tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post4092023068431461950..comments2024-03-28T07:18:09.958+00:00Comments on Talking about F1: The F1 blog: Nurburgring Preview: Unknown leap in tepid surroundingsGraham Keillohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-65630778905101699042013-07-04T23:33:09.365+01:002013-07-04T23:33:09.365+01:00Hi Ferrim. Yes I remember that crazy race very wel...Hi Ferrim. Yes I remember that crazy race very well! It was such a pity that Frentzen dropped out of the lead, a win would have catapulted him right into the middle of the championship mix. It's very easy to forget that Jordan came so close to a world championship too.Graham Keillohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-18792131316131425122013-07-04T23:01:33.981+01:002013-07-04T23:01:33.981+01:00In the list of remarkable races held at the new Nu...In the list of remarkable races held at the new Nurburgring you have forgotten arguably the best one: 1999. It featured a close championship battle, with up to four candidates with only three races to go; changing weather; as many as five different leaders, driving five different cars (Frentzen, Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella and Herbert); a first and final win for Stewart GP (it's interesting how the team Jackie and Paul founded has become the dominant force in F1, even if under a completely different guise); the first point for Minardi in four years, back when only the top six scored points (and it should have been better, as Luca Badoer retired 12 laps from the end, 4th on the road, in spite of having lost half a minute because of a botched pitstop); the first and final podium for a Prost car (not counting the 1997 as it was designed when the team still was Ligier), and a final win for Johnny Herbert, apparently coming from nowhere (and nowhere he had been indeed for the whole season, but he was on it the day it really counted).Ferrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443060887294970693noreply@blogger.com