F1 livestream 0610 with Peter Windsor

If any of the chatters are seeing this. I also wondered many times, why start line, finish line, and timing line can be in different places. So I asked the "great" AI perplexity:

Start line placement: The start line is often placed further forward on the grid so that all cars can line up in a straight line, which is fairer and safer for the start of the race. This is especially important in motorsport where the grid formation needs to be orderly. For example, the start line may be placed so the entire grid fits straight, even if this means it is separate from the finish line.

Finish line placement: The finish line is usually at or near the back of the grid or at the end of the pit straight. This positioning ensures that cars complete a full lap before entering the pit lane and prevents scenarios like finishing a race immediately before the pit entry, which could complicate tire changes or pit strategies.

Timing line placement: The timing line, where lap times are officially recorded, can be different from both the start and finish lines. Historically, timing lines were placed opposite race control for manual timing convenience. With modern electronic timing, the timing line often remains fixed for consistency across different race classes, even if the start line shifts. Sometimes the timing line is positioned to improve safety, such as at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, where it is set before a difficult corner to avoid high-speed risks at the lap’s end.

Historical and technical reasons: In the past, manual timing required timing lines near race control. Now, with electronic timing, the timing line location is less constrained but often remains where it historically was for consistency. Also, having separate lines allows circuits to adjust the start line to suit different race types or grid sizes without affecting lap timing.

In summary, these different line placements balance the needs of fair starts, accurate and consistent timing, safety considerations, and logistical convenience for race control and pit operations. This explains why many circuits have separate start, finish, and timing lines rather than a single line serving all purposes.

I'm sorry for your loss Peter

Hi Peter I am constantly amazed that the mid field teams don’t take more risk as shown by RedBulls 3 stop strategy in Spain. Are they too comfortable fighting for minor points?

As an Italian, I absolutely love the Italian voice imitations. No offence whatsoever.

Nigel with Senna? my friend you lost it Senma is a class of his own who is Nigel ???😂

Hey peter thought you would talk about the way the canadian gp were held logistic and the mess they made last year .closeing resturants ect.

Saw a interveiw with zack brown There are only two kind of drivers.
Norris ,the fear of loseing.and the thrill of winning like Oscar
Lee1❤

Max and saints a no go Their fathers hades each other.

That William Clio 😍

Did you say that James Hunt brother David Hunt was, very talented, or were you referring to James? 0610

Norris's poor performance is due to Your constant disrespect of Russell. Karma lol

The best guitar G-ds would go to concerts to watch their nemesis hands as they played guitar.
We dont get to see the steering the lead cars positioning through corners or the Metalanguage of the sport which means it's not really more than a business.
You are totally correct on Newey Vasseurs ego destroyed the deal.
Surprised Lewis couldn't persuade him and force Mercedes to let his chief engineer join him..
Theres no such thing as too much swagger

The volume on these is always too low.

I think it is time to say enough on any questions involving Piastri and Norris. Most of the questions are stupid and boring anyway. I’d much prefer less idiotic questions and far more reminiscing and telling by Peter Windsor. PLEASE!! Mr Windsor has a unique and exceptionally interesting perspective. Thanks!! PS: his grid walks way back are still the best and in the class of Walker and Hunt

That picture at the start made me think of what Bortoleto and Norris would look like if they raced in F1 back in the day.

Did anyone else notice that the FiA logo, like the FiA President, only has 1 ball?

What would improve F1 for me would be, the difference in pace with new tires would offset the pit stop time. This would allow more than one race strategy

I didn't twig that Imola was kicked off until I saw the cal... I assume for not having enough bribe money.... Too bad. The fact there is no German nor French is a transitivity!

Great content as always Peter! Greetings from a cold sunny Sydney Australia 🌏🦘. ❤

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Those two results for Carlos Reutemann - Podiums on F1 World Championship and then on next World Rally Silverstone/Argentina in 1980 are just amazing and should be shouted from the mountain top. Wow! Never knew that. Others on the podiums were Alan Jones Nelson Piquet Walter Rohrl and Hannu Mikkola!!! Thanks to Neil Oatley for pointing this out. Wow!

Watching qualification is indeed intense. ZULUL