Mia Culpa
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 11:17AM
Sorry readers, had good intentions to write yesterday, but circumstances got in the way, and there was really nothing that caught my attention. Not that today is much better on the news and rumor front. Mr. Schumacher is being roundly criticised for his drive in Canada, a track he used to shine at, for both his poor finish and the way he attacked other drivers trying to pass. Not that this is new, but I guess in the old days not many people tried to pass him. Lotus seemed to step up a gear in Canada, and we will have to see if that was due to the odd tire situation there or a real improvement.
The FIA seem to putting all the teams, and the possible extra team, in a bind with the decisions on tires and who they are going to select to fill the last slot on the grid. August has been mentioned for the team decision, which puts that team in the same situation as this years new boys, scrambling to design a car and build it and raise the sponsorship. Do we not learn? On the tire front the teams themselves are taking the time to decide, but then you have Jean Todt saying it has to go out to tender! I did not know the FIA was a Government Department who have to get three bids and take the lowest, or is it the EU and rules on competition driving this? If they do not make a decision so next years cars can be designed no one will be driving anything. Just maybe Pirelli have agreed to make tires just like this years so the teams already know what to design?
I am at last working on a conceptual layout for a track, and finding it very hard to focus on much else. The site in this case is flat, so the terrain is not helping me. Not hindering either I guess, but it means it all has to come out of my head. There are still some guiding parameters such as length, orientation, and the ability to divide it and still have two good tracks, and the proposed use. That still leaves a wealth of options, and as I have said, you have one chance to get it right and lots to get it wrong. There are obviously certain types of corners that I like to use, and combinations, so I will keep plugging ideas down until it formulates. So excuse me for not writing more, but most of my brain is off thinking of producing something for the owner today, at least as a first draft.
The FIA seem to putting all the teams, and the possible extra team, in a bind with the decisions on tires and who they are going to select to fill the last slot on the grid. August has been mentioned for the team decision, which puts that team in the same situation as this years new boys, scrambling to design a car and build it and raise the sponsorship. Do we not learn? On the tire front the teams themselves are taking the time to decide, but then you have Jean Todt saying it has to go out to tender! I did not know the FIA was a Government Department who have to get three bids and take the lowest, or is it the EU and rules on competition driving this? If they do not make a decision so next years cars can be designed no one will be driving anything. Just maybe Pirelli have agreed to make tires just like this years so the teams already know what to design?
I am at last working on a conceptual layout for a track, and finding it very hard to focus on much else. The site in this case is flat, so the terrain is not helping me. Not hindering either I guess, but it means it all has to come out of my head. There are still some guiding parameters such as length, orientation, and the ability to divide it and still have two good tracks, and the proposed use. That still leaves a wealth of options, and as I have said, you have one chance to get it right and lots to get it wrong. There are obviously certain types of corners that I like to use, and combinations, so I will keep plugging ideas down until it formulates. So excuse me for not writing more, but most of my brain is off thinking of producing something for the owner today, at least as a first draft.
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