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Chris H

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Posted: August 02 2008 at 15:13

Bring your umbrella Brian.

Beauty will save the world.

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Posted: August 03 2008 at 05:56

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One small update Bourdais has been put back to 19th on the grid for blocking Heidfeld during quali one, although he in turn was being blocked by someone else so it's really an unfair punishment.

That sucks and is well out of order, Bourdais was being cut up by the car that went around him so he had to lift. Yet again, the stewards prove incompitent, surprise surprise.

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Posted: August 03 2008 at 06:01

Of course were Bourdais driving for a certain Italian team with a history of painting their cars red there would have been no penalty at all. Wink

I really hope the race today is more entertaining than the 2 GP2 races this weekend which bar a few moments were duller than watching paint dry.

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Posted: August 04 2008 at 12:17

Zappa88 wrote:

Bring your umbrella Brian.

Ahhhh, you know how Pocono is.
It's in the 60's and cloudy, then 80 and blistering heat, then a 45 minute rain delay, then its hot again.....

and
Noooooooooo! Kovalainen won his first race and I missed it!
Ahhhhhhh man........well congrats to the young Finn

And the PA 500 was not bad, we got stuck parking waaay out in the boondocks with the white trash. HOLY SH*T! The race was done at 7 and we got home at midnight, (and I live only 2 hour from the track) I won't go into details but drunken white trash idiots need to learn how to drive!!!!1 LOL

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Posted: August 22 2008 at 13:56

At last, F1's back! Its the new Valencia street circuit for the European GP. Button in 3rd after second practice! Shocked

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m39.477s

2. ALONSO Renault 1m39.497s

3. BUTTON Honda 1m39.546s

4. MASSA Ferrari 1m39.678s

5. HAMILTON McLaren 1m39.712s

6. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m39.954s

7. GLOCK Toyota 1m39.967s

8. KUBICA BMW 1m40.149s

9. PIQUET Renault 1m40.439s

10. FISICHELLA Force India 1m40.500s

11. WEBBER Red Bull 1m40.585s

12. ROSBERG Williams 1m40.607s

13. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m40.696s

14. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m40.742s

15. TRULLI Toyota 1m40.877s

16. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m40.982s

17. SUTIL Force India 1m40.999s

18. HEIDFELD BMW 1m41.084s

19. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m41.246s

20. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m41.377s

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Posted: August 22 2008 at 14:41

How on earth did Button get that Honda to third?

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Posted: August 22 2008 at 17:47

^I dont know, especially when since it was done in the second session where the Honda's normally tumble to the bottem end of the time sheets like Barrichello did today. Its thought Sunday's race will be more of a case of when rather than if the saftey car turns up. Possible upset, maybe?

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Posted: August 22 2008 at 19:56

Finally! Some F1

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Posted: August 23 2008 at 12:12

Looks like Massa grabbed another pole.
I know I've been looking foward to this race for a while, hope it's as good as I expect.

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Posted: August 23 2008 at 13:06

Well the GP2 race was relatively dull, there are a couple of overtaking spots but unless we see a safety car or poor weather I don't think it'll be a particularly good race.

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Posted: August 23 2008 at 21:17

Guess we'll find out.
One thing I DO hope is they watch out with the street circuits. I like them, which is why Im looking foward to this one and Singapore. But I remember hearing, (maybe it was only rumors) about street circuits in Abu Dhabi and somewhere else in the future.

Don't over do it is all I'm saying.

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Posted: August 24 2008 at 06:11

Abu Dhabi will join next year, but its more of a purpose built race track with a section made to resemble a street circuit.

Button will be one to watch, he's definitely faster than 16th but couldnt get the supper soft tyres to work for him.

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Posted: August 24 2008 at 14:55

After all that...I missed this race helping my friend move into her dorm LOL

I can only look up the finishing stats but how was the actual race?

And congrats to Massa

On another note: I was which rookie of 08 would turn out the best and so far it looks like Vettel is starting to come around

Edited by JJLehto - August 24 2008 at 14:58

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Posted: August 24 2008 at 16:53

The race was rather dull, actually. I was expecting a lot more from this one, especially after the unpradictable qualifying, but not much happened except for the two mistakes in the Ferrari pits. I've seen that Massa wasnt penalised for being released into Sutil's path but Ferrari have been given an official reprimand and a 10 000 euro fine. A fai decission but the fine could have been bigger. Two Ferrari engine blow ups in as many races, thats not good.

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Posted: August 29 2008 at 13:37

Sad news today, the 1961 world champion, Phill Hill, has passed away in a hospital in California after complications with Parkinsons Disease. http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=43759 Cry

He remains the only American born F1 champ and one of the few drivers to have one both Le Mans and the F1 title. RIP.

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Posted: August 31 2008 at 20:04

Just saw the news, (I was partying up at my friends place this weekend)
Phil Hill has died. Unhappy

The only American born driver to win the F1 title, hopefully another one will sometime, (but I doubt anytime soon)

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Posted: September 05 2008 at 18:45

Belgian GP this weekend, time for a real circuit at Spa. Rain hit practice today but notice Sutil in 8th!

1. ALONSO Renault 1m48.454s

2. MASSA Ferrari 1m48.504s

3. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m48.740s

4. HAMILTON McLaren 1m48.805s

5. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m49.328s

6. ROSBERG Williams 1m49.405s

7. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m49.427s

8. SUTIL Force India 1m49.585s

9. TRULLI Toyota 1m49.715s

10. HEIDFELD BMW 1m49.725s

11. KUBICA BMW 1m49.875s

12. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m49.922s

13. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m49.948s

14. GLOCK Toyota 1m50.281s

15. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m50.364s

16. FISICHELLA Force India 1m50.740s

17. BUTTON Honda 1m50.925s

18. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m51.238s

19. PIQUET Renault 1m51.334s

20. WEBBER Red Bull 1m51.640s

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Posted: September 05 2008 at 20:41

Spa!!!! Ah excellent
Will not miss this one for sure
And Sutil and rain...I remember Monaco with that 4th place finish he had till Kimi wrecked him

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Posted: September 07 2008 at 10:38

Spa in the wet is always interesting but those final 3 laps were absolute madness. I don't think I've ever seen a finish like that before.

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Posted: September 07 2008 at 11:42

^I have but not in F1, World Touring Cars a few years ago at the previous incarnation of the Bus Stop chicane, led to Stephano D'Aste (an indipendant) streightlining the chicane and almos winning the race.

Crazy all right but I really feel sorry for Kimi, his title challenge is over now and he had that win sown up before the rain came. Bourdais was stunning, I wander where he lost out to Vettel and Kubica, as he had them beat only half a lap earlier.

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