Hello, hello, only me. It's Saturday, and that can only mean one thing... time for me to write the daily. I swapped shifts with James last week and then forgot my rescheduled post, so thanks to Mr C for covering. It's always fun to test him, particularly as he is so busy with the iPad this week. Anyway, I am rambling, so I will move on to F1 related goodness:
- Brad Spurgeon has written an interesting article about the health of F1 at the moment, with a particular note about the possibility of increasing the number of race weekends, but reducing the size of a race weekend (i.e. dropping Fridays). This appeals very much to us, who have always said that more races would be too much work for everyone involved, plus it means a Mon-Fri job wouldn't interfere with race enjoyment.
- There's a new article on Autosport (subscribers only, sorry) from Glenn Dunbar, photographer for Williams who we have used many times, and it's a fascinating insight into the mind of an F1 snapper. He talks about how he will come back year after year to try and get a shot, and as he is focusing on Turkey, adds that there are no classic spots around the circuit. Indeed.
- Steven has pointed out some photos from Adam Cooper of Sato's helmet for the Indy race. He's got an old Lotus on one side and a new Lotus on the other. It's very green! Photos are here, here and here.
- A couple of days ago, RG published this round up on Triple League Racing, taking a quick look at each team and summing up their season so far. He also reviews the races and the regulations to see what is working and what isn't.
That's all for now, I hope you'll be joining us in the live comments over the weekend, we'll be there for each session in Turkey. As I say every time, I'll see you in the comments.
love sato's helmet pics
Hellooooo I am home from the pub. Nick appears to be lost :S
hi alison
Nick is in Lost?
hi!
Hi Lou,
How are you? How was scchool?
I've had way too much to drink i think..
school was great, but the ball was better.. much dancing, laughing, and i love my ball dress... and curly hair...
i don't want to sleep cause it will mean my hair will be ruined :(
I didn't realise the ball was today as well. You need to get some inflatable neck pillows so you can sleep without anything touching your hair
i want to have hair like this all the time! i love curly hair!...
my goodness i'm pleased i can just collapse tomorrow..
sleep upright
If you mess it up you are going to just have to make it curly again
i could never make it curly like this.. it's very very curly...
here is the pic from earlier before i put my make up and dress on...
http://twitpic.com/1ruu1v
http://twitpic.com/1ruvf5
Are you sure you should be posting naked photos?
That is very, very curly.
? i'm in normal cloths.. just not my dress....
I'm too drunk to be commenting methinks... lukeh is either sleeping or ignoring my texts so i shall say goodnight... i'm going to have such a bad head tomorrow but it was totally worth it!
night! xx
I think everyone is sleeping. Good night
Or playing with ipads :D
I think even the people with iPads are sleeping
Not me ! But then I just got up
with their ipads next to them probably
There is a bigger iPad epidemic than I realised
How did you know?
Hehe
You obviously haven't seen the F1
toyappI wrote a blog post and it isn't about racing.
http://betterwithakeyboard.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/the-wire-series-1/
Have felt tired all night, i should sleep so will see you for qualifying.
Bah. Work.
at least you're there only during the day... :-(
Morning folks,
Anyone about?
indeedy. wassup?
Nowt much sir. Does one fancy a quick Indy 500 guest post preview for tomorrow?
heck yeah. if that's okay with you. ta.
ooh some good matches tonight. I wonder if I can sleep in my office :D
no sweat - t'was to be doing a few things this weekend anyway - if you like cars, the next couple of days are fairly full on
also: lets not forget eurovision tonight :D
no kidding :)
I'm confused. Is it because of the tv? Isn't there one at home?
guest post?
(never gives up hope)
stupid mobile doohickey.
separate thread even?
;)
i have come to the conclusion that i am officially old
don't be alarmed, but I am composing a post. oooooh.
*died*
if its 9pm in Norway, what time is it in the UK? 8pm?
hmmm... i thought it was a 2 hour difference
will check. eurovision starts at 8pm here though.
wonderful. Is it on BBC? I need to provide broadcaster information :D
oslo is one hour ahead of the uk right now.
- bbc 1
- 20:00 to 23:15
- with graham norton
or here's a link: http://www.tvtv.co.uk/tvtv/web/programdetails.vm?programmeId=41000745&lang=en&epgView=list&groupid=0&tref=Program
graham norton - i just cannot stand him at all, he's just... annoying
how does this work then:
Going green isn’t Williams F1’s only Unique Selling Point because the team also offers unrivalled Business-To-Business opportunities for its partners. It recently introduced Philips to McLaren sponsor Hilton Hotels and the end result was a €100 million deal between the two companies.
why would they send them off to mclaren?
http://www.attwilliams.com/news/view/1396
geeky stuff from james allen: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/wp-content/uploads/Picture-162.png
In this Virgin telemetry print out, the wavy lines represent (from top to bottom) Revs, Gear, Car Speed, Delta time between runs, Steering angle, throttle and brake pressure overlaid.
who should I email post to? And do I need to put in html code for the words I want to link to other places? This post thing is very new to me
Email to me [email protected] If you know the html you can put that in, but equally we can sort that out this end.
Can do. It is coming from my work address, because thats how hard I'm working.
:o
;)
hehe!
I'm also watching Serena beat some other lady. Multitasking.
anyone know cpr? christine just passed out at the sight of a guest post...
nope, but i do a great boogie-woogie
You're in luck. It might take me a while to swim to Rockall though.
:)
Thankfully, the forecast for tomorrow's race at Indy is very nice
:)
The phrase "beef against brawn" is just wrong :S
monster intro
will RB do 7 poles in a row?
I thought it was weird. That voiceover was just wrong.
aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
it is not ferrari's 800th grand prix
>:
Anddd I'm back in the room. IE works Mr C! firefox dosent
there's nothing wrong here. all very odd.
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/29/live-turkey-2010-qualifying/
for me, clearly.
Alex is having other issues!
i'm using firefox to post this
i take it back. doohickey works fine with ff, lclt does not - here anyway.
Rightio, I'm off out now. Have a good Saturday :D
Hmmm we are getting live Le Mans this year, but no Indy 500 at all :-(
we'll be live commenting indy too
and now... i shall watch some tennis...
I learned at work tonight that its on ESPN because they were playing an ad for it and someone said 'look! Amy! F1!' and said 'bah, thats not F1'
good choice. I'm tempted not to since I have to get up at 5am but I know I probably will end up watching tennis and doing an all nighter.
F1, where they turn right too!
anyone know cpr? christine just passed out at the sight of a guest post... {Comment #59}
*raises hand*
*notes the post was put up 4 hours ago and the emergency has probably passed*
*puts hand back down again*
Well, I got bored of doing stuff, so I'm back here.
5am? Boo!
that makes me feel... special
I can't write a guest post and then not show up!
i'm really enjoying the tennis this year :)
hehe!
I definitely think you should go along to the WTF in London :D
you.. wrote.. a guest post?? okay... i need to catch up..
first one ever! I almost killed Christine.
hehehe! i'd rather go to the mens finals! :)
http://www.barclaysatpworldtourfinals.com/Tickets.aspx it's all mens! It's all the good men! I would kill to go to that.
is it about the Ausi GP????!
Has it appeared yet all do we all have to get up at nothing o'clock?
nooo, GREAT EUROVISION PARTY
oh... i thought the womens was WTF... i would also kill to go to that...
oh...is it tonight?..
womans is WTA :D but WTF is hilarious so I write that instead of World Tour Finals :D
for some of you. For some of us its 5am :D
Oooh, can I link for those who like a drink to this: http://www.ewanspence.com/blog/2010/05/29/your-eurovision-drinking-game-for-2010/
You may be in trouble tomorrow if you partake, especially with Turkey.
Maverick said on Wednesday that he gets a drink from each participating country.
ooohh!! :) i'm really tempted to see if i can go to the Queens tennis matches...
Have put the fabulous Amy guest post up now, because I feel the Eurovision might have a big build up :)
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/29/great-eurovision-party/
you are getting up at 5am to watch it? you crazy person...
last year I didn't and I really felt like I missed out
at least it's a weekend i suppose :)
Wow, early. We must enjoy a rare Amy post for as long as possible. :)
hehehe! am watching the tennis and they just had a shot with the 'lou' of the Afflelou sponsorship in the background :)
i have to go out for a bit... byee all! xx
I think I am going to ignore the tennis and get some zzzzz because I just remembered I can't sleep all day tomorrow - I have a roast lamb to cook!
Hello.
So I see this:
http://blog.honeyee.com/jessica/
And I'm confused. She's in Turkey right now?
The weird CDN thing is still not working for me :(
Ping - http://toomuchracing.com/2010/05/29/vote-for-the-indycar-roadoval-trophy/
I forgot the start times post yesterday
ping - http://toomuchracing.com/2010/05/29/start-times-30-may/
urrrgggghhhh... going out was not a good idea. i feel awful :( an afternoon or sorting photos.. blogging and uploading pics is in order i think :(
Afternoon all!
Getting ready for Uni I see ;)
Head hurt?
i blame all the dancing and the lovely love wine they gave us... it is impossible to dance with teachers unless you have had at least 4 glasses of wine..
head, feet, throat... :(
Orange juice. Cups of tea. Toast helps alcohol absorption.
have had toast.. and lots of tea.. will try orange juice :)
I am going to do a radio special for eurovision starting now (ish)
Big glass.
thank you :)
pint glass it is then..
comments in the other thread I think :)
Dennis Hopper has died :(
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jan/07/dennis-hopper-dies-74
evening folks,
just heard that Dennis Hopper is dead - http://tinyurl.com/2dszfmm
:(
my laptop charger is broken :( are pcworld likely to have a charger do you think? or maybe currys?
aahhhhh...
fully rested - now down to dr who and then blogging; how is everyone?
i am listening to the radio whilst travelling to somewhere near tring with a real ale pub, a tent, and good beer and company. cannot complain at all.
And i will have next to no mobile signal too. really can't complain.
i'm getting old - i had four pints in my local last night and felt absolutely wretched this morning
webbers pub?
we bought one from pc world. and live commented it if i recall.
Hmmm...
James Allen doing a poll on his site asking "will Hamilton beat Webber tomorrow?" I wonder what the mostly British readership is voting..?
Good. Fairly rested too. Perhaps too much. Dr Who and coffee, the Eurovision and curry and wine.
Wrote two blogs posts, got another in my head.
snap, i had 3 pints last night and woke up with a mild hangover. nothing a 20 minute 5k parkrun cant cure!
oh dear...
i had a 6-mile cycle on the cards today... and then it started lashing down
@mr c: if he has taken over the white lion pub in st leonards then yeah, otherwise you now know where i am staying if ya fancy a pint!
Doctor Who!
Must admit, this two-parter is a little like "Frontios" and "The Silurians"
A lot of reviewers are saying it's most like "old style" dr who than previous stories.
ahh yes i remember.. i'm not sure if it's the charger or the connector anymore though.... it's totally not working.. where as this morning i could move the cable a bit and it would work..... pcworld is shut till morning now so i have to make do with the silly desktop comp
I think PC World have a 24 hour help line that sometimes helps, I think its them anyways, sometimes help and all.
oh my god! and now my ipod headphone socket/ connector is faulty! seriously what is wrong with technology!
so.. next question... my ipod is a year and a bit old... are apple going to be able to help me or am i going to have to pay for a new one?
holy moly
what an episode!!
I don't want to give too much away, because there's bound to be someone who hasn't seen it yet, but what a sad ending! Nooooo!
There was a lot going on at the end.
abso-mo-lutely
i haven't seen it yet.. :( i was planning to watch it on my laptop... will have to catch it on iplayer..
Watch it. It's better than eurovision! (probably)
I can;t be the only one who thought it was enjoyable but rubbish
Mostly because of the stupid story but I won't spoil for those who havent seen
Anyways, ping http://tinyurl.com/36t62es
Bit slow maybe, but what an ending!
Hi all. Long time no speak. Happy eurovision!!!!!
hey ya!
we're in this thread: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/29/great-eurovision-party/comments/
(i say we)
Hi Scott.
You're listening along though right?
Soooo what have I missed!
Karun Chandhok trying to figure out why his twitterstream is full of tweets about a singing contest
Karun Chandhok trying to figure out why his twitterstream is full of tweets about a singing contest {Comment #161}
I had similar thoughts when I opened my Twitter stream...
I didn't see this coming - Fisichella will race in an ALMS round
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84007
I didn't see this coming - Fisichella will race in an ALMS round {Comment #163}
Me neither (at least, not that particular round) and I've been trying to keep track of Fisi's lengthening calender.
PING: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/30/13975/