Sport The Formula 1 Thread

[rafaqat]

How about a reasonably dense patch of deformable bollards, somthing like this:

Hah. the cars are so light and so fast it would probably launch them into the crowd.

[morcs]

Obviously you'd tailor the weight/resistance/height so that it just slowed them down a bit.

Perhaps something more like this:

"Stuck in the whack-a-moles" sounds way better than "stranded in the gravel trap"

[JohnC]

F1 with bonus mini-games!

[mexos]

[morcs]

[zxcvbnm]

http://www.itv-f1.com/VideoLive.aspx

Wow, I thought it was pre-recorded during the day - that's some bright lights they're using. Looks like a dry first practice.

[zxcvbnm]

Anyone else watching the live feed? Where the fuck did that water come from at turn one?

[morcs]

Yeah, no one can get close to Glock so far

[zxcvbnm]

Webber's in the wall!

[zxcvbnm]

How cool do those in-car shots look? Fantastic circuit.

[SeanR]

its 1.5seconds a frame here, but it looks awesome.

[morcs]

Mine was fine until Hamilton stayed out!

Oh by the way if you've got 2 monitors, the best way to watch is to have this on one of them! If you don't mind the fact that it's half a lap ahead:

http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timi...ive_timing.html

[zxcvbnm]

Seems to have gone back to normal now. Fucking hell - practice yet they STILL show Hamilton's slap head dad.

[morcs]

Lots of spinnage at the last corner into the pit straight. Trulli decided just to drive back down the track and into the pits, and Bourdais has been on the radio saying the pit entry is incredibly dangerous. Something to do with the white lines.

[Nick_L]

Looks ace at night! Love the shots from the chopper

[Nick_L]

looks bumpy

[zxcvbnm]

As fantastic as it looks under lights,I can't help but think they're missing a trick here. They should have put some filters on the lights - had red sections, blue sections and maybe strobes and a smoke machine in the tunnel......

[zxcvbnm]

Hamilton got fastest lap. Massa a very close 2nd.

[myoozikk]

bah missed the practice!

[JPR]

Thought it looked really impressive, can't wait to see all the cars out racing on Sunday. That last corner was certainly causing them some problems, I wonder if they'll do something about it as it seemed to be the green paint section having no grip, could see it being a nightmare in the rain. Can't believe what Trulli did though, he must have a penalty heading his way.

[TehStu]

Does ITV.com stream the entire race? I've found a cable channel which shows F1, but I don't fancy watching a 4:3 picture stretched to widescreen, as only HD channels seem to be widescreen here. I think American commentators would be a bit weird, too, despite James Allen.

edit - fucks sake, nevermind. Can't view ITV streams from outside the UK. :/

[SeanR]

bah missed the practice!

isn't there another session in half an hour?

[morcs]

That pit straight section looks interesting. The last corner is proving difficult to get right, then the T1 complex at the end of the pit straight is plenty wide enough to get two cars into it, then squeezes them together for the exit turn.

Alolso absolutely battered it at the end, got fastest!

[Sigourney Beaver]

I don't really know what to say. The track's so well lit it's like watching any other race. I must admit to being underwhelmed. Almost unimpressed

[Sideshow]

Is the live race on Sunday lunchtime as usual, or do I need to set an alarm for stupid o'clock Sunday morning?

[Wallace]

Is the live race on Sunday lunchtime as usual, or do I need to set an alarm for stupid o'clock Sunday morning?

1pm

[Sideshow]

I don't really know what to say. The track's so well lit it's like watching any other race. I must admit to being underwhelmed. Almost unimpressed

What were you expecting? Burnout Paradise? Those are expensive machines there is no way they were ever going to risk them in anything approaching darkness.

[morcs]

I don't really know what to say. The track's so well lit it's like watching any other race. I must admit to being underwhelmed. Almost unimpressed

What about the helicopter views from above where you can see all the traffic on the highway bridges above the circuit? Looks like F-Zero or something!

[Sidewaysbob]

wait till it starts raining

[fragglerock]

I fear it is going to be dull dull dull.

Hope I am wrong but I don't see that much exciting after the practice.

Not quite sure what I expected from a night race...just something different I guess, but this is going to be business as usual.

Those curbs look vicious but I don't think they will be race changing.