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Whitey Ford posted:As Brundle pointed out, with an appropriate level of disgust, if Kimi had done a proper track assessment instead of his apparent DILLIGAF attitude, he'd have known it ended in a locked gate. While I agree 100% I don't think it cost him all that much, as he went off so fast that I think he would have been into that support lane to do a 180 anyway. He lost the time up the hill and back but not much more I don't think.
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 05:37 |
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Whitey Ford posted:As Brundle pointed out, with an appropriate level of disgust, if Kimi had done a proper track assessment instead of his apparent DILLIGAF attitude, he'd have known it ended in a locked gate. Why should he have expected the gate to be locked? It was the pit for the support races, if one side was open, you'd expect the other side to be open. Not to mention he had gone through there before in 2001. I'd say he was smart to go through there because it was a way to get back to the track while staying on pavement. Should he next time go through every single runoff area and make sure it's not blocked in?
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Uncle Jam posted:Hahaha yes keep posting more deliciousness. This is even better than Romney fans. Glad you enjoyed it. Can I interest you in a new  ? Yours appears to be broken.I'm not sure why everyone is making a huge deal out of the Kimi thing to be honest. Other than being drat funny it was not exactly a big deal, going up a slip road he thought was open rather than attempting to turn on a slippery grass surface that could easily have spun him around and bogged him down seems relatively normal, and i refuse to believe that a "thorough track assessment" from any of these drivers involves checking for locked gates pre-race.
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 07:22 |
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Every day I wish I could just whip my car 180 like that. Every drat day. 
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 07:38 |
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 07:39 |
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gently caress off wicka posted:I don't have high hopes. It might honestly be cheaper to start a team from scratch than to buy HRT and turn it around. Yeah I think the location is their biggest issue here. They represent the only chance you have of starting any kind of team for 2013 but since no-one's exactly been knocking the doors down to do that I'm not sure who there is.
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 08:08 |
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Finally watching the race, and Massa slowing Webber down so Alonso could overtake them both on the first corner was stunning. Some of the best team driving I've seen.
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serious gaylord posted:Finally watching the race, and Massa slowing Webber down so Alonso could overtake them both on the first corner was stunning. Some of the best team driving I've seen. It was wasn't it? He really channeled the spirit of Jarno Trulli there.
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Brainwrong posted:It was wasn't it? He really channeled the spirit of Jarno Trulli there. Got to be honest, if I was a world championship contender, I'd feel much happier with Massa on my team to do exactly what he did. Him holding the entire pack up so Alonso could build a lead was just marvelous.
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I seriously hope you are following Taki Inoue on twitterquote:Taki Inoue @takiinoue
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NtotheTC posted:..and i refuse to believe that a "thorough track assessment" from any of these drivers involves checking for locked gates pre-race. This, plus what's to say it would be open when they do their track walks and then be locked later on anyway? Seems stupid to sugges that they should check every possible escape road and then worry about whether or not some do-gooder marshal has locked it up at some point between their track walk and the race. I used to like Brundle but I've not missed his commentary this year, much prefer DC.
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 10:07 |
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Cojawfee posted:Why should he have expected the gate to be locked? It was the pit for the support races, if one side was open, you'd expect the other side to be open. Not to mention he had gone through there before in 2001. I'd say he was smart to go through there because it was a way to get back to the track while staying on pavement. Should he next time go through every single runoff area and make sure it's not blocked in? But no, it didn't cost Kimi anything significant and probably saved his car. It reminded me of the stories from his Karting days, something almost identical happen to him as a child but he was able to lift the car over the barrier at the end. It would have been great if he'd jumped out and opened the gate.
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 10:44 |
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Brainwrong should get the Kimi version of my avatar
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 11:26 |
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Whitey Ford posted:Brundle seemed to think it was not unreasonable to take note of things like this during a track walk. He's done more pre-race track checks than me so I will take his word for it. He lost nothing from going through that run off area, doing the 180 on tarmac was a better option than on mud regardless. Especially since when he went across the mud to rejoin the track he ended up with poo poo on his tyres anyway, which then meant he went off at exactly the same corner the following lap. By going through that pit lane area he had the possibility off saving his tyres completely, while loving his tyres no less than stopping on the grass. I'd say that was a decent risk to take. I don't think you could give HRT away at the moment, F1 is not as sexy to rich men as football clubs at the moment.
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Full marks for being keen http://appshopper.com/sports/f1-2013-timing-app-cp Less than full marks for being £17.99 at a discounted price, especially as the FIA pressured the freebie equivalent offline a few months ago. They also lowered the price of the now finished 2012 season app, not sure why someone would pay 5 quid when they can look at the wiki for free but there you go.
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 11:56 |
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El Hefe posted:Brainwrong should get the Kimi version of my avatar Would the other half be a pint of ice cream and some vodka?
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 12:02 |
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Oh god Kamui just posted a bunch of words on twitter and based on google translate he is getting fans to donate money so he can buy himself a race seat next year. This is so depressing.
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a pipe smoking dog posted:Oh god Kamui just posted a bunch of words on twitter and based on google translate he is getting fans to donate money so he can buy himself a race seat next year. This is so depressing. Yep. £500,000 he has made in about 4 days http://kamui-support.com/
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 12:41 |
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That's taking Kickstarter a bit literally...
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Brainwrong posted:Yep. £500,000 he has made in about 4 days That's pretty impressive.
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I'd donate to see Kamui overtake vettel again.
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 13:11 |
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Brainwrong posted:Yep. £500,000 he has made in about 4 days That's what, one Friday at the current going rate?
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Brainwrong posted:Yep. £500,000 he has made in about 4 days Using google translate on that site is brilliant. Kobayashi always win in F1.
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:That's what, one Friday at the current going rate? Honestly, wouldn't he need at least €10m?
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a pipe smoking dog posted:Oh god Kamui just posted a bunch of words on twitter and based on google translate he is getting fans to donate money so he can buy himself a race seat next year. This is so depressing. Dream Win
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There was a big fight at HRT HQ in Spain, 8 British employees arrived drunk after the team got from Brazil and started threatening the bosses for their pay, police had to intervene. http://www.marca.com/2012/11/27/mot...1354023500.html
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El Hefe posted:There was a big fight at HRT HQ in Spain, 8 British employees arrived drunk after the team got from Brazil and started threatening the bosses for their pay, police had to intervene. Is HRT's factory actually called "The Magic Box"?
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Graham Gremlin posted:Is HRT's factory actually called "The Magic Box"? It's a multiuse sports facility, they build it to host Madrid's Master Series of Tennis and concerts and a bunch other stuff, HRT just rented some space. And yeah it's called like that.
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Renounced posted:For a moment I got my hopes up for a Kimi/Heikki team, but then Google translate poo poo on my dreams.
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Heikki got a chance in a big team and he blew it, Lotus probably wants someone who can bring some money too.
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Brainwrong posted:Yep. £500,000 he has made in about 4 days Something there about a Dream Win. Sign me up! He should really make an english page in fairness
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El Hefe posted:There was a big fight at HRT HQ in Spain, 8 British employees arrived drunk after the team got from Brazil and started threatening the bosses for their pay, police had to intervene.  A group of drunk Englishmen in Spain being told they have no money left ALWAYS ends in a fight.
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Brainwrong posted:
In my experience it was drunk Englishmen in Hong Kong after hearing that there were Yanks in the bar. Also in my cousin's experience in Malta (which was labeled a "minor international incident" since the Brits and Yanks involved were in their respective navies). Oh yeah and my friend's experience in Greece. There was no lack of money involved in any of those situations, or sports for that matter. Isn't this a problem with Spanish sports organizations? I remember reading they had some football clubs that couldn't pay their players. Doesn't look good for HRT, then again nothing really does. Funkysauce fucked around with this message at Nov 27, 2012 around 18:21 |
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Funkysauce posted:In my experience it was drunk Englishmen in Hong Kong after hearing that there were Yanks in the bar. I don't understand that one at all. I was an American sailor for ten years and I've been to Hong Kong countless times and got nothing but love in from the English in the pubs.
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Brainwrong posted:
I'm not convinced having no money is a requirement. The presence of booze and foreigners a traditional pretext.
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front wing flexing posted:I don't understand that one at all. I was an American sailor for ten years and I've been to Hong Kong countless times and got nothing but love in from the English in the pubs. I'm not military and they were a bunch of 7s players so I guess it would be a drunk jock kind of thing? I dunno. I have a few English friends and they're awesome.
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Funkysauce posted:I'm not military and they were a bunch of 7s players so I guess it would be a drunk jock kind of thing? I dunno. I have a few English friends and they're awesome. My old man akways says the perception of English manners abroad particularly handy for the thoroughly cuntish behavior that usually occurs after a few drinks.
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Funkysauce posted:I'm not military and they were a bunch of 7s players so I guess it would be a drunk jock kind of thing? I dunno. I have a few English friends and they're awesome. Oh dear. If they were English 7s players I probably know them. Sorry on their behalf.
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F1 2012-13 Offseason Worst Thread: International Sailors addition.
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