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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:19 am

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heater31 wrote:How much input did Honda have into the design of the Brawn Car? Surely if they had something do with it are they regretting their decision to leave?


99% Honda. Evan after Honda pulled out it was still Hondas people that built the car. Will be interesting to see how they go next year when they have to build their own car without the $600m budget behind them.



Well if Max and Bernie get their new rules up they should be able to cope very easily.


on another note currently watching Le Mans 24 hour on 1HD, Torro Rosso have released Sébastien Bourdais to race this weekend. Not most drivers are allowed to compete in both, in the same year. Also a fair few ex drivers are getting a gig too.


Fair bit of drama in the first hour of a 24hr race... Shocking mistake by the pit crew. I'm loving ONE HD!
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby The Jack » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:52 am

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Bulldog wrote:guess so but still would have thought lewis would have had a bit of a show in the situation


Hamilton is struggling this year for the same reason Webber has struggled in the past. If you havent got the car, you have no chance. Sadly this years championship has been handed to Brawn on a plate, by teams not being allowed to do any testing. The team that was the best at the start of the year was always going to stay strong.


I think it's fantastic to see Brawn doing so well problably one of the best brains formula one has ever seen. Considering the team only got permission to race just before the start of the season.


Not often you see those two together! ;)
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:31 pm

Big news in F1... Looks like there will be a rival series in 2010. Bernie and Max stand to look like a couple of idiots with no credible team besides Williams in their championship...
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby RustyCage » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:39 pm

Cambridge Clarrie wrote:Big news in F1... Looks like there will be a rival series in 2010. Bernie and Max stand to look like a couple of idiots with no credible team besides Williams in their championship...


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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:03 am

This weekends race should be Webber's best shot yet at a breakthrough GP win. The Redbull should be the best car out there... He's very quick in practice...
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby purch » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:03 pm

Cambridge Clarrie wrote:This weekends race should be Webber's best shot yet at a breakthrough GP win. The Redbull should be the best car out there... He's very quick in practice...


He still has to beat his team mate though, and Vettel looks like a future world champ for mine. Consistently quicker than Webber in practice so far this year, though Mark has outfoxed his young rival on race day several times, whilst not being generally as quick.

You're right though - Red Bull quickest in both Friday sessions at Silverstone: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/6/9518.html

But I think you'll find that Brawn were concentrating on race setup in Practice 2. Red Bull and Brawn very evenly matched in terms of speed over a single lap IMO. The trick for Red Bull is to keep that pace over an entire race distance.

Gotta love Silverstone. I remember when Keke averaged 150mph around there in '85 or '86. Unfortunately after the circuit revamp we'll never see those speeds again.

On a side note: Bruno Senna and Nicolas Prost for F1 seats next year PLEASE...Imagine that. We'd have a Senna, Prost, Rosberg, Nakajima and Piquet (if he lifts his game) all in F1 again...ah the memories...
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby dedja » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:14 pm

pafc1870 wrote:
Cambridge Clarrie wrote:Big news in F1... Looks like there will be a rival series in 2010. Bernie and Max stand to look like a couple of idiots with no credible team besides Williams in their championship...


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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby heater31 » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:28 pm

purch wrote:
On a side note: Bruno Senna and Nicolas Prost for F1 seats next year PLEASE...Imagine that. We'd have a Senna, Prost, Rosberg, Nakajima and Piquet (if he lifts his game) all in F1 again...ah the memories...



Nakajima needs to pull his socks up too by the sounds of it. Sir Frank is not overly impressed but his behind maybe saved if the rival series gets going
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:26 pm

heater31 wrote:
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On a side note: Bruno Senna and Nicolas Prost for F1 seats next year PLEASE...Imagine that. We'd have a Senna, Prost, Rosberg, Nakajima and Piquet (if he lifts his game) all in F1 again...ah the memories...



Nakajima needs to pull his socks up too by the sounds of it. Sir Frank is not overly impressed but his behind maybe saved if the rival series gets going


Pity none of them are anywhere near as good as their fathers/uncles...

Rosberg could be a race winner in a comeptitive car. I rate him. How good was his dad Keke though?... Butt out a fag, jump in your F1 and set a 150mph lap!
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:58 pm

Hamilton qualifies 2nd last for his home GP...

Talk about hero to zero!

Certainly not indicative of his talent though...

Would love to know what the odds were on him winning back to back championships prior to Melbourne 09...
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby southee » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:01 pm

Cambridge Clarrie wrote:This weekends race should be Webber's best shot yet at a breakthrough GP win. The Redbull should be the best car out there... He's very quick in practice...


No chance at all :?
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:04 pm

southee wrote:
Cambridge Clarrie wrote:This weekends race should be Webber's best shot yet at a breakthrough GP win. The Redbull should be the best car out there... He's very quick in practice...


No chance at all :?


Ignorant comment... He's second fastest in Q1 and ahead of his team mate... Stick to commenting on sports you have some idea of... (i.e. ballroom dancing)...
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:09 pm

Cambridge Clarrie wrote:
heater31 wrote:
purch wrote:
On a side note: Bruno Senna and Nicolas Prost for F1 seats next year PLEASE...Imagine that. We'd have a Senna, Prost, Rosberg, Nakajima and Piquet (if he lifts his game) all in F1 again...ah the memories...



Nakajima needs to pull his socks up too by the sounds of it. Sir Frank is not overly impressed but his behind maybe saved if the rival series gets going


Pity none of them are anywhere near as good as their fathers/uncles...

Rosberg could be a race winner in a comeptitive car. I rate him. How good was his dad Keke though?... Butt out a fag, jump in your F1 and set a 150mph lap!


Correction!

Martin Brundle just said it was a 160mph average speed lap... (that's an average speed of 257 kmh!)
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby purch » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:15 am

Vettel quicker than Webber predictably. But how was Kimi at the end of the Hanger Sraight?! Mark should be furious - he lost his chance at pole right there!

Naka outqualified Nico. He seems to do that on fast tracks though. Well done to Trulli too.

Button struggling, Rubens I hope he does well.

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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:20 am

Very true. Kimi is a wierd unit... A world champ but doesn't seem to be all there in the head... Definitely cost Webber a couple of tenths and he's rightfully pissed off. The race will be interesting... I expect that Vettel will (and to a certain extent should) get any preferantial treatment so far as strategy is concerned, so it will be tough for Webber to beat him...
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby NFC » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:46 am

Kimi has lost all motivation, not sure why he's still even driving.
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby purch » Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:44 am

NFC wrote:Kimi has lost all motivation, not sure why he's still even driving.


Agree with that. Kimi has been dissapointing for more than a season now. I mean, Massa was never a slouch, but now he beats Kimi rather consistently. But Kimi is supposedly a WC??

Regardless of what car you're in, it's team mate Vs team mate. And Kimi has been "losing" overall.

That's why Senna was so good (vs Prost in particular)
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby purch » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:42 am

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELL DONE MARK WEBBER!

First ever Pole Position in very testing conditions!!

Fantastic! Hats off Aussie lad!!!

Now for a strong race! Crossing my fingers for you...
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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Thiele » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:44 am

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Re: Formula One Motor Racing

Postby Cambridge Clarrie » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:45 am

Yes!!!!

Finally the breakthrough he deserves...

Of course, only 10% of the job done...

Hopefully a maiden victory tomorrow! :D
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