這是我兩年後的計畫

無論油價 或是環保考量
單純汽油車在歐盟逐年設定高標準的Co2排放與美國逐年提高MPG
應該會導致hybrid的需求大增 (目前好像是柴油車需求上揚)
各車廠都大幅的增加油電車的預估 honda好像要在未來2年增加9倍廠量
toyota的hybrid是唯一還銷售成長的產品..不但成長還大幅成長

我是覺得hybrid會有突破性的成長
因此量產就會有規模經濟 導致價格下跌
你買hybird的省油性而多付的價格premium的折現值會比現在合理多
量產就會有規模經濟 導致價格下跌

兩年後..是否該直接考慮hybrid?
我是想要跳開柴油車的選擇, 這樣對嗎?
還是說要執意一般汽油車?
我覺得一台車是要開個5年7年 總要看遠一點
不要買了沒兩年就後悔
或是不想碰到買了CRT後沒兩年LCD大幅量產

轉貼自autonet(03/12/2009)

以Fit底盤為基礎，稱得上Fit Minivan版的Freed，上市至今只有在日本當第生產製造，銷售則多為右駕國家，然而HONDA為了尋求更低的成本來提高獲利，且東南亞國家對於多人乘小型Minivan需求量大，遂決定將Freed導入印尼進行在地化生產，並將目標鎖定在泰國、馬來西亞、泰國等市場。

在印尼屬於HOND最大合作夥伴的PT HONDA，對於東南亞國家的耕耘不遺餘力，然而觀察市場對於多人座小型Minivan的需求不小，這類型車款佔有率高達4成之多，且NISSAN、TOYOTA、DAIHATSU的小型Minivan在東南亞多有不錯成績，因此HONDA決定導入2008年五月才在日本發表的Freed到印尼生產製造，並外銷到泰國、馬來西亞、泰國及菲律賓等市場。

擁有快意奔馳、寬敞空間的Freed，導入印尼生產後為三排七座內裝設定。因此HONDA挾著Freed在日本半年裡累計銷售居Minivan冠軍的頭銜，或許對東南亞消費者來說會增添更多吸引力，至於成績如何就待六月後見真章。
😇

本以為國產率為0 但南亞也要開始賣了...
買不到stream和oddyssey(現在應該是買不起了)
還有Freed
這台車實在是還蠻適合台灣人開的
經濟不景氣 小車當道
但1.5的車最多可以裝8個人
國產應該要賣個70萬吧
有機會嘛?

跑了10圈了

老巴目前是最快的
但Kovalainen一直在前三快
麥隊的車好像也不差
但Hamilton真的有點遜

雖然只是第一次的練習調教 但可以稍微看出個6成的實力了

有網友說法拉利是因為失去這些好的領導者 導致如今的問題
所言甚是 從Brawn GP拿冠軍 似乎可以重新思考
引擎/車架+風力套件/車手/車隊領導 對於F1成績的重要性高低
基本上 也沒人會懷疑honda引擎的馬力
雙巴車手 因為一台爛車 能力就被弱化了
所以honda其實過去兩年是在走正確的道路
放棄修改07年的爛車架 讓Brawn主導09年 找BMW風力設計大師

你會覺得Vettel開法拉利會開輸Kimi嘛?
車手能有好成績 2成天賦 但8成都是車的問題
(不過我也暗示同樣條件下車手的重要性)
老巴嗆法拉利 不只是出一口被Shumi壓了好幾年的怨氣
其實也是在跟其他車手說 你們真的沒啥麼
若沒有Shumi 當時老巴在F1也幾乎是最強的車手
特別是Massa 這同國巴西人 其實大家想想有比老巴好嗎? 只是年輕
重點是 06換了他就沒有跟Shumi的競爭問題 小老弟一個
06年法拉利的車隊策略運用完全有問題 反正massa covers shumi 沒有怨言

若有機會 老巴一定很想開著Brawn GP 跟shumi開法拉利拼一下

而Kimi 變為2號車手 要自己想一想 車隊似乎沒有錯
而法拉利領導錯的更離譜 07~08因為有台競爭力強的車 還ok的車手當然可以維繫車隊榮耀
如今 手中的Massa穿雨鞋就不太會跑 Kimi似乎已顯疲態 管理階層一一離開
從Brawn GP的一步一腳印 看其他大車隊的operation
(雖然這榮耀應該本來是歸屬honda的)
不得不對於Ross Brawn打心底的敬佩 (williams公爵也是的 貢獻F1幾十年)
我想honda應該在思考買回車隊了..不過.... double the price!!
原來 F1場上真正的主角 其實並不是這些口水戰連連的車手

看到大大貼的美國2008銷售 覺得蠻特別的
每次去新馬都覺得日本車與雙B超多 就找到去年銷售資料



新加坡的金融從業人員應該是雙B的主要buyers吧
這比例上...雙B的車真的是多 Lexus倒不很受青睞
根據估計 2009年的honda將是新加坡的銷售總冠軍

2008 car sales by class

Compact cars

1. Toyota Vios 3,936
2. Mitsubishi Lancer EX 2,980
3. Honda Jazz 2,235

Small cars

1. Toyota Corolla Altis 5,069
2. Nissan Latio 3,067
3. Mitsubishi Lancer GLX 2,660

Latio是啥車?

Medium cars

1. Honda Civic 5,663
2. Hyundai Avante 2,348
3. Mercedes-Benz C-class 1,172

altis被列為小型車 而civic是中型車
這是啥麼狀況啊?


Big cars

1. Toyota Camry 2,626
2. BMW 5 Series 1,398
3. Mercedes-Benz E-class 1,349

camry是一支獨秀 有沒有賣accord阿


Luxury cars

1. Mercedes-Benz S-class 848
2. BMW 7 Series 298
3. Lexus LS 158

Small MPVs

1. Mercedes-Benz B-Class 231
2. Mitsubishi Colt Plus 173
3. Hyundai Matrix 41

Large MPVs

1. Honda Stream 2,297
2. Toyota Wish 995
3. Honda Odyssey 808

倒是覺得台灣的honda應該要引進 odyssey 跟 stream
看看新加坡的銷售..


SUVs

1. Honda CR-V 840
2. Subaru Forester 554
3. Suzuki Grand Vitara 405

Coupes, convertibles and roadsters

1. BMW 3 Series Convertible 222
2. BMW 3 Series Coupe 191
3. BMW 1 Series Convertible 110

Station wagons

1. Chevrolet Optra Estate 120
2. Subaru Legacy Wagon 57
3. Volvo V70 28

Figures exclude parallel imports

有興趣了解一下
這樣跟去年不同的戰力狀況 支持的車手有沒有改變?

我的
去年: 老巴
今年: 還是老巴

只是去年支持一個戰績不是很佳的車手 真的很孤獨
不過我一直認為無論在技術或是personality上
老巴都是頂尖的

寒兜陸(方向盤 ) 這個好笑~


那天朋友生日去唱歌，結果因為不勝酒力，中途就先閃人了！

一上車就發現－－哇靠！....我的寒兜陸 ( 方向盤 ) 呢？

害我氣的問候他老媽－－

X的 XXX XXX 現在的小偷真是奇怪，沒把車偷走，卻把我ㄉ寒兜陸幹走！

搞不清楚這裡是誰的地盤..............是中華民國政府的ㄋ????

一氣之下我拿起我的電話.........報警！


警察問了我一些無聊的問題－－

警:是什麼時後被偷的？

回:不知道？(廢話嘛!又不是小偷.我哪知.)

警:是剛剛嗎？

回:應該是吧？(廢話!難道是去年喔)

警:你是車主嗎？

回:恩..(靠.不然我是路人甲嗎?)

警:身分證字號！

回:xxxxxxxxxx

警:電話！

回:09xxxxxxxx

警:你用什麼手機！

回:SHARP(我用什麼手機關你屁事ㄚ.你乾脆問我多少錢買的好了.....結果....)

警:跟我一樣也！你買多少錢?

回:忘了？(哇靠...準...我打算改行去算命鐵口直斷)

警:那你人在哪裡？

回:在車上。(廢話!不然還在你心裡喔！)

警:那附近有沒有可疑的人？

回:不清楚？(到底你是警察還是我是警察)

警:你是第一次報警嗎？

回:恩..(我沒事幹麼常常報警ㄚ)

警察問完就說:你待在那不要走.我們馬上派人過去處裡.

大概3分鐘後警車到了！

然後...... (我第一次看到警察發飆.....)

警說:先生，喝很醉喔？

回:還好啦！不過頭很暈????



警:還好......我看是很不好...你這個混蛋，你坐在後座，怎麼會有寒兜陸啦！

回:啊.......................！！！！！ (見笑死§§§§)

看了過去幾年的戰績
拿到竿位的冠軍機率為80%
只有去年穿雨鞋就不會跑的massa failed

這一仗我一直只對賽前的花絮有興趣 應該是美女如雲吧
去年老巴在這從倒數拼到前幾 算是印象比較深刻的(還有kimi撞sutil的經典鏡頭)

撇開下壓力懸吊等對城市賽應有的調整
策略上是 輕油載拼竿位?
有台稍慢一點的車幫你斷後(無論是不是隊友)就是獲勝的保證?

這站的觀戰重點是啥?😞

月初照到的 跟了一下.....當然是前面紅燈才跟得到
問一下..值多少錢阿

拿了5/1開幕的票
值得一看 也可再看
因為實在大到..一天的行程光是走馬看花也只能看一區
一共5區 起碼也要看個2~3區吧
但是一天的行程除非你發揮行軍的精神 不然應該只能看一區

很多國家的展館都像是個濃縮的博物館或科技館
算一算一張門票不到1000元台幣 真的很划算

完全沒打算去中國館看 跟中國人擠我穩輸
我去了C片區 沒去A片區
別想太多..但很難不多想想






其實有些小館也蠻好逛的 只要你能發揮國家的特色 也是可以贏得尊敬 像匈牙利



像法國 西班牙 德國 阿酋 瑞士等館除非你時間真的很多去排個1~2個小時才進得去
這是西班牙 排隊的人早就繞了好幾圈


法國館聽說運來了7件國寶 用了七架飛機運來 分散風險
應該不是八國聯軍時的...

加拿大館也是很具巧思 這是他們展館的一小部份


入園不得攜帶食物飲水 裡面的食物價格應該跟歐美的水準一樣
這號稱波里尼西亞來的ice cream...一球30元....人民幣!!!


不過園區裡的各國食物都有 基本上大國的館都有賣自己國家的餐點
建議穿拖鞋去 不要台灣藍白鞋啦
對於台灣館 雖然我沒去(因為去也排不到 一天才4000人名額)
雖然聽起來像是爆滿 其實是因為館體太小所致
就算每天都滿 世博會期間能參觀的人次也有限 不像法國等一天參觀人數就是台灣的十多倍
這樣對於宣揚台灣還是很有限的

歐元這半年跌了近20%
很多歐洲車價格還是不動如山




恩 車商說因為去年歐元漲所以忍痛吸收匯兌損失
看這一年的圖 應該跌的比較多吧





回歸現實面
車商的匯兌收益多回到口袋 匯兌損失多轉嫁消費者
反正 一個願打一個願挨嘛
不過 也總要有個聲音讓他們好歹調個價格少轉些匯差吧
四月起的匯差賺翻了吧
我看最近進口商到港的歐洲高級車這麼多
除了車價外 匯價一定也賺不少

沒辦法 我太愛sato了

Sato頂Shumi的經典畫面 其實其來有自

德義日雖然二次大戰時同一陣線 但其實不爽彼此很久了
Sato其實留著祖父神風特攻隊的血液..........

2002 德國Heifeld 狂撞 日本Sato, 此仇怎能不報




2004 Sato向同門的Ralf展開復仇 我頂....




隔年2005再二次復仇搞Shumi, Shumi當時可能是說: 你頂完我弟又搞我, 你是哪根 莖 不對勁阿



同年又向義大利Truli發動攻勢



看完Sato超車你還會覺得小黑猛嗎?



最經典的超車就是2007 vs Alonso
請注意是用一台super aguri 超過一台 mclaren



超不過, 好的下場是這樣, 差點又是Truli



不過, 大家也知道Sato最擅長的就是放煙花了
(其實這才是F1車隊不讓他跑的主因, 最貴的引擎沒多久就會被他玩掛)
2004 摩納哥賽, 連爆缸都可以讓人翻車, Sato真有你的



到了Indy, Sato的神風攻勢還是不死, 但撞的不是尼米茲, 撞到大和號了....
2010最新的Sato攻勢




我看哪天若Sato在Indy頂到Montoya
美日應該就要大戰了....

有人有空就翻一下吧

我認為面對網路上一面倒 83%認為是vettel的錯誤 紅牛不得不收回之前的言論
Christian改口了 說是racing incident
為了車隊的和諧 你也不得不這麼做
看兩位車手的EQ了 以目前的車況 兩人如此的競爭還會有很多 看怎麼處理了


轉貼來自:
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/160274/1/red_bull_accepts_collision_a_racing_incident.html

Red Bull accepts collision 'a racing incident'

Red Bull admits that Mark Webber wasn't to blame for the collision between its drivers in Istanbul and that it was a 'racing accident'
Red Bull Racing has moved to retract previous comments suggesting that Mark Webber was to blame for the collision between its two drivers in the Turkish Grand Prix, with team principal Christian Horner stating that it was a 'racing accident'.

Team advisor Helmut Marko had been the most vocal supporter of Sebastian Vettel following the incident while the pair battled for the lead in Istanbul despite the vast majority of onlookers blaming the German; who turned across Webber as he attempted to take the lead.

In a question and answer released by the team, Horner admitted that Red Bull 'wins and loses as a team' and the incident wasn't solely down to either driver.

“What we expect from our drivers, as team mates, is that they show respect for each other and allow one another enough room on the race track,” he said. “Unfortunately neither driver did this on Sunday and the net result was an incident between the two. During the previous six one-two finishes we have achieved, there have been many incidences of close racing between our drivers and they have previously always abided by this understanding.

“Ultimately we win as a team and we lose as a team and on Sunday we lost as a team, as a result of our two drivers having an incident. Having looked at all the information it's clear that it was a racing accident that shouldn't have happened between two team-mates. After looking at all the facts that weren't available immediately after the race, Dr. Marko also fully shares this view.”

The Q&A, which can be read in full HERE, also confirms that Webber had been forced to swap to a leaner fuel mixture before Vettel - which accounted for the difference in speed between the pair – and insists that no orders were given to either driver when it came to changing position.

Horner also confirmed that the team will sit down to discuss what happened and that neither will be give preferential treatment through the remainder of the campaign.

“We're a very strong team and we will sit down and discuss this openly with the drivers in order to learn from what has happened and avoid a situation like this arising again,” he said. “One of the strengths of Red Bull Racing is the team spirit here, which has contributed to the performance that we have achieved so far this season. The drivers are both intelligent individuals and this issue will be resolved prior to the Canadian Grand Prix.

“I have spoken with both drivers, who are both disappointed with what happened. They recognise that they represent the team and so are not only disappointed for their own loss, but the loss of points for the team who put in so much hard work before the race.

“Both drivers, as has always been the case, will continue to be given equal treatment. The Turkish Grand Prix has been a costly lesson for both drivers and we are confident that this situation won't happen again.”

周日天氣晴 正逢碧潭龍舟賽決賽...



比賽前喝蠻牛.....真是時代不同了


師大的老外


喜歡這張 每個人都有表情




最近很有名的台北縣消防局帥哥團 媒體追逐的焦點
不過最後還是敗給全國第一的隊伍 要出國去亞運拿金牌



碧潭夜景

在新社的千樺花園邂遘了這些含苞待放的美女們...












有人有問題嗎?
也有陽剛男啦


去新社 千萬別漏了這個美麗到不行的花園

[轉貼]

Red Bull boss promises driver parity

By Jonathan Noble Monday, July 19th 2010, 11:53 GMT


Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz insists that Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel have been, and will continue to be, treated absolutely equally by his Formula 1 team - even if there is a risk that the policy costs his team the title.

With Red Bull Racing having been engulfed in a 'favouritism' storm over the front wing controversy at the British Grand Prix, the outfit has spent the last week calming the situation down.

Following talks between Webber and team principal Christian Horner in Milton Keynes last week, the Australian admitted that he had spoken out too much in venting his frustrations in public after the event - but said it was time to move on.

Now Mateschitz has spoken at length for the first time about the fallout from Silverstone - and made it clear that he has always demanded that both Webber and Vettel be treated equally.

When asked by German newspaper Kleine Zeitung why he does not believe Red Bull Racing should install a number one, Mateschitz said: "Because this philosophy is not keeping with my understanding of racing.

"You cannot just program a champion. Our two drivers know that they have to beat a) the other and b) they still need each other to take away as many points as possible from the competition."

Mateschitz said that it was vital the team does not interfere in the driver rivalry – after admitting that the front wing situation in Silverstone was a unique circumstance.

"If you ask me today who will be champion, I say one of our two drivers," he said. "But the pits must not interfere, because then the problems begin in earnest."

He added: "We do not have a number one and a number two driver. Both drivers have cars to exactly the same standard. The problem with the new wing at Silverstone was the first exception."

When it was put to him that letting both drivers continue to race head-to-head on equal terms opened up the risk of letting one of the team's rivals through to win the title, Mateschitz said: "I think it is unlikely, but I would not rule it out. And if it should happen, my God we are talking about racing.

"The image of blood, sweat and tears is not by chance."

Mateschitz confirmed that he was not consulted by the team about the front wing choice before qualifying, and said the matter had become such a big story because it was communicated incorrectly both internally and to the media.

He also refused to criticise Webber for speaking out about the situation post-race – which was first highlighted when the Australian said over the radio: 'Not bad for a number two.'

"It was unnecessary but on the other side, Mark has done nothing wrong."

When asked if it would be better for the team to gag the drivers, he said: "Such a thing would not be our style. Everyone can tell the truth – which is one of the highest virtues of Red Bull."

基本上有點像是班長跟排長一起被連長約談摸頭
就是說這兩位車手會被公平對待 且車隊沒有一號或二號車手 等等的官話
他說銀石戰的前翼事件是個公平對待的"例外" 因為一些車隊溝通媒體的錯誤解讀??
不過對於webber的不平之聲 Mateschitz沒有多說啥麼 只是說webber並沒有做錯

另一篇文章說到超挺Vettel的顧問Marko 就是那位土耳其碰撞後先跳出來說webber不是的傢伙
還是說這鼻翼的決定是很logical很有邏輯的決定 就是誰積分高 GY Honer也是這麼說
所以Webber就丟下一句化 基本上就是說 希望車隊follow這邏輯..呵呵
有趣了 看德國站了 還是RBR正在趕工另一句鼻翼 以免....

先別評論是不是台灣培育出來的 這傢伙比日本的田臥勇太這個只打了4天NBA的純度與展望性都更佳
看看這個台裔的 怎麼技術可以這麼好? 看看台灣這些球星怎麼對抗它?
籃球是怎樣紮根? 看看美國是怎樣把一個台灣人變成NBA球星?
值得台灣的籃運人士深思
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林書豪將返台 與姚明台北打球
更新日期:2010/07/27 07:51
（中央社記者江今葉舊金山26日專電）NBA第一位台裔球員林書豪接受中國籃球明星姚明邀請，將在今晚搭機返台，參加在台北舉行的慈善比賽。這也將是林書豪正式成為NBA球員後，首度公開打球。


上周甫簽約舊金山金州勇士隊（Golden StateWarriors）的林書豪，今天首度以美國職業籃球聯盟（NBA）職業球員身份出席活動。


林書豪透露，前兩天接到火箭隊中鋒姚明電話，邀請他參加在台北舉行的慈善賽。他說，接到姚明電話時很驚訝，很高興接到邀請，也很興奮有機會能和其他NBA球員一起打球。


七年級（約14歲）後就沒有再回過台灣的林書豪，這次將在父母陪同下返回台灣。父母來自台灣彰化的林書豪說，能回台灣他覺得很興奮，他認為台灣是個很好玩的地方，有很多好吃的東西，也有很多親友在台灣，他很開心能回去。


談到愛吃的食物，林書豪說，最愛吃媽媽親手做的蟹殼黃跟蔥油餅，雖然他的中文只有「你好」的程度，但所有他愛吃的中式點心名字，可是通通會說。


成為NBA球星，林書豪表示，自己的生活並未受到太大影響與改變，未來他還是會持續努力，加強自我訓練。下一個目標是成為勇士隊先發陣容的一員，終極目標當然是贏得NBA冠軍戒。


林書豪也以過來人身份，和參加暑期籃球營的小朋友分享他一路走來的心路歷程。他也以自己曾經受傷的經驗鼓勵這些孩子，要懂得克服自己的弱點，比別人更努力，才能有優異的表現。

Heidfeld可能可以提前回來了.. 最快在新加坡站
對於今年F1場上出現的幾位不是很入流的車手而言
Heidfeld要讓他們知道 實力才是真正的後盾
他的穩定性真的無人出其右 2008年全部完賽創F1紀錄(當然這BMW p86引擎功不可沒)
看看之前Massa跟他搭檔時 怎樣的明顯對比 這樣都可以去法拉利
Kubica跟他搭檔時 成績也只是跟他伯仲之間 但現在也算是明日之星了
Heidfeld這樣的車手沒法跑F1 真是沒道理 33歲也不是太老吧

Kobayashi + Heidfeld算是有競爭力的組合了
不過我對於 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 車隊的名稱一直很納悶
也算是[空前絕後]了
雖然這是concorde agreement所致..

真懷念有BMW Honda引擎的時代...對了 我[不小心]漏了toyota


[轉貼]Heidfeld linked with Sauber return

By Jonathan Noble and Dieter Rencken Sunday, September 12th 2010, 18:15 GMT


Nick Heidfeld is on the verge of an early return to Formula 1 this season, AUTOSPORT has learned, with sources suggesting that he is close to a deal that could see him drive for Sauber from the Singapore Grand Prix.

The German has been on the sidelines this year, having originally been test driver for Mercedes GP before recently assuming the development role for Pirelli.

However, sources have suggested that Heidfeld is now close to agreeing a deal that could see him back in a race seat for the next event in Singapore.

It is understood that if a deal is agreed then Sauber may move Pedro de la Rosa aside for the final flyaway events - with Kamui Kobayashi's place at the team secure now that he has a contract with the outfit for 2011.

Team principal Peter Sauber declined to say anything about the situation when asked in Italy on Sunday.

"I do not wish to make any comment about our drivers," he told AUTOSPORT.

Heidfeld has spent seven seasons in total racing for Sauber, during two separate spells. He competed for the outfit between 2001 and 2003 and then from 2006 to 2009.

De la Rosa returned to F1 this season after three years on the sidelines, and has scored six of the team's 27 points.

這篇算是我看過對今年大舒分析最清楚的文章
文章太長部分刪除

BBC的資深F1記者用深入分析的方式 結合數據 得到了些結論與建議
不得不說 Schumacher的賽道適應能力 解讀能力大不如前 競爭力也每況愈下 趨勢就是這樣 很難期待明年
如2010前半段賽事與Rosberg的排位平均差0.136 後半段賽事平均拉到0.359

這不是用Schumacher說的沒有front end grip就可以一語帶過的
對於一位有光榮戰績的車手而言 給予適度的關懷與尊重是一定要的
但是對於車隊而言 戰績才是最重要的
車手的反應力 適應力 對賽道的解讀能力持續下降 也許跟體能年紀有了關連
車隊為了戰績 keep him or not? 雖然Schumacher已有了3年約
而對於Schumacher而言 明年持續出賽當然是為了爭一口氣
但是他表現出的能力趨勢 真的很讓人擔心

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9037790.stm
Why Michael Schumacher will never be back to his best
By Mark Hughes
BBC F1 commentary box producer in Singapore

In the races, Schumacher has only 38% of Rosberg's points haul.

Splitting the season into the first seven races and the second eight, Schumacher qualified an average of 0.136secs adrift of Rosberg in the first 'half', 0.359secs in the latter 'half'.

If this set of statistics belonged to a rookie driver, it is doubtful whether he would retain his drive into the following season.

There is no question of Schumacher being dismissed but there must surely be serious questions about why he would choose to continue

In his Ferrari years, to see his first lap out of the pits through a corner such as Spa's Pouhon was to witness awe-inspiring genius that left you barely comprehending how what you had just seen could be possible.

He would commit totally to the blind exit, flat-in-top downhill entry corner, a down-change just after turning in and the car would be shuddering on the edge of adhesion, visibly faster than anything else - and Schumacher would make not a single further input because to do so would have sent the car off.

Sure, the Mercedes is way less competitive than most of his Ferraris were but do not forget he produced regular displays of genius in the outclassed Ferraris of 1996 or 2005.

Watching him around the Singapore streets, he looked much as he has done all year.

He can carry a lot of commitment and momentum into the entry of a corner, just like he used to, but between the turn-in point and the apex he is wrestling with the car, rather than feeling and anticipating it the way he used to.

There are more frequent displays of his raw car control than before - precisely because he is not ahead of the car, not anticipating the way he used to but simply reacting to it.

To the untrained eye it looks impressive but actually it is a signal of lack of feel - in much the same way that Vitaly Petrov, say, tends to look more spectacular than the much faster Renault team-mate Robert Kubica. Very rarely were two consecutive Schumacher runs through a Singapore corner the same last weekend.

With a grippy front end, he would previously get the car pointed early at the apex using his delicate feel to transfer the weight under braking and cornering, pivoting the car around so it changed direction early, with the minimum of steering lock.

The less steering lock, the less speed-sapping front-tyre scrub, the earlier you can get the car pointed at the apex, the earlier you can get on the power. These tyres do not allow you to drive in that way.

But in the past Schumacher has adapted brilliantly to understeering cars. He used to adapt his style corner by corner, lap by lap, to whatever was appropriate.
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He was quite brilliant, for example, in how he could adopt a very aggressive style on his first lap out of the pits to get the tyres quickly up to temperature, then adopt a totally different style as the rubber came up to its correct working range.

Schumacher is keen to try the 2011 Pirelli control tyres, especially on next year's car.

Should that combination give him the front end he says he needs, would the magic return? It would surely improve his performance but why would it see him return to his previous level?

The driving style was a mere expression of a level of feel and balance - a miraculous combination of inner ear sensitivity to lateral accelerations and the co-ordination of that with his limbs - that was on a different level to anyone else's.

His 2010 performances have revealed that sensitivity is dulled now and that his adaptability is not what it was. If he cannot be what he once was, could he bring himself to continue regardless?

Mark Hughes has been an F1 journalist for 10 years and is an award-winning author of several books

這兩年來第一次聽到Honda要回F1的傳言
主因就是因為2013年的新turbo引擎規定 80年代可是Honda Turbo引擎大放異彩的時代
也造就了Senna的崛起
honda引擎應該是在1988年幾乎拿下賽季所有賽場的冠軍 隔年F1就修改規則禁用turbo引擎
不過後來的NA還是延續了車隊五連冠 是本田宗一郎最驕傲的時期

之前1998年honda宣佈準備重回F1, 費時近兩年後在2000年起出賽
若要2013年回來 提前一兩年準備是應該的
董事會 想想天上的本田吧...不過先決條件是:


不要背著地球跑...

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Turbo return set to entice another major player back to the grid?

As Porsche mulls over the pros-and-cons of an F1 comeback for the first time in more than two decades, another major manufacturer - one that departed the fray far more recently - could similarly be on the cusp of a return...
It seems Porsche is not the only major manufacturer interested in making a return to F1 should the proposed new turbocharged era materialise in 2013, with speculation that Honda – who only walked away less than two years ago – is similarly eyeing a potential comeback to the fray.

The possibility of Porsche being represented on the grand prix grid for the first time in more than two decades is to be debated at a Volkswagen board meeting early next month, and has ostensibly gained the support of influential F1 commercial rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone [see separate story – click here] – but Honda is an altogether more intriguing prospect.

The Japanese car maker became the first of a string of shock manufacturer exits from the top flight when it pulled the plug on its involvement in late 2008, lighting the blue touch paper that would see the likes of Bridgestone, BMW, Toyota and very nearly Renault all follow suit over the subsequent twelve months as the debilitating global credit crunch took a firm grip on the world's most expensive sport.

The catalyst for the departure was insufficient on-track return for the money invested into the Brackley-based outfit – which, somewhat ironically, would go on to clinch both the drivers' and constructors' trophies the next year as Brawn GP, following the wholesale sell-out to Ross Brawn.

However, with the proposal being for 1.6-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged units in 2013 and beyond – and Honda having achieved supreme success in the sport's previous turbo era back in the 1980s – it seems an about-turn could just be on the cards, with SPEED TV commentator and respected F1 journalist Will Buxton tweeting: 'Hearing a rumour that a certain Japanese engine maker wants to return if turbos come back in 2013. Starts with 'H', ends in 'onda'.'

Like Porsche, Honda has been involved in F1 – and achieving success at the highest level – since back in the 1960s, and it has been mused that the re-appearance on the grid of two of the sport's most legendary names and experienced competitors could shake up the order and, providing they are similarly successful again, set a whole different benchmark for new entrants to need to attain.