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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeMar 14th 2008
     
    It's the Aussie GP this weekend, I'm excited, although not about Force India, check out the horrid new looking ITV F1 website for news and shit.
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeMar 14th 2008
     
    I shall be staying up late this weekend!

    Ferrari will win again :D
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    I'm going McClaren and Lewis Hamilton, because if he does it and Barnsley win the FA Cup I'm £50 richer. :happy:
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeMar 16th 2008
     
    Nice to see Williams being competitive but ferrari need to sort out their engine issues and erratic drivers!! :awkward:
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      CommentAuthorVerum
    • CommentTimeMar 16th 2008
     
    Erratic drivers they do not have... but yeah. Not a good start. Raikkonen sure made up some ground quick, but things got screwy for almost everyone later on.

    Take away traction control and the old engine braking and watch 'em fly! :)
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      CommentAuthorQ
    • CommentTimeMar 16th 2008
     
    what a race... a killing zone...

    the season could not have started any better..
    with more than 50% of the cars out..it sure was an interesting race :D
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeMar 16th 2008
     
    The safety car should have won, it was always at the front
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeMar 17th 2008
     
    Apart from Hamilton ;)
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeMar 17th 2008
     
    *yawn*
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeMar 17th 2008
     
    hehe !

    They've done away with traction control this season chris, you never know, you might like it !
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeMar 17th 2008
     
    Wonder why they cut David Coulthard's comment about Masa out of the re run show.

    Saying he's going to knock 10 lumps of shit out of a rival on live TV was kinda funny
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeMar 17th 2008
     
    Me thinks neither of them should take the sole blame for that accident!
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    Watched the Highlight, and it was awesome!
    Ok, not very much racing, but I liked the air jump! Even started tempting work mates to watch it. Raikonnen is struggling without the traction control!! And bastard Alonso for overtaking Kovolainen. So close!!
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeMar 17th 2008
     
    Raikonnen and Massa just drove crap on the day, I don't think you can conclude that they drove poor because of no traction control based on one race...
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    But Raikonnen made so many mistakes, like quite trivial ones aswell, like taking a corner too quickly. You'd think the world champion would know a little better. Still think that until everyone gets more used the cars could make for a great open leader board.
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      CommentAuthorVerum
    • CommentTimeMar 17th 2008
     
    I think raikkonen's fine without the TC... just was trying to push hard in order to make up the massive handicap delt to him by the mechanical failure in qualifying. No risk no reward. He only made one mistake in my opinion.

    I'm a raikkonen fan, YEAH SO? :happy:
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeMar 18th 2008 edited
     
    base said...Wonder why they cut David Coulthard's comment about Masa out of the re run show.

    Saying he's going to knock 10 lumps of shit out of a rival on live TV was kinda funny


    hehe ! I watched it live. He said "I'll kick the shit out of the little bastard" !!!!
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    F1 back to BBC1 yes!!!!!!!!!!

    now we get to watch the safety car uninterrupted by Gillette razors, diy and auto ads - focussed ad placement anyone?
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeMar 20th 2008
     
    Yes !

    I hate adverts in F1
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeMar 20th 2008
     
    I think thats good news, the commentators are going to make or break it, I kinda like the ones they have when they aren't doing car racing 101 shit.
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      CommentAuthorharkjohnny
    • CommentTimeMar 21st 2008 edited
     
    WHOOHOOO!!!! FINALLY HERE!

    So Excited!

    gents, I must say... I got rid of my satellite TV at the beginning of 08 and haven't missed it a bit until last weekend. I did however find some great quality torrents of the weekend (practice, qualy and race!) from the ITV broadcasts. I've always liked the fellas on SPEEDTV but this was quite refreshing to have a completely different perspective and preshows on the diff broadcast.

    And of course, being a McLaren fan... wasn't too disappointed with the outcome of the weekend either!

    now... if someone would just post a Malaysia friday torrent out there on teh intarwebs i'd be set! :happy:
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeMar 21st 2008
     
    They usually go up same day, used a few when I've missed races in the past.
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeMar 22nd 2008
     
    Normal service has resumed for ferrari ;)
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeMar 22nd 2008
     
    So who is staying up for this one eh?
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeMar 22nd 2008
     
    looks like you and me b! :)
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    count me in
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    back to its boring best

    massa is a muppet
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     
    base said...So who is staying up for this one eh?


    I just got up early for that 1. Then went back to bed ! Much better than staying up !!!
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     
    It was a good race apart from Massa going off in the wrong direction!!

    Bahrain next week and another Ferrari victory :D
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008
     
    We'll see ;)
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      CommentAuthorharkjohnny
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2008 edited
     
    FYI, for any that may be searching for qualy/race torrents... check out MotorWorld.net
    :smile:
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    Glad to hear Kovolainen is alright, that was some crash. Was at work so couldn't have the commentary on, but my deputy let me put it on the small Tv. Look like a fairly standard race from what I caught out the corner of my eye.
    Waiting for Hamilton to pull some more wonders.
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    Yeah, he pulled 100G's in that impact. Serious strains on the body
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    i'm not sure he actually pulled 100gees in that accident, martin blunder isn't a qualified physicist as far as i know :)
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    fyi - i actually watched most of the race, and even some of the qualifying. fuck me, it's a bit bland eh? though i understand that they have removed traction control, which is a nice start.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    oh, i take it back, perhaps he did survive an "estimated" 100 g
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008 edited
     
    Highest g-forces survived by humans

    Voluntary

    Colonel John Stapp in 1954 sustained 46.2 g in a rocket sled, while conducting research on the effects of human deceleration.[9][10]

    Involuntary

    Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to rest over a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.[2]

    Indy Car driver Kenny Bräck crashed on lap 188 of the 2003 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bräck and Tomas Scheckter touched wheels, sending Bräck into the air at 200+ mph, hitting a steel support beam for the catch fencing. According to Bräck's site his car recorded 214 g.[11]
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    holy shit !

    The commentator must have exaggerated a bit then..
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    "Heikki was lucky because it was a big accident. The force was 26G - it is a higher G-force than you get if you are strapped into the ejector seat of a military aircraft.
    BBC
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    Damn commentators !
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008 edited
     
    yeah sock, that race was extremely bland, worst one so far this season. I'm hoping the shift back to mechanical grip (slick tyres, less aero)and their super turbo boost button (for reals) next year will help sort that out, more overtaking, more racing.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008 edited
     
    tbh, it's one of the better ones i've seen of late (not that i watch much f1, admittedly*)

    while little bernie ecclestone has managed to do his best to turn f1 into a giant cruise where the only thing that stands between winning and loosing is two pitstops, i've been hankering for a couple of specific elements which i believe would make for some better racing. they are as follows:
    1. crashes
    2. accidents
    3. overtaking
    4. excitement

    motogp is beginning to leave me with an empty feeling these days, too. i'd be happier if there was a single tyre manufacturer in it, for starters. world super bike and brit super bikes makes for much closer, and therefore more interesting racing (with elbows/crashes galore), but tv coverage is difficult to come by without satellite :(
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    it was excellent ferrari 1-2!
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008 edited
     
    there has been a fair few crashes this season so far, so thats always on the cards. and more than a fair few accidents, mostly knocking out british drivers, as usual.

    Overtaking is what next year is all about, every rule and regulation change for next year has that in mind.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    yeah, that's what makes it pretty boring for the non-"ferrari fanboys", zippie ;)
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    Yeah well, they probably support Man U also.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeApr 29th 2008
     
    loL!
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    base said...yeah sock, that race was extremely bland, worst one so far this season. I'm hoping the shift back to mechanical grip (slick tyres, less aero)and their super turbo boost button (for reals) next year will help sort that out, more overtaking, more racing.


    I'd heard about the slicks and aero reduction but not the turbo. Is that seriously for reaL?
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      CommentAuthorbaseisdead
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    Yeah I'll try and explain it.

    Theres a feedback system which takes energy from braking and passes it back to the engine, it's stored in something first, lets call it a flux capacitor for now.

    While the store is full, it feeds back as much power (around 30bhp) as it receives, during racing you can use ALL of the stored power giving you around 80bhp for a short period of time. After the store has been depleted, you will lose the 30bhp you were gaining from the full store, and it takes around 1 full speed lap to replenish and give that back.

    Theoretically you could use this boost around once per 2 laps, however I imagine that will break your car, so it's probably going to be used more tactically, for overtaking, pit laps etc.
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    Excellent !

    Your probably right, its difficult enough as it is, to keep a car on the track for the full race without the flux capacitor. It adds another tactical dimension to the sport, which I'm really looking forward to :)

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