Case Of Bad Loser ?

[moggy]

Strictly speaking I think it is correct. Normal, paranormal.

Olympics

Paralympics - as in parallel

[northernladuk]

Never raced anything more than go-karts myself, but I've never understood why more females are nearer the top of F1 or other motor racing. Surely they have a weight advantage?

Like most gender dominated sports it just doesn't appeal to the other gender so the percentage of intakes of one gender is much less therfore chances of hitting top spot are also less. I would hope it was just a matter of odds rather than any particular reason for exclusion.

Not sure using the term normal olympics is particularly good though.

You are quite right pointing this out. I could have worded this much better.

[d000hg]

F1 does still require quite a lot of physical strength/conditioning though, you are undergoing 5G and also are using your physical strength for steering/brakes rather than having them servo assisted.

There was that female F1 test driver in the news quite recently (who was blinded in an accident). I'd expect if a top-notch female driver came along (there are in other disciplines) it would be a massive advertising deal for the team.

[lukemg]

F1 cars cannot be any weight you want - they have a lower limit too so although a lighter driver gives you some options with positioning of weight in the car, the benefit is relatively small.
Unlike karts where it makes a huge difference in comparision with the weight of the vehicle and of course jockeys and hosses.

[The Spartan]

No , I think that is potentially an issue here, if you can increase your stride by increasing the length of your blade then that is unfair.

Its needs to be looked at IMHO.

Just like the issue of performance enhancing drugs in regular sport

[TheBigD]

Just like the issue of performance enhancing drugs in regular sport

Hmmm, not really IMO. I would equate it more to the use of technology in sport.

If Ussain Bolt wears a pair of trainers that increase his performance by 0.0001% (eg. they'r elighter and made of some fab new material), which turns out to be the margin he wins gold by at the next Olympics, is he cheating?

[moggy]

Hmmm, not really IMO. I would equate it more to the use of technology in sport.

If Ussain Bolt wears a pair of trainers that increase his performance by 0.0001% (eg. they'r elighter and made of some fab new material), which turns out to be the margin he wins gold by at the next Olympics, is he cheating?

No, but if he wears a fake chest rug that means he crosses the line before the gun has even gone off he is.

[The Spartan]

Hmmm, not really IMO. I would equate it more to the use of technology in sport.

If Ussain Bolt wears a pair of trainers that increase his performance by 0.0001% (eg. they'r elighter and made of some fab new material), which turns out to be the margin he wins gold by at the next Olympics, is he cheating?

Didn't they ban those swimsuits that were designed to create less drag when swimming?

[moggy]

Didn't they ban those swimsuits that were designed to create less drag when swimming?

Yes I think they did.

[Spacecadet]

F1 cars cannot be any weight you want - they have a lower limit too so although a lighter driver gives you some options with positioning of weight in the car, the benefit is relatively small.
Unlike karts where it makes a huge difference in comparision with the weight of the vehicle and of course jockeys and hosses.

F1 cars are weighed with the driver and the combination of both must be within the guidelines.