The weekend is finally upon us, and I personally couldn't be happier about this. Two whole days off, apparently being buried in the snow, so let's talk about Formula 1 instead.
- We've found some new pictures of the Renault, and guess what? Someone has decided he doesn't actually mind the livery all that much. I suppose if the ugly rear wings will grow on us, then the liveries should do the same, shouldn't they?
- With the news that Bourdais has secured the seat at Toro Rosso, Sato is left without a seat in F1. He says he has unfinished business and wants to return but knows his options are limited. Instead of thinking about the future, though, in the comments, we've been trying to remember his best moments. If you've got any to add, leave your thoughts.
- Dank let us know about a BBC press conference to be held later this month regarding what their F1 coverage will be like. Let's say that you could have anything you desire in the way of coverage, what would you want?
If that's not enough for you, don't forget to check out the Red Bull video, and vote in the latest Character Cup. While you're at it, I'll probably see you in the comments.
An on-screen indication when each car is using their Kers button, rather like the Throttle/Brake graphics we currently see sometimes
I'm guessing that won't happen this year, as teams have different systems, probably with different interpretations as well. But when they move to standardized KERS for 2010, they'll probably be able to do this.
new thing for you. not exciting but we've added permalinks to comments on ye olde comments. the plan was to bring them in for the new design but as things slip ever backwards, we ought add the code here.
it should help with bassano's request to link directly to a specific comment, and if alia chooses to reference a comment number rather than "x comments ago", it'll mean incoming comments won't screw up the count back.
the link is the number before the commentators name. yell if you need more info. sorry (ollie) that it took so long ;)
Ah ha, I see it.
Asked the other day but think it got lost in the mass of comments. How are people adding links with custom titles.(e.g. YouTube link "here")
I've done it on forums with BBcode but is not the same here. I take it that's it's using the href="" tag somehow
Couldn't find any guidance anywhere
lclt has a mad popup thing, that's a bit of a nightmare to use. but if you look at ye olde comments, there's a "link" button. press it and it'll drop the html code into the comment pane.
we'll make sure that button gets added to doohickey asap.
that was me. i'm borrowing christine's dvd drive.
carry on.
I would say when he got into the points in Canada in 2007 by passing Alonso.
Good move on STR part. I think Bourdais will perform for them this year. This just be me but I never saw what was special with Sato. He has had his chance, if I say, in some decent machinery, and he didn't cut. There are so many other people (like Franck) that deserve a first crack or proper chance.
Sorry, conspiracy theory here: If STR finally made there move on Bourdais, does this mean that there is movement on the Honda soap opera? STR did indicate that they wanted Button. Does this mean that the team has a savior or is this a case were it was getting to late in the off season and STR needed to move on?
It's funny, I've been watching some mid to late seventies F1 races. There were some wild design going on at that time and there were a lot of cars on the gird which were UGLY and just didn't look right. The cars of 2009 kinda of remind me of that era.
As for the Renault, I will say it is a step up from last year. However, it is one step one.
That will add a link
What about a link with a custom title?
the bit in the quotes is the link (htt..), in the bit between the greater than and less than characters, type custom text.
(me again)
Many thanks. I did a search for Wordpress stuff a few days ago but it just came back with developer stuff
give it a try now.
Metal Ricky
Yay!
No worries. I know what it's like when things get delayed.
perfect.
bit of mac info for ya. wanted to install the new ilife on mbp, but dvd drive is dead, enabled sharing via christine's mini, but not having much luck.
this site had the answer though:
http://jasonevangelho.com/2008/11/02/how-to-really-enable-remote-disc-dvd-drive-sharing-non-air-macbook/
command prompt required to make it work? not very apple-like at all. thought i'd comment the link, cause i'll need it again in 6 months :)
MBP has duff DVD drive - oh noes!
Face recognition & geo-tagging for pics. Let us know how it goes, will consider investing now that my new camera has arrived and it's off to Phoenix & Grand Canyon next month!
can do. i think leopard has issues reading from the lx3 though.
what did you buy?
Nikon D40 with 18-55mm lens, £180 on ebay - v good condition
very nice. have you tried the aperture demo? probably fallen a little behind compared to iphoto now, but might suit the d40.
andy would probably know more on that score though...
I have Aperture ready and waiting :D
oooohkay.
flickr account?
http://mantovani.zip.net/
New picture tributes of Alonso and Prost, plus his RBR dream livery!
Yup, for years. But they told me a while back it was near full, didn't realise it was a subscription service.
Have been making do with 5MP SE Camera Phone since the APS camera I bought in '02 reached obsolescence (loved those panoramics though)
Love this guys work, thanks Journeyer
wanna plug it?
qual.i.ty.
wish that site had a feed, keep forgetting to check.
Will do when I get back from my trip, at the moment it's just unorganised holiday snaps. Some cool Vietnam pics that'll stay though. Will break version 2.0 out mid March
sounds good.
on that note, i'll bid you farewell. night all.
G'night Mr C
http://mantovani.rssblog.zip.net/
So I bring you bad news this morning.
Overnight Vista decided it had had enough and rebooted itself. So the doohicky dream is over :(
Although I'll keep it running again until Tuesday the prediction was accurate from the other day Vista is less reliable than the doohicky.
Vista is the devil child. I fought with it for two hours at work yesterday trying to embed JavaScript coding. Mr. Bill Gates, I want a refund.
BTW: The USF1 website has added a contact us email address to the page. Does it make me sound pathetic that I already inquired if they accepting resumes yet?
You've got to go for these things! Why not!
I just wish I actually had a Engineering degree instead of the two and a half liberal arts degrees that I have. Oh well, I guess that I will have to make due with Sidepodcast Panda racing team thingy.
And this comes at roughly the same time Bruno Senna decides not to compete in GP2 this year...
They know something we dont?
oooh nice one!
There really hasn't been that much news on the Honda front the last week. Not that we are past the "deadline" that Honda set, what does no news mean? It seems a little bit TOO quiet out there.
I woke up this morning fancying a bit of qualifying...hmm.....i have to wait for another month :(
Don't forget his one and only podium at the 2004 US GP (3rd place).
Anybody want to spend £2.5k on an 'F1 RBR' numberplate?
Anybody thinking of asking them 'What the hell is going on?'
Boo.
There has been some from Max saying Honda has 70% chance of making it in Oz
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/02/07/mosley-gives-honda-70-per-cent-chance/
:( and :)
ahh, thank you. subscribed.
new thing for you. not exciting but we’ve added permalinks to comments on ye olde comments. the plan was to bring them in for the new design but as things slip ever backwards, we ought add the code here.
it should help with bassano’s request to link directly to a specific comment, and if alia chooses to reference a comment number rather than “x comments ago”, it’ll mean incoming comments won’t screw up the count back. {me - comment #3}
This is brilliant! Thank you very much, Christine and me :)
no worries ;)
Of all the things I hate about Vista that is the one I hate most. I am going to re-boot myself in 5 minutes. Tough luck if you are not looking at your screen.
Not at all. The best policy is to get in there first. Better to employ somone who found the site and checked back than someone who only found out through a newspaper ad.
annoyingly though, my mac experience from last night:
- wanted to share dvd driver, failed, spent 20mins googling a solution.
- installed ilife, installation time = 1hr
- software asked to reboot
- on startup software asked to download security updates x2
- on installation of said updates software asked to reboot
that's what i'd call a microsoft experience. since when does apple software require x2 restarts? also, ilife has been out for about three weeks. how rushed must the code have been for it to require x2 updates in that space of time?
Anyone know if Mark Webber drives a Porsche Cayenne? That's a very fast Chelsea Tractor
a quick dvla check says the plate isn't legit:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/f1-rbr-png
but then again the check may not work on personalised plates.
Or it's been de-registered for sale maybe
ahh, can they do that? seems more likely.
should we take a punt on how long it is before our favouritest news agency reports lewis has bought it?
Are we talking Great Mistaken Missives :D
Incidentally, what are the chances of a Sunday show this week? Am heading out very soon and won't be back till Monday possibly, though I just may be able to tune in
The Schedule says nowt about a show so far.
I can confirm there will be a live show on Sunday.
Someone broke the schedule and it's on my list to fix it.
Fair enough. I'll take advice on not to trust the schedule for a bit.
You can own as many licence plates as you want, just as long as each car only has one registered! If I were selling a valuable one, I'd have my replacement already on my car.
Now, how much for B CLAP 1? :D
Thanks Christine
Hope to see you in the comments, otherwise, have a great show and don't forget to plug Miro & SidePodMap :)
Noted, thanks :)
Petter Solberg forms his own WRC team - the catch is that he is running a 2006-spec Xsara. I wonder why he wasn't allowed to use the 2008 Imprezas, considering he managed to convince ex-Prodrive staff to join his team.
I wish him good luck as I like the guy - but a tough year ahead for him I think...
FIA could help safeguard British GP
Interesting. I have not heard of this before - has this already been discussed and if so, is this why Sir Frank Williams thinks Silverstone has not lost the GP?
not sure we have. but it would be very nice if the fia actually used their powers for good at last.
i guess it's worth noting the man was talking to the british media, and has history when it comes to changing his mind. it could be taken as another slap in the face for bernie, rather than any actual desire to save the race,
On my GPM2 game right now in the 2009 season, its gone, lets say the squirrels are eating the bears. In that with two races to go, Nelson Piquet is leading the championship, has won a race that wasn't fluky and is 9 points ahead of Felipe Massa.
In a McLaren. Ahead of 3 time race winner Robert Kubica. And Honda managed until half way through 2009 to go bankrupt.
I lost the BAT championship :( :(
:(
R.G - Can you give me a guide as to what to do in GPM2 before every race. The interface looks more complicated than GPW!
Aim for the last race, get a point.
Congratulations though should go massively to Selidor for winning the championship, kudos.
As in pre-race preparation, or design/emails/sponsors stuff?
Everything really. I've never played it before so it's kinda starting over for me.
Okay. Gimme a tic while I work out where Button's disappeared off to and how Piquet won the championship.
LOL!
His best moments for me:
Japan 2002
Managed 5th in the truck that was the Jordan that year.
This were the only points Jordan scored all season, even with Fisichella in their team.
Additionally, this is the race that made me a big fan of him.
He was on my list of faves after having been torpedoed in Austria earlier that year.
USA 2004
His only podium, but what a race that was. Managed to pass (and evade!) a naughty, naughty Panis for third.
Couldn't help thinking Honda ruined their first chance at a victory there, though.
Canada 2007
Well yeah, come on!
Spain 2007
Battled and held off Heikki and Giancarlo in their Renaults for 8th, the first point for the Aguri team.
Brazil 2006
A race mostly remembered for Schumi's impressive farewell from F1, he managed to finish 10th in the last race of Aguri's first season. Posted either the 4th or 7th (don't remember) fastest lap that race.
Those are the ones I specifically remember. There were some other races that saw him do very well but weren't particularly memorable for any reason.
I do remember USA 2007, which saw him working his way up through the field from 19th (give or take) to 13th in about 10 laps time, before running just a bit too wide in the double apexed corner after the first chicane. Unfortunately that ended his race as he got stuck in the gravel trap.
He seemed on fire though, and might have scored some more points after his high in Canada the race before.
The 2005 season was a disaster, with bad luck haunting him. He managed only a few points that season, and unfortunately that sort of killed his career.
I hope to see him back in F1 one day. Here's to hope!
you'll need a subscription for this one. but a good read from johnny noble:
http://www.autosport.com/features/article.php/id/1988
max talks about the future of f1 on the internet:
"Just think for one moment – on the one side you could have all the archives, all the practice times, all the four (timing screen) pages and everything that is available to the teams. A camera in every garage, a camera in every public area of the motorhomes, a camera in all areas of the paddock. They would be all there and there on-site."
yeeessss please :D
R.G - I downloaded setups for GPM2, where do I put them?
:o that would be brilliant! that must happen! :)
I would put them in a seperate folder within the download of the game.
sounds like bernie is the roadblock. hopefully max will push him to do more.
you're right though, it has to happen.
Thank you! and well done Scott, you were a worthy rival. Shame it didnt work out for you, but someone had to win ;)
But really its congratulations to everyone for a great (if slightly frustrating :P ) experience!
PS. I believe RG had a incident free race for once ;)
Scott, just remembered about this faq
http://www.gpm2world.com/faq.htm#personnel
Should help
Couldn't have put it better actually. From the point in time where I started watching F1 this was his best moment.
Autosport have their own Fantasy Racers Facebook group!
I think they're seeking revenge?!
Surely thats taking the Michael Schumacher.
Hell hath no fury like Autosport scorned...
Front cover of the next issue will have 'AUTOSPORT FOR FR 2009', 'Support the best not Sidepodcast'
Or something like that.
well Bernie can't be around forever ;)
you say that now....but when your 50 and he's still around....that quote will come back to haunt you!
:D
that sounds like a threat :D
They're probably just discussing how much money they can gouge from the F1 fan. hopefully it won't be as expensive as hosting an F1 race.
ahah well if Jenson and the team aren't on the grid next season who knows what i'll do :P ;)
Testing Doohickey from Opera - fastest browser download ever, might I add.
How Sebastien Bourdais is ruining my team.
Signs on a rolling 1 race contract (worth blomin £2.1 mil a race!) I can't afford him, however, my clever assistant, continualy hires him. I can't afford to let him go as cancelling the contract would cost me £2.4 million. I have currently, £1.5 million in the kitty.
In another way, Bourdais on his own has managed to ruin 2 years of good work.
and the comment count in the tab?
All good.
I'm stuck in traffic :( anything exciting going on?
Note: I'm not driving
does this count as live commenting from a location? is "in traffic" a place?
Ooh yeah good question. I'm in Stretham Common if that helps :)
Ooh we snuck past the roadworks traffic light while it was on a London Amber. We're moving again :)
We are following your example and live commenting from the pub. Question is, what should I have off the menu? Chicken, scampi, pasta or burger?
Uhmmmm... all go well with a light red wine. How about the scampi or pasta with a nice Zinfandel?
I went for the chicken and a lovely rose. Mr C has eyes bigger than his stomach again :)
Is Mr C a closet American?
He says he's doing it for the economy :)
Thats the best reason I've heard for having too much food. :D
If Silverstone is to be kept on the schedule didn't Bernie want Jack the Ripper oops I mean Tilke to do changes to the track? If that's the case I would rather see no race at Silverstone than have to watch a parade of F1 cars going slow just so the team sponsors can see their logos on the cars.
Sorry to hear about the MPB, me. I have the exact same problem with mine, it's going to be fixed under Applecare.
iLife 09 requires OSX 10.5.6 to be installed - this is the most likely cause of the double reboot, which is normal for OS updates.
pretty sure i had 5.6. it said there was an update to garageband and ilife media browser.
shoulda got that applecare.
You're outside the 12 months? :(
Next time, find yourself a friendly student ;)
well yeah, and with a battery life of 4 minutes it'd be like tricking out a ford fiesta anyhow :D
You need a new battery then.
i would, but i have this problem with the internal dvd drive too...
I overtook Giggles in the first couple of laps and was adding half a second a lap to my lead until lap 19 when my stupid gearbox blew up.
you didn't select mechanical sympathy when you signed up did you?
Max can say what he likes but CVC would have to pay for it so we are not getting it.
the fia provide the weather data though? they do it because bernie's system is hopeless.
why not web data too?
I see Autosport have a chief wheel washer. Why doesn't RSPCRF1 have one of those? Are the management skimping?
Definitely scampi
Too late :)
I think I did. I know I have the same as Scott and it is a combination of drive like a maniac and look after the car.
I think I may have only selected the drive like a maniac one.
Damn. Well bring it along with you when you come to the workshop :)
i'm not falling for that old "have you seen this lovely unibody" talk, good sir!
Damn, you've seen through my subtle plan.
Actually, I meant come and get a repair quote.
appreciate but this thing can't be saved. did i mention the body's warped from rendering so much and the fans make a funny noise?
Ah. How old is it exactly?
I came up with a theory on the whole medals business while I was commenting on Keith's site a couple of days ago. Keith picked up on my comment and started a thread based on it. Some of you may find it interesting.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/02/07/max-mosley-and-the-art-of-distraction/
I have decided not to comment on that thread until tomorrow as I am curious to see what people really think without me going in and arguing with them from the start.
If you happen to read this thanks for using the comment to start a discussion Keith.
about 3 months bspc (before sidepodcast). soooo, 2 years and 4 months?
So we're back to the Unibody then.....
hehe. here's the dilemma.
in order to keep making videos we really need a mac pro. but they're clearly rather pricey. buying a unibody is just going to leave me in the same situation a couple of months down the line (noisy fans, melted casing).
plus i need a matte screen, so even if i went unibody, it would have to be the 17" which isn't very portable... so then i'd need an... air.
OK, I see the dilemma. I wouldn't expect the Unibody Macs to melt though.
I've had some interesting feedback on the whole matte/glossy debate and the answer seems to be to ensure your room lighting is adjusted correctly. Having said that, my MBP has an antiglare screen and I don't intend to change it any time soon.
An often used tactic in the early days of BBC comedy. The writers would put in jokes they knew would never be allowed on air so that the less obvious but just as naughty ones could slip through under the noses of the editors.
a typical green screen render for inside track takes about 8 hours. i used to set it going before i went to sleep and then picked it up in the morning. if there were problems, it had to be done again.
times that by 17 races and we're working the little machine hard. during rendering, processor usage is normally near 100%, so the fans never ever get a break. it not really a job for a laptop.
hmm. in a darkened room they wouldn't cause any problems, but i have to use an imac screen some days and i get royally fed up of looking at myself. keep in mind how much i dislike photographs of me, and you might guess how much i need a matte screen.
Exactly
Can't you get a little refrigeration/air con unit that could cool it?
hmm. not sure. it's probably a case of wrong tool for the job, but tha might be a solution.
Here we go
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Flickr
Feel free to write in yours/others.
Thanks R.G :)
Even putting some freezer bricks close to the inlet side of the fan would mean it was pulling in colder air and would need less of it so its work cycle could be cut at least in the first few hours.
freezer bricks?
http://www.thecampingshop.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=799
I also recommend smcFanControl - a utility that allows you to manually set the fan speed. Mine is usually set to 3,000rpm which makes the machine a little louder, but stops the sudden ramp up to 6,000rpm. Pushed hard, the fans still speed up.
cheers guys. will give both a go :)
Anyone know if Mark Webber drives a Porsche Cayenne? That’s a very fast Chelsea Tractor {Bassano Clapper - comment #49}
He drove a Porsche Carrera to the French Grand Prix in 2006 - does that count?
Petter Solberg forms his own WRC team {Gavin Brown = comment #61}
That seems to be a pretty thankless task given WRC's current state, but good luck to him :)
I've just had a really nice sandwich. Cringe if you will, but I think the combination of Canadian cheddar, Marmite and pepper is just epic. :P
It's gotta be Chicken, sweetcorn and mayo. Nothing else, just that.
i don't remember the last time i heard a sandwich described as epic.
I like chicken, bacon and mayo. Also, I love the Meatball Marinara from Subway :D
To be fair, anything from Subway is the best.
Not seen the burger king adverts then? :P
I guess he is only keeping his personal sponsors happy or he is angling for a Citroen drive for next season.
nope. are they more epic than scott's?
Hmm. I wonder what will happen to those WRC Impreza's?
Japan 2002
Managed 5th in the truck that was the Jordan that year.
This were the only points Jordan scored all season, even with Fisichella in their team. {Alenyaa - comment #73}
It was a great race for Takuma. However, Jordan scored seven points (with Fisichella scoring three fifths in succession at Austria, Monaco and Canada and a sixth in Hungary). The reason why the team celebrated Takuma's two points in Japan as if they'd been the only ones they'd had all season was because they were the points that lifted Jordan from seventh to fifth, leapfrogging Sauber and bitter rivals BAR in the process.
I'm guessing Subaru took them all back to Japan.
I think it was Jaguar, not Sauber. Sauber finished 5th, and their rivals that year were Renault, who finished 4th.
I wonder if we will see them used again in anger?
Also, I love the Meatball Marinara from Subway :D {Scott Woodwiss - comment #148}
I had one of those this morning (standard cheese, all the veg, ranch sauce). It was really nice, especially since they'd got a discount on it at the branch I bought it from :)
Sauber did indeed finish 5th that year.
Subaru will be back. After all, they wouldn't be famous and they wouldn't have been able to make good cars if it weren't for the WRC. Methinks it's a question of when, not if.
now they are famous and do make good cars. job done, no?
I think it was Jaguar, not Sauber. Sauber finished 5th, and their rivals that year were Renault, who finished 4th. {Journeyer - comment #156}
Point taken. In that case, Jordan jumped from eighth to sixth, not fifth as I initially said.
You'd think that being a Jordan supporter I'd remember where my own team finished...
Scott's what? Scott's adverts?
'When' will be in 2010 when the new rules come into force...
his canadian cheddar, marmite and pepper sarnie.
Possible, but if that were the case, why didn't they just do a Citroen and keep a privateer Prodrive going for 2009, so that they'd have something to go back to for 2010? No, I think they'll be gone for more than a year - maybe they'll be out for 3-4 years.
Have I missed anything over the last couple of days?
I've been busy building half a dozen servers for the house we are moving into in a month or so. It's going to pretty much be a computer controlled house. :D Damn complicated, but is going to be fantastic. Plus built a new media server - most expensive machine I've ever built. *eeek*
Prodrive is the factory team and they will be deloping the new car.
bill gates listens to sidepodcast too?
Are you sure? Dave Richards talked about a loss to the business now Subaru had gone - he made no mention of developing a new car...
I wish I had his money...
Computers are going to control the security system and the lights/curtains/tv/projector/bluray/HTPC from a single device.
Prodrive have developed every Subaru rally car ever so I would be stunned if anyone else was developing the new car especially as Prodrive are running it next season. I am sure he was talking about loss of sponsorship income etc as whatever they get for developing the car won't cover that and of course their long term sponsor was a tobacco company so they may need to find new sponsors.
Didn't they get rid of BAT? I never saw it on the new car. I thought he was talking in terms of engineering capacity, but of course there would have been a huge loss in revenue.
I can't see anyone else capable of developing a new car that isn't tied to a manufacturer already - but wouldn't Subaru have said they were taking a break until the new rules come in if that's what they were planning to do?
I thought they did say it was a break. I am sure I read that a while back.
I'm not sure... they may have. I assumed at the time that they were until the new rules started?
Max Mosley has poured cold water on a suggestion from the teams to scrap the in-season testing ban - from Planet-F1
Hmm, so Max is still keen to crusade cost cutting? This means we will have a lot of teams rushing to get their cars ready on time now...
Hmm, so Max is still keen to crusade cost cutting? {Gavin Brown - comment #176}
He has to insist the test ban stays because it would completely undermine his impression of cost-cutting if he allowed it to be dropped. Since the FIA has a €1.7m shortfall for 2009 and a €3m shortfall predicted for 2010 despite a $50m windfall during 2008 as the McLaren/Ferrari fall-out was paid, Max can hardly be seen to do anything which could possibly increase the FIA's costs!
testing doesn't cost the fia anything though does it?
It does. The FIA provides medical cover, subsidised by the GPDA. There's also the expense of sending observers out to check that the teams are testing where and when they said they would test (not testing on a day when a test has been declared is OK, testing when the team hasn't told the FIA it would test is against the regulations), is keeping to the (fairly limited) regulations concerning testing and that the officials at the testing are doing their jobs correctly. Observers don't have to be present at every test, but they have to be there sometimes or else the testing scrutiny system would fall over.
Does anyone remember anything about a Chinese team that was supposed to enter in 2004?
I remember seeing in 2002 or 2003 that it was to be all Chinese. Chinese tyres, engines, drivers, the lot. I remember seeing on teletext, just wonder if you guys know of this.
Is this what you're talking about?
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-75980876.html
That's the one, yep.
Sounds like a typical Bernie plant to stir up interest. It never existed.
Hope you guys enjoyed your trip to the pub! Commenting from out and about is the way forward :)
7 weeks....
Until my birthday! Woo! Woo!
...
Oh, you mean 'til the first race of the season?!