F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

Sinner · Jun 29, 2012

Originally Posted by louislagerfeld

Didn't know there was an F1 thread on NT

. My dad's love for the sport has been rubbing off on me so much, that I just started following F1 about 2 months ago, I'm even interested in starting out in karting as well

. Even though he's been following the sport way before I was born

. He still remembers Niki Lauda's horrible crash at the Nurgburgring

and his favorite driver was Ayrton Senna(who wasn't a fan of him

). I also got him the Senna documentary for Father's Day and it gave me some good insight on who Ayrton really was (RIP). Well anyways our current favorite driver is Lewis Hamilton

. I was dissapointed when he retired from the European GP after that collision

. It's cool though, I think he will win on home turf at Silverstone

.

Oh?

Weather ~ Yeah, it was a great race, but it doesn't change the fact that the circuit still sucks IMO. Lots of journos were quick to praise the race and imply that the track wasn't boring, but it was only exciting cuz of these Pirelli tires, some unexpected mechanical failures and some shoddy driving standards. Not just Maldo, but also Vergne, who side-swiped Heikki... on a straight.

zk1 ~ The 2.6sec stop was ridiculous. Great rebound from their recent issues. Such a shame that ppl were quick to forget about that cuz of the front-jack failure. Just one of those things. I'm not ready to blame him yet, but since Sam Michael joined the team, they've had these "issues". McLaren has always had very-tight pitstops, but this season, all of a sudden, they're having these problems. Coincident? Sam's fault? Who knows.

Thierry Henry · Jun 30, 2012

Originally Posted by SinnerP

Originally Posted by louislagerfeld

Didn't know there was an F1 thread on NT

. My dad's love for the sport has been rubbing off on me so much, that I just started following F1 about 2 months ago, I'm even interested in starting out in karting as well

. Even though he's been following the sport way before I was born

. He still remembers Niki Lauda's horrible crash at the Nurgburgring

and his favorite driver was Ayrton Senna(who wasn't a fan of him

). I also got him the Senna documentary for Father's Day and it gave me some good insight on who Ayrton really was (RIP). Well anyways our current favorite driver is Lewis Hamilton

. I was dissapointed when he retired from the European GP after that collision

. It's cool though, I think he will win on home turf at Silverstone

.

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Oh?

typo...what I meant was, in that era of F1, who wasn't a fan of Ayrton Senna?

He was loved all around the world.

Sinner · Jun 30, 2012

Haha... I thought you meant Senna wasn't a fan of your dad!

Which, of course, implies they knew each other!

Thierry Henry · Jun 30, 2012

Yea right lol my dad would have been the happiest man in the world, but also the most heartbroken if they knew each other. But I don't think Ayrton ever visited the Dominican Republic so there's no way they ever knew each other

. On the other hand I agree on your opinion about how they made Prost look like a super villian on the Senna documentary. It kinda made me hate Prost, but there's always two sides to the story. It did made me realize however, how dirty politics maneuvered the sport at that time

zk1mpls · Jul 1, 2012

I'm all for a London Street Circuit for F1... but at what expense? If it's Valencia and Singapore or Bahrain and Shanghai, I'm all for it. But if it's Spa-Francorchamps and Monza.

That final sector by the arch is INSANE! No way they're going to get that approved.

Sinner · Jul 1, 2012

^ Fun little promo-thing they did here, but it won't happen. Too many issues...

Are they really gonna shut London down for +2 weeks? The Tube, the current tourist attractions, etc. Could be more detrimental than beneficial.
Who's gonna fund it? The city won't. Bernie said that he would, but then the rest of the GP's (who pay huge fees) will be very upset about this.
The noise and air pollution will not sit will with a lot of ppl there who don't care about F1.
The track also seems to pass-by a lot of historical spots... surely all the rumbling around the area won't be good for those monuments?

raffstylexx · Jul 1, 2012

I guess if that London street circuit comes through that would be the easiest F1 race live that i can watch...even im from US.

Thierry Henry · Jul 2, 2012

That London GP looks CRAZY. And that last corner going into the arch? That's just suicide!

Sinner · Jul 2, 2012

Originally Posted by loonyrobert

P,

Appreciate that insight! Time to find one at a decent price.

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Region A / 1 is finally coming out!

kimahrioftheronsotribe · Jul 2, 2012

Sinner · Jul 3, 2012

^ Yeah, that was a good ode to that Nike commerical.

Meanwhile...

10.45hrs BST

Accident involving Maria de Villota, Test Driver for the Marussia F1 Team

Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire
03 July 2012, 10.45hrs
STATEMENT

“At approximately 09.15hrs BST this morning, the Marussia F1 Team’s Test Driver Maria De Villota had an accident in the team’s MR-01 race car at Duxford Airfield where she was testing the car for the first time. The accident happened at the end of her first installation run and involved an impact with the team’s support truck.

“Maria has been transferred to hospital. Once her medical condition has been assessed a further statement will be issued.

zk1mpls · Jul 4, 2012

^ from the article it sounds like a freak accident. Hopefully she recovers fully.
Anyway, cool vid I saw on Vimeo about the evolution of F1 cars since the inception of the series. Incredible how fast the Grand Prix car has evolved.

Evolution of the F1 Car from Ruf Blacklock on Vimeo.

Sinner · Jul 4, 2012

^ Haha, fool... i was just gonna post that. Cool vid, indeed.

Sinner · Jul 4, 2012

Maria De Villota is "critical but stable", but has been reported to have lost her right eye.

weather · Jul 4, 2012

Sad to hear about Maria De Villota

Could have been worse though, it seems, so lets be thankful she is more stable now

Sinner · Jul 4, 2012

^ Yeah, it's tough. On one hand, you're glad she survived and appears to be improving, but at the same time, she lost an eye and who knows what else. Surely her racing-career is over too.

Thierry Henry · Jul 4, 2012

Originally Posted by kimahrioftheronsotribe

my dream right here...
Damn sad to hear about Maria, $%+% like that is not suppose to happen in straight line testing

I only hope nothing but the best for her

Thierry Henry · Jul 5, 2012

Any body gonna watch practice tomorrow? It sucks that P1 starts at 5 AM EST, but I don't think Speed TV is gonna be showing it on TV. I think they're only streaming it thru their website

if so then I'll just watch P2 at 9 AM.

Sinner · Jul 5, 2012

I always watch all the practices. I usually try to find the Sky streams.

Thierry Henry · Jul 5, 2012

^~~link please~~?

zk1mpls · Jul 5, 2012

^ Asking for live streaming links can get you banned on NT. Better edit that bro.

They don't really broadcast practice sessions on ESPN Star. They only did so once in the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix, I think.

Sinner · Jul 6, 2012

Yeah, it was nice when they aired the FP's in SG. But for the long-term, it probably won't be feasible for Star to air all the FP's cuz there probably isn't that much interest. Only for the hardcore fans.

A wet and meaningless FP1... oh well.

zk1mpls · Jul 6, 2012

Oh well... FP1 vs. EPL English football.

Sad to hear about Maria De Villota. Her career in racing is over. Man, to go out in such a freak accident.

Hope her condition improves, regardless.

Sinner · Jul 6, 2012

Not even. FP's usually don't overlap with the EPL fixtures! What irks me more is that they throw in ad breaks during Q1 and sometimes Q2!

If they have so many ads, why don't they just use ALL the time in-between Q's? Annoys the hell outta me.

Thierry Henry · Jul 6, 2012

Originally Posted by SinnerP

Not even. FP's usually don't overlap with the EPL fixtures! What irks me more is that they throw in ad breaks during Q1 and sometimes Q2!

If they have so many ads, why don't they just use ALL the time in-between Q's? Annoys the hell outta me.