We have reached Tuesday and I am busy dreaming up the final part of Life in the Fast Lane. Keep your eyes peeled throughout the day for the big finale. The voting closed last night, and I was once again surprised! I won't spoil it for you. Let's talk about more F1 related things:
- With the start of the season not far off, it's time to start thinking about Fantasy Racers again. We've had a couple of questions about our Panda Racing league, and all the information can be found on this post. Otherwise, head on over to Gavin's blog where he has a fabulous introduction to the 2010 Fantasy Racers season.
- Steven Roy has written a great guest post over on Viva F1 about how the FIA goes about making it's selection for new teams. It's a hot topic at the moment, with the apparent imminent failure of US F1 and the struggles for Campos. Check out Steven's view on the subject, and add your thoughts in the comments - there are some excellent opinions in there too.
- I found myself missing testing today, it was nice to be able to check in with the action every now and again without having pressure to keep up with everything. Having said that, I'm looking forward to seeing who is legitimately fast or not. On the subject of conclusions and predictions, F1 Punter is back with a roundup of testing but from the viewpoint of bets and odds. I always find Punter's posts fascinating, even though I can never get my head round betting.
That's all for now, l hope your week is going well so far. Let us know what you're up to and I will see you in the comments.
New Daily, anyone?
I definitely vote we welcome in the new day.
I did try
motion caried
Steven I'm quite obviously not at university right this second :P
I've been reworking the game section of my site. It is now an area of geekdom, even more so than before. :)
http://toomuchracing.com/game/
Final touches to be added tomorrow when I post this week's scores.
Course not. It's midnight
:D
I'm spending quite a lot of time looking at courses at the moment. I want to start something else September 2011
Ooh, really
Different subject?
Most definitely yes!!!
What are you considering?
ooh like what?
Some kind of Management course I'd say. I want to combine it with something.
Those of you with fantasy rally teams should know that the next WRC rally starts on Friday.
http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=400
Arabic?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
up in North-shire or somewhere else?
I'm really not sure. I'm having a look all over. I'm more bothered about my course than where I'm going right now. I'm pretty flexible.
It's boring though and I find it very frustrating. University websites are, on the whole, pretty useless....
very very very much so
Apparently they're designed to be useful. Who'd have thunk it.
totally. big bug bear of mine
i also hate the marketing speak of each course piece. i just want a list of modules and an explanation of each module, i can work out the rest
Unfortunately, it's the way of the world these days
oh of course, but in my case, it means that me and the other 10 or so other people have come onto this course and it be completely different to all that was advertised, so its something that gets me quite riled up
Yeah. I spent ages looking at this one course until Nick kindly pointed out 90% of it is about IT. It really wasn't clear and I'm not a stupid person.
Understandable
Oddly he understood it perfectly. It must have been in his language....
What's he supposedly do in Dubai?
I'm sure I've asked this before
dosent he do IT stuff though?
Something about adverts, computers, google. I vaguely understand I think.
taking alot of interest i see ;)
Ok, I get the general gist
Cos web advertising is fascinating?
ah yes. good point
I'm confused as to why a wholly computer based job needs to be done thousands of miles away :P
You should let him pick a few courses for you if he understands it
Not if he only understands the IT ones :)
Good uni guide etc are good for knowing quality, but you've done it all before so i shant preech to the converted
No I think he understands the ridiculous marketing speak they use in the brochures....
Too much time spent near adverts I reckon.
Ah yes, probably
Yeah cheers. I love reading student satisfaction survey results. It's hillarious. My local university had the lowest rating in the country last year. I'm pretty sure I won't be staying put!
oh yes! i forgot about that, unistats.com if you havent already found it is awesome for comparing uni's
I will have a look.
As I said though, after my last experience, I just really want to find a course that I'm going to actually enjoy that has modules about things I'm interested.
you raise a damn good point.
Cos they had the money to hire and London didn't?
but, a screen is a screen. if you can work from home, who cares where home is?
But the job is all computer based so he could be on the moon and still do it
Yeah, i looked at alot of business courses and originally applied or business but soon realised that i enjoyed doing business but didnt want to learn more about it, 2 years was enough for me.
When i had to look at final 4 or 5 courses, i printed off all the module lists from each course, got 4 or 5 marker pens and then coloured each module depending on its topic/subject. it gives you a real good visual aid to see how balanced a sylabus is
If they're paying him from Dubai they may be able to pay him less than London rates, not to mention any tax issues
In principle, I totally agree though
In practice, we all know it doesn't work like that
They're having to fork out a fortune on a visa for every member of staff. If there was anything remotely sensible about the company he's working for, I'm sure they'd look at another way of doing it :)
Wouldn't that mess with his fridge shelving system?
Nope. No fresh meat on the moon
may struggle to get wifi signal there, am not sure 3G is that good
Thank God for that!
I thought Mr C had sent me an e-mail but he hadn't. I sent myself one as a way of transfering a file form one computer to another and the sender's name is me. How am I supposed to know it is not him?
:)
comes up as Mr.C. on my email
If you send yourself an e-mail the sender's name is Mr C?
:) :)
You should try Dropbox, 1GB of free storage
Right, I'm going to try not to stay up until an obscene hour and head off now
G'night all
Night Bassano
Night Bassano
Me too, night all
no tennis on, no olympics on, so I am watching nz beat australia at cricket. Good times in an office full of aussies :D
hehehe.
oops.
I'm busy getting angry at a rubbish documentary about people with mental health problems.
How did I go 29 years on this planet without knowing that Olympia Beer sponsored a car at LeMans. All I can say is SWEEEEEEEETTTTT!!!!!!!
5am. Just woke up. Bugger!!
Daily Mail following and spewing is a great sport.
A quick props to the new IndyCar.com - it is actually decently designed and is a million times easier to navigate than the previous site and they have thankfully dropped the hellish white text on a black background idea.
Morning, folks. :)
Alex seems to have invented some sort of time travel. Either that, or he's cursed to live in March 1, 2010 forever. :D
Can I have one day without a USF1 piece to appear so my forehead can heal from hitting it so much?
Their former press person takes some parting shots at the team.
Those that do not remember their history are cursed to repeat it
Indeed.
Kind of like that movie with Bill Murray and that girl with the big teeth.
In "Thank goodness for that!" news,
Will Buxton joins Speed TV F1 as pitlane reporter
And yes, he's replacing Peter Windsor.
Saw it yesterday. I am so very happy about that.
And it could also be Will B's big telly break. :)
His blog post: http://willthef1journo.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/someones-got-a-new-job/
I am actually excited about him getting the job. He may even rival Ted...
I wouldn't call him a rival Ted. But an American Ted, that may be something! :D
Can we have an Asian Ted, too? Pretty please?
I sense a TV show coming on - a top BBC 3 comedy possibly?
Hehehe. :D Morning, Leigh.
Or a reality show... The Ted Factor
Judges include Ted Kravitz, Ted Mosby (from HIMYM), and... any other famous Teds out there?
Morning Journeyer
Can't wait to see Brazil Ted
Where do i sign up?
Go to Singapore. That's where our F1 network is based. ;)
All I can think of are bad Ted's. Ted Bundy, Ted Kaczynski, Ted Kennedy...
The whole of the TED conference?
Sorry that is bad... I meant Ted Nugget.
The rain is causing chos, my ususlay full carark was about 10%full this morning
Interesting forcast for dubai! http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/hourbyhour/AEXX0004
Ted Kennedy isn't so bad. Then again, I'm a Democrat. :D
But yeah, no other famous American Teds, at least, no one currently living.
carark? You've started building an ark for your cars... it's not raining that much surely!
I never thought the weather would look the same in Dubai as it does in Seattle Washington.
:D
Why cant i type? I can do it in excel, doohicky seems to be beyond me!
The problem is we dont get that much rain so it tends to do this!
http://gulfnews.com/polopoly_fs/sharjah-flood-1.590759!image/152553735.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_475/152553735.jpg
I don't care about the man's political party, I just could never like him or respect him after chappaquiddick.
Geeze. Do you want to borrow my kayak?
Are you sure that came from Dubai?! Insane.
There is an awesome photo in the paper, i cant find it on the website, i will have to twitpic
Here ya go: http://twitgoo.com/fnabr
Bit of a twitgoo fail on tuning it round though
Its a pedestrian underpass
Geeze. They need to get a hold of this guy. His boats are beautiful.
Wow, they are amazing!
Unfortunately I am unable to kayak/canoe
Morning - and thanks for the plug ;)
Morning!
ehm ehm :-)
Wanna be the Asian Ted? :D
what is going on actually ? :-) I missed the beginning of the talk
Can't they come here, its much more convenient for me
We have European Ted with Mr. Ted Kravitz. I think we have American Ted with Will Buxton taking over the pitlane reporting at SpeedTV. All we need now is an Asian or Australian Ted.
Will Buxton will replace Peter Windsor at SPEED for 2010. Dan says Will could be the American Ted. :)
no Teds here. The Ok guys of the past are out - Chris Goodwin has something to do with Bruno Senna's management, Chandhok may end up racing in F1 and everybody else who ever appeared on our beloved F1 channel is just hopeless :-)
And who do we end up with? Steve Slater and Alex Yoong.
I'm just hoping that with Goodwin and Chandhok in the paddock now, they might convince someone to take a job in Singapore... or maybe not.
Yoong is the talent spotter now :-) for Lotus
anyone read this ? found it now when googling "Goodwin Senna":
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fd06b3c0-f62e-11de-bf49-00144feab49a.html
After Chandock's ridiculous statements last summer about crashes and wheels never flying off i really dont like him
Well, if he convinced Jarno and Heikki to drive for them... I'd be convinced! :D
Good luck finding anyone in this region, though. They'd have to spend a lot of money to help him race in Europe.
remind me?
It was something along the lines of him not seeing a wheel fly off an f1 car in a crash for 5 years or so.
It was just after the Henry Surtees tragedy, he was saying far too much and it left a bad taste
this is what I see at james allen's site now:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/james-allen-jpg
checked the site now, it's loading the iphone version...
I get that when using google sometimes
Ah that one. Drivers say odd things when they are reminded of their mortality though.
Some Pictures from the floods in Sharjah, which is the ajoing emirate to dubai, (effectively a conurbation with a fence down the middle)
Fancy seeing you here!
Who Needs a Kayak?
Taxi!
No Discount?
They dont understand how cool i really look
Australia doesn't send anyone to races so we can't have a Ted.
That's because Australia used to rely on PW. Will they get Will B to do double-duty as well? :)
I doubt it, PW was only there because he was "Australian"
"Australian"?
well he was born in England, I'm not sure how long he lived here for but he has no hint of what I would call an Australian accent
noun- a native or inhabitant of Australia.
:P :D
McLaren are changing their pit tours this year, they used to be something they did but didn't really tell anyone how to get them, this year they are sending out emails before the race with a 'trivia' question you have to answer (Bahrain: "How many Grands Prix are there during the 2010 season?") and they're already specifying the day for the tour rather than calling you an hour before and going 'can you get here soon?'
so it's more organized now? but wait, if you get the question right, are you guaranteed a spot in the tour? or does it work like a raffle?
it works like a raffle, they generally only have about 8 spots and I'd imagine a lot more than that apply.
Just read f1scoop's last tweet, made me laugh:
:D
I'm watching the biggest loser, they're giving a chance to win a $8000 trip to the Grand Prix for temptation. I'd totally eat 1000 calories for that chance, but I'm not on the Biggest Loser :D
You'd eat 1000 calories for a chance to lose 1000 calories? :P
I lose 1000 calories at the Grand Prix? I don't follow!
You'd eat 1000 calories to lose all that when you end up participating on their show?
nooo, if someone was like 'if you eat these 1000 calories, I'll give you an $8000 trip to the F1' I would not say no. If I was on the show and I ate that the trainers would yell at me and I'd cry.
Ohhhhh. Very well, then. :P
If someone offered me an $8000 trip to the F1 I'd eat the trainers too!
:D
Morning all.
Morning Christine. :D
Am awaiting Part 10 with great interest. :)
oooh they are interviewing the backstreet boys on Breakfast tomorrow. Is this a good reason not to go to work? I think yes.
Definitely!
:P you can just come in late, no?
I have to be the first one there to open up the office and turn off the alarm. Perhaps I could just watch Breakfast at work and pretend I can't hear the complaints of others because early morning TV is horrible :D
sounds good! or you can just "give in" when their interview's done. :P
Ah yes. I am worried I have built it up too much now!
Naaah. I've been a big fan of this concept, and I'd have been excited about the ending, with or without the buildup. :)
it goes from 6-9am and knowing my luck it will be on between 7-7.15am while I am walking to work. Might just have to set the PVR :D
God forbid, you would put the bread in and the toast wouldn't arive for the first 4 hours of breakfast, then it'll ask if tomorrow will do.
Hahahaha! Good point, Fionn. :)
Blimey. Is it right that LewHam's girlfriend is doing Dancing with the Stars?
...Yes!
Well, I guess that means we won't see a lot of her in the paddock at the start of the season... We'll probably see her first at Monaco or Canada.
Given her dancing background, I actually like her chances to win it all.
that seems a little unfair!
You won't disappoint - it's been brilliant so far so no worries there!
There are a lot of strong contestants when you look at that lineup...
Is she a star or somebody who is dancing with one?
Sorry guys, but no dice.
She is the star in this case.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/6965561/Lewis-Hamilton-and-Nicole-Scherzinger-split-up.html
Still no good with the html tags...
Well, judging by her career, it's hard to put her in either category ;)
Lewis still hasn't called me ;)
they're back together again
It's pretty sad USF1 fell over in a steaming pile.
It's pretty cool though, that Windsor's face is covered with some of the detritus of said steaming pile.
On another subject, what price Lewis being managed by 2MB?
people will still find a way to blame his father for everything.
Morning guys.
Lewis is managed by 2MB, yet his father is actually managing other people. His dad will still have a say in things, I reckon.
I'm not Lewis' number 1 fan, but I do feel he comes across very genuine in the autosport piece.
The thought of a Lewis with his head screwed on straight and without distraction fills me with a certain sense of dread.
At least open that he was managed by his father, and didnt try and claim he was doing it all himself...
Im glad he is moving on though, his dad was very annoying!
Well at least now we can watch the sport without the fear of a Demon Headmaster hypnotising moment ;)
I like the idea that he wants a more normal relationship with his father... one where he would, when buying a car, buy one for his dad too... standard normal father son relationship.
I call this dread excitement. Never thought I'd actively cheer for Lewis but oh how times change :D
Hehehe. Are you actually cheering for Lewis because you like him? Or because you hate Jenson? :P
Oh don't get me wrong, I still want to see him and the mclaren fail horribly. But sadly, I get an increasingly Ferrari 2000 vibe from the team + driver. Button being a slightly better, less bitchy, Barrichello.
I never disliked Lewis, I just majorly preferred his team mates. And I don't hate Jenson (that would be too dangerous with Lou around), I just don't like him very much :D #sorrylou
From Adam C:
Hmmm. Not sure I'm comfortable with news organizations sponsoring race teams, especially one with a reach like CNN's. Still, if it helps Lotus get publicity...
I can't wait til I can have a son that I can say 'hey I like that car, get me one too?' to.
:P You're funny. :D
And Joe has it now as well: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/lotus-does-a-deal-with-cnn/
why not?
i dunno. too likely to have bias involved. and there can be those pesky... leaks, like what happened when Reuters sponsored Williams and Willi Weber would use it as a vehicle to put out "leaks" for Ralf.
JA's site is finally fully functional again.
Its possible, but i dont think you can realy be biased with f1, without the whole world lauging at you.
I think its good, we get more f1 journalism, less GMM
...speaking of which
...?
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/03/lewis-hamilton-steps-out-of-his-fathers-shadow/
My colleagues want to know why I am cheering and dancing right now!
Have you got a twitter account yet?
Probably best you don't keep bringing him up - seems people are sick of hearing about him.
Indeed.
I still think journeyer needs a twitter account
Seconded!
and the one who needs to hear is deaf anyway
:P :D
morning (afternoon, whatever is appropriate where you are)
I reckon he has one, he just doesn't want us lot following him
he sure seems to know what is happening on twitter all the time
I didn't know the last one. :P
If you're on there, we'll find you somehow ;)
go check :-P
Get Kathi on it!
You'll find nothing, nothing, I tell ya! :D
The louder you protest....
There's an exception to every rule... ;)
Alianora's tweet was funny though
Now moving on...
How about we set up a fake account and pretend to be him? :P
It's not as funny when the real guy isn't there. ;)
it'll only be a disappointing simulation of the genuine article
I like this comment from Heikki: http://twitter.com/H_Kovalainen/status/9868028285
although I'm not sure which team he was doing a disservice to
Hey, it's the pilot of The IT Crowd on my TV!
Will watch. :)
I like this from Ms Emma:
Unsurprising that only Piquet snr and Kimi will be the only living #F1 champs missing from Bahrain's event...
http://twitter.com/emmastonier/status/9867840569
Ooh, for the record, I finished watching the first episode and went onto the second one and then I gave up again.
#sorryeveryone
:(
I have absolutely no idea what he is referring to. What was said about Minardi?
Awww. :(
There was an article yesterday (translated by GMM from Turon Saromat, I think!) saying that the Lotus was worse than the Minardi he tested many years ago.
that's a bit freaky because Zoe and I just watched the first two episodes of season 2 on DVD about 10 minutes ago
#SPCESP
he said, or at least he was misquoted as saying, that the Lotus was like that Minardi, or by the time it was regurgitated by GMM: "New Lotus car worse than Minardi"
ahh. Boo GMM! In other Heikki news, the only other driver his girlfriend follows on twitter is di Grassi. The girl has good taste!
Do you have the really funky DVD menus for the IT Crowd DVDs down over the other side of the world as well?
the 8 bit graphics stuff? Isn't it awesome? :p
That's the one. I loooove it :D
All the series' are like them. hehe
Ooh... but CNN are going to sponsor Lotus
so much for US companies not wanting to sponsor F1 teams
(mind you, I can see the clash of interests)
speaking of old graphics I spent my afternoon converting old Sega game theme tunes into ring tones and I will judge anyone who is near me when my phone rings and doesn't recognise them.
as a child in the 70s and 80s it was cool and it's still cool now
go moon patrol, loderunner, olympics, dark castle and my all time favourite:
Ferrari Grand Prix (I was faster than the developer and computer magazine journalists)
tough day at work being the boss? :P
#awesome
ahh, this was after I got home from work but it was sparked by a discussion over Tekken 3 in the lunch room :D
Boo! I'm going to have to go into uni even though don't want to. Assignments are evil and so is my lecturer refusing to allow websites or books as references for this assignment :(
Speaking of work, I have a presentation to prepare for my conference. I hate bringing work home :-(
It goes against my beliefs
Bye
Did you get the bit where it just goes Seeeeegaaaa?
:D
I hated it when i got given an asignement like that,but i became much better at searching journals, and it ended up being a great help
Am having lots of troubles looking for journals :( hence why now I'm going in and looking through their library and hopefully their on campus electronic resource too.
#MFC fail for not allowing it off campus
I won a 15" Sonic the hedgehog cuddely toy last weekend, Its awesome, Alsion believes her 'Kevin' from UP is cooler though
No Athens?
ooooh no but I should! Here is one I prepared earlier that I'm not actually using because the others are way more awesome.
We have it but the accounts theyve given us never seems to work off campus!
Awwweeeessooommmeee.
Thats insane, that misses the whole point of athens!
Did you know aftee 15 years SEGA are making a direct sequel to the Megadrive/Genesis Sonic games? Sonic 4, obviously.
It is silly, but after 3 years of stuff like that it's become the standard I've found ;)
If it doesnt slot into the top of my sonic&knuckles cartrage i am not getting it! :P
Hurray, Lada are coming to F1!
Okay, it's done: http://tenstepstories.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/life-in-the-fast-lane-part-10/
Interestingly, I am only mildly less nervous at posting the ending as I was the start. All the in between stuff was fine. Odd.
Putin promised, Putin delivered.
Mind you, this may give Renault the exit plan it may still want.
this is what I'm using at the moment and its matching message tone but I have a hard time choosing between that one, the underwater one, and the helicopter one.
You cannot convince me that was not the greatest game in history.
Total and TW Steel will be thrilled i am sure!
if I remember rightly, Lada sponsored Aldershot FC for the two seasons leading up to their bankruptcy
Ooooh!!
Duly commented. :)
Lada had a WTCC effort, but terminated that quickly.
Thanking you.
mr c voted without reading? ooh!
Every day!
As someone just tweeted to me, add in Proton too and Max has done a fine job of ending the reliance on car manufacturers
Nintendo have been doing that forever ;)
It was never official though...
I have a reward for you for finishing the story :D, if I can just work out how to get it to you. Watch this space.
...Ooooh. Interesting. :)
Bravo! *claps*
Morning.
Sleepyhead commented:
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/back-to-business-and-the-clock-is-ticking/#comment-12544
oooh its working. ETA: 6 minutes.
Cor, these pics aren't bad :)
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/03/vancouver_2010_part_2_of_2.html
I really want to go to Vancouver, it looks pretty. #olympicsworksfortourism
Except I wanted to go before the Olympics. The Olympics just reminded me.
Even if he was bored, I still can't see how/why he decided to take a nap ... and wouldn't he have missed everything that was said anyway?
How intriguing.
ooh! Here we go. My friend went to China and she put this on her Facebook and I thought 'ooh! Christine!'
OH MY GOD!
Pandas are so cute when they fall off things.
Funnily enough, I was trying to work out if someone was suggesting that Joe fell asleep during a press conference yesterday... http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/talking-to-jean-todt/#comment-12549
It was quite warm in there.
Still, you can't please everyone, and there were enough engaged people for it to be worthwhile.
I love how the other one scampers up to the top, like, HA HA.
Funny story - I did an Astronomy class at Uni and one of the labs at the planetarium was conducted in the dark because we were running a simluation of a constellation globe thingy.
After about half an hour, someone started snoring. Our Professor looked at us and smiled. "Happens every bloody Year" he said, with his blunt Australian accent :D
seemingly :)
With respect to sleepyhead, to each their own. I am probably one of the most critical people going of both Joe and pretty much anything actually, and I enjoyed it.
If the guy wanted the dirty gossip he should have stuck around and bailed up Joe toward the end of the night.
That was the only real flaw, I think, too much Q&A too little mingling.
that's a fair point. am about to blog about the evening, and that pretty much sums it up for me too.
Yay, Mr C!
When we get a panda, we also need to get a table for it to fall off.
huh?
Read 10 comments back. ;)
oh right. she's not having one.
nor two!
:)
but her 10-step story was so awesome. and she thanked you! :D
huh?
did you read the intro to her Part 10? :)
He doesn't read it!
remember Mr C didn't need to read the last one... there were no exciting buttons to push ;)
Not even the intro bit? Aww shucks.
am now. that's hardly a thank you!
:)
#doesntdofiction
:D
Did you want a banner or something?
i also hate the marketing speak of each course piece. i just want a list of modules and an explanation of each module, i can work out the rest {Comment #23}
Jungle trick: go straight to the "Current Students" section, if the sites will let you. Saves much time, since if the university plays its cards right you will eventually be a "current student" and will need to get used to that section anyway...
:)
I have a big announcement by the way...
... since the establishment of the radio show is continuing apace... And that has meant a certain amount of
important sound recording equipmentwhat Katherine calls junk. We are hatching a plan for me to get my very owncottageshed in the garden. Which I will broadcast from :)Ooooooh!
are you sure you won't be sleeping there too?
ooh fourstar is the expert there is he not?
Katherine even suggest a beer fridge... But I'd have to turn that off during broadcast.
oh of course, but in my case, it means that me and the other 10 or so other people have come onto this course and it be completely different to all that was advertised, so its something that gets me quite riled up {Comment #25}
That's stupid but unfortunately common. I think only 5 out of the 60 people who signed up for my degree actually had the correct impression of what the degree did, which probably contributed to the prodigiously high drop-out rate (only 14 of us were still on the course at the start of third year, with others moving to degrees as varied as Computing, Business Studies, Health Services and Drunken Studies).
Indeed. He's also a sound engineer. We believe we may have found a project!
not sure... I wonder if she likes milky bars?
I'm confused as to why a wholly computer based job needs to be done thousands of miles away :P {Comment #36}
To allow high-powered face-to-face discussions with other experts who could have done their job from home thousands of miles away, thus developing a distinctive nerdy, techy, creative culture?
Does he like beer too? :D
He may do :)
on the one hand, i like the idea of a potting shed for recording. on the other, kat gets the whole house while you get a shoe box.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8543250.stm
I didn't know Ted had an article for the testing round-up. Must read. :)
Can I have one day without a USF1 piece to appear so my forehead can heal from hitting it so much?
Their former press person takes some parting shots at the team. {Comment #75}
Hold on a minute. USF1 had a PR representative for months and months and we never even knew his name (I'd vaguely heard of him in connection to IRL but had no idea he was doing anything with any F1 clients)? Says something about the quality of PR done - which almost certainly stems from a lack of stuff to PR :(
The only bright spot is that I think the day with no USF1 pieces will come within a week... ...followed by most days thereafter.
The other option is to do what we do and turn the whole house into a studio.
that is the correct option yes.
or move kat to the shed :)
I think it's cool because it will be just a recording studio... Katherine also doesn't like that when I'm recording she has to stop watching tv / playing music etc...
Indeed you both do it so that's different.
hehehe I'm telling ;)
It definitely is. I do spend a lot of time shushing Mr C though.
ooops.
In "Thank goodness for that!" news,
Will Buxton joins Speed TV F1 as pitlane reporter {Comment #79}
This pleases me. Will wrote good stuff for F1 Racing and deserves success. Good luck to him.
understandable, but then if the move is successful, you'll be getting grief for spending too much time in the shed :)
no cookies for you!
nice :)
In the canteen they have 'welsh cookies'
I find they misunderstood the whole cake aspect
:)
Hmmm... good point. She'll be able to wave at me through the shed window I guess... Although Adrian thinks I should have the shed face the other way and carve a hole in the back fence so I can see out across "the view".
:)
I knew you'd have mic's in every room.
Okay that sounds worse than it did in my head.
I may need somebody to come and fit blinds in my shed ;)
I was listening to the "Indian pop" station on last.fm and after an hour-and-a-half of Indian-sounding music, "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley blared out of the speakers.
I think I've had the aural equivalent of a rickroll...
I stole the welsh off your facebook status and texted it to my mum last night and she sent me a whole page email today about how happy it makes her that I'm getting in touch with my heritage and making the effort to learn some welsh. I was like 'I didn't learn anything, I stole it from facebook'
#countstowardstriptowales
:D
Such is like :D
*life, even.
oooh yes. I like the way you think.
I thought that might be welsh
What are Welsh Cookies then?
No idea. Never heard of them!
Are they welsh cakes in a cookie?
Dwi ddim yn hoffi Saesneg achos mae'n gwirion!
I agree!
obviously you need to speak to this guy http://www.welshcookieman.com/
Google translate to the rescue! Welsh looks like a sneeze in word form. I love it.
Ni allwch siarad Cymraeg ar Sidepdcast!
did we know bassano and leigh had been quoted?
http://www.morienval.com/aneveningwithjoe.html
brilliant. :)
Awesome!
a quick question about the Thursday Thought wiki...
is it a list of the Thursday Thoughts?
or can you use it to suggest an idea for this week?
Huh?
It's a list of volunteers, suggested questions, and completed questions. There's only one week left, so it probably looks a bit odd.
Are you volunteering?
you sound like me :)
Apparently not :)
A slightly delayed Tweets of the Week: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/02/28/tweets-of-the-week-28th-february-2010/
Bassano's just been quoted again, might be less impressed that it was only me though
That would have been awesome, all them great quotes and then at the end
"Huh?" - Mr C
:D
Just seen it, nice!
He deserves the praise
hehe!
well I had an idea, was rather more general so maybe appropriate for the last one
the subject of why we blogged cropped up yesterday, and I was wondering about something along those lines - although I think (hope) in a more interesting way than simply asking "why do you blog?"
Ok, work beckons
Later peeps
I just like saying 'blog'. Like Rowan Atkinson says 'Bob' in Blackadder.
Off topic here - I wrote Tony Hart an email about 10 years ago and his publicist asked me if he could use a quote in it to help promote his new book.
I never found out which book it was, but Tony sent me a drawing which I still have somewhere I think...
have fun
Changes at the Beeb (not F1..yet.. I hope)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8544150.stm
don't write your essay now! :-D
:)
His laptop? He's in no state to go blogging!
nice :)
:)
sounds like a good question to wrap up the off season though.
i will do though, surely?
has that news only just reached the BBC?
seems to have been a campaign on twitter for days
B----log hahaha :)
that's not hiding letters... I was just doing the B... log thing from blackadder.
you will do what?
it will do, not me. if sports budgets are being slashed.
It was leaked on Friday, this is the 'actual' release
i have no idea.
much like the bbc.
The BBC apparently is one of the highest paying for the tv rights.
of f1, or generally?
The F1 budget is already tight, apparently.
Sorry of the f1 tv rights holders one of the biggest contracts is the BBCs. I think they have a very high viewership though.
shame. i guess they'll have to drop a pundit.
Probably in the long run.
ah, I see the list now
as it's the last one it only says "04/03 -" so was easily overlooked :-)
Not Jake!!!
...ohhh.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!
:-)
Part of my assignment has directed me towards a website for further reading - www.christine.com
I am sad to find out it features none of the Blachford variety :(
they'd drop the guy with another job. y'know... DC. :P
#needsmoreBlachford
it has -ford, but #needsmoreBlach-
they ask students to read blogs now? that's progress. :)
We are prohibited from referencing blogs, websites and books for this assignment. even though the further reading is full of, well, blogs, websites and books.
they'll replace Legard with a robot, and see if anyone notices
Sports isn't as big as you think though: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/01/information-beautiful-bbc-o-gram-spending
Seems like a weird thing to cut these two stations as they appear to be a drop in the ocean?
As I understand it, 6Music is Digital Only? I've never listened to it, but I wonder what will happen to Adam and Joe?
A final point to add is that F1 in many countries usually changes channels because it gets too expensive...
wow... i thought they just hated the Net... but even books can't be referenced? most odd.
i'm guessing they're getting cut because it's the least likely to cause complaints...
so just journals and such?
Usually it's fine but our lecturer is being a tad strict for this one!
Journals and report papers, yep. As I said to nick earlier, a bit annoying when off campus athens isnt working...
sounds like you can still use blogs, websites and books... you just can't add a reference to them
i like 6music, it's a fine radio station. it's been poorly used by the beeb though.
That's what I reckon, hence the further reading provided.
I really like 6Music. Without wanting to get too political it seems a really weird decision because they are both niche stations which commercial radio won't be able to support. Also 6 Music costs less to run than paying for Chris Moyles for a year. 6million for 6 Music, 6.5 for Moyles. I believe this is the BBC saying in the most public way, "look you've hurt us", without having to loose too much.
i'd agree with that.
The BBC are always existing in a paradox. Take what Andrew Benson told me about the F1 website - they are bound by the BBC charter not to compete with other websites. So we have a situation where it's not the best it could be...
Indeed. Also, Moyles is still pulling in the ratings, and that's why they may keep him there... for now, anyway.
Moyles does not make 6.5 million, no way.
http://www.virginmedia.com/jobs/features/bbc-salary-cuts.php?ssid=7
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4919678.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2006/apr/13/ischrismoylesworth630000
all say he earns £600kish
but i agree with that. the bbc shouldn't be competing in ratings wars, ever.
6music never was though. in fact it was what i think the bbc should be.
It's strange for me having this discussion because (a) I have never listened to 6Music and (b) only heard Chris Moyles once (when he phoned Jake in Brazil)...
Fabulous idea. I see you've added the question to the wiki already. Are you going to host it on Viva or shall we publish it here?
would be easier to just drop fearne cotton while she's away on her charity bike ride
But should BBC content be limited because of this? We all say the BBC F1 website could be better, Andrew Benson argues it's the best it can be while being shackled...
i think the circle would be complete if it came back here
6Music is one of those stations I keep meaning I listen to a lot more but then never do. If others act the same that could be its downfall.
Trust me, BBC Radio 1 is very good, especially compared to our selection of radio stations here. They verge on the unbearable sometimes.
Colin Murray gets £170k????
Will do :)
i think the bbc f1 website sucks. but i don't think they should even have a dedicated f1 microsite.
It's certainly changed a bit since I was living in the UK (15 years ago now!)
So what do you think they should do instead?
I agree. Archive stuff and new stuff. Whereas something like 1Xtra seems to be something commerical can (and does) do? I'm not sure as I don't listen to it.
they pay Jo Whiley
how much?those folks are on Radio 2 now, no? :)
:)
Heheheheh!!
#notajowhileyfan
I think I'm getting old because I find R1 unbearable quite often :)
Good morning folks.
I just got a notification in my phone saying that Lewis has finally gotten rid of Daddy. I was hoping to see an all out family brawl between the Hamilton's and the Button's when the McLaren garage inevitably melts down this season.
concentrate on non-commercial sports, or sports that will never be picked up by commercial broadcasts.
Just because Anthony is no longer the manager, it doesn't mean that he won't be in the garage anymore...
some of Radio 1's shows are shocking. Others are pretty fab. It's a bit of a marmite station I find.
what time of the day do you listen?
Like downhill bobsled formula curling.
I liked her... ten years ago. I actually think she'd be better off doing a 'new music' show on Radio 2 now.
:D
The playlist is 1000x better than what they have here. The presenters dont really add anything for me though. Its usefull to have somone like zane lowe, but moyles and the like are just being payed to yabber
So a website equivalent of Grandstand. Fair enough.
If you remove all of the F1 coverage from the website you lose all of the resources and articles though. Ted's testing reports, Jake's blog. I think those things are worth keeping. Make it more of a features rather than a news based micro site...
One can only hope... After three years of seeing annoyingly constant camera cuts to Anthony watching a monitor and shaking his head, we've finally have a chance to see him and Papa Button do something of entertainment value.
Going to work in the morning and going home in the evening. To be fair, those have always been pretty bad as they are catering to different people at that time. I stopped listening to the rest some time ago purely because I can't at work.
But that's what people want.
that's the one.
but like i said. bbc shouldn't have f1.
My colleagues wondered what would happen if Red Bull took over curling?
i want more giggles on giggles radio.
but i LIKE it that they do have f1. they're doing a much better job of it than ITV did.
In a podcast, yes... If I want music, I can't stand much banter personally...
They'd contract Renault to make the curling pucks and they'd break all the time.
Wait... you mean 'at all'?
Who should then?
those sources are 4 years old
we decided at work that 'ice sledge hockey' is the coolest name of any winter olympic sport but since its the paralympics we will never see it.
the drink would freeze to the ice for starters
perhaps,
Maybe the bbc cant cover everything in its charter anymore.
Perhaps it needs to decide between giving the entertainement people want and the things people cant get elsewhere.
A lot of people say, "yeah I like this bit of the BBC, but why do they have to do all this other stuff that I never use". Forgetting for other people it's exactly the reverse.
I have only ever seen 2 episodes of Eastenders but I love Radios 2, (bits of) 3, 4, 6 and 7. Apparently some people are the other way around :)
he has a contract like that, but it isn't per year
that's true, but you're aren't paying to line bernie's pocket :)
Does your company not have rights?
I completely agree. Better presentation, better into (the intro to ITV's recent F1 broadcast was very poor), better commentators. The combo of Eddie, David and Jake work excellently.
Well when I get the microphone sorted so I don't sound like a dalek I'll see what I can do :)
that's true as well. so i guess you're a better judge: would you want the BBC to keep F1?
You could always do a Dr Who special
not that I'm aware of, all the olympic channels switch to 'coming soon: 2010 commonwealth games' soon
no.
You can't please all of the people... all of the time...
:)
so you'd rather have it on ITV, given what they did with it?
It always does this though.. Swings from one to the other. In the report I linked it talks about 'youth' programming. It was originally set up because the BBC felt it wasn't serving that part of the population - now they are being canned because they say Channel 4 should do it. I happen to agree with the latter but it seems a waste of time..
oooh the paralympics are #MFC
Paralympic Sport TV (paralympicsport.tv), which is the Internet TV channel of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), will offer international free online live and recorded coverage of the games, everyday from 9:00 to 22:30 PST
There other options... CITV :P
i'd rather that the bbc weren't in a position to step in and offer up the money. bernie would have had to cut his rates to what the market will bear.
Ah. I know the BBC lost the Paralympic rights, Channel 4 have them. I don't remember ever watching them before..
Were paying before too. We pay for the products in those adverts. Personally I can see very little argument for the BBC to cover football... but F1? I think there is an argument that commercial stations can't cover F1 properly because they need to put adverts in the coverage.
but i wasn't (we've had this discussion before).
can we all play a fun (but really helpful to me) game;
can you help me find any GP2 pictures from http://www.feederseries.net/
that dont have the credit given on them, i think i have them all but have a habit of missing the obvious. ta
I've never watched a winter one before but I've watched a bit of the summer ones, some of the stories of the athletes are amazing.
true. but i don't think bernie's ever been put in such a position. someone's always managed to come up with the money he wanted (or most of it, at least).
I actually like moyles, zane lowe is great, I like vernon kay too... but scott mills drives me mad, and as for whiley - please pull my finger nails out with pliers instead please
In fairness Alex, I do really like your shows - but commercial radio seems to go on too long for me.
+1
Very true. :)
indeed... And if everyone did what you did then how could anyone other than the BBC cover F1?
Yeah I'm like that. Moyles can grind a little after a while, but Zane Lowe is really good - really appeals to me and a good R1 source for new music.
How Whiley still has a job there astounds me. EJ could do a better job, which is harsh perhaps, but bleh!
Or more to the point - if the BBC should not have F1 then who should?
what time does she work? i thought she got fired?
Goodness, actually imagine EJ presenting a radio show
"Here's a song I invented and inspired The Beatles with..."
Sidepodcast :)
For it depends which Moyles turns up. I switch off the loud obnoxious one (which is most of the time)
Hang on, F1 news first.
How does the name Hispania Racing F1 Team strike you?
The name change may also augur a move by Jose Maria Lopez to Hispania.
nascar has ads mid-race and it's fine (although there are a lot of them). commercial companies need to adapt with things like picture-in-picture, and pay-per-view content, but it's hardly an impossible hurdle to overcome.
the usa has plenty of televised racing and it doesn't have a bbc model in place.
sounds like a party! Hissssssssspania!
Yea, I saw that this morning. Does Lopez have a Super License yet? Last time I heard he still hadn't been issued one.
we're not paying bernie nuttin'
They moved her to weekends.
I don't know. No one's brought it up as an issue recently, though.
Well ITV would love to be able to do picture in picture but they are banned from doing it. We do need to fix that really.
And replaced her with Fearne Cotton.
EHHHHHHHHH VIVA HISPANIAAA!!!!
Indeed... that's what the market will bare these days :)
agreed. problem is they were never forced to address it.
the beeb just walked off with the rights.
How do you get banned from doing PIP?
How long before she is on Radio Quiet?
the man holdin' us down. We need to rebel.
"What do we want!
I don't know?!"
Ah, on the other hand...
And from the looks of it, he'll be a reserve driver. So it looks like it'll be Senna-Chandhok at Hispania.
is she on maternity leave?
I'm convinced I read something back along saying they asked for it to be lifted, and nothing could be done. Seems archaic to me.
I'm so nicking the headline
I don't like the name personally.
I don't think any channel is allowed to here.
Go for it!
very much so. but if it was a case of pip, or no terrestrial f1 coverage, that might just force the issue.
They should call themselves Latino Heat F1
nah, they'd have probably just pushed for the Beeb to get it... which is what happened.
Escudia Real Deportes De F1 Fantastico Arriba!
Ewwww. I like Hispania much more than that, thank you. :P
Kinda does remind me of Eddie Guerrero, though (WWE reference).
reminds me of the Hispaniola
is Long John Silver part of the pit crew?
fact??
my argument is though, that the bbc should not be allowed it.
I thought you'd get it. ;)
although i guess my real argument is the licence fee should just be ditched altogether. if 6music can go, so should it.
oh, what i meant is it would still end up with the Beeb, which is where we are now.
it depends on how you'd view BBC. if i were paying for it, i'd want to watch something i want to watch, not some barely-heard-of sport i'd never be interested in.
But then you lose ad-free TV and the iPlayer becomes horrendously expensive...
you had him in mind too? :-/
So did USF1 - he must have been in the running to drive the car? ;)
forgive my ignorance, i havent been watching the conversation but...
wouldnt that mean they had to have adverts?
My computer has just rejected the script to reveal the pending comments in Ye Newey... ...possibly because I left the window open on the Daily while making and eating lunch, resulting in 186 pending comments by the time I got back to the computer!
i don't really use either, and even iplayer addict christine is buying more on itunes.
:D
of course.
and compete equally with everyone else.
This would so be a breakout thread if we had MFC set up already. Just sayin'.
Submitting a comment, however, revealed the 186 pending comments in a reasonably normal timeframe.
but isn't that what they're trying to avoid in the first place, because it's in the BBC charter?
(and we've come full circle.)
:D
am i soooo working on it, i promise :)
:)
oooh, browser may have run out of memory. interesting.
i used to think the bbc was good for the uk. i no longer think that's the case, sadly.
OK.
Using Denmark as an example - three different networks have an iPlayer equivalent. None are even a tenth of the BBC one. Each costs £50 a year or more depending on the package. That's a lot of money...
Changes at the Beeb (not F1..yet.. I hope)
http://news.bb...rtainment/8544150.stm {Comment #385}
F1 is probably (but not certainly) safe on the grounds that it fits the fifth criterion "events that unite the nation". An audience of around 4 million suggests that F1 does in fact unite the nation rather well (only football, a few soaps and reality TV do better, the BBC can't afford much football these days, it's under fire for the amount of reality TV it does have and new soaps need lots of time to bed in and garner an audience).
Smaller sports might not be safe though.
The thing I always loved about the BBC was no adverts. I hate adverts - to the point where I refuse to watch a TV program until I have taped it so I can skip 'em!
Happens on IE6 and FF2, sadly...
oooh, browser may have run out of memory. interesting. {Comment #532}
That sounds plausible. My browser seems to run out of memory at a drop of the hat these days...
we have an iPlayer equivalent, it doesn't cost me anything as such because we don't have a license fee (although clearly my taxes pay for it). But it's there. I should use it more, theres some good stuff on there!
I think NZ may have started one too...?
Happens on IE6 and FF2, sadly... {Comment #537}
I'm on FF3.6.
Wow, look, more THAT woman news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8543080.stm
should be fine on that. i'll have a play around.
Going back to Mr. C's comment after reading that article:
Nuff said really!
theyve had tvnzondemand for a while but it wasnt quite as advanced as the iplayer last time i looked
The BBC apparently is one of the highest paying for the tv rights.
of f1, or generally? {Comment #380}
For F1. Not generally, else it wouldn't have so few sports right now...
That's because the last significant thing they did was Planet Earth and that was four years ago.
i not like. i cant stand adverts, i really cant, especially in sport, they make me raaather angry
true story.
for me planet earth was the last genuinely valid and positive use of licence fees payers money. employing eddie jordan sits at the opposite end of that scale.
i use it every day, it totally rules. you cant get everything on itunes
But he breaks the big stories, apparently ;)
there's more on there than i ever have time to watch. but i'm edge-case :)
Putting aside the dreaded Flash issue, the Channel 4 one is just as good. The ads aren't that intrusive.
Part of my assignment has directed me towards a website for further reading - www.christine.com
they ask students to read blogs now? that's progress. :) {Comment #392}
I had to do an assignment completely about a specific category of blogs (from a prescribed list of genres) in third year - but then again I was in a subject where you can't really get by without learning about them at some level.
now statistically they've caused more crashes than Toyota but I doubt anyone in the US government will be telling people not to drive GM...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8544989.stm
love how they are trying to blame it on Toyota though
Because tennis on TV goes to ads every single time the players sit down I was really shocked when I went to my first match to see just how much I had been missing out on! Other than live sport ads dont really annoy me though because I guess I've always had them on every channel so I've never had the 'bbc model' to get used to.
oh of course, but i dont think it was ever concieved as a way to watch everything, its a way to see things you've missed or would like to watch again
wow!
i use it every day, it totally rules. you cant get everything on itunes {Comment #550}
Not if it doesn't even work on your computer :(
Success! I have yummy ice cream for a bargainous 1.99. Not allowed to eat it now though :(
i kind of assume steve jobs intends it to replace television full stop. he's missing a trick if he isn't looking that big.
i think its fair to assume steve jobs indends to take over the world ;)
word of the day? :)
I agree. Archive stuff and new stuff. Whereas something like 1Xtra seems to be something commerical can (and does) do? I'm not sure as I don't listen to it. {Comment #422}
Commercial radio can do what 1Xtra does - but only, it seems, in highly urban parts of the country. Mind you, digital reception is so abysmal here that the only way I could listen to any of the digital BBC stations is online... ...at which point last.fm and my stash of MP3 files tends to be my listening material.
Digital switchover is going to be horrible - the TV is now nearly unusable. Not only has digital become nearly non-existent but analogue has been steadily deteriorating as the switchover nears. At this rate I can see my household being forced to either pay for a cable service it can't afford or be restricted to watching TV online only.
For you... I use the BBC news website a lot, and listen to Radio 4 a lot and 6 Music. I believe you listen to Radio 2 a lot Mr C?
I really don't mind ads that much on the tv, but I really really hate ads on the radio for some reason.
I think a lot of the way the commercial stations are being forced to change and give away vast amounts of content online is because they are competing with the BBC. Take that away and I think "entertainment" in the UK will be a lot more expensive.
What about all the BBC podcasts?
Indeed. I consume a lot of BBC content for 100 pounds a year. I can't believe that I could get a deal post BBC that would get me the same consumption plan for that low a price.
They're also all going out of business, of course.
not by bloomin' choice!
i understand people get different things from the beeb. i just think the process is unfair and not right, and that should be addressed.
if the beeb canned r4 as well as 6music, you'd probably agree :)
I'm getting them for free though. That's the weird thing.
i dont know what the figures are like, but they would never can r4, it must be the highest listened too?
me too.
i'd rather that the bbc weren't in a position to step in and offer up the money. bernie would have had to cut his rates to what the market will bear. {Comment #468}
Which he wouldn't have done because Sky would almost certainly have out-bid ITV. So then we'd only get the Italian Grand Prix, and that only because of the consequences of an obscure European Union directive.
i know. am just saying that if they did, it might swing alex's opinion.
f1scoop brings up a good question re: Hispania.
Why can they do it, yet Sauber are still sticking with the BMW name? Is this all to do with the 2009 Concorde profit?
fair doo's
BMW didn't sign though
because they can only change it once i believe, and Sauber are still looking for a title sponsor, so if they get rid of BMW now they cant change until next year
What I am trying to get at is, I see the BBC differently to you because I am overseas. I am a freeloader, if you like.
I guess my view of the BBC is of a content provider, cultural icon and voice of the people rather than a competitive channel. I certainly don't think about usage of my licence fee ;)
Just to be clear here... All of this confusion about the role of the media is something I very much agree in. I would imagine a few short years from now that we will be dealing with the death of all of these stupid old distribution systems. I want a world in which we have content creators and content consumers and some lightweight infrastructure in between. Personally I think any system that drives all of the incumbent distribution networks out of business is a great one.
Makes it even odder, then. Jon may be right, though.
I think so
unless BMW have a strange agreement about leaving the name on as part of selling the team so cheaply
They're also all going out of business, of course. {Comment #568}
Not all of them - my local station's found the money to give away a large and controversial prize recently to drive up ratings via a "reality radio" series. It's also stopped advertising for adverts, which it had been doing continuously for five years, because all its ad slots (from what I can hear when listening to the station) are full. Which would tend to imply that it, at least, is richer than before.
There is no sector of the media that is being completely killed off by #MFC, #BBC or any other market force out there. Organisations are simply having to creatively improve themselves or be destroyed.
i really don't see them like that any more.
competitive self interest and self preservation seems ripe within the organisation. i don't believe i derive value from them anymore, and i suspect they're killing media innovation within the uk.
best of all they get to that with... other people's money. nice work if you can get it.
I'm not particularly sure what you mean? If they got rid of it I would be more likely to want get rid of the BBC? It's possible. My guess is if Radio 4 is gone the BBC doesn't exist any more.
because they can only change it once i believe, and Sauber are still looking for a title sponsor, so if they get rid of BMW now they cant change until next year {Comment #575}
They also can't change it without unanimous agreement from the teams unless they wait for the next year of entry.
Fair enough, my view throws back to when I was last living in the UK and I know things have changed...
How so, when they have the iPlayer, all the online content and podcasts?
Indeed.
http://yfrog.com/3n9j1xj
name the manurfacturer?
The BBC's comercial arm is a very very corrosive force. Added in a previous attempt to make the BBC pay for itself. It kind of got left as half and half. Bad times.
that's an Aston Martin?! :O
Aston Martin!
i guess i'm saying, you like the bbc because you like it's output, and if that changed, so would your opinion.
whereas i dislike the bbc, because the business model gives it an unfair advantage, regardless of the content it produces.
yes i watch f1 on the bbc, but i still dislike the idea of it. if that makes sense.
oooh yes.
ERGH
It's a tarted-up Toyota IQ - called the Cygnet, and it's only available if you buy another Aston...
that is the stupidest idea ive ever heard
Why on earth would I want to get that, though? Looks ugly.
...after the Porsche Cayenne and Panamera? :D
Can't wait for Clarkson to get his hands on one!
ok ok, stupidest business idea
#actuallylikesthecayenne
The two don't necessarily go hand in hand. I like plenty of the output but don't particularly like the model.
You know why they made this eh? Because Aston need to make a small car with lower CO2 output, else they'll get legislated out of business... For example, Porsche and Ferrari 'distribute' this problem amongst the VW and Fiat families respectively...
Yea, I saw that this morning. Does Lopez have a Super License yet? Last time I heard he still hadn't been issued one. {Comment #489}
I don't think he can get a Superlicence and therefore can't have one at present. He could have applied for special consideration to the F1 Commission, but it's a minimum requirement to have done 300km in a F1 car at competitive speed first and he hasn't had the opportunity to do that.
He won't be on the grid in 2010, whatever happens. A sad story, but the regulations are strict on this one. The best he can do is be a second-string "unofficial reserve", do GP2 and apply for a licence upgrade mid-season. At that point he could replace either a race driver or the official reserve.
The Cayenne is awful and not very Porsche, but it saved the company after increasing sales 10 fold...
that's also true. but in alex's case i get the impression they are tied. i could be wrong though.
Its a good idea, as long as they keep that exclusivity.
Its almost imposible to park an aston in a busy city, they be huge cars!
Well ITV would love to be able to do picture in picture but they are banned from doing it. We do need to fix that really.
agreed. problem is they were never forced to address it.
the beeb just walked off with the rights. {Comment #497}
OFCOM aren't going to agree to picture-in-picture simply to increase ad revenues. To them, it increases consumer confusion and decreases programming quality (all stations are expected to meet minimum standards if they use either analogue or digital TV - as opposed to the internet - as a medium). The requirement to have minimum standards gets the government money from the fees that channels pay them to have an operating licence in the UK. If the BBC wasn't around, the restriction would still be in place because the operating licences are a cash cow for the government and it wouldn't want to lose any even if it could afford it (and it can't due to mass financial mismanagement on its part).
seriously?
its like building a car and then saying "we're only going to let x amount of people buy it"
most Aston owner arent going to buy this, the people who will want one are the people who dont have 150k to spare and want to be able to say "i own an aston" even if it isnt a proper one
Are you sure? I wonder if Aston owners who want a small city car would go for this?
By the way, today's weather in Copenhagen:
Wild snowstorms in the morning followed by bright sunshine in the arvo.
Crazytown!
kind of reinvents the old bumper sticker "my other car is an aston"
some will, but people buy Aston's because of their looks and their style and herritage and because its an aston, but these arent real astons, they dont share that passion and focused design that the normal astons do.
im sure they'll sell some, but i wouldnt go near one with a barge pole
How do you get banned from doing PIP? {Comment #498}
OFCOM (the government regulator for TV and other communications media) has a blanket ban on any station with an operating licence in Britain (this includes all analogue stations plus any which use digital TV channels such as Freeview) from doing certain things with their adverts to maintain a minimum standard of programme delivery. One of the things they ban is picture-in-picture viewing, partly to avoid confusing the stupid and partly to avoid spoiling the entertainment of the intelligent (all programming on a given channel has this limitation, hence why it looks particularly incongruous when applied to, say, sports programming).
ITV wants to broadcast in the UK, therefore it abides by the restrictions. The advertising it did in F1 took it right to the limit of what was permissible under OFCOM regulations.
You should be careful there - a lot of cars are not what you think they are these days...
And from the looks of it, he'll be a reserve driver. So it looks like it'll be Senna-Chandhok at Hispania. {Comment #501}
You can't be a formal reserve driver without a Superlicence...
From Mr Noble
http://tv.repubblica.it/copertina/ferrari-schermi-anti-mclaren/43300?video
So why did the FIA not object when USF1 announced him as a race driver?
The problem there is that they will lose the exclusivity of the brand
I would say the FIA wouldnt speak out until they logged the application
wasn't this on youtube?
does he definitely not have one? he's tested an f1 car, done some gp2...
very much so. but if it was a case of pip, or no terrestrial f1 coverage, that might just force the issue. {Comment #508}
It wouldn't. ITV has to pay the same money to OFCOM whether it has F1 or not so OFCOM won't care where F1 is broadcast. The digital channels F1 would arrive at likewise. The only part of the public system which does is the BBC and possibly some backbench MPs.
yes
he hasnt, never won anything, didnt do enough milage in the right time zone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPqm7RjgtVY
you don't have to win anything, a certain number of top 10 finishes will do, and strange stuff like that
Alia knows the rules ... ;)
tweaking your right ear 7 times within minute of removing your helmet ;)
So why did the FIA not object when USF1 announced him as a race driver? {Comment #616}
Because it was back when there was a chance that he could have done the requisite mileage in Alabama with the team. Back then the FIA believed USF1 might eventually show up for a race. And if the FIA had had doubts about USF1... ...then it might have assumed that Lopez's F1 chances in 2010 would disappear simultaneously.
Also, 5 Live have pointed out to me that the mileage can be done in straight-line testing. So if Campos/Hispania put him through 400 runs of Santa Pod in a 2-day period prior to application, he could get round the superlicence problem that way. He couldn't be formalised as a reserve until the F1 Commission decides whether it's enough though, not if I've understood the rules correctly.
the FIA doesn't though ;-)
i don't know the answer, just wondering if everyone is 100% sure on the matter
I thought that earned a 5 place grid penalty?
It's a certain result (podiums or above?) in certain premier series or testing mileage within the last two years, or if you ask nicely ;)
That's commonly confused with tweaking another driver's ear - or in the case of Eddie Jordan, all the viewers at home...
Have just realised the Hispania name makes me think of that Peter Andre song.
:) :)
he hasnt, never won anything, didnt do enough milage in the right time zone {Comment #623}
Had we had this discussion in 2007 or 2008, José wouldn't have needed to jump through so many hoops. He didn't qualify for an automatic licence, but he did enough F1 mileage with the Renault test team, combined with enough GP2 experience, that he could have reasonably acquired one via the Commission. However the mileage has to be done within 90 days of application and any championship results only count from 2 years at that level (F3 only counts for 1 year).
The driver must be the holder of a current FIA International Grade
A licence.
5.1.2 The driver must also satisfy at least one of the following
requirements:
a) have made at least 5 starts in races counting for the FIA
Formula One World Championship for Drivers the previous
year, or at least 15 starts within the previous 3 years.
b) have previously held the Super Licence and have been the
regular test driver with an F1 World Championship team for the
previous year.
c) been classifi ed, within the previous 2 years, in the fi rst 3 of
the fi nal classifi cation of the F2 Championship, or of the fi nal
classifi cation of the GP2 Series, or of the final classification
of the GP2 Asia Series or of the fi nal classifi cation of the
Japanese F/Nippon Championship,
d) been classifi ed in the fi rst 4 of the fi nal classifi cation of the
Indycar IRL series within the previous 2 years,
e) be the current champion of one of the following:
- Formula 3 Euro Series
- The principal national F3 championships of: Great Britain,
Italy, Japan, Spain
- World Series F/Renault V6
N.B.: the title of Champion is considered valid for 12 months from
the last race of the relevant series or championship season.
f) be judged by the FIA to have consistently demonstrated
outstanding ability in single-seater formula cars, but with
no opportunity to qualify under any of c) to e) above. In this
case the F1 team concerned must show that the applicant
has driven at least 300 km in a current Formula One car
consistently at racing speeds, over a maximum period of 2
days, completed not more than 90 days prior to the application
and certifi ed by the ASN of the country in which the test took
place.
By exception, if supported by the Safety Commission, the
FIA World Motor Sport Council may approve the issue of the
Super Licence to persons judged by the Council to have met
the intent of the qualification process.
Did Fauzy get one for his work in Day 1 of Barcelona BTW?
Sorry for the long comment, but there are the Super licence rules
Yup. JA said so, IIRC.
Ok, I was really starting to like Jonathan Summerton until he said 2 of the tracks he'd really like to race on are Abu Dhabi and Singapore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtQAPpnxqm0
...whaaat?
Did he explain why? I guess he likes racing under the lights?
It's a certain result (podiums or above?) in certain premier series or testing mileage within the last two years, or if you ask nicely ;) {Comment #631}
The list:
Automatic if done in the previous 3 years:
- 15 starts in F1
Automatic if done in the previous 2 years:
- Finished in the top 4 of the IRL standings
- Finished in the top 3 of the GP2 championship standings
- Finished in the top 3 of the F2 standings
- Finished in the top 3 of the GP2 Asia standings
- Finished in the top 3 of the Japanese Formula Nippon standings
Automatic if done in the previous year:
- 5 starts in F1
- Official "regular" F1 test driver (note this is distinct from being a "reserve" driver, though all "reserve" drivers also count by this definition provided they are regular). No definition of "regular" appears in the regulations
- F3 Euroseries champion
- F3 champion in Britain, Italy, Japan or Spain
- World Series Renault champion
Discretionary:
- Have 300km of F1 testing experience at a consistent, competitive speed and have a sufficiently good CV to impress the F1 Commission (generally for cases like Lopez's where the most recent competitive activity was not in a series that qualifies, or for someone who attempted the right series but ran out of money despite demonstrating outstanding skill)
- Have 300km of F1 testing experience at a consistent, competitive speed and have a sufficiently good CV to impress the WMSC and the Safety Commission (new for this year, apparently in case the intent of the process was met without the ability to attain a licence being acquired).
Is this how Schumi got his Superlicense back?
I should imagine his 7 world championships may have helped, the F1 commission can give a licence to anyone really without all the rules needing to be followed (kinda) so he could have got one anyway, but the short answer.
Yes
Did Fauzy get one for his work in Day 1 of Barcelona BTW? {Comment #637}
He did enough F1 mileage to get the first of the discretionary processes I've described to activate. Presumably he'd fast-tracked the process somehow because normally you can't apply for a Superlicence until that's done. He didn't automatically qualify, but he has done a lot of GP2-level racing and was 4th in GP2 in 2008 (thus just missing out on automatic Superlicence qualification).
The question is, is Milton Keynes really that exciting?
http://twitter.com/JAIMEALGUERSUAR/status/9878281467
I think it's the flying on his own thing that excites him. :D
No kidding. :D
Is this how Schumi got his Superlicense back? {Comment #643}
I believe that's the most likely case, though given that he'd tested the Ferrari for a few days in 2007 and 2008, he may have also been eligible automatically under the "regular test driver" clause. Given Michael's stature in F1, I doubt the FIA would have been especially stringent on the definition of "regular".
But the flying on his own thing only has '...' it's the Milton Keynes with all the '!!!'
yeah, he mentioned the lights, and also liking street courses.
I think the question was "what tracks would you like to race on that you haven't already"
Don't forget the 'ye ye'.
Hehehehe. :D
The question is, is Milton Keynes really that exciting? {Comment #646}
The simulator might be, especially if it's tuned for flying instead of the usual driving...
:)
We've had switchover. The quality of your digital signal should improve afterwards.
But I think Alia is on analogue.
JAIME LIKES PLANES!11!!!111111!!!!!
JPM likes planes, too. It's a wonder he has any time to actually race!
All he has to do is go around in circles though ;)
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/03/02/a-live-aside/
Without Worldwide would we be able to buy BBC series to own, and would as many series have been sold abroad? I do think it helps bring in money, whether it reduces the licence fee as they claim is another matter...
Some of them might count against him ;-)
maybe we should have a list of who we think is eligible for a superlicence at a given time. wiki? or i could put it as a blog section?
Either is good, the wiki has its own little section now, and your blog can go into much more detail. I'd go for blog.
Evnin all.
That would be interesting. I was wondering what drivers were eligible back before USF1 totally imploded.
Going now, but before I go,
http://en.redbulletin.com/articles/bits_of_bernie/
And a quote from Mr E himself...
even now he still thinks of how to make fortunes. and through mineral water, too! :D
night all. :)
Argh... Must remember to update my music libraries at work. One can only listen to the same Dream Theater albums over and over again.
#Jonfacts
- If you give a Cat a Fruit Pastel it automatically does a back flip
- If a Donkey eats a Kit Kat it goes blind in its left eye
- If you take a photo of a Panda, the black and white reverse in the picture
- Workman explode if they don't whistle
I felt popular there for a minute until i looked at who my messages are from. My doctors surgery have sent me 5 messages this afternoon...
Thats the way I felt when I got the job I'm currently with. I logged in after a week, checked email and I had 200+ messages, but 75% of them were mass distribution ones for everyone in my division
Yeah, none of them said anything interesting. I had 2 reminders about an appointment, one with contact details for th surgery if i couldn't make it and 2 with maps despite me being registered there for the past 10 years... NHS spending my money wisely!
Evening all! Just reading the latest edition of F1 Racing. It has an Eddie Jordan advice thing at the back. And number 5 (I think) was:
Keep it brief.
Hmmm....
Hey everyone. i'm loving this sunny day we are having!
We've had switchover. The quality of your digital signal should improve afterwards.
But I think Alia is on analogue. {Comment #656}
I have Freeview as well, but the signal is so bad that it only works about 1 day in 10. And it's been getting progressively less reliable as switchover approaches - back in 2005 it worked all the time except in lousy weather...
Switchover for my house, incidentally, is next year.
maybe we should have a list of who we think is eligible for a superlicence at a given time. wiki? or i could put it as a blog section? {Comment #663}
That could be a long list, but it could be worth doing.
even now he still thinks of how to make fortunes. and through mineral water, too! :D
night all. :) {Comment #666}
Nice thinking. My placement provider had a contract for mineral water with a company, so it could be a profitable venture...
I can't believe its not summer (excluding that freezing cold breeze)
I've got a preliminary interview on Tuesday afternoon, which is making me happy. Even if my chances of getting the job connected to it are not the highest ever, it's good to get past the lame excuses that usually get thrown my way.
oooh well done :)
today i got a place on a Primary Ed course in Canterbury, i dont want it but its nice to be wanted
Not all Cats Jon....
Anything exciting today.... especially anything from Mexico?...
:D :D
That's great Alianora...
Good luck...
oooooh!!! you should come to canterbury! it's nice!
Aghhhh...
I have twice started to make a lovely cup of tea to go with my coffee cake only to get distracted and end up with a stewed inky brew... yuck... really not decent Earl Grey at all...
And I am getting desperate to have the cake....
Just caught up with the Lewis leaves Dad story...
Why didn't they wait until they have a manager in place?...
Tres odd....
yay! congrats Alia! :)
i didn't mean congrats.. sorry i meant good luck. was saying congrats to my mum at the same time as typing #thinkingfail.
Oooh, I'm sure you will do well in it Alia, best of luck :)
good question.
maybe to stop any rumours taking off?
:)
evening folks.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
A few years ago, when more companies had more money to spend on advertising the Beeb was struggling to complete with commercial channels.
However here we are in the middle of the biggest financial meltdown for ages, and the BBC model is proving more recession proof.
While I do not like everything the BBC does – I am happy to pay the license fee. I hate adds in the middle of programs, and iplayer has been a life changer, as I am rarely able to be at home on Sunday afternoons anymore.
Ours is tomorrow. I really hope it does, since our double glazed windows the freeview signal in my room has been non existant despite being perfect before. Very annoying :(
i am unable to talk about something, and type about something else :( i am loosing skills! lol
*waves*
Mr C is happy it is not just him.
hahaha
Hi again
Are you on the edge of two regions? It may be worth trying another transmitter.
Daytime natural warmth is fantastic :)
Now... if that could extend to the evening, that would be lovely.
Someone's probably mentioned it but... why can't BMW Sauber be changed to just Sauber when it seems Campos can be changed to Hispania?
We're lazy?
IndyCar's new site has direct links to bloggers on the front page... http://www.indycar.com/
Does BMW still have naming rights (IE: McMerc still called McMerc)?
We don't know that they can yet... and we don't know that Sauber asked.
ooooh!
Have we mentioned that Jamie is a bit mad? Oh yeah.. we ahve :)
My engineers parrot! How we love it!!! I am the next captain sparrow! Jajaja http://twitpic.com/168qtk
bah, two errors..
*Jaime
*have
JAIME LOVES BIRDS!!!! IS EXCITED!!!!!111!!!!11!!!
He's completely mental but somehow it is still quite sweet.
That parrot is awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Folks, i'm jus doing my rotas for the month. Is australia back to back with bahrain?
does dank have a new job?
- @dank_ross: According to reports, the remaining workforce at USF1 have been advised today that it's all over.
- @dank_ross: Details will probably be on Autosport this evening.
- @NobleF1: @dank_ross We are working on it!
:)
I think he's brilliant
:)
*cough*lendar
http://sidepodcast.com/seasons/2010-season/
awesome :)
Australia and Malaysia are back to back
Ooh, and that. Blimey, we've got it all covered! :)
have to say, for a man who's not allowed to reply to people on twitter, he doesn't half do a lot of replying.
Back in the doors.
Want pint.
Too tired to leave house.
Lovely, lovely tea it is then.
At some stage this week I'm going to have to completely redo my bookmarks, they are a mess and I need to add all this stuff!
@noblef1 that is.
Is that a no?
Tea is good. In fact I've not had one this evening..
Shower, then food, then tea. Back in a bit.
:)
Sorry, yeah that's a no :)
Bahrain March 14
Australia March 28
Malaysia April 4
btw ta for the recommendation earlier :)
anytime.
Evening all
chap.
ouch! from the autosport forums / twitter:
USF1 ... is no more ... Ken left before the announcement.
http://twitter.com/russbroom/status/9885066548
And the Captain did NOT go down with the ship
http://twitter.com/Indy92/status/9883404105
I hate to say this, but it is a relief.
I am officially a F1 Ronin again.
and a (google translated) article: http://bit.ly/9wWhjv
Today, the remaining workforce of nearly 60 men was finally informed that the operation ceased and the factory is closed. Thus the dream of Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor, an American team in the premier class is brought to definitively burst.
1) Finally!
2) Do we reckon Stefan GP will get the spaces? They already have a car, and containers in Bahrain. Bernie'd be stupid not to!
Evening all
hey ya paul.
Theeeer we go, tis now on autosport. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81819
dank may have beaten them by quite some margin :)
I am both ecstatic and miserable at the same time :(
Jeeeez, I was just about to do F1 Minute.
Frantic rewrite.
In my mind, that makes it official.
Thanks for the link again guys. I'm pleased that people like the blog without necessarily going for the betting side of it. I like to see it as being all about the F1, just trying to come at it from a unique angle. I've neither the time nor the inclination to be another F1 news site and certain places do commentary and community better than I ever could... Sidepodcast being my favourite!
Same here. Byeee USF1.
Could be worse. You could have recorded it and be editing it at the moment!
breakout coming, keep commenting, we'll move in a sec.
They have a car but did they get to do a shakedown on it? I recall something about them not getting tires.
hello stranger ;)
"It is understood that neither Anderson nor Windsor were present at the factory while the announcement was made"
Neither of them were there? Yeesh...
Well Campos haven't had a shakedown either, and they're almost confirmed for the grid. Chances are, the shakedown will be Friday morning practice.
Cowards.
LOL! I feel sorry for whomever is behind one of those cars when something falls off...
I know, I tried my best, but all that pre-season testing news got the better of me! Roll on the season proper!
I'm confident they'll make it. They've got the required money now, Chandhok is set to be confirmed, they'll be last still.
me too :)
Don't think you could use a better word to describe that at all.
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/03/02/us-f1-finally-ceases-operations/
was there ever any doubt in the end?
Anyone able to recommend some good links for sports car racing new? LMS, ALMS and FIA GT etc.
www.planetlemans.com
That one I managed to discover myself, but thanks :)
Evening
http://www.f1minute.com/2010/03/02/02-mar-10-us-f1-operations-have-ceased/
Oh poo .. I wanted a toaster too
David Croft now talking F1 on BBC London.
Don't know if you can listen outside UK but the page is at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/, click on listen live
I'm sure they'll be selling them cheaply to get rid of them all!
I swear I listen to Radio London more than any of the ones in the North East.
Who is talking right now?
I rarely listen to my local "Splash FM" but I regularly listen to London, Danny Baker = genius
Clyde Brolin - Has written a book: Overdrive: Formula 1 in the Zone
Some band called "Muse" played my university last night. Because of them I had to park 10x farther away than I normally do to get to my test.
I have a seething hatred of them (and anything that takes up the parking spots I pay for!)
Woooaaa....oh, oh right. Yeah, about that... *sheepish*
;)
When I first saw the sign, I was like, "Nah, it can't be THAT Muse, can it!?" (my mind was on my test, not on bands, that's for sure)
The absolute worst is when the circus comes to town. They take up 4 rows of parking for 2 weeks. Luckily at that time it's warm out so walking isn't so bad.
Need more detail. If you normally park next to the entrance to the building and you suddenly had to park 10 bays away you're not getting any sympathy :-)
Crofty and Joe on the radio at the same time coming up? Awesome!
Normally takes about 2 minutes to walk to class, last night took 20. *WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH* ;)
bbc london is odd though, no? why not 5live?
Is there football on tonight?
I wondered the same. Is this a normal feature?
Lots and lots of international football
Ireland v Brazil. There is a big debate on football finances on 5Live tonight.
ah, fair enough.
Oops, it's tuesday today not wednesday...
No idea then
Yep
Ireland v Brazil in London..........
...and a conference about broke Premier League teams
Nico sounds like he's on helium in his interview
Joe is on the radio now
listening to joe is delaying the editing of... joe.
Well if there's something that was going to blow my mind tonight...
Don't you guys get too confused :)
and he sounds different.
(hearts) joe :)
in a non creepy, he's really awesome kind of a way...
Joe and Crofty for 5 live when Ant goes racing? ;)
i just tweeted that?!
#spooky
Listening to Joe is delaying my watching of racing and writing of game results.
oooh well done :)
today i got a place on a Primary Ed course in Canterbury, i dont want it but its nice to be wanted {Comment #679}
Congratulations, Jon (if that's the right word for a place you don't want)!
Thank you, Jon, Lady Snowcat, lou and RG!
I'm supposed to be reviewing a couple of EP's - it's not getting done. I blame the BBC!!
Are you on the edge of two regions? It may be worth trying another transmitter. {Comment #699}
We did. The other one was even worse (as in it doesn't work despite being slightly closer to our house because of the large hills in between the transmitter and my house).
Rubinho scored? Bored of the Williams simulator?
What is the name the Sidepodcast Fantasy League
??
Panda Racing 2010
I guess I can set my team up now.
Nah, it was an own goal. He's still at Williams' simulator.
Sweet
:)
Team Easy Music for Difficult Ears shall sweep all before him!!
Speaking of Williams' Simulator, hopefully they finish he FW31 model they're supposed to release in iRacing.
yay!
You've got to put Schumacher up there in the mental stakes
Best quote of the show from BBC London, if taken entirely out of context ;)
:) :) :) :)
eeeeeekkk!!!!! hearing Croftie talk about quali and practice etc makes me really happy! yay for formula 1s return! :D
It's just over a week away :D
And such an awesome week it'll be too.
Friday: Come home from work, watch free practice.
Saturday: Qualifying, possible golf, go to Hayseed Dixie concert.
Sunday: F1 and IndyCar season openers.
Wednesday: Fly to Spain for holiday
Awesome!!
I have my holidays hours next week so I get the week off. Best timing ever :D
I'm now totally jealous. Hayseed Dixie are awesome! :D
I'm amazed they are playing our little town. :)
Helloooooooo :)
Home sweet home. I can look forward to two work-free GPs this month :D
Nice =)
This month is clean for me too, but next month I'll be at the track while two races are going on, so I'll have to catch replays.
Ah I only caught 2 races live last year so it'll make a welcome change :)
Bahrain GP weekend, I'm dog-sitting. Everybody else in the house is going down to London for do's. The F1 engines can sing as loud as they please! I'm so looking forward to the Cosworth at full volume! :D
I managed to get my mates to go skiing this weekend instead of on the Bahrain GP... but I am in the UK for Malaysia!
God, I hate football phone-ins!
Thats the worst when you have to sanitize yourself so you dont find out the result until you watch it. You cant open any of your fav web pages and such.
They are brilliant, whats wrong with em?
EUUUUUURGH!
Fans who think they know it all.
Did anyone see that ludicrous display from Arsenal tonight? The thing with Arsenal is they always try to walk it in
They make me lose faith in humanity!
:D
5 live breakfast phone-ins about current affairs are far far worse though.
They make me laugh. Specially the Arsenal fans.
:)
*checks to see there is no Arsenal fans*
That Ryan Shawcross...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27IqVo5-Oc
;)
Actually, this one would make more sense. Both are good :)
Seriously - I really wonder if Darwin was wrong when I hear those!
Survival of the thickest?
Ahhhh, triffic.
I like him saying a billion hours.
Moss should definitely commentate on football.
"apparently that deserves an applause" :)
Why not, the home team got close to scoring, if its Arsenal, a rare moment, so of course they have to applaud.
Steven Got a Mension on MWM 1hr 3mins in
Attempting to write a blog post. The foul language on Twitter keeps distracting me!
whilst I'm nowhere near a fan as I was last year as Brawn, I thought this was lovely from Ross Brawn and the guys at Brackley to get involved with
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8546422.stm
Yeah, I saw that and smiled. Good to see UK teams prepared to go to such lengths. :)
Time to call it a day. Take care folks
See ya Jim.
Night!
Night mate :)
someone say something that will take my mind off of something awful...
amazini
turtles
Just over a week until Jenson wins another race! (how's that?)
The next F1 Digest will be up in about five minutes.
JENSON BUTTON....WIIIINS!!!!!
:)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbtrb4_brawn-gp-invincible_sport
OK, so my keyboard still lags - no flash windows open though. Has anyone else had this issue in Windows 7?
In fact: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/03/02/f1-digest-2010-season-preview-the-calendar/
Thank you guys. you made me smile (hearts)... something tells me tomorrow is going to be full of making very important phone calls :( stupid internet being stupid.. #ucashate
yay! i now have wine and spc... that will take my mind off of it. Thank you :)
A quick change of topic...
On the lead page of the Beebs F1 coverage we have 5 photos of Lewis...
Apart from 2 of Alonso no-one else has more than 1...
(And I was looking for 1 who wasn't there... but that won't surprise you...)
5 photos is big overkill.... I would expect say 2 given his leaving dad story.. or even 3 but 5 is totally weird....
Don't tell me it's because Macca are British... there is 1 of Jense and none of the Williams guys...
Although of the German drivers only one is there... and guess who that is!!...
I thought Mr C might like a tweet that Rainn Wilson made earlier today
http://twitter.com/rainnwilson/status/9878108120
I'm closing... but unlike USF1 it's only for the night...
Sweeet dreams guys...
:)
g'night.
Night Ms Snowcat.
adios
And a quick look at what 2010 brings us: http://turkeymachine.co.uk/2010-f1-season-quick-preview/
I struggle to write 2 blog posts in 2 weeks. I've just done 2 in 10 minutes. Go me! :D
Blogging Machine, more like... :)
Right, i'm off to try and sleep.. somehow. see you all tomorrow evening! xx
Good luck, I'm sure it'll get sorted. Night :)
Am doing the same. Work in the early morning, and my body needs training for the earlier start Thursday morning. Night all!
Night TM
PING: http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/barcelona-testing-summary-2010/
Testing Summary from Barcelona - spent all evening on this so I hope you like it ;)
Taking a couple of days from the blog and no pressing need to write the obvious about USF1 - t'is been covered enough by people who know more about it than me (besides I got my kicks in a few weeks back...)
Hopefully will get my AVUS article up before the start of the season - got writing to go up on the other site in the mean time...
For now, I'm knackered - good night
night sir.
ooh, i look now.
Evening all
eheheheheheh. love the name!
Night guys :)
Night to the sleepy :)