It is Tuesday and we are still talking about the Grand Prix at the weekend, although seemingly not for very good reasons. However there was plenty going on yesterday to keep us going. It won't be like that all off season! Here are some of the things we're discussing:
- Williams announced their drivers for 2010, including Barrichello amongst them. We had a brokeout thread on this subject, but also Ollie managed to write a post on BlogF1 via a PS3 as his Mac is having some technical difficulties. That's some dedication for you!
- Dan Brunell has published a summary of the season with a quick run through of everything we witnessed this year in just a few paragraphs. It's a good reminder of what we have seen in a year that's been dominated by controversy.
- Over on Pitlane Fanatic, Maverick has written about the winner of the final race of the year. For the second GP in a row, the victorious driver has been overshadowed by other goings on, so let's not forget, Vettel did a good job.
That'll do it for now. The edited version of the weekend's F1 Debrief is available to listen to, which should pass some time for you. While you listen, I'll see you in the comments.
Tuesday already? Blimey...
true story.
and it sounds like ollie needs an iphone. how do you blog from the ps3?
So to Dan, Steven, and other baseball fans - will the Yankees clinch today?
I am not going to finish my Abu Dhabi blog it was pretty rubbish (my review that is).
(From yesterday.)
Oh... I remember. I remember them well. He had a hard time getting a handle on the Renault after the absence and he was out shown by Massa and Heidfeld at Sauber/BMW.
I think the thing I am getting at is why hire Jacques when you can let one of the kids like Summerton or Alexander Rossi drive? (Pending super-licenses of course. If Yuji Ide and any Red Bull development driver can get one, why can't these two?)
I smell a Luca Baoder like performance from Jacques if he came back to be honest. The man has been away for too long.
As much as I hate A-Roid... sorry, A-Rod... I think they will. The depressing normalcy returns to Philadelphia.
with testing so insanely limited this winter, i don't see how he'll have chance to do any better.
especially if the team are late to the grid.
Well, they did say Cliff Lee is pitching today, and we saw how excellent he was in Game 1. Can he repeat that performance again today, though? I suspect the Yankees are ready for him this time...
I hope so
google wave is the geekiest thing i've ever tried to use. if i ever get invites, kathi can have the first one. linux command line has nothing on this.
Good baseball story that had me laughing during a committee hearing today.
Knowing stories about A-Rod being a premadonna when he was in Seattle, this doesn't surprise me one bit.
He has a picture of himself above his bed???
As a centaur! Kate Hudson is somehow impressed. :D
We'll half of himself. ;)
I was asked to leave from the committee meeting because I was laughing a little bit to loud in the back.
Everyone should have been laughing at that. Why was the committee discussing this?
You must mean why they WEREN'T discussing this? :D
It was a snooze fest. A tax committee hearing on the state manufacturing equipment exemption for environmental remediation equipment. One of the guys who I work with running the meeting didn't know what they hell I was laughing about and got a bit upset.
I sent him that link and all was forgiven. :)
HAHA! Brilliant. :D
Sounds like more fun than Abu Dhabi
:P
I don't know. Arguing over whether equipment that you purchase to clean up a mess which you created in the first place should be given the exemption when the project is initiated or when it is completed was my little own Webber versus Button fight towards the end of the meeting.
If only Abu Dhabi had an A-Rod joke
We'll, I think they are big into horse racing in Abu Dhabi. A-Rod is already half way there.
Hello. Home :)
Decided to post my rubbish Abu Dhabi blog review - will edit in the morning when I have a fresh minds its 3am here!
http://f1centric.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/abu-dhabi-from-build-up-to-race-day/
wha? why did i not know of this blog?
*subscribes*
hey alison.
Hello. How are you?
#GMM of Baseball: A-Rod in shock move to Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club. The New York Yankee slugger will be put our to sire a freak generation of baseball centaurs to round out the 2015 New York Yankees line-up / Kentucky Derby card.
:D
I'm alright-ish. I'll be okay in a few days once I've managed to get some proper sleep.
She said whilst talking to some people she's never met at 1am in the morning ;)
Morning all
The shifts I work, it's like living in another time zone though. I'm just in the door. I can't switch off and go straight to sleep.
Ahh i hate that.
You're working our shifts for European clients... and you're in Europe... :O
That always helps. I was happy to see you got your flights shuffled.
stupid public holiday, why am i so busy?
I used to go and place chess with a mate at 1 am when we worked shifts. 2 or 3 hours of that then a half hour drive home.
Yankees lead already.
Yeah. It's for the best I think. I'm still feeling a bit numb about it all.
Working on a holiday?
At least it gives you thinking time and you will enjoy your trip more when you go.
have to work because sadly its only a holiday here and the other company i liase with all day is in other states.
Yeah. I'm also secretly hoping my boss won't be able to find a job for me so I have an excuse to just do nothing for a bit!
Do you think doing nothing would really work for you. It could give you way too much thinking time. Work may be tiring but it takes your mind off your problems for a while
It's a holiday here too, for no good reason. Ahhhhhhh.
Making yourself too busy to think dosent always / usually help
Hahaha I have no idea. I don't think I've ever done nothing for more than about a fortnight my entire life.
You deserve a break then
Evening all :)
Hey Scott.
How are you getting on in Boston?
pretty good but been crazy busy, dealing with all the admin stuff and meetings. Still living in the hostel but half signed a deal for an apartment of my own. But need to get the money to them before anything is official - obviously enough :) I am enjoying myself though, because i do not have to worry about a second or third language, unless i want to speak to the cleaners, in which case it would be better if i knew spanish.
It makes a big difference once you get settled into your own place.
Tell me Scott....
When you're going through security at the airport before getting on the plane, leaving Italy, going to somewhere completely and utterly new. Whats going through your mind?
but they have furniture here :) Hopefully in a few days I'll be avoiding the masses in my empty apartment. But this place has been fun - lots of interesting people around. How come you"re awake?
Honestly? Thank (insert expletive) (insert deity of your choice). I was delighted to leave Italy. It had it's moments but I am convinced my life will be better entirely - just being able to communicate beyond basic english means so much to me - so much of my humour relies on sarcasm :)
Oh! Thats a completely different answer to what i was expecting! But thats really great! Am so pleased you're enjoying it
I got so frustrated there! it was interesting sometimes but i was living life not at 100%, partially my own reasons, and partially not my own. delighted to be here :)
If Mercedes drop Mclaren, and go over to Brawn, might Mclaren go back to the classic red and white, with their Vodafone sponsorship? I'd like to see that.
Hadn't thought about it. They won't go back to the red and white Marlboro livery but they have Vodafone and Santander who have red as their company colour so red and white is a n option although it is hard to make that look as good as the silver.
that would be cool. I've never really liked the current look - i loved trying to figure out the differences of the two Macs by the color of the struts on the front wing (1995)
I realise they wont go back to the old livery. I was just thinking out loud. It will be interesting to see all the new look cars next year. And we have 3 months to wait. Booo.
I like the current cars better than the West ones, but you can't beat the old cigarette packet.
It's finally here, the one you've all been waiting for...
Episode 4 of The Feeder Series is now avaliable via iTunes.
And with that, i sleep.
Adios
Post a link
The iTunes is here
I'll post it up on the website later today. If you want to listen to it normally, i.e without iTunes, you can here
have a nice nap.
Cool !
Am going to sleep for years, then wake up and go for a lovely bike ride.
Night Jon.
Just want anyone new to your site to be able to find it
Good for you. It's way to hot for that here
Yeah thanks, i'll bring out a revised site soon, when i get round to finishing it. It's all done apart from the main page
i was hearing about that. 35 in sydney now right?
It's 34 here in Canberra and really windy. Was at a track day yesterday - was horrible in a race suit
oh, i know that feeling :)
:D
To answer Journeyer's question from earlier I think maybe the Yankees won't tie up the series tonight
and that is why i never pursued a racing career. that, and the lack of natural talent :) no more red dust storms then?
tie or take? they're up 3-1 in the series
Not recently, although with all this wind around.......
i assume before i talk about the score, noone here willbe watching the game later on video?
I think that is one of those examples where English is not just one language. They are getting hammered tonight so I don't see them winning
Apart from the huge rain storm half way through (i'm looking at you levelator) i'm quite happy with that
#not here
Our stupid TV is showing college football instead, so no.
I am watching it live if anyone wants a stream
we're watching monday night football here in the hostel. i have the iphone app from ESPN giving me live ball by ball updates but i'd like a feed Steven if you can cut and paste. not sure if the free wireless here will handle the speed though - it is slow...
http://www.thesportschannel.info/2009/10/ny-yankees-vs-phillies-link4/
yeah but the last innings last night got them 3 runs i think? i went to bed in the 8th because i just didn't care that much. if i had watched the season i might care more :)
is this the channel 10 sport channelcalled "one
" ? i guess fox has the world series
They didn't lose a starting pitcher in the third last night and they had Posada catching
ESPN has it as well
Yup I dont have pay TV
If Mr C is still here, just watching the Debrief - you RBR/STR rant was quite awesome
oops disappeared for a while chatting with a guy from Gambia about health care in that country. This is why you should stay in a hostel every now and a again.
Sounds like the kind of subject that would turn up here sooner or later
Agreed. I was listening to it while I was running. I had to stop and have a chuckle.
You should have heard the version that didn't make the edit. His first version drew some really disapproving looks from Christine for his language.
There is a Jimmy Kimmel sketch called "This Week in Unnecessary Censorship" I think we should do an F1 version of. I would link it but I am afraid of the wrath of Christine.
You don't want to incur the wrath of Christine. The uncensored version of Mr C's rant will be on the replay of the Debrief which I think is uploaded now
the girl sitting opposite my desk today is playing the backstreet boys. I am secretly delighted.
Is it a secret if you tell the internet?
i may have also announced to the office that i "used" to love them. Its a half truth. They did look concerned that i knew they are touring aus next year though. Its not normal to be up to date with backstreet movements it seems.
Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me.
Best not tell them about their appearance at the Singapore race then.
Quick... cover... get a couple of the names wrong of the singers.
Chase Utley is destroying the Yankees on his own tonight.
if i do make it to singapore next year i will be even more gutted about not going this year. Its like some sort of horrible non backstreet sandwich
It's not just this game either. Every time the guy bats you expect him hit a home run
Oh... Raul... why did the Mariners ever give you up.
I need sleep and the Yankees are not going to win so I am going to bed.
Good night all.
Night Steve
The Melbourne Cup horse race is about to start. E eryone who cares isn't here right now anyway :-)
number 21, Crime Scene, in the orange and black wins it!
I have just spent the last two hours fixing a wheelchair. With duct tape. I have my doubts.
productive lunch break! I bought a fan!
pics or it didn't happen!
Cue jokes from yesterday about needing to pay people to be your fans...
dont talk to me about pics, the camera on my phone has stopped working :(
ps jeremy crime scene didnt win. It was on 7 tvs here :D
Morning everyone :)
It's Katherine and my 7 year anniversary today! eeep :)
We are going to a restaurant I have been going to for 11 years tonight. And then we are going to a comedy evening in support of Bletchley Park (the world war 2 code breakers / birthplace of computer science place) = We are geeks!
wow 7 years congratulations! I have no idea what i was doing 7 years ago so that sure does feel like ages :D
Does seem like a long time ago!
Congrats Alex.
i think of all the things i did not know in 2002. I barely watched f1. I was still at school. I had never heard of heikki!
So much has changed!
Congrats, Alex! :D
7 years ago, I was 7. My first F1 race...I think...2002 Monaco Grand Prix
Any big news today?
Bridgstone are pulling out after 2010. Or was that yesterday's news?
Morning!
that was yesterday, I'm afraid.
morning, Gavin
I was thinking they might go back to orange... But update it to day glo orange like they updated the silver to chrome...
It would certainly stand out on the tv
But would clash horribly with Vodafone red.
I was also trying to work out how they could go back to orange
wasn't the red and White there because of Marlboro? Their
classic colours were orange, so that would
be nice. They'd have to drop Vodafone from their livery which ain't gonna happen
Congratulations!
Time for more champagne!?
It would, but i could see vodafone having there logo in blue or white on an orange background if its just for a year.... they did it with football teams... if not white wings with red writting?
White and red maybe, but not blue. Football shirt sponsorship rules are quite strict, the logo has to follow certain guidelines.
I can't see McLaren ditching the silver, even if Mercedes leave.
In other news, I'm still having trouble buying stuff from the McLaren e-shop!
What trouble? It's all discounted!
For some reason it won't accept my Visa, Mastercard or Diners. Will have to send them an email, I think...
Could be worse. Vodafone (aus) can't process my credit card for phone recharge
just checked, 97th in fantasy racers, few places ahead of Sidepodcast Racers :-)
Why would they keep it?
I think the fact they unveiled their supercar in orange instead of silver was very telling...
I know, but they have such an iconic colour scheme right now.
However, I was surprised when they changed the colours from Red and White after the 1996 season, so I could have got it wrong.
They may test their new car in orange, they've done that before.
A new youngest commenter? I think you must just edge out RG who I think is now 15.
I think that was what the debrief said. Good to see some young 'uns to balance out the oldies. (ahem)
I wonder who the oldest commenter is?
Baggs not me
Steven Roy said he remembers watching the Apollo missions (in Sidepodspace show)
but he's 27, so he isn't the youngest one :)
:)
Hmmm... Paul? You can tell us...
Well, so do I , but I was really young then. Much younger than Steven
This question may not end well.
Surely not. I'm not even in the running. I mean, I didn't start following F1 until James Hunt was winning.
It's not that bad... It's not like we're looking at the video of Steven Roy and trying to guess his age.
(nobody actually do this)
I think I've been staring at the Abu Dhabi track for too long. I swear the design inspiration was a handgun.
Actually, I think that has been said before. Or maybe a ray-gun
That sounds more appropriate.
there's a video? *mind blown*
No that's Spa. Spa looks like a drill also, but not an orange drill.
Is there a theme here then? Or does Tilke just not have an imaginiation
Also Alianora is in it too... Its like it's an on purpose round up of little photographed commenters. It was the video after the Karting Competition in January this year (I think it was this year... seems like a lifetime ago).
woah i didnt know there was a video either. Also A+ on the comment spam.
That was spam? But I signed up!
Morning everyone.
The comment from Rashmirekha was the spam I guess...
No doubt
I am off to work soon, but I have a sidepodrequest.
Does anybody have the PDFs from the Japanese GP this year for the following: Race Classification, Race Fastest Laps, Race Lap Chart?
I was doing a sort-of World Championship League table, which incorporated qualifying, race, fastest laps, lap leaders etc when I lost interest around the time Fisichella switched teams(it made the automated calculations a bit messy. i'm using excel, i'm old school, what can I say?). I missed the 2 weeks where I could have got them downloaded. I would like to get it finished in the off-season. If anybody has them and can send them to me, I will be eternally grateful :)
See you all later
Alright happy campers I need to go to work. Boo.
If you get bored, have a read of this http://bit.ly/1zYx7Z
I'll be back in later - have a good day everyone.
Hello to one and all.
Morning Christine and how are you today? :)
Pretty good. I had a headache all day yesterday but sleeps made it go away.
How are you?
I'm good off to uni in a bit for creative computing, last time we made a train move in flash.
Oooh, excellent! Are F1 cars on the course at all? :)
hehe probably not but it might be something i can do, as long as i don't use ferrari's.
Absolutely. You could make red cars with a prancing panda though!
Ooo I like that thought :)
Do pandas prance? Thats great.
I do - remind me tonight!
morning all.
Morning!
Just looked at the engine stats for this year, and only Hamilton, Kovi, Buemi and Bourdais used first engine twice (or three times in Hekki's case) in the season. I guess the rest used that as their free practice engine? http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/engine.php
Is it the RoC today?
Day 1 of 2 today. ;) Today is the Nations Cup.
Program starts in 90 minutes, race proper begins 30 minutes after. Will we have a separate thread for it?
90 minutes?? RRRRuubbish. That means I can't watch. Stupid organisers stupidness.
If I could design badges/emblems, I'd be busy right now :)
I reckon. It was fun last year watching it here and live commenting!
Heheh. It's good for us in Asia though. Just the right time. All about perspective.
Erm, will try and find a video. Mr C is the expert in these matters.
If I'd known, I would have taken the day off.
and its almost too late for me!
I don't mean to be snobbish, but aren't most of the racers from Europe?
Doesn't Radio Le Mans have a feed?
Thank you very very much. :)
you? too late? you must be joking. :P
True, but if they're gonna have the event in Asia, might as well have it in a sensible time in Asia.
I have an embed from Freecaster.tv. They covered it last year. Usually when I do video things I break the site, and this is a brand new site. I am even more likely to!
you can play plinky plonky versions of our tune though so I think you should be let off.
You can wait for Mr C, he should be up by then. :)
I never like to count on Mr C being awake.
Just heard Jon's interview on his Feeder Series podcast this morning in the traffic.
All I can say is, Jon is an excellent interviewer.
Take tomorrow off? The ROC proper is tomorrow.
:D
if the worst comes to the worst, give him a ring. That's sure to wake him up!
He doesn't have a phone.
Need a bit more notice sadly.
as in let off an open bridge? for services against music?
oh no... I think I can see the flaw in your plan.
there it is.
um, I can see that being a problem...
Not for him... he gets to sleep!
:D
It had a certain charm :)
And it really fitted in with the halting version of the Our tune text that I had written... and the Christine found the right music and it worked really well.
I mean it worked really well for the three of us on the show... You couldn't actually hear any of it. But that's a small detail ;)
key word almost :D
Anyway that's why we invented the headping....
MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSTTTTEEEEEERRRRR CCCCCCCC!
It almost made me deaf though!
#sorrylisteners
We did apologise for that. Still can't work out why.
I think it might have something to do with wires. That's my usual excuse.
#notinchargeofwires
#sorrymrc
Hehe. We still don't understand why I can suddenly play stereo jingles either.
#motherinlawshouseisweird
I think it's the wallpaper that's the trouble
#sorrychristinesmotherinlawswallpaper
Yeah no probs - it did make me laugh though!
i can do requests (with the volume really really turned down)
#sorrymusicingeneral
I think we need to hear your version of the chain!
Oooooh.
It wouldn't be a Parade Lap without some type of calamity. I have so far introduced small children and cars just to keep the likelihood up ;)
Right, I think I have managed to schedule a video embedded RoC post. If anyone sees Mr C before I do, tell him to intervene :)
I'm just conversing with a colleague from Angola on a work-related project. He added at the end of his email:
I presume you had a busy weekend, haven't seen the stats from the last Grand Prix on FB :-)
Animals next?
It's the only way... Although on my very first Sidepodappearance there was an Owl!
Hehehe. :D
neat!
So talking of animals... And therefore Pandas... It does look like I found the closest panda to you Christine there at the Natural History Museum. Shame it wasn't really alive. I'm guessing it's really alive pandas that are what you are after.
Morning :D
I have an actual whole proper day off today it's immense!
Morning - did your meeting go well?
Preferably alive, cute and of the baby variety.
Yeah it was okay. Apart from that someone then didn't turn up for their shift and I ended up having to do the close.
I'm determined that this is going to be a real day off though.
So what's this I'm hearing about Toyota announcing they have an announcement on Sunday?
Oh for goodness sake. Some people..... My mum does this all the time!
"I need to talk to you about something...."
"What is it?"
"Oh well now's not a good time, I'll phone you tomorrow"
It's very irritating!
In other words you get stressedMETA from worrying about what the conversation will be about!
What's with the -META suffix? They're not Campos. :P
I was going to say Mega but I decided to sayMETA instead :P
Yeah. If you don't have time, don't bring it up. Or at least give me a rough idea of what it's regarding! At work people schedule meetings and phonecalls with me all the time and that's not stressful.
"I'd like to arrange a meeting to discuss....." Solves many woes.
Agreed. When my Wife texts to ask me to ring her, I panic a little, even if she says it's not important.
It's usually something related to the tv not working, (mainly due to cats and their love of wires).
Morning all.
I'm sure there's a piece of PR jargon to describe this phenomenon (announcing that there is going to be an announcement, so that by the time the announcement comes people have speculated themselves into a state of abject boredom about whatever is to be announced), but I can't remmember what it is.
In other news, I think the Red Bulletin is being bundled with the Independent today – and if it is, it's got something by me in it. If not, it'll soon be up on the RB website. Maybe.
Ooooh something you wrote is in the Independent? MEGA!
Not that I read the Independent. But woop woop!
Sure, Norbert, suuuure.
Well, in a magazine that's loosely inserted into that newspaper.
I'd never dare put anything in the Indie itself. That's DT's territory.
Grrrr! Get off my pitch! Grrrr!
Ahahahaha! :D
I have a serious backlog with my podcasts. It's bad times.
Now's the best time to catch up - offseason and all. :)
…from the man who told a photographer who had seen the first Mercedes flip at Le Mans that the car had not flipped. "No, you are mistaken. The car did not flip. You are wrong." This while what was left of the car was being decanted back into the garage from a flatbed truck.
Enough said, really. :D Wasn't that Webbo in the flipped Merc?
Haha I don't think I now magically have more time available to me now there's no F1 :P
I didn't watch anything live the last 2 weekends.
Stuart, any idea what Toyota will announce on Sunday?
Didn't more than one flip (over the whole event, not just the race)?
:D
Mr C! :D Christine's asked you to check the RoC post.
hi, wassup?
what roc post?
Phew, you're awake. It was worrying times. I embedded a video in a scheduled post. It might go bang.
From Christine earlier:
ooooh. okay, am on it.
PS - Thanks Journeyer :)
:D
No problem-o. :D
Yes. Poor fellow actually flipped twice in all.
Yes. There were at least three flips. Webber went up and over first, very early in one of the practice sessions. The TV cameras didn't pick it up, and the photographer I mentioned above, who actually saw it, wasn't shooting at the time (he may have been changing film - remember that?). Webber went over again in a later session and a DPPI photographer caught it. Merc then had to cease denying that it had occured. They phoned Adrian Newey and he suggested fitting dive planes to the nose, or pulling the cars entirely.
They fitted the dive planes and briefed the drivers not to follow other cars too closely, but Dumbreck was catching a Toyota, and because he hadn't had much time in the car he didn't know how close was too close.
Although it's been said that Joe S has got the hump over having to give his Prius back, his blog post on Toyota's future in F1 is a very accurate assessment of the situation.
looks fine to me.
anyone got a track map, i'll update the lclt too.
i.e. they're pulling out and Sauber can come back in from the cold? as long as someone adopts kobayashi...
Stuart are you called Matt Youson?
Or more specifically I have the Red Bulletin in my paws Stuart... What was the article you wrote about?
There is a small one here.
http://www.raceofchampions.com/en/concept/track-2009
Obviously that would mean R King would be back in the paddock, and quite frankly I'd rather see R Kelly there.
No, he is himself!
that'll do. ta.
Short story at the back.
My company takes the Independant... So here's the magazine: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-325
And here's the article about F1: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-326
which isn't by Stuart. The index at the front doesn't mention who wrote the articles... Silly Index. So I just looked for any F1 related ones I could find.
Aha! http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-327
Oooh I'll have a read... but not at my desk.
Erm lucky you?
Well I don't have have to pay for it :) To be fair my company takes all of the broadsheets except, for some reason, the Guardian?!?!
So fiction eh Stuart... Interesting...
Hmmm I used to read the Independent a lot. Then I read an article about something I know quite a lot about. Now I refuse to read it.
Presumably this time round we can't do the updates in the post either. I'm not sure I can watch that closely :(
who's R King? Russell King? What's his history?
Ooh, are we expecting my Story Booky Wook? :)
me neither.
stupid roc.
Still a good haul. Lots of companies have axed newspaper intake in order to cut costs. Nice tea/coffee has gone the same way.
We only get 1 copy of each for the firm... Don't get too excited. Except for the FT which we get quite a lot more of.
Nice tea and coffee... No chance.
It would appear to be a story about a man talking to his toaster... I am liking the sound of this already.
You're all making me sad about my lack of newspapery joy! I'd say reading an actual newspaper is one of my favourite things to do. I might go buy one now while I have some time :P
He was one of that conga line of managers who propelled Jenson into a disastrously costly contractual dalliance with Williams a few years back. He has also been in trouble relating to a Rolls Royce. Google could assist...
There are at least two more coming up. Haven't had time to write them yet, though.
Best start a blog so we have somewhere to come and hassle you ;)
I can hassle you, Alex can plug it, and together we've got you covered.
Essentially Sport? I remember them. He's with QADBAK now?
Wilco...
Right, popping down to the LAT archive to research a book we (not the royal we) are doing for Mobil. Audi-os.
:)
Back again.
I had a Groundhog Day moment in the archive. Opening a copy of a certain MAGAZINE from July 1987, I beheld the headline "Ecclestone reopens British GP controversy". Has it really been going on this long? And will it never end?
well, he's not immortal...
But if anyone can work out how to live forever... I think Bernie will be that person.
I'm convinced he's working on a means of bucking the truism that "you can't take it with you"...
:)
One of those studies that contradicts everything ever. Forget laughter is the best medicine.
Those in a bad mood outperformed those who were jolly - they made fewer mistakes and were better communicators.
Weird.
I just read that, yay for grumpiness!
ah-ha. the secret of your success?
Does that mean we are most productive on a thursday?
I think it must do!
Big meanie.
I'm not sure when I'm in London now. I've managed to make an epic mess of my flights/life which really isn't a story for now but yeah I'm probably down at the end of the week sometime.
But look everyone ignores you in the daily :(
I'm off out in a huff ;)
right, warm shower made me sleepy so now I bid you adieu again. Night :D
Adios-amy-
Dont huff!
its not becoming...
night!
Rob Huff??
Wow, i just made a WTCC joke. How amusingly aweful
Sidepodpubbing monday?
I was on the phone, sorry Alison
If you want to meet up, send me a message on Twitter. Jana & Giggles may be up for it too if you can give a little bit of notice
Am on lates next week :(
Bless Mr Flanders, putting the team first always:
"I certainly have the option to stay with BMW with the other racing programmes. But I deliberately pushed the decision out of my way until the final race, so I will decide in the coming weeks.
"But the top priority is to get a place on the grid for the team, and even after that I will think about my own future."
What this is telling me is if Qadbak get a spot on the grid, Dr. Mario will be in F1. If they don't make it, he'll stay at BMW.
The man's gotta look out for a job. Someone needs to think for Rod and Todd
:D Think of the CHILDREN! :D Where's Reverend Lovejoy when you need him?
I think you'll find that's mrs lovejoy who says that ;)
Is it? Hehehe. I don't get to watch The Simpsons too often anymore. And to think there was a Treehouse of Horror marathon over the weekend too.
Did you order a boo-urns t-shirt, Lukeh?
Not yet, I'm gonna wait until friday when I get paid. I forget to check if it delivers to the UK when I got home actually so thanks for reminding me!
If you do order it, we'll need a picture, I'm afraid.
ah now when you put it like that... :P
*orders coincedental hans moleman mask*
Heheh.
UPS International Premium
$32.99
Wooooah. Now hold on a minute.
You're going to have to really want that shirt.
Do you anyone in the US who can act as a middleman for you?
As much as I do want it, I ain't paying £20 or so for delivery! That's more than double the shirt itself!
That's a lotta shirt!
You could make one for less than that.
What are you chanting at the website?
Definitely boo.
From Joe: The future of Mario Theissen
I find it very curious that we seem to be discussing this at a time when Toyota's F1 future is in doubt and Sauber may get back in. This probably came about as a result of Dr. Mario's statement earlier today, but they all seem to be connected.
Home sweet home. I'm never going outside again! There's a hail storm
Try playing in one...
Hey all
Okay I'm thinking about what I'm actually doing. Basic plans would be to travel down on Fri afternoon once I've had a meeting in the morning. I'm probably coming back up maybe the following Saturday. Tbh though things are very fluid and they could tell me at said meeting that they don't want me to go.
I am not taking advice on this topic from you :P
Cafepress is damn confusing.
I'm trying to work out if my spag boll is chewy because i bought sainsburys value range, or because its not cooked properly. But since i cooked it for an age, im going the former
I may well be up for it as long as it isn't on the 6th, 7th or 8th.
Yay! I decided to make my own Boourns tshirt in the end
This appears to be the best picture I can find for now... I should've print screened the creation thing...
Okay... So this is really really freaky...
Apparently it's been there since 2004... But it is a public toilet with a mirrored outside, but once inside you can see out...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4326340/
What? What! WHAT?!?!
That would be really freaky!
Boo-urns!
Also there is spam on the drop :(
Coolios well I'll speak to my friend, double check when's convenient for him for me to come down.
What about when it's dark, are there lights inside? won't people outside be able to see you, errrrr, in action so to speak?
not.using.that.toilet.ever.full.stop.
I don't think so. Maybe an outline in extreme circumstances.
that's more than i could cope with
Excellent!
I think people would wait for people to go in and then run up and point and laugh even though they couldn't see anything.
Oooh and congratulations on your anniversary Alex!
I have no idea how you know that! But Happy Anniversary too Alex!
Errrm you've made me question myself now. He must have mentioned it earlier..... I'm not sure why I was reminded of it by a crazy toilet with a huge window,
hey everyone back from uni, Congratulations Alex :D
I know McLaren's livery was discussed earlier in the daily if Mercedes leave, I quite like this http://mantovani.zip.net/images/f1_2009_mclaren.jpg ignore the Mercedes logo :)
He did indeed ;)
No need to follow that statement up with anything else, it explains ALOT
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapy anniversary Alex.
dare we ask how may years?
*many
I think 7
woweeee
Here guys, this what Alex said earlier ;)
awesome ta!
thats mighty impressive
Hey everyone thanks for the congrats have to sign off for the evening. Am out near Mr Cs nightmare (pic on drop) don't worry I'm not going.
Awwww I'm just listening to the parade lap as for some random reason it's downloaded onto my computer. I missed you all defending fluffy Seb!! There's a first time for everything I suppose.....
oh no!
have a good evening you two.
Can I also point out that Mr C having ANY faith in Red Bull strategists is mental behaviour!
what did i say, i can't remember?
That if Red Bull made good strategy choices, Wunderkind still wouldn't have to overtake people and he could still win. Which is obviously ridiculous. They've made some utter shockers this season alone!
oops. it was the fruit shoots, they confused my mind.
wassup sir?
I gave up in the end and used a different site to make a shirt. Cafepress just annoyed me in refusing to do anything i was trying to do :( and trying to sign me up to allsorts of stuff!
You guys are uber lucky today.
You get 2! yes! 2!! JonsRacingFacts;
Earlier we had...."Knockhill is the only circuit in the UK which has a licence which says you can run both ways!"
and now...you get...
Remember Tomas Enge? Failed an F3000 drug test, demoted to 3rd from winning the championship....well....Sebastian Bourdais was the guy who was promoted to 1st place, and Christian Horner was the team principal of the team enge was in!
#JONFACT!
fair enough. not used it for a very long time.
i demand these hourly.
Good evening Sidepodland!
can i give you lots now and then you just look at one each hour?
#Christian Horner started his racing career in Formula 3
#Adrian Newey was the race engineer for Johnny Cecotto in European Formula 2, Johnny Cecotto Jr is now racing in GP2!
Why wasn't he completely disqualified for drugs offences? I don't know who this person is but I'm already confused....
haha don't even go there. I have no idea why he wasnt disqualified
Really? Been there dozens of times and didn't know that.
They don't ever run it that way, but they could if they wanted to
That is even weirder.
Was it not a social drug rather than a performance enhancing drug?
I got told and was like "can you imagine going up the first turn?!?"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/2253687.stm
according to that, it sounds like it was because they couldnt prove that he had purposefully taken it
how do i upload pics to twitpic using tweetdeck? whenever i try it wants to send them somewhere else...
What kind of drug enhances your driving performance? It's not like steroids are going to help you.... Weight loss drugs or amphetamines or something crazy? I can't see how most things could ever help? If you're going to have mental drug testing rules, and someone's broken them, at least have a sensible penalty!
The first turn would be downhill to the hairpin if they reversed it.
"The only dead man to win the Formula 1 World Motor Racing Championship was Jochen Rindt who was killed in practice for the Monza Grand Prix in 1970 while leading the world championship. Two races later his title was confirmed."
source
you know what i mean :P
That wouldn't be a problem in any other sport. They wouldn't care if you'd fallen onto a needle in the street.....
Click the settings button (spanner), then the Services tab and change
thanks Lukeh :)
I have no idea what drugs would help performance. Beta blockers?
Ah it looks like twitter is having it's daily broken time
Service Temporarily Unavailable
Hello. I am sort of here but not yet.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80000
Neither am I but they dragged me into a conversation before I could tell them. Terrible people
Maybe drugs that allow you to train harder and be in better shape?
I'm thinking EPO the cyclists take.
(hourly)
'sup guys. I'll attempt to be around for a bit. I got me another race to crash at again. Grand Prix Legends, 1965 Mod, the old Spa-Francorchamps. FUN! :D
They do that a lot.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6935738.stm
eh nigel?
I really don't think physical fitness is the limiting factor on most drivers' performance like it is with cyclists.....
eddiejordan-esque.
You are right.
But if someone would like to cheat it could be something they are looking at.
hehehe.
I like this article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5402220.stm - as Jenson appears to have been replaced with an Amish
Failwhale in the house?
Oh yeah, I got jpancoast's google wave invite. So what do I do now?
add us as a contact: [email protected]
am working on some SPC integration this evening, so should be around on and off.
My life is officially better...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7HOI95aM6c&feature=channel
Just the first minute
Thanks. Can you send me Alex's contact too?
I have just received unwelcome news. Apparently when people talk about giving express permission, the word to use is not expressed! This is very distressing to me.
startledbunny are you here?
I think every invite I entered has been sent... except for the one I sent to my boss :D
Has anyone else seen that link Dank posted on twitter from a japanese website saying Toyota are withdrawing from F1?
:lol:
My grammer? :P
Im just joking.... dont get angry or pout at me ;)
Because I uploaded all the FIA Media Centre Documents from Japan as requested...
i just saw the stream light up with toyota exit references. any reliable source?
That'd give Sauber a spot on the grid, right?... and RG might happy up :)
I saw this from f1scoop
Toyota withdrawl from #F1 reported by the Mainichi Daily News: http://cli.gs/aeqBj6
Evening all... i had epic steak for dinner.... Twas lovely :D
Can't find anything yet apart from that madly translated link. I think Journeyer mentioned a Toyota announcement for next Sunday though?
I think it could have been mistranslated...
Shush you! You don't get to joke about that. You had a genuine strop over it.....
I really need to change my google icon thingy if you all are going to start seeing it.
i saw someone send a link to @noblef1 a couple of hours ago and then all went quite.
Yeah, but it's from Japanese to English, so that's not bad really!
Sorry about that everyone, especially Alison...
Next Sunday is November 15th, which is when Toyota have their budget meeting. Somebody will leak it within that meeting whether Toyota are staying or going.
I'm refraining from going like a little boy if true.
Do we even know if it is a relaibale source?
Don't be daft. It's all good.
they can't actually leave though can they? they're tied by concorde.
surely qadbak can only get the final slot if a new team bails?
Schumacher sounds like he will never race again. Says he was irrational to think about a comeback.
http://www.f1technical.net/news/13738
14th team, thats the idea behind it.
They could buy toyota.
Im surprised torro rosso are still there to be fair...
They've already bought BMW though
Toyota can leave when they want.
It';s just that the Concorde agreement puts a big penalty on teams that leave.
Think in the region of 50 million dollar.
I thought they had been unofficially for sale for the last year or so?
Toyota can afford the fee to get out of that or they may announce that they have sold the team to David Richards who was in Abu Dhabi
oops i meant there entry, i guess toyota will keep hold of the facility
Daft? ... never!
I really shouldn't have said that though. Aside from some casual references to imprisonment earlier, you've been stupidly nice to me.....
Could he afford to run it?
I think an english team would suit his needs more.
And if he just buys the entry it would probably be too late to develop ca car... although it would solve the Lola mystery...
that's small change to Toyota though...
This city = me happy :D
Thats what i thought... and red bull arent getting all that much value from a second team in terms of publicity...
Although it does add comedy potential, see: Abu Dhabi GP, 2009 :D
He always has lots of backing. He has a lot of contacts in the middle east going back 20 odd years. It was his middle east backers who helped him set up his first business.
I see the Mercedes brawn ad is running on the autosport website...
I still think the lack of merc branding and brawn in ads was more due to honda than mclaren
Its possible, but toyota would be the worst team to buy.
Even if you got it free it would cost a fortune to restructure the company and make it viable
If Toyota are bought and are allowed in next year, I'm not gonna be happy. How comes we sold off the team, had to go through a process where we lost out to Louts and then have another team withdraw only to be bought out, but be allowed to stay.
If they withdraw, they should become the new 14th team if they find a buyer.
I agree with that sentiment actually.
Because they signed the Concorde Agreement and therefore have an entry
Im sure people would love that to be true, but they signed the concorde and entered to race next year. BMW just sulked.
Asking prize for the team can then be about halved.
I don't think it would - we've seen with Brawn what can be done - exceptional circumstances obviously.
However, Technical ability is not in question at Toyota - the way it's managed is.
I'm going back to the 'I hate the way F1 does stuff' again.
Also are sauber still developing next year's car?
Might be, don't have the foggiest idea.
We saw them make progress when Mike Gascoyne was there until he was muzzled. They just need a less restrictive management.
They are bound to be. The only alternative is they are all standing about doing nothing which would impress no-one
Is anyone paying them too?
Didnt we hear that the qadbak deal is dependent on them getting a gridslot?
BMW is still paying the bills and they are not going to pay people to stand about and do nothing
You have to wonder how long for though...
End of the year?
And make the ultimately less investable....
Until the sale is done or binned
Is your oldest podcast newer than three months old?
Congrats to both!
And there was me thinking you were turning over a new leaf.
No.
Quick blug as an intro to my off-season stuff: http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/what-next/
Then I may have a bigger backlog..
What? I'm sure I answered what you asked. My oldest podcast is not newer than three months old. Bad times.
I got confused.
Yep, everyone should keep blogging.
I'm planning too - I have a few plans. However people, comments keep bloggers happy! (Or they do with me)...Don't make us feel unloved :(
I'm very very very confused. Something on my computer is making the doohickey comment noise but it's definitely not the doohickey! It's more than a little alarming.
Are you sure?
I have done more than that!
I have replanted the tree (for now at least ;) )
I agree they very much do. As both blogger and reader though, I'm struggling to find the time. I do need this off season.
When you get a house out there you definitely have to plant a real tree. I have a tree in my garden at home but it's going to have to be cut down. I'm very distressed about it. It's been there since I was a child. It's a Christmas tree which only makes it more upsetting. Now I'm wary of planting things unless I have to chop them down too.
If i come I will probably get a flat... But would a bonzai count?
If? Is it not a done deal? :P
Yup, however, I give it a month before I'm clamouring for some form of testing or something to ease the winter months.
It is only a tree, but i kow exactly what you mean. They become part of the backround of your life, especialy when you are young...
I am here now.
Not by a long shot.
But where there's a will...
Noooo I know you've not made actual arrangements. Your mind sounds very made up though. Are you just still drunken? Maybe London will make you love it again when you go back?
Please tell me you did not just say that!!
I've got a backlog of more than just podcasts, lots of racing too... but I'll be going crazy without any live action
How was the bucket of tea?
Trees are overrated - and dangerous in motorsports ;)
I've only had the one cup so far, about to make the 2nd!
Im completly sober.
This place makes me happy, its not perfect, its not the best place in the world, but life hear is at a pace i like, and I know whats what.
Being back here i realised i never really liked london, i just like the idea of it, and a lot of places in it.
This is where i want to be, for the moment anyhow, maybe london in the future, but for now...
Half the reason I get behind though is that sometimes the thought of listening to something is not appealing at all. At other times it is purely being too busy. I need to be in the mood for things to pay attention. I went through and had a mass delete of things that I just am never going to find time for.
Noooooooooooooo, you know i didnt mean it like that!
Read the rest of the sentance!
Its more than just a tree!
London is great to visit. I don't know that I could live there.
I do like it, i just dont LOVE it.
I usually catch up on podcasts when I head to London on the train for work. It's a 4 hour round trip so a lot of the SPC stuff keeps me sane.
I liked the Sidepodpanel from a while ago where you were all doing Kimi impressions.
Not done that route for a while so I had a backlog build up of other stuff - had a mass purge recently too.
I can't. I go to look and all I can see is that it's just a tree.....
It's got way too tall, it's taller than the 3 story Victorian house now. It was about the height of my dad when we moved into the house. Whoever thought a fir tree was a suitable garden tree wasn't very clever tbh, I just had no idea how tall it would get though.
I agree but I haven't done a deletion yet, I may do. I don't like having things just 'on' in the background, unless it is music. Much of my backlog is Midweek Motorsport which at 2hrs a pop is a bit of a commitment.
I find this so hard though. Maybe it's just because I don't live there anymore. I know I'll go back though and I really hope I love it. I'll cry for a long-time if I only like the idea of it.
I don't really have a commute so can't keep up that way.. ten minute drive is barely enough for a Digest..
That didn't make any sense. It did to me. I just mean that as a place it's so idealised for me. I moved out before I started to hate it. I really REALLY want to go back and I don't know how I'll get over it if I don't like it.
You will do... Its a great city, i have a feeling i will live there one day, just not at the moment.
Arent you going back at the weekend?
Ahhh sidepodpanels... :)
(I think this is like, the 3rd or 4th comment in the last few days expressing my love for sidepodpanels)
I'm lucky in the listening to podcast sense that I can listen pretty much all day at work, I don't really have that many meetings.
Oh my god. You cannot be moaning about only having a 10 minute drive to work! You must have plenty more free time in your home then....
Was a new season mentioned on the show?
My sister lived there for a few years and I was immensely jealous..
No but one is surrrrrrely coming soon and I can't wait :P
make this the 4th, 5th, or 6th as an expression of love for the side pod panels :)
We are long overdue for a new one ... and I have so many good ideas if you want me to host one again :D
I don't mean going back. I mean going back.
When i worked at the magazine, my drive to work was 3 mins, my drive home was 4 :D
I know... but you will build up your love for it in small doses ;)
He isn't. He's moaning he doesn't have time to listen.
I listen to most of mine at work because my colleagues only want to speak spanish all day (when they are there!)
I'm obviously missing some background here but my first thought is why would you bother to drive??
and there is no better way than sidepodpubbing ;)
I'm not.. apart from it being down slippery, narrow rural lane where you have to dive into the hedge to avoid people going too fast...
Me free time in the morning is spent sleeping because I'd stayed up late commenting :-)
It was 47 degrees C outside!
*NOM NOM NOM NOM* halloween candy *NOM NOM*
Walk?
Thanks for inviting Bassano btw I obviously have a well hidden shy side.
There's definitely podcast time while commenting! I'm currently listening to a Friday night comedy from September. It's become a little less topical....
We might get alex to go instead?
when are you around?
WOuld have to go home and have a shower before i got half way!
We? I'm not coming to Dubai for beer....
You've never been to the Middle East have you? The temperature is over 40 degrees, so they don't bother walking!
Bassano probably would though :P
Often I can't be bothered or am watching telly, listening to music, whatever. I'm in my second week of podcast catch-uppery (one a day Mon-Fri, more if they are shorter). MWM no.32 from end of July.
He never said it was in the Middle East
Yeah he did say it was while he had a job though. That can't have been recently ;)
Run? :P
Well how come I figured out he was talking about Dubai? Am I suddenly magic or something?
I'm gonna vote yes.
We were talking about London.
hehe there are only so many places that get to 47C... and i have mentioned it before ;)
When was it 47 degrees ever in London?
Oi you!
hehe, but im organising from afar...
I am back on sunday too
Fahrenheit maybe
:P
But he hadn't said that yet!
(Panto Voice) Oh yes he did! http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/11/03/daily-3rd-november-2009/#comment-577242
Damn. Thought I'd got that one past you.
That was less than a minute before I said what I said.... get real
You very nearly did! :D
Must.try.harder.
What's the problem? It follows logically in the conversation!
I'm being hassled just because I responded before I'd read another comment? Since when as that mattered?
I wasn't hassling you!
that's christine's job.
Haha yes well feel free. I'm pretty incompetent.
#mfc
I like this guide to twitter which pretty much says "say anything you want" over and over. They also link to a more useful guide.
Twitter Guide
you might need to tell me when though ;)
im guessing we will go to the sidepodpub?
Yeah see this is where my organisational skills begin to fall down.
I noticed a new page on the wiki. Has a date been set yet?
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodradio+2
Somewhen in the next 20 years.
You around on monday?
or we could do it sunday night after the mercedes thing if people are heading back though london?
Oooh, set up by Mrs C this time
#notrg'sfault
Waaaah! See specific questions aren't good right now either. I've spoken to my friend. He didn't help me at all. He was very come when you want, stay as long as you want, do what you want which doesn't really help me narrow things down.
I fixed it. I feel very proud of myself :D
I thought 'somewhen' was just a Dorset thing..
hehe... well perhaps you should just leave a comment when you go to london ;)
It could be. I have spent some time there. I like picking up fun language things.
I thought RG may like this
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/renglock-jpg
sammich?
Sammich :D
That is my favourite ever.
At least that narrows it down a bit
I'm not usually so indecisive! At work I'm very organised, focussed....
I will think about what I want to do with my time. I just want a bit of a break from decision making.
Get the excuses in early
We don't like to rush things.
You might like this, its a dubai thing (mainly said by south asians, but it amuses my dad so he uses it)
When something is brought forward, they say it has been "preponed"as in the opposite of postponed...
Thats scarily looks more like Button....
Oooh!
Its what I've learnt as a keeper
I have never come across somewhen before
It's wierd. It started off at Glock but got less and less glock as it got more and more Renault...
*shudders*
It's good though, innit?
Just let me know when you need some people to be volunteered
Uhm, I'm liking this Manor rumour a bit more.
I will try to remember some more...
In fact i could probably get some by looking at the newspaper tomorrow, so i will pick it up...
Somewhen innit?
and people say Australians talk funny
Hehehe.
Proper job.
I like that. It reminds me of something that happened at the first GP at Suzuka. One journalist spotted a bunch of fans with identical jackets on each with a big sign on the back saying "Racing Worms". Eventually curiosity got the better of him and he asked why racing worms. He was told that it was because they loved racing. They eventually explained that they knew people who loved books were bookworms so if they loved racing they must be racing worms.
It is. I thought it was something you had made up.
Scrapheap challenge nutter used to say that all the time
I have found some who were at Bransons big F1 party at the race we may not have known about...
Josh Hartnett
Janet Jackson
Jeremy Irons
Neve Cambell
Alongside the F1 guys, Aerosmith, Borris Becker, James Cordon, Naiomi Cambell and of course Sir Richad himself...
Interestingly the Venue: The Amber lounge at the Emirates palace was created by none other than Sonia Irvine... A certain someone's sister...
You need to get a magic 8 ball :P
DRINK!
How do you get water from lunar soil? You put it in the microwave.
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-10/interview-nasa-scientists-plan-extract-moon-water-affordably-using-common-household-appliance
I cant... i need to be in a licensed hotel!
I think I've stumbled onto the set of Father Ted?
She used to be a physio at Ferrari when her brother was there
i'm having a drink every time nick says something positive about abu dhabi.
You not drunk then?
(Waits to be told that joke has already been used)
Oh dear. Hold on to something
She got her photo in the paper with Lewis, TW, and Steven Tyler
You'll be nearly as sloshed as he was then?
I love that you're all bullying Nick and saving me the trouble. It's very helpful of you!
He's brilliant!
:-D :-D
hehehe, im just reporting news!
But... Joe said it was one of the hardest races to get a pass into the paddock was""beyond anything he could remember" :D
...I feel lucky and you need a refill ;)
DRINK!
:P
Kryton?
Mr C, just for you: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/rg-on-bmw-s-exit-mp3
Was that positive?
Are you drinking from Christine's bottle?
awwww!
Aw, I tried to listen to it on the debrief but I couldn't, I've got no hope on the full length version
Pinapple just tipped the remaining grave from dinner down the loo and got toilet-water-splashback in her face.
She's not amused right now.
That is all
Man, I love(d) that show.
No. It was one of the contestants who seemed to be on all the time. A farmer called Andy something. A complete nutter
In the early series' I think there were just the two teams that had a variety of challenges over the season. I was quite a small child though. I'm not really sure who specifically you're talking about.
Awwww :(
i love that rg ends on an optimistic note :)
cheers sir.
That was harder than it sounds. Or at least I think it sounds.
Awwe... thats really sad...
Hopefully you will find a new team in a year or 2 RG, untill then you will have Timo...
You will also have the memories of supporting an awesome team of the past... Thats not a consolidation, Hopefully they will be there next year in some way...
Ah gottcha
Look near the bottom of the page for a team called the Barley pickers. THe guy with the moustache is Andy.
http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/scrapheap2002/challenges/SmoothRider/index.html#team2
Thanks Nick. Probably just keep to Timo. Not fancying supporting another team other than BMW/Sauber/QADBAK for a while
I can't choose favourites at anything. I seem to have a favourite driver but I'm torn because I was happy that Jenson got the WC even though it was my favourite that he won it over. I'm just too indecisive in all walks of life I think. I want to like everyone.
Except Mark Webber. He has enough people who like him already though. He's apparently *universally liked* I don't think I've met or spoken to anyone else who doesn't like him.
I am not a fan
I want to give RG a big hug now!
He does sound very emotional. Either that or the Welsh is confusing me.
Major sympathy RG! :(
Ah those poor Welsh geordies.
hehe hes welsh?
You are confused if you think he's Welsh - he's from the North East ;)
I agree! We will keep his spirits up... timo tuesdays anyone?
That's what I meant. I live very near Newcastle. I was just hinking about something else.
I'm not putting up with comments from you. You're supposed to be busy planning a party for me!
Someone once said I was from Sunderland. So all is good.
:lol:
#SorryAlison..
STOP THAT!
I'm actually feeling very lively tonight, so possibly not needed.
hehehe,
I have a venue and have decided on my first drink... what else do i need to do? Invite guests?
Sidepodpubbing anyone?
Night guys ;)
Niight mate.
Night!
You need to tell me what I'm doing and when I'm doing it! I'm incapable.
Night Gavin. Are you Welsh as well?
No, I'm a kiwi that was born in the UK and forgot to leave his accent behind when he moved to NZ.
See you tomorrow!
hmmm... Either sunday or monday night at the coal hole in london
You will have a drink of your choice and wear a frock ;)
night
Goodnight everyone.
Sounds Welsh enough to me....
night too
night gavin and adie.
aaaah nosebleed...
Bye sir.
This doesn't work for me. The heat has obviously gone to your head but we have hail storms. Are you wanting me to die?
I can assure you it's not welsh enough!
night...
Is everyone Welsh from now on?
oh dear no...
*...and wear a cape
Forever and ever amen.
You can't go leaving Alison to make her own decisions. You should decide what she drinks. :)
Oh god. You really are trying to kill me.
Capes are a bad idea ( see The Incredibles for proof)
it's gone now - goodnight everybody, Wednesdays coming - 3 days to the weekend...
White wine. Sauvigion Blanc
I am just saving you from indecision. It's up to you to save yourself fro Nick, Bassano and Giggles
...weekend tomorrow here! night!
I'm liking that optimistic thinking. Night.
Thats neither adventurous or exciting
Night to everyone who just left.
I have often wondered why people leave here in batches
lucky...
She said she had wine a while back, i am trying to avoid complaints here ;)
Ah. Something nicer than Sauvigion. Blue Nun perhaps.
Actually it isnt, but it used to be...
still holiday mode = weekend every day.
And i get to go to a corporate dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant...
...hopefully my expectations will be exceeded
DRINK!
i think people forget they can leave.
perhaps, but that opens me up to complaints, best keep it simple :P
I dont know why, when or how i agreed to do all this!!!
SHE?
A very polite choice. I'm flattered.
what! Thats so unfair i am in dubai not AD! ;)
:D
Sidepodcast.com = Hotel California
doh!
oh. sorry.
now what do i do?
Theres an exit button?
Half a drink?
DRINK ?
You just started to organise. You asked Bassano without me even mentioning it. Since then it's become clear that you want to organise. I'm not having any arguments!
very well hidden.
Perhaps it should be added to the site redesign.
i already had it. that would make one and a half.
I say a penalty DRINK
Undrink the last few drinks
Up the top of the doohickey where it says "go" ?
Thgis would seem like the only logical soloution...
But i should get a freebie too ;)
So does anyone have any ideas for new shows for sidepodradio 2? You can even volunteer someone else to do a show they would be good at.
You're using IE? Shun the non-believer....
Sidepodspace "Nuke them from orbit"
Um, no. FF
I have no go button :(
Voluntarily?!!!
saying that... i do miss the snipz
There is a white box, in the grey sidpodcast banner
Can I just take the go button? :(
Same here. Only Firefox does what I want it to.
Sounds more like a movie than a radio show
Um.
Sidpodcooking "this time two muffins!"
Oh I see it now. I can't get the search to find things properly. I'm not very technically adept.
I think it could be time for a full cake... :P
I think we need to get Mr C to do something more challenging than cakes but I am not sure what.
Beef Korma.
You could bake an exemplar!
If toyota pack it in where does that leave kobyashi?
Is the Parade Lap replay up? I can't get it to play and I can't get dropio to open. I think this computer needs a rest or to be thumped.
Working with his father in a sushi cafe, according to an interview he did
Only after you paper mache!
I have cooked a lot of things, but i dont think i have ever baked a full on cake
Great idea. That should fill an hour so only 11 more hours to fill.
Without a drive. Toyota is his only sponsor
You dont think he has done enough?
Only 2 races, but some potential there
making sushi
Grrrrr!
Alison can do a show on paper mache. That would work on radio
:-)
You'd need to make Sidepodradio 2 a dedicated cooking show. I'm not sure Christine can cope with more than an hour though.
That is so wrong!
Possibly a wine show, the way tonight is going.
If he gets a stir-in sauce it should theoretically take 20-25 minutes...
I'm liking that you think Mr C could get that done in an hour. He took an hour to get muffins sorted.....
I imagine 12 hours of Mr C cooking could cause her to jump out of the window and on Rockall that can be dangerous.
I dont think loud cooking is the way to go!
Regular hourly updates?
What's loud cooking?
I'm not a wine expert. I've spent far too many years necking Asda smart price wine to be allowed to judge anything.
Frying is relatively loud, quite hash on mics...
But that was because he sniffed something that was very bad for his nose because it didn't have a do no sniff label on it. And some of us criticise F1 safety.
Classy :P
Have you taken to excitedly mashing on the keyboard again?
Have you listened to the original show?
Don't know what I'm saying. Regular and hourly. Not like they can't not be hourly and irregular.
Oh yeah.... I'd prefer to explain it away as near bankruptcy.
I thought i would get away with that! :P
I think that should be 200-250 minutes
LPG suggests Pizza.
Then they could order in muffins.
Past trauma may rule that out... ;)
Mmmmm cancer.
Atmosphere and it's only a few minutes.
That took hours just to order last time
He doesn't know how to order pizza let alone make it. That could be good. LPG now knows the amount of instruction he needs.
I said theoretically :-)
:D
Aaaahnd on that note, see you all later. Early finish tomorrow = Happier RG. Night all. lotsa love.
This is true, he also admitted to once trying to cook a ready-made pizza without removing the plastic wrapping.
Night RG
see ya
gnite!
I heart this.
That is all
I also don't know what note I finished on
A Welsh note?
I like the idea of pizza. It may take a while to decide the toppings if the pizza ordering is anything to go by
Struck a nerve have we? :D
Toppings will be pre-defined in the ingredients list.
No mushrooms, clearly. Pineapple optional
Agreed
I can't wait to see Mr C's reaction when he finds out what we have planned for him.
I might need 20 years to mentally prepare myself.
Niiiick does it have to be this weekend? Can it be next week?
Him? Think of the pain it will cause Christine ;)
put it on the wiki, then he can't bury it.
I also agree. Cabanossi, pepperoni, salami, bacon and barbeque sauce on a thin and crispy base. Cheese usually helps :-)
PS. This is my regular designer order from online Dominos.
Hehe, its your event!
I am clearly free whenever ;)
You do know you're not invited? You're just the host....
So you didn't pick up an option with Renault?
You ask him to make a decision then argue when he does
I saw an add today for a pizza which appeared to be 75% cheese...
Stuffed crust, lumps of cheese for topping and regular amount of cheese on top of that...
Absolutely. A woman's prerogative.
I am glad somone noticed!
I have changed the section at the bottom of the page to show suggestions and added Live Pizza Cooking
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodradio+2
I've just realised that Pizza has an F1 connection even more tenuous that LPG's muffin recipe.
You could write something F1 related with the toppings?
Nope
awesome, i was going to suggestion such a thing :)
oh dear.
I fear i must prepare for sleep now...
Awwww :( You might be allowed to come if you behave yourself.
Night.
It's Italian like Ferrari?
hehe, right... :P
Hey I was giving you some sympathy. You don't want it that's up to you.....
Evening all. Sounds like Joe thinks Toyota are out...
I hope you two are going to get someone to live stream the snogging session at the end of this night out.
No. I was thinking of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Q_9VYU9FE
:(
Hi Alex. Are you not supposed to be celebrating rather than commenting?
Perhaps Microsoft are sponsoring his anniversary?
They are having a 4 day board meeting? They really don't do quick decisions.
They probably have a slightly bigger agenda than:
Apologies
Approval of previous minutes
Discussion of F1 Future in 2010
Any Other Business
Date of Next Meeting.
They need to employ you
Thanks for the compliment. I estimate that my revised agenda should take about half an hour, with refreshment breaks.
oops!
If they won't employ you, you can come chair the society council meetings. They drag.
How do you feel about Mr C cooking pizza on sidepodradio 2?
So Sauber are back in then?
a paperclip appeared and said, "you look like you are attempting to celebrate your 7 year anniversary, would you like some help with that"?
My life is now complete....
The lifts have Wifi.
Best lifts ever?
Danger! Danger!
Fire! Fire! Fire!
We may need the top gear safety team on standby.
Nooooooo. You know he's gone now, the annoying paperclip?
Fact
High Voltage!
...ahem.
WHAT??
You are officially odd
*busted*
RUN!!
Oh....nothing. ;-)
he's a more tenuous link for you...
Danger Danger..
John Saltage!
anyone?
no?
ok, just me
Then you order in muffins.
erm...
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Sidepodradio+2
*runs*
I was bored so I asked people for show suggestions. Seems like we have to sort out yur cookery show before anyone can think of anything else. LPG suggested pizza so it is a done deal.
Could be worse. It started out as Beef Korma.
WARNING - this clip contains LOTS of rude words (actually the same rude word repeated over and again)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifleu0VVAc0
It's still damn funny.
Wil Robinson?
I should point out that someone who shall remain nameless suggested a 12 hour cooking marathon with hourly updates but we decided that would be too cruel on Christine.
LPG actually suggested pizza or sushi. I thought pizza would be better.
:D
Sushi? He could poison someone with that.
how can they remain nameless when Mr C can just look back through the comments?
I must be too because I nearly suggested they get a room..
Oooh. Horizon are doing a program on black holes now.
Always loved that one... stupid paperclip, one of the most annoying things ever devised
That would be Sashimi made with Fugu fish. That's not going to happen.
My apologies.
Ruben's son drew this :) http://twitpic.com/o6h7f
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!
Heck that deserves a 'heart = melted'. So sweet!
I have to say that's better than one of your photoshops, which are excellent :)
:D
Has Rubens Jr given away the 2010 livery?! ;)
More to the point the 2010 Williams? :P
:D
i LOVE that it has green tyres :)
can't i do something else? i'm in danger of getting typecast here.
I'm sure bridgestone execuitives are shaking hands, patting backs and drinking wine now ;)
what would you like to do Mr C, not that you have to choose right now? :)
Tour of Rockall?
I am sure people would be open to suggestions but your cooking programs have a fanbase
i dunno. but i did cooking.
there are plenty of other things i'm rubbish at.
"So here's the really big rock, and there's the other side. That's Rockall, I hope you enjoyed it"
Although I can somehow see that lasting for 45 minutes ;)
That goes far wider than F1 fans.
oi!
The Red Bull Team approved ;)
oh jeez, don't remind me.
Just saying! LPG's words herself were it's a 15 minute recipe!
#blameLPG
aww. I don't know why ideas for you are coming up considering there is no date for Sidepodradio 2.
Once we get some shows sorted out the date will take care of itself. There is no point setting a date when there are no shows.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!
It is a 15 minute recipe.
:)
We have the next 20 years apparently. but having it in the off season would be a good idea.
You need to narrow it down to something you can do in about half an hour and on the radio.
or an hour, if need be ;)
This has reminded LPG that it's about time she pulled in a favour...
Hehe, I like how Ollie, Alex and Sidepodcast are on the Tweetdeck website under the F1 directory of 25 must haves on the program :)
huh?
On the Tweetdeck website, it has all different directories, F1, Football, or music or whatever, etc etc for allsorts of genres. And on the F1 list are the aforementioned names with the like of Jakey, Rubens, and more
ha. unreal.
Ollie is the number 1 F1 tweeter?
seems random. i just opened it a second time and ollie was third, with vee8 top.
Maybe. I don;t think it ranks but you can see what I mean here
http://www.tweetdeck.com/beta/directory/
Just found it pretty cool when I saw the F1 list :)
I don't think so, I think it's an "in no particular order" top 25
i'm really impressed f1 is listed. it's a US site.
One of my colleagues was in Florida during the Brazilian GP and was able to watch it on live TV. He did mention that the commentary was rrrrubbish though.
How cool is that? :D
maybe usf1 are having the desired effect?
before they've raced? wow.
I didn't mean specifically the US thing. I hope you feel famous1
oh. i don't want to be famous. that's why i'm anonymous.
Was it you I had that big conversation with about online privacy? It later occurred to me that as an anonymous person, you're not the best person to talk to about it :D
Christine if famous. You're a legend. (clearly)
:D
actually, that's not true. what i should say is - i don't want to be famous, that's why i don't mind being anonymous.
ha!
ummm. i don't think so, what did you say?
It is the anonymity that makes he the legend he is.
I must sleep - 8am start tomorrow for the first time in ages. Night all.
bye sir.
Hah I'm sure it was you. I think initially I was ranting about how I didn't like twitter. You couldn't think how it was different to posting on here.
hehe i just got a tweet from big ben, so I know it is a new day :)
oh yeah that was me. i can't fathom people who block tweets.
I block those who spam does that count?
that's fine. i do the same.
Ah cool, I think we should move to the new daily thread ;)
Normally things like that only annoy me when I'm trying to nose in on other people's conversations. Then I realise why it is they're blocking it.....
Are you giving Mr C thread advice??
:)
he is right though.
I heart James right now :D
We can't pretend it is yesterday :P
:)
I wish it was. I had a really nice day. Today is bound to be pants.