It's funny how there were so many malfunctions and fires during F1 refueling, yet Nascar seems to pull it off with relatively no issues.
Call me old-school, but I loved the refueling, and just about everything from years ago, especially when there was variety, different engines, different cars, different tires, those days are gone though unfortunately.
In this first race, I heard one comment from the announcers that F1 is going away from entertaining, to being an eco-friendly, "green" form of racing.
I LOVE F1, but eco friendly and green just aren't my cup of tea when it comes to racing.
Vettel obviously had a superior car the last 4 years. I bet a number of drivers could have accomplished the same with those cars.
The acid test will be how he does with an equal, or inferior car.
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Originally Posted by cfusionpm
Lots of malfunctions, fires, injuries, etc. Start with a full tank and hope it lasts till the end!
As for Vettel, he's an above average driver who had an absolute rocket ship car for 4 years in a row. And the reason we saw him benefit more than his teammate was the blown diffusers (and later coanda effect rear ends) tailored to his driving style much more than Mark's classical old school skills. Now that Vettel's car doesn't drive like a videogame, he's been struggling.
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