The Flying Lap with Peter Windsor

Hi,

Could it be that same compound Pirelli tyres are inconsistent even on the same weekend meaning that it is a lottery if you get “good” set of tyres for the race stints or not?

Also are you guys secretly keeping an eye on the England vs Ukraine game? :)

Look at Indy, Turbine Cars banned. Now the cars are all the same.

To both Al and Steve please describe what it is like from a mechanics point of view,what is it like when a Formula car comes in to the pits ,is worked on and then leaves the pits.

Hi,

Is there a possibility that any of the teams could bring a new material into f1 that is lighter, stronger and at least as safe as carbon fiber, and build their chassis from it?

Look at Indy, Turbine Cars banned. Now the cars are all the same.

Hi Peter, great show.
Pirelli recently announced that introducing their new Hard tyre into the season will remove the unpredictability of racing and end up suiting and or favouring one particular team which will kill the championship. Who decides when to introduce new tyre compounds into the season and when? and Is it simply Pirellis decision or do the teams have a say?

Steve, mentioned Alonso and Ferrari’s Canadian GP strategy, would you have pulled Alonso in after you saw the rate that Lewis was catching him the lap after Lewis pitted?

Steve: Will we ever see another designer/engineer like Adrian Newey emerge from F1? Do teams lock up their brilliant engineers behind cubical walls for fear of being poached?

Was Red Bull an anomaly with giving Newey unfettered access to design the car the way he wanted and not a design-by-committee?

Q. Steve/Al – What is your opinion on the modern F1, what would you change if anything and is anything wrong with it?

Steve: No Kindle (Digital) version of your book, “The Mechanic’s Tale”?

how did Karun manage the long stints in the twilight at 200mph down the Mulsanne strt

To Karun; do prototypes seem a bit tame since you’ve had a taste of formula 1 machinery, both in terms of speed and the technology?

If you do a car shape of the late 90’s like the mclaren of 93 with nose down it would go faster than these days cars? because we always see the same shape cars these days nose up why any teams don’t do or try a past evolution.Thank’s and great show.

Alistair. Chatted with you in Melbourne a few years ago about 904’s. What’s your most aesthetically pleasing race car of any era?

Q. For Peter – When can we expect the Peter Windsor Auto-biography? If Steve is up for it, I’ll gladly help write a non-authorized Peter Windsor Biography

Hey Karun! Thanks to waving at us from your motorhome on Wednesday, we were the motley group chanting “Karun Karun” by the Audi hospitality unit, and also well done a excellent result!

If Al was still at Honda when Brawn come in, would he of moved with them. If so does he regret missing that.

Steve/Al/Peter – Would you bring back re-fueling in F1? If so how would this change strategy and race outcomes now?

Q. For Steve – Steve, we’ve speculated about what F1 needs to do to capture the fans in North America. What would you do and change to cement F1’s place near the top of the North American Motorsports landscape?

What car and/or team (past or present) would Alistair and Steve like to work on/with?

Question for Al, do you like pancakes and mine craft?

Question for AL, what were the changes that the BAR/Honda team needed to turn them into the winning Brawn/Mercedes team we see today? From what i understand the team was well financed in the BAR days so it couldnt have been money.

Do you anticipate the emergence of a real challenger for Audi next year at Le Mans?

To STEVE: What are the downsides and upsides to being a mechanic with a Formula 1 team? Travel, stress, technology?

Steve, since your spending so much time in the states have you started going to US style racing like sprints & Midgets?

Valencia is another great street circuit, but being a bit quicker with a more open feel than somewhere like Monaco or Singapore. Does this layout suit a win by Mercedes & Schumi?