It really was a slow news day yesterday, with just a glimpse of testing in Bahrain to keep us entertained. Let's hope for more today, but until then, here's what we've found to talk about:
- KERS took another hit today, with Ferrari having a three hour delay in their testing programme to sort out a cooling problem. Williams also emerged and suggested they wouldn't run their flywheel device in Australia. If they won't, who will?
- Organisers of the Singapore GP are holding a competition for winners to name three of the corners at the revised circuit this year. Now, we already did this sort of thing during the 2008 season, so would consider ourselves experts, but apparently the suggestions should be "punchy, have a strong local connection and are easy to pronounce." I'll have a think.
- Also, don't forget that there's a 1986 Batracer game just waiting to kick off. We've had a few more joinees, but need a couple more people to sign up. If you enjoyed the last game, or missed out on that one and would like to have a go, sign up to Batracer now. The password is Bourdais, and there's lots of information on the wiki.
That'll do it for now. Fingers crossed we see the drivers in Bahrain packing in the laps again, so we can have plenty to talk about, and pictures to ogle. Until then, I'll see you in the comments.
Apropos of nothing really but I stopped at a Shell petrol station tonight and they have an offer on for some Ferrari Key Rings.
Small range of miniature metallic Ferraris, F1 & road cars - classic & contemporary. £1 with a certain quantity of premium unleaded or diesel
Ferrari fans may wish to check it out, they looked decent enough [ in the picture :) ]
Can anyone tell me the name of the theme song in the days that made f1 podcasts? Thanks
I believe it is Causeway with Change in My Lifetime
Hey Myles, all the music used on for Sidepodcast shows can be found here - http://www.sidepodcast.com/about/music/
oh dear, you know your an f1 fan when - you start watching the Australian GP of 2008 at 12:30am because you are getting impatient for the new season to start.
it's gonna be a long 37 days...
Another great What The Duck today
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/what-the-duck-booyah-jpg
Sorry, pop-up drop.io images not compatible with named links it seems
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/what-the-duck-booyah-jpg
Ooh, good idea. ;)
have watched the beginning and realised i would prefer to watch the Singapore GP instead, it had a better outcome for the people i support :P
If I have trouble sleeping later I may try to find the Valencia GP :D
haha. :D
:)
for lou and dom:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/02/18/virgin-group-bidding-for-honda-f1/
am still looking into this, but it's reuters so it's a solid as you're going to get.
And is anyone else allowed to read it?
nope :P
it's honda speculation... do you want to?
:D
Oh anyone but beardy!
If it happens, it's great for Honda staff and all but hasn't anyone else got the magic £1?
but didn't Virgin say it was unlikely?...
Actually I do...
...nah who am I kidding?
only:
"[we are] constantly named in speculation and rumour"
Virgin put out a non-denial denial the same as Peter Windsor gave Stuart but we all believe that team is going to happen.
Your kidding? You think this might be true?
:D
oh.
http://twitter.com/richardbranson
Damn. Still no reply from Richard...
i always trust reuters.
no-one is 100% in this world, and we learn more about agencies each day. but, right now. yes i do.
:D
I agree. Reuters is as reliable as it gets. My money is on Branson now.
I've got suspicions
"Tweeting (or whatever the verb is!) from 33,000 feet; thanks Virgin America!"
I thought you werent allowed anything of the sort 33,000 feet in the air...
Meaning: we are only commenting on this story cos it gets us in the news again
[cynical Clapper that I am]
(unless it is true)
Although that would mean that nice Mr Fry would get kicked out. But I can live with that.
if you own the airline... rules don't matter :)
oh my god....
My heart is breaking into a thousand pieces.
Yeah, but isn't it common air travel law or whathaveya?
I think some airlines are starting to allow some mobile usage (on their sub-network) and pay-as-you-go internet has been available for a few years now at a very high cost
The impression I got from what he said was "it's not true, but it's Mr. B's job to say that."
Which is true. Virgin are the only airline to be really advertising on UK TV at the moment. It's there anniversary, or something. But knowing a little about how Branson works, he will be interested in any publicitiy right now. Even if it is false. He maybe going for it, he not be. But it's interesting nonetheless. :)
But... even if you own the airline, the pilot is STILL in charge of that flight
(though may be jobless on landing :D )
Also, Branson is a entrepreneur. Like Mallya, he's interested in picking something up cheap, turning it around (either down to skill, general resources available or luck) and then selling it on to make a profit. I wouldn't be surprised if he is gong for HondaF1.
Knowing him, he's probably gonna get in the bloody car. :P
I think Virgin F1 (oh please no!) could out do Red Bull in the publicity stakes
[grid girls may be eye catching though]
*Ollie, there is preview button, y'know! This may help you in eradicating the typos.*
Oh lord no! :)
Almost guaranteed on press release day
Even if they make a special tub for him
:D
'You must be Mr Button, nice to meet you, now if you don't mind, I'll use your car for the first race, you ride in one of those Sooper Aguri cars'
And then it'd be a moral battle against those evil Ferraris and McLarens
(still, please no! I make have to break out some bracketry on this one)
*may* have to
I'm pleased I'm not the only one caught out on that word this morning! :D
It's Virgin rage :)
as long as he saves the team and Jenson's job, i don't care if he drives one of the cars or never shows up to a GP.
i've no idea what's wrong with me, i just don't know how to react.
You should write a complaint letter. He might give you a job at the factory.
I work for BA, he'd probably publish it himself! :D
More linkage at F1-Live,
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090217085736.shtml
so apparantly there was a deal almost signed then.
:lol:
F1-Live = GMM all the way (by the way)
Whistles away, I never posted nowt.
Giggles, have you found a place that sells Elderflower Spritzers by the pint?
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-9
I refuse to believe any of it.
i'm not gonna get my hopes up, not after the whole Carlos Slim thing, i'm just almost in shock. i really wasn't expecting it. It's kinda brought it all into light... they could actually be saved...
You doubted it?
Am getting very concerned about what I may be supporting this year, though...
Should point out, I'm really not a fan of Virgin. This isn't going well...
Do we need another Red & White car on the grid?
Anything with white on I will slate, I don't care if its BMW either, white=unimaginative. We need more Toro Rosso's and Red Bull's on the grid. Force India should have gold and red, Williams entirely dark blue, Toyota, we'll let them off as you can always have the boring team have the boring colours.
It depends. Is it gonna be shaped like Ms. Anderson and have a purdy lady painted on the side?
But Honda have to be white and red. It's their colour.
But they are not Honda any more.
no, not really, the whole honda thing has been covered in smoke and wrapped in cotton wool in my mind. i mean it's not sunk in. it will if they don't make it, or when there is a name. But atm i'm just worried for them all.
support Jenson? even if you don't like the team... if Ross is there... and Jenson, it may still be similar. it will still be at Brackley.
So why were they never that in 2005-2008 then?
will ross be there though?
-whistles-
I can't hear you... :P
You mean 2007-2008? Two words.
Nick. Fry.
don't say that!!
They weren't red and white in 2005-2006 neither, just white with some black.
YES.
I guess that will depend on Reynard if he is part of the deal.
Eh? I saw some red?
Ross, Jenson, Branson?
There's beards everywhere - Beard F1
Did Sato crash into a Ferrari?
Probably :D
can you elaborate? i don't know that much about the man beside what i've read this week. do their roles clash?
Can't help at laugh at that one :D
:D
Oh my lord...
What's wrong with them having beards? I like Jenson's beard....
Nothing. But everyone? It'd be like the Bee Gees at every race!
Adrian Reynard built up a race car construction business from scratch to dominate F3 F3000 CART etc. He was also the tech director at BAR originally. He is a very good designer and if he is involved he will want total charge of the tech side if not the team prrincipal's job since he and Craig Pollock shared that originally at BAR and that is what caused the majority of their early problems. There was not one person in charge.
Rumour has it someone @ sidepodcast towers has one.
I'd still like to see Ross turn them aound
and a lovely one it is too.
got ya. didn't know that, thank you.
Does she wax before a show then?
Oh, you meant...
Aside from the panda?
I suspect that was his goal as well. Would nice to witness though.
Couldn't resist, sorry peeps
:D
I thought about clarifying which one but sometimes you just have to be the straight man and set up the punchline for someone else.
with money and time i bet he could. i just hope he gets both..
He was...
and will.... if he gets another chance...
I know, but it's starting again. Am not sure how well prepared he'll be to start a new plan after all this...
See ya RG.
he probably has a plan...we need him to have a plan...
I don't like all this relying on Ross stuff. I'm doing a bit too but god, there's plenty other capable people around. He wasn't the sole guy responsible for Benneton or Ferrari's revival, and he won't be if these guys get awesome. Remember 2004, 2005 and 2006? He wasn't at BAR/Honda.
But out of the ENTIRE team, only Ross has won a title, never mind multiple titles. The others may have potential, yes, but Ross will need to unlock that kind of performance throughout the team, so it still goes back to him.
I may not be popular for this but Honda only did so well when Ferrari & McLaren were doing so badly
Jenson's win in Hungary was a gift of the weather wasn't it?
Well, a bit, but still, Jenson was on the pace all race, and his pace went up after Alonso went out and Schumi faltered.
Yes and No.
He started 14th. You can't just be gifted a lucky race win from that position...
I like Jenson, I thought he was one to watch when he first started in F1 but I'm not convinced of his 'greatness'
I'm just fed up of hearing Ross Ross Ross all the time. If the team improve though with him there, then fair enough. It's like hearing a song you like on the radio constantly, gets tiring.
Trust me, Honda will improve. Given where they are, there's nowhere to go but up.
As long as they are going somewhere, which is yet to be confirmed
Nowhere to go but up? Hey, Toyota just came in the room!
but without Ross we have a team lead by Nick Fry...
Thing is, I LIKE Nick Fry. Him > Bruno Senna.
He knows how to be in charge, basically. That's what Honda need.
True :(
i'd like any of the recent f1 champions show their greatness in the RA107 or RA108.....
Problem is, he's never really been in the right place at the right time to prove exactly what he's capable of.
His big year should have been 2007. That was when he was driving at his best...
They wouldn't :D
An interesting picture has appeared on the front page with this story
Nooooo!
hmmm?
That's Sato thinking: "Management buyout? La la la, I'm not listening"
That's Jenson's own fault there and I've not a lot of sympathy on that one
exactly :) put jenson in a good race winning car and then and only then judge his full greatness :)
Shoulda stayed at Renault (Benetton)
Oh and I forgot to mention though I know it's been done, imagine if Sato came back. One of the greatest escapes ever. I'm all for it, go Sato!
I'm going now. I don't comment much at all, but I did a bit tonight and really enjoyed it, damn you tiredness! I leave you guys with the greatest Sato picture. Ever. Night guys.
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2561/satowomanml6.jpg
So many possibilities...........
But it doesn't mean he's an average driver.
i've said it before. Jenson didn't build the rubbish cars, he just drives them. Hardly his fault if by signing a contract he didn't mystically see into the future and realise the awful cars he would be given ;)
It's easy to say that now...
It wasn't his choice to go. He was fired to make way for Alonso and the British press slagged of Flav for doing it.
come back soon joe. we miss you.
Agreed
Also true
I do think that Sato doesn't deserve a job if Ruben's is out on his ear too
Yeah, was it Trulli & Alonso 1st? Or Fisi
now that i do agree with. i have been checking for news on Rubens for ages now. he seems to have disappeared. it seems unfair that this is the way that his career might end, just disappearing quietly.
Trulli until 2004 when he fell out with Renault.
I think he's still looking for his gloves in Singapore
They shouldn't be hard to find he only threw them about 10 feet.
Didn't they go in the water?
Only just. Does nomex float? I have never tried that test.
It should, I think. But I'm guessing it's already floated off somewhere else by now. :D
yep http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOew81XvQnA poor rubens. kinda funny though :)
I would assume some fan fished them out.
You post a youtube link and don't get moderated. Must be the Branson effect.
yeah i was 1/2 expecting it to be moderated, but i thought i might as well try.
My youtube links haven't been moderated as of late, either.
Maybe, but it's kinda hard to swim for it. :D
i've not changed anything yet, but i am working on it.
blimey it's 3am... i should at least try to get some sleep before the sun rises. with any luck there will be some confirmed honda news sooner rather than later. speak to you all tomorrow, night x
night lou.
Good night Lou.
'night Lou
L'Equipe are now running the Branson bid story. No source quoted though.
let's assume then that it is true...
fry or branson? and who will the honda motor co. choose?
Branson's money with Brawn [Fry out the door]
even though brawn has desires to own a slice?
Branson. No contest.
If Branson buys they have saved face and have no further financial commitment to the team. Fry can't afford to run the team for more than four races and then is going to be left with a factory to de-commision etc. Honda cannot claim to have sold it to him if they know he can only keep it running for a few weeks.
ahhh, good point. and brawn?
Honda are probably legally obligated to make sure they can last more than 4 races under UK/EU employment law
do ya think can we convince branson to send bernie into space?
Imagine how it would look in Japan if they sold to Fry knowing he could not meet the contract obligations to the staff, suppliers or anyone else. They would lose a lot of face and to a court it would look like they were trying to unload a problem cheaply.
Branson is a McLaren and Fry is a 1986 Osella.
Depends on Reynard.
As long as he takes Max & Donnelly too :D
you already said that, sorry!
:D
Maybe we should get all the save Honda facebook groups to give us the money they have raised and see if Max can hold his hand on the flight. Then we have to find a way to leave them up there.
how many will the iss hold?
Damn forgot about Donnelly. We need to send Whiting as well.
6 but they have a Soyuz permanently stationed there as a lifeboat and it holds three. So if we can get them up there the others can offer to go for help.
:D
:D
I was going to be 2 hours ago just as the Honda story broke. On the basis that nothing is likely to happen in the next few hours I am going now.
night steven :)
night Mr Roy
Apparently this Virgin bid lark is all true, according to an inside source at Honda
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090218083713.shtml
As mentioned:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/02/18/virgin-group-bidding-for-honda-f1/
:D
Mateschitz reckons the teams should own all of F1.
http://tinyurl.com/weownf1
(translated from a story found from the source of some GMM nonsense)
How could that possibly work? Nothing would ever get done!
He also says F1 is in a worrying phase because there are two types of teams: private owners with no passion, only interested in profit, and manufacturer teams who, along with their banking sponsors, are suffering at the hands of the economic climate.
He sounds like he's putting himself in the first group - those with "neither the expertise nor passion towards motorsport." You don't wanna go around saying that, do you?
I think his subtle message is, "I'm the only one who's neither! The others around me need help!"
Mind you, I still wouldn't say that in a paddock with Ron and Patrick and Frank in it - that's a bit of an insult to them.
What about FOTA? Max and Bernie have been running F1 for years with the knowledge that the teams never agree.
It does seem a bit dismissive from a team that have yet to achieve very much at all.
Isn't FOTA just Ferrari and Toyota though? I rarely see any of the other teams talking about it.
The acronym works as well :)
yeah they have... they sold their chassis to a sister team, who showed them how to run it.
that's racing pedigree for you, right there.
Ah. Perhaps it was Berger who had the passion, and they have tried to buy it from him.
i heard he's interesting in bottling that passion and selling it in 330 ml cans :D
:D
Planet-F1 exclusive with Jarno Trulli
Seeing as Trulli is so popular round here ;-)
he's quite a character :)
Quote of the day, right there!
Would be cool if we had a quote of the day feature, something funny or something really amazing that was said. :) Just a minor suggestion. :D
Christine, do you still make it a yearly habit to buy the ITV F1 guide? I quickly flicked through the 2009 edition and was bemused to see that for STR they have the line-up as Sato and Buemi!
There's something wrong about bottling in cans if you ask me. :)
Really? :)
I gave up when I realised at the beginning of 2008 that I was smarter than it was.
Haha. What does one call it with cans... canning?
My guide has Malaysia down as a night race!
There's a wiki page for Quotes of the year. Not sure how well it's maintained though
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Best+Comment+of+the+Year
Now THAT is progress. You've learned so much about F1 so fast. I mean, how long have you been watching F1 regularly?
I think worse than GMM is using google translator.
He did not say that at all.
F1 Iis at the moment in a critical phase. A private Equity Company as 'owner', which has neither expertise nor passion for motorsport, but whose engagement - that's in its nature - just is in financial profit maximisation; car manufacturers, who are stuck in a world economy crisis, sponsors like banks and others who aren't less affected or cigarrete firms which suffer more and more under the advertising ban. All of that contributes to the current instability
*is
Most translation software is flawed. Sorry I don't speak a million languages.
Still doesn't mention independents at all, though.
I think GMM use babelfish, even for English sources. They translate it into Russian or whatever they feel like that day and then back again - they then cannot be held responsible for misquotes.
No because they are the only thing good in F1 in his opinion.
I see.
Actually you don't ;) I will try to translate that part as well. But I'm not all that good at translating so it will take some time.
Actually, that's not Google's fault. That is what the translation said, I just misinterpreted it. Apologies.
Here's another bit of news - in English this time. Senna isn't worried about entering F1 with no testing.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73335
"It would certainly be a big challenge: I think no driver in the last few years has had his F1 debut with so little testing mileage. However, it's always better to be in F1, even under difficult conditions, than to be out of it. To race in GP2 for another season would have been useless for me."
That's two good excuses for not doing well - I'm in a Honda, and I had no testing :)
The perils of an early print deadline!
Talking of translation, interesting interview with Lauda (60 at the weekend) in the Austrian Times although it is in English.
He reveals what he thinks about the lack of charisma amongst the current drivers - expect to see this one on GMM under the banner "Lauda criticises Hamilton" even though it is a general comment.
www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=11248
This the ITV guide? In fact, why are ITV still producing a guide on F1 anyway?
For some bizarre reason, my mum bought me the '08 edition for 99p from some bargain-basement book shop. It was one of those "Oh you shouldn't have!" moments (no really, you shouldn't have!)
They got the German and European GP circuits mixed up. Amateurs!
why are itv still producing a book anyways?
you said that already. sorry.
GMM syndrome is catching :D
:D
No, independent. It is a 2009 edition for £3 (rrp £12.99) from possibly the same bargain bookshop so I shouldn't complain too much. It's okay, except in all the circuit diagrams their car is short of a 7th gear.
That'd be brilliant, thanks Kathi.
Oh this is just brilliant. I'm feeling slightly I'll so am laying in bed having a lay in when I hear a massive thud, the window cleaners are here :s
What a pain!
They're usually quick though
If there's one thing we know about him, it's that he learns very quickly.
interviewer: What do you suggest?
My position is quite clear on this: The teams are the ones who carry the entire F1 and also the financial risk. They are the ones that have not only the necessary expertise, but also the corresponding passion for motorsports. There is for me, therefore, only a logical and morally acceptable partner for F1 - and those are the teams. Only in this way would the existence of F1 in the longterm be secured, if the teams would not only make profit [he expressed that much more sophisticated] of their marketing value, but also owned those assets. One of the team jointly developed takeover bid would be a logical next step.
they better be, im currently hiding, and to think 2 mins earlier I was thinking of having a shower...
Are you hiding so you don't have to pay?
Of course not and I'm sorry for sounding so harsh.
Nope, sorry, that was a stupid reaction from me. Thanks for translating. :)
oh no I forgot that they would need paying.... I'm at home alone and have no money, so yes I now am lol
Hehe :)
Autosport have a go at translating...
www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73333
i think only C3PO and Babelfish can speak that many languages :-D
Christine: Helping the SPC community escape their bills since Feb 2009
Saving up to buy Honda and stop beardy!
What are the odds we'll be live commenting The Oscars on Sunday evening after the Debrief show? :)
I am not setting up a thread for that ;)
If she's good maybe she could consult for Honda to avoid some debtors :D
:D
Somehow I think it'll happen anyway :)
Is Mr. C. bidding for the Honda team now?
Ah, okay. So the desired SPC team is now Mr and Mrs C, Ted Kravitz and C3PO. Good stuff.
And a few hundred pandas.
:D
No Milkybar Kid?
:D
And Claire Williams
And Franck...
Okay, the house is quiet once again... Am venturing down stairs, I hope they have gone now.
You might be on to something. He is being awfully quiet...
How long until GMM pick up on this?
Good luck!
Completely away from F1 ahnd Beardy Brandson for a moment...
Is it ok to kill your girlfriend?
I'll clarify a little - I've replaced all the kitchen cupboard doors with new ones, painted the walls and ceiling with custom mixed paint *that she chose*
She came home and said...I'm not sure that the door colour and the walls go together. We should repaint and replace the doors...
ARRRGGGHH!
Whos stolen my Jaffa Cakes? I want my Jaffa Cakes!
Kitchen completed, next job: Lay a new patio...
:D
Yay, they are gone, but the post man just scared the living daylight out of me. I think it's going to be one of those days. :)
Actually, the house we are moving into has a back garden that entirely gravel. :D Perfection!
Friday the 13th was last week my dear!
Just stay in your PJ's and have a lazy day. In Danish, "Du skal slappe af!" (You shall take it easy!)
Are you Jos Verstappen?
I find it quite ironic that the Must Comment Monday page is currently being spammed to the tune of 200 comments... so far.
:)
Wasn't last time I checked. I always missed the gravel anyway, and the tyres and usually hit concrete.
Ouch! :D
funnily enough Friday 13th was a very good day. I should have known, lol.
I would but I'm meeting a friend for lunch later, plus I have lots of work to be doing. Lol
hehehe :)
Someone on the Racesimcentral forums had an Avatar that had a pic of Jos said: "I am an artist, and gravel is my canvas"! :-D
Silverstone reveals new MotoGP layout
This looks a lot like the 2002 proposal for the F1 circuit. If this is the best they could do to change the circuit (by just rerouting using existing circuits) then they deserved to lose the F1 :-(
Perhaps they could have done better if they knew they had secured F1?
Or perhaps Bernie knew they couldn't and that's why he gave it to Donington?
Given the choice, I'd take the new Donington over the new Silverstone any day.
Happens on Grand Designs, too: you know, it's taken 18 months of complex negotiations for them to get planning permission to turn their Grade 2 listed (but largely decomposed) medieval church into a house; the building has been gutted and repointed and the internal layout framed in wood beams; then in walks the wife:-
"Hmm. The kitchen's going to be too small."
Knowing him, he’s probably gonna get in the car. {Comment #41}
As long as he doesn't make such a mess of it as Niki Lauda did when he decided to show the Jaguar drivers a thing or two towards the end of his tenure as its principal, that's OK.
I would love to see Branson in an F1 car!
Here's a paint scheme one of my friends came up with to show what a Virgin F1 car could look like.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/kane_d-gen/F108-RA108Virgin.gif
apart from the grey that looks fantastic,the actual color scheme I mean. kudos to your friend for doing a stellar job :)
I trhink white or black would suit it better, it looks very force India-ish there. also, Race pro just got dispatched, should get it tomorrow! Woo!
Yeah he is the business when it comes to liveries for BATracer. Nice one on Race Pro too. Do tell us how it is!
I would have thought it would be more or less plain red except for the Virgin logo - would be more in line with other branding.
However, we could be treated to the Scarlet Lady down the side...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/Fatmonkey/Budget%20Airlines/Virgin%20Atlantic/Virgin2.jpg
Nah, don't think it would look right somehow.
Maybe he will sign Danica and she can be on the side of her own car.
She'd probably be more interested in USF1.
Exactly that
We need to put in Mario Theissan's quote where he said Max knew nearly as much about F1 technology as Flav. That is the quote of the year already for me.
Absolutely! Put it in, by all means. :)
And someone said the other day that Nick Fry was C3PO. Interesting.
I think you are missing a couple of drivers. Any ideas?
I think she is more interested in US $ than any particuar team.
Erm, is that not a wee bit obvious?
Some news
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73343
So Petrobras intrested in coming back into the future, obvious then they can't with the current economic climate, or don't wanna support Honda/Virgin/X
Said the opposite yesterday. Seems to be tied up with the number of engine suppliers and the close tie-in they have with fuel companies to get the best out of them. Loss of the Honda engine has basically left Petrobras with nobody to sponsor as the Merc engine will be Mobil fuelled.
Petrobras yesterday said that they wanted the association with Hinda as much as the advertising value of the sponsorship. With their withdrawal all that was left was the bare sponsorship deal and that was not enough.
My inspiration:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Hesketh_308D_Donington.jpg/680px-Hesketh_308D_Donington.jpg
I like the new comment moderation notice btw :)
Have McLaren lowered the beam wing sine the launch. When you look at the shot of Pedro being towed you can't even see the beam wing. I wonder if they have lowered it to work with the diffuser.
On that note, I'm glad I don't write for the Gaudinrag; here's an ex-colleague taking a pasting in the comments:-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/feb/17/danica-patrick-formula-one-usa
yeee-ouch, i used to like her btcc stuff, and she was the best thing on the autosport podcast.
very true. i'd also add that it scares some of them silly too.
good article, is there any point wading into that conversation though?
I thought about it until I scanned the comments. One thinks she is a NASCAR driver another thinks that what will save F1 is becoming greener. It seems to have escaped their attention that Honda were the greenest team in F1 and after investing billions in it they are struggling to flog the team for a dollar.
Agreed. For a highbrow paper it has some desperately dim people hee-hawing on its website.
something like this
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/virginf1-jpg-2
omg! that's awesome!
sorry was replying to an earlier post about the virgin livery but didn't include the original message, I'm a bit new to this commenting malarky
Ohh this is going to be some hell of a livery competition.
We knew what you meant.
found them if anyone wants to use them :)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/template01
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/template02
No worries mate, welcome anywho.
okay... so the comment went into moderation... it was only 2 drop.io links..
Must be the new place of evil for the mod queue
lol well they are both at the bottom of page 64 in drop.io if anyone wants to use the templates...
I had just found all our helmet designs and they were about the first thing we used dropio for. They start on page 82
Wow!!!
;o
http://drop.io/sidepodcast?page=64
Thanks for linking it Steven :) i wasn't about to attempt it. the mod queue seems to like me this afternoon :)
Looking back at some of those livery designs brings back the memory of a few late nights. Some cracking designs too.
It occurred to me that if we have new people around they would have no idea what dropio is yet as they have not had their indoctrination session.
Page 64 also has the driver's overalls template for anyone who is feeling desperately artistic.
Shhh
I think I'm all photoshoped out for now
Excellent stuff. Keep 'em coming.
I started reading the original design a helmet thread. There is a comment refering to some statement by Nick Fry that shows he really has his finger on the pulse.
"Honda Racing CEO Nick Fry believes Formula 1 should concentrate on enticing more car manufacturers into the sport rather than filling up the grid with independent teams."
Nick Fry - what a moron.
Test (just to see how this works)
http://virginf1.com/
registered in december. although to a hotmail account, so unlikely to be official (unless they were going for a hyper-secretive approach).
via: http://twitter.com/grandprixtv/status/1222224281
just occurred to me, how can we believe these guys are for real if they don't have a logo? isn't that the sole requirement these days?
:)
Ah it appears to work on my iPhone ! As for a useful comment I think it would be awesome to have branston in F1! I think he will do well....
doohickey and lclt doesn't work on a psp, however I think thats just the settings of the psp.
you can thank alex for that. good to see though :)
pls yell if you have any issues.
bugger. i don't have one to test with either :(
does the Fry/ Brawn management take over possibility have a logo then? :P
its alright, not as if I really use the internet on that anyway.
:D
Neither of them has a logo. The team is doomed
wish i'd never said anything now ;)
Good stuff - If this is all true, then I'm curious to which Virgin brand they'll sponser with (I assume advertising the group as a whole isnt particularly useful). Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Holidays are international so might be the main ones, but other possibilities are:
Virgin Galactic - related to F1's Hi-Techness perhaps?
Virgin Media - fast (50mb) broadband and fast cars?
Virgin Green Fund - continuation of Hondas enviromental awareness?
Virgin Spa - well, as if you had to ask :P
Virgin Cola?
Do they still do that?
Ima guessing yes.
http://www.virgindrinks.com/
Virgin energy drink. Interesting.
hmmmmmm. rather.
i like Virgin Galactic's logo.
Me too, very nice.
'me' you wanted a logo so i had a quick play in photoshop...
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/virgin-f1-logo-jpg
ha! excellent :)
Thats quite cool, nice way to fit it in. And probs only took 2 minutes, nice one lou
thanks, the little car took a bit longer than 2 mins ;) but yeah it didn't take long. :)
e-mail it to Branson. He will probably end up paying an agency £200k to do that.
I didn't even notice that bit, even weller done then ;)
agreed. it's beautifully subtle.
I don't know, it is a strong brand name in itself and they could rotate through a few since it wouldn't change the overall livery all that much.
Virgin Trains would be the one that would worry me (is it still in Branson ownership?) - I can only picture the announcements of delays whilst they await a replacement driver.
....
....(notices car)
Hey thats pretty clever!
I find the most beautiful things are often the simplest ;)
Good point. Im kinda hoping this deal comes through now.
I must be gorgeous then! :P
Mediocre Virgin F1 Racesuit
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/virginf1racesuit-png
I only have fireworks.
Also another Batracer has joined our league - I believe we have the minimum number required to start :)
But 4 teams are half full :(
Jenson with Virgin written across his back makes me chuckle...
haha i like your thinking.... http://twurl.nl/kxpbvn
... i couldn't find an email address :P
Id say thats good for a racesuit....circa early 90's :P
:D
Was thinking about doing half red half black on the torso, then I remembered these lot
http://www.virginmedia.com/images/11sato-davidson.jpg
he's on twitter. add him as a friend and then sent a PM.
of course, if i just followed your link first....
Send it to the Virgin Group head office. He has a habit of giving jobs to people who approach him with ideas. Virgin Radio existed because John somethingorother contacted him and said he should set up a radio station that fed music into his stores. So Branson hired him and told him to set it up and evetually it became Virgin Radio which was sold for £x million.
and the email for that would be? ;)
They must have a website with contact info on it.
Summit like
http://www.virgin.com/Contact/ContactVirginCom.aspx
The normal format for virgin e-mail addresses is first name.surname@virgin.net Stick his name in it and try. See if it bounces back.
Or ya end up with some random guy e-mailing you back going who the hell are you.
Then ask him if he knows the right e-mail address.
Oooh, the status thingy seems to be working, said Not Connected it did
Interesting that we have all the ads for the Virgin Atlantic 25 year anniversary and this is coming up...
Also I was on business in Russia several weeks ago and somehow the discussions turned to well known businessmen and none of my Russian friends had heard of Branson or Virgin....
So I find this intriguing...
lol wow it didn't bounce back...
Wouldn't surprise me if he accuses you of stalking ;)
it will be fine. I'll tell him it was Steven's fault ;)
:D
Remember all who are intrested, quiz at pitlanefanatic.co.uk starts in half an hour.
I have just registered on that site. The e-mail came straight away and I clicked on the link. So I should be OK for tnight.
No surprises there. How's it going?
badly :(
Murderously impossible, apart from q13, about where Kimi started in F1. Easy peasy.
let's just say, i'm pleased i'm not taking part :D
Any spot the differences?
Thankfully not yet.
Not so far but I don't remain hopeful
Q15 Spot the difference
http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=633&start=0
Woohoo. Chance for Mr C to nab some points :)
Thanks Lou. Can't really follow it right now, just checking in. Give me edited highlights :)
I think I've found five differences. Would you like me to give them to you?
nooooooo!
yesssssss!
No sponsor on Piquet Jr's helmet
no "crease" in side of monocoque
engineer's glove stetches further
more precise tip on rear of camera
lion on engine cover appears to be pouting
Oh no - I think I found #6. There's a small metallic protuberance on the left side of the monocoque that's a different shape on each picture.
Sounds like #7 is a dot of some sort, according to the chat.
#8 is a shadow that moves position on the left wing mirror.
Has anybody actually counted the differences between those two pictures?
There is only five y'know
#7 is confirmed as the dot (or small brown smudge as far as I can tell) that appears on the steering wheel.
there's five. you might be seeing the jpg compression differences. see here:
http://i41.tinypic.com/ae1tw3.jpg
and
http://i39.tinypic.com/jz9nvt.jpg
There is only five y'know {Comment #371}
Maybe it's just as well I'm not playing then, since it looks like a lot more than five differences on my monitor.
I thought we agreed no cheating/helping this week? No fair!
there’s five. you might be seeing the jpg compression differences. {Comment #373}
Now I see the problem. It's taken out three of the differences I saw.
The list now appears to be:
no “crease” in side of monocoque
more precise tip on rear of camera
the engineer now doesn't appear to have gloves in either, but there's still a dot present on the right one that isn't on the left
small metallic protuberance on the left side of the monocoque that’s a different shape on each picture
dot (or small brown smudge as far as I can tell) that appears on the steering wheel
Hence why I don't like spot the difference much - the differences I spot never seem to be the ones people are looking for :(
I thought we agreed no cheating/helping this week? No fair! {Comment #375}
Sorry, Christine.
am currently listening to live show here:
http://www.radiolemans.com/
talking about dtm, but good stuff. just in case anyone's interested.
saying biggest problem with kers batteries, is cooling the damn things.
oo thanks Mr C. :)
Interesting
Just to inject a note of trashiness I am watching the Brits...
Pet Shop Boys is on.....
There is some nutter on BBC1 chest deep in water fishing for grizzly bears
What bait do you use to catch a grizzly...
Oh silly me...
That'll be the nutter as bait...
Why don't they use a very very small fish...
You know the sort known as...
Small Fry....
He was using a fish on a bit of string. I have no idea why
That's the cameraman for the new David Attenborough thing isn't it? I was watching a bit of it earlier. In the last episode some of the cameramen where diving under the ice near Greenland, i think. That was scary to watch.
I had the sound down as I was listening to Radio LeMans. Just seemed an odd thing to do.
Damn, I was hoping theyd taken Eastenders in a new direction. :(
I have had a comment go awol. Probably cos I linked dropio
lol it is rather isn't it. but the shots they get are amazing, it's all worth it :)