Most notorious corner in racing, many have died trying to conquer it.
And March 16, THATS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! WOOHOOOO!!!!, gonna be a great day indeed
zoogla
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Originally posted by trancechaos
Most notorious corner in racing, many have died trying to conquer it.
And March 16, THATS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! WOOHOOOO!!!!, gonna be a great day indeed
AWESOME!!! Where's the bday/F1 party? ;) :D
Djsketchbag
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Originally posted by Cro_Addict
omg hahhhhahaha sig worty as well.....
SIR U DELIVER!!
I try :toothless
TheVrk
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Originally posted by Orko
AKA the US was not willing to put the up the money the Arabs and Asians were. Plus the drivers hated the circuit and so did most of the fans.
This is or are the reasons.
I'm always psyched this time of yr as all the anticipation builds to another season.
MikeyN
Reason i think renault is not sandbagging: From Autosport.com
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Alonso says podiums not realistic
By Pablo Elizalde Thursday, February 21st 2008, 10:55 GMT
Renault driver Fernando Alonso believes it is unrealistic to think the French squad will be able to fight for a place on the podium when the season starts next month.
"We are very far, very far," Alonso was quoted as saying by AS newspaper. "I think it's looking like at the end of last year: two Ferraris, two McLarens and two BMWs, and if everything goes like that, you can almost only fight for seventh place.
"Thinking about the podium would be too optimistic right now, but then you arrive in the first grand prix, you start warming up in practice, your morale starts going up and you think you can be on the podium.
"But right now, thinking coldly, reaching the podium is a dream.
"In our current shape it will be hard to make it into Q3," added the Spaniard.
Alonso is returning to the French team after a season at McLaren.
Renault, world champions in 2005 and 2006, struggled for pace last year, failing to win a race or score a pole position.
Alonso believes Ferrari are still one of the main contenders for this year's titles, but they Spaniard reckons the Italian squad are not so far ahead of their rivals as some suggest.
"Ferrari is one of the favourites but they are not on another planet. I think (the championship) is going to be close," he said.
The two-time champion also admitted he has been surprised by BMW's strong form, despite the German team's early problems with their new car.
"They are very fast with a lot of fuel," Alonso said. "Sometimes you look at their times, and you see what they've done in stints of 25 or 30 laps. That is, with 60 or 70 kilos of fuel. They have surprised me the most in the last two or three tests."
trancechaos
HAHA!!
kimi is hilarious, dude is the ice man on the track and a party animal off the track.
Orko
I don't know if we can say that is him for sure, but its damn funny none the less!
Orko
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Originally posted by MikeyN
Reason i think renault is not sandbagging: From Autosport.com
Well that doesn't prove a darn thing. It could just be double talk.
I am with you, that I just think Renault sucks. But, you cannot trust Alanso for anything.
Remember during Ferrari's reign of terror (2000-2004), they used to sandbag all the time.
Orko
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Barcelona (Spain) -Flags, like the checkered finish flag, have always served a critical part in any form of car racing, but drivers can sometimes miss those wavy pieces of fabric driving at 200+ MPH. In a bid to change the status quo between judges, race organization and the drivers themselves, FIA as the world's automotive governing body recently tested digital flags on the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona.
Digital Flags are nothing else but panels consisted out of large set of LEDs that change color in accordance to a command given by Race Control. With strategically positioned panels across the race track, circuits would enable judges to have a better overview of the situation on the track instead of having to concentrate in showing the flag to racing drivers.
This system could be of great help in conditions of limited visibility, since screens are visible in any weather condition, from sun to torrential rain (we know at least several racetracks where weather conditions result in visibility less than 100 feet, such as Fuji Speedway in Japan, Sepang in Malaysia and others).
FIA is currently analyzing gathered data and feedback from Formula 1 teams, but if a call is made for implementation of this kind of signaling, you can expect that sooner or later, most of racetracks will switch to this kind of signalization. It would be quite interesting to hear explanations from drivers for not seeing this part.
Of course, it is hard to expect that old-school style sports such as NASCAR would accept this kind of signalization, but who knows. But FIA-sanctioned championships and sports that are being held in problematic weather conditions might be more than happy to accept this system.
