Sport The Formula 1 Thread

[MrPogo]

Hmm, I'm tempted... Especially with the "you can cycle round the track after the racing's over"! Petrol getting there will double the cost though :S

[Sigourney Beaver]

Probably not in the same league, but I saw my first GT meet at Oulton Park a few weeks ago when the British GTs were there. They were a good opportunity to get lunch before the crowds got in the restaurant

[morcs]

Hmm, I'm tempted... Especially with the "you can cycle round the track after the racing's over"! Petrol getting there will double the cost though :S

Ah no way, I've always wanted to do that but we're getting a minibus taxi this year

[Christoph84]

Ah no way, I've always wanted to do that but we're getting a minibus taxi this year

I'm sat in the new Arena stand for the GT1s I'll get some pics up later.

Hope you enjoyed the day Morcs!

[morcs]

Bloody hell you had me worried there thinking I'd got the wrong day!

Just got the Sunday ticket, heading off in a bit

[Christoph84]

Bloody hell you had me worried there thinking I'd got the wrong day!

Just got the Sunday ticket, heading off in a bit

Ah yeah I forgot it was sunday, have fun.

[morcs]

The new Arena section is great, some good opportunities for passing and spectator-wise you get a good view of a large section of the circuit.

Found out yesterday my dad has bought me a Silverstone ticket for my birthday. Not sure where though!

[Throbin Hood]

Not F1, but F2, still crazy

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[JPR]

That on board is crazy.

[reani_]

Clearly 10/10 for that one

[zxcvbnm]

Fucking hell!! I was wondering when he was going to crash - wasn't expecting a low flying car from the rear!!!

[morcs]

Spoiler!

[hughsieman]

Ace!

I was watching it for ages waiting for something to happen and then I'm all like 'I haven't seen much F2 before but I don't think that's meant to be up there'.

[Wallpaper]

Blimey! Is the driver ok? If so they're very lucky because if the car went onto the wall more they'd have been ripped in two.

[mexos]

I'm sat in the new Arena stand for the GT1s I'll get some pics up later.

Oooh! I'd love to see them

[Christoph84]

Not F1, sorry, a few snaps from the FIA GTs at Silverstone this weekend:

Full set on Flickr

[morcs]

Nice. That Sumo Power GTR won in the end as the winning Aston lost too much of its plank, and the second place one didn't take his drive through penalty in time!

[Christoph84]

Nice. That Sumo Power GTR won in the end as the winning Aston lost too much of its plank, and the second place one didn't take his drive through penalty in time!

Apparently the plank was too thin by 0.8mm! Crazy.

[Arc'Tan'Gent]

That Marrakech track looks like a total disaster waiting to happen. It's so narrow, hardly any run-off areas etc etc.

I do love a good crash, but not 180mph into a wall.

[Throbin Hood]

That Marrakech track looks like a total disaster waiting to happen. It's so narrow, hardly any run-off areas etc etc.

I do love a good crash, but not 180mph into a wall.

They had the WTC there last weekend, 2 races, total of around 25-30 laps, only had 4 racing laps. The 2nd race barely got 300m before a big crash off the start. Yes I am including that as a 'racing' lap, crazy stuff.

[reani_]

Klien test driver for HRT

E: At least he gets to drive a F1 car again, but still...

[Hackign]

I thought this was the Formula 1 thread

It should really be the "F1 and others" thread.

[morcs]

I vote "Formula 1 and Motorsport Thread"

[Sidewaysbob]

Especially as next week i'm going to be talking about the LMS from Spa. Not the dull-a-thon from Spain. Unless Hamilton wins. then i'll be all like

[mexos]

Noooo! take your rubbish bikes & LeMons elsewhere!

[Sidewaysbob]

Lemons is far better racing and you know it. 24 hours of racing and proper overtaking, apart from the French what's not to like about it

[Dudley]

^^LeMons and LeMans are two different things. One isn't French.

That Marrakech track looks like a total disaster waiting to happen. It's so narrow, hardly any run-off areas etc etc.

I do love a good crash, but not 180mph into a wall.

The WTCC does insist on going to these shitty street tracks that just aren't suitable for racing.

You get away with it with 2.0l touring cars with covered wheels etc (just - although as someone said they spent a long time behind a safety car) but when the tour includes 500hp single seaters it's fucking lunacy to go to Pau or Porto or Marrakech or for that matter Macau.

[morcs]

KERS could be coming back then, possibly with an independent supplier to make it more cost-effective.

I like the idea of a flywheel more than a battery for some reason, just seems cool.

[marsh]

Like the crash, nearly as good as Patrese catching some air, or Andretti launching his Mclaren into the fence in Brazil.

[reani_]

Like the crash, nearly as good as Patrese catching some air, or Andretti launching his Mclaren into the fence in Brazil.

worth nothing without a vid