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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Force India chasing fifth in 2012 – Di Resta 1 year, 4 months ago
Excellent post @bascb and the fact that the BBC made no attempt to make a deal with another terrestial broadcaster is highlighted by their own testimomy before The House Of Commons
ORAL EVIDENCE
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Ron Howard filming Rush at the Nurburgring Nordschleife 1 year, 4 months ago
>A film about 70s F1 set at the Nurburgring? Brilliant!
>Directed by Ron Howard? Happy Days!Original soundtrack by the band Rush*? Better than sex!!
*This is unlikely to happen
But the real question is […]
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Senna’s F1 cars and more on show at Autosport International 2012 1 year, 4 months ago
The newer cars are probably still property of the teams but many of the older ones belong to private owners or museums. If you look at the sign behind the Lotus 91 you will see that Bernie Ecclestone is listed as the owner.
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Ferrari: 2012 “very important” for future of F1 1 year, 4 months ago
Otherwise the teams would all be using air brakes that are activated when the drivers hit the brake pedal.
Suggesting that air brakes are not used because of the rule against “driver […]
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Raikkonen to drive F1 car this month 1 year, 4 months ago
Yes it is and 20 years ago Alain Prost was fired for declaring that it’s predecessor, the 643, handled like a truck.
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Raikkonen to drive F1 car this month 1 year, 4 months ago
663 is only the project development codename. I’ve heard rumors that the actual launch name will be the Ferrari Ranger 8)
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Raikkonen to drive F1 car this month 1 year, 4 months ago
they would still be four cars short of the minimum number needed to hold the race
No, they would be four cars over the minimum:
2012 FORMULA ONE SPORTING REGULATIONS
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Raikkonen to drive F1 car this month 1 year, 4 months ago
Bahrain owns 50% of McLaren and Abu Dhabi 40% of Mercedes GP but Fiat bought back Mubadala’s stake in Ferrari in Nov 2010.
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Dominant Red Bull take place among F1′s top teams 1 year, 5 months ago
Ameliorate is not really an appropriate word in this case as it means making a bad situation or thing better.
Verb: Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Judge says Ecclestone payments was a “bribe” 1 year, 5 months ago
While it was possible for them to look into alternate deals, the BBC chose not to. From the Transcript (it’s right at the bottom of this very long document):
Q125 Chair: I am not saying it is unknown, or that […]
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Judge says Ecclestone payments was a “bribe” 1 year, 5 months ago
The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund IPIC already owns a major share in a Formula 1 team. They own 95% of AABAR which owns a 9% share of Daimler AG as well as a 40% share of Mercedes GP, much as the Bahrain […]
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Tomlinson joins Toro Rosso design team 1 year, 5 months ago
Ferrari may be pre-madonna but Red Bull definitely is post 8)
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Tomlinson joins Toro Rosso design team 1 year, 5 months ago
Ferrari and Red Bull have quit FOTA, is this the end of F1 as we know it??
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Mercedes testing ‘front wing F-duct’ 1 year, 7 months ago
But I would not be supprised if it actually turned out to be a red herring by Mercedes to get the others to pay attention to this
This may be more prophetic than you thought @BasCB according to this article […]
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Rate the race: 2011 Korean Grand Prix 1 year, 7 months ago
@StephWeller
ARE U OUTTA UR #%&!$?@……Couldn’t agree more, 6/10 for me as well. Welcome to the site! 8)
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Rate the race: 2011 Korean Grand Prix 1 year, 7 months ago
I agree 5/10 is a bit harsh, I gave it a 6.
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Webber: “We did worst thing at second pit stop” 1 year, 7 months ago
Ultimate Laps (fastest 3 sectors):
VET 35.635 + 43.276 + 20.675 = 1:39.586
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Webber: “We did worst thing at second pit stop” 1 year, 7 months ago
Sorry, Vettel’s Lap 32 was 1:42.281
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Webber: “We did worst thing at second pit stop” 1 year, 7 months ago
No, Alonso was:
Lap 32 VET 1:42.894 WEB 1:43.349 HAM 1:43.373
BUT 1:43.215 ALO 1:42.274 MAS 1:42.526
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DeadManWoking commented on the post, Webber: “We did worst thing at second pit stop” 1 year, 7 months ago
Race Fastest Laps
2011 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX – Yeongam
POS NO DRIVER NAT ENTRANT TIME ON GAP KPH TIME OF DAY
1 1 S. VETTEL GER Red Bull Racing 1:39.605 55 202.941 16:41:39
2 2 M. WEBBER AUS Red Bull […] - Load More
