manc_don Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Not surprised, in fact its more surprising that its taken so long to make a decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 It was shit last year anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 It was shit last year anyway Whilst the season was a cracker, the Bahrain track is a complete waste of money, time and was completely dull as a spectacle. Yet another example of Arabs showing their wealth off. On a side note, sounds like kubica is recovering well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebus30 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Came across this article on the bbc news site in my lunch break http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9432232.stm What do others think about introducing "fake rain" in order to make F1 more interesting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harcus Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 think it will precipitate a lot of problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I agree with what Mark Webber said on the subject: "It can be more exciting when we have some different weather conditions, that does happen. But you just try and think of Jimmy Clark, and Jackie Stewart and (Ayrton) Senna and those guys, masters in the wet. "Jackie's still here but the other two would be turning in their graves if they thought we'd have sprinklers and hoses lined up around the track." Ridiculous idea that is only being bandied about because there is not enough overtaking. Perhaps they should ditch some of the circuits where over taking is difficult!! (e.g. Hungaroring). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Make the cars narrower and put them on skinny intermediate tyres full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Yeah - Webber is right. Also, any of you cunts fancy a game of Fantasy F1 this season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebus30 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 think it will precipitate a lot of problems. I'm surprised that my post has been up all afternoon and this is the only pun reply. . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowie Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I'm surprised that my post has been up all afternoon and this is the only pun reply. . . . . . . You mean to say you wanted puns and got a washout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Yeah - Webber is right. Also, any of you cunts fancy a game of Fantasy F1 this season? Aye sort it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 I'm surprised that my post has been up all afternoon and this is the only pun reply. . . . . . . Isn't it nice to have a thread that isn't watered down swith puns? Aye, sort it out dave_min! is it this season the BBC are showing it in HD? edit: Just seen the ad on BBC, said bbc tv, bbc radio and BBC HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Sign up here you cunts: http://espn.sportsbox.com/en/groups/donstalk Gotta sign up before the first qualifying session of the Thieves and Rapists Grand Prix. The password is: hartley8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Isn't it nice to have a thread that isn't watered down swith puns? Aye, sort it out dave_min! is it this season the BBC are showing it in HD? edit: Just seen the ad on BBC, said bbc tv, bbc radio and BBC HD Looks great in HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Looks great in HD I annoyingly heard the grid line up this morning, but have set record for the actual GP tomorrow to watch when I get in from the Emirates Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Grand Prix: The Killer Years http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z8v18/Grand_Prix_The_Killer_Years/ Fascinating and very sad. Quite a bit about Jim Clark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Grand Prix: The Killer Years Fascinating and very sad. Quite a bit about Jim Clark. Well worth a watch! Wasn't really aware of Colin Chapmans influence on the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Well worth a watch! Wasn't really aware of Colin Chapmans influence on the sport. He was extremely innovative but it seems to have cost a few lives! The footage at the end of the doc showing Roger Williamson was terrifying and infuriating. Unbelievable scenes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggy89 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Chapman that did the spoon bottom in the Lotus (or was it Brabham) did he not? I also have vague a recollection of reading about a Formula 1 car or at least a prototype that basically had a big fan underneath sucking the car to the ground, then again I may have made this up with an over-active childhood imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 He was extremely innovative but it seems to have cost a few lives! The footage at the end of the doc showing Roger Williamson was terrifying and infuriating. Unbelievable scenes! Aye - Its unbelievable how unsafe the F1 cars and circuits were - if you crashed, you were fucked. Strange considering that alot of the safety/fire retardant technology was available after being developed in WWII for fighter planes (were fire was a major hazard). Guess the self sealing fuel tanks put too much weight on. Cant decide if Chapman comes out of this in a good light or not - the revolutionary car design (with no testing) versus the death rate is tough. Also note that they mentioned that Honda tested a car on a Grand Prix that had a magnesium body! That's insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Chapman that did the spoon bottom in the Lotus (or was it Brabham) did he not? I also have vague a recollection of reading about a Formula 1 car or at least a prototype that basically had a big fan underneath sucking the car to the ground, then again I may have made this up with an over-active childhood imagination. Nope, you're right. In the days of "ground effects" and "skirts" in the 80's I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 Enjoyable race today, Kobayashi continues to go up in my estimations. Some cracking overtaking manoeuvres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Kobayashi is my favourite driver. He's surprisingly not particularly reckless for somebody who is always looking to overtake. I reckon he'll be snapped up by a big team in the next year or 2! Di Resta seems to be doing quite well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leith_red Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hamilton & Alonso have both been given 20s penalties for thier accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU_64 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hamilton & Alonso have both been given 20s penalties for thier accident. Albeit I only seen the incident for a minute, I don't quite see what Hamilton did wrong. Alonso went to overtake him, left it far too late and clipped him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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