We're into Saturday now, and it's qualifying day - we continue to argue this is the best part of the race weekend. Let us know if you disagree! Anyway, there is plenty going on in the paddock, not all of it confined to the track, so here's what we're talking about:
- There's plenty to evaluate in terms of Free Practice results, including the battle between newly installed Fisichella and the resident Raikkonen. I can't quite get over the fact that we didn't end the day with someone two seconds off the pace of their nearest car, but that would be because Badoer was lifting cardboard boxes.
- The FIA are evaluating the options for the final grid slot for next year and have narrowed it down to three. We had a bit of a discussion over what to call BMW, with my suggestion being the Team Formerly Known As. It was decided that simply Sauber was the best way to go, as it looks like Peter will be the best chance they have of surviving.
- Don't forget to put in your predictions for the SofaF1 Pole Poll, if you are in the competition. I feel kinda bad linking to this post because it's only two lines, but still. Mr C is ridiculously happy that he is leading the championship at the moment, but he did forget to change his Fantasy Racers drivers, so ha!
That'll do it for now. Let us know what you're up to this weekend, when you're not tuning in to the live commenting threads to watch the sessions with us, that is. I'll see you in the comments.
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new liiiiiife...
I'm just happy I get to see my first qualifying session in months today. :D Although I should be ashamed for giving into my Resistance, ur, resistance. Tut tut.
Doohickey refresh.
Day off?
Yep, I booked it off because I wanted a Satursay off, then found out I'm off next saturday too. Woo!
Pre-ordered the new album yet?
Nice one :-)
It should be here tomorrow. I gave into the fact that Muse's website were streaming it on their website from today. Totally don't regret that though whatsoever.
everyone needs to check it out if only for the Exogenesis Symphony at the end.
Been reading the Sporting Regulations.
The FIA put some kind of seal on the engines between races.
And there would be no benefit for vettel to change an engine twice in a weekend. He can't use them again.
They seal the engines so they cant be repaired or modified after they are first used... the seal doesnt mean they cant be used
i get that, my vague interpretation is poor.
2009 sporting regulations
Article 28.4 describes engine rules. looks like they can't be used again except on the last event of the season?
Heading off now, see you guys in the morning :) g'night!
night lukeh
night.
no idea what on earth i am doing, i seem to be wondering aimlessly around the internet. Time to call it kip as well. lotsa love
night RG
night
I feel a bit like that. See ya.
Evening all....
I left doohickey around 8, it went to sleep, just un-sleeped it and was watching it bring comments in a page at a time, trying to catch up and then it updated even more! hehehe.
How are we all?
ciao all who are leaving
Ah i see what you mean.
I read it like this... If you want an additinal engine (or 2) you can change them
However if you change an engine between qualifying and the race, that engine is ruled as dead and may not be used again exept for the last race of the year?
I'm happy with how yesterday evening went - with plenty of help from Dad, I made Mum pasta with peas and ham for tea as a present. Considering that the limit of my culinary skills was basically cheese sandwiches, this was quite an achievement.
It goes too quickly for me when it does that.
Slow and chilled evening, all that's missing is the JD & Coke. Will have to buy some tomorrow.
Night Lukeh and RG
good ta, looking forward to quali tomorrow, if sutil fisi and grosjean do well, even though fisi did a badoer, but a second quicker.
and you?
It should be good :D
Im pretty good thanks, spent the first half of the evening arguing with a photocopier, and the second half curled up watching Cars (I've never seen it before.....BEST FILM EVER!!!!!"
Sounds nice. Pasta is a good place to start when picking up cooking. I can't do much more than that tbh..
Yes, that bit was unusual. Why the last race? Vettel's situation is worse than I assumed it to be.
We bought my uni dried food today.....
HUGE bag of penne pasta? Check
LARGE bag of swirly pasta? Check
LARGE bag of spaghetti? Check
HUGE bag of rice? Check
I'm sorted :D
Ok, why argue with a photocopier? Although I fix them, and have every reason to argue with them.
Tea bags. Overstock on them, they'll love you for it.
although... they may get the wrong idea and come to rely on you for them...
It doesnt rreally effect him, this is just a penalty to stop people using engines for quali and then racing on otheres.
I assume they are allowed to use them at the last race because they were worried people would run out of engines... but it is a bit strange...
It was one of those flashy ones, my girlfriends making lots of booklets for her uni CU and the photocopier got to 200 (it double sided printed them, then folded them, and then stapled them, twas amazing) and then decided to run out of staples....but told us there was a paper jam instead (when there wasnt)
boo
I did buy a small box, but they wont be for me, i hate tea
WHAT?
I read it like this… If you want an additinal engine (or 2) you can change them {Comment #19}
However if you change an engine between qualifying and the race, that engine is ruled as dead and may not be used again exept for the last race of the year? {}
Nick, I believe your interpretation is correct. As good a reason as any to only change those engines which can be changed between the start of Saturday and qualifying (i.e. one before the final practise session and one after).
Have you not heard about the kid who decided to buy an indusrial bag of oatmeal and try to live off it for a term, so he had more money to spend on booze?
I know, I know
ahaha, no! sounds like a plan though
he had the first recorded case of scurvy in the UK for a very long time!
hmmm...not so much
the photocopier got to 200 (it double sided printed them, then folded them, and then stapled them, twas amazing) and then decided to run out of staples….but told us there was a paper jam instead {Comment #32}
I think that photocopier needs its brain rewiring.
5 a day isnt so essential as making sure you have at least 1 a day!
To me, it says you change that engine after quali, that's it, can't be used again until the last race.
They all do. They'll never make a jam proof copier though. Too much going on inside.
#sidepodspace
Discovery has completed its de-orbit burn and is coming in to land at Edwards
wheels down at what time?
NASA TV is giving me a green screen only
it was saying 44mins to discovery landing
Can't remember and NASA have taken the times away
They all do. They’ll never make a jam proof copier though. Too much going on inside. {Comment #44}
I'd settle for one at work that printed bus tickets when bus tickets were put in rather than random bits of the bureaucratic bundle put in previously! In case you're wondering, the unit got halfway through copying the second page of said bundle before getting confused and jamming - and blaming the bus ticket, which hadn't moved from its original location in the "in" tray...
41:15 to discovery landing
hmm, i think ill skip this one, value my sleep too much at the moment!
G'night all
39 mins to landing. Best quality vid on the feed Mr C found for the last landing. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/spacevidcast
The tyres that grip the paper, if they don't push it through to the next stage within a matter of milliseconds, the machine stops, even though there is no jam.
For some reason every time I open NASA TV I get a totally green screen
have you had any system updates recently? not that this is the reason in your case, but i've had a similar problem that was due to that.
night
Nothing like that and I use NASA TV every day without problems except when there is a launch or a landing
That strikes me as flaw in the design
Night Jon
Night Jon... I am heading of myself... enjoy all the F1 fun tomorrow..
goodnight Jon
2 minutes to entry interface. That is the point where the atmosphere starts to affect the shuttle
goodnight Nick
Night Nick
32 minutes till landing and 5000+ miles to go
Im not here but...
Theres been an outbreak of thefts at Monza....This is an actual true story
"Andi Zuber had both of his helmets and a HANS device stolen, Luca Filippi had two of his three race suits nicked along with a load of Super Nova's clothing, while Christian came out to tell us that a huge amount of the meat for the weekend was taken and also that, weirdly, they'd eaten the insides of a lot of bread but left the crusts."
---
"The break in the weather gave some of us the chance to escape for the evening, but if the thieves are reading this, please note we've locked everything up and employed a crack security force. And dogs. And laser beams. Lots and lots of laser beams. But none of that was enough for poor old Andi, who had to buy a brand new helmet (and insisted that Alastair didn't take any shots of him today, because he was wearing a plain carbon fibre lid instead of his usual immaculate paint job). He left the track after dinner carrying his helmet himself, and the look on his face suggested that he might well be hugging it all night, just to make sure it's safe."
That is ridiculous. How can paddock security be so bad
have fun at the cricket!
I'm amazed.. I thought the paddock would be secure, including the support race one.
#sidepodspace
10 minutes to landing
8 minutes to touchdown. We should be getting pictures soon
We have hazy shuttle pictures
I see a shuttle.
Why are you still awake?
What does subsonic mean?
I don't know. I'll say that I wanted to see the shuttle.
same here. is this from the ground?
Slower than the seed of sound
Below the speed of sound. Before that it was going many times the speed of sound
Not sure
Good quality pics
Those are the best quality pics I have ever seen
wow, falling fast
Worth staying up for then ;)
That's the pilot's view
It's like the Krypton Factor!!
they almost looked cgi for a second
Tough game to lose
How fast are they going when they land?
Perfect landing
I think it is about 200 and something mph
They are making this look too easy now
Mr C keeps saying "awesome undercarriage." It's freaking me out a bit.
How long do they wait before disembarking normally?
What is awesome about it?
hopefully he's talking about the Shuttle...
It takes about an hour
Something about the fact that the wheels emerge from the underneath but they must be rubber and have survived the trip from space.
I don't understand him.
I think if I had just landed the shuttle I would just hit the big red off switch and let someone else sort out all the other things that need to be done
I was surprised at how quickly they deployed
They are in a sealed compartment. The tyres are warmed up becuase the underside of the shuttle is a heat shield that has to deal with thousands of degrees. I think the fact the people survive is moreimpresive than the undercarriage working
same here. they don't look too big neither. i was expecting them to be bigger than a standard aircraft's because of the landing speeds.
They deploy really late so they have to be quick. They only get one shot at landing.
They deployed the chute late because of crosswinds
They are bigger than they look but I can't remember how big. The crew will do a wander round when they come out and you get an idea of scale then
Morning, everyone. :D
Has Mr. Mantovani's Piquet-gate cartoon been linked to? It's here.
Not to my knowledge. I think I agree with Bruno
It'll take the first three out easily. Can it take out the last one, though? Methinks he'll manage to move out of the way before it falls off...
I think Briatore is a goner, Renault maybe, Alonso no chance
Don't they have a big fan somewhere to cool the surface down? I remember from the first landing there was one there.
Hi everyone. What's new?
I have neer seen a fan. Once the speed gets down it must cool quickly. I know they have plasma forming at something ridiculous lik 15,000 Celsius during the landing
Space shuttle just landed
hi nikki, how are you?
You can see now that the tyres are more than waist high against the ground crew
Nikki, startledbunny,
Are you two getting plenty of contributions for your sidepodradio show?
It appears so on the wiki. more than I expected.
Hi. I am going to bed. Night all.
Wired. You? I have a very cool interview for Travels in Sidepodland ... !
That' good. Amy said she would leave something when she wakes up. The more contributions the easier the show.
Indeed. I just need to get the files from Christine. I got three from her already.
Shuttle crew been told that they can get out of their launch and entry suits.
Now I'm intrigued!
Very true.
Can you send them to me yet?
That's good. I know Christine has a lot of editing to do so I am sure she is very happy you guys are doing your own editing
If you're going to be up for a while, we can chat on Skype. I sent you an "add me" request.
Small spoiler: I went to interview my boss because she likes to travel and discovered a totally random F1 connection!
That sounds like something interesting
Yes, give me a couple of minutes to set things up.
nikki i can't see your contact details, can you re-send them to me?
Just re-sent them. Oh! Hi.
Have to run, but before I do, just wanna share this - a fantastic read from PatroniseF1:
Six of the Best... Commentary Moments
Time I was in bed. NASA seem to think everything went perfectly with the landing with the only complication being that they have to mount the shuttle on the modified 747 and fly it across country. The 747 uses one gallon of fuel for each length of the plane.
The next shuttle mission will be STS129 by the shuttle Atlantis and is scheduled to launch on November 9th.
night Steven, thanks for mentioning the NASA landing, glad I got to see one.
There are another 6 to go so there are not many chances to see it now
Night, guys!
If anyone is out there... hello everyone.
Sorry I've been away. Work has been overwhelming the last two weeks. 1500 miles on the car, too many boring meetings and too much terrible hotel meals.
What is happen'in?
Hey Dan! Welcome back.
Thanks anything going on?
I am watching the F1 debrief show on SpeedTV, I've noticed that they use several different camera angles that we didn't see in the race. The camera at the base of Eau Rouge is awesome.
I'll have to check it out. I think we PVR'd it. It did seem like there were no cameras on the back straight during practice. Did you notice?
Actually, I literally got back in the door about two hours ago. I was going to go to JustinTV and check out qualifying. I think I am going to stay up through the night since and go without sleep. There is a lot I want to get caught up on before qualifying.
You're insane! I'm working on my SidepodRadio show. I don't think I'll watch qualifying live. Speed broadcasts it on a 5-min delay, so participating in live commenting means JustinTV on my teeny monitor at the crack of dawn rather than on the comfy couch watching the big screen TV. I wish it wasn't on delay.
tis 4pm and I've just woken up so shall have some breakfast/lunch/dinner then come and record my radio things :)
Excellent! Can't wait to hear it. We've got some really good contributions so far.
I'm off to bed tho' so good night/good morning/good afternoon. :)
it's lunch. I've been at work since ten this morning but I'm only just having lunch now. You can't call it breakfast coz it's after 12. That's the rule (I just made up) :P
but its my first meal of the day, thus breaking the fast.
Mmmm... fast.....
are you still half asleep? Have you forgotten where you are? This is SPC - arguments for your point that are mired in logic will not be accepted.
Besides, your stomach didn't know what was going on so it ate a part of itself while you were asleep.
40 hour famine, here you come
but I don't have any barley sugars! noooo!
Morning All
My investigations for travels in sidepodland have found me a pub that I am going to drag all you London folk too so you can try my favourite beer.
I know you'll all be easily convinced.
looks like it has rained over night at monza
Madness... Where is it? What is it Steinlager?
Morning all!
Alex should be pleased... i am wearing a collard shirt to watch the cricket in...
thats a secret. Steinlager? Never! You will have to listen to sidepodradio to find out ;)
Morning Nick and Amy!!
morning :)
Gah... i asume we will all be trooping out to sheppards bush?
In any case i need to head that way (ish)
See you guys later! i cant really comment, need the batteries for watching quali, but i will send a pic to the drop... and then get drunk and start doing qik vids...
Have fun!
Morning, and Cya! :D
What time is Saturday practice on?
right by temple tube station, I don't know where that is. Central London, apparently.
you too, wish I was there!
that fully depends what time zone you're in. It's an hour and a quarter away.
ok ty GMT + 2 (uk)
10AM?
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/09/09/italy-schedule/ says yes
ty
voice mails are done, I can stop feeling guilty now!
Morning all
Morning all!
good morning
Live timing has reset
Track temp 37C
Air temp 28C
Wind speed 3.m/s
Humidity 34%
Air pressure 996.4mBar
Ignore that. It hasn't
how do you know that?
I just learned that it got to 30 degrees here today. When I looked out the window it looked overcast so I didn't bother going outside. I just stuck my head out the door and its dark but still really hot.
I should have done some washing.
morning
morning!
buongiorno!
is that amy italian?
Figured it was fitting for this weekend.
Morning
Have you traded Finnish for Italian?
and got them a bit mixed in the process ;)
If there was a Finnish Grand Prix I'd be saying hyvää huomenta :D
I can't believe I got the practise times wrong and got out of bed an hour earlier than I had to and missed an hour's sleep
bonjourno ;)
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/buon_giorno :D
i had a bad dream where robots were chopping peoples heads off and making them into robots, so i swung for them with my baseball bat!!
I look forward to al the fly away races now that I know I am going to get language lessons
one should always check the schedule before bedtime
well ill be
i stand corrected, ive never heard that before
Goof plan
That is sooooo helpful right now. Bedtime turned out to be a touch late due to NASA
it worked until one grabbed me and i woke up
i was going to get an early night, but after id finished reading it was 10 minutes to go so i stayed up for it. rather sleepy
ahh. From the fact no tennis happened at all it looks like I was right to go to bed when I did.
I enjoyed waking up at 4pm, I so couldn't be an F1 fan if I had to wake up at 10am on weekends.
afternoon
morning
*waves*
Morning
Evening. Oh wait, its' morning..ish.
*waves*
Morning / afternoon / evening to everyone who just arrived.
Makes you sound like Jim Carey in the Truman Show.
"Good morning, and in case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and good night"
Heh!
What a film :P
I have dropio'd some cricket... its like f1 without the cars or the racing...
is Heikki playing? ;)
brett lee looks a bit like him :P #massivesorryamy
OH NO YOU DIDNT
There is a picture of me and my dad on the drop.
blue shirt, shorts...
....they're definitely related!
I saw that and thought the same ;)
Grandmaster Giggles
Alex, I liked your trailer
hello everyone I'm over here in the daily :)
Oh hello there
:P
Good point
hello Alex in the daily. Can you tell me how to fight the urge to start a blog?
update from stuart at the circuit:
He won't discourage you
You don't sleep enough as it is, how will a blog help? :)
do it. start one now. you'll have a podcast before you know it.
That's the problem
I just want somewhere to document all the cool stuff I am doing over the next 12 months that you can all see :D
I don't see that happening, I procrastinated sending my sidepodradio voicemails for an hour today because I do not like recording :(
I think if you start a blog it will get it out of your system.
Amy's wiki tales leading up to the Spa road trip
We have a place for that :D
ihearthokeycokey.wordpress.com must be available?
The real problem is blog names. I need one. I'd quite fancy a domain name to go with it.
SUPER HEIKKI AWESOME BLOG.
look at mr c recommending wordpress :)
Christine will faint :)
I could write 10 posts a day with all the planning and day dreaming I am doing. Theres also the Fleetwood Mac and the Pearl Jam and the two trips to NZ that I need to photo-spam :D
:lol:
:lol:
SUPER HEIKKI AWESOME UBER AMAZING AWESOME BLOG
SuperHeikkiFrajaListic.com?
Heikkiisfintastic
www.daydreamingoutloud.com
is avalable
I'm not doing anything with iphonef1.com yet. It doesn't really suit tho...
iheartittybittyhokeykokeylinen???
oooh I like it :)
but but but it's not about Formula One!
Speaking of F1, and Finns....wait for it.....
....
....
For the first time since (that I can find) Spain 2008, JENNI IS IN THE PADDOCK.
I just fell off my chair.
that is an awesome url!
I like it! I want it! I will shoot anyone who buys it!
Nice name!
I'll take it if Amy doesn't.
In exchange for me giving you that domain you have to start a blog though :)
how does one buy a domain name? I don't even know where to go to do such a thing. *new to this*
So buy it - or get Christine's help to buy it for you in the meantime. :D
Oh, hello!
www.crazydomains.com.au?
www.godaddy.com?
OK. I shall also buy you a drink at the pub in London that I found that I am demanding we go to. DEMANDING.
I heart Jenni. She always looks so angry.
Can we go now?
You're not allowed to go without me, so no. No you cannot.
this yahoo answers thingy suggests www.goldpuma.com but it may just be spam
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080908175058AAvO4G9
I heart Jenni 'cos she rocks,
I'm still Jenni from the block,
You think I'm an F1 fan but I'm not,
I'm still Jenni Raikkonnen
I think the last line needs some work ;)
She does have to put up with Kimi's shenanigans, poor girl :)
Random thought - I want Sutil to win. 7th winner in 7 races. :D
If she's in the video I can always turn the sound down
Works for Girls Aloud ;)
There are lots of domain name registrars available I use a uk based one www.123-reg.co.uk but other registrars are available.
First you need to do that then you need to sign up at wordpress and the you need to point the domain at the wordpress site.
Bless Kimi.
It could happen but I'm thinking Lewis or Kimi
Sutil will be lucky to be fourth after the first corner
I think he'll be lucky to be 6 by the end of the first lap.
Which pub?
Good advice. Ta. Now, to wordpress!
Right I have to go off to prepare for this evening's festivities... Somebody look after Amy and her blog please :)
It's a secret but theres a hint in my Travels in Sidepodland segment :D
I think he'll be happy for Kimi to leave him alone. :D
do you pay extra for that 'pointing' Alex?
Amy... What's you're favourite beer?
*is being sneaky*
The Rugby have got Diversity dancing before the game at Wembley.
Tuohy's?
The the eff is that?
you'll find out on September 20!
*What*
Next week?
Its some dance thing that won Britains got talent. Apparently
Here's the lowdown...
Domains cost money and are just names that point at places
Then there is hosting which is like a hard disk on the internet. This also costs money.
If you want your own website you often need both and so you can often buy a domain and hosting together.
But in this case you don't want the hosting just the domain because wordpress is going to do the hosting for you.
True, forgot about that
Kimi & Sutil out at 1st corner then
Sidepodradio
Oh dear, a load of pants then
Think I'd rather watch Derren Brown
Ah then maybe we'll find the pub... but we can't go without you.
blog exists! Now, to buy myself a domain
Of course
Eek, better do some prep this week then
I think Michael Lynagh is confused.
I found it on Google maps and fell in love
I'm looking forward to listening to you all on Sidepodradio :D
http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/domain-mapping-registration/
Have you looked it up on beerintheevening.com ?
Great site
There's a slot available, I think
hence the question about whether the registrar you suggested will charge for the DNS forwarding (changing the cname records?)
I've got my domain names through crazy domains and they charge $18 AUD extra when I want to host the site via my mobile me account
Kimi Raikkonen's FAN's photostream on Flickr
it gets a 6.3/10 :D
They made a documentary about it too. That's pretty cool.
I'm quite happy just listening. *nods* Its best that way.
Ok, what about a hint
Where is it, borough or post code?
Nonsense, jump in. The water's lovely
how about I give you the answer and link to the website
That one doesn't exist anymore though, now its a permanent structure :D
ah right. No these guys will let you change cnames for free.
is just getting the domain straight from wordpress worth it? seems super easy.
sounds like a good plan
because seriously, they sent a pub from my home town, on a boat, all the way to London. How can that not be the best pub in the world?
Sounds good, I'm in
Don't mind a bit of Speight's
You shoulda hitched a ride though ;)
They stopped selling it here, it's a long way to go to get some :D It's the only pub in the world outside of NZ that sells it on tap.
I need to put my birthday back on the list.. :S
Speight's home page:
You gotta be 18 or older to come in here mate
How antipodean :lol:
I believe I was going to bed an hour ago. Bye for now (for real this time).
Thanks for all the domain info peeps.
the speights song brings a tear to my eye.
I'm a southern
mangirl :DWhen I toured the brewery I was the sober driver. Fail.
Yet they have Guinness on tap in Oz
Is not the best though
[Except for "The Hero" in The Rocks, Sydney]
Cheers Jeremy
Bye Jeremy!
bye Jeremy! (it's not even midnight, softy)
bye Jeremy!
Errgh Speights is awful though - but their special brews are quite nice!
apparently it's raining at the track now.
@Ladyofssalzburg tweets:
We have concluded that Adrian has hair products (inc hairdryer) in his helmet. His hair still looks immaculate!
:D
It's very obvious you are not a Southern Man :P
The Old Dark is delicious.
Posted this in qualifying, but just in case you missed it:
Old Dark, Porter and one of the other ones are nice.
But I am not a Southern Man because I don't like the normal one... Amy, does that mean you are man?
Does it count if I guess correctly that Sutil is fuelled on Bacardi Breezers?
Is that like Touhy's Old?
What flavour though?
i have some questions, what are power balance wrist bands? and how come i haven't noticed f1 drivers (including Rubens) wearing them before??
Would have to be Watermelon I think
Do you mean Toohey's or Tui?
FOTA/FIA/Ari/Todd thing?
I've got the south in my blood, and I'll be here til' I'm damn well dead.
Apart from that bit where I left last year.
Is that why he minces around so much?
Toohey's Old
Is rank!
Obviously
*sniggers* Did anyone else see the fake Nelson tweet?
That's the Australian one!
Tui is an airline. Is it a kiwi beer too?
Indeed. You sound like my uncle from Invercargill now!
I know, that's why I said, "is it like Toohey's Old?"
It's a kiwi bird and an awful beer that's marketed to the FHM/Loaded/Nuts audience. Bloody funny ads though!
I don't have a clue what the Speights one is like because the only other "dark" beer I have tried is Guinness and I don't remember if they tasted the same, I only remember I liked them both :D
Clearly the only solution is for you to try some when I am in town.
Right, I'm off to take my bike down to the local cycle shop for them to have a look at it, and at the same time go and do a session at the gym. Catch you later guys :P
Yeah right ;)
See ya!
Cheeky, but funny
heh no they appear to be this kinda thing...
see ya
I thought I recognised it but am not a big lager fan
When we got to NZ we stuck to Guinness, it was everywhere
Harder to find in Oz, outside of the Irish bars
Ta ta.
WTF?
hosted wordpress is excellent. self hosted is a disaster.
so now that my blog exists, why when I type in the URL does it say 'page not found'
Sounds like bull to me (not the Red kind either):
Power Balance®, after years of research and development, has produced a system to safely restore and optimize the electro-magnetic balance within the human body… IMMEDIATELY.
Someone else has lost their blog :)
FakePiquet:
I remember old VW advert, this is man who put everything on red and it come up black, that how @fakefisichella feel now, only no Golf
:lol:
support says "If you do NOT have any published posts (this excludes drafts), the front page of your blog will display a 404 – Not Found Error (or something similar, depending on the theme). This is common when users delete the default “Hello World” post that is included with their blogs."
but I have not deleted that post yet :D
i know! i didn't think the likes of Rubens, Kubica, and Fisi would bother spending money on them...
did i miss the url? the domain name takes 24 hrs to catch up.
Ah GP2, I forgot!!!
oh noes! me too! :(
They wouldn't have
They'll be dished out free for promotion
have not linked it yet because have not written anything and really cannot be bothered changing from the horrid wordpress default layout at the moment. That's a job for the future :D
hehe
Apparently it's not on live?
Rubens has it on his helmet...
sometimes there is a live feed flouting around.. i'm yet to find one though..
as in .. here he's wearing one there too.. looks like he's been wearing it since June....
R5L says rain has delayed start. They stream it on the website?
only the live timings?
Bugger, coverage starts at 17:00 on Eurosport 2
yeah it's never live on eurosport :(
afternoon
Hey Jon
How's it hangin' homes?
Goooooood ta, bit stressed out but think im gonna get my mic out and do some bits for tomorrow i think.
Hows it hang'in?
True, I saw the R5L tweet and panicked
Has anyone picked it up from Setanta?
Not so bad
Is your podcast on iTunes yet?
It's on Eurosport 2
Yup, although its a bit rubbish, too quiet and i talk too quickly. Should be sorted out for this one though :D
You'll perfect it
Linky?
Search "The Feeder Series" in itunes, or Feederseries.tk
With Flavio's latest accusations, maybe he's just bought one of these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAp0PaVzQMc
Cool, will do
#fuelweights
Last chance for your fuel weight predictions before they get published - remember, you get a free plug for your blog when I include them in my qualifying analysis!
93 bottles of Watermelon Breezer in Sutil's
That's the best I got
I haven't seen quali yet but I'm going with they all have some fuel onboard :P
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=330870813
Get your self a podcast pic when you get sorted Jon
A what? You mean the one thats different to that on itunes??
On The Feeder Series page on iTunes, there isn't one
Should there be? Problem with image maybe
There is for me :s
#eddstraw: Monza has now gone the way of Atlantis and is under the newly_formed Milanese Sea
:D And just after quali too...
Oh, I had a broken chain
I clicked on it and the image appeared. Odd.
Fixed now
Have subscribed
woot. i think im going to have to buy some more bandwidth at some point, tis getting popular!
Good stuff
Get some sponsorship when it takes off
When i get it up to a good level that im happy with, with some proper jingley bits and stuff then ill have a good push to get the series's involved.
That would be mega. :D
Totally, Mainly for content reasons, i want to do interviews and such and at the moment am having to email lots of people, which is fine, but can be hit and miss. I have a Formula 2 driver lined up, and potentially a World Series driver too!
Good plan
They need something like this, especially with the Sidepodcast mob supporting it
my only problem was volume because even on 100% I couldn't hear it (my speakers are rubbishly quiet) so had to dig out the headphones.
Yeah, appologies for that, i had the main mix channel on my mixer too low and was controlling the sound in my headphones instead of the channel that was recording. All should be sorted in this weeks.
This sounds freakin amazing. Just sort out some of the issues and you could have a quality podcast mate! Interviews should be good.
Thought about a blog for it?
The current website is a podcast-friendly version of wordpress, so i will do some more with that soon. I orignally had a wordpress account for it when i started it, but podbean is exactly the same so im using that instead, and my itunes subscriptions are hosted by another site all together!!
Rigghhhhht. I think I get that. So just to get my head around it, your using the current one that you currently use for ramblings?
This sounds very complicated :)
The feederseries.tk website is a blog and a host for the people who listen online i.e not itunes or rss
It's all because changing the rss feed on my itunes is really confusing to me!!
Autosport confirms that there won't be any penalty for Lewis.
Phew!
Buemi didn't seem that bothered, he knows he wasn't doing a particularly hot one
he got a speeding fine for FP3 though :D
Tonight, I'm going to London's oldest Wine Bar, Established 1890
If I'm live commenting, the date may not be going well ;)
ahhaha. have fun ;)
And Mr Noble said he was due for a 5-place penalty for a new gearbox - so he was always gonna be P20...
Any news on GP2? And any feed?
haha have fun Bassano :)
am watching the live timings... Di Grassi is doing well in 4th :D
http://www.gp2series.com/en/website/2009gp2series/live/
Right, blog is showing up :D
http://www.daydreamingoutloud.com/
Blog has no posts :D
w000000000t
woo!
Shhh, no spoilers please. Will record
is Hohenthal...Hoh-en-thal?
sorry! *keeps quiet about gp2*
Bookmarked
Cheers Lou, I'm really getting into it this year
Put the link on SPC name thingy
I asked 5livef1 why peter windsor was doing the press confirence today and they replied
' @f1_lou JA does not seem to be here.'
ooh wise.
i aint complaining!!
He couldn't turn up once he found out Legard stole his creepy chilled voice gimmick
at Monza? That would be odd, considering his work for RAI.
i know...seems really strange, i don't mind though :D
its funny to think he is tweeting while sitting at home (or whichever non-racetrack place he is) watching TV just like everyone else.
whoose blog!
England are batting... no sign of hei... brett :P
I hate you so much right now. Did you know Brett Lee is my most hated of all cricket players? I even hate him more than Ponting.
He hasn't responded to my tweet yet either... where is he?
he's behind... never mind ;)
awe... you love me really! Have you seen his music video?
oh yes. I actually watched it again this morning after you said Heikki looked like him :D
Maybe he upset someone there and they told him to leave town
Perhaps he gave a hand gesture to someone he shouldn't have
he he
We are doing Mexican waves... I will Qik
Have you been there for SIX HOURS?
Has anyone scored a goal yet?
:D
hahaha they made us do those at race of champions just to keep warm.. gosh it was cold.
oh btw i told mum about the spare ticket you had and how it is now taken and she nearly killed me... i forgot she would have wanted to go...
:D
To whoevers watching GP2, how many laps left and average lap of the leader please?
*can't say anything as she promised Bassano*
I dont want to know who's winning, just how many laps left.
i.e how long left till the end?
If you promise to tag as #GP2, I'll set up a negative filter
Bassano is a silly billy
#GP2
;)
Are the #fuelweights out yet?
I can hear you Mr Lukeh :)
My plan is foiled!
'bout 17:30 usually, aren't they?
it's just finished anyway... sorry for the delay.. had to help mum with the shopping
JA Blog:
Fisichella says morning crash affected him a lot
s'ok, just wanted to know how long it would be before there was a result i could write about
Jon,
You need to subscribe to FORIX to access the stats - apparently they have a lot of feeder series...
oooh, will look into it. not sure i'll ever go too stats-deep, but i shall have a butchers
Hehe we have been banned from doing them... like that will stop us :P
Can't belive I missed the chance to get drunk with Lou's mum!
Grumpy is Out! :D
You know, if you need stats help...
hahaha :P
No reply from R5L yet, I sent them Lukeh's Richard & Judy pic :D
GP2 race starting now on Eurosport 2
Please tag any talk with #GP2
Am recording it, thanks
it took them ages to reply to me so no doubt they'll reply when they get a sec..
Probably still laughing
:D haha
That or running in fear!
And calling their lawyers. Wonder if they are comparing with Brundle/Legard church pic
what was their responce to the brundle/legard pic?
weights officially taken longer to come out than in Spa, was 2.07am then :D
Have you guys read this post from Joe?
Quote FTA:
:D i love that you know the exact time :D
For you or us?
not for you, thats for sure
:D
James Allen says on his blog:
PaulL: "How come you are not doing the unilateral interviews this weekend? I prefer your questions personally."
James Allen: "Yep, I was otherwise engaged. I’ll be back in the chair soon."
Otherwise engaged? With RAI, I guess.
Sounds like a lame cop out
Ah, could be.
damn :(
Why not say so though
Who knows. I prefer Peter Windsor though...
hooray, Rafa/Gonzo has finally resumed, two days later :D
and Rafa has quashed any hopes of a Gonzo comeback, scoring 4 straight to win the tiebreak and go up 2 sets...
he could win the next 3 ;)
not the way Gonzo is playing. Nadal has break point.
gone as quickly as i said it.
Amy, can't you make the weights come out???
F5 isn't doing it!
I prefer Krusti the Klown doing it over James Allen
it ain't over 'til its game, set and match.
that said, I think Nadal will win :D
Mmm steak pies, chips peas and gravy tonight! So hungry!
I really should get ready, I ned to eat before I leave too
http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Documents/ita09_weights.pdf
Told ya Timo would use his infinate fuel tank.
to which I say "well done Heikki"
and well done, Brawn - easily outqualifing RBR despite having more fuel...
now, chop chop Gavin, I really want to know who is on weight adjusted pole :D
Oooh, Button shoulda done better
yep, outqualified by a heavier Rubens again.
I always have to reopen live timing when the weights come out because I forget who is where :D
the brawns were really close together... there is what... a lap's difference in fuel? they did fine :)
I'm guessing it'll either be Rubens or... gasp, Heikki!
and it was 0.015 difference in time heheh HUGE MARGIN
haha :D
But as it stands, Button's starting on the dirty side, and with less fuel than Rubens, will make it more difficult for him to jump past in the stops...
however generally, over the season, Jenson has had better luck at the start than Rubens...
That said, if Brawn play their cards right, they can score big gains over RBR and virtually take them out of title contention, leaving the battle to themselves.
indeed. that said, both haven't been particularly good at the start.
#sorryamy - he's in second. Barrichello on pole...
shh...i know this.. i'm just trying to make myself feel better about the fact Jenson hasn't seemed to be able to hold on to that awesome quali luck he had at the beginning of the season ;)
both of those are acceptable.
Hey, I got me maths right. :D
wooohoo! go Brawn! :D no wonder they were happy.
#sorryamy
indeed.
I had a pizza when I saw the fuel thingies. Therefore, because the pizza was yummy, i am very pleased with the fuel thingies.
:P
they just need to have a decent start, and they can fly from there.
that said, they need the weather to cooperate, lest they get unlucky in a mixed-conditions race.
I have dropio'd a pic of the ground artist... who needs photographer's!
the weather will be the same as today.. it will be hot and rain after the race finished *is living in her own world ;)*
:D
I do not recall an incident between Webber and Liuzzi, anyone else?
that's awesome!.. but everyone needs photographers :P
nope, not me. what's up?
http://fialive.fiacommunications.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Documents/ita09_document_29.pdf
nope.. or was there something about one driver being let out of the pit box as the other one was coming past.. or am i thinking of last race?
looou, did you see Jules is on twitter now? Boo at protected tweets though.
*shrugs shoulders* oh well.
You're two weeks behind lou. sure Badoer's slowness isn't affecting you at all? :P
WHAA?? Oh my gosh!!! *runs around excitedly*.... i'm not sure what to do now.. :P
woah!!!!
Still watching tennis, Amy? Rafa doing his best to move the schedule along. :D
i thought so... it's been a long week.. i just thought croftie mentioned something like that today...
try adding her up? and see if she accepts? she seems to be pretty tight with who see adds up.
Add her! Go oooooooooon. I have. ;)
I hope Gonzo enjoys his bagel :D
i have added said amazing PA ;)
And it took him all of 30 minutes today.
even Jenson ain't following her haha
:D
Although if she contacts you personally i fear you may explode.
altho she's following Jenson, right?
US Open Commentator - the moral of the story is to play Foosball during rain delays.
:D :D
correct
he hasn't been on twitter for a while though..
depends if it's in letter form or tweet form...
Hehe :)
I should've phoned you at Goodwood when I talked to her to talk to her! Although to be fair I was thinking you were gonna be coming around the corner and it would've been a funky surprise :P
haha when you text me and i was by the gate and said i'd be there in 2 minutes i didn't realise that jenson was going to be right in front of me 2 seconds later... so i kinda got delayed. lol :P
It works out then! You got Jenson, I got Jules. Win win!
:P
Off to bed for me. Enjoy yourselves. Night! :D
night journeyer
night!
New video of how well Forza Motosport 3 performs. Gonna get all techy and geeky here but I'm super impressed how for a racing game it managed to stay at 60 frames p/sec but doesn't slowdown or lag or anything, runs beautifully considering how good it looks!
Not sure if this has been discussed here are the weights
1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 653.5kg
2. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 655
3. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 662
4. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 683
5. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 688.5
6. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 687
7. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 679.5
8. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 677.5
9. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 682
10. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 683
11. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 703
12. Romain Grosjean, Renault, 699.8
13. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 697.5
14. Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, 690
15. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 697.5
16. Timo Glock, Toyota, 709.8
17. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 706.2
18. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 708.6
19. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 706
20. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 706
Lewis is not that light and given that Kovy is heavy it means the Macca are seriously fast today. As expected Liuzzi is a bit heavier than Sutil. Both Brawns are heavy with Rubens being heavier. Both Red Bulls are also quite heavy.
Fuel corrected, the Brawns should be fastest me thinks.
Hey all by the way :)
Possibly Macca second fastest but there is not much in it. Force Indias are up there with the front runners.
Gavin says Barrichello then Kovy. I is waiting patiently for his blog :D
BBC has Kova on top: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/f1mole/2009/09/bbc-sports-fueladjusted-italia.html
Have I ever told you how much I love the BBC?
wow. i've just seen a photo of Nick Fry, i had totally forgotten about him.
He's been very quiet this year!
i wonder what he is up to.. he is never normally this quiet...
I thought he had a different role under Brawn's management? I assume so anyways, not so much less status in the team but something that puts him out of public relations anyway.
probably a very wise strategy
he's the same as last year under honda apparently 'Chief Executive Officer'...
Ah, no idea then. Not complaining, the man was very annoying!
yeah he really was. maybe cause Brawn owns the team now there is no need for the press to talk to him as much?
Possibly. Why have Nick flippin' Fry talk nonsense when you have the excellent speaker with Ross Brawn running it all?
Anyone need anything from Tesco? ;)
mmm, can i have a mousse pls?
Will do capn!
time machine. Would like to go back a few hours and go to bed.
you're still up?
dont think they do them :( Iceland on the other hand.. :P
had big plans to do some cleaning but I'm still sitting here, doing absolutely nothing on the internet.
i've done nothing either. however, i am being instructed to take the rubbish out.
you need christine to bully you too?
its possible. you should see the state of my room. I even printed out a to-do list of steps to make it clean again but so far the only one on it I have done is 'make banana muffins' (which counts as cleaning because now my fruit bowl is clear of over-ripe fruit)
I just had THE best dinner ever - a sausage casserole my mum made, with Lincolnshire, Cumberland and Chorizo sausages in a sauce with egg fried rice. The verdict - absolutely bloody fantastic :D
is Lukeh back yet? I need some bacon.
I also feel lazy and keep meaning to write a blog on the Piquet:Briatore/Renault fued. The problem is I have on idea who to believe. I just know it has got very very ugly with Flavio wanting to sue and that junior is gay. I really do not understand why the Piquets went this route as only the lawyers can win from it.
Just do it ;) I did it on the same suject doesn't matter what happens next, get your thoughts out there now.
agreed.
umm. i'm not sure we know that do we? all flav has done is tried to cause a rift between father and son. or did i miss something else?
Gooood evening
They collect rubbish on a Sunday morning now?
That was a nice walk, tis really lovely out there for a dusk evening :)
can you go back and get me some bacon?
The other news is that Rubens may have to have a gearbox change. He really has not had as much luck as Jenson this season.
It got dark really quickly. I left Dad's in the sunlight at whatever time X-Factor started, drove for 10 mins, went into Co-Op for 10 mins, drove home for 5 mins and is now dark.
Amy!! I looked for the flippin' time machine! Bacon I could've got and thrown to you in the same way as the ps3 chargey thing :(
I work for a company that makes bacon.
wwwhhhaaatt??
Ah I hope not :(
Lukeh, seriously mate, you NEED DiRT 2. It just keeps on getting awesome :D
ooh yum. Decided I want bacon and eggs for breakfast but only have the eggs. If I leave the house to go and buy bacon I will pass two cafes that sell bacon and eggs and might just stop and buy some.
i need a christine i think... cause i've still got heaps of work to do...
I may have to try the demo again. I really wasn't a fan :(
Plus I still have the original and I flippin' love that game!
What he said in Italian was something like the following
"A couple of hours ago Flavio Briatore gave an interview for multiple journalists in Monza to present a new view of the current Renault crisis. He finally talked a bit about the whole thing, but added the wierdest factor in the whole ridiculous story.
Nelsinho Piquet alledgedly had a homossexual relationship with a much older man in Oxford. This man even lived with him for some time. Briatore in theory brought him from Oxford to London and made him break this relationship because of image problems, etc. In theory, this was agreed with Nelsinho's father. That was the beginning of the whole crisis between Piquet and Renault."
http://www.gamers-crib.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6891
It has hit Brazilian news headlines.
Hehe you will like my answer for the blogger interview show for sidepodradio :D
You only need to go as far as the shop, plus you get coffee. What's not to like? Other than sitting in a cafe on your own?
3x the price of making my own. Spa budget!
yes... but the key word in there is "allegedly".
I hate a world where someone's (alleged) sexuality can be used as a weapon. :(
Seriously, the sequel is everything the first game should have been!
:o
Flav hits back :D
True. I just went to get a pizza from the shop, I really really wanted some Guinness to go with it and some JD for later, but can only really afford one at a time.. so I had to choose.
it's not smart of flav. really stupid in fact, but i see what he's trying to do. will it work? unlikely. should he have done it? no.
he must be very angry with the piquet's though. for reasons we probably don't even know/
If it is true, what a pathetic way to bring out Nelson too, extremely unecessary for him. It should be about the alleged cheating on track, not the alleged choices of Nelson's sexuality.
Of course, as mr c says, all we can do at the moment is take it as alleged stories.
It has gone all a bit NOTW for my tastes.
very much so.
I do to. As a gay person seeing Flav use this feels wrong but from an F1 fan viewpoint funny that they are taking swipes at each other. This is only going to get worse before the hearing.
in fact i wouldn't be surprised if katie price didn't turn up somewhere...
What Flav Did Next
Coming soon to ITV5
I'd bet it would have something to do with Flav.
When is the hearing?
:D
week monday.
It is Flavio's tactics that I am curious about, have a look at Joe's Blog on Flavio and Renault proposed legal action. There are very few known certainties and a lot of coincidences.
I am really not sure quite what the Piquets hope to gain - this is not so much revenge as career suicide.
okay.. so while on a search to find out more about Rubens' new helmet livery i've found a photos that shows some of a logo on the back of his helmet.. i wonder what the logo is
http://tinyurl.com/o4638a
also... Karen is back in the paddock!! i haven't seen a photo of her in ages, i wonder where baby DC is..
Oh dear, plenty of time for more swipes at each other.
renault took the right approach in the beginning, by saying nothing at all. another issue though, is we don't even know if the piquet's were responsible for leaking the document, or if it was someone else with a grudge against flav, using the snr and jnr to leverage some pain.
whatever the case, renault had to answer back, and now flav felt the need to chip in some more.
i suspect he may live to regret this secondary salvo though.
after appearances from Catherine and Jenni, this weekend is bringing out all the rarely seen WAGs
flav is surrounded by the press until he leaves tomorrow. after that, things should get quieter.
i wonder if the fact they can spend ages in Milan shopping has anything to do with it...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/rubens-helmet-back-png
They showed her on TV earlier, her and DC were walking through the paddock and some people asked to take a photo with him. She took the photo for them so they could both be in it. Bless.
here is an old interview with Nelson with a bit that might be related...
How old were you when you started racing, and who mentored you?
I started when I was eight, and it was my father who taught me initially.
But after a few months he got me a mechanic who he trusted called Agnaldo Furlani, and after a year it was just Agnaldo and I. He's like my second father and I was with him all the time from eight to 19 years old.
He moved with me to England where we shared a house. He was just a go-kart mechanic originally, but learned all about car mechanics and gearboxes so he could make the step up to Formula 3 with me. He stayed two years in the UK, before he had to go back to Brazil to be with his wife and kids, so he didn't come to GP2 with me unfortunately.
Hmmm...
aw i missed that :)
yay! i'm liking the photos from this weekend :)
Kubica and Rubens having what looks like a drinking competition :D
I knew it looked familiar
http://twitpic.com/cxkbm
its his tattoo, and it appears to be his sons birthday this weekend
i've seen that logo before somewhere...
Ahhh!! Genius!
did either say "rubbish", "di resta"?
aha!
ahh that's where i know it from... it's the tattoo he had done with his son's name.. or of his sons... or for his sons...
what a birthday present :)
blimey amy, you are on fire today!
he's such a cutie :D
http://twitpic.com/hf4vq
brb. Going to start up www.AMY.com to replace AUTOSPORT.
only thing is this dude apparently went back to Brazil before GP2 whereas Flav says he made him stop coming to races which I interpreted as F1.
:D
that is such a cute pic.
:D
Hey again. There's a Brit in a semi final.
Yes, I know its speedway. And yes, I know he has no chance in hell. But thats being English.
big picture with rubens
i (hearts) the title.
We certainly know where he gets his smile from :)
me likey!
Are you still awake?
me too :)
its only 5.25am, of course I am :D
hmmm. how much of a hand did flav have in his gp2 career?
oh my gosh! how will you be awake for the race?
I'll probably sleep all day. Boo. Might head off now actually, looks like it'll rain in NYC for a while yet.
night amy.
Night!
night Amy
byeee amy.
all things back to normal, the brit is out.
by the way, have we talked about this:
"McLaren is set to retain its sponsorship deal with Santander in 2010, AUTOSPORT has learned, despite the Spanish banking giant's high-profile new deal with Ferrari."
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78578
Rubens has jumped into the defense of Nelson Jnr, despite having real issues with his dad according to a recent autosport post.
When I heard the Flavio had bought a football club I had hoped we would not see much of him in the F1 Tracks. It is a gut feeling but I do not like the guy (like Max and Jean Todt). I know Alonso say he is one of the good guys - I just do not see it.
just trawling the archives, stuart suggested this back in hungary 2008:
"In other news, looks like Santander is going to be on the Ferrari as well as the McLaren…"
Is that allowed?
i'm amazed ferrari would allow it, but there's no rule to prevent it./
a link would've helped:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2008/08/01/live-commenting-hungary-free-practice-1/#comment-88767
"...as well as the Renault, Toyota, and all other teams as the CEO of Santander ushers in a new era of Santader 1, a championship with god awful trohpies and a monopolising sponsor!"
Why did I think it was one team for a sponsor then?
What else has Stuart predicted? :D
hehe!
Red Bull has personal sponsorships with several drivers and Puma has multiple sponsorships.
just reading back through the comments. how is james allen providing live updates to the official iphone app, if he's not even at the track?
Ferrari have actually said that next year Fizzi would be permitted to drive for another team even though he is the test driver with them.
Evening all...
Just got back to hotel and availing myself of the free wifi. Have been filing to motorsport's premiere news WEBSITE today via the trusty medium of the memory stick and the grotty free computers in the comms room.
Good job there are no adverts on the BBC
evening :) wow! you must have known we were talking about you :)
so you have :)
seeing as we're all in a plugging mood this weekend:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78574
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78551
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78548
busy day!
Can't for the life of me remember who spilled that original info, but it is true. The bank is rebranding all its UK assets under the Santander brand next year. Word is that they at least want to stay on Lewis because he has more traction with the British public at large – you know what I mean, cardboard cut-out in every window, etc.
Anyway, the president dodged the issue at the Ferrari presser on Thursday. It was quite difficult to push the question because he was talking in Spanish and the simultaneous translation into English kept migrating to different channels on the headsets, so it was all a bit chaotic. Afterwards, a certain McLaren rep was rather miffed at the failure of the Fourth Estate to press the issue.
I gather they're leaking it out the back door at the moment – saw Andrea Cremonesi of Gazzetta being led off to a quiet corner for a briefing earlier today.
Remote viewing? He's not here. Late call owing to illness in the family, I'm afraid.
back in my day...
Mere synchronicity (and I'm not talking about a Police album). Only just got back to the hotel and telephoned the Mrs. There is a wedding downstairs so I didn't visit the bar. Tempted by the thought of a nightcap, though...
that's mighty impressive. have just read back and you wouldn't know the difference.
Hi all.
Did my prediction that the hole would fall off Webber's airbox come true?
Evening all! How are we all, and what's the news??!
we all think flav's a big meanie.
He is. I've never had much time for him, and that's decreasing day by day.
I'm not going to pretend I was ever a Piquet Jnr fan, but Flabio's treatment and comments about him in the last couple of days have been discusting.
evening!
I've nearly finished my several thousand word reveiew of Muse's new album :D
You can have all the money in the world but you can't buy class
you can buy first class though.
More news: the new teams are going to have to fit their motorhomes into the existing space in the paddock (ie the existing teams won't be compelled to chop up their current 'homes or build smaller ones) so there are strict limits on size.
Word reaches me that Campos GP's new motorhome - a secondhand one bought from MotoGP - has already been deemed too big and they've been told to get rid of it.
Just the last couple of days?! The last couple of years I'd say.
Monday can't come quick enough. I had a ticket for Teignmouth last weekend but couldn't go. My G/F went, said it was EPIC!
He is just chucking muck around hoping it will stick. Flavio is toast when this case comes up. He doesn't know what he is up against with Piquet senior. He owned the gutter before Flav knew what a racing car was. If he wants to slag of Piquet's kid there will be retaliation.
wow! that's harsh! they'll be living in huts in monaco then...
Is the word great used in the review?
they should be able to park them a bit closer together though?
that's a bit harsh. on the other hand, isn't it a bit early to be buying motorhomes? they don't need them until spain next year.
Yeah, Piquet Snr only knows how to play dirty.
It's just another 'scandal' that drags our sport through the media with an ever decreasing sense of perception though isn't it.
Sad.
It will be interesting in a couple of season's time when oe or more of the new teams overtakes an existing team and the existing team has to downgrade.
I'm still wondering what the connection is between having an alleged sugar daddy and allegedly being ordered to 'throw' a grand prix. It's all gone a bit Vicky Pollard.
I'm guessing it will be, for sure.
My first thought was what would Flav say if his girlfriend's father tried to move her away from the disreputable old man she is with.
:P
rubens news:
"my gear box is fine and run well today.We will be ok..."
I am not sure about Flav's judgement remember what he said about the two Brawn drivers (that one should be retired and the other as slow as a mile post!) still not doing to badly with first and second in the championship and a lot of time for the teams to get their Rear Diffusers right .
wohooo! :D
Probably got it cheap, but now will not be able to sell it!
In other news, Antonio Pizzonia has been around and about in the paddock today.
That has made my day!
Mr C is asking me about gearboxes again. I might cry!
what is your opinion of jamie's gearbox?
Flavio is clueless and just likes stirring things up. You have to remember that unlike most of the top people in F1 teams he had no history of involvement with the sport. He got the job because he set up shops selling Italian jumpers to Americans.
It's different to the one he had yesterday.
Are you switching from Jenson to Rubens?
Is anyone seriously considering him? Does he have sponsorship?
He is taking the penalty for a gearbox change.
At least he's moved on from the undercarriage.
Good point.
didn't he get beaten by bourdais last weekend?
I thought they were your specialist subject now. You looked so pleased when he asked you about them during the live show.
What happened to it?
They are both Brawn drivers and Jenson still has a healthy lead. Who can really say they do not like Rubens? - he even wished Fizzy well in his move to Ferrari.
no. i like them both... i wouldn't want either of them to have to have a penalty :)
But that was only because the space shuttle doesn't have a gearbox
If I was running near the front of the championship and someone moved out of a car he was more or less guaranteed to be competitive in this week into one he had never driven before I would shake his hanf till his watch strap wore through.
It has 3 - one for each of the landing gear to sit in when not in use.
There are plenty of drivers hanging around in the paddock tilting for a drive with the new teams (and all, of course, waiting for the Alonso announcement before anybody can do anything). Whether Antonio is one of them remains to be seen.
I found myself in the curious position of giving the team principal of one of these new teams a lift to the circuit yesterday. He ran Antonio in the junior formulae and said he was one of the quickest drivers he'd ever seen, but very fragile and needing careful management.
:D
Oooh, that's interesting.
Is it just me, or is Jaime the spitting image of Richard Alpert out of Lost? Must be the eyeliner.
Sure, especially if the replacement driver was weak, but Luizzi has been remarkable close to Adrian in qualifying so it makes less difference.
Interesting.
Do you think Mercedes Brawn buy in will finally get Paul di Resta a drive?
Never seen Lost
DRINK!
Hehe!
Do I have to drink if I say will di Resta get a drive?
di Resta is not going to Brawn.. neither is Rosberg. Rubens is staying put, as is Jenson... i just haven't told mr Brawn that yet :P
Nope.
Ooo. good call!
Fisi would have been more competitive and would have been on a high because of his Spa performance. We don't know how Liuzzi is going to cope with a race.
DT was suitably triumphalist...
He's a good driver, just been aimlessly driving in DTM when he should be in F1. He's better than Rubens.
:D
he never runs out. when does it come from?
Ross has actually said why change drivers, and really it is difficult to see why, Rubens has yet again out-qualified Jenson - the guy can still drive.
Evening
I wish he would get a drive before I drown in all the drinks
he could be better than Alonso for all i care.. no one is replacing Rubens or Jenson next year till Rubens retires... :P
damnit.
hey jackie. how things?
Do we have time for a 'What is Lost all about' discussion???!
yeah rubens is still doing good... however he only just out qualified jenson :D
Is this connected to gearboxes?
When he wins the 2010 championship, you will be happy. Or sad Brawn didn't get him.
My liftee rates di Resta very highly, but wondered if he's been out of the single seater game too long.
what happened to drivers being real men, eh?
Hi Chile
who Rubens? or Alonso?
No ways - Remember Rubens has helped set both cars up - he does make mistakes but is still seriously fast.
di Resta.
i'm not fussed. Lewis won last year and i don't care he wasn't at Brawn.. ;)
His career looks like it is going down the same path as McNish. A criminal waste of talent.
He was faster with more fuel - but since Silverstone he is being either equal or better than Jenson.
I am watching something on the TV when Chile was mentioned.
Hi Jackie
hahaha :D hey Jackie
Hmm, he's only 23, still lots of time.
He is not under the pressure Jenson is though. I think Rubens qould have struggled with a championship lead he had to defend
:D
:D
NcNish is an amazing driver, but I really suspect he would never have made the grade - it is a pity he did not have more opportunity though.
yeah but only just faster.. there wasn't alot in it...
So was McNish. He should have been in F1 at 20 or 21. In the end he was 32 before Toyota gave him a race drive.
today, i am being unfairly treated by christine. after putting out the rubbish, i'm now being sent to the shop for supplies.
if she keeps this up, i may be forced to tell all about her special 'friend' who i've had to ban from the paddock... or something.
aww do these supplies include nachos?
:D
Yeah, well, we'll see. If not, I'm entering my own team and bringing him in.
Hello gang. :D
I've just realised I've been sat at the tv/computer for the last 9 hours argh! F1 has taken over my life
I think they should just for the sake of it :P
Lost is the televisual equivalent of crack cocaine.
Nope. I have the nachos. We ran out of orange juice and coke.
Harrumph. The bar in this hotel is rubbish. No sign of the barman despite lots of wedding guests, etc, hanging around. I abandoned my attempt to gain refreshment.
Ahhhhh, there is nothing on TV. And then, when I find Sky Sports News as a last option. Greyhound racing comes on it. noooooooooo.
Mr C, if you want me to go to the shop instead, i will happily do that.
Jenson is not cracking up, at the very most Jenson likes a car to be set up in a certain way and they have just not found quite that set-up. It is incredibly close this year so small differences have a big significance. It is pity Rubens make as many mistakes, especially at the start - but still he is scoring the points.
I think I need chocolate .. or cheese and crackers would do
a race without orange juice and diet coke is a horrible thought :(
If anyone's bored and fancies a (long) read... here's my review of Muse's new album :) Just to warn you, it is 3,500 words...
In an age where Scouts can't carry knives and people have to be checked before they can even speak to a child, what do you expect?
not together?
okay i really need to go and dye my hair now... i meant to do it hours ago... silly f1... back later.
Hey Andy .. How's the baby doing?
no.. not together. i tend to have orange juice or a smoothie or some juice before coverage (parade lap and bbc coverage) then some diet coke or some fizzy drink during the race :) that's just what we do :P
McNish was world championship standard driver. Marlboro had him and Hakkinen in Formula Vauxhall Lotus in 1988. The following year they had one F3 seast and they dropped Hakkinen so that they could keep McNish. McNish was supposed to take a year to learn F3 and go for the championship the following year. He won it but lost it on a technicality after the season.
The following season he stepped up to F3000 and had a horrible accident at Donington in the first race of the season. He left the tack and landed in a tunnel under the track. His car killed a pedestrian. He was only 19/20 at the time but ended the season 3rd or 4th in the championship and was the lead driver in the top team in the championship in 1992 and was a massive favourite to win the F3000 cahmpionship. Unfortunately his team was effectively the works Lola team and that year Lola built a dog. The Reynard blew it away and most of the Lola teams switched to Reyards but because he was in the works team he had to persevere with it. His single seater career lost all momentum that year.
For me... A cup of tea and cereal during Parade Lap. Then a cup of tea and some toast as the gridwalk is on.
You can get your own back on sidepodradio when you have unlimited access to her kitchen
He's doing just fine thanks. nearly 6 weeks old now and really starting to communicate :)
Sure there is not a lot in it, I actually rate Jenson very highly as I do Nick Heidveld - just that they are not necessarily the most spectacular drivers.
I think we need a blog post to hear more about McNish Steven :D
It has only just done it?
I've finally got around to listening to Radio 1's Muse Night from Monday on iPlayer.
Yay. Last night of the proms is on.
Time to get my flag out.
Salo was quick but also lazy, apparently, and would do naughty stuff such as waiting until the last bit of qualifying before applying a set-up tweak he knew would work (changing tyre pressures and such) in order to go just a bit quicker. That's why he got the push as well.
Oh I'd rather have a bath in a vat of baked beans than listen to the proms
Gah, have to miss the Parade Lap and the first half of the race. Later if it goes to extra time and pens, which I wouldn't be surprised if it did.
It certainly true Jenson is struggling to get the cars/tyres to his liking but I think he is tenser than before. I don't think he is making mistakes as such just not driving as fluently or naturally as before
No .. but today was bad, I didn't have any lunch or even dinner yet, been too engrossed at what else is going on
I would go for chocolate
But there's hoovers!
LPG has just been made aware of the fact that Sidepodradio is on the 20th. Her not knowing may or may not have been my fault.
If I could muster up the energy I'd go out for a takeaway .. but it'd probably give me heartburn eating a meal this late in the day
I have written so many long comments about him but I don't think I have ever done a proper post
LOL :D
Yea and Nelson Piquet was British F3 champion at some ridiculously young age. Schumacher in lower series was not particularly impressive, Frentzen was. McNish is an amazing sportscar driver but in F1 in the Toyota there was not enough evidence of him making the F1 grade - it is hard but those are the facts. I would have given both Toyota drivers more time - but that's history.
blog blog blog blog .. lets have a chorus of BLOG
Enjoy!
I'm off to bed. Early start tomorrow to beat the traffic.
I heard Midweek Motorsport have a dig at Salo for that season a few weeks ago. They seemed to think gettin rid of him was a good idea but not getting rid of McNish
I guess you will get the blame
They are really small mistakes compared to what other drivers make. The tyres issue of Jenson is the same issue that Nick has because they have a similar driving style.
Evening
Qually post is late because I just watched Gran Torino and talked to the olds. Am responding to another post on a forum that is sadly much more bitter and nasty than here (but I seem to be the only person who thinks so) then I will finish it...
Ah, the inevitable.. Have been offline for a while so haven't caught up yet.
I reckon I need a new laptop as I keep having to refresh the doohickey to see the latest posts
It's as expected - and nobody wants to back me up :(
Be more selective in where you post then?
Thw latter bit sounds a bit Alonso like, not the lazy bit.
Wait for the "Buy a mac" comments!
You are aware of my history and reasons.
It's "get a Mac" :p
It's a lot more complicated than that I am afraid. I have been a member for 8 years, so I don't just want to up and leave :(
Any penalties I need to know about BTW?
I have been thinking about it but are they worth twice the amount of a.n. other new laptop?
None, Hamilton needed no action taken
nothing. The stewards are soooooo boring these days.
Where is this place - not Planet-F1?
Apparently the stewards caled in Liuzzi and Webber over something! Noone was penalised but Ive no idea what it was
Yea - if you have lots of money there is nothing wrong with a Macbook, I bought a very cheap netbook MSI Wind and it works really well with a good Linux installed.
I say that, as having a reasonable discussion on there is unheard of.
Of course, but then I am biased. You have an Apple Store nearby, go and have a look. Talk to me before making a purchase though ;)
He was 32. Drivers have to maintain career momentum or they don't succeed. It was ten years since he last raced a competitive single seater. There are some things you can read from junior formula performance and some things you can't. Every time McNish got in a new car he was immediately fast and faster than anyone else.
McNish's career turned round when he got a guest drive in the Porsche race supporting the British GP. All sorts of people had guest drives in that class and no-one regardless of their status had achieved anything. McNish had one shot and was so impressive Porsche signed him up for their sports car team. He won Le Mans. you only have to listen to how anyone in sportscar racing talks about him to know he is by far the best driver in sportscars. Listen to the guy who runs Peugeot every time McNish does something impossible.
McNish should have spent his 20s and 30s giving Schumacher grief.
I have a load of radio shows to sort out. There is no chance of a blog post till after that
It's two years this week since I made my first ever online comment. It makes me laugh when I see how bad I was.
Night Stuart
Not really - Mac OSX is amazingly stable and if that is so important you could make a case, otherwise no.
Will do, thanks.
What did he do?
Oh the he may have impeeded Buemi in quali 1 thing
This sounds like a blog post in the making to me :)
We all went through that
No, it's a private forum. It started out like Sidepodcast but went like Anakin Skywalker - over to the dark side...
I still do :lol:
Thanks
He did, but on purpose?
Do we need another chorus of blog, blog blog, Steven needs to write a blog post :D
OK I will not do any of my shows and wrte a blog post. I may even do another one on all th drivers who should have troubled Schumacher but for various reasons didn't. It is an incredible list.
DC and Brundle seemed to think it warranted some action. EJ said absolute rubbish.
That is not completely true or fair - Tom Christensen was absolutely outstanding in the night driving at LeMans - I agree he is very good in sportscars - but he did not dominate over Salo when they were F1 teammates and Salo was not rated that highly rated as an F1 driver.
So he did then!
Oh well if you are not doing your shows, then I have no quiz panelist so there goes the quiz too!
Steven seems to think Kristensen is rubbish compared to McNish, but he's not biased at all is he? :D
Is it me, or does Giggles remind me of a young Clive Anderson?
Can I make an observation. Why isn't there an apple store between Glasgow and Liverpool? Do us northerners not deserve one?
McNish is better than Kristensen. Kristensen has a fabulous record at Le Mans but he is not as good as McNish.
Had McNish arrived in F1 in his early 20s things would have been very different. He lost too much time before he got there and unfortunately I can see the same happening to di Resta
Do they have computers in the north? Don't white keyboards get stained with all the coal dust from T'Pit? :D
In looks or sense of humor?
They have penalised other drivers when it was unavoidable e.g. Nick at Singapore last year - it was the nature of the track
He's making me think of Spence from King of Queens
Kristensen 8, McNish 2. That is all.
I am on 4 shows at least so no chance of a blog post
Hey. That was gone by the 80s.
It's something about the way CA just spoke on TV...
...yet.
I'm sure there will be one at some point. Apple continue to open stores across Europe, it's just that they aren't usually announced very far in advance.
I know. The one in my town closed in 1991.
I don't think Kristensen is as good as McNish. I have never heard anyone associated with sportscar racing mke a single comment about TK like they routinely make about McNish
During the night stint at LeMans 2008 Tom was awesome - some of the very best driving I have ever seen on TV - he is a classic!
all the Macbook Pros have black keys now. I don't think this is the reason.
What do you expect when they are all British? Nobody cares about Denmark!
That is one race. How many sportscar titles does TK have?
Look. Volunteering people is my job
Indeed. But all the British journalists ignored his merciless chase of the Peugeots and just said that McNish won it!
Bitter? Just a little! Having said that - after McNish crashed on the parade lap of Petit Le Mans last year, he more than made up for it by coming back from a big deficit to win!
I have learnt from the best.
Titles mean nothing. Everyone wants to win Le Mans!
I think he is a really good driver but not as good as McNish
My experience is actually that silver is the best colour for keyboards.
What's the story behind "Last Night of the Proms"?
The guy who runs Peugeot is French. The drivers who have made comments are all sorts of nationalities.
Yes - it depends on who was commenting - sorry but Tom turned that race around for team.
That's what I have on my Macbook Pro. Mr C has more of a pink tinge on his.
w00t! finally got the sodding thing to convert:
Well every year they promise it's the last night but every year it crops back again
Next you will be plugging like Giggles. So long as you are not plugging blog posts I haven't written
I dont know if youve noticed but Alex appears to be in a flipping Rolls Royce!
I still can't get over Alex's video on the tractor...
At LeMans Tom is the driver - no question.
Can Mrs C like reserve a blog post and leave it blank until Steven writes in it?
I tried that, wasn't very good at it. :)
The Proms is a series of concerts. This year, the Last Night is Prom 76. You can read the rest on Wikipedia.
...of course.
Can't believe I'm missing it. Grr, football, grr.
I can create a draft with Steven's name on it !
Instead of Lorum Ipsum, can you put "Schumacher is a cheat"?
You can write the whole post and put my name on it
hi sidepodpeople. I've been out of the world for a whole day. what did I miss?
Hmm, the extent of my McNish knowledge:
There's this guy called McNish who is quite good at racing. He must be because he keeps beating Franck. Oh, and he turns up to Autosport every single year. We have the pictures to prove it.
Steven's potential blog post
Silver finish with black keyboard is not a bad option. Avoid the very shiny finish like on some netbooks - that is why my MSI Wind netbook is Silver with black keys. see http://twitpic.com/g6s21
just a post? not a whole blog? ;-)
...and video.
Hi Guille
So I'm listening to this Radio 1 thing from Monday. I'm amazed at how restrained Lukeh actually was. And I'm still early in, where he played the same song twice in a row (I really like it).
we can't get pat the word potential :(
He's really short.
Noooooooooooo!
Restrained? I kinda exploded on twitter that evening!
And he didn't do that good when he drove for Toyota
Ah-ha! If we pool our knowledge, we can get a good post done for Steven.
ahh nostalgia.
And he takes the credit for wins when Kristensen drives with him ;)
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be!
All the new Macbook Pros and the Air have this setup, plus they are all backlit as well, which is a really useful feature if like me you like typing in the dark :)
And in his entire season of 17 races with Toyota he did not score any points but his team mate did! Both he and his team mate got fired at the end of the 2002 season.
#sidepodhistory
:D
morning, everyone. goodness knows why i'm up this early...
Trust me, Lukeh was NOT restrained. But it was fun to see :D
Is that you Rich?
hi journeyer
OOH! Archives
Backlit is a nice feature but should not be a deal breaker.
Grrr. Mr C!! Grr.
hey sir.
Hey dude - Hamburg? You are only 5hours drive away from me!
Morning Journeyer :)
Love it. :D
Of course not, but as I have said, I'm biased :)
More correctly that is my netbook as a desktop I use a Shuttle
No!
:D
I think he was!
btw I am trying to formulate a response to your other issue.
I love Sidepodhistory!
If anything it shows how far you have come :D
That would be guille, no? ;)
Mm. That's what Mr C keeps saying when I beg him to take it down.
It would, yes!
Could have been faaar worse erm more verbose.
Can I just say, just how chuffing good is the iPhone F1 App.
Even on 3g coverage - just blimmin marvelous!
I meant your profile pic ;) I did not think you were a netbook - only Amy is a Borg round here...
He must be right then.
:D I thought Ollie specifically asked you not to take it down? ;)
And 5 hours ahead of my normal time zone :-(
at the moment I'm wondering where (IF) I'm going to see the race tomorrow...
Maybe it's payback for his "unfair treatment" today :D
I noticed today it's biefly on the iPhone 3G advert
I could do with some support :(
RTL or Premiere has it (in German)...
it is? interesting. :D
I spotted the F1 logo flash up as well :D
He did.
It's nothing too fancy. It just says about apps, then the official F1 app logo appears quickly
along with the BBC, Premiere must be the best coverage around...
Will tweet.
yes, but I need a TV and the one at the place I'm staying in doesn't seems to work. Maybe I'll do some research in the area tomorrow morning. At what time is the parade?
noon your time.
Yeah, but the app itself it magic.
I was really sceptical about it - most official stuff that Bernie's done has been well....pap. It was SPC tweeting about it that made me investigate.
One of my favourite apps - the Live timing in the pub this afternoon for Qualli was a life-saver.
*Hamburg time
wassup?
Awesome!
Question - when buying tickets for Autosport International (thinking about it atm), they only give you a choice of selecting either Saturday or Sunday but not both. So does this mean you need 2 tickets, or can you use a paddock pass for both days?
ongoing other group issue as described
Indeed - one of FOM's better projects. I also like the race edits and onboard laps being made available.
yay. did you see bassano's post?
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/09/07/theres-an-app-for-that/
thanks. that leaves me the whole morning to find a place to see the race. :-)
It was before that one - although that one is a goodie.
Thought about doing an App for my blog (as a learining exercise), but I'm so busy with work and charging between my home in Poole and anywhere between Milton Keynes, Farnborough and Canary Wharf it's suffered a lot over the last few months.
Wouldn't want to have to commit to an app on top of the blog!
A friend of mine wants to set up a podcast. He has been watching TWiT and Hak5 and wants one of his own. I'm not quite clear what he's going to do with it. He's just got a Twitter a/c, and is coming over tomorrow so I will show him Doohickey. :-)
Sounds good. You must warn him though, once you enter the world of the doohickey, there is no going back! :P
:D Too true...
He's not a racing fan... though I took him to CART at Rockingham and he was blown away :-)
not a million miles from me..
I even traveled 12000 km to escape, and here I am... :P
Which one??! :D
Thinking about a podcast too - The SPC and aside with Joe's have kept me sane on many a trip
You may recall it was discussed at sidepodpub between me, you and Pat. Basically I am standing up to a bully who when you post a disagreement of opinion with, just goes on the attack. Not acceptable IMO.
I'm in the west of Dorset
have you been following the comments the past two or three days here? loads of good tips for starting up new podcasts.
we need guest posts from alex and jon explaining the issues the overcame at some point. tis good stuff.
ahh, understood (although i remember nothing from the pub). isn't it up to the moderator to sort them out?
I've not read too much (Blimmin work!) but I'd appreciate anything you guys post. The whole blogging / web design has been a massive learnign curve for me - never done anything like this before!
If previous years are anything to go by, you'll need a separate ticket for each day you want to visit. Quite how you can prolong the event for two days though...
Depends how big said site is, mods can't cover everything.
There is no moderator, that was always the attraction. Say what you like.
btw if (err, when!?) Gavin or I have ever been near the mark here on occasion, that'll be why ;-)
Is it so hard to have a ticket that covers both days? Christ...
The idea seems very flawed.
What would you do for two days?
Yes, exactly - I had to learn pretty quick there. You should see some of the posts!
:)
Erm...go to the show, why else?
For most of the time there is no problem. Gets a bit sweary but we're all adults and it is behind a login. Now and then this other stuff happens.
I've been since 1997 or 1998 and only missed this year's event due to financial restraints, so...
At the show... what would you do at the show? You have been before, right? I get bored after half a day.
You could look out for the promo codes that are available nearer the time. I found a 2-for-1 code last year. Still overpriced mind.
There isn't one, because the group is private. This used to be OK, but now has become a slagging match. I have been called soft for asking the tone to be nicer and when I suggested people were leaving because of this, I was just attacked and called mental, rabid, stupid, soft etc.
The name calling is fine, I used to get bullied so I can deal with that, but when people just attack each other for no reason it sucks and you can't be bothered anymore.
Think back to the stuff about Renault that you didn't like yesterday, and multiply by 100. And supposedly people are happy with this?
Hmm, I would at least expect an admin to just calm folks down?
It is community owned and the guy we buy it from is hands-off.
Okay, that was answered by Gavin.
We did move servers at one point because of an incident that went well beyond the confines of the internet, but that was the only time I can recall being moderated...
I just like looking around to be honest. That and the simulators are something I can't resist ;)
I'm one of those people who don't mind seeing things over and over. To an extent of course. I enjoy going just to experience the whole atmosphere of the show. I like to look round the cars and take pics and really appreciate them, as I'm sure any other person who attends does.
Admit it, you want to hang out with the Grid Girls ;)
Well, there's that too... ;)
New podcast: http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/09/12/f1-digest-2009-italy-qualifying/
See all this talk of ASI made me wonder if it was really as rubbish as I thought it was.
Then I found this thread on Autosport's very own forum and it all came flooding back.
tis okay. in my opinion some people have gone ott in the past 4 or 5 days on the renault thing, but i don't think you guys were one of them.
i intend to do a post about it in the coming days. i suspect doohickey is mostly to blame because it feels like a chat session, and people forget that everything they say will be archived and searchable forever.
even if we delete sidepodcast.com, the waybac machine won't forget. ever.
it's also worth remembering the f1 teams do read these comments. not directly, but things like google alerts will forward on any comment to them when keywords trip the trigger.
I tend to wander around the F1 bit, the Le Mans bits and the main stage when interesting people are on - and do the live show, and the auction stand can have some interesting stuff.
I skip the karting bit, oval bit, the chavvy aftermarket bit, and get annoyed at all the people getting in the way!
I never realised that. Does that mean Badoer read my blog? Is it all my fault?
Erm, can't you ask to be removed from that too?
Um. Err, Hi BMW. If you wouldn't mind finding a buyer sharpish, I'll be a happy fan :)
Also, this year I do have a purpose of going to the show and that is the karting event afterwards. ;)
:D
thats why I didn't want to blog blaming the Piquets ;)
Lewis, dude, you still haven't called me. What's up? Is Nicole not letting you hang with the cool guys anymore?
Hahahaha! This one is just hilarious. :D
Oh wait, so Fisichella knows I more or less called him old and useless?
hehe. if i was badoer, i wouldn't turn my laptop on for about 6 years. however, i doubt he's that bothered.
what i'm talking about is million dollar corporations interested in protecting their brand.
This Proms thing is weird!
*Waves to F1 Teams, Brawn, McLaren Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Force India, Red Bull, Torro Rosso, Williams.*
yes you can. but i have no intention of doing so. i love archives.
christine might though.
Just do what I did (and will again), just come for the karting
Will there be a rugby scrum when she tries to click delete?
And will you live stream it?
nice to see you agree with the value of sidepodhistory. :) hoping christine will also see the value of it in the near future. :D
I don't mind them being there as long as you don't keep pointing them out!!
hehe.
I do worry a lot about this though because I am a very passionate person and I love a good argument, and my humour is a bit 'edgy' sometimes. I know that you are quick to tell me and/or delete the comment if it's too much, but I try as hard as possible not to cross the line of course ;)
Oh, so its not good to link to the sidepodcast archives?
Gavin truely is the Frankie Boyle of Sidepodcast ;)
old school.
Just catching up with the quali highlights on the BBC website and saw this about 2010 The first thing I thought was James Bond trailer complete with De Montizemilo as the bad guy :D
I also broke the doohickey whilst attempting to post this.
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/The+Naughty+Step
LOL! Never heard of him before and I just heard a funny clip of him - not a good idea to link here but he ends it with "Be interesting to see it that makes it in to be honest..."
well, I'll better go to sleep so I can get used to the new time zone. see you tomorrow!
hehehe.
Old F1 website amuses me :D
bad boy. how?
Useless brain.
You just got linked to the naughty step, RG. :D
Night Guille!
Can't have been me 'cos I honestly have no idea what you're talking about.
Oh Frankie Boyle is amazing. I have such a similar sense of humour, have to reign myself in a lot!
night sir.
Oh Last Night of the Proms is ace.
Where else can you get away with singing 'Rule Brittania' dressed as Nelson!!!
I'd appreciate it more if the old graphics would load. :( Or is it really meant to be text-only?
The graphics work for some old sites! The 1999 stuff im looking at for F1.com works with graphics
Is this the pre-FOM F1.com?
I'm just outside listening for the sound of Christine's reaction to the posting of links to the wayback machine.
Do you have a link?!
Ah it looks like this. My dreams are shattered :(
hahaha.
Hehe on the 20th February Badoer made the top story on on Formula1.com back in 1999 :D
now i wanna look. :P
Try this
As Journeyer says though, it;s Pre-FOM. Didnt realise.
The good old days.
BMW Launch.
Ahhhhh, bmw.
Wow!
As an example of a conversation going full circle, this is the origination of the group Gavin and I were talking about.
FTA:
This does set a precedent that it can be done for Fisi.
Blimey!
Try the Jan 25, 1999 link ;)
Search for "mock the week". Dara O'Briain the show host refers to him as the black heart of Mock the week. He got sacked from his newspaper column for his column on Michael Jackson when he died
You mean it came from the guys who ran the old F1.com? Interesting...
The column is available on his site. Also, there's a podcast available of Frankie testing material for Mock the Week I won't link to either here though.
Oh that guy!
I am. I'm reading about the old aborted Chinese GP at Zhuhai... :D And their efforts to find someone who can replace it on the calendar (no one did...)
His website plugging his autobiography on the front page http://www.frankieboyle.com/
Night Guille
Click the FUN link and hover the mouse over News Group. That was us, in the good old days when there was a tenuous moderator who ran away :-) We called it F1NGers. Formula1.com NewsGroupers. Back in the days when we had newbies to keep us on the straight and narrow. A couple of moves and several yrs of having no newbies has caused it go all wrong.
It's a very different animal now. And thanks Pat ;)
What surprises me is that nobody has spoken out except us, and I have now been accused at attacking and bullying the guy? Wow!
Surprises me too. Back off and see what happens tomorrow.
I love the phrase on the news "If you don't want to see the scores, look away now..."
Might be a good idea. My plea seems to have backfired, which is what I was afraid of...
Wow, it's a newsgroup. That's... old. Probably a good example for us of what to avoid.
I guess you're on a proper forum now?
I expected that but it was worth the shot.
Nope, we stayed with a NewsGroup.
I might have just started my signing off though. It's a bit Piquet that it was for nothing :(
Another guy and I are trying in vain to move us to a forum. Even an unmoderated one. Won't stick, they won't have it. Annoying.
That would explain why you're not getting any new members. Sad.
Followed by: "and you'll be able to see highlights of Arsenal's defeat against Manchester United after this bulletin"
You know, if they don't want to, it might be time to leave them to it. We are all connected on Facebook anyways...
We need to talk to Sparx.
Do you suppose it is possible I might get a magazine?
http://web.archive.org/web/19980121142444/www.minardi.it/english/emagaz1.htm
:D
And also, for reasons I am unaware of, that discussion was made in private and not open to all members?
Go Minardi!
I have him on Facebook. We could have a group like MWM does... what shall we say? I will back you up!
Try eBay. It worked for Amy and Racing Line, might work for you too.
Jake on BBC before MOTD!
This isn't a conversation to have here, all I'll say is it isn't easy to have an email convo with 100 listed email addies.
There already is one.
Exactly, and it is free!
I have seen that clip about 5 times since 5 o'clock
Yeah you are right - sorry about that :(
Gone quiet... are we all watching MOTD? I am also trying to finish off my blog post!
Oops, kinda zoned out there watching it!
Am going through Sidepodradio voicemails and contributions. I think the voicemail is working again now.
Nope wayback machine is keeping me occupied :D
Watching it in the morning, still sulking after getting beat.
OOO....I keep on meaning to leave you a message. Maybe when I'm not so addled with wine.
I think it mighjt be a bit good tonight!
Pfft! We're top of the league! (League 2 that is!) But hey!1
Woop.
Who is 'we' Adie?
you would've enjoyed this too:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2008/10/01/its-just-a-jump-to-the-left-and-then-a-step-to-the-right/
i'm back! and we dark hair :D has strangely made me feel more healthier too :)
Lovely stuff. Time is running out though, so make sure you do :)
Bournemouth. Didn't Anderton use to play for you?
When's the deadline?
*hums*
Couldnt help myself :P
Have you listened to the file I sent you? Does it sound OK?
wha? piiiiiics!
AFC Bournemouth!
See this tweet from earlier:
Where F1Tailpipe goes when there's no #F1 coverage. AFC Bournemouth. Home of the mighty Cherries. http://twitpic.com/hgfr0
He did. Cracking player.
Probably going next week to watch non-league, how i've missed it.
Some of the best messages ever have been people who have been drinking. You should phone now
Did we (Spurs) sell him to you or buy him off you, can never remember.
Completely perfect, just chopping it up now.
Do we have before and after pics? and shouldn't the comments have decided the colour?
I thought it sounded a bit buzzy but I couldn't make it any better
Perfect for some live streaming.
I would have and I'm am now. I like the history of websites :D
The answer to your comment is yes, Bernie did threaten to sue the pants off Purple I, who are (where?) a small web company in the UK. Being in the UK, and FOM being in the UK, Bernie obviously decided the best place for the court case was California.. meaning they couldn't afford to go over and defend it.. so they sold.
Maybe a little, but it's fine. We have heard a LOT worse :)
Think he was a freebie in all honesty.
Transfer wise, our record signing is Derek Holmes for £15K off of Ross County.
Who?
Exactly!!! Shows you the type of money the club (currently transfer embargoed) has to spend. :(
Evening allllll :D
Just got a direct quote from an F2 driver i'm doing a feature on. I heart junior formulae
just for consistency
You have been rocking your podcast for the past week. Amazing stuff. :D
cool :-)
I'm really looking forward to this Jon!
Ahh, I'm glad we got Luka, for years our record was Sergei Rebrov which was always embarrasing
jon, if you're bored, could we get a "what i learned from starting a podcast", guest post from you at some point pls?
I think these next few are going to get gradually better as i learn stuff, but come next season, its gonna be awesome!
How come Mr C isn't on the naughty step then?
First headline is perfect for Amy. :D
i been to the shops.
Am on it.
Hi Jon
For all those considering NFS Shift:
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/09/11/need-for-speed-shift-gt-gt-the-little-corolla-that-could.aspx
I'm in awe...
You can get further back on the site its self :P
yup, sounds good to me! it wont be this week, but i have freshers week the week after where i'll have large chunks of time, so probably then?!
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/The+Naughty+Step
wha? that's it. i'm having all the diet coke meself.
:)
Dare i ask what the way back machine is?
Heheh. Mr C returns to the Step. :D
The brownie points have all gone
Yeah, but you've also got Defoe. We had him on loan from West Ham when he was 18. Just the best player we've ever been lucky enough to have on loan.
18 goals in 29 games, including a world record equalling 10 goals in 10 games. One of which was a nutmeg and chip from the halfway line against Swansea. *Wipes a tear from the eye*
Everyone - I advise that you RUN!
http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
Have added another reason. You're not all that innocent!
Nooo. Christine is in charge of the nachos. Big mistake
I was getting very lonely on the naughty step.
oooh that, :D
Hah!
I sense a Sdepoddomestic here :P
Two in one day. Comes like buses don't they.
:D :D
Mr C you are living dangerously this evening. Links to F1 Minute as well as SPC.
RG, look away now!
I'm in a dark room with doohickey on playing away on my psp. MOTD is well out of my mind.
3 this week. It will soon be like the old days when there are more of us on the naughty step than not
True. Class player really showing what he is worth right now. 5 goals in 5 games this season
Great goal by Defoe
Will we then need a Good Step ?
OK I need blog links.
RG which blog shall I link to?
And what are James and rowley's blogs?
Just the Northern Waffler.
don't forget podcasts.
There is the possibility of my favourites list. However, it changed so quickly when we had voicemails coming in, I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep up.
Right gang, off to bed now.
Have fun and I may pop in for the race tomorrow...
www.f1tailpipe.com
That's today's shameless plug over.
*ducks for cover*
F1loonie.wordpress.com ;)
See ya mate.
see ya tomorrow aide.
Sorry, no prediction, no plug!
Night
zerodownforce.blogspot.com
woodwiss.wordpress.com
;)
Evening!
I appear to be Cuzunk!
How was everybodys day? did you enjoy quali?
I think Christine is lovely. (And not in a stalkerish way). Sidepodcast is lovely, Mr C is lovely too. Franck needs to come back to F1.
Is that enough?
Much love and F1 filled dreams to you all.
Zoooom...
Technically, no I didn't.
I won't ask about the cricket.
Ooh, just remembered, Forza 3 has restrictors as a modification, and the best thing is that you CAN take the restrictors off the race cars! :D
Again, you had to predict fuel weights to get a plug!
Oh. Soz.
Hey.
Good! I thought I might have had a few more than I've really had. Should have got the bottle of JD and not the cans of Guinness. Although I am enjoying the Guinness.
You can be the first inductee.
Hehe I like that my prediction got in.
Not to be big headed .but I think I'm on there for the Franck montage :D
Yay! Amy has a blog! Tell us when something is on it because the RSS won't work until there is.
we talked about this before, but these guys did a gig on radio1 recently:
Hey Nick. I replied but the comment went into the ether.
:)
No ir's ok, I shoiuld have been more specific!
Im not here but…
Theres been an outbreak of thefts at Monza {Comment #67}
I'd heard that it was necessary to batten down the hatches somewhat at Monza, but that's ridiculous :(
As for eating the middle of the bread but not the crusts, haven't these thieves heard of a nutritionally balanced diet?
ah no, it was there just didn't see it
I cannot get this out of my head and the worst part is - it's about fifty different songs, so I can't get them ALL out of my head. Bah.
Woah!
Mind = BLOWN.
Aww thanks. It's all true by the way, I meant everything I said, although I did forget pandas.
assumed you were updating your blog roll?
Theres been an outbreak of thefts at Monza {Comment #67}
I'd heard that it was necessary to batten down the hatches somewhat at Monza, but that's ridiculous :(
As for eating the middle of the bread but not the crusts, haven't these thieves heard of a nutritionally balanced diet?
Do you find you mix and match lyrics too?
From the reactions, I'm guessing people missed that song when it was on Christine's blog, tsk :-)
Oh I remember THIS! :D
That was awesome
Yes they are all stuck in my head too now :( I bless the raiiiins down in aaaafricaaa...
hehe they just appeared all together...
Like a big tasty sandwich..
I am taking the fact that i have a hangover before i go to bed as a bad sign?
Or is it a different one? I'm only skipping because I have something else on.
No. Earlier I asked for fuel predictions for my blog post with the tag #fuelweights, and in exchange they got a free plug for their blog ;)
I want to do a blog post. Gimme ideas, people, if you would be so kind :)
ehehe.
http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2009/06/06/a-musical-interlude/
I remember the video
erm... okay..
before (well on holiday... it was lighter than this) - after
not sure you can really see the difference.. take it from me.. it's much much darker :)
and there is no way i would let the comments choose my hair colour during term time... maybe during the christmas holidays though....
(note to self, never let mum take a photo of me... it takes AGES)
Write about what you want to write about, not something someone wants you to write about..
santander. mclaren vs ferrari. how will that work out when drivers have to do a PR day?
Allan McNish
btw., if anyone can give me motivation to finish my di Resta post and stop playing Dirt 2, also helped.
Oooh... something about Fisi and how he may have what he wants, but may have thrown away the chance to win at Monza?
I remember that!
The evils of Alcohol... Volume 1
hahah!
Don't review any new albums.
Me at 2pm: I'll do a short review of the resistance.
3,500 words later, at 9pm....
:P
For Xmas you need a nice seasonal red. Bright, bright red
The Era of the Underdog - Toro Rosso last year, Brawn and Force India this year.
Here we are: http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/The+Favourites+List
I can't remember back to previous favourites, so you'll all have to try again :)
it's cause they were at the Edinburgh festival right? twas on scott mills wasn't it? :D
I love this... too much :D
it's got a bit of red in it atm... i don't want to go too red.....
Does this mean I have to be naughty twice to get on the Naughty Step?
Or can you be a favourite and on the Naugty Step? Hmm...
All I'm saying is Franck montage :p
Just catching up on the F1 news... Rubens slammed Schu? Brilliant!
he did? must've missed that. mind you, rubens had already done it a number of times post-Ferrari.
Wha? Where? Link please!
Waitwaitwait, it wasnt quite slammed. He just said that people forgot that he crashed into people, making the point that it's your last race people remember. He slammed Flav more
Ahhh... OK. Nothing out of the ordinary then. What did he say about Flav?
What? Where?
i may give some options for the comments to choose from closer to the time...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78577
He said that it was out of line for him to make the personal comments about piquet that he did
You guys didnt pick up on it?
I am clearly too far gone to use doohicky,
i will lurk and sleep... night all, see you tomorrow!
A good comment I thought.
Too far gone? Got a baby on the way do ya ;)
Night
He said he had differences with Nelson Sr. I wonder what they were...
Doohickey is good, but it isn't what is making your room spin around you. Night.
Probably Piquet's usual habit of having a go at all and sundry in th press including wives etc. No doubt he slaughtered Rubens at some time.
i'm not on the naughty step or the favourites list... i'm not sure whether i should take that as a good thing or not? :D
In a recent survey I did, we found out that neutral meant bad. Sorry!
Hehehe!
d'oh! *makes mental note to supply Christine with more photos of Rob and pandas*
Wow, following Rob around in case he visits the zoo. That's real dedication.
ahaha :D not exactly what i meant but i could try?..
There is a new Daily, I see you there.
A photo of Rob and a panda would pretty much guarantee top of the favourites list forever!
I may or may not acquire this photo and put Franck in there with photoshAH IVE SAID TOO MUCH
that would mean trying to get Rob somewhere like Berlin zoo.. or China... hmmm....
Et voila!
http://zerodownforce.blogspot.com/2009/09/fisi-ferrari-sweet-dream-or-beautiful.html
Shanghai it is then.
Hehehe.
Oooh you used my idea :D
Wow, I surprise even myself when knocking out blog posts. That post literally only took 11 minutes to write!
Red Bull gives you wings?
We have concluded that Adrian has hair products (inc hairdryer) in his helmet. His hair still looks immaculate! {Comment #309}
How does one operate a hair dryer underneath a helmet and is this why he's not on pole?
@christine... would you believe me if i said these were Rob's hands?... even though they may or may not actually look like them? ;)
More like Robinson's, it seems :D
AWWW. Um, no. :)
Maybe his helmet is a hairdryer. Like one of these: http://bit.ly/1lPDyP
oh.. *thinks*...
.....
maybe i'll look at some photos while i think....
....
..
.
oh look! i found a photo of Rob!
:D :D
night Jon.
Is the panda just out of shot?
YES!... erm..i mean.. of course.. it's just to the right of the shot... surrounded by lots of bamboo and other baby pandas...
:D
Awww, okay, then: http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/The+Favourites+List
:)
♥
:D
This is beginning to remind me of the Panel shows.
93 bottles of Watermelon Breezer in Sutil’s {Comment #374}
Other predictions for Sutil's fuel load on Twitter that I've spotted include beer and gummy bears. Do I detect a certain amount of scepticism in the paddock about his fuel load?
I haven’t seen quali yet but I’m going with they all have some fuel onboard {Comment #375}
Er... ...yes, that was a fairly safe prediction ;)
#eddstraw: Monza has now gone the way of Atlantis and is under the newly_formed Milanese Sea {Comment #380}
If that happens in the race we may have a problem. Hope Zuber's new helmet featured a snorkel...
I hate a world where someone’s (alleged) sexuality can be used as a weapon. {Comment #591}
Me too. I'm trying as hard as I can to forget that Flavio ever opened his foolish mouth on this particular topic. As methods for invalidating Flavio's argument go, that is very high up the list, since it is not only exceptionally rude and clearly designed to hurt, but is apropos of nothing with regard to the original question (why did Nelson crash in Singapore 2008?)
Remote viewing? He’s not here. Late call owing to illness in the family, I’m afraid. {Comment #661}
Sorry to hear that's why James Allen can't come to Monza. Best wishes to him and his family.
no.. not together. i tend to have orange juice or a smoothie or some juice before coverage (parade lap and bbc coverage) then some diet coke or some fizzy drink during the race :) that’s just what we do :P {Comment #770}
I have orange and lemon squash throughout.
Why? A Jet plane and Space Shuttle have roughly the same landing speeds but the jet plane has the higher ground speeds due to the take-off run.... About 180 on rotation and 200 at start of climb. Long as you get the wheels up by 300 you shoul dnot have any parts get snapped off.