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[Skyline2uk]

I recall the legendary racing motorcyclist Dave 'Crasher' Croxford who had a walking stick with notches carved in it for each of his prangs. He, too, was oft seen wandering round the paddock with a beer.
I still watch F1 but do bewail the demise of refuelling. Apart from some of the silly mistakes like driving off with the fuel pipe still in the tank it added a much needed degree of strategy.
I sometimes think nowadays it's the tires winning the race and not the driver or car

I too miss refuelling Mick but I bet some of the drivers that went up in flames (Jos Verstappen in his Benetton), Kimi who was once sprayed with stray fuel from a broken hose or indeed Ferrari who had two silly incidents in 2008 don't miss it at all!

I seem to remember it added a bit of mystery and maths with us not knowing exactly how much fuel was in a given car at a given time.

I do vividly remember the disappointment of one weekend in the early 2000s when my beloved Williams team qualified high up the grid only to pit early on and have Martin Brundel and co announce they were "nowhere" with their true race pace on given fuel loads   

Still, it's not like it could get much worse for Williams as this century progressed could it  :'(

Skyline2uk