It's my Dad's birthday today, so I'm abusing my powers to say Happy Birthday to him. I am taking him out for the day to celebrate, and that means going into the big, wide world. Expect comments and pictures as we go. Meanwhile, here are the Formula 1 related things we're talking about:
- The debate over the Renault punishment (or lack of it) continues to rage, and hasn't been lessened by their announcement today. Romain Grosjean takes over the reigns of the second car from Nelson Piquet, and if you need to know more about him, Autosport have compiled some facts for you, including his desire to be Superman.
- Christian Klien (boo, hiss) has been talking about his desire to race for BMW, or whatever the team will become. It seems odd to be talking up your chances of racing for a team that won't actually exist beyond this year, but perhaps he is just trying to show loyalty in the hopes he can keep some kind of drive in F1?
- Badoer has said that when he takes to the track this weekend, it will really be like an ultimate test session for him. Surely he should be thinking of it as a race by now? He's waited long enough for the opportunity! He also said he would be thinking first of Felipe and then of Schumi. I wonder where driving actually falls on his list of thoughts?
That'll do for now. Please keep your great comments coming. I've seen some very respectful and sensible debates on the site over the last few days, and I love it. I'll see you in the comments.
Hello new day!
Its a new dawn, its a new day, its a new life, and im feeling good.
Happy Birthday Christines Dad!!
Strange?
dum, dum dum, dum dum, dum dum dum dum dum dum dum, dum dum, dum dum etc etc ;)
I've done a lukeh and like listened to muse alllll night.
Already?
So I sent in some pics of where I was today, err, yesterday, to dropio as well as some videos which appear to have failed to upload.
House of Marbles in Devon. To be honest it wasn't that exciting, more of a good place to have lunch (excellent food, relaxed place) with a few exhibits, a glass-making workshop, and shop full of tat attached to it. I recommend going for the food and the general wander around.
On the way home we stopped at the donkey sanctuary near Sidmouth.
i see the videos too. but dropio is struggling to convert them.
righto. shall i try again?
One of the pics is of the biggest marble in Britain. I can see you are impressed.
am just looking. gimmie ten mins.
stunned, honest. what's the pig?
And the wire thing?
It rotates on a bed of water, yet weighs 2 tonnes. I was impressed.
An example of the utter tat on sale in the shop, one of the better ones.
ahhh, well now you say that. assumed it was static.
coolest.marble.run.ever!
were you allowed to use it?
A big thing on a wall where marbles are hoisted up and then roll down, activating a junction for the next one so the next one goes a different way... spins things around.. makes a bell ring.
Pretty tedious stuff after the first 2 minutes but the effort required to make it was impressive.
When it stopped you could press a button to make it start again.
I can't believe i didn't send pics of donkeys, I know there are animal lovers here... There was no signal at the place and I must have forgotten after. Some are up now.
A company I used to work for has something very similar in its reception except it is stone. It is amazing how little water flow it takes to spin it
We decided that the marble place would be a good thing for visitors on a rainy day.
Donkeys are awesome! They really rock!
Just finished my guest post (finally, yeyy), will leave it over night then read it through tomorrow to correct any mistakes, but for now.... bed time.
Night all.
night
night
leo is currently discussing audio-over-ip and his new mixer:
http://live.twit.tv/
this could get expensive.
I'll bring it into today
I saw the video of it, not good at all.
Keeping up with the Laportes?
it's nuts. my mind is being blown.
What show is it? I don't recognise it
not sure. no branding.
he's getting the stuff for free though...
motorised faders. That's posh
mix-minus is amazing. we need that.
Can't wait to see what Arrington says to that
:D
More or less than 4 eeeeeeeeepcs
more.
get me that telos guy on the phone... we needs this.
Doesn't he know you have a worldwide audience and can get him an appointment to the boss of Giggles TV?
not yet.
I like that latest feature. I could sit here and control your audio.
hehehe
I don't think this is a show. I think it is just a discussion on the new equipment and a Telos advert.
glad i caught it then. i haven't learnt so much, so quickly in years.
You need to try and catch the explanation when they are training Leo. They will need to explain things in detail
they're going to stream the install. when am i gonna fit that in??
I can't make up my mind if that is more or less compelling than Giggles and I have no idea about this stuff.
Bedtime for me.
For those in LCLT, the safety discussion is continuing in yesterday's thread.
i can give you a basic explanation in a second. he's solving problems i didn't think could be solved :)
cheers pat. g'night. i'll catch up the convo in a bit.
In that case you need new toys
i'm moving to leo's.
If only Leo would move to Finland
am gonna need to watch that back about three times. however...
the problem we have, is a similar problem to what leo appears to experience. and that is, skype is the best way to take calls in a globalised world, but skype doesn't offer any kind of internal mixer. everything is "on". always.
to solve that, you need multiple copies of skype running, and that requires multiple machines. hence why i
wantneed x4 eeepc's. that would allow x4 skype calls to be mixed individually.ideally we need more than four, however, even if we had more than four we couldn't mix them, because that's the limit of the analogue mixer. it can only mix-minus (send back everything but the caller to the caller) four people.
you can get bigger mixers, but truth is, none are really designed for this, and that means you need a massive (and expensive) desk to handle more than four mix-minus'. which is what leo bought, but we can't afford.
in a nutshell that's the problem. in the past radio stations solve this by getting people to come into the studio. fighting talk for example only normally has x1 person on the phone. partly because it sounds better that way, but partly because it's really hard to do it via phones.
sidepodpanel is actually an insane concept. had we had any idea what it would've involved, we wouldn't have even considered it. now though... it's a challenge.
all of the above is the problem. next comment = the solution.
morning all. I was excited about the slim ps3 even though there is nothing wrong with the one i have. Then i saw the pictures and decided i can live without it. I cant wait to go home and watch cooking with giggles, i hope it was recorded!
As soon as he said it would be in re-runs I thought you would have to watch again. Iy's a shame there is no schedule for re-runs so that you know when it will be on. At least you know it will be after Net at Night.
Even I can understand that.
Hi Amy. I am sure cooking with Giggles will be on his ustream. He also went for a walk through London via Qik.
the solution that telos systems have created appears to be a desk designed for podcasting, via skype. it solves other problems too, but mainly it solves our issue.
it does this by ensuring that all conversation is digital and stays digital, but it also has useful podcasting things like mix-minus built in from the start. never heard of that before.
that desk appears to be able to handle an unlimited amount of digital conversation, and because it's digital, the quality never reduces.
it is a stunning piece of kit and i never for one second thought something like that would ever be built, simply because no other manufacturer has even hinted at solving these kind of problems. there were no small steps leading up to a solution. it's just fixed. right there. all problems solved.
crazy.
Perhaps if everyone on it muted their microphone when it wasnt there turn to speak?
Its not ideal, and it probably wouldnt help with the levals, but it might help?
nope. because then you lose the spontaneous laughing.
It sounded like it was way beyond anything Leo thought was oossible and he must get info on evet piece of technology on the planet.
*unmutes to laugh* hehe
good point!
The main reason that doesn't work is someone of us - OK me - forgets to unmute before talking
i imagine he's been struggling with the problem much longer than we have too. then someone solves his issue and turns up with free equipment to boot.
i'd be bouncing through the ceiling.
IS there any other software which uses skype? Like trillian? if so maybe a software solution?
I know 3rd party skype aps were made for android, but i think one of them was done by the company which makes them for 3, so i guess their could be inside knowledge.
The only other solution i could see would be to have the 4 eepc's with 2 people on a 3 way skype call in. but they would have to be the people with the best connection and audio quality.
sadly nothing. the way the technology works, i don't think skype can actually split users into channels, without rethinking the whole concept of skype.
the theory is sort of like that. at the moment, we have alex on a separate channel to any callers during the parade lap. ideally the number of available channels will increase as an when i'm allowed more eeepc's.
...or someone turns up with free stuff :)
If you only need them for skype, would it be worth having a look for old laptops on freecycle or other places which are getting rid of old laptops?
could be, but, get this... more machines = more noise.
we ideally need silence. hence why passively cooled linux eeepc's are so appealing.
ah yes. you have me again.
My only other suggestion would be PSP's which also run skype, but i dont know how you would connect them.
I have a 3 mobile i nolonger need which will run skype, but it uses usb for audio out so i doubt it would be any help
this problem has taken up a fair few hours of our time :)
yup, tried dedicated skype phones to and even a fudged adapter to force the itouch into using skype.
eeepc wins every time.
Could you use sidepodradio as a fundraiser to get sidepodcast another eepc to start the process?
hehe. nah, i like the idea of the charity thing.
donations are up though i believe, so maybe soon. will blog it at some point.
ok, i will put my sidepodradio money int the eepc pot instead then :P
how much does an eepc go for?
good question. the one we have was £220, but i haven't looked in a while. somewhere around that mark.
I had a quick look on ebay, their were a couple for 140 on amazon there are restored ones from £110
nice one, shall check it out.
I hope i dont get in trouble for this if you are not allowed them :P
hey all, just popping in to say hi :)
Evening!
how goes it. i keep forgetting the hiuge time difference, its midday where i am
how's you adsracer?
great thanks, i cant believe u guys are awake! impressive :)
just listened to the latest podcast this morning, couldnt agree more about being happy that Schumi isnt racing! u and Christine hit it on the head! i cant stand the guy!
Hi. How are you?
hehe, bedtime for me,
night all! maybe my idea will grow on you :P
tis tricky one, but glad you thought it came across as intended.
night nick.
We had someone turn up earlier today for his first visit. His first comment was that he hoped he wasn't upsetting anyone by saying he was happy about it.
Night Nick
yeah, it really did. i think u guys do a great job of giving everyone a fair go, and MS in my eyes really doesnt deserve the praise he gets. im a JV/Damon fan tho, so those were too hard for me to excuse. Anyways, i ramble.....
But yeah, it would have been "interesting" to see him up against the new breed - Vettel, Hammo etc
haha yeah, ive been on a few times, but its harder for me in Australia with the time difference to be on while u guys are around.
i can imagine. amy, jeremy and a few others are normally around though. always worth yelling in case there are lurkers waiting for someone to chat with.
yeah, ill get in the habit ;).
Has anyone read the James Allen book on Schumi? My wife is a Schumi fan (if id known that earlier.............lol) and i resisted reading it for a year, and i read it, and it actually made me hate him even more! lol
There are at least half a dozwn prolific Aussie commenters. It seems to get quite around this time for a couple of hours then the early risers in Europe get up before th Aussies get off work
talking of which, i have to sleep. g'night all.
i know - im not partisan when it comes to who i hate! such a strong word, but yeah, when he was racing, lots of screaming at the TV at home!
nite me :)
bye :)
Night Mr C
I need to be heading off too. It is way past my bedtime again.
Apologies for abandoning you as soon as you arrive adsracer.
haha thats ok, timing was never my strong point. I should get a job with the FIA. Chat to you guys tomorrow. ill make a point of getting on here more often :) Ciao
i approve of rubens' latest twitpic that i cant link to on my mobile. I very much approve of lucas digrassi. Oh yes. He should be in f1 and then do lots of pr.
Good morning, everyone. :D
Oooh, the Debrief is up. Better get listening to it, then. ;)
And here's an interesting F1 tweet from our old pal Jenson.
Warning: Not for the faint of heart. ;)
http://twitter.com/The_Real_JB/statuses/3390782056
Hi guys. Can't wait for the weekend. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on something I brought up at the last race with regards to KERS. I am not aware of the what the detailed rules say (I am guessing they say its ok) but does anyone else think it's a bit iffy to be running KERS off the line at the start of the race? Considering that strictly speaking energy recovered is from slowing the car down. Because this should happen during the course of the race should teams be allowed to have a fully charged KERS device prior to the race starting? I know that this is being a bit picky but isn't that what F1 rules are all about? I would love to hear any feedback on this. Oh and Amy, loved the walk around Albert Park. Bring on the seafront at Valencia.
I've read it - and from asking others who have, it seems that it strengthens your opinion on the guy - either it makes you love him more or dislike him more!
I think this book should be required reading for all F1 fans...
In theory yes, except they can charge it up on the warmup lap so that's OK by me...
Oh and BTW good morning all - had trouble waking up but thankfully I'm not sore so my stretching exercises are working!
It's specifically allowed in the rules as I understand it. One of the concerns that teams had with flywheel devices rather than their battery is that they worried that they wouldn't be able to store enough energy for the start. The longer you leave a flywheel the slower it gets regardless of if you use it. The Flybrid model I saw would take 90 minutes to lose power even if you didn't use it.
Morning everyone :)
Agreed, whatever your opinion of him. ;)
Are we expecting anything today? Is it supposed to be a quiet day?
I didn't end up being that quite for me, people kept upsetting my plans. I hope that is not an omen for others just starting Wednesday. Thankfully the work day is almost over for me.
that was my yesterday for me. So perhaps it was the actual 24 hours rather than the day?
*hopes*
Could be. I wait in hope to see that your day is a good one. :D
I'll keep you informed :)
afternoon
What's the time Mr F1Wolf?
Also, how's the internet looking this afternoon?
almost 3pm, coffee time :-)
internet is better but not yet back to normal, in office. at home the speed is perfect :-)
Ah Coffee time. Good idea :)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm coffee :)
yes, smells good in the cup on my desk :-)
Morning. I'm very curious why is Christian Klien "boo hiss"?
Same here?
Maybe cause he did good in Le Mans?
Isn't it because he took Franck out of Petit Le Mans last year?
Yes.
No idea, it just struck me as an odd comment to make about someone who seems quite inoffensive.
And same here.
I want some!
Oh I hope Franck and Scott Dixon don't come together at the weekend then!
I hope he doesn't run into Dario, too.
In other words, don't take out the title contenders. :D
I've put a cup of coffee for you on the drop Jackie
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-192
@ Journeyer - well done with the quiz, but was it really that tough this time ? did not seem to me any worse than most of the previous 19 :-)
It's extra tough because you have to think through different circuits, so it's easy to miss one-off Euro GPs. ;)
there has only been one one-off one :-)
yeah, but jerez held it in two separate years, and the nurburgring had a one-off in the 80s before they hosted it more often in the 90s.
Hehe I know ;)
then go and do the rest of the quiz :-)
this just popped on my screen (non F1):
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/news.htm?main&20090819&56&605766
There's a mistake on question 3... check wikipedia ;)
well I believe there is no mistake. I double checked with Formula1.com and with Forix :-)
ooops, yea mistake :-) but still the same answer counts as correct one
True - but considering the events of the day, it was worth pointing out ;)
not sure how the wrong guy made it to the answer :-) he was not meant to be there :-)
The only one I didn't have to guess was the one about 2005. You all know how I feel about that race!
What a race that was!
I'M NOT OVER IT
as we have established before. :D
I know - that was Kimi not looking after his car under a stupid rule system...
worst tyre rules EVER.
They made the racing interesting but they ultimately failed :(
but when they voted for tyre changes to return there was all that talk about FIA helping Ferrari not about stupid rule being ditched :-)
Well we all found out that it was in the end - Ferrari had the veto, remember?
"I hear there should be some interesting news today from one of the new F1 teams. Will keep you posted"
tweet from Mr Noble
f1scoop hinted at this yesterday. i think this could be one of two things. it could either be a driver announcement from Campos, or, as I suspect, a renaming of Manor F1 to Virgin F1.
... or someone saying they are out, or someone ditching Cosworth :-)
he didn't say it was bad news, so i don't think it's a withdrawal. i doubt it's an engine change, either, as it's already on the entry list.
I have dropioed a picture of a piglet. They are £75. I want one! Cute pig-pigs.
:D Do piglets and pandas go together?
Morning all!!
Morning, Jon.
Also dropioed a pic of me in a hat. My mother made me buy it because it is a hot day and she doesn't want me to get sun stroke.
My dad also just told me he wants to grow bamboo in the garden, which will be a great source of food for my baby panda (and piglet?)
Where is Christine today? At a farm show?
Tell him to plant a load... Once you have one baby panda I think it's a slippery slope.
Yup. Just stopped for an ice cream, now onto the giant vegetables. Viewing, I mean, not eating.
Giant Ice creams are for eating :)
so renault received letters of support from few teams:
41. The Court notes that it has taken account of the letters of support which the Appellant has received from Red Bull Racing, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, and Toyota F1 Team and which it has submitted to the Court. These letters confirm that two of the above-mentioned teams lay claim to having followed improved procedures precisely in order to avoid the very serious safety risks which unquestionable arose in the present case. While the Court accepts the FIA’s submissions that the letters should not be regarded as wholly unsolicited testimonials of support, it considers that it would be wrong in the circumstances of this case to ignore the other teams’ views, which they have formally recorded in writing with the knowledge and intention that they should be submitted to the Court.
looks like the decision to overturn the Hungarain GP stewards was all about the word "knowingly" ...
http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/court_appeal/judgments/Documents/170809-ICA-Decision-en.pdf
So in other words, everyone has learned their lesson. That's why I thought the punishment would have been too harsh...
perhaps it was too harsh, but they turned it into no punishemnt at all and that is not right
That's partly due to the silly system of punishments that have nothing between slapping with a wet bus ticket and draconian I reckon!
he's not inoffensive, he's rubbish.
ferrari struggled the whole season... it had its moments.
no!
She's already bought a hat... A piglet is a natural progression... Watch out!
and shes going to grow bamboo...so a panda is next too
Piglet or new mixing desk......hmmmmm
i've seen her plants. i fear not the growth of bamboo.
:D
Her Dad is growing the Bamboo... Be afraid... Be very afraid ;)
ahh. well he can have a panda. no problems.
My dad also wants to get some bees, not so much a fan of that.
Have dropioed some giant onions, a chocolate fountain and a rabbit. Who knew farmers had such exciting lives?
he should do. the country needs more bees right now.
apparently.
from a bee/wasp hater perspective...i disagree ;)
Bees are good!
Don't be a hater. Bees don't even come near you. Only wasps do.
ah ok then, bees are nice, its wasps i hate. theres sooo many at the moment where i live.
The trailer of the new F1 2009 game on the Wii looks, well, frankly rubbish doesn't it?
The PS3/Xbox versions better make up for it or I might just cry.
haha thats ok, timing was never my strong point. I should get a job with the FIA. {Comment #108}
Speaking of which... ...it's been three-and-a-half weeks since the last race and the FIA still haven't got round to posting their Technical Report for Hungary. This has made a bit of a mess of me trying to update my engine and gearbox status entries.
Procrastinators of the world, feel relieved, for you are not alone!
Is it true? Is low-fuel quali back for 2010? I can't open the FIA rules doc. PC too slow. :(
Hi guys. Can’t wait for the weekend. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on something I brought up at the last race with regards to KERS. I am not aware of the what the detailed rules say (I am guessing they say its ok) but does anyone else think it’s a bit iffy to be running KERS off the line at the start of the race? Considering that strictly speaking energy recovered is from slowing the car down. Because this should happen during the course of the race should teams be allowed to have a fully charged KERS device prior to the race starting? {Comment #112}
If they didn't, they'd be better off banning the device entirely, since the only other use practical anyone seems to have come up with for it is to prevent overtaking...
i think so but the regs arent 100% clear, or im just a bit thick
Is it true? Is low-fuel quali back for 2010? I can’t open the FIA rules doc {Comment #197}
I've got the document open. Annoyingly enough, changes from the previous version of the regulations are not indicated.
However Article 29.1 b) is very specific:
"Refuelling during a race is forbidden".
That's as clear as day, then.
What do quali/parc ferme rules say?
POST QUALIFYING PARC FERMÉ
34.1 Each car will be deemed to be in parc fermé from the time at which it leaves the pit lane for the first time
during qualifying practice until the start of the race. Any car which fails to leave the pit lane during
qualifying practice will be deemed to be in parc fermé at the end of Q1.
Between these times, other than when cars are returned to the parc fermé overnight, the following work
may be carried out :
- engines may be started ;
- fuel may be added or removed and a fuel breather fitted ;
beesaregood, beesaregood, he's gigglesbeesaregood?
there is a bigger list but that seemed the most important bit
that's sorted then. and q3?
haven't seen it. graphics are exactly the wii's thing though are they?
*aren't. damnit.
I’ve got the document open....
And as I hit the "Post" button I figured out I'd misinterpreted Journeyer's question :blush: {Cmment #200}
Article 34.1 is the regulation which I think confirms low-fuel qualifying. The following sentence has been added to the list of things that may be altered in parc fermé:
"- fuel may be added or removed and a fuel breather fitted"
So the fuel you qualify with does not need to be the fuel you start with.
You need to play FarmVille on Facebook!
Perfect. :D
hahahhahahahahahahahahaha
And then Jon beat me to it. Thank you, Jon, for coming up with the answer :)
aha, no problem ;)
You need to play FarmVille on Facebook! {Comment #209}
Yes please - I could do with some more neighbours ;)
Are you sure? I'll have a dig around tonight and see if I have it...
only if you'll all agree to livestream it.
Are you sure? I’ll have a dig around tonight and see if I have it… {Comment #215}
If they ever put it up, they must have taken it down again because it's not on the FIA site (even though the media centre shown is still Hungary).
They haven't even got the Constructor's and Driver's Championship pages up in that section and I don't think there was the slightest controversy over those...
only if you’ll all agree to livestream it. {Comment #216}
I haven't got a clue how to do that - especially since my computer doesn't even have a sound card at the moment...
I downloaded a lot of PDF's straight after the race, so remind me later and I'll check if I have something...
Believe me, you don't want that!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9_IRrea9Ms&feature=player_embedded
Just look at it though. Urgh.
good news for brits.
for once we're paying less for something.
yikes. looks like a ps2 game.
Perhaps the harbour surrounding of Valencia wasn't the best track to use to demonstrate it?
does it have anything to do with the fact they are racing round valencia? ;)
it doesnt look any where near as good graphically as F105/6 but then wii games dont, thats not the point of them, you can guarentee PS3/XBOX will be amazing though
the onboards suck too. dissapointing.
im not even sure it's ps2 worthy, the last F1 games for ps2 were better quality than that
I'm kinda hoping that they've been concentrating on the PS3/Xbox versions instead.
Not just graphically, the thing looks, well, underwhelming. Take it the Wii version is more arcade than simulator?
superlol
You can create your own: http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/google-docs-free-online-file-comparison-software/2414/
It doesn't work very well but it's fun :)
I pray it's been simplified for the Wii!!
I'm holding out for the xbox 360 version
Good afternoon! I have invested in 2 bags full of cleaning products
Can you tell my relatives are visiting tomorrow?
The wii is ps2 era tech. It is a repackaged game cube. the console started life as a wand controller for the game cube system
Its not that bad, the wider shot look good, if you dont drive from a view which shows the wheel i think it will look a lot better.
I'll drive from a view with a blindfold on, that'll make it infinitely better.
hey
hey!! how are you?
i´m good thanks. it´s very very very hot here. i mean like boiling so sleeping is so difficult (as is life without internet), but i´m having a lovely time.
how are you? looking forward to tomorrow?
Hola! Can you watch the racing over there?
*bouncy in*
Afternoon.
yep certainly can :) we have bbc one on the tv in our villa so i can watch it there, or there is a bar or two that will put it on for us. :) i´m so relieved Alonso is racing tbh.
strangely....and you will call me a freak for saying this...i am looking forward to tomorrow, its quite exciting :D
Bret Farve has un-retired himself again?
If a certain ex-f1 driver acted like him i would fear for MrC's health!
´im kinda lookingn forward to just knowing tbh
dont tell Amy!!
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77771
Bargain!
If it gets to big... you can eat it and get a new one :P
ah but you have another year to go, this is it pour moi ;)
eeek time is running out. will be back tomorrow... i miss you all ,) byee!! x
see ya!!! have lots of fun!
cya, have fun!
:D
very tempted by the ps3 slim now.
Do it! :P
about $200 cheaper than the existing one in Australia!!!!
NEED!
he won't be there next year. he needs to hope alonso moves on and renault will take him back methinks.
#sorryamy
i'm on dangerous ground, with the threat of pigs hanging over my head. but i might need one too.
Would he want to be number 2 there again?
Brawn?
Do we think Rosberg has changed his mind about going there?
My new iPod Shuffle arrived today. Have dropioed some photo's comparing it to the original iPod from 2001.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-195
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-194
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-193
if alonso moves on, would he be number 2?
it's tiny!
"Speculation is normal," said Whitmarsh. "We are not commenting on it, but I can confirm that contrary to some of the speculation we are not in discussions with any other drivers outside this team at the moment."
Paffett for race seat? ;)
Also NEED these:
http://www.tesora.com.au/Cassette-USB-Hub__4120.htm
http://www.tesora.com.au/Delete-Fly-Swat-by-Fred__10705.htm
Since Steven isn't here.
di Resta
de resta.
oooh
If bobbyk k goes there i expect he would be. i guess it depends how well gross does...
and to go with new PS3, seriously considering one of the new LED Samsung Series 7 40 or 46 inch LCD TV
http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=television&type=television&subtype=ledtv&model_cd=UA40B7100WFXXY
I have a Samsung 35 inch lcd. Its not great... very buggy.
also not vesa mountable. which seems odd.
that is odd. you should see one in person with the cool mounting system they use though. OMG its cool.
i have to buy a new entertainment unit anyway according to Zoe, so not an issue for me.
good review here too
There is a video of the 3d motion system in action with a couple of digs at Nintendo and Microsoft thrown in for good measure...
how is it so cheap in the UK???????? Approx $2200 AUD versus our RRP of $3900 AUD. What the hell!
that's twice today. go uk!
i have no audio, will check it out later. do you think it's any good?
"Brian Blessed's wife was found in a sound proof dungeon..the twist is she built it herself "
:D
The audio? its rubbish :P
The system... I think so. But i think its success depends if sony put their big game studios on developing games for it. if it goes to the smaller ones, it will be good but not revloutionary.
I think I need to have a serious look at getting the BIL (Brother In Law) to bring one back for me. Even paying shipping and import taxes, it would be massively cheaper.
I also need to have a chat to a Samsung rep!
Its cheaper in the US.
Australia gets a rough deal on games too, they cost a fortune.
I would put the blame for that on the shoulders of the attorney general for South Australia though, so send you complaints to him!
G'Day all!
A question, is 8gb sufficient on an iphone of you don't intend to use it as a music player also, or is 16gb the minimum you should go for?
Android *cough* removable storage *cough*
depends. mine's full of tv shows, and is always full. tv/movies are much bigger than music.
True. I was more getting at the apps and stuff, how big are they generally?
varies. i think myst is almost 1gb, but normally tiny.
if its just for apps i would think 8gb would be more than enough?
The 3G S model minimum size is 16GB so there is no other choice.
Please don't buy the old model now the new one is out. The price difference is minimal and the new one is worth the extra dollars. No question.
32 ;)
this is the truth!
I have a Samsung 32" LCD. Seems quite good - a little shadowy under fast moving images on DVD but it's sharp and colourful.
I miss my 32" CRT Panasonic though - that was a fantastic telly!
film a comparison between your 2 iphones using your new phone? :P
Finally going to be moving up from 32" Mitsubishi CRT that's about 15 years old. It's dying, but wont let go. Need it to die so I can justify the new one :P
Thank you for that, I wasn't aware the new one didn't come in 8gb.
I'll try tomorrow
Hehe, cool...I am of into the city (actual) tonight i might try some streaming
Afternoon folks.
'noon. Tis mighty quiet in here today, how art thou?
I'm alright. Can't stand till shifts, and I learnt I won't be seeng the Valencian GP, but ok apart from that. Also I've just noticed, Yay for some F1 2010 Wii news!
But ironically tilt shifts I love:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=tiltshift
Saw your tweets. Charity matches are usually a great laugh. More of a laugh than Valencia will be.
Most likely true :P
http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/programmes/formulaone.shtml
Near the bottom....more Five live racing adventures
yay. cheers.
tis amusing
Afternoon all. Have we had any news about the new teams yet?
Nope :(
HI all
Need some advice.............
I've been offered a paid holiday to Abu Dabai for the final grand prix. I'll be there for 7 days and work for 5 of them in the paddock hospitality suite.
Anyone done anything like this before? Worth doing it?
Sounds awesome. I haven't been offered anything like that myself, but do you need to pay for anything? If not, then there shouldn't be much to lose, right?
Nah... sounds terrible, pass it on to me, i might be able to make it though on your behalf, but you will owe me!
Flights, food, accom, uniform and £400 wages all provided.
I want to go, just wanna hear some horror stories if there are any!
thats sounds pretty good then, do you know the hours?
are you going to be able to see the race though?
Where did you get offered that? Its the sort of thing i would love to do!
Nope
Whenever the paddock suite is open I imagine. Fly in on Tuesday and out on Monday. Doubt i'll see much on track action but to see the faces and be involved in the event i imagine is cool.
I'll buy James Allen a beer and have a chat with him if I get a chance lol
sounds good to me, do it if you want :D
hahaha that is brilliant! i really hope one of the new teams have a pink livery next year! :P
It sounds like hard work, but as you say it might be wortwhile just to get inside the paddock and have a chance to meet the people...
My mother while unemployed worked some hospitality event at Silverstone and they want her back for Abu Dabai, she's back in work now so she put them on to me. They wanted 10 people and I think it's filled all filled pending on what and my g/f decide, I will mention to the compnmay though i know a place to find willing volunteers etc!!!
My understanding is that you work for 5 of the 7 days you're there. I'm sure you'd get to see some of the race and practice sessions etc
Also mention i grew up in the UAE and lived most my life there :D
No bones about it, it's working full time etc. It's not a holiday etc
I love that ant took some gravel out the car then just chucked it back in!
The commentry was great :D
Brilliant stuff!
Jake is taking is racing test soon so i expect we might see features like this on bbc tv coverage next summer
Afternoon all
If certain aircraft were allowed to fly in this airspace, one would be taking off right now http://twitpic.com/eh137
hey steven, looks like its been quiet here this afternoon, ive just turned my flat into a palace of cleanliness and am heading off to london!
He has fans?
Have fun
aha
Did my Qik of the cows work?
yup :D
#sidepodspace update
NASA has completed its flight readiness review and has decided not to launch on Franck day. Presumably they realised they couldn't compete. The launch will now be at 1:36am Eastern / 6:36am UK Tuesday August 25th. Why can't they launch at a more considerate time? It's like they don't get that people watching and talking about their launches helps them.
Didn't know you were doing them
Its not live. The coverage in the field was shocking.
So do you want a cow now?
There are two videos of cows. Mostly of the back of cows. The first one only runs for a couple of seconds.
No. Piglet.
mmmmmmm bacon
Hello all
I've finished setting up my new lappytop. It's a happy day of internet joy
woop wooop
Hi Alison. Sounds like a productive day
I liked the 2005 tyre rules. If F1 wants to be green why use thre or four sets of tyres for a race when it is perfectly easy to do it one on. Of F1 wants to save money why ship 4 times as many wheels and tyres around the world as necessary. Run the races on one set of tyres then everyone can choose whatever compound they want instead of being stuck with tyres they can't heat or tyres that blister.
I hadn't made that connection but you are absolutely right. Ferrari could never get on top of running the 2005 tyres and the next year the tyre rule conveniently disappeared.
If I can get out bike out of the shed then I shall do a bit of qikking out in the welsh countryside. Will let you know in a bit :)
He is a legend!
What did we do before everyone live streamed everything?
It's the ultimate reuseable pet!
When you start following 'ucas' on twitter you realise how dull your life is
Looks like a quiet news day other than Whitmarsh telling Heikki he had to improved to keep his drive next year and Mansell announcing yet another comeback. He is going to share a car with his son at the Silverstone 1000kms.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77768
The more you feed it the more bacon you get.
define reusable...
Can you get any useful info from that?
I have absolutely no idea, but it may tell me when the clearing list is up, and if thats tonight then thats helpful
You get the fun of having it as a pet and when you are bored with it you can eat it or sell bits and buy a panda
I guess it is worth putting up with the dullness of your life if it can help you.
It's to help me stop my ocd of checking their site every 5 minutes!! I want thursday!!
Unusual for someone on here to be looking forward to Thursday
Indeeedd
hahaha
Awesome. I got really addicted to track..... I see things have moved on!
oh no, dont get me wrong, im still addicted to track, im just trying not to be
I am stuck in ttraffic again. Motorway flashbacks!
DONT GO ON THE CONTRAFLOW!!!
2 lanes good 1 lane bad
halfway up the hill. Nearly there!
Apparently the iPhone f1 app is in discount for the rest of the season
because its rubbish?
I am heading out into the outside world for a while too. See you later.
Hah even when all my answers were in, I still went on there all the time. Are you sorted now or are you waiting for clearing?
Am waiting for clearing, i want to change my course and the uni i applied to originally has no places left on its version of the course i now want, so clearing it is!! but i dont mind because i've actually found places that i prefer :D
yay! I made it! Looking over the valley i came from. Will try qiksik
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/livestreaming.php
hellloooo lukeh
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/photolarge.php?photoID=134134&catID=4364
:(
Evening..
Evening Pat :)
Phew, that was fun
I missed something? I only just loaded the comments..
I decided to go on a sudden bike ride up a hill to look down at the valleys. Was good fun, dunno if the Qik worked though although the signal was fantastic.
cool. there are some vids on the page. looks great :-)
Going on aol. Signal isn't great though
Qik!
I'll keep an eye on it :-)
http://www.sidepodcast.com/playground/livestreaming.php
or try
http://www.qik.com/dubaish
nothing so far
Sorry, can't do it now. Friends arrived, getting on the tube
Received an email today from AUTOSPORT, introducing their new AUTOSPORT PLUS service.
Surprisingly, they haven't taken on board my gripe with them USING CAPITALS FOR 'AUTOSPORT'. Gits.
no probs
Theyve gone one step further with the PLUSness!
I have arrived home safely.
With a pig?
No pig-pigs for me :(
:(
Boo :(
I had that too, and I like that they are making the distinction a little clearer.
Doesn't surprise me in the slightest, way too soon for them to admit it was wrong. It might get quietly dropped over the off-season.
I haven't read comments yet but I just saw videos of cows...
Yup.
I return, couldn't bear stay on fm much longer after my resignation.
Spose everyone's seen the 2010 regs then.
I havent?
http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/regulations/Pages/FIAFormulaOneWorldChampionship.aspx
Resignation?
Felt I couldn't take the club any further. Gutted, didn't want to do it but it was time for change.
Can't see anything that makes me go grrr, which is good. :)
ah right :D i've just got it, hehe
apart from refueling ban. grrr.
this is a game, right?
Yes.
I haven't really taken over a average non-league Swedish club. yet. Hmmm, that gives me an idea.
I've read the Autosport summary but not the full regs. I like the low fuel quali confirmation... and 8 our per session could get hectic! Did they not lengthen Q1? 26 cars in 20 mins with 8 to be knocked out will be utterly crazy.
Is it your football club RG?
*out
It's his team, his club! It's more than a game, damnit!
:P
:lol:
Time for a quick catchup..
I did that when I was on.
of course. my mistake :)
Things upset my plans today too. My car needed its annual test, which was rescheduled because my sister's new run-around happened to be in on the same day and needed doing first so we switched places. All fine, it meant I could have a lie-in.... until mine failed on some minor points which were time-consuming to fix. Count one holiday day used up on that... at least I was out in the sun instead of stuck in my cold, dark flat!
hey all, I'm live commenting from Penticton BC on the edge of Okanagen Lake about 500km (300 miles) from home base. I did get a picture of Page 22 and a very large marmot will download later.Not much wildlife on the way up maybe it was too early. Now off to find a beer.
Marmot!
I didn't know that... :-(
On the Wii F1 game not looking great... it doesn't look great and I didn't really expect it to. I'll probably get it regardless of how it looks, unless the playability gets slammed by all and sundry.
Excellent :-)
Qik
How much?
And does this mean cheap not-so-slim ones are going to appear ?
All we know is $299 or 299 Euros, which is what the large PS3's have been reduced to as well. No word on UK pricing.
Ta. It'll be a long wait for me then.
Ah good, caught up.
I’m alright. Can’t stand till shifts, and I learnt I won’t be seeng the Valencian GP, but ok apart from that. {Comment #297}
Oh no! Hope the charity game goes well.
Time for MWM if anyone's interested, apparently they have a big sportscar exclusive announcement...
I can't make the stream load though
I want to go, just wanna hear some horror stories if there are any! {Comment #309}
I'd go if I were you, even if track viewing is limited. You will be part of a piece of history, and even being near a Grand Prix has a frission of excitement the TV can't replicate.
I have absolutely no idea, but it may tell me when the clearing list is up, and if thats tonight then thats helpful {Comment #350}
Clearing list should be up tomorrow. I'd guess at 9am because that's when the GCSE results start to be known (and therefore people start missing their offers), but check before then just in case.
Also, some universities have clearing lists on their own websites for their own courses. The official one is probably the best, though.
Spose everyone’s seen the 2010 regs then. {Comment #391}
I've seen them, but I've only just managed to find the old version of the 2010 regs so that I can figure out what's changed between that document and this one.
I can't make the @MidwkMotorsport live link work, drop this into your media player: http://tx.sharp-stream.com/tune.php?c=radioshowltd&.waxr
It should be up at 00:01 according to UCAS
Oh my god. I've just seen the header on james allen's blog. What is that?!
I mean... I don't wanna seem arrgoant concerning photoshop but that is almost hard to look at...!
agrreed
Good luck getting something tomorrow btw. I was listening before, just majorly busy this afternoon :)
I'll deffo get something :D woop, should be good. but thanks, i shall let you all know whats happening as soon as
sent to photoshop disasters. you should tweet him offering your services.
Well I'm sure you'll find something good. I seem to have ended up on the email lists of several universities who have all emailed me to let me know there are places left despite the fact I applied back in 2005 :(
aha, nice. :D
Good luck :-)
Evenin all. Loving the GT5 news today! :D
ta :)
No love for the F1 2009 news? :(
For those who like the GT2 Aston Martin team Drayson Racing, as you all should, they are making a surprise graduation to prototypes at Petit Le Mans THIS YEAR!
http://twitgoo.com/2ktmo
I.love.that.car!
There is?!? I had no idea! Where where where?
mmmmm
Check this out.
New screenshots, new gameplay video, new news concerning it's release. It's all Wii related of course but still, new news is good news :)
Looks great for a Wii game I reckon!
They've bought a Lola coupe with a Judd engine - no Aston link this time.
I notice there is a Toyota trying to overtake a Force India and one Toyota falling down the order. Now, I'm gonna assume thats Timo and therefore despise them.
Hahahaha I'm doing a survey at the moment and I can't actually believe people have written a question like this and kept a straight face....
Seconded! Drooling all over the keyboard!
A certain mr noble on twitter:
Am expecting an announcement from one of the new teams in about an hour or so, revealing more of their plans for 2010
I like news!
Ooooooh, from Mr. Noble
you can get branded paper plates?
Beaten by lukeh by a mere two seconds.
And yet we both called him mr noble. Spooky!
Apparently so.....
Oh yeah.
I'm scared.
i want some! :)
Sidepodpaperplates?
It's too late in the day for Campos or Manor, so it must be a USF1 announcement
this can only go well: http://www.twitanonymous.com/
agreed.
any guesses?
Gut feeling says Toyota.
Just read it properly, I say whoeever is buying BMW
its a new team RG ;)
Oops, need to go head off and get ready for my press conference to tell some friends about Barrichello Ra...
....ah I have said too much already
Don't say that - I need sleep!
I never said anything.
:D
BREAKING NEWS!!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jakehumphrey/2009/08/back_in_the_hot_seat.html
New Jake Blog
aha, gotcha all ;)
Argh! Yay for jake blog though...
Noble didn't necessarily say it was big news... it could be anything.
My amazingly toned legs are beginning to feel a lot less toned. I'm really disappointed. I thought they'd last a bit longer than that :(
You should have joined lance...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8207007.stm
Something unexpected but pleasing happened this evening. TheFifthDriver (one of McLaren's official Twitter feeds) started following me... ...though I don't remember having much, if any, contact with him/her.
I'm back. I think outside has sprung a leak because I got soaked
It happened to me too, tis very odd
It should be up at 00:01 according to UCAS {Comment #424}
That's good. Nine hours head-start on the A-level brigade is always useful.
Oh my gosh! I totally should have. Graeme Obree???
I notice there is a Toyota trying to overtake a Force India and one Toyota falling down the order. Now, I’m gonna assume thats Timo and therefore despise them.
It would be pretty unfair whichever Toyota driver it was.
He was a famous cyclist about ten years ago who was famous for building the bike he had his first big success on from scrap. He used bits of washing machine an all sorts of odd stuff because he couldn't aford the proper gear.
I qik'd and dropio'd a pic and vid of the old bank of England
Yeah I know about Graeme Obree, I just think it's awesome!!
Shame you didn't know about it especially as you have done all that training recently.
Hah, I can't go fast! I'm just too stubborn to stop. EVER.
I guess they were taking it reasonably easy.
Hi Nick, I can't see them :-(
We can't give you a fair assessment unless you drop.io some pics ;)
Evening all
I return from going beserk, no news from the three teams yet?
Aww, I was expecting 'The team news was that Spurs are finally awesome' ;)
No news at all
Trying Qik on a sec
I've already printscreened the table :D
Giggles Made-up Media reports on football?
:lol:
Rumours are flying though
" in spain the rumours are that de la Rosa y Petrov will be in Campos Meta in 2009"
...
The table says otherwise.
Hello those who've arrived while I was reading Google Reader and listening to MWM..
I can't stick the game and even I know the table is meaningless after a week or two of playing...
Hey Pat, how's your tea?
[Just guessing]
I know, but I am a Spurs fan and therefore disillusioned.
I've been starved of it today, I was just about to put the kettle on!
At least you recognize your affliction :P
Looks like the announcement is gonna be about Youtube and USF1 sponsorship
D'ya think this is the new-team news we were waiting for, and didn't we already know it?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77778
I’m doing a survey at the moment and I can’t actually believe people have written a question like this and kept a straight face…. {Comment #443}
I suppose it is true, if perhaps not the greatest philosophical statement known to mankind. Maybe it was a way of livening up the survey-filling...
yeyyy :D
i dont care about the news, but now i can sleep well cus i know what the news is ;)
Probably. That was a badly kept secret wasn't it
The last part of that story is interesting too:
you can get branded paper plates? {Comment #447}
I suppose deciding which supermarket brand, or whether to simply take the local pound shop or general store version could take a long time if you wanted it to.
That's been around for a few weeks too
Even the rumoured date it's gonna happen?
It's not unexpected news. I see they don't think Penske was an American team
Don't know about that. It's only worth believing if and when it happens
Were they in F1?
1974-1977
either he dosent know they were or he cant count, he says first US f1 team in more than 40 years....1977+40=2017...
ummm
noble built that up?
Mighta thought it was 67?
He probably wasn't born then
Damn internet billionaires ;)
Basically he is saying Dan Gurney's Eagle / Anglo American Racers was the last last American team.
He's just tweeted it, deserves some anonytweet responses if you ask me
:D
Nah,,,, Anglo-American Racing was still racing the Eagle chassis in 1968.
” in spain the rumours are that de la Rosa y Petrov will be in Campos Meta in 2009? {Comment #490}
Whoever originally wrote that needs to check his/her calender. If de la Rosa and Petrov were going to be in Campos Meta in 2009, we'd have seen them do ten races already...
"Well, that was worth building up the tension for!
#sarcasm"
Perhaps unlike everyone else their calendar actually uses the year "0" ? :D ?
:D
They've updated the page with quotes, and there is a follow-up with the full interview. He might have been building up the interview.
This also links back to Rencken's feature last week. He said there was more to come this week.
don't tell me... autosport magazine?
Rencken doesn't write for the magazine. It was a two-parter in the Features section, second part is due this week. It might be up already, I haven't looked.
ahh okay. am v.much behind.
He may say they only talked USF1.. but I wonder if they didn't... I wonder if there will be an official F1 YT channel soon.
welcome to my world?
not that far.
I don't want to quote the whole thing, but this is good:
Interview: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77779
that could be rather good news.
:-)
Bernie wouldn't allow it. Did he retain any percentage of YouTube or did it all go to Google?
Just think of the lame comments :(
:D :D
He might. Do people with channels get a cut of the ad revenue, even a small bit?
There is that!
I know why Cadbury 99 flakes are thus called has been a Sidepodcast subject, so this story has almost certainly been linked before, but just in case it has not and anyone still is interested, this 2006 BBC report is oddly in today's BBC top-ten read list.
Dieter Rencken's two-parter on USF1 are here, you need a subscription:
Pt1 http://www.autosport.com/features/article.php/id/2326
and
Pt2 http://www.autosport.com/features/article.php/id/2335
Part 1 was excellent and I am about to read Part 2.
Evening everyone. How's things? What have I missed?
yup.
Alex! I was just about to post this
Shall we revive racing at Crystal Palace?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWp-0TuY4Sk
Hehe :-)
I'm curious how a 2006 article is suddenly in the top-ten list...
Evening Alex
it's crazy some of those corners.
"Commentary by Mr. Chumley Warner "
:D
That happens quite a bit. Like the african guy who was forced to marry a goat he stole :D
I was thinking that
Evening everyone.
I have been out to dinner in the big smoke. Very enjoyable it was too.
What did you have?
omg. we walked over that bridge!
Alex, are you around at the weekend so I can retrieve those sunnies?
You and bridges! :D
I'm on the train so I can't really watch that easily... But it's Murray from memory isn't it?
which side of the bridge at Silverstone are we up to now?
If you have headphones, use the YouTube App for "BSCC Crystal Palace 1964"
I would like to bring back F1 drivers in other classes. Clark competing for the saloon car championship as the reigning F1 champion.
I had an Insalate Tricolore and a pizza :) yum.
In a fantasic Italian I've been going to for 12 years.
I think that was the video I was talking about.
do they tweet?
Had the best metre of pizza ever the other day
[shared by 4 of us]
yup around. Sat better than Sun. We have guests on Sunday. But either work.
I would now like to beat whoever wrote (in tomorrows newspaper) that its feared that even people who've got AAB wont get a university place. Oh my goodness i want to scream
Aren't all italian salads tricolore?
OK, will text on Sat
This is the main reason why I don't read newspapers around results time or watch news stuff or even morning programs like GMTV or Breakfast, because of ridiculous statements and just annoying things that are totoally untrue concerning the actual results!
I bet he just left them at Alex's so that he could come back ;)
I think tricolore is three colours of pasta
I wrote a nice ranty letter to the papers earlier (see my blog, cough cough) which i rather enjoyed writing
I don't think they do no.
It's called Signor Grilli and it's on Goodge street. Perfect for no frills, non expensive but good Italian and it's right in the center of town.
Of course the name is basically Mr Grill (which always makes me think of the Simpsons) but actually the owner is Jon Grilli so he is Mr Grill.
Insalata is Salad in italian
Alex did mention on his non-educational cookery show that he needed another blind fitted. They could do combined cookery and DIY. What could possibly go wrong?
http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/archives/CrystalPalace/mm04.html
:P
You could put alex's wisk into a drill, twould work perfectly :D
thank you.
tricolore is anything in red, White and green. So the flag, the pasta or in the case of the salad... advocado, mozzarella and tomato
There was some move recently to get racing back to Crystal Palace.
Exactly. What could possibly go wrong?
:)
I have visions of this..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9bvUIbKlkk
nothing ever happens about anything in the park because five councils share the decision making processes. They all join there.
I was just reading more on USF1. Their commercial director has shot "over 300 documentary hours of motorsport for the likes of SpeedTV and History Channel".
Going back to a comment I made a few nights about concerning decibel levels and Muse playing in their hometown albeit it to a 84.1 decibel level, the gig will actually be outside rather than inside. Not sure what difference that makes though... seemed to me to make more sense if that was for an indoor gig rather than outdoor...
Being nice to the neighbours?
depends where it's measured from i guess. if they're standing front of the speakers, it'll go off the scale. if they're in the nearest cul-de-sac, maybe it's not so bad?
further investigations are required!
Just still seems a bizarre level to have to me for a rock gig.
Hey, a quick question. Robin Miller has reported on SpeedTV that USF1 has an American driver, but doesn't say who it is. I suspect it's Jonathan Summerton. Has anyone heard anything?
Haven't heard anything on that
I heard the same thing, Summerton for the 2nd seat alongside an un-named experienced non-American (at least for the first year). Others are mentioned, Summerton seems to be the name cropping up most often.
I should add that what I've read is firmly planted in the 'rumour' column at the moment.
I agree. Summerton started out with a big push in the Firestone Indy Lights, then dropped out of sight. I suspect that someone is now guiding him in a different path toward F1, or he's getting fitted for seats and stuff
Mario had a meeting in Charlotte last week...
Marco
Do you mean Andretti? Because in the same article, Robin Miller pointed out that USF1 has an American, and it isn't Marco.
Yeah that was the one... i wonder if he is off to nascar... any indy teams in that area?
I think most Indy teams are in Indy. There's talk that Andretti Green racing is coming apart. Marco may be looking for a place to land. I am just very thankful he will not be in the USF1 car. I do wish though, that it would Summerton and Speed in USF1.
No room for Jacques?
Let's hope not.
I think Jack is done. I have heard that Wurz has been mentioned as the 'experienced' guy at USF1. We'll have to wait and see
To be honest I think it is still quite early for any of the new entrants to be announcing drivers. Existing teams will want to lock theirs in, new ones can afford to wait a while.
True, but USF1's stated goal of Americans gave them the ability to go early on at least one driver.
Mr. C! And a good day to you, Sir!
Morning, everyone.
The name I've been hearing the most is Ryan Hunter-Reay. He could be the one.
I would now like to beat whoever wrote (in tomorrows newspaper) that its feared that even people who’ve got AAB wont get a university place. {Comment #561}
Nonsense. Last year one local university was saying two Es were sufficient for its Accountancy course (provided one of them was Maths). I doubt it will have increased its standards that far - and it's about mid-table in many of the university league tables...
The top universities will be more difficult to get into than last year because of the unemployed but talented non-graduates trying to find a way through the recession. However, even there I'd imagine there were places at some of them for some courses...