F1 Grand Prix

22 Jul 2007

Well what a start

22 Jul 2007

That must have been one of the most exciting and scary starts to a Grand prix I've ever seen!! :shock:
Lewis Hamilton off, but kept his engine going and hopefully will be able to start when the race restarts.
off for a lie down!!
Mal
wink

22 Jul 2007

Then you will miss the rest of the race, lol

22 Jul 2007

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22 Jul 2007

Quote by Lilmiss
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you talk too much! :grin:

22 Jul 2007

:grin:

22 Jul 2007

Quote by Sarah
Well what a start

......... and what finish!
and did anyone catch Karvitz referring to 'climactic conditions'
definately a time to swap to new rubber!

22 Jul 2007

Dont you mean grand pricks? :evil2:
bolt

22 Jul 2007

Quote by buckingfabe
Dont you mean grand pricks? :evil2:

Fabe
You have a one track mind !!! :giggle:

23 Jul 2007

I have seen many many Grand Prix's and that was a rare one. Watching in the pub when Button went off, then Hamilton, everytime another one came into the trap we cheered it was hilarious.
Smart thinking on keeping his engine running, dumb idea on staying on slicks. So good to see proper racing for a change after all these years.

24 Jul 2007

What a scintilating event.... :sleeping:
Can't be a sport surely, not when the cars are not equal?

24 Jul 2007

Quote by SuperDave
What a scintilating event.... :sleeping:
Can't be a sport surely, not when the cars are not equal?

Nor are all skis, bobsleighs, horses, yachts, rowing boats etc. 'equal'
or come to think of it (according to the various manufacturers) neither are all running spikes, football boots, trainers, cricket pads, golf clubs, tennis rackets etc.
If you want parity in a motor-racing series (and by your :sleeping: I'd take it you're not that interested) then there are plenty of single make formulae to watch.
But each to their own.

25 Jul 2007

Quote by SuperDave
Can't be a sport surely, not when the cars are not equal?

All the F1 cars have to adhere to the same set of regulations regarding what they can and cannot have on their cars. The only thing that differs is the amount of money they have to spend. Some teams have more funding thereby enabling them to do more testing, have more resourses at their disposal regarding research and development and can afford the top designers.
At the end of the day it all comes down to how much money they have to spend biggrin

We spend a lot of time going to Hillclimb's and there, whilst being grassroots motor sport it is exactly the same, coming down to money at the end of the day smile

26 Jul 2007

It's said that if you line up all the F1 cars without any livery or logos on, then ask the team bosses to pick out theirs, they can't! lol

Anyway, no sport is equal once the 'human' factor is introduced - that's why it's a sport!! lol

Mal

26 Jul 2007

My complaint about formula one is that they spend a couple of days finding out who has the fastest car, then they give them a start on the others???
And as so often happens, if it stays dry, then the fastest car starting first is going to win.