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The Formula 1 2011 Season of Double World Champion Sebastian Vettel |OT2|

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brotkasten

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Xun said:
Next season will be incredibly interesting.

Too bad peasants like myself wont be able to watch half the races on TV this time around.

The Formula 1 2012 thread: Not for peasants
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I wouldn't worry about that. If everyone can watch BBC races ...
 
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Templar Wizard

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I was at suzuka, a wonderful atmosphere there. perhaps nicer than most of the GP's I have been too. King Koba's attention to his guests at the race was quite nice and even though he had a horrible race, they went crazy for anyhting he did.

here is the start. an excellent view from the middle of B2. I could see the first 3 rows of the grid, then down into 1 to 2,3,4 and then a little bit of 6

http://youtu.be/KedhH7zt5Zo

I was lucky with the position, because as China was so superb, I was hoping Japan would be the same

http://youtu.be/MgqP3GiKH8c
 
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Ark

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Edmond Dantès said:
I hoping Sky have an after race forum or something that resembles one. Haven't got my hopes up though.
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But 95% of what makes the forum is the BBC screw :l
 
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Foliorum Viridum

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I felt a bit sorry for Seb when Eddie grabbed him after the pics. He did speak to Lee for ages and said as much, but then still stood there and answered the same questions over again.

I wouldn't've blamed him for ignoring EJ and just walking into the Red Bull garage.
 
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Xun

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Ark said:
But 95% of what makes the forum is the BBC screw :l
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Pretty much.

F1 in the foreseeable future in the UK is pretty depressing.

After next year the BBC will drop F1 support entirely right?
 
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Edmond Dantès

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Psychotext said:
/cuts self

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The recent budget cuts certainly back that rumour up.

BBC One, which is having its overall budget cut by 3%, will see a reduction in entertainment programmes "which have a lower impact", Thompson said.

There will be fewer chat shows and panel shows on BBC Two, and digital channels BBC Three and Four will become feeder channels for BBC One and Two respectively.

Other key points include:

There will be a 15% reduction in the BBC's sports rights budget. This includes the decision earlier this year to share the rights for Formula One with BSkyB.

Small reduction of 3% in BBC One's budget but money to be reinvested on comedy and drama.

Extra investment in children's channels to be protected.

More funding for factual programming on BBC One and BBC Four.

BBC Two's daytime schedule to feature international news and current affairs at lunchtime, with repeats of mainly factual programmes at other times.

Radio 4's underlying programme budget to be unaffected.

More money to "protect and improve" quality of Proms coverage.

The BBC HD channel will close and be replaced with a single version of BBC Two in high definition.

Red button services will also be reduced after the Olympics.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15165926
 
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Foliorum Viridum

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If there is one silver lining of the BBC cuts, and it is really hard to find one, it might be that the BBC guys all just jump ship and we basically get them on Sky.

Jake's been with the BBC a longggg time though.
 
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Xun

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Edmond Dantès said:
The recent budget cuts certainly back that rumour up.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15165926
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Thought so.

It annoys me just how badly run the BBC is.

They overspend in areas they shouldn't be overspending and then charge more and more.

A lot of presenters are grossly overpaid, that and they also have an incredible amount of useless content.

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Shaneus said:
Downloading the Japan forum now. This had better be good.
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It's great.

It just makes me wish I could go to the insane parties they have after each race.

Being a friend of an F1 driver would be godly for this reason.
 
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Shaneus

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Oh, that was the song that was in it? I thought it was a commentary on my idle threat of it being good.

PS. As someone who generally likes most kinds of electronic music and particularly Duck Sauce, that song was HORRIBLE. They should've played that song by Alguersuari. At least it was decent.
 
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Shaneus

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Foliorum Viridum said:
Haha. You think so highly of my casual linking of Youtube videos.

It's like being in my uni lectures, you're always looking for deeper meanings <3
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Only because you've been insulting me so hastily recently, any time you quote me I naturally assume the worst in your intentions ;)
 
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Psychotext

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Pterion said:
Doubtful IMO, and that goes for every driver on the grid. The Schumacher-Ferrari domination days, coupled with FIA bias and relative lack of talent in the field are over. The stars aren't getting aligned like this anytime soon.
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Yup. The odds on getting a car that strong for 7 years out of 20 (ish), are pretty damn low now. That's especially important with the number of world champions floating around at the mo.

I don't think that record will ever be broken.
 
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mrklaw

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Foliorum Viridum said:
If there is one silver lining of the BBC cuts, and it is really hard to find one, it might be that the BBC guys all just jump ship and we basically get them on Sky.

Jake's been with the BBC a longggg time though.
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can they do shared presenters though? I will if necessary pay for sky sports, but I'm assuming BBC gets live for half the races, and highlights for the rest? In which case I might attempt stayign with the BBC, but I want Brundle and DC - I can live without EJ and Jake at a push.
 
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mrklaw

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Psychotext said:
Yup. The odds on getting a car that strong for 7 years out of 20 (ish), are pretty damn low now. That's especially important with the number of world champions floating around at the mo.

I don't think that record will ever be broken.
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you keep Newey interested and in the team and those odds narrow considerably I think..
 
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mclem

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Psychotext said:
Funnily enough, he's been responsible for 8 WC winning cars in the last 20 years.
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Chris Evans was saying on his breakfast show that if there's anyone who deserves recognition in the sport for his achievements, it's him. He was wondering if the Sports Personality Of The Year for Coach of the Year could be twisted into including him - since it's the only thing in that ceremony that comes even close.
 
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ANDY_098

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mclem said:
Chris Evans was saying on his breakfast show that if there's anyone who deserves recognition in the sport for his achievements, it's him. He was wondering if the Sports Personality Of The Year for Coach of the Year could be twisted into including him - since it's the only thing in that ceremony that comes even close.
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Can't see that happening to be honest, RBR could be in contention to win the Team Award but pretty unlikely I'd imagine.

Vettel for Overseas Personality is probably the most likely F1 related award? (Although I have no idea who else from the world of sport would also be up for this)
 
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Sleeplessnights

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Shaneus said:
The way these guys are carrying on, you'd swear they were teammates. Could you imagine the both of them driving for McLaren?!?

http://twitter.com/JensonButton/status/123357362399621120
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They're too good together to be team mates :(

fu3lfr3nzy said:
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the hi-res mugshot of Webber in this link? :p
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What you say?!

rbrMarkPhoto2_1280x800.jpg
 
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Omiee

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I dont know thought about 7 championships, he can def win 4 but 7 is pushing it.

he is young and can still do it but still, button was pretty old when he won his so any thing can happen.

Vettel could move to ferrari after he has won 4 or 3 with red bull and win 2 more you never know.
 
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dubc35

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Holy S! This thread, or should I say the original |OT| blew up! New thread time!

Amazing race! I was glad that Vettel was at least on the podium. Awesome race for Jenson, he's having a great year. I hope he finishes P2 in WDC standings.

I meant to post this before the GP but forgot and didn't want to come in and have the race spoiled. The Google Maps car did some driving around Suzuka, service roads, next to bikers on the circuit, etc. It's somewhat interesting if you have some time to kill. LINK (horrible line through Spoon by the biker, lol)

spoon-1.jpg
 
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Foliorum Viridum

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mrklaw said:
can they do shared presenters though? I will if necessary pay for sky sports, but I'm assuming BBC gets live for half the races, and highlights for the rest? In which case I might attempt stayign with the BBC, but I want Brundle and DC - I can live without EJ and Jake at a push.
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I was going to respond to the rest of your post, but now? Fuck you, man.

Just fuck you.
 
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S. L.

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really, i like Jake and Coulthard as presenters, Eddie seems a fairly replaceable pundit to me, dunno how i feel about Brundle, he is a good commentator, but his postrace appearance can be annoying sometimes
 
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mblitek

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S. L. said:
really, i like Jake and Coulthard as presenters, Eddie seems a fairly replaceable pundit to me, dunno how i feel about Brundle, he is a good commentator, but his postrace appearance can be annoying sometimes
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I would agree but I like Brundle. Good insight and it's always nice to have two Formula1 drivers sharing their opinion.

Webber would be hilarious as a commentator, ruthlessly telling the truth & tearing people apart.
 
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Sleeplessnights

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S. L. said:
chandhok is a great commentator
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Unfortunately, that's the only thing he's good at. :p

I can't live without EJ, he's really the spirit of the forums. He was the only one giving Christian Horner a hard time for team orders at Silverstone.
 
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Nolan.

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S. L. said:
really, i like Jake and Coulthard as presenters, Eddie seems a fairly replaceable pundit to me, dunno how i feel about Brundle, he is a good commentator, but his postrace appearance can be annoying sometimes
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Eddie just gets so annoying sometimes with his overly indulgent praising of who/whatever the recent idol of his is (though occasionally he makes a lot of sense). I only really like Brundle for his grid walks i'm not too fussed about his commentating anymore. As for Jake i'm not sure i'd miss him to be honest, Coulthard, Ted and miss McKenzie are the only ones I really like without fault.
 
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Foliorum Viridum

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S. L. said:
really, i like Jake and Coulthard as presenters, Eddie seems a fairly replaceable pundit to me, dunno how i feel about Brundle, he is a good commentator, but his postrace appearance can be annoying sometimes
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We're only a few pages in and now there's Eddie Jordan hate appearing.

Let's lock this up til next year, shall we?
 
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