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"Too Orangy For Crow"
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on 02/01/2008 at 3:11:51PM
Edited: 25/3/08 14:48 Total Posts: 2600 |
This is a place where I basically say what I want about the Formula 1 season.
My (ultra long) preview to the new season has been posted.
Formula 1.com Launches Page
Click Here
Ferrari
New Car
McLaren
New Car
Toyota
New Car
BMW
New Car
Red Bull
New Car
Williams
New Car
Renault
New Car
Honda
New Car
Force India
New Car
Toro Rosso are only releasing a revision of their 2007 car with the new chassis coming after a few races. |
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pb
"Shoryuken!"
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on 03/11/2008 at 10:06:02AM
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Yep, a fantastic race. I wouldn't be surprised if that got record numbers of viewers in the UK as the whole Hamilton hyped rolled on.
I see that there are the odd comments on the net suggesting that Glock was told to slow down to let Hamilton win, all unfounded.
Next year should be really interesting, if Renault move forward like they have been doing with Alonso and Massa and Hamilton both continuing their racing pace it should be a great competition. Vettel is certainly one to watch (I chose him for my work Fantasy F1 this year).
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jubbachainsaw
"E is For Idiot"
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on 03/11/2008 at 12:11:40PM
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I normally get bored senseless by F1 but yesterdays race was pretty damn good and exciting. Shame Hamilton won in my eyes as Yes he is British, but it has become more of a Celebrity thing than that of a Sport and it would of served him and Mclaren right if he came 6th.
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pb
"Shoryuken!"
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on 03/11/2008 at 12:22:16PM
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Not really, he had a good season, as did Massa. They were the 2 strongest performers this year and both deserved the title. Both also made mistakes during the season and had questionable rulings for or against them so it was either's championship.
McLaren did everything right this year, there's nothing you can say against them in the way that they played it.
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YH
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on 03/11/2008 at 1:25:30PM
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A very exciting end to a excellent (on the whole) season.
It's good that we have a British Champion again, I have to say.
I do feel a little for Massa, he comes across as a top bloke, and he didn't put a foot wrong all weekend. Him & Hamilton both had their share of great drives, and ridiculous errors - both from themselves and the team. Massa stuck it in the wall in Australia, while Lewis stuck it in the back of Kimi in Canada.
Felipe had that ridiculous pitstop in Shanghai, while Lewis & the team bodged the decision on tyres completely in qualifying at Monza.
Hopefully next year will be even better. If BMW started on next years car early, and Renault can continue their upward trend there could be 4 or 5 in contention for the title. New aero regs will mess things up too.
I think I'm a bit more of a neutral now than I was when Damon Hill won it, as I was really really please back then. This year, if I'm honest, I didn't really mind who won it.
Perhaps I'm mellowing with age :-)
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
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on 03/11/2008 at 4:07:37PM
Total Posts: 2600
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Apparently, 13.1 million viewers tuned in for the last lap drama with an average of 8.8 million over the course of the race.
Glock didn't slow down on purpose. I watch the timing screens and both Toyotas stayed out on dry tyres. They finished the race with a lap time within a tenth of a second of each other. Also, Glock had so much trouble getting the power down up the hill after the final corner, he finished over 5 seconds behind Hamilton.
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Machie
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on 03/11/2008 at 5:27:38PM
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Aww I missed it, no one told me it was on. :(
Congrats to the man, but did he really come 5th and still won it? That confuses me, I have to wonder why the guy in front even bothered :(
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
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on 03/11/2008 at 5:50:17PM
Total Posts: 2600
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Hamilton led Massa by 7 points going into the final race. Massa had to win or come 2nd and Hamilton just needed 5th place or better. Ended up with Massa winning and Hamilton getting 5th.
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Machie
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on 03/11/2008 at 6:11:21PM
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Grandprix wrote:
> Hamilton led Massa by 7 points going into the final race. Massa
> had to win or come 2nd and Hamilton just needed 5th place or
> better. Ended up with Massa winning and Hamilton getting 5th.
Wow that's cutting it close, poor Massa, he won and he lost and in his home country too :(
So now F1 is being shown on BBC again?
And your bonus question is, how many Brits have won Formula One World Championship? Don't worry if none of you know it :)
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Machie
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on 03/11/2008 at 9:44:48PM
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That's correct pete, well done :)
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
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on 04/11/2008 at 2:06:29AM
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Yeah, it's 9. Hawthorn, Surtees, Clark, G Hill, Stewart, Hunt, Mansell, D Hill and now Hamilton.
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schummi
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on 04/11/2008 at 11:28:11AM
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Machie wrote:
> Grandprix wrote:
> Hamilton led Massa by 7 points going into the final race. Massa
> had to win or come 2nd and Hamilton just needed 5th place or
> better. Ended up with Massa winning and Hamilton getting 5th.
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> Wow that's cutting it close, poor Massa, he won and he lost and
> in his home country too :(
Cutting it close , you aint kidding me, the last corner of the last lap he got 5th! Im so disappointed though, because I don't like Hamilton hes a nice guy and all that just something about him. I've always been a ferrari man since I was 6, I was soo happy when vettel over took him 2 laps from the end and fuming at the end of the last lap :( but thats how it goes, just gonna have to put up with seeing Hamiltons face on everything and everywhere for the next year! Until Kubica or Massa eclipses his title next year :D He wont a hatrick of titles like he hopes, I dnt think he has amazing talent, I just think he's been lucky to go straight into a good car, good team etc, and had abit of luck and bad luck i must add with some of the stewards decisions but hes been a hell of a lucky guy. Such a pity for ferrari and massa, felt so sorry for them when they were cheering thinking they had won the championship. Next year is Massa's year.
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Bobwilliams
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on 15/11/2008 at 9:33:26AM
Edited: 15/11/08 9:34 Total Posts: 1
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The Australian Grand Prix will not open the Formula One season in 2008. The honour goes to Bahrain next year the organisers of the Australian Grand Prix announced. The Australian Grand Prix will be held on the 16th of March 2008. The organisers of the Australian Grand Prix decided to pick a date halfway into March so it can organise the Formula 1 weekend with the popular Australian series of V8 Supercars.
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Bobwilliams
[url=http://www.drivenwide.com]Interactive marketing[/url]
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
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on 04/12/2008 at 11:24:00PM
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You could be the owner of an F1 team for £1!
Probably not but Honda are expected to announce on Friday that they are pulling out of F1 and are selling the team. F1 hitting hard times at the moment. Could be 18 cars or less come season start next year.
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pb
"Shoryuken!"
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on 05/12/2008 at 2:01:32PM
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And at least one less driver in 2010 if Alonso is to be believed when he says he'll walk out of F1 if they unify engines.
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YH
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on 05/12/2008 at 2:24:05PM
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Which apparently they have - Cosworth have the contract.
So, who's going to be next to go? Williams must be a prime choice. Sponsored by RBS (no 57% owned by the UK government) - I can't see them carrying on splashing the cash.
I can see Toyota going soon too. They were only involved as Honda were, so what happens now...?
Red Bull can't justify running two teams right now, surely?
We could be down to 5 teams in the next season or so....
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
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on 05/12/2008 at 4:29:41PM
Edited: 5/12/08 16:30 Total Posts: 2600
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Williams are the most likely to begin struggling badly financially. Toyota are currently cost cutting but they could easily pull out as they've been threatening to do for a while. Red Bull have been looking to sell the Toro Rosso team for a while.
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pb
"Shoryuken!"
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on 05/12/2008 at 4:34:03PM
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Looks like there might have to be some big changes.
C5's anyone? :D
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pete_21
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on 05/12/2008 at 6:24:57PM
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YH wrote:
> We could be down to 5 teams in the next season or so....
At this point would be worth me entering in my Ford Focus,only need a couple of cars not to finish and I would be in the points !.
Seriously,the outlook for the sport currently looks bleak.The FIA have already gone with Indycar style rule changes (single control tyre and proposed same engines etc.) to keep costs down.I reckon F1 machines will end up being basically bigger and faster GP2 cars.This system works fine in Moto GP (125cc,250cc & GP classes) and it would provide a great platform for drivers to progress through.This has got to be a better option than waiting for more car manufacturers to pull out due to the stupid budgets they currently need to stay in the sport.
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