A1GP Season 2005

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by Graham

So that's another event I'm going to miss along with the Test Matches next year because someone's spent a lot of money to sell it to us

Am sure it will be on the radio

[makikomi]

It sounds like a great concept, and I hope it is successful.

What would really clinch it for me is Murray Walker doing the official commentary.

[Hom3r]

Nelson Piquet Jnr wins boths races and get the fastest lap and gets the maximum points available 21

[Graham]

Well of course I realised last night that I could change my Sky package line up and drop half of the movie channels to pick up Sky Sports 1 and 3, so that's what I did and I'm damn glad I did so!

Forget Formula One with its boring processions, there was action all through both A1 races, the initial sprint and the "feature race".

They've got a whole bunch of the things that I always said F1 should introduce to make it more interesting: equal cars, making it a test of driver skill, only four guys working on the car in the pits, plus two on the jacks, instead of the twenty odd that F1 has and much less down force allowing proper slip-streaming.

All in all it made for some very exciting and dramatic racing (although some of that wasn't intentional ) and I'm definitely going to keep watching this series!

[Hom3r]

Did you notice that there was no adverts during the race (unlike F1)

That driver that rolled the In car footage the driver (who should have put his hands to his chest, to stop the risk of breaking them) was awesome.

Unluckily Team GB has electric problems

[Chrysalis]

is there highlights on?

[carlingman]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

is there highlights on?

Yes on Sky Sports 2 now.

[Graham]

Originally Posted by david.ewles

Did you notice that there was no adverts during the race (unlike F1)

Good point!!

I watched the F1 Brazillian GP just after the A1 GP.

Well, when I say "watched", I had it on and was listening it to it whilst scanning in a bunch of pictures on my computer, just turning to look when the commentators started getting excited, but then going back to the PC again!

Yawnsville...

[sherer]

was an enjoyable race.. still a few times when cars were faster and couldn't pass but i'm sure they can work on that

seemed like none of the teams knew what to do during the pitstops but nice to see a series where the drivers are clearly driving the car rather than a computer

would like to see the car abit wider and go abit quicker though.. will def watch all the other races of this series.. just hope the other teams can catch Brasil as they were at a different level ATM

[Graham]

Originally Posted by sherer

seemed like none of the teams knew what to do during the pitstops but nice to see a series where the drivers are clearly driving the car rather than a computer

would like to see the car abit wider and go abit quicker though.. will def watch all the other races of this series.. just hope the other teams can catch Brasil as they were at a different level ATM

The thing is, again unlike F1, the teams are *not* allowed to do masses of testing, meaning that a lot of what they're doing has to be worked out as they go along!

[Hom3r]

Don't forget that the GB race was the first time that they raced in anger, the time have been practice and testing, so they are finding their feet.

[Chrysalis]

F1 is more like a advertising campaign for ferrari now it is too much based on the technical capabilities of the car and pit stop strategy. There is also too much money involved.

[Hom3r]

Roung two starts this weekend.

Germany

Sat - SS2 1PM - Qualifying
Sun - SS1 Noon - Race

[sherer]

am looking forward to this just hope this time Brasil aren't too far ahead of all the opposition.. is shaping up to be a good series.. still a few issues about overtaking though as in the first two races there were cars that were begind slower cars but still couldn't pass and in the sprint race no one wants to throuh away points or a good starting position for race two

[Hom3r]

France win both races