Posts by bluehawk37

I like Wing Chun. It's fast and dynamic. Thanks.

Gerald Smith76 said:Have you ever done Escrimá?

Living abroad. I actually live and work overseas, but I find myself back in the States pretty often. Nothing special. Just keeping things orderly.

Question. I used to train in fencing and now I’m looking for something similar. I want a skill that’s fast and dynamic with plenty of blocking. Offense isn't my priority
compared to defense and counter-attacks. Something akin to what I know—like those Bourne fights. Any suggestions are welcome. Needs to be quick, high-energy, and heavy on blocks and movement.

Thanks

Morgan Murphy7 said:Nick Heidfeld definitely had more luck than brains.

Maybe, but the fact remains he finished more races than anyone else. You can't claim he lacks ability. Managing a heavy car in the rain, dealing with KERS, handling tires... Sure, there was some luck involved, but holding second place takes experience. It wasn't all just good fortune.

Does anyone have an update on Robert Kubica?

Nick Heidfeld proved once again why he’s one of the elite drivers. He finished the race in a tank, yet still secured second place using KERS under those conditions.

driftingbison4 said:I’m not some F1 "historian" who keeps track of every single crash, and I don't really root for anyone specific—I try to watch F1 with total objectivity. But what does stick with me are those insane driver moves that clearly come from desperation, rage, jealousy, stupidity, or just plain ignorance. Especially when one person's blunder ends up costing another driver or their entire team everything.
Now, Sebastian Vettel definitely isn't part of the "unskilled or untalented" crowd, but this isn't his first year in the game, and it certainly isn't his first slip-up like this. That's probably why he went on record saying he felt like an "... idiot and was so, so sorry." Most likely, his engineers were barking at him from the pit wall to stop fighting with Kubica because their tires were shot and he didn't stand a chance.
In fact, Brawn probably warned Button about 5 or 6 laps before the incident that his biggest threat was actually Kubica (who was about 10 seconds back at the time), rather than Vettel, who was hovering around 4 or 5 seconds away.

The thing is, some people just never learn that being a great driver means using your head, not just chugging "Red Bull." If Brawn were running his show, he wouldn't have let that happen. He could’ve learned a thing or two from Lewis Hamilton about how you win championships by knowing when to ease off a little, instead of charging ahead like a madman.

Vettel admitted he messed up badly. He should have let Kubica pass since he had no chance. He also should have secured points for his team by taking third. Instead, greed took over and he did what he did. There was a post-race press conference. You can find the video on the Formula 1 site. I watched it on ESPN. It was useless. Vettel screwed over both his boss and his pit crew.

Samuel Cruz61 said:KERS is tricky; it shifts the entire weight balance and everything else.

Of course. Other drivers had the same setup and performed better. His performance was pathetic.

That was one of the better races I’ve watched, despite how much it pissed me off seeing what happened to Robert Kubica. I'm still a big BMW Sauber fan, and frankly, I think both drivers were at fault here.
Vettel should have let Robert Kubica through based on common sense; he had no chance. If he had, Kubica would have surged ahead and left Jenson Button in the dust.
Vettel messed up by trying to block Robert Kubica, who already had two-thirds of his car ahead of him.
Robert Kubica also could have played it smarter—maybe wait for a better opening or overtake him the way Jarno Trulli and Nico Rosberg did a few laps prior. He lunged from the outside. He should have just braked when Vettel flew past and took him on the inside.
It would have been much safer and simpler. I just don't get why everyone ignores Nick Heidfeld. He has KERS and all that gear, and the car is clearly superior, yet there's zero mention of him. Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed.
Robert Kubica has every right to be furious. But it is what it is.