Trayambak Chakravarty started the topic Books about Pre-War Grands Prix? in the forum Formula One 1 month ago
Last year in the middle of lockdown, on recommendation by this site, I read the book ‘Faster’ by Neal Bascomb, a riveting tale about the Jewish driver Rene Dreyfus, his benefactor the pioneering Lucy O’Reilly Schell and their fight against the Nazi Grand Prix machine. The depictions of the brilliant 650 BHP cars, and further research has quickly m…[Read more]
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Trayambak Chakravarty replied to the topic Your favourite era of car design? in the forum
Formula One 1 month, 1 week agoMy favourite era of F1 design can be condensed into a single year that had one of the most uniformly beautiful grids ever – 1991. Every single car looked heavenly, with not a bad line in the whole lineup.
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Trayambak Chakravarty's profile was updated 6 months, 1 week ago
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Fittipaldi surprised by strength of 'dirty air' effect in F1 6 months, 1 week ago
I bought the F1 2020 game simply to play as Jehan Daruvala and win the championships, but one of the unexpected benefits has been the ability to drive as Callum Illot and punt the new Russian driver multiple times […]
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Ranked: Every Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park 9 months, 3 weeks ago
I am absolutely delighted to have the Turkish Grand Prix back, not least because the 2010 race was the very first F1 race I ever watched, and it was what made me a true fan! I remember knowing a little about […]
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Perez rues decision not to pit under Safety Car 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Sebastian Vettel is 33 years old, he is not ‘spent’.
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Hugh Jackman tipped for lead role in Enzo Ferrari film 12 months ago
The Italian telefilm was a good enough adaptation.
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Who should Renault hire to replace Ricciardo? 12 months ago
The patriot in me really does not want to see a Chinese driver in F1 before an Indian one (Daruvala over Zhou), but Zhou did impress a lot, especially rising over the hype around Mick Schumacher, who for some […]
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, First Formula E world championship to begin in 2021 12 months ago
I really think Pirelli is hobbled still by the unreasonable demands that the FIA puts to them. As they said once themselves, they could probably make a tyre that lasts the entire season (also read a comment here […]
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Marko story Hamilton reacted to was false, publisher admits 1 year ago
Essentially Sports is one of the most annoying click-bait pages I have ever seen, and somehow it pops up on every feed more than any other credible website.
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, An F1 race on Bahrain's "almost oval" Outer Circuit is a smart idea 1 year ago
Looks like an old-school 60s-70s F1 track. Could work very well!
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Analysis: What would a Ferrari IndyCar or WEC project look like? 1 year ago
How wonderful it would be in a few years to see Ferrari complete the Triple Crown in the same year.
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Analysis: How hard a financial hit are F1's teams about to take? 1 year ago
So many things to potentially look forward to if this were a utopian world: Ferrari entering additional teams in Indycar and Le Mans, top engineers trickling down to smaller teams, a grid of 26 cars and F1 teams […]
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, The obvious obstacle to creating an F1 simulator game 1 year ago
And, of course, if the sport believes there are enough potential buyers out there.
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Spa could get dispensation to hold Belgian GP in August 1 year, 1 month ago
The funniest thing now would be if Vettel ends up completing the triple crown quicker than Alonso. The irony would be remarkable.
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, "Faster: How a Jewish driver, an American heiress and a legendary car beat Hitler's best" reviewed 1 year, 1 month ago
Ever since I read this I have been raving about the glory of pre-war Grand Prix Racing. What an underrated era, and even though it is called the ‘Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing’, it is such a forgotten time in […]
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Raikkonen not interested in Virtual GPs, Grosjean cools on joining in 1 year, 1 month ago
Force India deserved a win too (Brazil 2012 flashbacks)
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, How much are F1 drivers earning in 2020 – and should their pay be capped? 1 year, 2 months ago
It seems like Bottas is severely underpaid (relatively)
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, Late Australian GP cancellation "a perfect storm" says race boss 1 year, 2 months ago
I started watching F1 exactly 20 after you, Keith! Cheers to another decade!
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Trayambak Chakravarty commented on the post, New Racing Point will be 'distinctly different' from 2019 car 1 year, 4 months ago
It is last year’s car in this picture
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