The Flying Lap with Peter Windsor

did good racing judgement get tossed when the computers back at the RBR and Ferrari factories tell them not to pit? do teams trust them 100%

I think Prtrr you deserve the Globe prize for such a marvelous disertation for Pirreli!I am 100% agreed with you !

Why do f1 teams require. So much brain power to work out when to pit. I was able to make a call for lewis to pit when he did just reading his sector times using the f1 timing app. And my words to my wife was that alonso and vettel will end up like kimi during the earlier race when his tyres went off the cliff.

i think they can do a new rule when you use drs u can’t use kers to so the car in front can use it.They always said of driving aid,this is not drs? rules always change to make the sport good but is anfair to overtake someone with a help this is killing the f1.

Are you surprised we haven’t had more incidents with regards to the FIA’s ONE MOVE rule for defending. It seems drivers and stewards have been pretty good and not creating controversy

Thus far into the season I think it is clear that this year the driver’s championship is not about the fastest driver, but who is the best tire wrangler. While this gave us entertaining races up to the last lap, I’m not sure if this is really motorsport. Would love to hear your point of view.

Why fans have no access to the more in depth live timing that all the teams get?

Has Ferrari now turned the corner? Are they a contender now able to really fight on any circuit with McLaren and RedBull?

which team performs quickest pit stops this season? Is there any stats covering that?

Peter, what do you reckon was the biggest lesson learned in Canada by teams in term of car and tyre behavior?

Is it possible to have winner number 8 not only in the next race but even untill the rest of the season? Who else is capable of winning GP?

Which team had the quickest car in Canada? Was it Redbull or Mclaren or perhaps Lotus? How much of the result/position should be credited to the driver’s performance in Canada?

Do certain teams historically prefer certain race strategies? I think Sauber specialize in one-stop strategies whereas Ferrari hardly ever try that. Do You think that teams perfect their strategies over years and therefore some would be more comfortable than others to try one stop, two stop or three stop strategy?

Question for Rob Wilson. Can he describe and compare Senna’s driving style to say the modern grand prix drivers ? Many thanks.

Looked like Mclaren took a page out of red bulls book by pitting first. I was so suprised that vettle didn’t pit right when hamilton did. They finally did with 6 laps left. What were they thinking?

What would a race be like if you were able to use DRS at anytime during a lap as in practice and qualifying. Would it be counter productive or would it add some danger and more setup possiblities?

How would you fix the current tires situation? This is leaning too much into the unknown/luck and could damage the sport in the long term.

Hi,

Do you think McLaren shifted all the new developments to advantage Lewis Hamilton driving, explaining Jenson Button struggles ?

Just got back from montreal race. We love going every year. The fans and people are always great. Hats off to the police they did a wonderful job. We got some great pics of Darren heath in action. I wish there was a way we could post race pics. When are you going to have Darren back on the show?

Peter, Do you see a clear leader starting to emerge now that a third of the season is over and the teams and drivers start coming to terms with the Pirelli’s?

Is Perez over driving the Sauber to get the results. Will he replace Felipe @ Ferrari next year?

Do you really think there could be a new 8th different winner in Valencia; and in case could this new winner be a Lotus driver? And who Kimi or Grosjean???

Hi Peter, Should Fernando have pitted when Seb did to cover him pitting (2 stopping), did they believe that they had enough in hand to beat Grosjean and Perez?

how do you think williams are going to deal with bruno senna being constanly more than one second off the real pace of the car

Aside from the obvious, will there be a number eight different winner in Valencia, will #8 be a Sauber or Lotus?

Hi Peter, there has been a lot of speculation about where Lewis Hamilton will be driving next year. What are you thoughts on where he will end up, particularly as Ron Dennis implied after the race that Lewis may need to take a paycut.

How is Robert Kubica’s recovery progressing & do you think there is any real chance for him to return to F1 or any race series for that matter?

Off-throttle blowing got by alot of us. Per Darren Heath: “Sam Michael Confirmed.” Algesuari described the different exhaust note, of Vettel’s car, on BBC but no one identified it. Were all of us out of the loop?

Hello Peter, Once the chequered flag had fallen, we all witnessed Lewis collect a Union Jack on track whilst returning to Parc ferme to take the rostrum. I know its very trivial but did he not break article 43.3? I was surprised nothing was mentioned. What is the worst the stewards can do to penalise a driver for this minor breach of the rules? Pani from Woking

Hi..love the show; ) do you think we will see alot of the teams doing longer stints on tyres in the next practice sessions and then following lotus’ lead and not pushing it too much in quali?

Hi Rob, & Hi Peter – it was great to finally meet you in Montreal.

Jenson was frequently locking up the unloaded front tyre in T1 & T2 in Canada, something that was rarely seen with other drivers. Does his inability to get the car set up correctly speak to a weakness he has as a driver, or something else? He’s clearly an excellent driver, so what is the problem he’s struggling with?

Is RBR approaching this season’s races in defense mode rather than attack because of the tyres (just as Ferrari did in Canada with Alonso)? It seems that a rather conservative race strategy with less stops brings more points at he end of the day (which seems to reduce drivers’ attacks in usual places like before the “Epingle” in Canada in favour of DRS overtaking.

I’m looking forward to F1 turbos but now hear rumblings about costs…how can F1 move forward if every new tech development is met with budget questions?

Hi Peter, will you be watching Le Mans this weekend?

For all the F1 fans there are plenty of drivers to keep an eye out for including McNish (obviously) and also Buemi, Nakajima, Ant Davidson, Karun Chandhok + Brundle & Fisi!

After last weeks question and answer, my dad said that he wants to challenge Rob in any bus, barefoot :D Just wanted to say that Lewis driving in Canada is what I as a f1 fan want to watch, i was cheering whole last stint, and that’s the best formula one racing!

You really notice the apex/change of direction differences between drivers in turn one and turn two watching the slower car races gt/ferrari challenge/porsche series. We sat in grandstand 11 section 2. Seems the slower around turn 2 the better lap you had. Awesome analysis from Mr. Wilson as always.

peter, what do you think alonso could do in a hrt?

How do you see Valencia play out? Many consider this circuit to be a bit of a snoozer. Given Spain’s economic situation, will it survive on the F1 calendar for much longer?

Peter, Do you think its just a matter of time before Vettel breaks Schumi’s pole record. He’s so young and racking them up already!

Rob talks a lot about drivers understanding grip, straightening the car early reducing the amount of time in the corner and not necessarily taking the path of least resistance to gain on acceleration. Apart from that what other bad habits and core weaknesses do most drivers have and how do you remedy them?

One thing i Hate about F1 Drivers is they give such Bland Corporate answers? youve just asked Paul what he thinks of the PR work and the Fan aspect of F1 and he just says how important it is! Thats not saying whether he likes it or not! Wheras in the BTCC, Indy Car the drivers are Frank and Honest! Why do they do this? just proves how frightened the drivers are to speak and that they are so trained! Miss the eloquent outspoken Drivers! And what do you think Of Romain Grosjeans Continuing progress? I think he is superb and fully deserves this second chance! Hoping he wins soon!

Peter, love the show. Please give us some more tips who to put money on.

Michael’s DRS failed in the open position in Montreal. My understanding was that the system was designed to only fail in the closed position. Any insight into what may have gone wrong?

Do you think that the Sahara Force India team lack in race strategy experience, and is this a factor in them not converting top-ten qualifying into sold points finish. This happened in Canada, but also in Bahrain, where Paul started P10 and finished P12.

What about Sergio Perez? Following Luca di Montezemolo´s last week remarks about PER still not being ready for Ferrari. With such performance, is he ready or not?

FERNANDO WILL NEVER WIN 2012 DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP!
sORRY PPETR!

Peter, If you were running the race weekend what would you have done at Indy 2005?

Peter, do you see Bernie doing more to promote F1 in North America, aside from introducing a couple of more races, I mean real marketing and promotion. Or is he happy just taking the initial money from promoters and running away?

As a fan, it pains me to see Micheal Schumacher have such a poor season so far. What do you think is the reason for this? Bad luck? Reliability? All of the above?

Hi – loving the show :)

Do you think F1 could benefit from a ‘Power-Play’ rule, similar to that in One Day Cricket? Every driver would have to do a mandatory short stint of 6 laps on the Option tyre at some point during the race, while still having to use both tyre compounds to complete the other race laps.

It would allow drivers to push flat out at some times, while still having to conserve tyres for the rest of the race, and might add interesting elements of strategy such as when in the race to run your ‘power stint’…

It’s just a thought experiment, but do you think it has legs?
Thanks

Notice how kimi overcome the differential failure and qualify just 1 tenth off Romain ’s pace, can rob brief us more on kimi ’s driving to compensate the hydraulic failure??

Is kimi too gentle on the tyres?? The car is gentle enough couple with kimi ’s gentle driving style, does it helps to heat up the tyre faster for kimi??