The end of the week is upon us, and so, almost is the end of May. I'm not entirely sure where the year is going - I'm convinced someone is stealing it but I have no proof. Anyway, here are some of the things we're talking about:
- FOTA have come up with their plan to present to the FIA, and if looks are anything to go by, the governing body might just be agreeable to it. We reach the deadline today, so something really needs to be sorted out as soon as possible, or we may see some of our teams not making next year's championship simply because it will be a case of first come, first served.
- It's the final heat of the first round in the Circuit Cup and that can only mean one thing - voting time again. These final matchups will see the fate of Monaco and Nurburgring decided, and it's in your hands. Head on over and make your voice heard.
- If you haven't visited in a while, head on over to F1 Big Picture. Yesterday's image depicts a flying Vettel at Monza in celebration of his Lorenzo Bandini award win. He'll be picking up the trophy on Sunday, in the style of Kubica (ie. driving 12km in an F1 car - madness).
That'll do for now. As we are rushing headlong into the weekend, let us know if you have any exciting plans, and equally let us know if you don't. I will see you in the comments.
Why do half terms always go past waaay too quickly?
Wha? it can't be the 29th yet! why does time go so quickly when you are coming up to an exam...
It is the nature of them i'm afraid, it does suck majorly
2009 has absolutely flown by... we're already 6 races into the season!
Exactly, have to wave goodbye to Megan Fox soon, not sure who Ms June is on FHM calendar
BTW, time accelerates as you get older and wiser, relatively speaking - naturally
I'm saying goodbye to the stig and the power laps board (on calendar 1) and a nice McLaren Race car on teh other
I hate saying goodbye to Megan but I love to see her go
i'll no doubt be looking forward to more baby panda's in june.
and i'll be saying bye to a renault f1 car and a mazda furai on my calenders aha :)
why have you guys got more than one calendar?
you should read christine's blog more, she has panda's every thursday! :P *runs*
I'm saying goodbye to matt bellamy in may
and hello to matt bellamy in june.
Damn muse calendar....
Top Gear (proper one) for Christmas....and i was bought Top Gear magazine (for being a brave boy in hopspital ;) ) and it just so happened to have a calendar in it
I say goodbye to David Bentley. So not all bad news.
it could be worse, he could be halfway up a tree, standing on his head showing his arse.
fair nuff.
LOU!!
that was april!
:P
:D
:D
i have an f1 calender (as recommended by christine) in my room and i have a lovely super car top gear one in the office as it came free with their magazine and i kinda like it so didn't want to through it away :)
*is still running*
I have a Spurs one which is depressing as its basically a list of who will be gone in the Summer. And another one which makes me feel more northeastern. Ie one of 12 pictures of Holy Island.
Joe News... (we need a jingle for him...)
Joe reports of a compromise in the air.
we do! remind me on saturday.
any news on the banning of refuelling though?
oh yeah, forgot that a was a rule aswell, do they hate ALL rules or just budget caps?
i feel the need for a second calender...
:D :) :D
Should go on the "comment of the year" wiki but I know Christine would never read it out, come January
What is the point in having another 3 season agreement. They need to find a long term answer not another temporary half-baked version.
Does Rockall not have a calendar?
i would guess (and it's nothing more than that), we'll be racing in 2010 with the '09 regs but without refuelling.
Time to head off me thinks, see you guys after my exam tomorrow as long as my head doesnt kersplode from the silly thing. night all!
:D
i will.
Good luck Lukeh and see ya.
night lukeh.
christine said she had an f1 calender.. cause she told me what make it was when i as looking for one... so maybe you do have two?
Good luck Lukeh
quite. i guess this gives max time to stand again.
Night Lukeh, good luck for your exam tomorrow!
night!
There aren't enought photographs of Rockall to make one.
if we do... i have no idea where. but i do remember her opening one. possibly it's up in her office?
She binned it when she found the panda one
From N, E, S & W at Dawn, Midday & Sunset
Don't know who posted this game butit is addictive
http://armorgames.com/play/3614/crush-the-castle
Yes there are
Jan: Rockall, in the sea
Feb: A view of the sea, from Rockall
Mar: A jagged edge
Apr: Another one
May: Ditto
Jun-Nov: Ditto
Dec: Rockall, With Snow on Top
Must. Not. Click
That be me. It is isnt it
Go oooon, goo oooonn
You coulda said that before I clicked.
you missed "rockall by night".
phew i get a blank screen... i wont get addicted.
Thats November then
A lesson in life that needs to be learnt
Be careful what you click, especially when keywords include Cup & Two
wait long enough and it will load up :P
Sometimes, breaking the internet has it's upsides
*closes tab quickly*
haha :)
has this been mentioned yet?
Formula One merchandise has never seen anything like it: Alongside the familiar caps, T-shirts and key rings,Toyota’s Grand Prix team is selling a host of high-tech parts from its past racing cars. Carbon fibre wings, brakes and light alloy wheels can all be had with the click of a mouse at the Toyota F1 Web site.
i'm on the last and 24th level :D
Not seen anything. Are they selling cogs by any chance?
noo... i'm not going to even attempt it.. or try and beat you at all. i am not competitive...
also, renault appear to be in trouble for a second time in two weeks:
Racing team ING Renault tested their 200mph car on the runway at Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford for the second time in as many weeks, yesterday (Wednesday).
Now, people living in the surrounding villages have raised concerns about the loud noise generated by the Grand Prix team's 2009 championship car, known as the R29.
oooooh. i need one to stay ahead of lou.
I am on 9. I think I should be a castle designer. Some of the designs look like Microsoft did them. Once they get the service packs they will be fine.
haha, you say that
Collectors grabbing their 5 cents worth before the ship goes down
Of course you are not
you can desing your own, go back to the main menu. try and make one that dosent collapse first time lol
:D
hehe :D when i told dad this evening he didn't believe me, i had to show him the email as proof, then he promptly rang a few of his friends to boast about it for some reason.. lol
Two weeks in a row, they've had Piquet since Melbourne?
haha, proud of his daughter ;)
video here too.
it wont load anyways...
rubbish
:D :D
Random poll with no explanation
Choose T, V or C please
[this is not F1 related]
steve saying renault have 4 days of straightline testing left.
T
v
V
T for Timo
T
C eliminated, those who haven't voted:
It's know only T or V
Mr C, would you like to vote?
sorry, yes. was busy fropioing.
ummm, v.
Starting the clock, voting closes at 01:00 BST
And shall follow, the explanation
The suspense...is in fact...killing me
Odd that no one voted C?
I say V again
blockquote>The suspense...is in fact...killing me
:D
Frankly, it's probably something that only happens at SPC
t
I'll take that under advisement with the stewards once I decide who they are
T again
I say V again
We should do more of these stuff as a family.
Sticking with T
You already voted!
And you're on the naughty step for yesterday's comment ;)
I have to take your 1st answer regardless
:D
i thought we had to vote again.
will you only take my first answer?
If your lurking mr (or Ms) newcommer, now is the time to introduce yourself
Yes, It's like mastermind without the comfy chair
Stop doing that
And you
:D
If it helps, it's a draw at the mo
Shall i put you out of you misery and vote C?
Newcomer should pick C
*you're*
Sorry RG, I feel I've let you down
hahaha! yes
Was eliminated
Now only V or T
haha
So I vote again?
Why isn't U an option?
you have 1 minute
Pressures on, it could be a big call...
Because it's too far
V
Seconds left, surely
Vote counted
V. Was gonna do C but gone..
with 25 secs to spare!
Times up!
20 seconds to go. Hamilton esque
I've chosen my holiday destination via SPC
[take that, Mr Giggles!]
Where?
:D
:D
Valencia?
Awesome. Any chance. Caribean, Turkey and Venezuela?
Surely you mean beat that Giggles
China, Vietnam, Thailand?
V: Vietnam {again, but secretly happy}
T: Thailand [A worthy opponent]
C: No ones best friend - Cambodia
wow!
Cinncinati, Vigo, Toronto?
What did Giggles do before?
ooh, close.
blimey i was close, i was guessing
I guess I may have to live comment to some extent (if that'll be possible)
Picked a drink from the bar :D
[several times]
You sir, are a madman.
Somewhere, Giggles felt a chill down his spine..
*goes green with jealously!* that's amazing. take lots of photos for us :)
All three were a winner in my book
And I couldn't decide
Haha, hardly compares!
Check out my Flickrstream for some if it from 2005
i know... i've seen them.... you can still take more :P :P
I will start from the South this time
raises the bar up to 11.
Tunnels of Cu Chi & church of Cao Dai are on the list
PS
I will not be bringing home any pandas
thank you!
Giggles said he was bringing pandas and didn't so if you say you won't does that mean you will
If I say Yes, does that mean No?
Morning
Has this been mentioned here?
Prodrive to enter in 2010, to be rebadged as Aston Martin in 2012
I am confused now
So I don't back out, more importantly, so I have a reminder that I didn't dream it
Have posted the holiday vote on the wiki
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Bassano+Clapper
Hmmm... Rather quiet for this time of night...
Dude, you missed the vote!
yipee!
It started at 00:44
160 comments since midnight?
you seem to be confusing us with digg.
:D
It was getting a little sedate, I think they're all relaxing after holidayvision
Wha, what vote?
:D Hehe. I was basing it on the last 5 minutes or so. ;)
I hadn't read that, very interesting
trying to figure out how to top that?
;)
It started at 00:44
T all the way, baby! :D
Erm, what is this for?
Out of interest, if "P" was an option, who would have plumped for it
Scroll back! :D
Probably me.
Phuket?
Phnom Penn?
If ever there was a time to come in late...
Peru?
Peru
[But it was excluded on medical grounds, not mine... or Peru's]
Ah, Thailand. Well, as long as they're not bothered by protesters and coups, they beat Vietnam anyday. :)
Jackie probably
Erm... it's OK, I guess. What's C?
She is going to kill me now
:D :P
I was in Thailand about 4 days after the last coup, was fine then
I just saw more yellow T-Shirts
I'll tweet, without the double entendre
I finished level 24 of that stupid game. Now to build castles
haha well done.
Cambodia? They have Angkor Wat... and not much else.
Tourism-wise, Thailand is best of the lot.
YEY!! FINISHED :D
It's taken me 2 (or maybe 3, i forget) days to listen to the 24 hour Britcar commentary.
No, I can't do that. I just tweeted the answer earlier!
Damn, twitter and it's lack of an undo button
Angkor - amazing
Thailand, lovely. (apart from the North, which I've seen very little of) have little more to see that interests at the mo
awesome! well done :)
Pah. Google earth can take me anywhere.
You work for an airline, right? *green with envy* ;)
now i've got Le Mans 2008 to listen to...8-)
but not tonight :D
g'night all
It can show you what's there, but you're not there... there. :D
Phnom Penh is an interesting city and Sihanoukville is worth a visit (apparently the king likes it and chicken vilage is worth a night out!)
Battambang and the surrounding area are quite pretty
Night Jon.
See ya sir
Really... Hmmm... Interesting... What's in Phnom Penh, though?
night Jon!
Aye, do you think I'd trust that many months wages worth of holiday to this lot! :D
Royal Palace grounds are beautiful, the Mekong boat trips are worth it and the Foreign Correspondents Club after sundown for relaxed drinks
oi!
i prefer giggles...
Just has that odd vibe that appealled to me
Quiet hectic-ness with an exciting undercurrent.
Only spent 3 or 4 days there and would like to see more
:D
Am open to travel companions
Hmmm... Sounds adventure-y. :)
Haha! :D
Wouldn't go there especially but if doing an Agkor trip then would recommend a few days there
So, onto more pressing matters
Isn't it about time we started to arrange the Lotus SPC tour?
*not listening!!*
didn't we delegate that to flibster? until goodwood is done and dusted, i cannot even start to think about it.
ooo thanks for bringing up goodwood, time to write another post it...
:-( I hate not being able to get to the UK sometimes.
:D
Indeed. :( Oh well, at least I can say that I was able to go to Singapore. One of the perks of being from this part of the world. :D
Yeah and I got to see the A1GP at Eastern Creek. That was.....
Well at least I got to see Nico Nulkenberger in action.
If I remember rightly, it was pencilled in for the summer break
I shall badger Mr Flibs to select forward gear on thus subject
I get to see BTCC and Superbikes. About it.
Woops. That was meant to be Hulkenberger
you should see the office, dad's work diary, the desktop screen and the door handles have post it's on, today i stuck some post its on his reading glasses. He says i can go to goodwood, it's just a matter of how many days and when he buys the tickets :D
Nico Nulkenberger. Kinda reminds me of Duke Nukem. :D But Nico's new name sounds nice. ;)
Where are you Paul, I'm looking for SPC International meet-up destinations?
Yay! :)
It's Hüüüüüüülkenberg
Sunny (cold) Oz.
It's not Hulkenbergering then?
Not according to Kathi and she is the authority on the subject
Just saw Eastern Creek post, so guessed so
Have a few people to say hell to to there again, may take some time though
[Was pretty close to moving to Sydney at one point, pre-global meltdown]
http://www.formula1.com/play_video.html
Monaco video is up.
Say hell to? :P hehehe.
Awesome!
Yeah, I have a few people to say hell to as well ;-)
Loading now, F1.com vids in hi-def glory ROCK!
frist 30 seconds... ???
Every Monaco vid has a glamour bit. Would've chosen a different song, though. :D
Well me to, but first I should say 'hello' :D
yell if you see any cars...
The new Felipe baby?
"good boy" *Pat on head*
Shoulda got the BBC guys to pick it
1/3 of the video is all glamour shots.
must've been a boring race, then. ;)
i (hearts) rob.
f1 needs more of him.
It says everything about the racing to be fair.
Loved the way he managed to change what he was going to say to 'shot'
2nd song is muuuch better.
:D
"Keep attackin' im, his tyres are... [aware the world is listening] ...shot"
I like how they forgot all about Nakajima
love dem vidoes, cheers journeyer.
:D loving the 2nd song. trying to figure out what it is.
who?
def leppard.
glad to oblige. :)
:!
song's called "action". itv also used their track "rocket" last year for the ad breaks.
You're on your own there fella :D
I read that twice as 'def legard'!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPOeAIUEVbs
action. very good! :D
HAHAHA!
heeeeeh!
As they say in Thailand: Same same, just different!
Gah! My ears!!!!
you didn't have to click it!
Was referring to the "loving the 2nd song" bit :D
But RG's gone to bed, who else was there?
class sir, pure class.
they should have included Rubens' dance at the end... ah well those videos are great :)
Shall forever be remembered as 'def legard'!
Hello.
One armed drummers?
Don't click
For the love of Timo and Icelandic Singers
I'm not stupid y'know :)
Don't say you weren't warned this time :D
Good lad, the force is strong in this one
:D Yay.
discovering you'll never be as good a drummer as a chap with one whole limb less than you, is a tough lesson to learn i'll have you know.
Internet keeps cutting out again. And the ISP has no idea why. The problem comes and goes away on its own.
I'll never get to the end of the video at this rate... :(
kinda like stevie wonder kicking your arse at karting, i'd imagine.
okay the laptop is now very warm, and it's 2am (honestly i swear time goes quicker at night) so i best be off to get some sleep. night all! x
I'm quite the percussionist, don't you know
Though quite true :D
night lou
night lou! :)
i have half a can of air?
Wimp! :D
G'night Lou
i wouldnt know what to do with it tbh.. lol
:D Cant think of anything more useful in the world...
Night lou
humph i have a busy day afternoon tomorrow dont cha know :P anyways night x
Windows needs to restart to install "half a can of air"
Click Y or N
Whats in the other half?
Un-branded energy drink
bloody good question!
Stuff to push the air out
Good night Lou
Surely that'd be included in the 'half a can of air' package unless they state "delivery not included"?
That makes no sense to me. So I declare I'm too tired and shall now go to sleep. Ciao
nitgh lou & rg.
G'night Mr G
i heart def leppard. Saw them live last year. I wish i was at home. I am back to mobile commenting
It doesn't make sense to me either but I ain't going to bed yet
You are a sad addict. Just like the rest of us
If you had half a can of air that was meant for public 'consumption' then you would need a means to propel it from said can - to be salesworthy
A full can would have the same means, only for twice the amount
Thus
i have half a can of air?
Whats in the other half?
i had a full can. but used half.
I used to like you :D
[Mr C's still on the naughty step anyway]
So it is half a can of air [inculdes propellant]
Too annoyed with my Internet right now. It cuts out every 2 minutes.
Yet the ISP can't even fix it. :(
Well really it is a can with half the normal amount of air and probably less thna half the normal amount of propellant
If it makes any difference, to an engineer:
A glass is neither half-empty nor half-full but the incorrect sized vessel for the liquid to be contained
But what if one were to used compressed air as the propellent?
But what if it was half-empty/full because it had been half-consumed?
And yet probably ony fills less than 1/10th of the volume it resides in
Change vessels :D
And to think, this conversation started because Mr C's laptop gets a bit noisey
Mentioned, days ago!
a bit?
I think he "seeds" the chat, sits back and....watches the action
You want some ear duffs?
I sell you cheap, good price
:D
guilty.
The air is at pressure so it will fill the full volume regardless whether it is a full can or empty can
I thought it was getting hot not noisy
any idea why it gets cold?
The air was put in their on a cold day
Mr C could try pouring unnamed energy drink in all the laptop holes and see if that quiets it down a bit
it's noisy, driving me nuts and affecting recording.
it's noisy, because it gets hot so the fans are working overtime.
It's due to the pressure change as the can empties
heheheheh.
Transfer of energy
It's Boyle's Law or Charles's Law or the other on. You have a constant volume and a reducing pressure so the temperature drops.
Me's law?
I belive it is because particles in the expanding air are suddenly able to absorb heat energy, and remove heat from the surrounding environment.
I was referring to atmospheric pressure, not that within said can, sorry for any confusion
Although i know nothing of science...
The particles stay the same size but there are fewer collisions happening so less energy
The joy of sidepodcast is that we are in a constant state of confusion about everything regardless how simple
OK this is really getting annoying, for some reason my wireless keyboard and mouse intermittently loose signal with the pc, so i cant click or miss letters...
I've re connected, put new batteries in and moved the receiver right up close... nothing works... Any Ideas?
Ha! You think that's confusing.
Answer me why a router, which was working just fine yesterday, has decided to stop working now.....
His'n'hers
For you, very nice price. How much you want?
I throw in X-Men DVD for half price
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/sidepodduffs-jpg
very, very true.
Get a can of air and spray them
i cannot sit in a room with just a noisy laptop for company wearing those.
It's the new version of switch it off and back on again
Is it female?
For those joining the conversation, we are referring to 'half a can of air'
:D
Ok, Christine can have the pink ones
:D Half a can on each!
:-) didn't think of that
then what are you left with?
A cold can
Two half cans?
Now I am very confused....
:P
A headache?
Have you asked the router how it feels and if there's anything you can do?
Whichever way, it's bound to be your fault
Have you forgotten its birthday
When it asked, does my socket section look big in this, did you say: "of course not, it's lovely"?
Actually, you will love this. I have been working with this thing for 3 hours. Now that I start chatting about it.......
It's WORKING AGAIN !
Ridiculous, meet my friend: Sublime
You just had to take an interest
It just wanted to feel loved
Did it cost you dinner?
:D
I think it just wanted you to notice all the work it does unnoticed
Sheesh, I thought I had been doing that all morning. Stupid VPN routers.
is it called christine, per chance?
ooooooo. You might regret that
We're all in SO much trouble in the morning. Notice how Mr C's gone quiet!
Ah, there he is, Mr C, this is foot, meet my friend: mouth :D
oops. must be time to call in a night.
i apologise in advance!
Sleepy hugs won't get you out of this one! ;)
You are feeling brave. That will probably cost you half a Milky Bar again
Night Mr C, enjoy the couch tomorrow! :D
quick, leave another 250 comments. she'll never read them all.
rats. g'night.
Night Mr C!
See ya Mr C.
Right. I'm off to change IP addresses. Hope I don't bring the whole network down.
Should we stop quoting your comments so that there is less chance of Christine reading them?
Probably shouldn't mention her name either as people spot their name if they are scanning
Nah, that'd never work
We're still referring to Christine, right?
Its all gone eerily quiet...
You mean that comment about Christine? Just below these ones?
We're waiting to hear Mr C, trounce down to the couch after Christine's bout of insomnia and iPod Touch browsing
Especially regarding
that commment
Oooooo. *that* comment.
I thought it was a compliment at first, but then I realised the context...
Lucky I'm away for the weekend. How long does a ban normally last?
It usually gets overturned by the World Motor Sidepod Council
:-)
Context is a short-lived thing here
Like cans of air
Q: When referring to "The inaugural Sidepodscience Meetup", is it assumed that this if the first of many?
Inaugural - Definition: marking the beginning of an institution, activity, or period
:D
Quite so, though more effective
Simple. It Rout-ed ! (Military sence of word rout...)
Why is it that every once in a while, I notice the phase "Sidepodcast International Meet Up" and then never seem to find it again? Not to raise my hopes, but there is quite a protion of your audience that is not in Europe, and left out for that reason, you know...
Can I just say that I visit it all the time as they make for great wallpaper pics - I have the Barrichello at Monaco one up right now and my workmates all think it was a great pic!
I'm saying goodbye to:
- Kimi on my giant Shell Ferrari calendar
- Roughneck on my Rig calendar
- Carol the secretary throwing a stapler at PHB's head on my Dilbert Calendar
Two at home, two at work...
can we do a poll - how much sleep do SPC people get? I turn on in the morning, and I swear people are still here from the night before :) Morning all :)
AWESOME!!!
I have only had 4½ hours :(
Morning all, just about to leave so thought I'd drop in very quickly.
Yup, looking at those comments - Mr C's in trouble, isn't he? :D
Oh and for the poll - I got 5 hours sleep last night, but I can get anywhere between 5 and 10 depending on the day and what shift I'm working. At weekends I can sleep from midnight/1 in the morning until 9/10am easy :D
I swing wildly between 2 hours a night and 16 or so ;) I probably average a bedtime of 2.30am and how long I sleep depends on whether I start work at 7.30 or 10.30.
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/so-where-are-we-at/
Some thoughts from Joe. FTA:
Now that's news to me! Did anybody else know about this?
ooh I didn't know that, but I like the sound of it!
thanks for the sleep stats - i'm concerned to say the least! i think i got 5.5 last night but don't remember quite when i went to bed....is that bad?
no, thats sidepodcast :D
How can you hate Def Leppard?! Or is admitting my love of hair metal and power ballads a bad thing?
When I saw them they were supported by Cheap Trick. It was awesome but I was the youngest there by about 20 years.
intriguing....Fuji was awesome in concept, but (i gather) there was just a little bit of water and everyone got wet. maybe Toyota wants to leave F1....
I liked them a while back and got to see them at Live8 in Phil in 2005 - i was passing through the us and without trying was there with one million people (i was up the front). def leppard played about 2:30 in the afternoon which is strange to see a band like this in daylight! funniest though - was will smith (local philly boy made good) doing boom boom shake the room or whatever that song was - 10 years after it was cool.
i think that answer justifies anything strange in these forums.
Old Rock bands and Mullets. Must be a Kiwi thing ;)
Fuji wasn't a hit the first time, and it didn't do any better this time round.
That said, I don't know if I'll miss Fuji or the Toyota team more... I'll probably miss Fuji more - it did have its highlights in two years of racing there.
How can you say that? Fuji was a horrible waste of space and everyone hated it. Suzuka is one of the best tracks ever made and they tossed it off the calendar for THAT ...thing!
It says a lot to me that the track is most famous for its scenery.
I would miss Toyota, but I'm not sure I've forgiven them for inflicting Ralf on my life for so long.
Good riddance to both. Toyota are run in the same corporate manner as the Gondas I hated... watch someone take over that team and start winning too!
http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed/http://timesonline.typepad.com/formula_one/rss.xml
Ed Gorman on the Lewis Hilton Video yesterday.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/28/martini-girl-messes-up-f1-racers-in-monaco/
Mmmm.... Martini. Someone introduce her to Lewis!
I unsubscribed to his feed recently, I realised I hated everything he wrote.
What in particular? TBH he's written a good post here...
Some of the ones he writes himself are OK, but I don't like the format he has gone with this year of the guest posters and having so much of his content be reposts of comments from his site.
But isn't that a bit like here though?
He's paid for what he writes.
Ah ok. So he's too lazy for you?
Pretty much. If I want to read the opinions of F1 fans, I'll read them here, or on a fan run blog.
I also found his tone in 07 and 08 very 'oh Lewis is so great' and then this year he seemed to switch to 'Lewis is rubbish, Jenson is so great' like some kind of glory-seeking idiot, although if you asked me to provide examples I bet I'd fail. It's just the vibe I got.
And he ran a lot of Alonso-hating for a while too. Interesting.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75664
IT'S OFFICIAL! ASTON MARTIN BABY! ASTON... EFFING... MARTIN! WOO-HOO!
This is gonna be mighty, I have a good feeling about this!
Yes, he ran with the Alonso vs Lewis thing loooong after everyone else had stopped caring.
In other news, the Australian Grand Prix Corp has switched their website to 2010 mode, and judging by the dates that tie up nicely with UK daylight savings, we might be in for a twilight race again.
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/2010-gif
Morning alll
Good morrow.
Why is it going to be mighty?
Cause it's Dave Richards, Prodrive, Aston Martin and Big Oil money. They've done a great job in sportscars and I can see him making this a success.
Good afternoon
Ah, ok. I am already a little put off by all the will-he won't-he.
I think he's right to be cautious after being screwed over last time though.
similar to Toyota - will then, won't they. They do have some funny F1 cars parts sale on their site , pity is Toyota and not some other proper F1 team ... the front or rear wheel rim could be nice coffee table base :-)
I love the "Subject to FIA approval". No doubt the calendar will be shuffled up again next year.
GMM will probably look at that shop and connect the dots with the Toyota to leave rumour:
Toyota sells off assets in preparation of leaving the sport...
they don't have to, Pitpass has done that already :-)
You're kidding? It's clear these are obsolete 2008 parts though!
Also... to the people who were being mean last night, I DID read all the comments, and I have noted your names on the naughty list.
However, I have also noted that Mr C was the ringleader.
I missed that one?
Uh, it starts here if you can be bothered.
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/05/29/daily-29th-may-2009/#comment-324097
not kidding :-) , check pitpass, I do not want to poison the environment here with link :-)
Oops!
Hmm. Oops indeed.
Wow. As if we needed further justification to boycott that site ... Whoomp! There it is! :D
Appreciated :)
I like your use of Whoomp! here!
Cheers... that's kinda how it hit me ;)
Hooray, turns out the Monday after the Turkish Grand Prix is a public holiday so I can stay up alllll night to race+tennis+debrief and not have to worry about work the next day :D
Who was I talking to yesterday about Prodrive joining in 2010?
If you're about - in your face! :D
That's not the sort of comment appreciated round here...
Well if you're going to take it literally...
Well no we won't - I don't know what was said but just be careful how you say stuff ;)
have i mentioned that the sims3 comes out very soon? i can't believe i haven't because it's such a fab
waste of timeidea for a game, i just know that you'll love it......
...
...and that i'll be buying you a copy.
Will you also be buying me the PC to play it on?
I'll buy the wife a copy of the Sims 3, it'll give me some spare time
I wish I had a husband who tries to buy my forgiveness ;)
oh what??
Is that a gift or a poisoned chalice? :D
it works on a mac, doesn't it?
:D
Probably not on mine!
Anyways, you can't buy my forgiveness.
Even with a baby Panda?
It's not Thursday today, is it? :P
it should just about.
june 5th. that's a week today, right?
Just playing around on the wiki (again) and I noticed that Kovalainen is the only driver without an official site.
There's a Panda I know that needs springing out of Customs! ;)
its an outrage. They even have to link to his fansite in the FIA Media Kit.
(shhh Mr C shhhh over here...
... are we safe? No girls following?
... I think what may be needed is for you to "appreciate all the things she does around here"...)
http://www.thesims3.com/
ooh, tempting ;)
I’m not entirely sure where the year is going - I’m convinced someone is stealing it but I have no proof. {original entry}
It's not the same person who tried "Grand Theft Autumn" (according to Fall Out Boy)? I for one am very suspicious...
Wow... That does look like a really good game there!
Also weren't you just saying to me the other day how much you appreciated eating food?
I never "got" the concept of the Sims, sadly :(
:D
Because a man cannot survive on Cupcakes alone...
doesn't it just...
:D
I loved the reviews you did of the sites as well. The wiki helping me find out what was going on sidepodcast before I found it :)
I hate saying goodbye to Megan but I love to see her go {Comment #7}
Is this a good time to admit that I haven't put up my calender due to lack of wall space (the non-bookshelf element of which is taken up by a map of Silverstone circa 2002 and a poster of the 2009 F1 season)?
What is the point in having another 3 season agreement. They need to find a long term answer not another temporary half-baked version. {Comment #29}
I don't think the FIA is capable of doing anything other than half-baked at the moment. As such, having a tide-over agreement until Max's (hopeful) removal from office is probably for the best.
I notice they still haven't found an arrangement that prevents the entire capped element of the field from being disqualified, which is not the most hopeful sign for the future...
At least the implications of the detail suggest that the FIA has finally condescenced to be bound by a Concorde Agreement.
have we discussed the potential exit of fuji from the calendar today?
"FISCO tell us they are taking various elements into account in their consideration towards hosting next year's Japanese Grand Prix"
that would make my year!
I saw "Toyota have said, "There is no truth to the report that we were considering withdrawing from hosting it [Grand Prix at Fuji]." on twitter, but there is no source linked so for now I'll continue to hope it is true. Stupid non-Suzuka track.
Yeah James Allen mentioned it too! I must say, that would be the best calendar change ever...
Because Mr C will never read it, I would like to bring attention to my new (personal) blog post.
I'm curious what records people would love to break.
Is it just me who likes Fuji?
Oh, anything by Britney would be a good start :D
Apparently?
Look, it's a decent track, but not at the expense of Suzuka!
Most adoration for Heikki Kovalainen expressed by a resident of North Melbourne, Victoria. :D
from 5livef1:
"Ok we have decided that we will read out tweets during our coverage! Happy?"
finally i can ask questions, without my big fat sms-unfriendly thumbs slowing me down.
and I can, from my illegal outside of UK location!
Yes!
joe seems to think it's already gone:
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns21516.html
Now that’s news to me! Did anybody else know about this? {Comment #401}
Fuji's being trying to get out of doing the Grand Prix for quite some time because of the expense - hence why it allowed Suzuka back on the calender on an alternate-year basis in 2008. I don't think this is necessarily an indicator of anything beyond Fuji's realisation that it will never replace Suzuka in the hearts of the Japanese people.
The bigger note in that entry is:
Morning peeps. :D
Just had a very happy morning.
is it not coincidental that toyota are rumoured to be exiting f1, and suddenly the track they own today appears to have pulled out of the calendar?
that answers my question then :)
I hope not. Good riddance Toyota!
go on.
although, i swear it didn't say that ten minutes ago? i must be going nuts.
just reading the f1.com site - the last place the good news goes up, but the first to do a poll on bernie's medal idea.
Sutil apparently is a good piano player. not the normal f1 driver hobby i guess.
Spent 2 hours driving Evora around the local area. Have confirmed my order now.
How can you hate Def Leppard?! Or is admitting my love of hair metal and power ballads a bad thing? {Comment #405}
Since I am currently listening to and enjoying "Heavy Fuel" by Dire Straits, I'd have to say power ballads are a good thing :) (even if Dire Straits are not, technically speaking, metal of any description - but I like Bon Jovi as well, which is a hair band).
i'd rather toyota than lola, any day of the week.
Oooh nice! Drives well then?
I am now attempting to work out why I am being followed by a taxi firm on Twitter...
It's a Elise, but larger.
Really? But Lola could be like Brawn. I can't stand these big manufacturer teams that can't do proper engineering and waste loads of time and money!
Wow. That really is something then!
who else are they following? that's always a good guide as to what they're in to.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75671
Prodrive have officially entered F1 in 2010...
that would be the big manufacturer team that's currently powering williams...
In other news, the Australian Grand Prix Corp has switched their website to 2010 mode, and judging by the dates that tie up nicely with UK daylight savings, we might be in for a twilight race again. {Comment #425}
When will Bernie learn?
Remember what Joe said to you? The engine doesn't matter anymore!
Mr C, is this any better for you?
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Website+Bugs
I didn't get to push it to the limit as I would have liked to - that'll happen when I take it to the track.
I suspect that it'll be a little less Elise like then. ;)
Just need to decide on the colour scheme now.
you still need one, and i don't see lola providing williams with a solution ;)
Grrrrrrr.
hhmmmm. not a massive surprise really, but I guess they are serious.
blimey. that's brilliant.
have i ever mentioned how talented and dedicated your are?
Hmm.
You may have to go through at some point and update them, cos I think a couple are quite old and may be fixed already.
apparently not mentioned enough?
done.
Will you also be buying me the PC to play it on? {Comment #456}
Would a dual-boot operating system be better (I believe there is a method of doing that for the Apple now)? Then you could have the PC operating system for The Sims 3 and a Mac for everything else without going to the trouble of needing two computers.
Since "me" is very good at the technical side, I'm sure he could be persuaded to set up the Mac that way if possible.
Indeed Alianora, a great solution to a problem that shouldn't have existed in the first place
Just playing around on the wiki (again) and I noticed that Kovalainen is the only driver without an official site. {}
It seems strange that Heikki doesn't have one. Oh well, I suppose not everyone wants a major presence on the internet - Heikki would probably settle for being a major presence in F1 :)
Morning guys. I'm a bit at peace at the moment, just got out of my exam. i would be an honest statement to say I made up a lot more in that than I actually knew, but I think everyone will have done really badly because of how shambolic the module has been treated. even this exam will be questioned, as our lecturers confirmed that Plan 9 would not be a revisable subject yet it was part of the 2nd question in the exam, so another bit of a shambles really...
I'm just happy it's over until october now. This whole operating systems module was a joke though, there were a few other subjects we didn't even get to study because of how badly it had been run.
But I'm strangely happy... :)
http://www.heikkikovalainen.com/
:)
Relief :)
Plan 9 from outer Space?
Why do the adverts on last.fm have to play really loud irrespective of the volume control? I've just had to take my headphones off in order to avoid getting deafened by an unexpected ad (and I thought F1 cars were noisy enough)!
Assuming all 10 current teams enter, and we have 4 prospective teams:
USF1
Campos
Lola
Prodrive
Who do you think won't be invited into the F1 paddock?
It's an operating systems our operating systems tutor didn't want to tell us about.
Nuff said :P
Hey Lukeh - that often happens sadly. The exam paper has to be lodged early before the lecturers are sure what the topics will be for the remaining part of the course. we had a Q2 surprise once as well - fortunately reading time was good for staring around at everyone else and realising that i was not alone in having no clue what the question even meant. they just disregarded that question - but didn't bother to tell us that before the exam. people are nice.
*THAT* woman.
me :(
Well the movie Plan 9 from outer Space is often considered the worst movie ever made (as featured in the excellent Johnny Depp / Tim Burton movie: Ed Wood).
It would be intresting. if it was USF1. After 4 years of working on it and then months of hyping it all up.
How ironic that this module is the worst I've ever had :P
It's brilliantly bad. :D I love it.
Am I to understand that we have an upper limit for 2010? how flexible is it?
even this exam will be questioned, as our lecturers confirmed that Plan 9 would not be a revisable subject yet it was part of the 2nd question in the exam, so another bit of a shambles really… {Comment #528}
That's rubbish, Lukeh. Sorry to hear they messed up and good to hear you can relax for a few months.
Assuming all 10 current teams enter, and we have 4 prospective teams:
USF1
Campos
Lola
Prodrive
Who do you think won’t be invited into the F1 paddock? {Comment #534}
Depends. If McLaren step out of line again before the formal entry is announced, I can see their three-race ban being turned into removal from the 2010 list.
If McLaren behaves, but someone else seriously annoys the FIA (and I mean seriously), then that team will be out.
Otherwise, I think one of Campos, Lola and Prodrive will be out. None of them has an F1-spec factory at this moment and they will all struggle with the financial and bureaucratic requirements of the task. If I had to pick one to be dropped, I'd say Campos, but it could as easily be done at random given the FIA.
Most likely, this scenario won't occur on the grounds of Toyota conserving its core strength by withdrawing from F1.
Am I to understand that we have an upper limit for 2010? how flexible is it? {Comment #543}
The upper limit is 13 teams (up from 12, which has been the rarely-pushed limit since 1998). It's not really flexible because the FIA doesn't appear to have any plans for the overspill squads apart from telling them they haven't got in. Certainly there's no regulatory latitude to let them in with the current ruleset.
Thanks :)
http://iheartfranck.com/2009/05/29/franck-photo-friday/
do not ask me to say that out loud!
:D
morning
Cosworth?
Well done Lukeh... I've been wishing you good luck all morning mate!
http://willthef1journo.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/todays-the-day/
Will Buxton's take on D-Day. FTA:
A very good article BTW...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/5403011/General-Motors-hired-me-to-do-their-advertising-says-Murray-Walker.html
For those who thought they knew everything about Murray Walker, here's an article about his spending habits...
Why must they always use such wonky photos of the poor chap?
He looks like a mad old recluse in that one. Poor chap!
Hey all :)
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75674
Fighting Talk from BMW... Not the sort of talk from a team about to pull out, no?
guten morgan
hyvää huomenta
I'm just gonna go with hi.
their engine sux.
all i'm saying is that toyota bring more to f1 than lola will. at best they'll be a second-rate nobody. i prefer the manufacturers, even if they can be a bit dull.
So you don't believe that they have a new engine then?
I prefer manufacturers too but I don't like the idea of the corporate wasters doing nothing and bringing nothing to the sport compared to a young and hungry privateer...
haha i was starting to think it was international day on sidepodcast....
Goddag min new zealandsk veninde. Hvordan går det i Australien i dag?
i'm confused why they'd be allowed to create a new engine, if they already have one homologated to the current regs? if that were possible, why don't other engine manufactures do the same??
let's assume that they do though, i don't believe it'll be any good.
Apparently they have. Why do you think it will be crap? Because all the techs left or because they don't have a manufacturer behind them?
gut, danke
so multicultural this place. or, good at google translating perhaps. ;)
neither. it won't be any good because it hasn't been tested on track.
Hmm. But dyno testing has advanced a lot lately. Surely if anyone can do it, it's Cosworth?
Afternoon all. :)
*relaxes*
i'm not buying it. any of it, but i happy to be proven wrong.
Oooh I see Prodrive have lodged an entry into F1 then :o didn't think Richards would go through with it.
*celebrates about possible Fuji loss too*
Could that be because Max is involved in all this?
hehe. something like that.
It's my view that only Cosworth, Zytek or Panoz could do it. Everyone else who can is either in F1 or out of business. Whether it would be competitive is another matter.
What about if somebody bought the old Honda engines?
they're worse than the cossy!
and i'd be surprised if someone could. not even Brawn who's effectively their own team could have them
The Martin Brundle conversation with EJ about the difference between the Brawn engines and the Honda engines was very revealing. The Merc was MUCH better than the Honda.
70bhp more from the Merc with 1000 less RPM and more drivable as well.
Thats shows how poor the Honda was.
They never got to grips with the V8 - Honda produced a 1000bhp V10 for the final V10 race iirc.
didn't see it. what did they say?
we know the honda's didn't work in bahrain two years in a row because if the heat, so the fact mercedes are better was always a given
i still think honda haven't fully gone, they just needed a way around the problem of homologating a lemon.
Which is surprising when you consider how good their turbo and subsequent V12's were.
*Pauses for a moment* Mmmm - glorious sound of a Honda V12 engine...
Was just a thought. It's a quick fix though - buy the IP and make your own engine?
Morning All!
Mooorning, how are you today?
*Gulp*
It wasnt my fault...I, I, I just started it...
Sorry! :D
Up and at them.. Can I justify 800 Euro on a Toyota front wing? Where would i put it and what would I do with it!
Doesn't matter I tell myself... it will make you feel good
Don't worry, you're on the list.
buuuuusted
I said Sorry...
I even said Sorry with a smiley :D
Spot the mistake in this BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8072740.stm
My God BBC, get your effin act together!
Oh alright then.
wha?
grr.
:)
Hey, look, look, look, you also get coverage for saying nothing: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75673
I can't wait for a team to make an announcement of an announcement. I thonk that would be the epitomy of an underwhelming article
ahhhhhh, now that is perfect.
we shall await a call from AUTOSPORT shortly. when they ring, don't answer it.
Where's the press release for RubberGoat Racing? :D
I also think it, but thonking sounds fun too.
I shall add it to the dictionary :)
Mmmm, egg mayo & bacon sandwicehs from Greggs shouldnt be so nice
Greggs in general are too genius for my liking. They just make food far too nice!
I have just realised our dictionary is in alphabetical order but not within each letter. Question is, should I fix it, or does that just sum up Sidepodcast?
:P
you just reminded me its 10.30pm, I had no lunch, and I was planning on cooking dinner at 5. How is it suddenly 5.5 hours later?
Maybe they didn't count 1997 - they didn't even race, after all. :)
But they used the term competed which they certainly did - they were just massively uncompetitive!
doohickey needs a massive clock in the corner, methinks.
Which one!!
There's more than one? Guess we have this afternoon's fun game!
how about the one in the bottom right hand corner of your screen ;)
it's in the top right, and it's not big enough.
The reminds me, the first thing I saw on Windows 7 was about 4 clocks. I appreciate Microsoft want to release things on time but that was ridiculous.
ah yes, mac's are wierd aren't they.
true, although i work to my own clock, so technically all clocks are wrong
:)
Well I spotted one and it wasn't the Lola one because I don't know things like that :)
I'm pretty sure there should be a law about having to work on afternoon's as nice as this one.
I agree Christine
I'm debating whether i should go on an 8 mile walk.
It's so hot in my garden, that when i watered the plants, the water that went onto the patio turned into steam, and i couldnt stand on the patio in bear feet. sooo hot
I hope theres something worthwhile at the end of it
I'm tempted to go out for a walk, but I've already walked home from Uni as lovely as it was. such a gorgeous day today tough.
Wow, well, I wouldn't go that far :)
You have bear feet? You should go and see a doctor! :D
Just a train to get home on and a well known English landmark
after 2.5 years of sidepodcast, i finally have a fan. sadly it was on sale in argos for a tenner.
:D
argos has a sale? :o
for sale. rather.
I thought an argos sale was a euphemism for giving stuff away
aww. I need a fan myself though nevertheless...
Maybe Steven could lend you one of his... :D
:D
Mr and or Mrs C....
is the SPC number 01212 887225 ??
Indeed.
0121 28 TRACK.
Question for everyone interested in a CTL visit...
When?
awesome thanks, i always remember the TRACK bit, but not the rest :D
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75676
Lola have submitted their entry...
What time will FOTA submit theirs? I really hope they have no intention of waiting until 11:59 PM...
Is that a bad thing?
Don't worry buddy
it'll be 11:58pm
:P
The Bloggers say Midnight... How much are you betting Max tries to make out that they didn't put 'em in before midnight?
goodness. please not THAT late... :P
Harden up, it's Friday!
ctl is lotus right? not too soon after goodwood purely cause it takes awhile to recover.
He'll hint at it, but given that they'd all be peace-lovers by then, he probably won't go into it too much...
Classic Team Lotus
Will also give a mate a call at Lotus Cars and Engineering and see if he can wangle anything too. ;)
Goodwood is early July? So late July, early August?
You do know that Paris' midnight will be 6 AM my time. :P
Or 10:58 since FIA are in Franceland
11:58 Viking Time!
Don't you live on European time?
VIkings use time?
prior to the european gp might be quite good?
I'll so be asleep
Nope. I live in between my time and European time - more like India time, probably.
Gotta know what time to start the beserkering and pillaging!
Also trying to match up with their commitments so the maximum number of cars will be there. ;)
nice one.
:D I can just see the Viking shop steward blowing a whistle to call time on a days work to the second
Lots of people on Twitter thinking that it's already first come, first served. Just to make sure I have it right, 10 spots are reserved already for the 10 current teams, right? They only lose that reservation if they don't file by midnight?
Proving difficult. Most their racing happens in August...
Late July has GP Masters @ Silverstone
August has Nurburgring, Sao Paulo
late August/Early September looks best..
Current teams have fixed places until 12.01 French time
Not exactly. On MWM Nick Daman said that if there were too many applicants, those already in the sport would get automatic entry. It's the newbies and latecomers that have to be considered...
sept is good by us. anyone else?
that was my belief, but even then i think the teams could lodge a good excuse if done in reasonable time, and still get a spot.
good question. aaaand gavin's got there first :)
How come the deadline was made so early anyways? It's usually on November after the season ends unless I'm thinking of another deadline...
max.
So do I get Automatic entry into Sidepodpanel's next series then? :)
Thats when the cars first come out?!
ah, touche. :D
What exactly is the gig?
and probably Steven Roy had something to do with it.
http://www.classicteamlotus.co.uk/content/tour.aspx
Because Max reckons that new teams need the leadup time to arrange finance, sponsorship and engines. He has a point, but because it's Max we all know it's just his silly politicking again...
the newbies need to know now if they'll be accepted into F1 2010. if the FIA wait until the traditional november date, the newbies won't have any time to prepare.
Its part of the plan for new teams
almost certainly
How far away is it from Harwich?
About 75 miles.
It's near Norwich.
From NewsOnF1:
Good point. And how many of them entered in 2008? Zero.
Looks interesting
I think I really need to go to Maranello...
Well, it would have been one if the FIA hadn't faffed Prodrive around!
There was a lot of rules confusion with absolutely no definitive answer, at least this time they have decided to have an answer before awarding places
Second time's the charm for Prodrive? ;)
Here's hoping. With no Subaru gig and a succesful track record in GT's and LMP's these guys can do it I reckon!
oooooooh, the new Dr Who assistant has been unveiled!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8073734.stm
Two unknowns then for Stephen Moffat to work with... interesting.
ooooh, interesting.
it means it's either going to be a hit or a flop
Speaking of Lotus:
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/29/tesla-motors-and-lotus-announce-matching-recall-notices/
You affected at all Flibbles?
If anyone can do the job it'll be Moffat, the best episodes of the modern Doctor Who have all come from his writing :)
Which led me to this enlightening article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8073202.stm
This is even more enlightening:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8072295.stm
:D
banner on bbc f1 says all teams have submitted entries
Nope. Have to wait another 4 months for my car.... :(
*hmm...september - wonder if I can find someone willing to switch build numbers. Lotus Cars - Pickup new car, Classic team Lotus all in one day...*
It does! :O
that's what my link says, in essence. FOTA's statement says Concorde Agreement must be signed by June 12. One out, all out.
beat me by secconds :P
http://www.teamsassociation.org/press-release/2009-05-29/press-release
Are conditional applications acceptable?
heh. at least you didn't double post.
but... ANOTHER deadline? haven't we had enough of that already? :-/
good enough for me :D
look at the sidebar on the FOTA site....williams are still there :D
Assuming that this was part of the agreement with the FIA, I'd think so...
they weren't removed from FOTA, just suspended. :)
Shouldn't new teams be selected by FOM then just approved by the FIA, rather than the FIA being able to choose?
FOM only handle commercial rights - I think it should really be the FIA choosing who gets in.
FWIW, this means that Toyota are in for 2010.
No, because the FIA make the rules don't they?
haha, thats just clever thinking. and stops the FIA being in control
Surely the make up of the competitors is a commercial decsion rather than a policing one
Well, they have entered. If Japan decide to do a Honda and pull out in November though...
Not at all. It is the job of the rulemakers to evaluate suitable applicants under the entry conditions for 2010...
Why not do it now? It'll cost them more (financially and reputationally) if they do it in November.
"The basis of the 2010 regulations will be the current 2009 regulations, amended in accordance with proposals that FOTA has submitted to the FIA."
ouch. max has lost this one big time.
Ask Honda that question? If Toyota continue to lose money, they may have to save face - especially if the boardmakers resign...
Unless the FIA decides that conditional entries are unacceptable and declines them...
true. i don't get this line:
"The Concorde Agreement is signed by all parties before 12th June 2009"
presumably that doesn't include new entries?
Hmmm... I actually disagree with this tweet, considering we have this:
and, yes, Mr. C, Max has indeed lost this one. With LDM on the other side, I'm not surprised. :)
do note: NOTHING in the FOTA statement even hints at a budget cap. which alludes to JA's hint that the FOTA statement wouldn't even bring up a glide path for the cap.
language journeyer!!!!
*covers eyes*
But if their are 4 suitable applicants and 3 spaces, It should be FOM not Max deciding
sorry lukeh.
are you referring to the tweet? oops... sorry. :D please delete...
Why? It's not the job of the promoter to decide who is fit to participate...
to quote the simpsons
"won't somebody please think of the children?!"
:D
:)
i was thinking about cats. really. :D
i'll shut up now... :|
out of interest, does the concorde agreement offer teams the chance to set regulations for the future or something? why the instance to sign?
I think fakerossbrawn sums it up in why we've had to wait until now for the announcement of the teams agreement
* insistence.
FOM aren't just the promoter, they effectively own the right to commercially exploit the sport. If they decide where the series races, Isn't that the same as choosing who takes part?
i'm guessing it has something to do with the Formula One Commission... commercial concerns must be a consideration too.
I expect FOTA want FOTA + Bernie and the FIA to be the FOC rather than that 1 team per country rubbish they had before
Hmmm... You may be on to something there. Good luck working out what kind of a majority they need to get new rules through.
We have a long weekend in Denmark, so I plan to have a drink at work, and go to the Copenhagen Samba Carnival tomorrow with my wife. The rest of the weekend I'll be lazy and plan to blog and catch up on racing videos...
blog?!?
So what I have gathered from the news today is that we will see 4 new entries next year! How good is that..
Hmmmm Prodrive. How many times have they said they are joining F1 for sure and then silently pull out.
I have two, thanks to you. Not offiicially launched yet...
you cannot blame me. steven will feel excluded.
All right. It's mostly Stevipedia's fault then...
one more time coming up.
Man, you're cynical today! Remember they want to be in F1 but they got stuffed by the rules last time. Dave Richards has said in many interviews that he wants to be in F1!
We're always cynical.
I think the Aston Martin glide path makes it more likely this time
haha! yeah i am. they might be okay, i know nothing really.
:D
You know what's in an empty can of air...
Cheggers and Cilla, and then today Manuel (faulty towers)
I don't think Mr C is a person...more of a concept ;)
Haha, Sky news presenter very confused about F1 story... he actually confused himself into silence! While presenting in front of a brawn car with orange stripes!
:o
http://www.mclaren.com/teammclaren/newsletters/images/28-05-09/img_main.jpg
I need one of these in my life
Wow, although i cant help but think i could do a better job :D
Somehow that led me onto a speach by ron with an interesting insight into his entry into F1 from last year.
http://www.mclaren.com/in-depth/2020-vision.php
If i don't start that walk now i never will, so see you later folks!
Have fun!
Mr. C
Just wanted to let you know that the RSS feeds are working fine now - thanks!
I do have an observation/comment.
The feed entitled 'Sidepodcast: Your Weekly F1 Podcast' feeds all the content.
The feed entitled 'Sidepodcast: Your Weekly F1 Fix' only feeds Podcast notifications.
To my horribly logical engineers way of thinking about things, this is back to front... oh, and inclusion of 'weekly' doesn't really tie to the daily fixes you give us...
Hmmm - that sounds very critical -- it's not meant to be, just trying to help!
We were holding a sort of contest for new tagline submissions, but didn't hit on the right one and it sort of died off.
sidepodcast: surrender your life to us?
Um, although factually correct, I don't think it will entire new people in?
*entice
sidepodcast: who needs sleep?
cheers, good to hear.
ooooops! will fix this evening.
is there a wiki page for them? it died off because we didn't do the redesign as planned. it's next on the list though. we should collate them.
I think it was on the Facebook. I will check.
How about "Sidepodcast: The Center of the F1 Universe" (semi-joking...)
Ah-ha, I have done half the work already :)
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Subtitle+Suggestions
have i ever told you...
I am loving the aircon today. :D
Check it again, and then tell me.
Heh all the suggestions I can think of are a little less usable.
sidepodcast: better than ed gorman
...that i sidepodlove you?
I thought so.
it's worth saying that the plan is to randomise them (an idea stolen from sofaf1) in the header. so we cannot have to many.
♥
Sidepodcast... Possibly the best F1 podcast... In the WORLD!
Endorsed by His Lordship, King Rubens Barrichello. Probably.
I like this.
sidepodcast.....................................................................WIIIIIIIIIIINS!!
Looking at some of the older ones, if we used "All F1... all the time", we could get done by trades descriptions.
"Carlsberg don't do F1 podcasts, but if they did, it would be called Sidepodcast"
Sidepodcast. From F1 to Panda's, and everything inbetween.
too true
Sidepodcast; Not quite a religion, but we've tried
http://is.gd/J6Wy
LOOK AT IT'S LIGHTS!!! Cuuuuuute
So. 2010 F1 Entry list currently stands at:
McLaren
Ferrari
Renault
Toyota
BMW
Brawn
Williams
Force India
Red Bull Racing
Toro Rosso
And newbies
USF1/USGPE whatever they call themselves...
Lola
Prodrive
Litespeed
Hmmm...
Just found this thru Twitter: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/adoption-curve-gif
They're saying $80 next reducing to $40 2011. I feel quiet chuffed with myself coz 3 weeks ago I was saying that the teahms might go for $40m per car next year but not $40m total. 2010 teams to be confirmed 12th june, that ll be a great day, I get to find out whose racing next year then go to see Oasis in cardiff. Roll on 12th june. PS All sidepodcast fans etc are invited to a sidepod meet at Silverstone golf club from wed 17th onwards, we'll be there about 06:30 til noon 22nd.
Apparently Google are bringing out a competitor to Twitter in Google Wave, just readng about it now.
is it strange that I'm sitting here eating stuff from a rat pack that I had lying around, instead of actually cooking something.
So lazy.
did lightspeed apply? thought it was campos or some such?
Litespeed apparently have.
Forgot about Campos - that kinda sums up the new arrivals really.
I did see something on twitter flash up saying they'd submitted but I havent seen confirmation
better than twitter. but different isn't it?
I believe USGPE will be USF1. They could not use F1 until they were officially entered into the championship. Way to nit-pick, Bernie
it looks wayyyyyy different but i've seen a few people call it the next best thing over twitter, which confuses me a little because it seems an all in one google chrome with messenger, mail, etc.
think of it as google's answer to drop.io
;)
didn't joe say that on the show on monday?
With RSS...
Google - Taking over the world, one step at a time
Oh, didn't listen to the entire Aside, sorry for looking unoriginal.
he said basically what you did.
rss isn't the big news though. real-time is the big story.
My big bug-bear about Twitter is that when you search, it says "there have been some more results since you searched, click here to see them."
Why not just show me?
yup. i had the same question. and then an earthquake happened in LA...
i was on the twitter search page and in the space of 60 seconds the message popped up saying "there are 1,900" new messages.
was a bit of a lightbulb moment!
Were you searching for 'earthquake'?
oooooh it's like my gmail spam inbox
I have a date through from Classic Team Lotus.
2nd of September if we have a large enough group *10 to 15*, or 9th september if we have a small group.
yes. steven said he saw someone on twitter mention an earthquake. so i went to see if anyone else had tweeted it.
good man. should we do a post? also, what happens if there's more than 15?
I see.
10-15 is the optimum amount - it's not a big place.
there could easily be a bit of logic that said - keep showing me 20 at a time, but freeze when there's more.
cool. will do tonight. what's the price per head?
well I can 100% confirm I will not be in attendance
you not planning to move before then?
i wish :(
£30 per person.
If you want to visit Lotus Cars as well I'll give peeps a phone.
ta.
i have no idea what that means... do we, should we?
The current Lotus cars factory tour. It's interesting from a manufacturing perspective. May well see Tesla's, Evora's, 2-11's, Exige's, Europa's in various stages of prodution.
Oh, and there's several nice places in Norwich to do a Sidepodpicnic again. :D
Morning / afternoon all.
My submissions:
...where the chats are always more entertaining than the racing.
...is my favoriate website. - God.
...may not be entering the championship for 2010 but thinking about it for 2011.
...bringing together the world of F1, one listener at a time.
...because we are the only reasonable voice in F1 at the moment.
...come for the podcasts, stay for the panda.
... The only web that is required to carry a government notice because of it’s' addictiveness, allegedly.
i'm 50/50 on that one, happy to be swayed either way.
will start a wiki thread and do a post hopefully in a couple of hours. cheers for sorting sir.
:D
more wise words from will:
"...the teams have used the clever option of entering FOTA as a block so that if any conditions are not met, F1 immediately loses nine teams. It also means that if the FIA wants a full grid, it can’t possibly drop one of the existing teams in favour of a new team, as the block entry is for all nine teams as a unit."
Presumably the next step is for the FIA to say if they accept the block entry based on these terms...
something from john howett:
"As far as I'm aware, Williams have entered the championship under the published regulations as a cost-capped team."
that's interesting.
yup. and also bernie, as it would appear he need to be a signatory on the concorde agreement.
really good interview with john:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75683
recommended reading.
Interesting. No budget cap discussions for 2011...
mmm. you think campos meta1 may be sweating a little after hearing that?
I think that many of the new teams will be a little worried by that.
They could standardise a lot of the parts of the cars and still allow them to be distinguishable while reducing the costs substantially.
Standard element for the front wing and a standard element for the rear wing. Also, single element wings only - none of the Mclaren 6 element stylings.
Standardised brake discs and pads, standardised uprights.
Allow other teams to buy chassis, gearboxes for a reasonable cost.
Hell, even bring back buying complete cars.
It would be great, I think, if this was accepted, but I have a suspicion that Max won't let FOTA have the last word. Even if he/the FIA are agreeable to the content, he will want to be seen to be getting the team's to make further compromise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8074218.stm
Replace "GM" with "Super Aguri" and it's almost repeating history...
that would be kinda boring to look at though.
i can see that working.
frank says "no".
Oh the Irony... ;)
sad but true :(
:D
Endplates and supports wouldn't be standardised.
The front wings have standard parts already, admittadly only about 1ft of standard part - just make the full wing span from a single part.
Although - if they want to keep moveable wings, allow the moveable part as a second element.
it would be nice if we could actually see the things doing something.
For those who don't know...
Williams' first F1 car was a customer March 761 in 1977.
For someone so against customer cars he seems to have conveniently forgotten how he got started in F1. ;)
owning your own windtunnel will do that to some people ;)
Good evening.
bonjour (it's the done thing today, go with it).
prwnhywn da
Evening.
Right - Just called a mate.
Factory tours are only done on Wednesdays - £20 per person.
Get to look around Body bonding, paint, Chassis, final assembly and quality control.
Luckilly - the dates we have for Classic Team Lotus are on Wednesdays. :D
ace!
although the combined total for both tours for two of us, would be £100. i may have trouble selling that idea to christine. anyone else have thoughts or preferences?
There is a rant I can go into about GM and how its' bankrupcy has been handled but I will save you the ink.
That is no suprise since all the teams are now entering into the budget cap agreement for 2011 and beyond. Then again, I still don't know how the heck they are going to regulate people' pocket books. More room for the FIA to be nosey in my opinion.
g'day
but they're not though? only williams are, right?
Was thinking the same thing.
Could do CTL and then go veg out in Norwich with a superb sandwich and the park. ;)
Also, will get in touch with Ben and see if he'll let me open up his collection for a bit of fun.
Guten tag.
How is everyone anyways? One has been enjoying the sun.
sounds gooooood!
That's what I was looking for but had a mental block
Guten abend.
there was sun? i shut the blinds so i could work without thinking about the outside world?
Will get a cup of tea and do a catch up, see ya shortly
Hottest day of the year, I think. I'll be safe and say hottest day of the week. No clouds, for like the first time ever.
I did a stock take at our other site. 40 minute drive away. Lovely :-)
Be conservative. very f1 ;) We've had decent weather here for about a week - even too hot (35 degrees celsius) a few days ago. i hope to see some of it on the weekend. but then there's work to be done..oh the joy...
So the drive was nice, but stock takes are never fun right? guess it depends who you work with?
The drive was very nice - on the way there I took the country lanes, amazing views..
The stocktake was as rubbish as ever. Half of it is in a warm, stuffy store room, the other half is in the food production area which is permanently chilled... although I have to say it was a welcome relief at first..
I wonder whats in these buildings? ;)
Best sandwich shop in Norfolk.
That didn't work... :(
This should...
yeah it worked - and with the soft tone on the faces i'd have no idea who those people are. i still have no idea what is in these building...are you stalking people again?
I am pretty sure everyone I know in the whole world descended upon the supermarket today to chat. It was like This is Your Life... in Tesco.
What was the largest field that ever participated in F1?
But did everyone take a seat next to the deli after you'd spoken with them?
First one is the Potash Lane buildings where Classic Team Lotus is based.
The second is the best sandwich shop in Norfolk, and possibly the whole of East Anglia.
Doesn't that always happen? The odd occasion I do shop at Tesco, I see my aunt there, a friend of my dads there, my dads work friend, another one, cousin, another cousin.
Um, no. But I did keep my eyes peeled for a man with a red book, just in case.
aaah makes sense given when i popped by here a few hours back you were discussing Lotus. i started looking up Maranello - i need to go visit ferrari, even if i don't like them ;)
'Christine, the woman famous for Felipe Baby and some podcast, this is your life'
Would you be cool with one of these This is Your Life events if they asked you? word got out once in Australia, that they surprised one celebrity (can't think who) and he flatly refused and I think told them to ..leave.
Morrisons was full of grockles and olds.
Grockles... There's a word I've not heard since I left Norfolk!
Ha! I would hate it but I'm not sure I could shoo them all away if they made the effort.
grockles?
go on...
Tourists.
Misread it first time, thought you meant generally! But yeah that's a bit weird..
ahh.
Hey! Just got home from a night out on the town. :D Did I miss anything?
i'll keep that in mind. i think a certain track is getting some support this evening...
Really? I thought it was regional to the Westcountry.
Derogatory.
i ate an orange at my desk.
That cup of tea didn't last anything like long enough.
The weather became nice.
How did it taste? :)
Is that because FOTA have filed entries?
Used to hear it a lot on the North Norfolk coast. Sheringham, Cromer way in particular.
Aaand it seems there are some on the other thread :-)
ummm.....
tasted orange.
I'm enjoying the change the name and vote again policy...
Afternoon everyone :)
LOL!
help!
Hi Alex. apparently you should go vote for a certain track. there's a lot of support right now...
Ah!
:)
Hi Alex
Evening all, i'm back and alive, although my feet may be dead
Does Giggles know about Bassano's vote yet?
...yeees? :D
are they with you?
I did suddenly in the middle of the night wake up in a cold sweat and could sense the smell of elderflower. A cold chill overcame me and I thought... Bassano's done what? And then I thought... No chance and went back to sleep.
But it wasn't a dream!
who they? i'm alone right now. :P
That's an achievement! Was it any good?
Just going through the FOTA tweets. Funny how so many think that FOTA has rolled over for Max, when in reality, it's not really over yet...
Evening all! How are we?
Just seen on VirtualR the official Need For Speed Shift car and track list - AWE-SOME is all I can say!
Cars include: Veyron, DBR9, McLaren F1, Reventon, Zonda R, M3 GT2 (2009), R8 LMS
Tracks include: Nordschleife, Spa, Silverstone, Laguna Seca, Brands Hatch, Road America, Autopolis
:D !!!!!
evening Scott
Weve just been invaded by Hungary's dedicated Hungaroring fans it seems ;)
We are under invasion from Hungarians. Evening.
Nice line-up in the game..
apparently there's more than two. who knew?
don't be mean! :P
I'm surprised there was 2...
Hehehehe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8fV9nlXruo
I have a few more followers than RG so I retweeting, may have got my words wrong though..
apologies.
think nothing of it. :) if i were monaco, though, i would be worried. very worried...
Awwwwwwww
that said - you know what this reminds me of?
keith's polish invasion at F1Fanatic last year. he had a vote (can't remember what) and the poles just flooded in. looks like sidepodcast is starting to get really famous (if they weren't already). :D
Journeyer, you've been saying that for about a year! We don't care about the numbers, it's about the quality of the conversation.
blah blah blahhhhh
I see that "everyone" submitted their entries for next season. :P
As in F1 that is.
Ha! Then I turned up :P
gavin doesn't appear to have.
i like the tone of your argument, scott
but depending on what you read, there are conditions...
of course quality comes first. :) but when more and more people come over, it probably means you're doing something right. :D
some pretty big conditions, at that. the fact that we're looking at ANOTHER deadline is not thrilling me at all.
I'm not sure this counts.
i would very much like it if no-one ever compared us to keith again. just saying.
Like Epsilon, he's keeping it quiet.
all right, if you insist. :)
;)
Hehehe, agreed.
And then Rubbergoat Racing would be the 13th entry? :D
time for me to leave - see you all on the weekend. enjoy the vote watching :)
he's been uncannily quiet too though.
Now if this doesn't look awesome, I don't know what does.
http://www.virtualr.net/need-for-speed-shift-e3-video-trailer/
see ya scott.
wasn't he here this morning?
maybe he took the chunnel to Paris? ;)
later scott.
from denmark?
that's a hell of a trip.
hahaha! good point. i guess he just took a regular train. :P
Did anybody know that Formula Two kicks off this weekend?
Wickens Claims Pole
I've heard... Prodrive is actually Rubergoat Racing's cover story....
damn, he's good.
And David Richards is his team principal? How did he pull that off?!
The reason he can't speak is that while in impersonation of Dave Richards mode the beard/cigar combo means he can't talk.
it all makes sense now.
:D
Good... Just watch out though when you hear Kimi announcing that he's moving to Prodrive be very careful to check the audio! ;)
Not in the slightest. Honda pulled out of F1 for years and we still had Suzuka.
And we're even assuming that either of them is leaving, when it seems both are intent to stay...
Suzuka makes a profit though iirc.
Fuji doesn't *especially after a massively expensive rebuild of it*
Suzuka also rocks. :D
And on a fantastic (Hungarian) note, I'm off to bed.
Night, everyone. :D
goodnight squire.
Night mr J
See ya sir ;)
Night Journeyer
Oooh! :D
RG you might be pleased to know I've started an Fm09 game as Spurs. You may not be pleased to know I'm awful at it. :(
Oooh, join the club. :)
Let's take both and argue it on the track. Manufacturer vs specialist.
Night Journeyer.
Huzzah!
An opening day draw with Chelsea was pleasing though.
I win easily at home (4-1 v Villa) then lose 1-0 to Fulham away?
Was thinking the Castle Mall garden bit opposite the cinema entrance *usually quietish there*
If not - Down by the Theatre Royal
Or - find a pub.. At least thats easy in Norwich. Used to have 365 pubs, 53 churches and 2 cathedrals.
Ahhh FM. It really is tormenting stuff.
It sucks the life out of everything. Should come with a health warning...
Oh yeah. More addictive than sidepodcast.
Chapelfield's a great place for shopping too, as is Castle Mall.
Would be awesome if it could be arranged. Early days though, eh?
Impossible.
There's also down by the river - thats normally reasonably quiet, as it in the Cathedral grounds.
September 2nd at the moment. One of the two dates I've been given by CTL.
The other is joining a tour thats only partially full.
Evening all. Looks like you guys had fun with the character cup today!
The best circuits are definitely winning
Recover? From Goodwood? Am I not doing it right?
you don't find that hill exhausting?
You probably could if your a fit chap.
Erm, as in super fit.
Oh you walk all the way up the hill? I've not done that - I spend all my time wandering the paddock or watching trackside
If you plan to leave at the bottom you can roll back down it which helps...
first year we walked up and down the hill several times.
:D
But we learned our lesson.
Why would you do that?
Heh :-) Enter the soapbox derby.
Do they have one?
I think its about 10 years since I went..
are ya going this year?
Because there's some great views from the top.
Not at the moment...
I dont think ive been in the country when its been on for about 9 of those 10, but I should be this year, so its possible
Lotus are the record holders. :D
Lotus 119C iirc.
WOW! http://www.gizmag.com/go/5818/gallery/
And Last.fm! It was never the same after they moved them to tiny writing at the bottom of the page.
I might have to do that then. The only photos I've seen show a field with some people looking at cars turning around.
Not sure if they still do
They're pretty things.
The Fully enclosed one is the 119C
The Yellow one is the 119B *first soapbox car capable to do 200mph on a 45° incline! - how they discovered this I don't want to contemplate*
The Green open cockpit is the 119.
*goes searching ebay for a life again...*
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/sets/72157606393839460/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/sets/72157600569031502/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/sets/72157600568717067/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/sets/72157600567902404/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidepodcast/sets/72157600292491721/
I'm going to that! AND Blur in London in July. Only the ten years late ;-)
To watch Le Mans?
Ooh, will look at those Goodwood pics later. If I start now you'll lose me for ages..
Don't look at the one of the Red Arrows with only 8 planes though. It makes me mad.
How come?
Because it's lopsided.
Hhaha! I have one of those pics too!! Didnt realise till I got home!
Also I notice the the H'Ring laid the smackdown upon the N'Ring in the voting!!
i know i'm slow on the uptake, but it's taken me a hell of a long time to figure out why you'd be playing that much golf.
sheesh i'm stupid.
Ah, now i see it...
Weren't they doing 250mph at the time?
Probably, does that matter? There's one missing and it throws it all off. It makes me antsy.
If you want to pass the time, here are my pics from '02/'03:
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/PatrickWotton/2003GoodwoodFestivalOfSpeed#
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/PatrickWotton/2002GoodwoodFestivalOfSpeed#
Oh I thought you meant the angle of the photo
Ah, I see. No, one of the pilots broke his wrist and couldn't fly. Therefore, I couldn't watch.
injured in a bizarre kitchen accident, if i recall.
Someone mentioned that the other day, I can't remember where I saw it. Either here or Twitter, I think. They could bring in a supplier limit as with engines, e.g. Team X can only provide their chassis to 2 other teams.
OMG, was anyone watching BGT just then? That producer's a right idiot, he should have that girl start again! He clearly has no heart.
Typical innit? You fly a plane hundreds of miles an hour inches away from other planes and the ground, and you hurt yourself in the kitchen.
What happened? I was too busy laughing at twitter :D
why do you think i avoid them?
You would think that if you were good enough to be in the red arrows, you would be good enough to fly one handed
:)
Agreed. I don't like Ferrari and I went. Every F1 fan should go.
This little 10 year old girl was in the middle of singing and, I missed it but, she must have gone wrong because she just froze up and started crying. Her mum came on and gave her a hug and she was asking through tears to start again, but the producer said there wasn't enough time. Simon, however, did say they will find time for her to have another go. At least he has a heart, unlike some people it seems.
Yay I've caught up. Food time.
Ouch... that is harsh. Nice of Simon to say that though, as wierd as it seems to say that.
If the producer can manipulate the show so that Cowell looks like he has a heart, then I'd say he must be one of the best in the country
:)
Hehe :)
Shes back if anyone wants to watch :D
I bet she'll get through with the sympathy vote.
what happens if she cries again?
She didn't - until she'd finished.
Mind you, I think she'll get through on pure talent. Uh. mazing.
Is RG still about in the shadows anywhere?
I haven't seen the rest, but she wasn't that good
I'd like to see you hit a note that high.
I never said i could, but the rest of the performance wasn't amazing, really good, but i've seen better
I don't think Jon is a 10 year old girl, I might be wrong.
:D
*thinks of how*
Lets just say hans moleman's video of man being kicked somewhere in the simpsons could be an inspiration.
Theres only 1 reason i could get anywhere near that note....and it would cause me great pain to get there..
Football in the groin!
Voicebox surgery.
Great minds think alike!
To be honest....if you didn't know what i was refering too then i would start asking questions....
this next guy sounds like he's been castrated...
This is odddddddd
Please say your not watching that rubbish.
Greg Pritchard....the man with the highest voice EVER and with a maaaaaaaaasssive cape
Ive never realised how good all the eurovision people really are!
And you watch football, which is rubbish too ;)
It's not.
I'll allow you to compare it to me watching golf.
Both are equally rubbish yet somehow when you start watching you have to see how it ends
Ah but watching golf is good
I'm watching The Apprentice. The one with the cat playhouse...
If you have insomnia. ;)
Well...true, it is more fun to play. But i like watching the masters because theres someone called "Boo Weakly" and i just imagine someone going
"booooo" in a really quiet voice
:D
A man thats been castrated vs. a girl who crys when she's on stage....
This is what's known as a "lose lose"
I'm watching I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Live dvd. :D
Jeremy Hardy really can't sing. :D
ooooh i miss that :( good ol' humph
Interestingly it sounds like FOTA put in a single application on behalf of its 9 current members, rather than them doing their own individual ones.
i’m confused why they’d be allowed to create a new engine, if they already have one homologated to the current regs? if that were possible, why don’t other engine manufactures do the same?? {Comment #565}
A new engine entrant can make a new engine, but it has to be homologated to fit within the performance parameters of current F1 engines before use. This right is granted only upon entry to the series, so to get the option an engine supplier would have to withdraw for a year and then re-enter.
First visit of the day
Apart from astronauts arriving at the space station, FOTA teams putting n conditional entries, Prodrive and Lola entering have I missed anything?
We were invaded by Hungarians apparently.
Nope, I didn't get it either.
Possibly no more fuji in F1! :D
Oh yeah that too! Hallelujah!
Eh?
Go and look at the contest with the Hungaroroing's comments, and how the Hungaroring did against the Nurburgring, and see for yourself.
Yes I saw that. Good news.
The Hungarians attacked us with our guards down and Nurburgring was defeated at the battle of the Circuit Cup
Rightfully ;)
395 votes for Hungary?
I have just realised our dictionary is in alphabetical order but not within each letter. Question is, should I fix it, or does that just sum up Sidepodcast? {Comment #602}
Whichever feels best for you :) We are a pretty chaotic bunch which demands order at the oddest of occasions.
What? But....but...the Nurburgring... :(
why is it so good?
Hmm, the history? Nordschleife ring a bell at all?
It is way better than the Hungaroring. It is not a great track but it is not a bore like Hungaroring is
after 2.5 years of sidepodcast, i finally have a fan. sadly it was on sale in argos for a tenner. {Comment #625}
At least it's a high-class fan - mine was 60p from the local market and behaves like it.
yes i know that, but we're not voting on the Nordschleife, we're voting on the small rubbish version
Utterly irrelevant. We are only talking about the southern loop as used for the GP. No marks forr being close to a good track
Hungaroring's been described often like Monaco. Enough said, really.
(as in it's extremely difficult to pass)
it's like saying Brands Indy circuit is amazing because it's next to Brands GP
but the last few races have been pretty good, it depends why your voting for it, i'm not voting for a track because of the races's it has on it. Monaco has rubbish races but it still won by over 200 votes
People seem to treat Indy differently, i suppose that shares some of the same track, but people talk of the history and it being the home of US motorsport
Lots of people on Twitter thinking that it’s already first come, first served. Just to make sure I have it right, 10 spots are reserved already for the 10 current teams, right? They only lose that reservation if they don’t file by midnight? {Comment #659}
The trouble is it has to be a valid entry and I have a horrible feeling FOTA's contravenes Article 2.1. This regulation obliges that all entrants "observe all the provisions as supplemented or amended of... ...the present Sporting Regulations together referred to as “the Regulations”. An entry demanding a change in the 2010 Sporting Regulations provisions would contradict this.
The FIA is obliged to reject the FOTA entry whether it wants to or not. Since it isn't revealing who succeeded until June 12th, the deadline for the FOTA teams to have guaranteed entries will have passed :(
Monaco's popular because, well, it's Monaco! How can you not love it? To be fair, the only special thing about Hungary's race is that it's the only one in Eastern Europe. That's all I can think of anyway.
Monaco is a challenge to the driver although it is less than it was. Hungaroring is just dull.
How come the deadline was made so early anyways? It’s usually on November after the season ends unless I’m thinking of another deadline… {Comment #666}
It was going to be at the end of July to give the new entrants a chance to build their resources before entering the car-building phase. However, on May 9, Max decided to make it this week only in an effort to pressurise the current teams into re-signing on his terms.
Compared to Nurburgring i find Hungaroring more of a challenge to drive round.
I think you get better races to watch at the Nurburgring where at least overtaking is an option at several places
Hungary was a good race though, last years wasnt the best, but previous years have been very exciting
Personally, I think Nurburgring has a better flow to it. Hungaroring's corners just never seem to gel for me.
I thought 2007 was rather procesional (spelling?).
I wonder if Christine enjoyed her Milky Bar
Really? I'm totally the opposite, the only corners that are a challenge in the Nurburgring is hte second of the S bends on hte second half of the circuit.
Are conditional applications acceptable? {Comment #699}
In theory, if FOTA had only made the Concorde Agreement a condition, it could have been accepted subject to the FIA's preferences (which would have put FOTA's entry on a similar footing to everyone else's).
With the condition regarding the regulations for 2010, the entry is technically in breach of Article 2.1 and thus theoretically unacceptable to the FIA.
Surely the make up of the competitors is a commercial decsion rather than a policing one {Comment #708}
It's only partly commercial. The likelihood that the team will be capable of complying with its obligations to the FIA and to other interested parties is also involved. Also, the FIA is technically the series organiser (as distinct from its owner) and it falls to the series organiser to do entry approvals in other motor sport series.
It has to be illegal to enter on condition that the rules change. In effect they have not entered
The on track rules in Race Pro are unbelieveable sometimes. I've just had to quit out a 16 lap public online race at Valencia because some arse shoved me off the track and as a result I cut a corner due to not being able to slow down enough and I got a drivethrough! So I get punished for being the victim. Un-friggin-believeable.
Sounds very realistic, were you driving a silver car perchance?
out of interest, does the concorde agreement offer teams the chance to set regulations for the future or something? why the instance to sign? {Comment #726}
The Concorde Agreement sets out the basic obligations of the regulatory, commercial and competitive bodies in the sport. This offers a framework upon which all else, including regulations, can be worked. A bit like a national constitution does for those countries that have one. It offers stability and an assurance that the regulatory pranks in which the FIA have engaged in the last few months will cease, or at least be theoretically punishable by a court.
You know, I'm still stunned at the Hungarorings's triumph tonight :D
It has to be illegal to enter on condition that the rules change. In effect they have not entered {Comment #1090}
Well summarised, Steven :)
The difference is that this form of non-entry could theoretically result in punishment through the courts. In practise, I think Max will get his "revenge"* a bit more directly than that...
* - I'm not sure what the right word to describe it is, but this was the closest I could come up with.
There will be some party at the Hungaroring circuit bar tonight, that's for sure
It seems that a lot of people voted on that one. It will be interesting to see if they keep voting or if they show up again when the Hungaroring apears in the second round
It's the same with TOCA 3 whilst on a timed lap...on certain tracks if you run onto the rumble strips it will cancel your lap. boo
frank says “no”. {Comment #829}
So does Force India (even if Ian Phillips didn't sound especially happy about it on Monaco Thursday practise...)
Evening all, Mr C: have you seen this
"Apple pushed out a couple of software updates late this afternoon. One is for regulating the fan speed under heavy loads on older MacBook Pro laptops."
Ah, the owners don't seem to be home
Does anyone know what to do when you burn the roof of your mouth and get a blister? Im sure there is a procedure i neglected to remember from my childhood
Google it? or give your mumma a phone call and ask
Never heard of any procedure. Cold drinks
Hmm, remember not to do it again and then buy some bonjella
Oh, avoid chillis and other such spices for a few days
You mean they've gone...out there?
Done the first one, 2nd not an option
What did google say?
It will go away.
Brilliantly helpfull. Im going with Jack Daniels, he's sympatheitc
Strange I know but we my have to consider that they have indeed ventured into the abyss
Jack fixes many ills or at least makes them invisible for 8 hours or so
Crikey, that's giving me palpatations!
Does this mean they "might be some time"?
Last man who said that died....so i'm hoping not...
Do they know how to get back?
I said that today...
They'll google it
trail of network cable to follow?
Well if there's hope for even R.G...
Hm...maybe not then
I tried to tell them. Thy wouldn't listen
I refuse to give away my fans. They are way too important for that.
:D Ha!
Ahhh! She was watching!
I noticed you went very quiet at the time
*can't remember if I was involved...*
I think I escaped punishment
Christine is always watching. Mr C is probably paying a high price just now
If you were here, you would have been :D
Can't have been me, I was at work, and it wasn't night here ;-)
I went to bed at the right time.
Same!
Just from earlier... those are great Goodwood pics Mr&MrsC!
Not a day trip to World of Panda, again!
I blame "the girls" for not being around to keep "the boys" in check
I blame your router!
I mean, as in 20 minutes earlier
Flibster, did you read this:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/05/29/daily-29th-may-2009/#comment-323951
Ah, I see now that you did :)
LOL
Yup. Mr C was going to do a post and a wiki page.
September 2nd ok?
When's Goodwood?
July 5th.
The 3rd, 4th and 5th of July
I was thinking the idea was between Hungary at the end of July & Valencia towards the end of August
Early September may have too many peeps prepping for school and/or college
Maybe it's something we should do either the weekend before or after Valencia.
Ah, Prepping... that's what i was missing all those years!
Busy time for CTL - away almost every weekend. Very few cars will be around at that time. having to time it between F1 races and their races
Belgium is only a week after Valencia, that's why i was thinking before
Straight after Hungary?
27-31 July
Erm, my reply button has greyed out on DD
Can only post quick comment
(29th May thread selected)
That'd be why then
Gives Williams a better negotiating position with Bernie
But there are 10 Red Arrows so that there is a spare. Normally the spare guy Red 10 helps with commentary
we saw them three times that summer and every time, 8 planes plus a commentator.
Cant they commentate while they fly? Sheesh
That's ridiculous. All there formations are based on there being 9 of them
and christine hasn't recovered from the ordeal yet :)
Couldnt the guy with the wrist have commentated?
you'd have thunk.
i should point out they happily turned up at the silverstone gp with 8 planes, but itv brushed over it.
Couldn't James Allen have commentated on them there, possibly in his sideshow style?
this is what i said on the subject back in '07:
"For me, the highlight of the weekend will be finding out if the Red Arrows manage to arrive with all nine pilots at the controls. After a benign domestic accident left us with an 8 plane display at Goodwood, a full field would be appreciated this Sunday!"
i was to be disappointed.
I must admit to having a thing about symmetry too. It would bug me. It's not like the plane crashed or there is no-one else in the RAF who can fly a Hawk