Comments on: McNish’s outstanding performance http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/2008/10/06/mcnish%e2%80%99s-outstanding-performance/ The original motor racing magazine Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:42:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Filipe Amoroso http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/2008/10/06/mcnish%e2%80%99s-outstanding-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-8024 Filipe Amoroso Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:59:28 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1474#comment-8024 It was just outstanding. What a great race. McNish was huge. When ‘Lunch with’ him will feature in the magazine 30 years from now, 2008 will pop up very often. I just wish I had better coverage. Best I have is MotorsTV (in english, with french commentary on voice-over. I have no problems with either language, but the two at the same time is just unbelievably frustrating). The ‘freak-show’…it’s a poignant remark. For me, F1 is still F1, but I’ve just seen the ING survey (http://www.ingf1racingmagazinefansurvey.com/intro.aspx), and looking at the questions gets you thinking if F1 isn’t losing the plot (being asked how important is the “Glamour” and “The involvement of leading multi-national companies” in F1 is a bit off-course, in my opinion). It’s curious to think about how we’ll look back to F1 in 2007 and 2008: absolutely fantastic years in terms of competition, or two years where off-track events overtook the actual racing (Lewis vs Alonso, spygate, Max and the banshees, night racing). Bit of both, surely? Or the beginning of the end? It was just outstanding. What a great race. McNish was huge. When ‘Lunch with’ him will feature in the magazine 30 years from now, 2008 will pop up very often.

I just wish I had better coverage. Best I have is MotorsTV (in english, with french commentary on voice-over. I have no problems with either language, but the two at the same time is just unbelievably frustrating).

The ‘freak-show’…it’s a poignant remark. For me, F1 is still F1, but I’ve just seen the ING survey (http://www.ingf1racingmagazinefansurvey.com/intro.aspx), and looking at the questions gets you thinking if F1 isn’t losing the plot (being asked how important is the “Glamour” and “The involvement of leading multi-national companies” in F1 is a bit off-course, in my opinion).

It’s curious to think about how we’ll look back to F1 in 2007 and 2008: absolutely fantastic years in terms of competition, or two years where off-track events overtook the actual racing (Lewis vs Alonso, spygate, Max and the banshees, night racing). Bit of both, surely? Or the beginning of the end?

]]> By: Rich Ambroson http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/2008/10/06/mcnish%e2%80%99s-outstanding-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-7802 Rich Ambroson Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:41:49 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1474#comment-7802 I agree with Dave Walker, in that the ALMS is my favorite four-wheeled racing series (MotoGP is my favorite overall racing). F1 is a pale shadow of the racing (actual racing) involved, and the technology in the ALMS is much more relevant. Bernie's freakshow (it's not a mere circus anymore) has lost it's fascination for me. That McNish is a great driver and a great teammate. It was nice to hear him give the credit to the crew after the win. I agree with Dave Walker, in that the ALMS is my favorite four-wheeled racing series (MotoGP is my favorite overall racing).

F1 is a pale shadow of the racing (actual racing) involved, and the technology in the ALMS is much more relevant. Bernie’s freakshow (it’s not a mere circus anymore) has lost it’s fascination for me.

That McNish is a great driver and a great teammate. It was nice to hear him give the credit to the crew after the win.

]]> By: Dave Walker http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/2008/10/06/mcnish%e2%80%99s-outstanding-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-7786 Dave Walker Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:52:01 +0000 http://www.motorsportmagazine.co.uk/?p=1474#comment-7786 In my opinion ALMS is the best race series in the world currently. It has the best balance between technology and personalities. I have been watching racing for four (gulp)decades and it is even better in person with good fan access. Incidently the gap in GT2 was only 2 seconds after 1000 miles. And ..... that McNish sure is great to watch. In my opinion ALMS is the best race series in the world currently. It has the best balance between technology and personalities. I have been watching racing for four (gulp)decades and it is even better in person with good fan access. Incidently the gap in GT2 was only 2 seconds after 1000 miles.
And ….. that McNish sure is great to watch.

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