F1 is back!! Yes that's right it's Sunday and Formula 1 has woken from its 3 week slumber ready to provide us with an afternoon of racing. However this is the daily thread and there are other things to discuss too, such as typography, pandas or why incognito browsers are so useful. If you don’t fancy chatting about typography or pandas here are a few other things that might be of interest;
- Christine has set herself an epic challenge of visiting a location within the uk for ever letter of the alphabet. The first adventure of which can be found here. I wonder where she will go next?
- Formula 1 isn't the only racing going on today, the le mans series is back again, this time at Spa. Despite watching many races I still don't fully understand sports car racing, however both Franck and Ant Davidson are involved which surely means it should make for some awesome viewing. I’m sure there will be plenty to discuss, I’ll be trying to keep an eye on our beloved 5live commentator’s position and no doubt Christine will be watching for news on Franck’s progress too. Is anyone else supporting a particular driver or team?
- It's Sunday, as you might have guessed, which can mean only one thing, last night was Dr Who night!! If you’re a fan of the charming Doctor, or just fancy catching up with his latest adventure there are two blogs you really can’t afford to miss. Christine and Lukeh have once again written about their thoughts on this week’s episode.
That’s about it from me today, there is no Giggles radio on today, but we’ve got a whole day of racing to keep us occupied instead! Whether or not you choose to watch the race, or opt to spend your Sunday doing something else (like learning about typography!), I hope you have a lovely day!
Yay for Lou's daily :)
yay for typography getting the profile it justly deserves.
:)
we have moved on to watching Mock the Week repeats... it is a good evening :)
well, it's become such a part of the spc recently it felt wrong not to include it ;)
Hiiiii home from work early :D
Hii Alison!
Hullo alison
Hello
How are you this evening Alison?
For Mr. C: Legard saying Schumi is back on form...
And why do you work so late? :(
Someone has to!!
But why you?
I'm really good actually. Kind of bored of work though. I'll be glad of a change of scene.
I saw this yesterday, Legard decided this after two practise sessions for god sake. Stupid.
Are you changing jobs?
Oh, I just saw that. I assumed he wrote that tonight!
Yeah :D In 3 weeks.
Cool!
I heard James Allen on Talk SPort and he said watching out on the circuit Schumacher was back to his old self. But then he would say that
nico says they've taken a step back and have lost ground to the red bulls. all to make snr happy.
Boo :(
did f1wolf agree to talk to irvine, btw?
Is it wrong that I just made the Up music my ringtone?
So Downloads are starting to impact disc sales then?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/8668634.stm
yay!! :)
No idea
i still haven't seen up!! :(
Booooooo!!!!
I really want the soundtrack actually. I might try and get Nick to buy it for me as a half-anniversary present....
Me neither
2 x FlashFowards done, I'm up to date :)
not sure what to do now
not at all surprising. i choose a film at midnight on friday and watched it until 2am. how could i do that with a physical disc?
i know!! :(
Lukeh, you have it on DVD right?...
Yep.
you're bringing it to Goodwood yes?...
How have you not watched it with Lou?? That's criminal!
Yup.
everyone saw it before i did, so i didn't get the chance to go with anyone...
awesome! :) i just have to wait 8 weeks then....
goodwood is in 8 weeeks???
yep. In 8 weeks i'll be in Chichester... or where ever our hotel is...
if you want it in days it's 53
This is a pic of the flowers I sent to Mum for Mother's Day, along with her 14-year old cat called Sooty. She's really timid, afraid of people and has a tendency to defend herself too quickly, but she's always loved me.
Oh, and the cat likes me too ;)
wow. that's far too close.
:)
July can't be 8 weeks away
if it was any further away i would cry... in the next 8 weeks i have 5 very very important exams :s
Scarily it is....
i believe that to be an oxymoron :)
So why is it still freezing? :(
i would apologise but i can't wait....
:D
They're only important so that Lou can get into the door at Farnham. After that...
There is still ski-ing in Scotland. For 20 years the season has been getting shorter and is now normally 8 weeks. They expect to be ski-ing into June. Insane
Winter was a drag, summer isn't allowed to fly by
hehehe, speaking of Farnham i'm looking at pics of their halls and things trying to get used to the idea i might be there later this year... the realisation i might b going to uni is very scary.
Ah don't worry, that passes quickly!
Em and my friend Naomi were talking today about how we should go down to devon on holiday or something for a weekend... i sense my summer is going to be stupidly busy....
When did it become might be. I thought it was definite
i don't want to jinx the fact i haven't done my exams yet.. plus i haven't confirmed i want the place yet..
At your age summer should be constant fun. Don't miss the opportunity because time only goes in one direction and gets faster every year
I am sure the exam results will be fine. What other options are you considering if you don't go to Farnham
I really want a holiday this summer. I'm pretty desperate to go somewhere.
I hear Australia is good ;)
Boooooooooo! :|
You and Nick can visit us in Copenhagen if you want?
Awwww very kind. I'll definitely remember that.
It goes for all of you. We live near the airport and 10 minutes from the centre of town by Metro. You could come over for a weekend very easily!
There is a UFO thing on Channel 4. It seems a bit more sensible than most of these programs. THey are investigating odd sightings by WWII bomber crews. They are now looking at Nazi weapons research facilities carved into the Sudaten mountains. One of the things they were researching was anti-gravity. I wonder if this is what Burkhard Heim was working on
welll.. we worked out the least i need is something like a BCD.... so hopefully i'll be okay if i live up to my predictions... otherwise i do have Uni of Kent, who want x2 Cs... or i take a gap year and try again...
As long as you have options
Belgium?
I have a few Belgian colleagues who I told I am going to Spa. They all recommend the same thing: "Eat lots of waffles, chips with Mayo and drink lots of beer!"
alex got to visit the virgin pits: http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=753129&go=alexjsnell
I hear belgium is gonna be nice late august...
you are a legend, sir.
Good offer :) Tempting.
Em says she'll pack a bag now! ;) that's a great offer Gavin :)
Sometimes when I cook chips I put mayo with it, very nice. I'm sure they do it some special way though (I've not tried theirs)
Anderson’s need for absolute design control and his lack of understanding was the singular reason for US F1’s demise
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-what-went-wrong-in-americas-comeback/P1
:( I'm not going without Nick
I'm not sure what's going on with him workwise over the summer which is the main issue with everything.
yeah.. it's not like if i don't get it eventually that's it for my future. Worst comes to worse i take a gap year, build a portfolio, get a job and throw myself completely into motorsport photography....
he can come too! he'll love belgium ;)
it gets worse:
Anderson appointed his son Jason as the design director, in effect making Ken Anderson the team principal and its chief designer. Jason Anderson, who came from the Dale Earnhardt Inc. team and had no F1 experience, kept the chassis design in his computer system throughout the early design stages and did not share it with the other engineers.
wow!
I loved the waffles in Belgium, best things ever...
Well done Virgin
I read that earlier. A litany of Fail. Any Father/Son Combo like that always leads to trouble!
Fantastic
Also the Stefan bit is interesting. Is he Bernie's Shill to keep USF1 from the paddock?
I have heard that story a few times
On a side note, had a right pallaver trying to swap a gas bottle for the BBQ today. Basically I went to three Shell Garages and the process went like this:
1) Take Money
2) Fetch Gas Bottle
3) Inform that they don't have any, will not offer to fill or other wise help. Advise to go to next Shell Station
4) Refund Money with a scowl.
We almost gave up and then we went to a rival firm called 'OK' who had the same brand of bottles. SUCCESS!!! They sawpped it for us and I fired up the BBQ. Sausages and Home-made burgers all round!
could well be, but did you read what joe said about ART and toyota?
Good idea
I think he might get us both deported or something....
He did say we could go but I'm really not sure what's going on now. It is really expensive.
Interestinly those quotes and facts look a hell of a lot like the quotes and facts from an article in paper Autosport two or three weeks ago..
Not from an offical source though. There have been musings from 'Composite Ken' on A FORUM and a guy on Facebook, but not an official news story. This is more concrete...
This isn't knew. It came out a month ago. Jason changed the chassis design without consulting anyone or telling them afterwards
i got myself into a huge panic a few weeks ago that a university would never like me so i sat down with mum and we discussed what i would do with my gap year if i had to take one... it calmed me down considerably, i do not like the unknown (on that scale)
not on record?
agreed.
From here? http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/oh-de-cologne/
Sounds very plausible. At least ART know how to run a team, but what would happen to all that IP? Surely Toyota wouldn't agree to let them call the team 'ART Toyota F1' ... or would they do what Renault and Genii did?
It sometimes help to get someone else to look at something like this as it is a lot easier to think it through if it is not your life that it affects
yeah that's the one. could todt get away with awarding his son an f1 slot though?
i don't think the toyota name is coming back.
So what happens to that 'Toyota' engine - assuming ART are the turnkey operation?
I found the copy. It was the April 22 issue and it was written by the same guy so I'll let 'em off.
that is very true. We talked Em through her gap year earlier and came up with ideas that she hadn't thought of..
Pit girls have a practice session?
The engine is dead
interesting that even though autosport is digital, the stories aren't getting out?
righto, time to sleep lovely peoples. catch you for some wet racing later today :)
Good night
night Mr C! :)
Ah, upon a third read Joe says: The latest word is that the remnants of the team will be employed next year to update the current chassis (rather more scientifically than Howett did) and will enter F1 in 2011
I bet its going to be certainly dry then... ;) Nights
See ya - praying for rain here too (was it dry earlier?)
I'm not sure what you mean by that.
Night
:)
you read it in autosport, but i never heard it until it made it onto a website.
I'm praying Kobayashi will just finish a race.
Not a drop of rain on any session but a lot of rain last night so the track was totally green this morning. They are predicting rain for the race
f1.com says it's going to rain...and red bull and i think either mclaren or mercedes told crofty or someone on twitter it's going to rain in the second half of the race. they can't all be wrong ;)
It must have been discussed here at the time
He means that even though AUTOSPORT make PDF's that have text in them, GMM and other scabs aren't ripping stories out of the articles?
There are plenty of stories on the web I never hear about. People pick up different things.
okay, Em and I are off to bed too! Night all! xx
Me too. See you all and I promise to blog Qually tomorrow morning ;)
Night
Good night to both of you.
Night
Night girls
Night mate
see ya
so it turns out I was very sleepy when trying to watch qualy and I made it through about 2 minutes of Q1 then when I woke up there was 3 minutes of Q3 left. Even this was too much to handle so I fast forwarded to the end.
Very time efficient :D
Ugh! Woke up this morning to find that the ash cloud has now closed Nice airport. Lets hope the bloody thing pushes on quick. Grrrrr.
anyone up yet?
Hmmm... the race line-up did look a bit too packed and it might be backfiring.
Is anyone else supporting a particular driver or team? {lou - original entry}
Yes I am - come on #95 AF Corse (Giancarlo Fisichella and Jean Alesi in the same car :) ). Look out for them coming back from the middle of the GT2 field in the likely event of rain.
it gets worse:
Anderson appointed his son Jason as the design director, in effect making Ken Anderson the team principal and its chief designer. Jason Anderson, who came from the Dale Earnhardt Inc. team and had no F1 experience, kept the chassis design in his computer system throughout the early design stages and did not share it with the other engineers.
wow!
That would make a fascinating case study for the Learning Organisation module on my university course (which mostly seemed to be about organisations that stopped themselves from learning to do things better) - how exactly was USF1 meant to get a complete design with effectively only one completely inexperienced designer? If that were possible, thousands of bored schoolchildren and university students would already be F1 designers...
This isn't knew. It came out a month ago. Jason changed the chassis design without consulting anyone or telling them afterwards
not on record? {Comment #99}
F1 Racing had most of this information in it last month, but not the bit about the designer refusing to share the design work.
yeah that's the one. could todt get away with awarding his son an f1 slot though? {Comment #103}
If ART was the best candidate, yes. Especially if a sub-committee took the decision rather than Jean personally.
In all fairness, ART have proven themselves a quality team over the last few years - they've got a record unlike Anderson.
Anyone know why GP2 has retained the old FIA points system? I thought everything had changed to the new points layout
The start of the LMS race could be chaos. All the cars on the grid have slicks and it started to rain about 7 minutes ago...
Sure enough, two of the Audis have collided (one crashed, one punctured) and one of the ORECA Matmuts has spun. The Racing Box #29 car has gone off at Radillion and it looks like there will be a course car.
Slick tyres + Rain = Bad Idea
Franck news: he's leading the LMS race, which is currently under full-course yellows.
You're on slick tyres on a wet track. The Safety Car's just gone into the pits but because the pits are so long you're half a lap away from the line. What do you do?
a) Wait patiently for the start line
b) Try to get your tyres the correct temperature
or
c) Try to pass someone, skip a chicane (and thus succeed in passing 3 people) then hit someone else while attempting to pass them side-by-side at Eau Rouge?
Apparently, if your name is Jean-Christophe Boullion, you pick c)...
Bloody hell! That's how Stefan Bellof met his end!
Bloody hell! That's how Stefan Bellof met his end! {}
I have no idea how they got away with it - at the moment Boullion's car doesn't even appear to be damaged (though it's lost places hand over fist because crashing isn't quick). The commentators are justifiably furious.
Oh by the way, my sister has just left this comment on my Facebook wall:
Oh yeah, I meant to tell you, I was writing about blogs in my uni essay and about how the roles of producers and consumers have been blurred, and I used your blog as an example. So thanks for helping me with my essay, and hope you don't mind! don't worry, I wrote good stuff about your blog ;)
All FIA series changed, but GP2 isn't run by the FIA, hense keeping its points
Morning all
Morning all {Comment #152}
Good morning!
My sister listened to the Sidepodpanel show I hosted!
Hello, folks. :D
Watching the Spanish F1 coverage now. The Asturias blue is all but gone - now it's a sea of Ferrari red...
Where you watching it?
Garthy.
Any LMS feeds, BTW?
hooray, all caught up on Lost (WOAH) just in time for the pre race to start :D
FUN feature on the Spanish coverage - how did the F1 folks get home from Shanghai? Brilliant.
For a Spanish channel, they seem to talk an awful lot about Michael Schumacher...
Second Safety Car for the LMS race. Montagny is now leading Gené, Lamy (all 3 Peugeot) and McNish (Audi). Ex-F1 drivers are doing rather well at the moment...
...and I returneth from the shops with 2 apples, orange juice and a box of tea - I am now officially settled for the day
:)
Aahh, getcha
Cheers Jon
On a sidenote, that was two wonderful drives by Pic and Bird yesterday - haven't seen this morning's race yet though
Anyone got a qualifying summary post they wanna plug so I can link to it in my post?
It's not strictly a qually post, but a Friday and Saturday review
http://theformulaoneandmotorsportsarchive.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/2010-spanish-grand-prix-barcelona-round-5-may-7th-9th/
I can't believe his wife lets him go out like dressed like he does
Do you think he disagrees with his wife as much as DC?
I think she probably just lets him mutter to himself and pays no attention
By the way everyone,
Three of the first four races have produced 1-2 finishes; however these 1-2 finishes have all been different teams!!
Will we see that trend continue today or will it finally be broken?
For the record...
* Bahrain (Round 1); Alonso / Massa (Ferrari)
* Malaysia (Round 3); Vettel / Webber (Red Bull)
* China (Round 4); Button / Hamilton (McLaren)
Hey leave James alone! I miss him and Brundle together
Elissa you're in the daily thread, come and join us in the Race thread. Makes it much each to keep up with the coversation (and so mr and mrs c don't have to go moving comments :P)
I don't. Still think they should have hired Ben Edwards instead of Legard
Ted news! Qualy round-up a goodun.
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/09/spain-2010-race-results/
steve jobs responds to uk ipad pricing concerns:
"Please educate yourself. UK prices must by law include VAT, which is around 18%. US prices do not include tax."
and on the fact that germany's device is even more pricey:
Blame your government. Germany just added a new copyright levy for computers.
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/05/08/steve-jobs-weighs-in-on-ipad-international-pricing-and-taxes/
hehe this makes me giggle.
right, i wonder how Ant is doing... *goes in search of info...*
Telstra here have announced iPad data pricing plans for the 3G version. 1GB data allowance costs $20, with 3GB at $30 and 6GB for $60. What a rip off.
a power cut delayed.paused the race??...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83475
no unlimited option?
If I had a dollar for every time I have explained this to people. I love showing people the online stores from around the world and just how close the prices really are. Nobody seems to understand hedging either.
The race will now run to its six hour maximum time frame, with the Le Mans Series organisers keeping the clock running throughout the delay.
battery operated clock?
Anyone got an LMS feed?
not that they have announced so far. It seems rather pathetic that their "iPad" 3G plans are dearer than normal 3G dongle plans.
I haven't tried it but http://www.justin.tv/freddy49barsa#r=egBovo4~ and don't forget RLM
sounds like i was watching the wrong race this afternoon....
shower and then off to see relatives, see ya
presumably out of apple's control though? if it helps, i'm only getting the wifi version anyhow.
Really? I dont think so. Better speed, better coverage. Just like many products in this world, a lot of the time, better is worth paying for.
ta
yeah thats not apples fault, thats just telstra being awful. But thats true to form.
Its cheaper than their dongle options actually and no contract needed
AMY!!!!! I'm here!!!
woohoo! you up for dinner tomorrow?
Yep! Another pub in North Melb?
you crazy kids and not sleeping much on a school night :P
I was thinking we could move a block up the road from last time and go to the Metro?
psssh theres a whole 6 hours before I have to get up!
Aren't you at work tmrw too?
Sounds good :)
I am lucky enough to organise an F1 friendly roster of Sunday and Monday off.
Impressive. I wish!!!
There is a push from my bosses boss to change it but I'm doing everything I can to keep it. Working Saturdays is easier than a normal working day and having Mondays off is so so good :)
When I was at Uni I used to have Mondays off. Was perfect :)
I'm off as well. Talk tmrw Amy. Night all.
http://www.radiolemans.com/ covering Spa
TK off at Blanchimont. Lots of rain. ene just went off too
I need Spa video. They have had more action in 30 seconds than Barcelona had all day
This is rivalling the first 40 minutes of the LMS race...
26 minutes to go at Spa
there is video somewhere?
I am looking for video but can't find any. Commentary on http://www.radiolemans.com/
Try here: http://www.race-rally.be/2010/1000km2010/multimedia/silverlight/live/default.aspx
I may have no eardrums left at the end of this rate with all the sudden screaming the commentators are doing...
mmmmm Micro$oft Silverlight, "trying to build a less compatible internet..."
thanks anyway :-)
Have to install silverlight
That's the only feed link I have - seems to work in Chrome though...
I am installing now
Fisico is doing his best to scare me and his team bosses by fighting extremely hard with his team-mate Jaime Melo. To the point where the latter car is carrying a ding.
I now have video. Thanks Gavin
You're welcome. Found it on the 'Midweek Motorsports Listeners Collective' on Facebook.
Must try facebook some time
I would advise against it if you have lasted this long without it ;)
TK 61 seconds behind Pagenaud
1st Pagenaud
2nd TK/Mcnish car
3rd Franck
4th Gene/ANt
5th Rockenfeller
Half a lap in it. After 6 hours!
Live timing is better than F1. Franck has done 71% of the driving in his car
Sarrazin took 7 seconds out of TK in one sector ??
Traffic.
F1 boys, watch and learn!
Nice to see Ant's reaction there. The camera were looking at him in the pit and he just waved them away because he wanted to watch the race. More people whould do that
Wonder what penalty Pagenaud will get
Franck could end up winning this despite finishing second
eh?
Fisico came 3rd in class after a very hard-fought podium battle! Yippee!
eh? {Coimment #233}
Pagenaud overtook large quantities of backmarkers under yellow cars late in the race. There wasn't time to levy a penalty before the flag, but they can certainly do a post-race penalty for it.
Pagenaud, the leader on two laps passed slower cars under yellows
oooh!
This after Peugeot protested Audi for some reason?
I don't understand Audi's tactics. Capello did most laps in that car and McNish did the least. Who would choose to do that?
I don't understand Audi's tactics. Capello did most laps in that car and McNish did the least. Who would choose to do that? {Comment #239}
Apart from whoever actually decided to do that at Audi, probably nobody!
Those two are always protesting something. I wonder if the McNish/TK car could get second if Pagenauad gets whatever penalty is applied. That may just be enough for Audi to protest if no penalty is applied without a protest
wha??
ooh, ooh, mr c, did you see that Sarah Holt waved at Lewis too? http://twitter.com/sarahholtf1/status/13662078680 #affinity!
ha! it's reflex action, i swear.
wha?? {Comment #242}
Think of it as an extreme version of the McLaren/Ferrari rivalry with a less biased and less predictable stewarding panel.
If the stewards don't penalise Pagenaud Audi may protest in the hope of getting their car promoted from P3 to P2 if the penalty(whatever it is) is severe enough to do that
oh right. not confusing at all :)
she is worse than you, she waved at everyone
"Just waved to each and everyone in the drivers' parade as they were chauffeured in vintage cars. Those at BBC HQ have laughed at me."
Mr C is a trendsetter
I thought you went to sleep an hour ago. You can't be up yet
tart
I said I needed to sleep, I didn't say I was going to :D
i went to sleep? have been working on the homepage.
ooh, amy. i heard she never sleeps.
Mr C do you want race voicemails?
The podium has the teams in finishing order so no apparent penalty yet
we were just discussing that. if people send them, we're happy to make a show. but totally understand if people would rather forget the race ever happened :)
Ant's just been interviewed - apparently it went as well as they could have hoped.
Bibendum on the podium
Oki doki. I have something to say on the race so i might send one of thats ok :)
Shaking hands with drivers. I guess anyone going to a sportscar race should kidnpa him as well as Franck
will franck hug him?
cheers chap.
They are at opposite ends of the podium
Fantasy rally scores are in. I got a geat result but everyone above me either got the same score or better
http://www.fantasywrc.com/
Just writing my FR post as we speak.
2nd. Get in there.
We are the leading private league with 4616 points and have a lead of 1204 which is reasonable
for an f1 site? that's amazing, surely?
We must be multi-talented
overheard: "i want an owl"
someone else is in need of a hobby!
Shouldn't have moved house then
:)
Fantasy F1 scores are in too. Not quite so keen on those
hehe. where are we?
I am commenting really late here (taking advantage of halftime in BPL), but I must say I called for Hamilton to do a China 2007 v2.0. Since everyone came in for tyres early, it seemed inevitable. Am happy that it allowed Seb to retain his podium. :P
Our league is 31st in FR
443rd. This...just....rubbish really.
for an f1 site, that is shocking!
It looked like something broke that caused the tyre to fail rather than him just trashing it
Are you saying we're better at predicting rallying than F1? That's just weird...
Too many Kimi fans
I think we all know whats next for Sidepodcast.
Rally.
weird is one word for it!
hehe. there are less rallies per year, right?
We only have 4 people in the top 150 over all
Yes and only two competitive teams which makes the choice easy
I am not bothered. Just like seeing him kissing the gravel. :P
#meantolewis
i feel like ferrari in 2005
Over all I am not even in the top 5000. That is really bad
Aww :(
Some people have figured out how to make money at it. The leading teams are all worth about £53 million
it's on par with felipe's engine going bang in germany. no-one wishes that much bad luck on anyone for the last lap, surely?
It is possible. Hamilton and Button lost value today and Webber gained a lot!
I have all three of them so I guess I made none again or made a slight loss
Sebastian's had his own share of bad luck too. About time someone I didn't like got it instead.
It is now raining heavily in Barcelona
lewis had his share in australia. it must be shumacher's turn by now?
great!
Oh b******s!
It's been Schumacher's turn for a good few years now!
ROFL.
I wonder how the Citroen rally management feels today. Ogier wasn't supposed to be at this rally but because he took a penalty to allow Loeb to finish ahead of him at an earlier rally. Today he finsihed 15 seconds ahead of Loeb.
I wouldn't mind that actually.
Did the same thing on Friday. Bernie will want a night race next year
It is now raining heavily in Barcelona {Comment #297}
What? The forecast I had said it would next rain on Wednesday...
Franck got the fastest lap today. 1:59.797
The weather also said there would be 80% chance of rain at noon ;)
Yesterday they were forecasting rain today. Wednesday they were forecasting rain in most sessions
Literally, the weather said it. Not the weather man, or the met office, or anything. The weather itself.
#mustrememberotproofread
14 seconds slower than Kimi's lap record
Mrs. Goat is watching BrideZillas. All I can hear is a beep every few seconds. Now I am glad I am blogging...
Yesterday they were forecasting rain today. Wednesday they were forecasting rain in most sessions {Comment #309}
I've long since stopped relying on the seemingly biased predictions that crop up on the internet and tend to rely on Windguru these days. At least it doesn't have a vested interest in a F1 track being wet!
#fantasyracers
LCM Alfa had a poor race, getting 270 points. It is very thankful to Massa and Kubica, who obtained nearly all of those points. As for Senna...
LCM Barato had its best round all year and still had the second-worst LCM score. Senna is again partly responsible, but the management was also disappointed in the lack of robustness in Chandhok's car. Trulli, Kobayashi and the Virgins at least finished the race, hence why the race was not a total disaster.
LCM Caro had its worst score all year. Maybe reducing the squad to two drivers was a mistake... ...especially when one of them (Vettel) had technical issues.
LCM Dragons also mailed in its worst race of the season. Replacing Sutil with Petrov may not have been the wisest move.
LCM Fire Lizards rewarded support and loyalty by giving the best result of the LCM teams and also its best result of the season. Even a slightly lacklustre race from Liuzzi and Hamilton's last-lap smash could not destroy the strong performances across the board, only slightly dent them.
Lewis's crash. Not great quality video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAUEe6K1fG8
It looks like a tyre failure
something does fly off a fraction of a second before it goes bang.
The tyre looks like it is in good condition till it fails. No obvious flat spots/graining etc
Looks like a little piece of carbon. I wonder if he picked up a bit of the carbon that was lying on the track. When I saw it live I thought that little piece was from his suspension failin but it is clearly the tyre that fails
Just tried it full screen and the first little bit seems to fly up from one of the flicks on the front wing. The wing gets damaged but I don't know if they tyre damaged the wing or the wing damaged the tyre.
Youtube needs a slo mo or frame by frame advance
The first piece is from the inside of the little flick/winglet and the second is from the outside edge but I need better quality video
Much better video. Much bigger bit came off than the first video suggested
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shX0J5LMpO8
it does :)
It's like the inside of a wheel rim?
that's what i'm seeing.
it was the same for heikki, except the outside of the rim
Whitmarsh suggested a stone trapped in that area so it could have just cut through the rim
How? where?
At the same track?
Spooooky!
no, it does need that.
Wonder if it was the same stone?
oops
Geez, Red Bull have really flooded PicApp right now: http://www.picapp.com/search.aspx?term=f1&pageNum=0&cats=
best i can get: http://twitpic.com/1mgob7
HD 720 P
It's the rim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYEzvEupvaE
That's way better than anything I got
Fantasy Racers Post for Barcelona is done: http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/fantasy-racers-2010-barcelona/
How did your teams do? You guys gonna change any drivers for Monaco?
two shots, frame 1 and 2:
http://twitpic.com/1mgpel
http://twitpic.com/1mgpnx
Instant Rimshot?
BOO
should add that in frame 1, the gold thing in the lower part of the screen wasn't there a frame before, and wasn't the in the next, presumably it's the rim becoming detached, before flying through the air?
If you flick between them it is almost like watching a very short video
hehe.
So if I flick back his wheel fixes itself and he finishes second? ;)
Bernie has started pulling videos of that incident already. People are trying to understand what happened and that moron is pulling clips that are less than a minute long because of copyright infringement.
Or reverses back to the grid
OMG, I'm being twitter spammed by pet-related feeds because I posted one link to a pic of my Mum's cat :(
it's an automated thing, but yeah, not helpfiul/
It's a shame the failure didn't happen one corner earlier because the lighting there was so much better
This has to be the best comment ever to open doohickey too!
I've written about GP2, GP3 and Why Moto GP Have Got It Right, http://bit.ly/a2y9CD, for your enjoyment
ooh ta.
I try to please. Of course it would have better if it happened a corner earlier but three laps later
or to someone else.
in a muddy grey colour.
wearing a red helmet.
20 years ago
That got really scared
And gave up racing that day
:) :) :)
F ducts banned next year
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83502
oh for goodness sakes. apologies for f1 innovation?
Nick Fry said on te forum that they should ban them because they are not road relevant.
#moron
Button disappointed with Schumacher's move
Stop driving like a tart then Jenson
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83485
any idea what this means?
but some of the solutions this weekend look a bit marginal when you see drivers driving with finger tips and no hands
To which Jake pointed out that everyone hates Mclaren.
Kers and now F-Duck
Quack
Alonso. The Ferrari F duct is blocked by a pad on the back of the driver's left glove. Alonso was seen to be doing that and changing the brake balance with his right hand at the same time just before a braking area. He was also seen controlling oversteer while he had a hand blocking the duct
oh christ.
blimey. is he squiddly diddly?
( for lou: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squiddly_Diddly )
According to Midweek Motorsport, only 57 tickets were sold at Superleague at Silverstone.
WOW. The rest were free/media/team
totally, apart from only having 2 arms not 6, and not being purple ;)
those 57 are feeling a bit silly right now.
aside from dank, and autosport, i saw no coverage.
They asked Domenicali how he was steering and he said he hoped he wasn't using a foot
OMG.
haha!
(hearts stefanano)
Question for
stalkerAmy, are Heikki and Catherine married or not?You know Christine watched it right? (i think) it was live commented around here :D
No.
#notAmy
#notstalker
i mean. all the people who were given free media access, didn't do a lot with it.
Shame tickets weren't sold here. Sidepodcast could have outsold Silverstone
oooh ok. :) all makes sense now
#carryon
I did watch it. Had no idea what was going on though. Probably won't watch it again.
Not even for Franck?
Which probably explains why there was only 57 paying people
Probably not. I didn't pay attention to what was happening today and that was Franck.
am looking to change the two itunes / rss icons on the homepage later today.
just checked the file date and they were originally created on 19th august 2007. they must be the only remaining images from the original theme.
:)
Having said that, it very much depends if I'm just sitting in front of my laptop with little else to do. Which doesn't really sell Superleague well.
Maybe it just needs one exciting race with Franck in the action
how did you rate today's race?
It certainly helps when he's actually taking part. Made all the difference between race 1 and 2.
#needsmoreFranck
F1 deadly dull. Spa - I only caught the last half hour because I didn't realise it started so early but it sounds like there was a lot of entertainment
He did 70% of the laps his car did. He also lead for his entire first stint then Sarrazin lost the lead
LMS live timing has this kind of info on it
Ooooh, Get Jealous Alex saw delish - http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showimage&image_id=7338677&go=alexjsnell
I really am jealous!
Also, I love this: http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showimage&image_id=7338638&go=alexjsnell
don't tell her that!
Bah. Other people shouldn't be allowed in the car.
that's an actual thing?!
It's elmo!
*but blue
He had a tour of the Virgin garage because someone working for the team found out what he was doing and decided he needed a paddock tour
yeah, it's on his homepage. i just a assumed it was a random avatar.
Heheheh: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexjsnell/4590378092/
(HEARTS!)
I wish there was a monster picture at every track. That would be way cool. Monster travels.
GP2 drivers themselves are now mistaking my twitter (@feederseries) for the official GP2 one (@feeder_series)
It makes me very happy and amused
Tell them you are a steward and interview them
As I must always be pedantic, I think you will find it is a
Cookie Monster
Will go back to listening to podcasts now ;)
can i have both?
off to watch a film about goats. catch y'all in an hour.
Have fun and don't think about Hondas
don't insult honda!
#nothere
Wasn't me that said it looked like a goat
Hi everyone,
How goes the Sunday evening malarkey?
Hi Leigh
Hi Steven
Finally finished the weekend report:
PING --> In depth look at the 2010 #f1 Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona, Round 5, May 7th – 9th) - http://tinyurl.com/2v9w9ys
my typing fingers ache now
:(
Not surprised
amazing how much you can knock out when you put your head down - and that's the edited version
:o
Good ta, wrote about time keeping, blogged, washed up, now writing about ards test.
The life of a motorsport student!
Aye - am going to watch the GP2 + GP3 races now
Oooh I'll see if I can find them later, I want to see the first GP3 race!
You wrote 3,500 words, not surprised your fingers hurt!
Well, it's an entire weekend review as opposed to just the race. I'm now in constant dissertation mode whether I like it or not
;)
Hi.
hi pat
I'm curious about GP3, I didn't realise anyone broadcast it until next week though?
on the phone to ari!!!!
awesome!!
:)
:D :D
#nothere
Franck crashed during the race but still finsihed second due to a power cut in the Spa area
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83506
McNish happy with new car because Audi were running Le Mans downforce levels.
woohoo
sweet
:)
eurosport 2
Say hi from all at SPC
Finally ;)
Ah. Autosport report made race 2 sound processional but you can't always tell from those
I watched the GP2 feature race this morning - admittedly Will Buxton is a decent commentator, but he needs a sidekick. Someone get John Watson on the phone post haste!!
:D
GP2 feature race was absolutely fantastic, which is very odd for Barca!!
Good to know
Just watching the Spring race now - Will really needs someone with him. Commentary is odd when he's essentially talking to himself
Really hard too
Where was Haven?
haven's doing gp3 commentary now
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek
That eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek Looks like it was a good call
I thought I saw a tweet from him where he was doing GP2, GP3 and PSC
!!!!!!!!!!!!???
That was AWESOME. What a legend...
I'm not sure if that just happened...
What happened?
seriously... you're going to need to tell me before i explode...
I'm recovering on what he said... he said he'd keep in contact because he really loved the video I made for his campaign and made a promise to meet the person who's video he loved in Monaco to have lunch and watch the grand prix... sadly it's a bit short notice for this year but he's promised to keep in contact and make sure it happens in 2011 O.O
i don't know about the super cup, but he was just on gp3 this weekend
good stuff
:D
Also we had a chat about the FIA, F1, the corrupt ruling of Max andBernie... awesome times...
I also got a Sidepodcast reference in there to him :D
!!! Superb
Was it just a chat chat, or was it recorded some where?
oooohh-errr
Informal chat chat
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's awesome!!! you're going to monaco next year then!! :)
OMG.
I haven't said it for a while. Go Ari
epic
Guest post
...anyway folks, i'm going to head off for a while.
shall be back at some stage
:)
adios
Bye
hehe amy was right :)
i am shaking... did that just happen?!!!
hehehehe :D am so excited for you... did he say you take someone with you.... :P
there no way i'm going on my own ;)
Bye
You'll love it.
!!! of course you'll need someone to document the day and take photos.... :P
:D :D :D :D :D
:D
sssssshhh don't pretend you wouldn't ask either :P
I am just amazed it took so long. It's like when someone sets you up for a punchline. You have to go for it. It's the law
Hiiiii :)
the internet is truely an amazing place.
Good timing.
hello!
Why? That's worrying....
Lukeh just had his call with Ari
Hello
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Ari Ari Ari
has lukeh passed out? he's gone very quiet....
am back to doing uni work :) whilst shaking and wondering if that just happened.
We talked about quite a lot actually... tis interesting how much Max's 'iron grip' limited his election campaign...
If you tell someone you have a present for them and they fall asleep without looking at it, does that mean you can keep it?
Did you actually give it to them before they fell asleep?
hehehe you're back to doing uni work?? i'd be celebrating :P
never has this website been more accurate
How does that series stay solvent when A1GP went under?
No but I said I was going to and I didn't have a chance because they went to bed....
That dosen't count then no :D
WHY??????
Unless your name is Bernie there isn't a huge amount of money that comes in through ticket sales.
Ok lets try this;
Alison, I have a present for you. It's the most amazing thing ever.
However, you have to come and get it before you fall asleep though, so book a coach now and on the way down you must stay awake.
The present is this
If you fall asleep before you get here then they're mine
Not that bernie gets any money from ticket sales
Is it OK for Nick to tell you that you can't go to Aus even though you haven't bought the ticket yet?
But FootballChampCars aren't a Bernie or FIA series?
I could completely make it. I have tomorrow off. You must know I don't sleep....
I think if you'd rather sleep than have the present, you obviously didn't want it enough and I'd enjoy it much more....
Better financing...for now
True, but I don't reckon you could travel for 7-8 hours, get here at 5am and still be awake and not have fallen asleep
Exactly, A1GP was around for longer than superleague has been for one and secondly the whole thing seems alot better organised and has better backing from football teams
How does it make money? SonAngol are a small fish, Eurosport won't pay much for TV, they aren't selling tickets and the franchises are given away for free...
5am? That's easy! I say I skip a nights sleep on a fortnightly basis.
hmm, not sure i've thought this through
The question you should be asking yourself is where you're gonna find ducklings by 5am
I don't know, and I don't know where they are getting their prize fund from. Can it all be from them? I don't expect the clubs are putting in anything, they would've needed convincing to get on board.
and a small cat
I know for a fact SonAngol don't have that kind of money as a sponsor, and that's all that I can say here.
You can ship that to Nick
Seems like our mate Vijay has beat the ash cloud: http://twitter.com/TheVijayMallya/statuses/13686443195
I'm sorry. I am NOT sending any animal to Nick
He's clever that one, and not let anyone go with him as well it seems.
Now if that was Tony Fernandes...
:(
You're mean
Love it
Maybe there's government involvement to help them, but I don't know enough of who is involved in running the series
If you're with him, fine, I'm just not sure I trust him with a cat that i can fit in the palm of my hand
See so you think I should have his present???
If it is a tiny cat yes
Yup, almost certainly.
Did you buy him a cat?
No. I hate cats.
So who is the present that you want for?
:O did you buy me a cat? ;)
It's for Nick. It isn't a cat though....
Wait wait wait, he's on a different time zone! No wonder he went to bed!
But but but. It was a sensible time when I got home but nooooooo.....
Did you buy him something made of chocolate because it may be off by the tome he gets it and he could get food poisoning so you are helping him by eating his present
just catching up.... wow lukeh!
how amazing is ari!!!! :) and how psychic is Amy :P
I reckon!
Sadly it's not a physical thing. Otherwise I'd have to post it. In which case I could just claim it got lost in the post....
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek dont start me off again :D
no, i shall. today was a rubbish day in f1's history until that happened. you've cheered me right up.
just wow.
yay!! im glad it's cheered you up, it's made me explode!!
No ash clouds though
i was totally miserable about f1 till the phone call. I'm soooo pleased you had your phone with you Lukeh! :P
The lukehtoatamuseybrawnsomeness volcano?
the first thing he said was 'Excellent, you do answer your phone!' :)
:D
:D amazini!!! :P
Was the GP2 and GP3 any good?
Hahah!
Leigh said the GP2 Feature was
I got a sidepodcast reference in the calkl when we were talking about support for his campaign, woo! it's a shame he didnt get him... he seemed really upset by the way he'd been treated...
Good. Getting it now!
*he didn't get in, I mean
Well if Todt really is only in for one term (hah yeah right) then perhaps Ari will run again
blame bernie (probably)
James Allen, you rock sir! http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/05/webber-untouchable-in-spanish-grand-prix/
It wasn’t a classic Grand Prix ... it was a bit like staying in a bar all night with only a half of shandy for company.
"When it happens again who knows what the future will hold"
His words not mine...
love it!
WAKE UP NICK!!!
am really chuffed that f1 vs. muse could equal such awesomeness. what are you making for a follow up video?
Well I'd have to make something Rubens related wouldn't i :P
Although the sequel is never good as the original...
it's like Lukeh's two favourite things = monaco... :P
Awesome
That's a politicians yes I reckon...
Evening all
Just finished watching the race. I think I fell asleep as I don't remember Alonso passing Vettel. Sums up the race for me, but good result for my local team today :)
What would you guys think if I used this theme for my blog? http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/new-theme-twenty-ten/
preview link: http://2010dev.wordpress.com/
Does this work? http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/?preview=1&template=pub/twentyten&stylesheet=pub/twentyten&TB_iframe=true
Nope
Certainly a novel way of selling more of their product.. make the race as dull as possible
ha!
Well I converted my other blog to it. What do you think?
http://rubbergoat.wordpress.com/
Hehe. I don't think I should be drinking any energy drink at this time of night though.
oh mr c, em said she'd do some panda drawings tomorrow for you :)
ooooh excellent. thanking you.
there's a time limit?
looks good.
Hate to go bugging you about it at this time of nice but... any idea what this could mean, mr c...?
Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/heurproj/public_html/member_search.php on line 31
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'FROM members WHERE activate='1' ORDER BY id ASC' at line 1
Not too big with the fonts and stuff? I see that the theme is 640 wide, but picapp only goes to 500px.
I can have a custom header and background and it has drop-down menus for pages though...
Should say ive gone through all the php code and i can't see what would be wrong... hence why im really confused it's picking something up...
is it the quotes around the number 1? what's happens if you take them away?
You do know what time zone he is in?
I don't care :(
That picture doesn't even look like you
still flagging up the error sadly.
heeeh!
He looks a little bit like my brother-in-law, actually!
Like that
I think it looks really clean. Depends what you wan to do with it but if it is a normal blogit looks great.
You need a way to call him in an emergency so you can bug him when he is sleeping
I might convert MUTN later then.
Get someone to wire his smoke alarm to a sim card. That can't be difficult. One 3 second call and he will be instantly awake
Here's another view of the F10-duct: http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4539/f10handductayelgbarna.jpg
Or dying of smoke inhalation
odd, i don't see anything else wrong. are you using workbench or handcoding queries?
oh wait, you said smoke alarm.
not smoke.
my bad
THere won't be any smoke
That looks really odd. Looks like it is pointing straight at the driver. How odd?
handcoding it. It's supposed to be a basic query to make the database display the newest users based on their IDs
$queryString = "WHERE activate='1' ORDER BY id ASC";
$queryMsg = "Displaying Senior to Newest Members as default based on account ID.";
but it doesn't like it at all. Bah!
smoke alarm not smoke bomb. Although that would work as well
that can't be the whole query though can it? you're missing the:
SELECT * FROM...
This is not such an amazing idea. Why am I reminded of a weird scenario involving a knife and a dog...?
ops, it's not. I have this later on in the code:
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT id, firstname, surname, city, country, FROM members $queryString");
I thought you would like the sim card/smoke alarm option.
Ohhh I think I've just realised... I'm not getting the activate field...
ahh, the final comma after country should not be there.
That is true. I would maybe have to do it myself though. I don't trust his friends not to set it off when I'm asleep.
oops maybe that too :)
you don't need to select the activate field, that bit is fine. the comma is the syntax error.
All you do is when you are there slide the sim card out
ooh, ok then.
Daily post scheduled, night everyone.
rg, sir that is very much appreciated.
See ya.
Better go too. Night guys!
until tomorrow
Night RG and Gavin
G'night RG and Gavin :)
Night RG and Gavin
So i've emailed a certain Mr Lord twice now and got no response ala work experience, do I go once more? I don't want to seem buggy, I've got the press office email address too so could try that with an FAO just in case his email is different from when he worked their last (which i dont think it is, but you never know).
Thoughts? or ideas of other places I could try?
Keep bugging people. Remember the Mike Gascoyne saying that he ignores the first two applications he gets to see if people are genuinely serious.
What kind of position/experience/training are you looking for?
Media-y or involved in championship running stuff
If someone wrote to me three times about a job, I'd consider writing to them and ask them to leave me alone....
can you get to london, daily?
I can do yeah, it would get very expensive so would have to do less time that i would want but yeah. Ideas?
couldn't hurt to give usp content a call. i've no idea if they do that kind of thing, but you can email and then tweet jason / croftie?
Try organising clubs, Palmer runs a couple of championships, 4 circuits plus his former air base track with corporate, driver training etc.
Better getting a sod off letter than no response.
They're on my list too, some/most are taken off beacuse of distance. I've got a car but 1.5 hour is my very very limit in terms of a car commute
I'd rather that than no response! I just want to know if he's ignoring it, or if he hasnt recieved it.
People who are pushy never get a job here. I just imagine them to be too annoying to work with.
you'd have to stay in a hotel for the week, you can't drive into oxford street every day.
I don't want a job I just want to get some work experience. I never understand people who turn down free labour
Absolute madness - get the Tube
I'd get the train if it were in London, but trains can get expensive being the problem.
you can write us some guest posts and record some podcasts for a week if you like?
usp content are based in oxford street?
umm, somewhere near there. is there not a map on their website?
Good evening all
Sidepodcast looks great on an iPad :D
Free labour can be a major pain in the butt
24 Newman Street, London W1T 1AW
:O
just off oxford street: http://www.uspcontenthosting.co.uk/showcase/contact_us
yeah baby!!
I guess, but i'm lovely, everyone should employ me :D
I sense Lukeh is going to get taken to stand outside their front door
Indeed!
hehehehe. that's not a bad idea, we saw doctor who there.
They are on sale at midnight in Denmark?
as if i would do that...... plus i think it's time Lukeh chose somewhere to go in london next time :)
True story. I looked after 2 work experience kids once. It was a nightmare. They basically monopolised my time for a week.
fyi jon: We are always on the look out for bright young people to join USP Content so if you have a background in media production or are a gifted account handler looking for something a bit different to get your teeth into drop us a line
wait... you what??!!! like David Tennant????!!!
I am sure he could be persuaded to visit Crofty
ooh hello
will Ant be there though.. ;)
not that doctor who. tom baker. we mentioned in an early podcast, he was recording in the next studio.
Plus it's harder to get rid of a volunteer
Tom Baker chaired my local MPs debate
#jonfact
I have had that with students on summer jobs and with cheapskate companies who employed people with no experience whatsoever because they were cheaper. Meant I could do nothing but stopping them creating a major accident
Reservations start tomorrow, released on the 28th
not that doctor
;)
oooh. i don't remember that podcast... although once i catch up with podcasts i'm planning on starting to listen through the spc archives again :)
don't do that
Maybe
it will be fun, it's not like i've not listened to them before :P
oh and i had another f1/ spc related dream last night that involved five live (kinda..) i dreamt mr c and em were doing the commentry for the race, and christine was doing the pitlane reporting with ted... my dreams are getting stranger...
Yay I got my mysql problems working :)
the basic site is nearly done for our assignment, woohoo!
good man :)
Jon should suggest that to USP Content to show how he can think out of the box
thank you fr showing me that commas are indeed evil :)
In your dream, did Ted make a "Christine News" jingle?
that is true, but with the benefit of hindsight i'll be more wrong than usual.
oooh my dream was wierder last night. I was racing in Formula Two but only got a few laps for some reason and then fought off fish aliens. very odd
:)
sadly not... the only thing i remember about Christine and Ted was that Christine was mainly updating a website, and ted mainly chatting to mr c.
But you have not made any newer ones recently so they will sound better if there is nothing immediate to compare them with. If you don't make any more podcasts the archives will never get wronger
Doh... was just in the kitchen...
Mum: That Mika driver you like is on TV again, he's not that bad!
So I walked into the room confused what she was watching... wrong Mika...
Is it clear I read too much about racing and watched doctor who yesterdaY?
:D hehe,
I knew when EJ suggested sprinklers at ever corner that was only a start but I never thought he would go as far as inventing fish aliens
Mika Maki?
cira 2007: "jenson button will never win another race, let alone a championship"
suuuure mr. c.
We have all made predictions that turned out to be way wrong.
i know. but by not listening, no-one will ever remember :)
Jon,
Do you know why Wayne Boyd has no drive this season?
You think Lou won't remember you making comments about Jenson?
:D :D :D
I didn't know he didn't have one. 12th in F3, I guess it's lack of money but I haven't heard anything else.
i remember..... :P
I remember when i first met you, one of the first things you said was apologising for having a huge rant about Jenson in the podcast i hadn't listened to yet. :P
Despite the disturbing and horrifying news of a lady gaga/muse collaboration, I am going to sleep. Night.
:D :D
i don't remember that at all
just think... this time next year you'll be getting ready to go to Monaco! ;) all thanks to muse, and the awesomeness of Ari ;)
Shocker :P
:)
I only just thought about him the other day and can't find his name in any obvious championship.
There is no chance you will sleep tonight.
we were walking from the f1 area on the way to the bugattis.. i remember you saying something like 'i feel like i should warn you... we've just recorded this weeks podcast and i was kinda mean about Jenson... sorry'
i wish my memory was good when it comes to things that matter....
No idea, google search says nout either
i don't understand a word of it, but this video makes mclaren's suspension look interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKFyxRh6L_w
I tried a few searches.
Even the BRDC rising stars site has him listed as TBC for this season
http://www.brdc.co.uk/Wayne-Boyd
You need Giggles for this
that would be brilliant
Did Ari call again?
He called a couple of hours ago
yes! :D hehe
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/09/daily-9th-may-2010/comments/#comment-772390
And Lukeh's going to Monaco next year?
Yep
Just.... Wow!
He is talking about torsion bars but I can't see anything that looks like a torsion bar in that suspension but there are no coil springs on the main two dampers so I guess those skinny things on the outside act like torsin bars although they don't look like it
You should do your own version of the news in spanish!
You can see how long it took Lukeh from telling us he had spoken to Ari to telling us what he said. He got a little excited
It's in Italian
shhhhhhh
Actually I think you were right. Most of it sounded Italian but there are bits where the pronuciation is definitely Spanish
:D
He doesn't even mention the Belcranks. Poor Bob
Another one explaining the F duct from the same people. Much easier to understand because of all the blue bits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v430RhrCBIk&NR=1
And brake cooling. Never thought about cooling the caliper like that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-AJS2FLxko