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Spaced God posted:According to an article on CTVNews, when some RAAF jets flew over, Chilton said "Finally some noise returns to the F1 paddock." He really is Mark Webber mk2, really nice guy but a really poo poo driver, and didn't Mark also have a slightly smug / punchable face in his early years?
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Going to be a great season, although it does look like Merc is a lot faster than anyone else. It should be a great battle between Williams, McLaren and Redbull for the 2-4th best teams. Early days of course, and Redbull haven't had much time in their car etc.
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Mar 16, 2014 08:49
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jediguy posted:Dan confirmed to be disqualified Decision hasn't happened yet. They still with the stewards.
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Mar 16, 2014 11:52
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gret posted:She was promoted to deputy team principal last season. Frank is starting to hand the reigns over to her. And so far she seems bloody good at it given the reason why there are so good this year is largely down to her changes.
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Mar 16, 2014 22:21
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AgentJotun posted:Google currently has a Senna themed homepage in honor of his birthday. Thats tomorrows homepage for the rest of the world :P As his Birthday is the 21st and for the majority of the planet its still the 20th.
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Mar 20, 2014 15:04
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Mar 29, 2014 10:39
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El Hefe posted:Mercedes are half a second faster than the next car and they are only coasting around, scary stuff. Mercedes have only shown even remotely close to their true pace with those last few laps that Lewis Hamilton did at Malaysia, and even they probably weren't as fast as they could go if they went all out. Wouldn't be that shocked if they are 1.5 seconds or maybe 2 seconds faster than anyone else if they really needed to.
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Apr 5, 2014 14:29
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Tsaedje posted:Did this article factor in the hour-long delay? It was also a BBC race, which means many will have watched The TdF or Wimbledon live and watched the F1 later. Also 3 Million in the UK were on the streets watching the TdF live on Sunday.
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Jul 10, 2014 08:48
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monkeytennis posted:Ahem. God drat that brings back memories. Wasn't that the game where you could put a sweet tin on your keyboard that covers the keyboard and the game would read the keyboard presses as a bizarro steering wheel / joystick.
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Aug 3, 2014 15:22
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darth cookie posted:I would bet hard currency that he tries to claim that $100 million as a tax deduction somewhere. Given Bernie has virtual $0 to his name, he will pull some kind of dodge to write it off. If you aren't aware all his money is held by his 'ex'-wife and Bernie gets a grant of $50 million a year from her; that was a previous amazing tax dodge that set new levels of tax dodging.
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Aug 5, 2014 14:16
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Honestly the more I see about Formula E the more I want to watch it, it does seem to have promise, which ever way it turns out; Either it will be a complete mess, or proper racing its going to be interesting to watch. Also thanks to the comments on that video I know ITV4 are going to be showing it so wont have to watch a stream.
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Aug 11, 2014 20:48
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The Croc posted:I turned that section off James Corden has made a career out of being fat and unfunny. Why can't I be that lucky? Remember hes buggering off next year to the US, as hes the new host for the Late Late Show so Britain will thankfully be sparred his presence.
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Aug 24, 2014 12:17
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Butt Wizard posted:Mercedes crippling an English driver so a German can win - credible theory. Eh what? There was wide spread allegations Webber was being sabotaged, and it was pretty god drat evident they didn't want him to be in front of their chosen poo poo, especially with the blatant team orders. Where it differs with the Webber/Vettel Situation is the Lewis is the better driver than Rosberg, while Webber was arguably the worst driver in modern times in a top F1 car. Even Heikki is probably better than Webber. Thank god the Aussies finally have a driver deserving of their good history of Australian motor racing instead of that disgrace.
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Sep 9, 2014 15:02
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dev null posted:I understand Vetted hate but Webber hate? drat. Every F1 fan should hate Webber, as its due to him being completely poo poo we had to suffer 4 years of finger boy.
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Sep 9, 2014 15:56
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Lol Trulli at the back Trulli train averted!
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Sep 13, 2014 09:03
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Kilmers Elbow posted:Please tell me this music is only temporary. Nope is going on throughout the race.
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Sep 13, 2014 09:05
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NtotheTC posted:This is so surreal without engine noise Its beautiful, would of thought I would hate it but just the slight hum sounds wonderful.
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Sep 13, 2014 09:07
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:The music is loving weird 'SAFETY CAR' was really jarrimg It is trying to be Wipeout. Expect areas on the track which give the driver a speed boost next year.
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Sep 13, 2014 09:19
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Yeah this is really really good. God knows how it would be on a none poo poo track, but given almost all of them are poo poo, guess we wont find out.
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Sep 13, 2014 09:26
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Lol Sato probably ran his battery dry :P
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Sep 13, 2014 09:34
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Sam Bird seems to be pretty good.
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Sep 13, 2014 09:36
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Ghost of Mussolini posted:I think this would be good on an actual race course, with a better race director, and with a bit more information on-screen. Looking forward to when we have a debate about why we are still bothering with the F1 races in the Formula E Best Thread I found it good, despite all that. They could have got a director straight out of film school who would have done a better job than the farce today. I was expecting this series to be a joke, but it was really fun and shocking how close the cars were able to get next to each other, nose to tail, especially given they were often doing it at 170mph. Really looking forward to the next F-E race, probably even more so than the next F1 race.
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Sep 13, 2014 14:15
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Dirk Pitt posted:Wait, why is there a time limit? For TV, so it doesn't overrun.
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Sep 21, 2014 14:58
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krushgroove posted:Pit lane chatter says that Alonso will be confirmed at McLaren, possibly Suzuka but Boullier is playing that down: http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/12433/9483376/eric-boullier-dismisses-reports-mclaren-will-announce-their-2015-line-up-at-suzuka Talk is McLaren are going with Alonso / Button for 2015, which means even suffering burns for the cause isn't enough for Magnassun to keep his place in the team. Wouldn't be that shocked if it ends up being a swap, with Magnusson going the other way and joining Ferrari, assuming they do the decent thing and retire Kimi, so would need 2 new drivers.
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Sep 23, 2014 11:18
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Dubs posted:
Edit: drat just checked and thought Max was from southern Belgium, so Ok only 2 are French, but hes so Frenchish. ukle fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Sep 30, 2014 |
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Sep 30, 2014 15:15
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Biggest issue with Vettel leaving Redbull is I might actually like the Redbull team again, I got so used to hating them due to having the worst WDC ever driving for them. Its good hes going to Ferrari, poo poo really should be together. As to Alonso, what ever he does he will improve.
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If he lived through that its a miracle.
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Oct 5, 2014 09:23
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Fag Boy Jim posted:The SC was deployed. SC only happened after Bianchi hit, hence why the medical car was immediately behind the SC on track.
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Oct 5, 2014 09:46
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thegasman2000 posted:[timg] Yeah the only thing that would have made that a survivable crash is if the tractor didn't have that perfect car height void at the back, or if the void was car+driver height. Its amazing he wasn't decapitated  VDay posted:There's no need for crazy modifications to the cars. This crash was 100% avoidable and was a results of rules and procedures, not the failure of an F1 car to properly withstand a crash with a loving massive tractor at speed. Yeah this is a procedure fault / support machinery issue.
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Oct 5, 2014 10:10
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Cubey posted:This is all fine and well until you realize that the impact necessary to shear off a roll hoop is far more massive than anything a canopy could ever sustain. A full roll cage is the only thing that would prevent a driver death in the event of a crash like that. Honestly not even sure a roll cage would protect you from this type of 'crash', only thing that could be done is ensure there aren't anything that can remove the tops of cars if they are crashed into.
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Oct 5, 2014 10:20
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Pic of the impact https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzK_IJzCYAAOUoU.jpg Shows the back of the car was split in 2 with the left side shoved around to the right hand side. Even without the issue he went head height into the back of the tractor, he would of been severely injured just from the impact given its side on and the cars aren't designed to offer much protection in that kind of impact. ukle fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Oct 5, 2014 |
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Reports on Twitter, saying Mika Salo who was a Marshall today was interviewed and said that Bianchi did go under the tractor and suffered severe head injuries. Could be incorrect as its via twitter, but the evidence does point that he did go under the tractor.
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Supposedly hes undergoing X-rays, so that must mean he is somehow alive. Whether hes alive and going to be Michael Schumacher's room mate or to be racing again is another question.
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Oct 5, 2014 11:24
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Then again there is this - https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/518706409752391683 quote:#F1 Japanese police is at the track. Confiscating whats left from Bianchis car. No news about his condition yet. #JapaneseGP
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His father has confirmed hes alive and in surgery - https://twitter.com/SBSRadioSport/status/518712313126219776 quote:#Breaking: Jules #Bianchi's father comfirm on #FrenchTv that his son is currently being operated on and in a critical state. #f1 #sbsf1
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Aqualung posted:So my curiosity got the best of me and I went looking for pics. There was early reports of his back being broken, and given those pictures if it isn't its a god drat miracle on its own. If he survives this and is fully functioning he is the luckiest person alive.
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Oct 5, 2014 14:55
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Another picture - http://imgur.com/QtOlQGH He was conscious after the impact it seems, as looks like he was looking at the Marshall.
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Aqualung posted:
Thanks I guess, as it pretty much proves hes never going to be racing again and most likely just a vegetable. At least with that kind of impact he would have been unconscious instantly. Hoping for the best but, its really looking grim now we have seen the crash.
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Oct 6, 2014 16:21
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serious gaylord posted:Nothing in that gif proves what you are saying. Its all conjecture. The top of his head took the brunt of the impact, which is a ~100 MPH crash. His head is noticeably forced downwards in the last frame. Minimum he has significant spinal column damage which would rule him out of driving again, and its most likely his brain was significantly damaged as per learnincurve's post.
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Cojawfee posted:The part on the right looks more like a Formula E track. That is insulting to even Formula E tracks. Yes the Formula E tracks are the worst tracks ever seen, until now.
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