The Flying Lap with Peter Windsor

Hi Peter, James and Manish

First, I would like to thank Manish for his movie. The movie is wonderful and generous to Ayrton and to Brazilian people.

The movie have a special place in Brazilian culture now because there’s no racing culture here in Brazil, there’s no great books, literature or movies telling the history of our heroes properly.

So, thank you , Manish.

My question: I´m huge fan of British F1 journalism and I’d like to hear from you guys about the relationship between Ayrton and Denis Jenkinson.

I hear somewhere that Jenkinson lose some interest in F1 after Ayrton´s death. Is that true?

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Becken from Brazil

First of all thank you for such a great webcast and all the enjoyable episodes. Now with the question. Ferrari is claiming a radical car design, McLaren could very well be carrying over the MP4-26 into 2012. Who do you feel will benefit most and with McLaren finally going with a 2 season developed car, does that almost guarantee a better season for McLaren?

Hello Peter! Just want to thank you for a great first season! I hope you’ll continue to blog on the off season. Question / Comment about F1 testing. Could F1 follow a MotoGP style test schedule, where the teams stay at the track a for a few days after the Race?

I was hoping to ask James this : Dr. Sid Watkins retired from active involvement with the FiA, and it marks a passing of the safety torch to a new generation within full view of recent sad events in global motorsport. Jackie Stewart recently told Motorsport that current drivers are too far removed from the dangerous days, and the true risks of driving, that they may take for granted safety — teams and management as well. The GPDA isn’t as strong or as involved as it used to be, FOTA is in crisis and we’re still making regulation changes that can directly impact on-track safety — and I wonder, really wonder, if F1 risks slipping into complacency now that Sid has moved-on. Motorsport is still dangerous, and there is no Jackie Stewart-like driver to be the torch bearer now…how do we see safety advancing now, and how without a standard-bearer, does it stay in the forefront? it’s a big question in the mind of me, a Dad of an 8-year-old who wants to race karts to think twice…

Peter, James spoke very highly of Jaime Alguersuari and classed him as his 5th best driver. What do you think about his season, in your view does he deserve 5th best driver?

Also great year for The Flying Lap Peter, well done to all the team! Will eagerly await 2012

The article on James Allen’s website that caught the fans massive interest and comments to the JA on F1 was the announcement of the SKY F1 2012 broadcast team.

Mr Allen Thoughts on Petrov. Williams? with Renault power?

I also have to ask
Christmas cookies on plates? :)

First of all Senna Best movie I have seen in a decade! Mr Allen . What is you r thought as to the key area of development for the off season

What was the record 2,000 comments revolving around, James?

Manish and James.All F1 drivers are great personalities as long as they are winning. Beside winning, what other characteristics makes a driver a positive figure in the sport.

Great wine glasses and celebratory items on the set today Peter! Peter, As an F1 fan, how do you stay updated and informed on the sport during the F1 off-season? Besides Formula1.com James’ site, are there any other sites you read upon?

Hi James. What is your take on FOTA and their existing role anyway?

mr.Manish, there’s a shoot of Ayrton driving around Monaco, camera mounted beneath the steering wheel, looking at Ayrton’s helmet,visor, in background buildings of monte carlo. For me, that’s such a visual and emotional shoot because you know where his state of mind is and I can watch it for hours.
Do you have any similar shoot from the movie?

Manish, James and Peter

Have you seen the racing movie TT movie “Closer to the Edge” ?

I wish you all good for your next project !

Question for James: How do you feel about the recent changes to the 2012 regulations regarding overtaking? With what and DRS is the art of defending a position (like Schumacher from Hamilton in Monza) dying out?

Hi Manish. When producing Senna, who did you primarily depend on for the films accurate facts and videos of Aryton and the legacy he left behind.

Hi Allen. It’s not really clear yet to the public, but with slight hints from McLaren, but do you believe McLaren will continue the MP4-26 chassis development into the MP4-27 and into 2012 season successfully?

Some years ago, when ITV lost the rights to the #F1, I wrote to the BBC suggesting that James Allen should be given a mid-week F1 magazine show, plainly that did not happen and I believe somebody now does a show similar on the Intenet called The Flying Lap but is James going to be involved with either Sky or the BBC next year, because he has real talent.

Hi Manish. If you were to produce another autosport figure documentary, probably not on a such bigger scale as Senna, who would it be?

With Mercedes AMG Petronas setting out the first test why is there no way for them to bank that test for use later?

to James, what are you thoughts on Renault/Lotus having 2 drivers next year that haven’t raced in F1 for a couple of years? Do you think Kimi will soon be back up to where he was before?