The Formula 1 2012 Season |OT| The Year of the...uh...Platypus?
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brotkasten
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Without wanting to put a downer on the thread, I've got two pictures on the cars, one of my mother, and one of my mother together with my wife and I. We were originally all going to go to the F1 together at Silverstone and it would have been the first time my mother had ever got to see / hear an F1 car in the flesh. Sadly my mother was diagnosed with cancer about 6 weeks ago and passed away about 3 weeks ago.
She was a Formula 1 fan for as long as I can remember, and a huge Alonso fan. I still remember how angry she was when Vettel won in 2010. The last race she got to watch was Monaco, seems a shame that it wasn't a better one. Though I'll always remember watching the Spanish GP with her just hours before my wedding ceremony.
For the last couple of years we've watched every race together and it's just not going to be the same without her.
As someone who has lost a family member about a month ago, I'm really sorry for your loss. I think I can speak for all of F1GAF, when I say that our thoughts are with you.
Holy shit.
That looks horrific.
Hopefully she'll make a recovery.
Urgh. That's unpleasant listening.
Mohonky
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This is what I figured, F1 cars are extremely safe, but there is that narrow window where an impact just right and a driver can get a direct hit to the head as evidenced by Massa.
That picture is....damn.
brotkasten
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As terrible as it may look, it definitely would've helped today.
Probably. More likely is the banning of these straight line unofficial tests and bringing back in season testing as some teams have been asking for.
http://www.caranddriverthef1.com/fo...idente-en-los-tests-aerodinamicos-marussia-f1
She's conscious, talked to her parents. Cuts in the face, it was a very strong hit, out of danger basically/in principle/at the moment, waiting for the results of the scans.
Jezbollah
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Very scary news about the crash, and that image is just.. ugh.. makes it worse considering the level of the cockpit and the lorry shelf. Thank god F1 has since Imola 94 always been protective regarding the sides of the cockpit.
I know Duxford very well - it's next to the M11 and it wouldnt have taken long by road to get to the hospital - and that makes an Air Ambulance request an indicator about the seriousness of this incident.
Duxford in itself is a very small aerodrome, with a half concrete, half grass runway. The "pits" so to speak would have been mearly part of the concrete taxing-way layout. A very cheap solution for straight line speed tests in my opinion.
I think after this we may see mandated locations for such straight line tests - Santa Pod for example would be perfect with actual safety facilities and legitimate pit layouts.
I know Duxford very well - it's next to the M11 and it wouldnt have taken long by road to get to the hospital - and that makes an Air Ambulance request an indicator about the seriousness of this incident.
Duxford in itself is a very small aerodrome, with a half concrete, half grass runway. The "pits" so to speak would have been mearly part of the concrete taxing-way layout. A very cheap solution for straight line speed tests in my opinion.
I think after this we may see mandated locations for such straight line tests - Santa Pod for example would be perfect with actual safety facilities and legitimate pit layouts.
Without wanting to put a downer on the thread, I've got two pictures on the cars, one of my mother, and one of my mother together with my wife and I. We were originally all going to go to the F1 together at Silverstone and it would have been the first time my mother had ever got to see / hear an F1 car in the flesh. Sadly my mother was diagnosed with cancer about 6 weeks ago and passed away about 3 weeks ago.
She was a Formula 1 fan for as long as I can remember, and a huge Alonso fan. I still remember how angry she was when Vettel won in 2010. The last race she got to watch was Monaco, seems a shame that it wasn't a better one. Though I'll always remember watching the Spanish GP with her just hours before my wedding ceremony.
For the last couple of years we've watched every race together and it's just not going to be the same without her.
I'm really sorry for your loss, Psychotext. Hard times, I know. I wish you the best.
Newsreport from the scene with a 3-picture-slideshow of the crash.
Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...40#?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...40#?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
The Super Bob
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Audio made it sound like she accelerated for a couple of seconds, so she could have hit it at quite some speed. The height of the ramp obviously makes the accident worse. From what eyewitnesses have said it doesn't appear she had fully stopped and wasn't been pushed back in.
News is sounding a bit better now though with sites reporting she is stable. Hopefully she'll pull through okay.
Really lucky no one else was hit by the car too.
News is sounding a bit better now though with sites reporting she is stable. Hopefully she'll pull through okay.
Really lucky no one else was hit by the car too.
mclaren777
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I wonder why she didn't steer away from the truck.
The person who left the loading platform at that exact height is going to remember this day forever.
The person who left the loading platform at that exact height is going to remember this day forever.
Anyone else going to the USGP get an email about being able to upgrade your T12 seat to a PSL seat in T15? I'm guessing they have basically sold out of the T12 grandstand seats and haven't really been moving the PSL seats due to the high cost up front.
If they let me move my seats to T1 for the same price I might be interested, but not for T15
If they let me move my seats to T1 for the same price I might be interested, but not for T15
RukusProvider
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25, two time champion and the outright fastest driver on the grid. Tough life.
Anyone else going to the USGP get an email about being able to upgrade your T12 seat to a PSL seat in T15? I'm guessing they have basically sold out of the T12 grandstand seats and haven't really been moving the PSL seats due to the high cost up front.
If they let me move my seats to T1 for the same price I might be interested, but not for T15
They sold out of T12 and all grandstands in a couple of days from launch. People are desperate for anything that is not the premium overpriced seats. If this happens, I wish they would let me upgrade my general admission to T12s.
Gareth Bale
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Seen all the tweets about the weather this weekend. Apparently it's going to chuck it down every day.
I hope everything is okay with Maria :/
So RBR or Mclaren for Chassis. I'd have to take a 15 million hit to get the red bull chassis, and it's unlike my strategy this year to make a preemptive move, but RB had absolutely ridiculous pace in Valencia.
That and button is doing pretty terrible this year. It's going to take me 2 races otherwise to hold mclaren and go with rbr as the companion engine.
So RBR or Mclaren for Chassis. I'd have to take a 15 million hit to get the red bull chassis, and it's unlike my strategy this year to make a preemptive move, but RB had absolutely ridiculous pace in Valencia.
That and button is doing pretty terrible this year. It's going to take me 2 races otherwise to hold mclaren and go with rbr as the companion engine.
Yup mid teens and rain. Last time that happened Hamilton destroyed the field with an amazing race.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Jesus! He's younger than me! FUCK!
brotkasten
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Ignore Vettel and look up to the old men like Button or Webber.
See? You still got a F1 career ahead of you!
mclaren777
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I don't see how she could have lowered her head enough (6-7 inches), even assuming that she tried to.
If the cause was a lack of experience with anti-stall I don't think this accident warrants reopening that debate. It can be put down to inexperience.
brotkasten
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Is that Lewis' dad?Weather for Silverstone looks great.
I can't wait for his season of meltdowns.
BTW Probably no need to post that image so big twice, just for those arrows
brotkasten
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Is that Lewis' dad?
BTW Probably no need to post that image so big twice, just for those arrows
Yep, that's Lewis' father and we all know what happened with Lewis when we switched managers!
Mastah
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Or good driver in cars, which are 0,5-1 second faster than the rest. Somehow he wasn't any special in junior formulae, when his competitors like Hamilton, Sutil, di Grassi or di Resta, all had cars in the same spec.
I'm not sure the reason for the *accident* is relevant; what's important is the reason for the *injuries*.
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