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[Adamm]

Wooo eddie jordan is back on the bbc next year its been confirmed!

 

[brotkasten]

He's a pretty boy, not the suave, sophisticated and handsome man that Bond is perceived as. It's Mark or Jenson in my opinion.

I think he meant Bond girl.

 

[Xun]

Wooo eddie jordan is back on the bbc next year its been confirmed!

Awesome.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Wooo eddie jordan is back on the bbc next year its been confirmed!

Good news.

Also,

Georgie Thompson via Twitter

Tomorrow is a big day. Huge. Beauty sleep is imperative. Good night team.

I wonder what she means.

For those wondering who she is;

 

[Psychotext]

Wouldn't surprise me in the least. I fully expect the opening promo for the 2012 season to be full of jets, burnouts, fire and tits.

 

[mblitek]

Wouldn't surprise me in the least. I fully expect the opening promo for the 2012 season to be full of jets, burnouts, fire and tits.

Jeremy Clarkson confirmed?

Hey guys, I just uploaded 9.8gb of Race of Champions photos and then a friend sent me his photos of Silverstone & other F1 stuff circa 2000. I'll have the 2011 F1 Season in photos up by the weekend. Probably 25gb worth :|

 

[Psychotext]

Jeremy Clarkson confirmed?

He does have a great set of tits.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

Will Buxton seems to think Davidson is going to Sky, which is a bit of a shame, if not all that surprising.

 

[Adamm]

Sky team announcment expected in a few minutes

Spoiler

How exciting.....

 

[Adamm]

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/7356971/Sky-reveal-2012-F1-team

In the first major unveiling for the 2012 campaign, Sky Sports have revealed their team of pundits, presenters and commentators to broadcast every session from all the season's races next year.

In an eagerly-awaited announcement, the station has confirmed that the hugely popular David Croft will join forces with Martin Brundle in the commentary box for each of the 2012's races, with Brundle on air during every day of each grand prix, dividing his time between paddock, pitlane and commentary box. The flexibility means that former F1 driver Anthony Davidsonwill be reunited with Croft for commentary duties for each of the weekend's practice sessions.

"In Martin Brundle we have the outstanding F1 broadcaster - on the track and in broadcasting, he's proved it time and again," commented Sky Sports Executive Producer Martin Turner.

"Working alongside him, David Croft is a passionate, experienced commentator and Anthony Davidson can bring great technical knowledge to live practice sessions."

In support, both Natalie Pinkham and Ted Kravitz will scour the pitlane in search of the inside scoop on what's occurring, with Kravitz also co-presenting the magazine show that Sky Sports have also announced will be part of their package.


Ted's co-presenter on the magazine show will be Georgie Thompson, a familiar face to viewers of Sky Sports News, while another familiar face to Sky Sports viewers, Simon Lazenby, will host each grand prix weekend.

And last, but by no means least, broadcasting veteran Steve Rider will stage a series of big interviews with racing legends of the past and present for Sky Sports.

"Ted Kravitz has huge knowledge of the pitlane and paddock and he and Natalie Pinkham will get the information and access our viewers need," added Turner.

"And guiding us through the coverage we have the experience of Simon Lazenby and Georgie Thompson. Each has hosted major sports events, from the British Lions to the Ryder Cup - they have trust and respect."

They basically stole everyone from the BBC!
Quite a good line up. Georgie Thompson & Simon Laznby are the only new ones really

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I don't know any of the new names. I'm okay with the commentary plans, though.

The woman won't be a patch on the McKenzie, that I'm sure of!

 

[Adamm]

I don't know any of the new names. I'm okay with the commentary plans, though.

The woman won't be a patch on the McKenzie, that I'm sure of!

Georgie Thompson is good. Ive seen her do a few things & im sure she will do well in Formula one.
She is always on Sky sports new if you want to check her out

No idea about Simon Lazenby though, I think he used to do the Rugby - which I never watch

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Georgie Thompson is good. Ive seen her do a few things & im sure she will do well in Formula one.
She is always on Sky sports new if you want to check her out

No idea about Simon Lazenby though, I think he used to do the Rugby - which I never watch

Lazenby's just like his namesake who played James Bond once along time ago; completely forgettable.

Sorry, George Lazenby fans, but you know it's the truth.

 

[Shaneus]

Lazenby's just like his namesake who played James Bond once along time ago; completely forgettable.

Sorry, George Lazenby fans, but you know it's the truth.

You got something against Australians?

 

[Edmond Dantès]

You got something against Australians?

<3 Australians, don't think much of Lazenby as Bond actor though.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

No sign of Blundell or Jardine! Colour me surprised.

Hopefully they won't now end up on the BBC!

 

[Adamm]

No sign of Blundell or Jardine! Colour me surprised.

Hopefully they won't now end up on the BBC!

Noooooooooo!!!

 

[operon]

No sign of Blundell or Jardine! Colour me surprised.

Hopefully they won't now end up on the BBC!

For the love of all that is holy do not tempt fate

 

[Nolan.]

Wow that is quite a line up for Sky, they have mr Kravitz

 

[Xun]

I think the Sky team is a bit lame personally.

Sure you have a few of the BBC guys, but I don't think it'll matter.

Nothing will top how good the BBC have been and I'm sure they'll continue next year.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Wow that is quite a line up for Sky, they have mr Kravitz

Is Kravitz really that big of a catch?

He's quite bland and just there to provide info from the pits. No real personality. I think nearly anyone could do what he does.

 

[navanman]

Wow, sky took the best of 5live. Crofty is great..

 

[brotkasten]

You got something against Australians?

I love them, they're great. I wish we had one Aussie in F1.

 

[Adamm]

Is Kravitz really that big of a catch?

He's quite bland and just there to provide info from the pits. No real personality. I think nearly anyone could do what he does.

He is good at his Job. Maybe they figure it would be easier to get him to do it again rather than some new person running up & down the pits trying to find stuff out.

But yeah, theres nothing special about it

 

[Psychotext]

Wow, sky took the best of 5live. Crofty is great..

That's the biggest disappointment for me, he was great on 5 live. I wonder if he'll be just another radio commentator that couldn't make the transition to TV though.

Related, doesn't sound like they got Chandhok, who was far better than Davidson at providing insight. Maybe Chandhok is racing (not necessarily in F1) next year?

 

[Psychotext]

2012 Rule Changes

Changes to the 2012 Technical Regulations

• All engine standard ECU set up and control parameters, which were formerly contained only within a Technical Directive, are now contained within the relevant parts of the Technical Regulations.

• The exhaust tailpipes are now strictly regulated in order to ensure that the aerodynamic effect exhaust gases have on the car is kept to an absolute minimum.

• Better marking of in-car emergency switches operated by marshals are now stipulated.

• The side impact structures will now have to be subjected to a further (upward) push-off test.

Changes to the 2012 Sporting Regulations

• Cars may no longer take part in pre-season testing without having passed all crash tests.

• There will now be a maximum race time of four hours to ensure that a lengthy suspension of a race does not result in a race that could run up to eight hours if left unregulated.

• Before the safety car returns to the pits all lapped cars will be allowed to unlap themselves and then join the back of the pack, ensuring a clean re-start without slower cars impeding those racing for the leading positions.

• Cars which were in the pit lane when a race is suspended will now be allowed to re-join the cars on the grid in the position they were in when the race was suspended.

• Drivers may no longer leave the track without a justifiable reason, i.e. cutting a chicane on reconnaissance laps or ‘in’ laps to save time and fuel.

• Drivers may no longer move back onto the racing line having moved off it to defend a position.

• One three-day test will be carried out during the season, formerly there were none.

• All stewards’ decisions which are not subject to appeal are now in one place instead of being in various places within the regulations.

• All tyres allocated to a driver may now be used on the first day of practice; formerly only three sets were permitted.

I'm not happy to see a return to the unlapping under a safety car stuff, and that "not moving back to the racing line after defending" rule is going to be a clusterfuck.

So much for real racing.

 

[Adamm]

• Drivers may no longer move back onto the racing line having moved off it to defend a position.

Could be interesting....or else people just wont bother defending thier position anymore.

 

[S. L.]

Changes to the 2012 Technical Regulations

• Before the safety car returns to the pits all lapped cars will be allowed to unlap themselves and then join the back of the pack, ensuring a clean re-start without slower cars impeding those racing for the leading positions.

• Drivers may no longer move back onto the racing line having moved off it to defend a position.

 

[operon]

The lapped cars make sense, nice restart not being hindered by movable chicanes in the way.

As for the moving of the racing line to defend etc wtf?

 

[Psychotext]

The lapped cars make sense, nice restart not being hindered by movable chicanes in the way.

Bollocks does it. For a start it takes a good while longer to get racing again, secondly the car in front of you has already had to pass the backmarker, so should you. In fact it's even easier when there's absolutely no doubt in their mind as to who you are and that you're there.

Completely artificial.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

Bollocks does it. For a start it takes a good while longer to get racing again, secondly the car in front of you has already had to pass the backmarker, so should you. In fact it's even easier when there's absolutely no doubt in their mind as to who you are and that you're there.

Completely artificial.

The entire concept of backmarkers is artificial to begin with, and in an ideal world, they wouldn't exist because everyone would be on the pace. But we don't live in an ideal world, and have to find a way for them to impede on a race as little as possible.

If it's a choice between a lap extra behind the safety car (in circumstances where it's only out for a very short time to begin with, as with longer SC periods there would be no increase required), or a restart that's scuppered by several backmarkers separating the top few drivers, then I know which I'd rather.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Never any stability in F1 is there. The overtaking rule change will certainly affect drivers like Schumacher.

 

[Psychotext]

The entire concept of backmarkers is artificial to begin with, and in an ideal world, they wouldn't exist because everyone would be on the pace. But we don't live in an ideal world, and have to find a way for them to impede on a race as little as possible.

So explain to me how that works out in any way fair to the drivers in front. They've already lost any gap they may have built up, and with this system they also lose out because the cars behind don't need to make their way around the backmarkers.

I see where you're coming from, but frankly I'd take fairness over artificially (yes I know, there's that word again) grouping up the drivers to ensure a spectacle.

 

[operon]

So explain to me how that works out in any way fair to the drivers in front. They've already lost any gap they may have built up, and with this system they also lose out because the cars behind don't need to make their way around the backmarkers.

I see where you're coming from, but frankly I'd take fairness over artificially (yes I know, there's that word again) grouping up the drivers to ensure a spectacle.

But if a safety car is out for a reason crash etc, it's hardly what you call artificial, unless bernie decides to regularly call it out to bunch up the cars. I'd prefer if the lapped cars got out of the way and ensure a good safe and racy restart than cars stuck behind the likes of hrt

 

[operon]

Never any stability in F1 is there. The overtaking rule change will certainly affect drivers like Schumacher.

This really worries me this rule, its seems to really make sure the one move is enforced, and to artificially create more overtaking

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

So explain to me how that works out in any way fair to the drivers in front. They've already lost any gap they may have built up, and with this system they also lose out because the cars behind don't need to make their way around the backmarkers.

I see where you're coming from, but frankly I'd take fairness over artificially (yes I know, there's that word again) grouping up the drivers to ensure a spectacle.

It just comes down to luck, just like with many other aspects of racing. It never has been fully 'fair'.

 

[Adamm]

So explain to me how that works out in any way fair to the drivers in front. They've already lost any gap they may have built up, and with this system they also lose out because the cars behind don't need to make their way around the backmarkers.

I see where you're coming from, but frankly I'd take fairness over artificially (yes I know, there's that word again) grouping up the drivers to ensure a spectacle.

In an ideal world the front runners should not loose anytime making thier way past a back marker though.
Some cars loose 3-4 seconds going past one, then others dont loose anytime at all.

Its the same behind a safety car, is it fair that the person in 2nd is stuck behind a back marker & looses alot of time but then person in 1st got to fly past them on a long straight early on in the race? Its luck of the draw

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Yeah, both shit decisions.

Urgh.

 

[Xun]

Not mentioned? This is brilliant news.

Construction to resume at Circuit of the Americas

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/07/construction-resume-circuit-americas/

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Georgie Thompson is good. Ive seen her do a few things & im sure she will do well in Formula one.

Hayley McQueen >>>>>>>>> Drink driving bint.

Sky Sports F1
Presenters
- Simon Lazenby
- Georgie Thompson (Magazine)
- Steve Rider (Legends)

Pundits
- Anthony Davidson (+ Practice Commentary)

Commentators
- David Croft
- Martin Brundle (+ Pitlane/Pundit)

Pitlane
- Natalie Pinkham
- Ted Kravitz (+ Magazine Presenter)

BBC TV F1
Presenters
- Jake Humphrey

Pundits
- David Coulthard
- Eddie Jordan

Commentators - ???

Pitlane
- Lee McKenzie

BBC Radio F1 - ???

Legard, Allen or Edwards as lead BBC commentator?


Sky will cover all the car launches and testing according to Brundle.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

Not mentioned? This is brilliant news.

Construction to resume at Circuit of the Americas

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/07/construction-resume-circuit-americas/

Most importantly, it's resumed because Bernie has been paid (apparently). Going to be bloody tight for them to be ready in time for 2012 though.

Pundits
- Anthony Davidson (+ Practice Commentary)

Where has that been confirmed? Didn't see it in the press release.

 

[mclaren777]

"Before the safety car returns to the pits all lapped cars will be allowed to unlap themselves and then join the back of the pack, ensuring a clean re-start without slower cars impeding those racing for the leading positions."

Best decision ever!

 

[Psychotext]

I think I'm too old or something. I actually miss the old days when you had to actively try to pass backmarkers rather than just being waved past. Though I guess in those days at least you could overtake.

...hell, you can't even defend your position as of 2012. I mean god forbid you get in the way of a car and then try to take the corner properly.

 

[Adamm]

Legard, Allen or Edwards as lead BBC commentator?


Sky will cover all the car launches and testing according to Brundle.

Would BBC really bring Legard back? Didnt they dump him because they knew everyone hated listening to him?

& where are they are going to be covering the car launches? Sky Sports News? As the F1 channel doesnt launch until March

 

[Big Takeover]

Great news about Austin and the safety car. Nothing makes my dick more limp than four cars between the leader and second place on a restart. It makes for terrible TV.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Most importantly, it's resumed because Bernie has been paid (apparently). Going to be bloody tight for them to be ready in time for 2012 though.

Thankfully it sounds like the lead for the Grand Prix seems to be Red McCombs, not that charlatan Tavo Hellmund.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

I like the safety car rule as well. Used to drive me crazy when there was two cars between the leader and 2nd place.

 

[DrM]

Newest rumor is that Mclaren MP4-26 was over-cooled, probably with that 'Octopus' exhaust in mind. But they scrapped it, but cooling overkill remained on car.

Martin Whitmarsh confirmed it for Eurosport

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I think I'm too old or something. I actually miss the old days when you had to actively try to pass backmarkers rather than just being waved past. Though I guess in those days at least you could overtake.

...hell, you can't even defend your position as of 2012. I mean god forbid you get in the way of a car and then try to take the corner properly.

I love watching the cars defend and then swoosh back over to take the corner at the last minute.

Absolutely no need for that to be changed. It's bad enough you can only have one move, now they're limiting your ability to defend even more.

 

[NihonTiger90]

Not mentioned? This is brilliant news.

Construction to resume at Circuit of the Americas

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/07/construction-resume-circuit-americas/

Most importantly, it's resumed because Bernie has been paid (apparently). Going to be bloody tight for them to be ready in time for 2012 though.

Praise Tebow, it may actually get done.

On the other hand, I may have to go to Austin in the fall.