Street race in New York City?

Ford said:We all remember that moment with David when Michael Schumacher was trying to lap him, and he just slowed down to 30 mph on purpose to force the collision...
He really showed his true colors out there in the rain....

But Michael Schumacher absolutely wrecked him in Monaco after David gave him "The finger." Honestly, seeing him brake intentionally like that was pretty satisfying.

Ford said:Everyone remembers that mess with David back when Schumacher was trying to lap him. This guy intentionally slowed down to a crawl just to force Schumacher right into his side...
He really showed his true colors out there in the rain...

He wasn't doing 30. He slammed on the brakes on a straightaway and dropped from 200 down to 50 in a heartbeat. 😠

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Raymond Carter2 said:I don't see why that's an issue. Everyone knows Michael Schumacher is probably the best driver out there when it starts pouring rain (if that's what you mean).

I wasn't even talking about Michael Schumacher, I was talking about the sheer stress that comes with the rain...

You know how it goes... you put on rain tires and suddenly the sun is blasting through the clouds... or you go with intermediates and then the sky just opens up on you.🙂 Just think back to that absolute madness in the USA 2003 Microsoft race.

God damn it.
Microsoft😁

Microsoft President said:I wasn't even talking about Michael Schumacher, I meant the tension you get when the rain starts...

You know how it goes... you put on wets, then the sun comes out. You go with intermediates, and suddenly it's a downpour.🙂 Just think back to that madness in the USA 2003 Microsoft race.

Dammit.
Microsoft😁

I can't even remember that race....

boldhound8 said:I can’t for the life of me remember that race...

The rain came down and half the field wiped out (Michael Schumacher included)... Then they ended up red-flagging the whole thing after Fernando Alonso slammed into Mark Webber. A week later, they finally declared Trulli the winner.

FJBG
Mr.Ex.President😁

Alfa Romeo said:We all vividly remember that moment with David when Michael Schumacher was trying to lap him, and he intentionally slowed down to just 30 mph to force a collision...
He really showed his grit out there in the rain...

If we're going to judge based on just one race, let's look back at last season when both Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher showed what they were made of in the rain at the US Grand Prix, resulting in both McLarens scoring points. Kimi Räikkönen took second. You really can't judge someone by a single outing. Since then, David has made massive strides—after all, he’s spent the last two seasons practicing on waterlogged tracks.

mr. ex said:He wasn't doing 30; he slammed on the brakes on the straightaway and dropped from 200 down to 50 all at once.😠

It wasn't braking, though—he just lifted off the throttle.
Those are two very different things, aren't they?
I remember back last year at the Nürburgring when Trulli did that to him (or maybe it was Fernando Alonso, I can't quite recall), and he went right off the track. That’s when he finally realized what he had done to Michael Schumacher back then.

The rain started falling and half the crew spun out (including Michael Schumacher)... Later, the race was red-flagged after Alonso charged into Mark Webber, and Trulli was eventually declared the winner a week later.

Just a quick correction to that inaccurate account:

Giancarlo Fisichella was actually the one declared the winner, which stood as one of those rare moments where Jordan actually finished in the points, let alone secured such a rare victory.

mistybear87 said:He didn't lock up, he just lifted off the throttle.
Those are two totally different things!
Just look at what happened last year at the Nürburgring when Trulli did that to him (or maybe it was Alonso, I can't remember), and he spun right off the track. He finally realized exactly what he'd done to Michael back then.

And what do you think happens when you're leading the pack, flying at 200 mph, and you decide to "lift off" while there's a car breathing down your neck just inches behind you... especially when it starts raining?

Correction to an error:
Giancarlo Fisichella was declared the winner, which was one of those rare times Jordan actually scored points, let alone won.

True, my bad.🙂

FJBG
Mr.Ex.President😁

mr. ex said:What happens when you're leading the pack at 120 mph and decide to "ease off the gas" while there's a car breathing down your neck... especially when the rain starts coming down?

FJBG
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You slow down way too fast.👍

James Roberts87 said:You're gonna slow down way too fast👍

Bravo, go sit in the corner.🙂

FJBG
Mr.Ex.President😁

FJBG mr. ex said:Bravo, take a seat at 5🙂

I'm doing great🙄

James Roberts87 said:I'm pretty damn good🙄

The absolute best👍

FJBG
Mr.Ex.President😁

Anđeo said:David has come a long way since then. I mean, he’s been training on water-soaked tracks for two full seasons now.

😕 😕 😕 😕 😕

Robin Fisher53 said:😕 😕 😕 😕 😕

They always run testing on the McLaren car before the season kicks off over in Spain, where the track is usually absolutely soaked.👍

Anđeo said:They always test the McLaren car right before the season starts in Spain, where the whole track is basically a swimming pool.👍

Never heard that one before.

Raymond Carter2 said:He always runs testing on the McLaren car right before the season starts over in Spain, where they just soak the entire track with water.👍

It honestly feels like he’d get way more out of testing on a dry track... I mean, it didn't even rain back in England.😢
I guess we should just be glad he isn't testing in a blizzard instead.🙂

Robin Fisher53 said:It looks like he’d be much better off testing on a dry track... since it didn't even rain in England.😢
I'm just glad they aren't testing in the snow instead.🙂

Though, I have to say, snow races would probably be the most exciting ones to watch. In those conditions, there's a 90% chance an American driver takes the win. And wouldn't you know it? Kimi Raikkonen is American.😁

Anđeo said:I’m telling you again, snow races would be the most intense thing ever because Americans would probably win 90% of the time. And hey, look at Kimi Raikkonen—he's basically one of us.😁

Then they wouldn't be allowed to go over 93 miles/h. Would you even find that interesting? If you want to watch racing on snow, go watch NASCAR.