The good news with Spa brings back some good memories...

Credit: Bassano

The good news with Spa brings back some good memories...

'scuse me lad, have you seen a daily around here somewhere? Oh, this is it? Excellent. That must mean it's Friday, hurrah! How are you this week fellow F1 fans? We're just 7 DAYS!! away from the first practise session in Melbourne and after a long wait we're almost there. Not long now, just keep holding on. That is next week though and for now we look to today. Did you know that on this day in 1965, Alexey Leonov became the first man in history to walk in space? We do love Space here at Sidepodcast and it's such a fascinating subject and one I could listen to all day but there's even more to talk about today!

Paddock News

How much did they Shell out for this deal? - Some good news for the future of the best circuit on the F1 Calendar as Spa has worked out a deal with the fuel giants Shell for it to become the title sponsor of the race, now known as the 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix. Nice and short of course. But hopefully it can give further incentive to keep Spa, a circuit that seems to constantly unfairly be in trouble with it's future in the sport. We all love Spa! furthermore, Shell have been in the news here at Sidepodcast making Mr C's day pretty annoying yesterday and he's had a few fair words to say about what this is all about. It was a Thursday after all, they could have chosen a good day! Definitely worth reading Mr C's thoughts though.

Staying Down Under - The news in the past few days has been so much more optimistic in regards to the future of the Australian Grand Prix and this just makes me feel even better further more for this great race to remain on the calendar too. It seems the demand to keep the race is starting to come more positively from the Australian government and quite right, I mean, we need the likes of Amy, Pamela, Jeremy and Paul as well as plenty of other F1 fans down under to get themselves to a grand prix! Plus Melbourne is awesome, what a great circuit. Lots of circuit future news today!

Let's hope they don't get tyred and make bad puns - Our favouritest hedgehog that isn't blue, Pedro De la Rosa of course, has been talking to the media again about the tyres he has tested so much over the last few months with Pirelli and how this year we should expect the drivers placing strategies into their hands rather than the teams. You know, I hope this is indeed the case. I mean, look at Jenson Button last year taking the strategy into his hands at Australia and China and it was genius! It should make for more thoughtful tyre management from the drivers though so who knows how it'll play out...

Elsewhere...

Festival of Awesomeness sounds catchy to me - It's that time of the year once again where the organisers of the Goodwood Festival of Speed start releasing their details for the year's event, and yesterday Lord March had a vast amount to share with the world at an event at the Goodwood grounds with the announcement of this years theme being ‘Racing Revolutions – Quantum leaps that shaped motor sport'. Quantam Leaps, you say? It seems that 9 Formula 1 teams will be at the 2011 Festival of Speed which is pretty awesome (HRT, Sauber and Toro Rosso I'm thinking are the no-shows?) as well as loads and loads of different forms of motorsport and racing too. Absolutely love Goodwood and hope to be there this year even if just for one day, but I definitely recommend the festival to all.

These are the postcards of an F1 Man - F1 photographer (and seemingly all-round nice chap due to his very friendly assistance helping Bassano with a problem) Paul-henri Cahier has been putting up some fabulous photos this week as we build up towards the new season by posting a photo from each year within the history of F1 at Melbourne. Some of my favourites include the kind of mindblowing fact that Jenson has been in f1 for 11 years now and this awesome flappy-wings Mark Webber photo. I'm not very good with photography related stuff whatsoever but I do really enjoy his stuff!

Money that pays the Sidepodbills - We all know pretty damn well that everything in life seems to cost money. Sadly, this is just a fact of life and Sidepodcast is no different. Mr C puts it pretty honestly in this post that us Brits don't tend to talk about money when asking for it but as always donations towards making Sidepodcast a better place and supporting the infrastructure to keep the podcasts coming are always welcome. I know I'm always happy to help out as I shall be donating myself soon but Mr C puts in far better words than I ever could for the reasoning of his very fair appeal here.

And Finally...

Giving back a bit of thank you to a gaming legend - This week the Videogame BAFTAs took place signalling all the great games that have come out in the last year in the same way the BAFTAS we all know for films and TV works, with a lot of big games getting plenty of awards like Heavy Rain and of course Call of Duty. The one award though that most awesome was the BAFTA Fellowship awarded to Peter Molyneux, who is to me at least a bit of a legend and I was well chuffed to see him get it. He's the genius behind Lionhead Studios and previously Bullfrog Games too and has had some fabulous ideas over the years like the Theme games, Dungeon Keeper, Populous and the Fable series. Yay! Also a huge, huge congratulations to the Codemasters F1 team as they managed to scoop the Sports award despite beating heavy favourites FIFA 11 and Gran Turismo 5. Massive success for these guys in that aspect.

And that's me done for another week. Remember to bring a friend to Sidepodcast in the comments so you can add your name to this already growing list courtesy of Giggles! This weekend I'm going to be heading off to Lou's which even as I write this I'm pretty stupidly excited for so I hope you all have a lovely weekend. I'm going to sign off with a pretty awesome song and video I got shown yesterday of a chap playing a medley of Simpsons songs on his guitar back when The Simpsons was at it's absolute best. Some total classics in there! Have fun, stay safe and remember... not long now!!!!

396 responses

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 00:08

    *hits the reset button*

    hullo lovely new day.

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 00:11

    *hits the reset button*

    hullo lovely new day.

    Managed to get the homepage thingy working too, was worried the html would be wrong :)

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 00:11

    Managed to get the homepage thingy working too, was worried the html would be wrong :)

    oh wow!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 00:18

    i totally didn't realise thursday was the source of all my troubles. phew, now i know today will be much better.

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 00:20

    need to get a good night's sleep tonight so I'm gonna head off, am sure I'll pop in in the morning before I go. Night all!

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 00:20

    Night Lukeh

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 00:21

    cheers for the daily squire.

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 00:32

    Do we think I want to be put in housing with other "mature" students or not? I don't knowwww. They might be much older....

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 00:34

    Do we think I want to be put in housing with other "mature" students or not? I don't knowwww. They might be much older....

    Also consider if you want to be amongst a younger group that may wish to be a bit more party friendly than a mature student.

    Is the social scene of any importance to you at Uni?

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 00:40

    Is the social scene of any importance to you at Uni?

    I want to meet people seeing as I'll be moving somewhere where I know NOBODY. That said, thinking about my time in halls last time round, I may go mad if I have people throwing microwaves out the window etc.

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 00:40

    I want to meet people seeing as I'll be moving somewhere where I know NOBODY. That said, thinking about my time in halls last time round, I may go mad if I have people throwing microwaves out the window etc.

    I really don't know though. It's 5 years since I left school now though which is flipping scary :P

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 00:41

    Is the social scene of any importance to you at Uni?

    And if so, what sort of social scene do you want to be in? If your idea of a good social life involves quieter or "geekier" pursuits, the "mature" students may be more accommodating (I say "may" because students are a very varied bunch).

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 00:41

    I want to meet people seeing as I'll be moving somewhere where I know NOBODY. That said, thinking about my time in halls last time round, I may go mad if I have people throwing microwaves out the window etc.

    I missed that at uni, and am quite thankful for it...

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 00:43

    I really don't know though. It's 5 years since I left school now though which is flipping scary :P

    Living amongst mature students gives you the best of both worlds. There will be plenty of young'uns at the Union. A quieter environment may be beneficial in actually getting some work done

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 01:03

    Living amongst mature students gives you the best of both worlds. There will be plenty of young'uns at the Union. A quieter environment may be beneficial in actually getting some work done

    Yes I decided on that. As my place is unconditional, hopefully I'll be allocated one of my top choices (here read cheap!!)

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:04

    this may get annoying, sorry.

  • lou18/03/2011 at 01:10

    woah! bit of a shock seeing a photo of me on the homepage. not expecting that.

    yaay for there only being 7 days till FP1! :)

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:11

    woah! bit of a shock seeing a photo of me on the homepage. not expecting that.

    Imagine how Brundle will feel :)

    yaay for there only being 7 days till FP1! :)

    Woo Hoo!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:11

    hehe, hey lou.

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 01:13

    its only 5 days til Joe and that is what I am dubbing the Official Start of my GP Adventure. Bring it on!

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 01:13

    yaay for there only being 7 days till FP1! :)

    Ooooh I'm off next Sunday! Does that mean I can watch the race? :)

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 01:14

    Nick was too drunk to appreciate flying UP house.... I may make him buy one to house my duckies. I think that would make up for it.

  • lou18/03/2011 at 01:15

    Imagine how Brundle will feel :)

    :D

    Hey all. I shouldn't be up but haven't spoken to you all properly in ages so thought i'd pop in for a bit..

    I'm so happy the countdown is nearly over. Feels like ages since i saw an f1 race.. and ages is too long.

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:18

    I'm so happy the countdown is nearly over. Feels like ages since i saw an f1 race.. and ages is too long.

    Hey Lou. Totally agreed

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 01:21

    I get to see an F1 car tomorrow! Never thought I'd be thankful for RBR.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:23

    I get to see an F1 car tomorrow! Never thought I'd be thankful for RBR.

    :)

  • lou18/03/2011 at 01:25

    I get to see an F1 car tomorrow! Never thought I'd be thankful for RBR.

    :D hehe! take loads of photos! and.. do we get a guest post?.. ;)

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 01:25

    :D hehe! take loads of photos! and.. do we get a guest post?.. ;)

    Released just in time for the Olympics :P

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 01:26

    Ooooh I'm really excited. Who'd have thought getting rejected from a uni would make you so happy!! :D

    Resisting urge to accept offer now :P

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 01:29

    :D hehe! take loads of photos! and.. do we get a guest post?.. ;)

    depends if it's worth writing about :D i need to make sure my camera is charged though, thanks for the reminder

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 01:31

    i think i Shall wear my lotus bling. It never gets a chance to leave my wardrobe

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:34

    Re-runs of Spaced on Dave are wonderful:

    "Mine's a pint of the black stuff"

    "You can't drink a pint of Bovril"

    :lol:

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:35

    Re-runs of Spaced on Dave are wonderful:

    "Mine's a pint of the black stuff"

    "You can't drink a pint of Bovril"

    :lol:

    hehe!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:35

    i think i Shall wear my lotus bling. It never gets a chance to leave my wardrobe

    not suitable for work?

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:36

    not suitable for work?

    Gold emblazoned t-shirts? Most likely not :)

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 01:37

    not suitable for work?

    i have worn it to work before but i got sick of explaining why i was wearing a Rhinestone top

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:37

    i have worn it to work before but i got sick of explaining why i was wearing a Rhinestone top

    Dress Like Dolly Parton Day? ;)

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:38

    testing from the dashboard...

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:38

    phew. i think i've solved the problem gavin was seeing with the dashboard yesterday.

    if anyone has issues, please yell.

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:39

    First time my twitter timeline has dropped below 500 in over a week. It's like the early boom years of Sidepodcast when you still read every comment when you came home or woke up :)

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:40

    First time my twitter timeline has dropped below 500 in over a week. It's like the early boom years of Sidepodcast when you still read every comment when you came home or woke up :)

    hehe. how come there's less tweets?

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:42

    hehe. how come there's less tweets?

    I'm able to read more the last two days I think. The annoying thing is you can still only load 200 tweets at a time so it means opening twitter app a few times a day to gather

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:43

    I'm able to read more the last two days I think. The annoying thing is you can still only load 200 tweets at a time so it means opening twitter app a few times a day to gather

    that's dedication. i've taken to reading what's there in front of me and hoping the best tweets get retweeted :)

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:44

    that's dedication. i've taken to reading what's there in front of me and hoping the best tweets get retweeted :)

    I cull my follow list every few months but new stuff keeps appearing

    Still mostly Tech or F1 though

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 01:45

    Comic Relief day :D

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:46

    Comic Relief day :D

    yay. and fingers crossed the fbfb server is now fixed too.

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:47

    Comic Relief day :D

    Our Engineering Director was at our Cardiff facility today doing some tug of war event with an aircraft. Maybe I should record it as I'll be on lates and wait for the tweets indicating the best bits :)

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 01:47

    And it looks like I've managed to clean miss the night practise session sorting out my Sims 2 Download folder :(

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:49

    "In 8 months google will be 13 years old, when it becomes a teenager, it won't answer anything"

    :lol:

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:49

    "In 8 months google will be 13 years old, when it becomes a teenager, it won't answer anything"

    :) :) :)

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 01:50

    "In 8 months google will be 13 years old, when it becomes a teenager, it won't answer anything"

    Not that it answers a whole lot for me at the moment!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:51

    Not that it answers a whole lot for me at the moment!

    you've fallen out with google as well?

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:51

    Not that it answers a whole lot for me at the moment!

    Wolfram Alpha?

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 01:53

    you've fallen out with google as well?

    I never "fell in" with it - much preferred Yahoo!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:55

    I never "fell in" with it - much preferred Yahoo!

    have you tried bing at all?

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:55

    Isn't a free Red Nose Day app kinda missing the point?

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:55

    Isn't a free Red Nose Day app kinda missing the point?

    would apple have taken 30%?

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:55

    10 second server reboot coming up.

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:55

    would apple have taken 30%?

    Dunno, they don't for the Red Cross donations

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 01:56

    have you tried bing at all?

    It works but results tend not to be as good as Yahoo! or Ask. It's a decent third choice though.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 01:57

    10 second server reboot coming up.

    and we're back.

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 01:58

    It works but results tend not to be as good as Yahoo! or Ask. It's a decent third choice though.

    Have you tried altering your search criteria? Quotation Marks and minus signs always help my searches. As does the timeline option [latest, 24 hours, etc]

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 02:00

    Have you tried altering your search criteria? Quotation Marks and minus signs always help my searches. As does the timeline option [latest, 24 hours, etc]

    I do alter my search criteria and for equal search criteria, I've found Yahoo! and Ask give me the results closest to what I want. I don't see why I should have to do extra fiddling just to get a specific search engine to like me when other search engines are frequently capable of the same/better results than it.

    The reason for needing multiple choices is because they all have different ranking criteria and different pools of sites in their respective databases.

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 02:07

    attempt number 2 to get new headphones. This time i actually have money on me.

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 02:08

    attempt number 2 to get new headphones. This time i actually have money on me.

    Which ones are you after?

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 02:08

    attempt number 2 to get new headphones. This time i actually have money on me.

    good luck, i may miss the purchase as i might need to sleep now. g'night all and cheers for being just so awesome.

  • Bassano18/03/2011 at 02:08

    Night Sir

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 02:32

    Which ones are you after?

    just got some basic noise reducing ones by philips. Pamela swears by noise reducing ones but i didn't want to spend hundreds because i always break headphones

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 02:41

    I just feel spoiled because I've never had headphones that came with an airline adaptor before. My own headphones on a plane. Gosh. ;)

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 04:49

    I wonder if the gunshots at Kathi's uni were just cricket too

    http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/article/39509/

  • F1Wolf18/03/2011 at 05:10

    interesting reading (behind the autosport paywall though):

    http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/3356/f1-fight-to-keep-its-income-streams/

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 08:33

    Morning.

    Points for Virgin: http://badgergp.com/2011/03/red-nose-day-f1/

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 08:45

    Morning all!

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 09:12

    morning everyone

  • F1Wolf18/03/2011 at 09:31

    sign of the season about to begin - Australia team preview quotes beging to appear ...

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 09:38

    Oh I put my comment to Lukeh on the Shell Shocked post.

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 09:40

    Oh I put my comment to Lukeh on the Shell Shocked post.

    Aaaah I was so confused!? :P

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 09:41

    Oh I put my comment to Lukeh on the Shell Shocked post.

    Oh yeah, I didn't even realise :)

  • Alison18/03/2011 at 10:16

    Oh dear, I wish I was more organised.... Who knew people would be asking of evidence of your earnings from tax year 05/06?!? I used to throw that sort of nonsense in the bin :P

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 10:33

    Oh dear, I wish I was more organised.... Who knew people would be asking of evidence of your earnings from tax year 05/06?!? I used to throw that sort of nonsense in the bin :P

    thats a little over the top!

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 10:43

    I have started writing the daily #sorrymrc

    Is there anything else I need to plug other than Joe and our sidepodbreakfast?

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 10:47

    Is there anything else I need to plug other than Joe and our sidepodbreakfast?

    The 2nd and final 2011 GP2 Asia round is this weekend at Imola. I'll be doing TV viewing bits and bobs on The F1 Archive.

    :)

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 10:48

    Is there anything else I need to plug other than Joe and our sidepodbreakfast?

    Eeeek! Its less than a week! I don't feel ready.

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 10:49

    Eeeek! Its less than a week! I don't feel ready.

    Plus I just remembered there has been zero talk about breakfast time so I might have to make an executive decision. As someone who doesn't need to see every support category all weekend, it won't be super early thats for sure :D

    Do you know if you're coming to Joe yet?

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 10:49

    Is there anything else I need to plug other than Joe and our sidepodbreakfast?

    your running blog.

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 10:50

    your running blog.

    that is not relevant to Heikki or to the Grand Prix. I'm all about the relevance :D

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 10:50

    Do you know if you're coming to Joe yet?

    ooh, you must paul. sidepodtable NEEDS you, needs you i say.

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 10:51

    Do you know if you're coming to Joe yet?

    I really should, nothing else happening. My brother dosnt get in until about 1030pm.

    Right! You've convinced me :-)

    I think Thursday doesn't start until aft 11 anyway, no need for an early start

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 10:51

    that is not relevant to Heikki or to the Grand Prix. I'm all about the relevance :D

    course it is. plug the new runthattracjk site and that that f1 competition kicks off very soon: http://www.runthattrack.info/

    then mention yours.

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 10:51

    ooh, you must paul. sidepodtable NEEDS you, needs you i say.

    Hehehe. Yes, yes, ok.

    Where was that paypal password.......

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 10:52

    I think Thursday doesn't start until aft 11 anyway, no need for an early start

    first sidepodbreakfast will have to be Friday because the GP Advantage activities start at 8am on Thursday (I'm going to DIE)

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 10:52

    Hehehe. Yes, yes, ok.

    *hugs*

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 10:52

    first sidepodbreakfast will have to be Friday because the GP Advantage activities start at 8am on Thursday (I'm going to DIE)

    They do? Lucky someone knows what's going on!

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 10:53

    *hugs*

    Awww.

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 10:53

    They do? Lucky someone knows what's going on!

    As a GP Advantage member you will have access to the Behind the Scenes Day, which has been transformed in 2011 to the Thursday starting at 8am before gates open to the general public. The morning will kick off with a free breakfast and live interviews from the Grand Prix TV studio, with F1 and V8 drivers providing their thoughts on the weekends racing

    http://grandprix.com.au/gp-advantage/highlights/gp-advantage-behind-the-scenes-day/ :D

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 10:53

    Morning. Today is my day off. :) Unfortunately golf looks cancelled as it is raining too hard.

    I had the weirdest dream though, as you do when you're tired, wake up, then doze off again.

    Christine was in my town working in the Holland & Barratt health food shop, which i could see from my 2nd floor window (really I don't have a 2nd floor and I don't live on the high street). We met in a car park somewhere to go and see something, in the dream I knew what the something was but I can't remember now (zoo?). Next thing I know we're in an abandoned building and I'm on my own upstairs opening small safes with a set of keys, and suddenly we're both chasing my Dad's black cat Olly up and down stairs as he jumps improbable distances and we think he can fly...

    Am I ill?

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 10:55

    Am I ill?

    If you are ill I must be ill, I had a very strange dream the other day involving Catherine being crushed by a malfunctioning escalator. I was very pleased to wake up and find she is still alive.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 10:57

    Am I ill?

    you had a dream that christine has a job? i think you must be.

    *runs*

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 10:58

    grandprix.com.au/…d-the-scenes-day/ :D

    See, I'm totally unprepared this year. I haven't read any of this.

    Now, how do I get from south yarra to st Kilda..........

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 10:59

    If you are ill I must be ill, I had a very strange dream the other day involving Catherine being crushed by a malfunctioning escalator. I was very pleased to wake up and find she is still alive.

    Heh! :)

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 10:59

    you had a dream that christine has a job? i think you must be.

    :)

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:00

    Now, how do I get from south yarra to st Kilda..........

    which part of South Yarra? The #8 tram goes to St Kilda Road, if you get off at Domain Interchange you can walk a few hundred metres and enter the track via gate 5, or you could hop on the #16 and go down the street where we had breakfast last year and enter via gate 10.

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:02

    I had the weirdest dream though, as you do when you're tired, wake up, then doze off again.

    Hehehe. Glad I didn't mention my dream about interviewing Sergio Perez......

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:02

    which part of South Yarra? The #8 tram goes to St Kilda Road, if you get off at Domain Interchange you can walk a few hundred metres and enter the track via gate 5, or you could hop on the #16 and go down the street where we had breakfast last year and enter via gate 10.

    Ah, the problem is getting to Joe.

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 11:03

    Aww, people dreaming about me? I'm so special :)

    Glad I was in the dream about Holland and Barratt, though and not the one with a malfunctioning escalator.

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:06

    Ah, the problem is getting to Joe.

    oooh. in that case, if you're close to South Yarra station get on a train to the city then get on the #1 tram towards South Melbourne Beach then ride it to the very end. That will take you to the restaurant we went to last year before Joe.

    If you're not close to the station, get on the #8 tram to the city then change to the #1.

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:06

    Just noticed this on the BBCF1 website of Jenson and Lewis talking about being buddies

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/f1_videos/9426736.stm

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:07

    Ah, the problem is getting to Joe.

    for exact instructions, input address details into the journey planner at http://metlinkmelbourne.com.au/

    I'm such a helpful local ;)

  • paul18/03/2011 at 11:07

    If you're not close to the station, get on the #8 tram to the city then change to the #1.

    hmmmmmm. i may have to be lazy and drive.

    I am worried i might not get a park when i get back, but that all sounds very complicated. I am staying on commercial road just up from the hospital.

  • paul18/03/2011 at 11:08

    I'm such a helpful local ;)

    wow! thats great, thanks

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 11:08

    Just noticed this on the BBCF1 website of Jenson and Lewis talking about being buddies

    news.bbc.co.uk/sp…ideos/9426736.stm

    eddie is wearing my mum's jumper.

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:08

    Am I ill?

    no, but i think i just realised how the plot to inception was first imagined..

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:08

    I am worried i might not get a park when i get back, but that all sounds very complicated. I am staying on commercial road just up from the hospital.

    is that the same place you stayed last year?

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:09

    eddie is wearing my mum's jumper.

    It seems to be all the fashion. My eyes!!

  • paul18/03/2011 at 11:09

    is that the same place you stayed last year?

    yep!

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:09

    yep!

    ah yes, i remember there being parking issues. Boo!

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 11:09

    eddie is wearing my mum's jumper.

    :D Well, that's a different fashion for him!

  • paul18/03/2011 at 11:10

    ah yes, i remember there being parking issues. Boo!

    exactly. I am hoping to park once and never use the car again.

    looks like there may be a way though. You should open a travel agent

  • paul18/03/2011 at 11:11

    gawd. Joe's site has gone all funky. I thought I was in the wrong place!

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:12

    gawd. Joe's site has gone all funky. I thought I was in the wrong place!

    I was just thinking the same thing as I went to hunt down the street address for the yachting club :D

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:12

    gawd. Joe's site has gone all funky. I thought I was in the wrong place!

    Blimey.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 11:12

    gawd. Joe's site has gone all funky. I thought I was in the wrong place!

    woah!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 11:13

    love the grandprix+ logo.

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:13

    gawd. Joe's site has gone all funky. I thought I was in the wrong place!

    Not sure I like that...

  • paul18/03/2011 at 11:14

    Its all a bit........

    manga or something?

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 11:14

    gawd. Joe's site has gone all funky. I thought I was in the wrong place!

    wow

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 11:14

    love the grandprix+ logo.

    Much better than the 80s one he had before :)

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 11:14

    Its all a bit........

    manga or something?

    Ooh, is this Joe's way of showing solidarity to Japan?

  • F1Wolf18/03/2011 at 11:14

    Not sure I like that...

    I think the Joe logo is pretty good

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:15

    The logo is confusing me. I read it as JJoe* ?

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:15

    Not sure I like that...

    I wonder how much he paid for his branding :D

  • paul18/03/2011 at 11:15

    Right! Joe audience paid for.

    Dinner before?

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:15

    The logo is confusing me. I read it as JJoe* ?

    It;s a " at the start isn't it?

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 11:15

    The logo is confusing me. I read it as JJoe* ?

    quote marks.

  • paul18/03/2011 at 11:15

    I wonder how much he paid for his branding :D

    your logo goes here!

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:15

    The logo is confusing me. I read it as JJoe* ?

    Now I see the "e" as a helmet. Clever!

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:15

    It;s a " at the start isn't it?

    Like, what looks like 2 J's like like speech marks, coz joe speaks

    #technical

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:16

    Dinner before?

    ooooh good idea. I assume I'll be able to fit it in after finishing work at 5.

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:16

    quote marks.

    Yeah. See it now.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 11:16

    Now I see the "e" as a helmet. Clever!

    missed that!

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:17

    Now I see the "e" as a helmet. Clever!

    missed that!

    ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:17

    ooooh good idea. I assume I'll be able to fit it in after finishing work at 5.

    No worries.

    See what Pamela thinks.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 11:17

    Now I see the "e" as a helmet. Clever!

    That's an "e"? Looks like a "c" to me, which means I end up seeing "oc*". Luckily the tagline explains everything.

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:17

    I see the O as a donut too.

    ......Probably because I'm just hungry.

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:18

    OK now I see it as Joe, inside a logo of speechmarks, a wheel and a helmet.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 11:19

    OK now I see it as Joe, inside a logo of speechmarks, a wheel and a helmet.

    it's like one of those tests... what do you see?

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:19

    it's like one of those tests... what do you see?

    BTW he kept the same theme and changed the background colour.

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 11:20

    Wow - Joe's gone all art nouveau

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:35

    Have you guys seen the Champions League draw? It's amazing! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9428748.stm

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:35

    Have you guys seen the Champions League draw? It's amazing! news.bbc.co.uk/sp…tball/9428748.stm

    Spurs vs Real Madrid is gonna be good.

    Potential for an all English team final too at Wembley.

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:36

    Spurs vs Real Madrid is gonna be good.

    Real vs. Barca as a potential Semi!

  • Pamela18/03/2011 at 11:36

    Hi all

    See what Pamela thinks.

    Dinner before Joe sounds good, but it'll be a mad dash for me across the city to make it. Also depends on how busy work is on Wed. But let's plan on dinner and I might be late.

    Did you want to go to Don Dino's again? They have my favourite chicken dish in Melbourne :) I can't actually believe that the Grand Prix is this week!

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:37

    I can't actually believe that the Grand Prix is this week!

    You plan for something for so long and then it springs up on you!

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:37

    Did you want to go to Don Dino's again? They have my favourite chicken dish in Melbourne :) I can't actually believe that the Grand Prix is this week!

    chicken and avocado? I want!

    How fast has it come around! Only three more days at work, two if we don't count Wednesday since Joe means it counts as an F1 day :D

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 11:38

    Hehe, love the secret message, Lukeh.

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:38

    Hehe, love the secret message, Lukeh.

    Lukeh's homepage messages are ace!

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:38

    I have managed to sneak a photo of Catherine into the daily. Muhaha.

    Well it's a photo of Petri really, but you know :)

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:38

    Did you want to go to Don Dino's again? They have my favourite chicken dish in Melbourne :) I can't actually believe that the Grand Prix is this week!

    Sounds good if you can all make it.

    It's too soon!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 11:42

    top gear people in kyalami, with a red bull f1 car: http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/110259397/Getty-Images-Entertainment

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:43

    Heikki must know I'm currently writing about things he's tweeted

    Many comments saying why don't I tell people "don't you know who I am", I've tried it doesn't work they don't actually know hahaha

    hehe!

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:44

    It's too soon!

    I'm more 'aahhhh so soon!' about Malaysia, even though it's second. It seems like a bigger deal because it's a whole new country to me. And the first time I've shared a plane ride with someone since 2008!

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 11:45

    Many comments saying why don't I tell people "don't you know who I am", I've tried it doesn't work they don't actually know hahaha

    Awww.

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:45

    Many comments saying why don't I tell people "don't you know who I am", I've tried it doesn't work they don't actually know hahaha

    Poor Heikki. He's even got a fake Heikki who's just as awesome at fast sports too.

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:47

    Many comments saying why don't I tell people "don't you know who I am", I've tried it doesn't work they don't actually know hahaha

    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/6047/do_you_know_who_i_am/

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 11:48

    Running ping: http://mrschristine.com/2011/03/18/ease-into-10k-week-5/

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:49

    Running ping: mrschristine.com/…-into-10k-week-5/

    you're putting me to shame with this regular running thing!

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 11:50

    you're putting me to shame with this regular running thing!

    I've been really good this week, but before that was a five day break. So not really :)

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:50

    you're putting me to shame with this regular running thing!

    Indeed. I had really ought to start soon!

  • Pamela18/03/2011 at 11:51

    I'm more 'aahhhh so soon!' about Malaysia, even though it's second. It seems like a bigger deal because it's a whole new country to me. And the first time I've shared a plane ride with someone since 2008!

    Yeah Malaysia seems like a bigger deal definitely. I keep checking the Smart Traveller website to make sure I dont need a visa. I can imagine arriving in KL - no you have to go home, no GP for you! LOL

    Once Melb is started, KL will feel real too I think.

    First Mark Webber tmrw! I should go to bed soon. Early wake up to make sure I pick you up on time! :)

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 11:51

    Indeed. I had really ought to start soon!

    Do it, do it, and blog it, blog it.

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:51

    you're putting me to shame with this regular running thing!

    I ran to catch the bus the other day, so that is my contribution for the week :)

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:51

    I've been really good this week, but before that was a five day break. So not really :)

    I had good intentions to go today but television distracted me and suddenly it was dark outside. Perhaps tomorrow after visiting Mr Webber, if I time it right I'll miss the train I have to get to the place I don't really want to go. What a shame.

  • Pamela18/03/2011 at 11:51

    Sounds good if you can all make it.

    It's too soon!

    Glad you can make it Paul :)

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:51

    Running ping: mrschristine.com/…-into-10k-week-5/

    What makes those cool graphs?

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 11:52

    What makes those cool graphs?

    http://runkeeper.com/

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:52

    Do it, do it, and blog it, blog it.

    I'll be using Runkeeper for sure. My excuse is that I am building up muscle strength in order to sustain cycling to work. I think I am ready now.

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:53

    Yeah Malaysia seems like a bigger deal definitely. I keep checking the Smart Traveller website to make sure I dont need a visa. I can imagine arriving in KL - no you have to go home, no GP for you! LOL

    I keep checking the travel advice trying to work out the best way to get to the track but all the stuff on the Sepang Circuit website is still for some other race in 2010! I'm sure we'll work it out :)

    The most recent review for the hotel on tripadvisor is from someone saying they stayed there last year and spotted Ross Brawn and Red Bull were staying there too so it's a good hotel for F1 fans. Hooray!

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:53

    http://runkeeper.com/

    Oh. I chose runmeter. Oops :-(

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 11:53

    Speaking about blogging challenging things, I've decided to do Script Frenzy next month. I've got an idea for a silly story about a supermarket in space that just won't go away...

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 11:53

    What makes those cool graphs?

    I have cool graphs toooooo #plug

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:54

    I have cool graphs toooooo #plug

    :-)

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 11:54

    I have cool graphs toooooo #plug

    I do like how nice and wibbly your graphs are :)

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:55

    This video of a man doing a world record paddling pool jump scares me, worries me and makes my tummy hurt.

    Best/worst record ever.

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 11:55

    I do like how nice and wibbly your graphs are :)

    Wibbly Wobbly Runny Funny...

    When is Doctor who back please?

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:56

    When is Doctor who back please?

    April 23rd I think :)

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 11:56

    This video of a man doing a world record paddling pool jump scares me, worries me and makes my tummy hurt.

    How does he not get killed?

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:56

    How does he not get killed?

    absolutely and utterly mental!

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 11:57

    April 23rd I think :)

    That's almost a birthday present for me... My birthday is the day after (thanks for asking :) )

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:57

    I have cool graphs toooooo #plug

    I assume this is all part of a plan to chase heikki when he tweets about running next week?

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 11:58

    Giggles when it is your bir...

    ...oh phew, you were one step ahead. :)

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 11:58

    That's almost a birthday present for me... My birthday is the day after (thanks for asking :) )

    Birthday month. April is the best time for birthdays

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 12:00

    I do like how nice and wibbly your graphs are :)

    I can make them more wibbly too!

    http://amyfulton.posterous.com/wibbly

    I just leave it on the default setting though because the little person runs from left to right on the screen to trace out the graph and it takes forever when its wibbly

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 12:00

    I assume this is all part of a plan to chase heikki when he tweets about running next week?

    ooh good reminder! Note to self: run laps of the Tan next week.

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 12:01

    Birthday month. April is the best time for birthdays

    I concur.

  • Paul18/03/2011 at 12:02

    I can make them more wibbly too!

    Is that an ECG?

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:03

    Birthday month. April is the best time for birthdays

    Late March is a nice time too (qualifying on my birthday = win, as far as I'm concerned :) )

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 12:03

    Is that an ECG?

    it quite possibly excellently mirrors my heart rate as I run.

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 12:03

    Giggles when it is your bir...

    ...oh phew, you were one step ahead. :)

    phww

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 12:03

    Giggles when it is your bir...

    ...oh phew, you were one step ahead. :)

    or phew even

  • James18/03/2011 at 12:15

    Alex, will there be a return of the SofaF1 championship this year?

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 12:17

    Morning all.

    Well, JA enjoyed himself yesterday. He told me he was very disappointed that Mr C didn’t come.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:18

    Morning all.

    Good morning. Your book is looking very good :)

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 12:19

    Hi Stuart,

    Just listening to Trackside - apparently Bourdais has signed an IndyCar deal for Dale Coyne Racing this year, he's just waiting for Coyne to counter-sign

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 12:20

    Daily has turned into a bit of a novel. Silly Melbourne.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:23

    Well, JA enjoyed himself yesterday. He told me he was very disappointed that Mr C didn’t come.

    aww. i'm sure he was quite relieved.

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 12:27

    Your book is looking very good :)

    I've temporarily reclaimed it from F1R. Glad I'm in the car rather than on the bike today; it's quite a weight.

    apparently Bourdais has signed an IndyCar deal for Dale Coyne Racing this year, he's just waiting for Coyne to counter-sign

    Good news. I've always rated him (much to the derision of other F1 types).

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 12:28

    Good news. I've always rated him (much to the derision of other F1 types).

    he was always quick, but it was difficult to tell when he was in champ car when considering his opposition

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:28

    Good news. I've always rated him (much to the derision of other F1 types).

    It didn't help that his stint in F1 didn't much resemble his racing elsewhere. Right driver, wrong place, wrong time. Pity that he signed for Arrows in 2003 just before they shut up shop, because he could have been a multiple race winner, if not a champion, had he opted for a team that managed to survive the year...

  • Amy18/03/2011 at 12:31

    daily has been sent, 11.30pm, I think I shall go to sleep since Pamela will be here to get me at 8.30 tomorrow (what a ghastly hour!)

    Night all :)

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 12:31

    night amy

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 12:32

    Night all :)

    Night Amy

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:32

    apparently Bourdais has signed an IndyCar deal for Dale Coyne Racing this year, he's just waiting for Coyne to counter-sign

    i'll be annoyed if he signs i we can't watch cause of streaming blocks :(

    don't fancy paying rupert to watch seb.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:33

    christine is driving me to work today. i can comment from the passenger seat. #easylife

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 12:36

    Alex, will there be a return of the SofaF1 championship this year?

    I have been desperately trying to schedule some time to get it up and running. I am thinking that it will return... And there should be a post about it tomorrow. I have been getting quite a bit of pestering about it so it's worth doing again I guess.

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 12:37

    christine is driving me to work today. i can comment from the passenger seat. #easylife

    nice. This is like my commute every day :)

  • Lukeh18/03/2011 at 12:37

    Have to head off and get a few final things before I depart for lou's a bit later on. Hope you all have a good weekend! :)

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 12:38

    nice. This is like my commute every day :)

    Although as far as I know Christine doesn't drive my train as she works in Pat W's Holland and Barrat

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:38

    Although as far as I know Christine doesn't drive my train as she works in Pat W's Holland and Barrat

    true story.

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 12:38

    Have to head off and get a few final things before I depart for lou's a bit later on. Hope you all have a good weekend! :)

    Have fun Lukeh... Hope you'll be around for Giggles Radio on Sunday. It's going to be a great one I think!

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 12:39

    it was difficult to tell when he was in champ car when considering his opposition

    True dat.

    Interesting mix of people at the do last night. Not very F1 specific. Not all necessarily bloggers. Good to step out of the comfort zone after years of bumping into the same people at every event.

    It kicked off rather late owing to an RTA outside the natural history museum, which led to a traffic snarl-up. Two pedestrians had gone over the bonnet of a plutocrat’s Mercedes. Very nasty.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:40

    It kicked off rather late owing to an RTA outside the natural history museum, which led to a traffic snarl-up. Two pedestrians had gone over the bonnet of a plutocrat’s Mercedes. Very nasty.

    Sounds horrible :(

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:41

    Interesting mix of people at the do last night. Not very F1 specific. Not all necessarily bloggers. Good to step out of the comfort zone after years of bumping into the same people at every event.

    glad you enjoyed it. did you get into trouble for being out?

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 12:44

    did you get into trouble for being out?

    Owing to a three-lanes-into-one roadworks on the A4, I didn’t get home until nearly midnight. Technically I am still in MASSIVE TROUBLE.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:45

    Owing to a three-lanes-into-one roadworks on the A4, I didn’t get home until nearly midnight. Technically I am still in MASSIVE TROUBLE.

    Oh dear. Silly roadworks!

  • Janna18/03/2011 at 12:47

    Hello all, couple of quick things. There is supposed to be some Dr Who tonight. BBC have not confirmed start date but as BBC America say April 23rd is fair bet will be the same here.

    Something for Alison. HMRC can ask for earnings info for 6 tax years so you should keep P60 s for 7 years.

    Catch you all later. We have fab cakes at work for Comic Relief :).

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 12:50

    Owing to a three-lanes-into-one roadworks on the A4, I didn’t get home until nearly midnight. Technically I am still in MASSIVE TROUBLE.

    I was thinking about the amount of trouble you were in and thinking that it wasn't really your fault and really it was Your Mrs C's friends fault for cancelling. But I would like to point out that mentioning this to Your Mrs C might be a bad idea.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:50

    Something for Alison. HMRC can ask for earnings info for 6 tax years so you should keep P60 s for 7 years.

    It's still surprising because I thought they'd finished re-archiving the missing data from 05/06 at the beginning of last year (HMRC did lose some data for that year back in 2007 and spent the next 2 years chasing up people for information they'd already sent in to plug the hole).

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:53

    Owing to a three-lanes-into-one roadworks on the A4, I didn’t get home until nearly midnight. Technically I am still in MASSIVE TROUBLE.

    hehe, ooops!

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:53

    Apparently the list of banned substances at the Olympic Park in 2012 is:

    Mobile phones (annoying but understandable for copyright/broadcasting and possible disturbance reasons)

    Food and drink (even more annoying but somewhat understandable from a "recouping expenses" perspective), and...

    Frisbees!

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 12:54

    Owing to a three-lanes-into-one roadworks on the A4, I didn’t get home until nearly midnight. Technically I am still in MASSIVE TROUBLE.

    Also... Don't go in the contraflow

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 12:55

    Apparently the list of banned substances at the Olympic Park in 2012 is:

    Food and drink is par for the course. But mobile phones aren't allowed?? Good luck enforcing that. And... frisbees? Bizarre, but understandable.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:56

    Food and drink is par for the course. But mobile phones aren't allowed?? Good luck enforcing that. And... frisbees? Bizarre, but understandable.

    "is that an iphone?"

    "ipod touch"

    "...carry on then"

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:56

    Also... Don't go in the contraflow

    evil buggering things.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:56

    Food and drink is par for the course. But mobile phones aren't allowed?? Good luck enforcing that. And... frisbees? Bizarre, but understandable.

    I can understand why they might not be allowed. I cannot understand why anybody would attempt to bring one to the venue (which is the only reason I can think of for specifically mentioning them in the ban list).

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 12:57

    i'll be annoyed if he signs i we can't watch cause of streaming blocks :(

    But radio streaming is staying up.................................................... so, this Justin TV thing, eh? I don't have a TV, but even if I did, I wouldn't buy a Sky Sports package just for IndyCar

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 12:57

    "is that an iphone?"

    "ipod touch"

    "...carry on then"

    HA! :D But you're right. :)

    Hello, folks.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 12:58

    But radio streaming is staying up.................................................... so, this Justin TV thing, eh? I don't have a TV, but even if I did, I wouldn't buy a Sky Sports package just for IndyCar

    for a race or two. i can't deal with finding a feed for every event.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 12:58

    "ipod touch"

    "...carry on then"

    I should be okay with my iPaq then, especially since the phone bit can be turned off without affecting the rest of the unit. Unless security objects to me playing Bejeweled 2 in the middle of the 100 m final ;)

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 12:58

    I can understand why they might not be allowed. I cannot understand why anybody would attempt to bring one to the venue (which is the only reason I can think of for specifically mentioning them in the ban list).

    There's this TV show in NZ where they used to find creative ways to sneak beer into a sports match ... they got so good at it the stadium sued them for making them look bad!

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 12:59

    for a race or two. i can't deal with finding a feed for every event.

    Thing is, I'm a big follower, so I won't mind as much

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 12:59

    I should be okay with my iPaq then, especially since the phone bit can be turned off without affecting the rest of the unit. Unless security objects to me playing Bejeweled 2 in the middle of the 100 m final

    You can also turn off the phone bit on the iPhone. Just turn on airplane mode.

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 12:59

    for a race or two. i can't deal with finding a feed for every event.

    And having to put up with the feeder changing channels half way through just to annoy us!

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 12:59

    I should be okay with my iPaq then, especially since the phone bit can be turned off without affecting the rest of the unit. Unless security objects to me playing Bejeweled 2 in the middle of the 100 m final ;)

    I would object to that ;)

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 13:00

    for a race or two. i can't deal with finding a feed for every event.

    i wonder how strict they'll be with taking people down. if not, it's very possible you just rely on a single feed all season

    in any case, it shouldn't be too difficult to find new ones. just find any motorsport channel and check the related channels for anything IndyCar.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 13:01

    I would object to that ;)

    :D

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 13:07

    Gavin have you seen Facebook today about Kev Porter?

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 13:25

    Gavin have you seen Facebook today about Kev Porter?

    who's kevin porter?

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 13:27

    who's kevin porter?

    Mutual friend from an old forum

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 13:27

    So... Here's my key question... If I'm going to buy a macbook pro... Should I get a 13" or a 15"?

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 13:32

    So... Here's my key question... If I'm going to buy a macbook pro... Should I get a 13" or a 15"?

    if you can afford a 15, get a 15. the graphics in the 13 aren't so great. also, i think the 15 can handle SSID, and with lion that'll make a difference too.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 13:33

    we have cake in the office. best.day.ever.

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 13:34

    Senna premier tickets

    http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2011/03/senna-ja-on-f1-fan-screening-tickets-go-on-sale-today/

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 13:37

    Senna premier tickets

    www.jamesallenonf…go-on-sale-today/

    i assume there's more than one screening, right?

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 13:37

    i assume there's more than one screening, right?

    This is just the May 3rd premier, not the full release

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 13:38

    This is just the May 3rd premier, not the full release

    oh phew.

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 13:40

    Oh dear. Mrs C has just telephoned with distressing news. My accountant had a brain haemorrhage and died.

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 13:40

    Oh dear. Mrs C has just telephoned with distressing news. My accountant had a brain haemorrhage and died.

    Holy moly.

    :(

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 13:49

    if you can afford a 15, get a 15. the graphics in the 13 aren't so great. also, i think the 15 can handle SSID, and with lion that'll make a difference too.

    Excellent... And surely I don't need a 17 that's crazy talk right?

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 13:49

    Oh dear. Mrs C has just telephoned with distressing news. My accountant had a brain haemorrhage and died.

    Oh no :(

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 13:52

    Oh no :(

    Shocker.

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 13:52

    No Jaime, nooo...

    http://plixi.com/p/84899063

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 13:53

    Mutual friend from an old forum

    OMG :(

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 13:55

    i assume there's more than one screening, right?

    Sold out already???

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 13:56

    Sold out already???

    took about 45 minutes

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 13:57

    Also, it's Timo's birthday today.

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 14:02

    Afternoon listening sorted

    @Motorsport magazine: The latest audio podcast is online now! Dario Franchitti as the guest – unmissable! http://tinyurl.com/68q4gzu

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 14:08

    Afternoon listening sorted

    Excellent. Love that Podcast!

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 14:18

    Oh dear. Mrs C has just telephoned with distressing news. My accountant had a brain haemorrhage and died.

    Sorry to hear that, Stuart :(

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 14:18

    Excellent... And surely I don't need a 17 that's crazy talk right?

    17" makes no sense at all. you could get a matte screen on the 15" though.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 14:19

    Oh dear. Mrs C has just telephoned with distressing news. My accountant had a brain haemorrhage and died.

    :(

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 14:19

    Also, it's Timo's birthday today.

    Happy birthday Timo!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 14:35

    Oh dear. Mrs C has just telephoned with distressing news. My accountant had a brain haemorrhage and died.

    did you know him well?

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 14:42

    did you know him well?

    He was a former colleague of Mrs C. They all got made redundant together when the company they worked for was sold a few years ago. He went freelance and was a tremendous help and support when I went through the same process.

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 14:49

    17" makes no sense at all. you could get a matte screen on the 15" though.

    I was thinking of a few upgrades... Matt Hi-Res screen, 8 Gb RAM, 128Gb SSD, 2.2Ghz Quad Core.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 14:50

    I was thinking of a few upgrades... Matt Hi-Res screen, 8 Gb RAM, 128Gb SSD, 2.2Ghz Quad Core.

    that's better than a base mac pro :)

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 14:50

    He was a former colleague of Mrs C. They all got made redundant together when the company they worked for was sold a few years ago. He went freelance and was a tremendous help and support when I went through the same process.

    ahh boo :(

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 14:52

    He was a former colleague of Mrs C. They all got made redundant together when the company they worked for was sold a few years ago. He went freelance and was a tremendous help and support when I went through the same process.

    That's awful news :(

  • Alex Andronov18/03/2011 at 14:52

    that's better than a base mac pro :)

    My last Mac laptop has lasted me 5 years... So I think this should be worth it...

  • RubberGoat18/03/2011 at 14:53

    My last Mac laptop has lasted me 5 years... So I think this should be worth it...

    My Parent's G5 has lasted exactly 5 years...

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 14:55

    My last Mac laptop has lasted me 5 years... So I think this should be worth it...

    it's fantastic investment, but that dvd slot is going to be looking mighty dated in five years though.

    might be worth thinking about a cheap 13" and pass it to kat once the dvd is dropped for ssd?

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 14:57

    might be worth thinking about a cheap 13" and pass it to kat once the dvd is dropped for ssd?

    if it helps, this is my plan, but only because i can't afford the 15 right now :)

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 14:59

    if it helps, this is my plan, but only because i can't afford the 15 right now :)

    to clarify... i'm not planning on passing my mac onto kat.

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 15:02

    to clarify... i'm not planning on passing my mac onto (a) kat cat.

    :O

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 15:06

    I was thinking of a few upgrades... Matt Hi-Res screen, 8 Gb RAM, 128Gb SSD, 2.2Ghz Quad Core.

    Sounds like a great spec. Like Mr C I’m not sure anyone bar the likes of D Heath, et al, needs a 17-in, but 15 is a useful step up from 13. I only went for 13 for portability reasons because I anticipated using it on the move rather than at home. My dear departed accountant wangled it and my iMac off the Corporation Tax…

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 15:08

    I'm on the 13" MacBook - right now for running editing programs it's all I need and is also good for portability

    :)

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 15:10

    Hey guys.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 15:10

    @JRobertsf1

    Pirelli have chosen their colours for F1: Wet – orange Intermediate – light blue Supersoft – red Soft – yellow Medium – white Hard – silver

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 15:10

    Hey guys.

    Hello! Currently trying to watch Practise 7 at Sebring despite neither audio nor video working (there's supposedly a radio commentary from the official site but nothing happens when I press "play").

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 15:11

    Pirelli have chosen their colours for F1: Wet – orange Intermediate – light blue Supersoft – red Soft – yellow Medium – white Hard – silver

    Sounds like they should be decently visible.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 15:12

    Sounds like they should be decently visible.

    I'm not convinced about silver but the others are sufficiently different. We just have to remember the right order.

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 15:12

    Pirelli have chosen their colours for F1: Wet – orange Intermediate – light blue Supersoft – red Soft – yellow Medium – white Hard – silver

    I worry about white and silver looking to similar, but apart from that it sounds good. It'll be interesting to see what they look like though.

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 15:13

    Hi Chris

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 15:14

    Hi Chris

    Hi Leigh, Hi Alianora

  • Leigh O'Gorman18/03/2011 at 15:14

    Pat,

    Rafa Matos has secured an IndyCar seat for St Petersburg (at least) with AFS

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 15:18

    Rafa Matos has secured an IndyCar seat for St Petersburg (at least) with AFS

    Interesting, wonder if they can get funding for more

  • Stuart C18/03/2011 at 15:22

    Nice to see Le Mans test day back and that they have 55 cars due to go.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 15:23

    Nice to see Le Mans test day back and that they have 55 cars due to go.

    Only 55? There's supposed to be space for 65 cars in the test entry list...

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 15:23

    Pirelli have chosen their colours for F1: Wet – orange Intermediate – light blue Supersoft – red Soft – yellow Medium – white Hard – silver

    "the colours reflect the unique personality of each tyre"

    http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/03/18/pirelli-reveals-sidewall-logo-colours/

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 15:25

    "the colours reflect the unique personality of each tyre"

    :D *facepalm*

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 15:27

    gold cup commentary is awesome. even more excitable than crofty. love the enthusiasm.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 15:28

    Nice to see Le Mans test day back and that they have 55 cars due to go.

    Only 55? There's supposed to be space for 65 cars in the test entry list...

    I thought all teams had to attend, plus a few FLM/LMPC invitees.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 15:28

    Pirelli have chosen their colours for F1: Wet – orange Intermediate – light blue Supersoft – red Soft – yellow Medium – white Hard – silver

    Pic via @EliGP

    http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1300461951.jpg

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 15:29

    I thought all teams had to attend, plus a few FLM/LMPC invitees.

    Only teams and drivers who haven't done Le Mans in the last 5 years.

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 15:30

    cdn.images.autosp…al/1300461951.jpg

    Again, white and silver look to similar for me...

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 15:30

    cdn.images.autosp…al/1300461951.jpg

    silver and white will be indistinguishable, surely?

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 15:31

    Again, white and silver look to similar for me...

    Yeah, the only hope to tell them apart is that they choose not to bring Med and Hard to the same race.

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 15:32

    from @noblef1

    For those mentioning confusion between silver/white on cars - remember the medium & hard will not be taken to the same race. 2 compound gap

    Fair enough!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 15:39

    For those mentioning confusion between silver/white on cars - remember the medium & hard will not be taken to the same race. 2 compound gap

    err.. so have white and... white.

  • James18/03/2011 at 15:51

    Pirelli have chosen their colours for F1: Wet – orange Intermediate – light blue Supersoft – red Soft – yellow Medium – white Hard – silver

    I fear they have over complicated it. At least with Bridgestone, you could immediately tell which was the softer of the two tyres by the stripe, no need to know if was the super soft or soft.

    Guess time will tell.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 17:27

    Ping - http://toomuchracing.com/2011/03/18/a-web-of-confusion/

  • jpancoast18/03/2011 at 17:29

    #sidepodspace: http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/03/18/134597833/cosmonaut-crashed-into-earth-crying-in-rage

    A story about the death of cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. Very sad.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 17:42

    A story about the death of cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. Very sad.

    Terrible

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 17:44

    Ahh, lovely Friday. And I'm unemployed again. Woot!

  • jpancoast18/03/2011 at 17:47

    Ahh, lovely Friday. And I'm unemployed again. Woot!

    err.r... yay?

    (I've mised some things the past couple o' days)

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 17:48

    (I've mised some things the past couple o' days)

    Quit my job in February. Been loving having time to do proper stuff. Got called in for some work at Mr C's office for the past week and a bit. Done now. Woot!

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 17:49

    Woot!

    Yay for the weekend!

  • jpancoast18/03/2011 at 17:49

    Quit my job in February. Been loving having time to do proper stuff. Got called in for some work at Mr C's office for the past week and a bit. Done now. Woot!

    Apparently, I've missed some things for about a month.

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 17:50

    Apparently, I've missed some things for about a month.

    Tis okay. I have to write a midlife crisis post update soon anyway. Previous stuff here: http://sidepodcast.com/post/on-target-for-the-first-goal

    (Plugtastic)

  • jpancoast18/03/2011 at 17:54

    Tis okay. I have to write a midlife crisis post update soon anyway. Previous stuff here: sidepodcast.com/p…or-the-first-goal

    Cool.

    Just the other day someone asked me to deploy some code in production. I was all "I'm not sure I'm familiar with the process, but I'll try and help, where's the document?".

    I, of course, wrote the darn document. *absent minded professor am I*

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 17:56

    Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/live-red-nose-day-2011

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 18:03

    So, regarding that tyre thing you all were discussing earlier... we have to learn six different colours now?

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:04

    So, regarding that tyre thing you all were discussing earlier... we have to learn six different colours now?

    when we're looking down the pitlane and all you can see is a front view, you're only going to see black anyway.

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 18:05

    So, regarding that tyre thing you all were discussing earlier... we have to learn six different colours now?

    I think we can get away with learning 4. The two wet tyres and the harder (or the softer) of the types...

  • James18/03/2011 at 18:09

    So, regarding that tyre thing you all were discussing earlier... we have to learn six different colours now?

    when we're looking down the pitlane and all you can see is a front view, you're only going to see black anyway.

    #bringbackstripes

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:10

    #bringbackstripes

    They did yellow stripes with the GP2 prototype - why didn't they stick with that? :-/

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:11

    Hang on, so people complained about stripes, so they're doing something else and now you're complaining about that?

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 18:12

    Hang on, so people complained about stripes, so they're doing something else and now you're complaining about that?

    I didnt mind the stripe. Only that it was green.

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:12

    Hang on, so people complained about stripes, so they're doing something else and now you're complaining about that?

    I had no issues with stripes when they were white. I took notice when they became moss green.

  • James18/03/2011 at 18:13

    Hang on, so people complained about stripes, so they're doing something else and now you're complaining about that?

    my complaint is it was easy to differentiate between option and prime Bridgestone tyres.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:13

    my complaint is it was easy to differentiate between option and prime Bridgestone tyres.

    I didn't like that we couldn't tell that an option this week was last week's prime. Now we can.

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 18:15

    I didn't like that we couldn't tell that an option this week was last week's prime. Now we can.

    Is that useful to know then?

    #genuinequestion

  • James18/03/2011 at 18:16

    I didn't like that we couldn't tell that an option this week was last week's prime. Now we can.

    how often did that happen though? more often than not Bridgestone kept them a compound apart e.g. soft and hard. super soft and medium.

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:17

    Evening all

    I just found out about the tyre colours thanks to Christine. I like the way they are doing it but what moron decided to used white and silver. They are going to be impossible to tell apart. I suppose they will stick to the 2 step difference so they won't be used at thesame race.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:17

    Is that useful to know then?

    I think it is, but only as a point of interest rather than anything critical to know. It ought to make it easier to remember that a yellow tyre is fast at this type of track but not at this other one.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:19

    I just found out about the tyre colours thanks to Christine. I like the way they are doing it but what moron decided to used white and silver. They are going to be impossible to tell apart. I suppose they will stick to the 2 step difference so they won't be used at thesame race.

    I'm not convinced they'll stick to 2 step, Bridgestone switched to 1 step occasionally. Depends if they get the desired results I suppose.

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 18:23

    I think it is, but only as a point of interest rather than anything critical to know. It ought to make it easier to remember that a yellow tyre is fast at this type of track but not at this other one.

    Ah ha, I get ya. Assuming that you can actually tell them apart on track, it's probably better, but if we're sacrificing visibility for that, it's probably not so great.

    Perhaps another wait and see thing!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:23

    Hang on, so people complained about stripes, so they're doing something else and now you're complaining about that?

    me no likely the green.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:24

    Ah ha, I get ya. Assuming that you can actually tell them apart on track, it's probably better, but if we're sacrificing visibility for that, it's probably not so great.

    I don't think it'll be a problem at all. We'll struggle on the head-on shots but we'll find out 5-10 seconds later when the shot changes, no big deal.

    Perhaps another wait and see thing!

    Definitely

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:24

    I just found out about the tyre colours thanks to Christine. I like the way they are doing it but what moron decided to used white and silver. They are going to be impossible to tell apart. I suppose they will stick to the 2 step difference so they won't be used at thesame race.

    that's it in a nutshell. but then white & white would make sense to me.

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 18:25

    I don't think it'll be a problem at all. We'll struggle on the head-on shots but we'll find out 5-10 seconds later when the shot changes, no big deal.

    Same as side on views last year but in reverse :)

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:25

    Perhaps another wait and see thing!

    Definitely

    the use of a fixed colour on things destined for multiple teams will always be a bad idea, unless the colours are blank and white.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:25

    the use of a fixed colour on things destined for multiple teams will always be a bad idea, unless the colours are blank and white.

    *black

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:26

    Same as side on views last year but in reverse :)

    Yep. :)

    What I'd love to see is a little icon on the TV graphic next to the drivers name, with a little S or H for soft or hard or whatever.

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 18:27

    What I'd love to see is a little icon on the TV graphic next to the drivers name, with a little S or H for soft or hard or whatever.

    A bit like they used to have for Bridgestone and Michelin a few years ago?

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:27

    #sidepodspace: www.npr.org/blogs…th-crying-in-rage

    A story about the death of cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. Very sad.

    This is entirely new to me so thak you for posting it. It is a great example of why politicians who are not in touch with reality should not impose artificial deadlines.

    I am amazed Gagarin was the back up on that mission. After he made the first manned space flight theysenthim on endless publicity junkets and he was constantly complaining that he was a pilot/cosmonaut and he wanted to go into space again but they would never let him because of his importance. Imagine the effect of killing Yuri Gagarin. I wonder if they made him the back up to guarantee that Kamarov would go.

    Kosygin was in charge of the Soviet economy and was a bit of a liberal which was very unusual at that time but somehow never seems to be mentioned in any history you read. The only reason I have ever heard of him is that he drove through the town I grew up in some time in the 60s or 70s. We didn't get many high ranking Soviet politicians in a little town in the west of Scotland.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:27

    A bit like they used to have for Bridgestone and Michelin a few years ago?

    Exactly

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 18:28

    A bit like they used to have for Bridgestone and Michelin a few years ago?

    Oooh, yes!!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:28

    A bit like they used to have for Bridgestone and Michelin a few years ago?

    Oooh, yes!!

    bring back the tyre war.

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:28

    I'm not convinced they'll stick to 2 step, Bridgestone switched to 1 step occasionally. Depends if they get the desired results I suppose.

    I think once they see the amount of marbles generated they will only ever run the two hardest tyres and will probably end up introducing superhard and megahard tyres

  • Christine18/03/2011 at 18:29

    Factbyte Factbox going live in the next couple of minutes.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:32

    I'm off to Dad's shortly for chinese takeaway plus beer, in lieu of going out to dinner for my birthday (he's been entertaining guests for work all week). I think they want to watch the Red Nose thing which I kind of don't (not my sort of 'entertainment' but I donate anyway). May bring iPad for commenting or distraction.. :)

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:37

    bring back the tyre war.

    Yes. I mean no.

    I always thought I wanted a tyre war. I was always one hundred percent convinced of iit. Indeed I told many people who didn't want one that they had no idea what they were talking about. Then one day I had a think and wrote about what I wanted in F1 and discovered I didn't want one either. Yet as soon as Mr C says let's have a tyre war my brain screamed YAY!

    http://sidepodcast.com/post/f1-how-it-should-be

  • Eyeteaguy18/03/2011 at 18:37

    Present and accounted for, sir!

    I'm going into fits waiting for the season to start. The snow has melted and the sun is out and I've even seen a few bikes on the road.

    Now all we need is for F1 to start and it will be summer!

    If Australia is off the calendar next year does that mean the season will start in April? Hope not.

    Eyeteaguy

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:38

    I always thought I wanted a tyre war. I was always one hundred percent convinced of iit. Indeed I told many people who didn't want one that they had no idea what they were talking about. Then one day I had a think and wrote about what I wanted in F1 and discovered I didn't want one either. Yet as soon as Mr C says let's have a tyre war my brain screamed YAY!

    Can we have a tyre war with free choice between all participating models for everyone (i.e. a driver may mix and match not only compounds but manufacturers whenever they like)?

  • Eyeteaguy18/03/2011 at 18:39

    Can we have a tyre war with free choice between all participating models for everyone (i.e. a driver may mix and match not only compounds but manufacturers whenever they like)

    I second the motion.

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 18:39

    Can we have a tyre war with free choice between all participating models for everyone (i.e. a driver may mix and match not only compounds but manufacturers whenever they like)?

    That would be interesting to watch, but I fear it would be too expensive for the tyre manufacturers. Especially if no-one used their tyres that race.

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:40

    Can we have a tyre war with free choice between all participating models for everyone (i.e. a driver may mix and match not only compounds but manufacturers whenever they like)?

    That would be unlikely. It has happened in the past that teams have switched tyre supplier mid-season and even mid-race meeting but with contracts and safety etc now I don't see the possibility of running tyres from different suppliers at the same time.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:41

    That would be interesting to watch, but I fear it would be too expensive for the tyre manufacturers. Especially if no-one used their tyres that race.

    Point taken.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:42

    Yet as soon as Mr C says let's have a tyre war my brain screamed YAY!

    it's the only way to get people talking about tyres, without resorting to silly promotions.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:42

    Sorry to trail all the way down to an earlier comment, but its a fake one. Saw someone confirm that yesterday...

    Sorry.

    If anyone from Sauber is reading this, you know how to stop this sort of thing happening - get your own Twitter account!

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:43

    it's the only way to get people talking about tyres, without resorting to silly promotions.

    but then it all becomes about the tyres again. and besides, it's not like the last tyre war produced the best racing ever.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:44

    but then it all becomes about the tyres again. and besides, it's not like the last tyre war produced the best racing ever.

    it had the potential, but the fia stepped in to nix michelin every time they started to do well.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:44

    Radio Le Mans has started its pre-qualifying programme for Sebring.

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:45

    it had the potential, but the fia stepped in to nix michelin every time they started to do well.

    in any case, the best seasons for tight racing were 2007/2008. and we had a tyre monopoly then.

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:45

    it's the only way to get people talking about tyres, without resorting to silly promotions.

    I don't think so. The way to do it is to let people run whatever they like from the tyre sopplier's range. This works perfectly well in Moto GP and around the start of every race there is a lot of discussion about why Rossi has a soft front and medium rear while Lorenzo hasmedium front and rear or whatever. The beauty of this is the guy who gets the most coverage at the end of the race is the winner and he always makes a positive comment about the tyres compound selection.

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:46

    in any case, the best seasons for tight racing were 2007/2008. and we had a tyre monopoly then.

    2005/2006 ;)

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:46

    it had the potential, but the fia stepped in to nix michelin every time they started to do well.

    True

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:47

    in any case, the best seasons for tight racing were 2007/2008. and we had a tyre monopoly then.

    2005/2006 ;)

    1982

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:47

    in any case, the best seasons for tight racing were 2007/2008. and we had a tyre monopoly then.

    Tight racing, but not for overtaking. For that you need mid-1980s (tyre wars) or 2009 (order kept turning on its head, but there was a monopoly).

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:47

    2005/2006

    2005 saw Suzuka, yes, but we also saw Indianapolis.

    2006 was better, true, but outside of San Marino, Hungary, and Brazil, it was more about defense than offense.

  • Eyeteaguy18/03/2011 at 18:48

    but then it all becomes about the tyres again. and besides, it's not like the last tyre war produced the best racing ever.

    C'mon. Michael racing Rubens for the win at Indy....in a six car field? That was awesome!!!!!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:48

    2005 saw Suzuka, yes, but we also saw Indianapolis.

    fia's fault.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:48

    2006 was better, true, but outside of San Marino, Hungary, and Brazil, it was more about defense than offense.

    And in Hungary it was about surviving in the rain!

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:48

    Tight racing, but not for overtaking. For that you need mid-1980s (tyre wars) or 2009 (order kept turning on its head, but there was a monopoly).

    for the mid-1980s, were they on different tyre suppliers? i recall most or all of them running Goodyears...

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:48

    C'mon. Michael racing Rubens for the win at Indy....in a six car field? That was awesome!!!!!

    No - it was Tiago Monteiro nearly winning that was awesome. If Rubens had been slightly less alert after his second stop...

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:49

    fia's fault.

    for not compromising, true. but it was michelin who brought the rubbish tyres.

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:49

    No - it was Tiago Monteiro nearly winning that was awesome. If Rubens had been slightly less alert after his second stop...

    :D

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:49

    for the mid-1980s, were they on different tyre suppliers? i recall most or all of them running Goodyears...

    Most of them, yes, but there were some on other tyres (at least until the late 1980s, when Goodyear had everything except the very backmarkers, but Pirelli remained with no-hopers until 1992).

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:49

    Tight racing, but not for overtaking. For that you need mid-1980s (tyre wars) or 2009 (order kept turning on its head, but there was a monopoly).

    Not necessaily tyre wars. Just less sophisticated aero couple with more power than the chassis could cope with. The way to get cars on edge so that drivers are likely to go over the limit is to kill the downforce, install an engine with huge amounts of power and connect the driver's righ foot to the road.

  • Pat W18/03/2011 at 18:49

    in any case, the best seasons for tight racing were 2007/2008. and we had a tyre monopoly then.

    2005/2006 ;)

    1998-2001

    off now, may comment from ipad later, have fun with RND, bye!

  • Mr C18/03/2011 at 18:50

    for not compromising, true. but it was michelin who brought the rubbish tyres.

    true, but bridgestone had the firestone advantage and knew the surface was unfit for purpose. i suspect the fia probably knew too, in hindsight.

  • Chris18/03/2011 at 18:50

    No - it was Tiago Monteiro nearly winning that was awesome. If Rubens had been slightly less alert after his second stop...

    Is it worrying that I remember the race, but not who Monteiro is?

    It was before I became a proper follower of F1 though

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:50

    Most of them, yes, but there were some on other tyres (at least until the late 1980s, when Goodyear had everything except the very backmarkers, but Pirelli remained with no-hopers until 1992).

    Pirelli usually had one very good team on their cards, with the rest being hopeless. People do forget that it was Pirelli tyres that Benetton were running when they won in 1990 and 1991.

  • Journeyer18/03/2011 at 18:51

    Is it worrying that I remember the race, but not who Monteiro is?

    Hehe. Nah, it's fine. Jordan had a penchant of being at the right place at the right time sometimes...

    In any case, I think his drive in Belgium to 8th that very same year was much better than his Indy drive.

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 18:51

    Is it worrying that I remember the race, but not who Monteiro is?

    It was before I became a proper follower of F1 though

    Most people have forgotten him. Most never even knew who he was

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:52

    for not compromising, true. but it was michelin who brought the rubbish tyres.

    Bridgestone took some slightly less rubbish tyres to some races too. The one-race rule (the FIA's idea) was largely responsible for the problems.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:52

    Not necessaily tyre wars. Just less sophisticated aero couple with more power than the chassis could cope with.

    That works too :D

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 18:58

    Is it worrying that I remember the race, but not who Monteiro is?

    Tiago Monteiro is a Portuguese driver who did pretty well in a Jordan... ....considering he only got the drive due to having a large bag of money plus good contacts with the upper management of the post-Eddie team. He is the record-holder for most reliable rookie ever, finishing his first 15 Grands Prix. He took a while to get going, but by Monaco 2005 he had got to grips with it and started outpacing Narain Karthikeyan (his then-team-mate). He made a great start, jumping from 17th to 3rd by the first corner, built 0.5 seconds a lap gap to Narain behind him and only lost 0.7 seconds a lap to the Ferraris. He got the podium and actually celebrated on the podium, which I thought was great but some found controversial.

    Tiago scored a point at Spa in 2005, then got beaten by Christijan Albers (who finished 5th at Indy 2005 in a Minardi) and has been in a SEAT in the WTCC ever since. His Twitter handle is @tiagosworld18 .

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 19:03

    Oh, and I do also have a Jordan/Monteiro top (which is my preferred karting top).

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 19:03

    Pirelli usually had one very good team on their cards, with the rest being hopeless. People do forget that it was Pirelli tyres that Benetton were running when they won in 1990 and 1991.

    Yes. Me included ;)

  • Steven Roy18/03/2011 at 19:04

    Has anyone mentioned Joe's new logo. He must be starting an F1 team if he has a logo

    http://joesaward.wordpress.com/

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 19:04

    In any case, I think his drive in Belgium to 8th that very same year was much better than his Indy drive.

    Agreed...

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 19:07

    Bruni (Fisi's team-mate) has just gone fastest in GT qualifying :D

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 19:27

    And Bruni did indeed get GT pole. I am a very happy supporter :D

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 19:38

    Franck Montagny's just been interviewed. I've paraphrased his words for Christine's pleasure:

    We prefer to win. We prepare for the championship and take the challenge of putting the new car out here for the fans. No teething problems. Podium isn't exactly what we want but it will do. The Audi, from what he can see from the mirrors, looks OK.

    Allan McNish paraphrased for those interested in him:

    With the new cars, the old car is an advantage. Prefer hot, humid car because it's open-cockpit. Preparing for Le Mans. It will be a tough race where reliability is important. Sebring will be a fast, furious race with lots of traffic. Development of the R18 for Spa. Incredibly busy for everyone.

  • Alianora La Canta18/03/2011 at 20:08

    Christine, your favourite driver has pole at Sebring. Congratulations Franck :)