fuji 76 and 07 were both pretty mental. The 1st race back at Spa in 85(or was it 83?) was abandoned due to the track breaking up.by marwood82 - F1
1 positive to take from the other night though. They did play 'the chain' fingers crossed its comming back?by marwood82 - F1
this has been all very predictable since the carmakers started buying teams. With the money they had at their disposal the costs were always going to get out of control. i suppose the big question is who's next? Toyota? renault?. Until now, the need for change was all talk and no action. Now that the dangers of putting all eggs in the car makers basket are clear this could actuallyby marwood82 - F1
danm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > has anyone thought how screwed the farmers at > silvedstone are gonna be... those that maybe dont > have a regular job and bum around, but earn in > excess of their annual salary in one grand prix > weekend loaning their field as a campsite. lol, yeah i paid £90 the other year for a 3 day pass! a coupleby marwood82 - F1
turkey_machine Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > zulu_85 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Living in Nottingham, personal experience (of > > Nottingham only rather than the rest of the > area > > around it unforunately) says you could arrive > at > > the station - which is fairlyby marwood82 - F1
DaveEllis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They won't enter F1, considering the VW Group just > cut the budget for the Audi Le Mans project, > forcing them to withdraw from LMS. hadn't heard that. Credit crunch starts to bite i guess. Given that Audi were winning it makes you wonder how much longer the likes of honda and toyota can go oby marwood82 - F1
Nickv Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No, because they are illegal. i know. i forgot the ' 'by marwood82 - F1
do you reckon they'd have tried to run with a diesel engine?by marwood82 - F1
McIntyre Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > it was like that for a season or two, but there > was matra and brm in the early 70 and renault in > late 70, > > so maybe only 76 and 77 was all cosworth and two > ferris i think the point he is making is that most of the teams used off the shelf engines, with only a few having manufacturer bby marwood82 - F1
Monza972 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sasjag Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Nazi Sex Orgies > > > Indeed, it has well, wasn't a total waste then, at least everyone got a good laugh out of it.by marwood82 - F1
Nickv Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > First, it wasn't even 100 mln. It was 100 mln > minus the won constructors money (pathetic in my > book, but oh well). So, make it 60. It has yet to > be decided where it should exactly go, but it was > going to some program to help young drivers I > believe. Didn't MS have something to do wiby marwood82 - F1
ok, we have already have 'public transport' GP's, Monaco has next to no parking, and Valencia's was sorted out so late that most people decided not to drive in. It worked with valencia, but only because the station was about about 2 miles from the circuit. So you could get straight off the train onto either a shuttle bus or tram and after about 5 minutes you were a short walkby marwood82 - F1
Cars will be banned from the 2010 British Grand Prix at Donington. The irony of having to leave their own four-wheeled vehicles at home in order to see the famous Formula One single seaters will not be lost on race-goers, who must instead use buses or trains to get to the circuit. During an open day at Donington, which is yet to receive planning permission for renovations, Chief Executiby marwood82 - F1
the rest as we thought, but they've kept the ted kravitz move quiet.by marwood82 - F1
hmm, yeah the start sounds a bit mental. If they were going to make any changes to the rules, i'd personally like to see a point for fastest lap. And allow cars that are pushed back onto the circuit by the marshalls to rejoin the race. As we fewer starters these days it seems a shame to have cars out if theres nothing actually wrong with them. (or nothing that a quick pitstop wby marwood82 - F1
SchueyFan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > they can always delay the race until september > 2010 if they have to i suppose. somehow i don't see bernie passing on the chance to sell the slot to the middle east or russia. it is a rather cunning deal he hatched. he got to embarrass the BRDC on british grand prix weekend and he got a deal wheby marwood82 - F1
J i m Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think the FOM should also help with the cut > cutting, by reducing fees for the race promoters, > the ridiculous 10% increase each year. > > For Bernie to talk of cost cutting is ever so > slightly hypocritical. true, because the promoters pass on those hikes in the ticket prices. the way thiby marwood82 - F1
The FIA are clearly worried that given the way the costs seem to have spiralled in recent years, coupled with the current financial climate one or more of the car makers may decide to pull out. this presents problem for the FIA that they haven’t had before. 15-20 years ago, when a manufacturer upped and left, the fallout was mainly just 1 or 2 teams without an engine. This was usually solved bby marwood82 - F1
Massa's was pretty clear cut, he outbreaked himself, cut the corner then ran into lewis. If lewis had got out of his way he'd have been forced to concede the position or face a drive through anyway. What on earth hamilton was thinking going into turn 1 i have no idea, there was no need to do that. with massa only ending up with 2 points he's a very lucky boy. Having said thatby marwood82 - F1
frankly anything that helps to keep force india on the grid would be a good thing. those that bang on about it being time for Frank and Patrick to sell up, or pointed and laughed at super aguri should instead be greatful for these people. They go racing simply because they enjoy it. Toyota, Renault, BMW and co, will be in F1 for as long as it suits them. with the global credit crisis startiby marwood82 - F1
Eddie Irvine gives is opinion on the Fuji circuit,(i cant quite make my mind up if he likes it or not ) "To me, Fuji is a crap circuit. It's a horrible, boring place in the middle of nowhere. The weather is usually horrible and it's just the worst possible place to have a Grand Prix. "You have to say that Fuji does not add to Formula One."by marwood82 - F1
BAR#10 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > how many of you in the CET, GMT zones will wake up > to wach the race live? i'll be getting up for the race. probably sky+ the qualifying. current weather forecast. friday - partly cloudy saturday - showers sunday - partly cloudy so maybe a wet qualifying and a dry race? that should spice thingsby marwood82 - F1
marcl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He really needs to stop coming out with these > silly things, he is making people not like him. > true, but of course we are all making an assumption that that is actually what he said. (i understand this was Bild he was 'quoted' in)by marwood82 - F1
marcl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This made me laugh > > Di Montezemolo has also not calmed down in his > criticisms of the Singapore Grand Prix - which he > claims deserves no place in F1. > > "On Sunday in front of the TV I felt like I was at > Disneyworld," he said. "Let's hope that at > Singapore iby marwood82 - F1
turkey_machine Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > My dad thought about something last night. > Hydraulic jacks in the pit box floor, only when > the car's on it correctly can the fuel then be > connected, and only once the fuel rig's clean away > can the car then be released. Now, that might > work, but I think just havingby marwood82 - F1
DaveEllis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hamiltons unequalled wet weather performance > looked fantastic in China and the Italian GP > qualifying. to be fair, whilst he may not be as great in the wet as some are saying, those 2 occasions were as much to do with the state of/wrong choice of his tyres than his driving ability.by marwood82 - F1
DaveEllis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 2 Wrongs do not make a right. You cannot say > because Kimi did not get a penalty that Lewis did > not deserve one. > > This just further proves my point anyway. Don't > apply the rules - bitching. Apply the rules - > bitching. yeah its a bit like in football, its always easy toby marwood82 - F1
gav Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the museum stays, then it's not exactly in the > way at the moment, with the pits on the inside. > Presumably the paddock will be around that area, > though there's a hell of a lot of free space > around the circuit. A lot hinges on whether they > keep the campsite or not I guess. yeah,by marwood82 - F1
they are no where near as bad as i feared they could be. looks like the owners have listened to peoples concerns so fair play to them. I especially like that, looking at the grandstand plans, it looks as though general entry ticket holders will be able to sit along the hill on the run down through the craner curves. its a shame the bridge is going as it is iconic, but i guess theres no wheby marwood82 - F1
to be honest i'd quite like to see it overturned even if its only to have a fantastic finish sorted on the track rather than in the stewards office. but i'm just struggling to see exaclty how mclaren plan to win this? surely all the evidence they have was given to the stewards in the first place? i cant see the FIA overturning anything unless they come up with some new evidienby marwood82 - F1