Formula 1 - 2012 Season
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UniversalTruth
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London 'set for street circuit GP'
London is in line to host an incredible street circuit Formula One grand prix that would run past some of the most famous landmarks in the British capital, according to a report.
The 81-year-old Ecclestone is reportedly desperate to make the London race happen, so much so that he will offer to promote it himself - an unheard-of offer at a time when governments across the world are willing to pay £30m for the rights to stage a grand prix.
Billionaire Ecclestone - who is currently in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after a banker he paid £10m to was jailed on bribery charges - claims that the race would pay for itself, attracting 120,000 spectators and generating up to £100 million for the British economy.
London is in line to host an incredible street circuit Formula One grand prix that would run past some of the most famous landmarks in the British capital, according to a report.
The 81-year-old Ecclestone is reportedly desperate to make the London race happen, so much so that he will offer to promote it himself - an unheard-of offer at a time when governments across the world are willing to pay £30m for the rights to stage a grand prix.
Billionaire Ecclestone - who is currently in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after a banker he paid £10m to was jailed on bribery charges - claims that the race would pay for itself, attracting 120,000 spectators and generating up to £100 million for the British economy.
AKA "nothing's happening in Germany" or "Gribkowsky who?"
Misdirection. Classic Bernie.
UniversalTruth
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The London GP by Santander - 3D race with Hamilton & Button
itsmydamnation
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itsmydamnation, I know quite a lot people agree with me
are you also in the process suggesting for example that Hamilton didn't do the same to Grosjean just because he decided to be kind and let Grosjean pass him instead?
do you just continue to ignore reality? go look at the difference in position on track. its the difference between everyone calling Maldonado a hothead and Grosjean the real deal.
let me guess your the kind of person who thinks teachers shouldn't mark in red pen and you should get rewarded for trying? At no point in that overtake attempt did Maldonado have the advantage and every choice he made let up to him running into Lewis.
tongue_of_colicab
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I went from counting sheeps when I can't sleep to counting maldonado's crashing into hamilton's
Works like a charm.
Works like a charm.
Seriously? Only real difference between the two attempts was the fact that Hamilton acted different - Both Grosjean and Maldonado were on the racing line, both were a bit behind Hamilton when in the corner, Grosjean perhaps half a tyre length closer.
No, I think the teacher should get a belt and beat the information into the student.
Grosjean was actually far enough ahead of Hamilton to force him to change course. Maldonado was never that far ahead.
She doesn't have a super license so she couldn't stand in for Timo when he was ill during the European GP. This sounds like a weird accident, driving into a lorry at slow speeds and hitting it with your head mostly. Sounds very unlucky and unusual. Hope she'll be all right.
http://twitpic.com/a3duh9/full
Doesn't look good, almost looks like the lowered what-ever-the-back-thingy-is-called-in-truck hit straight her head, even went through?
Doesn't look good, almost looks like the lowered what-ever-the-back-thingy-is-called-in-truck hit straight her head, even went through?
http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00196.html
Excellent article on overtaking that dates back to 1995, but still applies very much so (or more so) in the racing we see now days.
On the incident - I do think Hamilton should have yielded for his own sake, but can't fault him for doing otherwise. I do think Maldonado should have taken into account the danger of attempting an overtake on the outside on a car with clearly shot tyres. I also think that Hamilton would have left more space if he could have and might have underestimated how much less grip he had in the lap or two that past since losing position to Grosjean. Perhaps we all underestimate how much grip you lose corner after corner once the tyres reach the cliff.
Excellent article on overtaking that dates back to 1995, but still applies very much so (or more so) in the racing we see now days.
On the incident - I do think Hamilton should have yielded for his own sake, but can't fault him for doing otherwise. I do think Maldonado should have taken into account the danger of attempting an overtake on the outside on a car with clearly shot tyres. I also think that Hamilton would have left more space if he could have and might have underestimated how much less grip he had in the lap or two that past since losing position to Grosjean. Perhaps we all underestimate how much grip you lose corner after corner once the tyres reach the cliff.
Or anti-stall, which reportedly has caught many people off guard when they're trying F1 for the first time (2nd in this case but still)
Fun fact from auto, motor und sport magazine: between 2003 and today, the driver with who has broken most rules is Lewis Hamilton with 21 penalties + 13 tickets for speeding in the pits. Least penalties from current drivers is on Kimi Räikkönen with only 2 penalties + 13 tickets for speeding & being late on press briefing. They also mention Alonso has 11 penalties + 9 fines and Schumacher with 10 penalties and 13 fines
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Also, P3 at Silverstone is first dry session so far, and even this one is supposed to end in rain
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Also, P3 at Silverstone is first dry session so far, and even this one is supposed to end in rain
