cars would be a bit unusual.

 

[Young_Warrior]

You're telling me that you'll drive a car with half the weight/power ratio as a Carrera GT, weighs as much as an Elise 111R, and produces 2x the downforce of an Enzo? With racing slicks to match, and not to mention amazing brakes?

I can go drive 5year old F1 cars for 300 pounds.

 

[MagpieRacer]

I can go drive 5year old F1 cars for 300 pounds.

No-one really cares in this thread because that is off topic, go make your own thread about it.


8th of October for the Lausitzring races i beleive, should be fairly interesting enjoyed this circuit on TOCA Race driver 2 so should be good too watch.

 

[Young_Warrior]

No-one really cares in this thread because that is off topic, go make your own thread about it.


8th of October for the Lausitzring races i beleive, should be fairly interesting enjoyed this circuit on TOCA Race driver 2 so should be good too watch.

No its not offtopic its on topic to a question you imbecile.

 

[Famine]

Then why doesnt everyone watch DTM then. They look faster on TV and pull around the same top speed.

I do.

But DTM doesn't answer the age-old question - if Michael Schumacher and Richard Doorknobs were in the same car, who'd be quicker?

Okay, A1 doesn't either, but it does show that whoever wins - within acceptable tolerances for mechanical failure - is the best driver on that day at that track and whoever wins overall is consistently the best driver over the season. It removes the variables of engine/aero package (and, as such, money) and tyre brand/compounds from the championship. There's still variables of car setup (though this is driver dependant) and pit strategy on the feature races (which is also driver dependant). You can be confident though that the person on the top step is the best guy - unlike F1, where the "Driver of the Day" from Brundle and Clueless is rarely picking up the biggest point tally.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Well put Famine. 👍


@yougn warrior, you might wanna check back on the posts because i never asked you that. In fact i never even said anything on that subject. "imbecile"

 

[Young_Warrior]

Well put Famine. 👍


@yougn warrior, you might wanna check back on the posts because i never asked you that. In fact i never even said anything on that subject. "imbecile"

Are you stupid retarded or just slow? Someone asked me how I would ever drive something faster than an A1 car after I said they were slow. I replied that for 300 pounds I can drive a couple year old F1 cars.

 

[MagpieRacer]

The question was off topic.....you retarded for posting off topic crap so stop now....

 

[Young_Warrior]

No little ashley according to you what is offtopic we soon would only have threads with one reply from each person with either good race or bad race.

That crap you keep posting after my reply is offtopic so how about you cut the crap and pull that broomstick out your ass.

 

[Famine]

Firstly Young_Warrior, I'd like to draw your attention to the Terms of Service.

No personal attacks on other members will be tolerated. If you question someone, it must be done in a reasonable and semi-friendly manner. Violating this rule will be grounds for suspension and/or permanent removal from the board.

Secondly, where is this F1 drive available (just out of idle curiousity)? The cheapest I can find is £1,295 at Mallory Park.

 

[MagpieRacer]

That would be the general idea that way its all on topic..dumbass.

I was thinking today, if all the cars are equal, why the heck did GBRs car breakdown, its so poopy, and somewhat ironic with him leading at home..*

*on topic.

 

[Young_Warrior]

Firstly Young_Warrior, I'd like to draw your attention to the Terms of Service.



Secondly, where is this F1 drive available (just out of idle curiousity)? The cheapest I can find is £1,295 at Mallory Park.

I belive my posts were semi friendly and I'll see if I can dig that F1 think up. I think its only 300 pounds if you became a member though.

 

[slidesquad#1]

Awesome racing. Big props to the A1GP.

Also Young Warrior, I think your missing the point of the series. It is not trying to out do F1 in any way, shape or form. Instead of looking at it purely from a specifications perspective, I think you might appreciate it more if you took it for what it is, close racing on a (fairly) reasonable budget. Yea it's no way near F1 in terms of speed or technology, but neither is speedway compared to the WRC (not the best comparison), but it's still major fun.
And it gives up and coming drivers, and not so up and coming drivers a chance to show what they are really made of.

 

[wee_man]

Unfortunatly I never got the chance to see the race as I was moving upto my uni that day.....would of loved to of seen it though, sounds intersting.

Young_warrior: Right so the membership would probably cost a bit more as well (just speculating). So you mean to tell me that you're going to do one of these formula one track days then? Tell me how it goes then, I'd love to hear it. Wait are you even old enough to own a moped license yet? Just curious, as you seem to have the almighty knowledge here.
BTW very mature comments you were making throughout the thread, very constructive.
The brands hatch comments particularly made me chukle as I've been to many race tracks around Europe, including; Le Mans, Silverstone, Magny Corps, Hockenhiem, Goodwood and many others, and my favourite for a specators point of view and for racing action is Brands Hatch. It's a legendary circuit and I'd imagine it's proberly the TV coverage which put the track in bad light. But then again thats your opinion, which I would respect a little more, if you came up with more contructive things than "Short races are poo." etc.

 

[MagpieRacer]

👍

 

[Caio]

You are all pissed off because Brazil had won both races!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! Brazil, the birthplace of the best drivers.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Birthplace of best drivers or one!

Nah we are pissed off at dumbasses!

 

[livemusic]

You are all pissed off because Brazil had won both races!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! Brazil, the birthplace of the best drivers.

I wonder where he´s from...

 

[ExigeEvan]

I wonder where he´s from...

Argentina?

Are we getting a new race thread or what?
[EDIT] Just noticed there is one already.

 

[Young_Warrior]

Silverstone is a good track. Brands hatch is second rate just look at what type of cars they race there. That track wouldnt be able to accomomodate f1 or anyhting thats nearly as fast thats why I dont like it. Short races are boring in a sport which doesnt have much overtaking.
Your just peed cause im talking negative about a stupid british track. I drive the question is do you?

You saying I cant do a formula 1 track day. Just look in bloody argos and you get to drive really old F1 Cars. The cars are slow even the new seniors championship for drivers over 45 have got faster open wheelers tahn these slow things and I know of several evos that will hit 0-60 faster than these slow A1gp.

So you can say all that wee man when you ahvent even seen the bloody race to see maybe just maybe my negativty has a point. All that hype and then the cars turn out to be only what 5 mph faster than a bloody soapbox racer.

 

[slidesquad#1]

Silverstone is a good track. Brands hatch is second rate just look at what type of cars they race there. That track wouldnt be able to accomomodate f1 or anyhting thats nearly as fast thats why I dont like it..

So Brands hatch is **** because theres no F1 race there? What kind of racing it holds has as much, if not more to do with the facilities AROUND the circuit, not the track itself. The rest of the people here are rating the circuit itself on it's merits, not how safe it is, or how good the pit facilities are...There's no form of major, approved by you racing on the OLD Nurburgring, and that makes it really second rate, right?

 

[Famine]

The cars are slow even the new seniors championship for drivers over 45 have got faster open wheelers tahn these slow things and I know of several evos that will hit 0-60 faster than these slow A1gp.

So you can say all that wee man when you ahvent even seen the bloody race to see maybe just maybe my negativty has a point. All that hype and then the cars turn out to be only what 5 mph faster than a bloody soapbox racer.

You're ever-so-slightly delusional now.

The A1GP Team Ireland boss says "After F1, we are the quickest things out there."

One of the A1GP Team Malaysia drivers says "This is the fastest car I have ever driven."

A1GP cars have a power-to-weight ratio of 867hp/tonne (881hp/ton), without using their boost (which only comes in at speeds over 60km/h anyway) and, though no official figures exist, this makes for ballpark 3.0-3.3s 0-60mph times. The FQ-400, aided by 4WD, manages 3.5s and can't average 108mph round Brands (that's 10mph faster than the fastest single-make race series - Porsche Cup - can manage and more than 8s faster than any GT car).


A1GP cars only seem slow when paired up to F1 cars. But then most things shy of Eurofighter seem slow when paired up to F1 cars.

 

[Danny]

Silverstone is a good track. Brands hatch is second rate just look at what type of cars they race there. That track wouldnt be able to accomomodate f1 or anyhting thats nearly as fast thats why I dont like it. Short races are boring in a sport which doesnt have much overtaking.
Your just peed cause im talking negative about a stupid british track. I drive the question is do you?

I assume you're aware that Brands Hatch and Brands Hatch Indy are different circuits?

I wouldn't be particularly surprised if Brands Hatch was a longer circuit than Indianapolis, if that's what you mean.

Oh, and by the way, think before posting please.