brotkasten
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Lewis needs more than a pep talk. I agree with the BBC crew, he needs a long winter break and he needs to forget this season.RomanticHeroX said:
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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Double World Champion Sebastian Vettel |OT2|
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Sleeplessnights
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Just finished watching the race, Mark's race was great compared to the last few.
Anyone noticed how he looked at Hamilton's trophy and then looked at the sky?
Anyone noticed how he looked at Hamilton's trophy and then looked at the sky?
Psychotext
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Random question, anyone know where I can see the actual qualifying / race times for the remaining races? Want to know what time I have to wake up or if I have to make plans to keep my afternoon clear.
If you have an iPhone (or iOS device) the official F1 2011 (no relation to the game, thankfully!) app is perfect. Shows what time every session is both in your time and locally. It's really, really good. Also sends push notifications with race updates as well.Psychotext said:
Edit: Oh shit, there was an IndyCar accident and fatality? Holy shit
http://www.formula1.com/default.html click on the races and > convert to local timePsychotext said:
Psychotext
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Thanks all.
RomanticHeroX
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At the same time it should be a reminder to never take safety for granted.Omiee said:
Foliorum Viridum
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The rotating camera on the top of those cars are so cool. F1 should have that.
I just love how refreshingly honest and candid he is in almost all interviews, both post-race* and otherwise. Very expressive. That deep breath he took before his question was quite telling on how he's feeling with his performance, IMO.Sleeplessnights said:Just finished watching the race, Mark's race was great compared to the last few.
Anyone noticed how he looked at Hamilton's trophy and then looked at the sky?
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Goldrusher
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Debris is everywhere, even in F1.Omiee said:
It's been only 2 years since we almost lost Massa. And we did lose Henry Surtees a week earlier in Formula Two. Kid got hit right in the middle of the head by a flying tire.
Edmond Dantès
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Motorsport is inherently dangerous, freak accidents will always occur no matter how safe you try to make it.
Came home after watching the race to see the Indy videos. Horrible.
As for the race I was so happy to see Petrov pull a tribute to Kubica on Schumacher. That was the only entertainment apart from the lap we got of Webber and Hamilton side by side. At least that was noteworthy.
Honestly it was pretty boring. Yes they were very close, but only a few times was there any potential for passes. In the end Button and Alonso couldn't do anything and Webber couldn't make it stick.
Having the DRS detection zone right after where Webber made that overtake was so frustrating. The track in general remains awful. One of the worst pit exits ever devised.
As for the race I was so happy to see Petrov pull a tribute to Kubica on Schumacher. That was the only entertainment apart from the lap we got of Webber and Hamilton side by side. At least that was noteworthy.
Honestly it was pretty boring. Yes they were very close, but only a few times was there any potential for passes. In the end Button and Alonso couldn't do anything and Webber couldn't make it stick.
Having the DRS detection zone right after where Webber made that overtake was so frustrating. The track in general remains awful. One of the worst pit exits ever devised.
didnt know that wheldon only raced because of some promotional challenge . it's really creepy to read this article after what happenend: http://espn.go.com/racing/indycar/s...car-series-dan-wheldon-rolling-dice-las-vegas
. it's really creepy to read this article after what happenend: http://espn.go.com/racing/indycar/s...car-series-dan-wheldon-rolling-dice-las-vegas RomanticHeroX
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Absolutely. As tragic as an incident like this is it's so frustrating to hear the reactions from people who don't follow racing. No one gets in a racing car without knowing the possible consequences, and even if they imagine it'll never happen to them they're still willing to accept the risks. All you can do after a tragic incident is do your best to learn from it and keep it from happening again.Edmond Dantès said:
Goldrusher said:
Still, when i see a f1 crash im not as worried as when i watch dtm or indy car racing.
Like its been said just look at some of the bad crashed like webber and co had, and walked away from without a scratch.
safety should always be the most important aspect in f1.
Thats why i sometimes dont understand how people react to safety cars etc
Psychotext
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Ugh fuck, those last couple of quotes.fuenf said:didnt know that wheldon only raced because of some promotional challenge
NihonTiger90
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Really, with the number of crashes that had been like Wheldon's in the past at the 1.5-mile ovals, it was a ticking time bomb. Davey Hamilton survived a bad crash but sustained major injuries; Kenny Brack did as well at the same track, Texas; Ryan Briscoe had a nearly identical crash at Chicagoland. Dario Franchitti flipped TWICE in one season. They've known for a good long while these cars are prone to flipping at high speeds. And they thought they had a solution to try and put an end to this, but it was one race too late.
It's a tragedy that probably didn't even have to happen if the right measures had been taken sooner. Goodbye, Dan. We will all miss you.
It's a tragedy that probably didn't even have to happen if the right measures had been taken sooner. Goodbye, Dan. We will all miss you.
Sleeplessnights
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Just saw the Indy crash, sends shivers down my spin. I don't think I want to read that ESPN article. RIP Dan.
F1 cars aren't as safe as you think. Any debris flying against traffic into the driver might lead to a fatal accident, Massa and Button's Spa race are just two examples of that.
Those sighs and deep breaths Webber do, he does them a lot this year
Edit: Just found a tumblr just about Rocky http://inoubliablerocky.tumblr.com/
Omiee said:
F1 cars aren't as safe as you think. Any debris flying against traffic into the driver might lead to a fatal accident, Massa and Button's Spa race are just two examples of that.
Shaneus said:
Those sighs and deep breaths Webber do, he does them a lot this year
Edit: Just found a tumblr just about Rocky http://inoubliablerocky.tumblr.com/
brotkasten
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Isn't that app really expensive? And they can't be bothered to update it in a timely manner? Wow.jambo said:
Sleeplessnights
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brotkasten said:
There's 2 apps, a free one sponsored by Vodafone and a paid timing app.
That's the free app.
Racemanager standings, sorry about the shitty compression:
I had a decent weekend, stationary at 29.
Edit: Shit, looks fine now, my preview was screwed up.
I had a decent weekend, stationary at 29.
Edit: Shit, looks fine now, my preview was screwed up.
Yeah. With James Courtney I think. I wonder how well the team knew him?Shaneus said:Was just reading that Wheldon was due to drive in the V8 Supercars on the Gold Coast this weekend
Sleeplessnights
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I don't know if you guys read this, but this is worrying.
Farmers threaten to disrupt Indian Grand Prix
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/formula_one/15186481.stm
Farmers threaten to disrupt Indian Grand Prix
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/formula_one/15186481.stm
Sleeplessnights said:
Of course it's not 100% safe, they still take more safety precautions than most other autosports and that makes a lot of difference.
Massa's was a freak accident, and if it happened again today he would walk out fine. And that's because people looked at the old helmet and improved it, instead of simply accepting that this is a dangerous sport.
Sleeplessnights
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Massa said:
If the bit of front wing hit Button in the helmet, he wouldn't have walked away fine.
I'm saying that just because we didn't have a bad accident in the last 2 years in F1 doesn't mean it's as safe as some claim to be. It's done to luck in a lot cases than precautions.
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