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Formula 1: Round 7 - Canadian Grand Prix

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    #242
    IM0
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    to think I skipped hammond on bcc2 for this **** :(


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    #243
    mmmmmmm.......
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    "When was the last time a non-high speed crash caused a serious injury in F1 though?"

    perez two weeks ago? although some might consider it a serious injury, it was serious enough for him not to be racing today.


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    #244
    Shane732
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    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    If you were a team manager/race director would you like to take that risk?

    Wouldn't risk it in this condition but starting the race under the safety car and bringing the safety car out too early the last time....


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    #245
    amacachi
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    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    If you were a team manager/race director would you like to take that risk?

    Sorry but if someone can't be logical they have no place on the pit wall. I just saw a bird on the track, would you take the risk of sending a car around after seeing that? I'm proposing that there may be less risk involved in the rain and I've yet to hear a rebuttal.


    Fingers crossed when the race is restarting they'll give it a few more minutes before restarting so we get as much green running as possible. I'd rather wait 15 minutes so we would get an extra ~10 laps rather than just starting as soon as possible.


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    #246
    TheChrisD
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    God-dammit, why can't they all just stop being wimps, and just race away.

    The longer this red flag is, the less time I get to dedicated exclusively to the NASCAR :mad:
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    #247
    amacachi
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    mmmmmmm....... wrote: »
    "When was the last time a non-high speed crash caused a serious injury in F1 though?"

    perez two weeks ago? although some might consider it a serious injury, it was serious enough for him not to be racing today.

    That was pretty high speed.


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    #248
    mikemac
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    Just get David Attenborough

    I'm seeing more birds then racing


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    #249
    freestyla
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    Sooo much money involved in this sport but some RAIN is ruining whole show aarrghh
    Reminds me on main airport maintenance stupidity while its snowing.


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    #250
    amacachi
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    TheChrisD wrote: »
    God-dammit, why can't they all just stop being wimps, and just race away.

    The longer this red flag is, the less time I get to dedicated exclusively to the NASCAR :mad:

    They can't race in these conditions. Are you watching on a poor quality stream or are you just being mental? :P


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    #251
    TheChrisD
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    amacachi wrote: »
    Are you watching on a poor quality stream or are you just being mental? :P

    F1's on the big 32" HDTV in the living room, NASCAR streaming on a ****ty laptop on my lap.

    I don't consider myself mental, the NASCAR Nationwide and Champ Car raced here in the same weather and kept going.
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    #252
    freestyla
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    amacachi wrote: »
    They can't race in these conditions. Are you watching on a poor quality stream or are you just being mental? :P

    Ofcourse they cant race because when somebody on charge was comparing how much he could have more profit instead of building better drainage... etc..


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    #253
    TommyTippee
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    TheChrisD wrote: »
    F1's on the big 32" HDTV

    That's not big


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    #254
    amacachi
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    TheChrisD wrote: »
    F1's on the big 32" HDTV in the living room, NASCAR streaming on a ****ty laptop on my lap.

    I don't consider myself mental, the NASCAR Nationwide and Champ Car raced here in the same weather and kept going.

    Were the kerbs completely submerged? Also you know yourself there's a huge difference between NASCAR and F1.


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    #255
    mikemac
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    freestyla wrote: »
    instead of building better drainage... etc..

    Island in the middle of the lake. The land is pretty much at water level
    Drainage is a nightmare


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    #256
    smellslikeshoes
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    Wish they would stop showing these replays of the start, I'm only half watching while it's stopped and when I glance over I get a fright to see it starting :pac:


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    #257
    ScrubsfanChris
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    Just realised that Kobayashi will restart in 2nd with new tyres :o


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    #258
    TheChrisD
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    TommyTippee wrote: »
    That's not big

    Is it when compared to my 24" PC monitor that normally streams, and my 15" laptop.
    amacachi wrote: »
    Were the kerbs completely submerged? Also you know yourself there's a huge difference between NASCAR and F1.

    It was this bad in N'wide '08 and at least they ran about 40 of 75 laps before calling it. And they were on rain tyres made 10 years beforehand.
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    #259
    Shane732
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    Another 20 - 25 minutes rain....

    Great :(


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    #260
    bigboy123
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    The mercedes "happy camper tent" haha


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    #261
    RayM
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    Just looking at the lap chart... The Red Shouldered Blackbird has just set the fastest time through the first sector.


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    #262
    Shane732
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCr4Ni0Yjo&playnext=1&list=PLE8409078E5BA7D31

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHxcDy2nUNQ


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    #263
    amacachi
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    ScrubsfanChris wrote: »
    Just realised that Kobayashi will restart in 2nd with new tyres :o
    Pointed that out earlier, something to look forward to at least. :D
    TheChrisD wrote: »
    It was this bad in N'wide '08 and at least they ran about 40 of 75 laps before calling it. And they were on rain tyres made 10 years beforehand.
    Aye but there's a fair bit more ground clearance and a lot less speed to worry about in those.


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    #264
    freestyla
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    mikemac wrote: »
    Island in the middle of the lake. The land is pretty much at water level
    Drainage is a nightmare

    I bet if Arabs would live in Canada they would come up with somekind of modern solution.. build pipes cross the lake and pump excess out to mainland.. and yes Canada has a lot oil too to be able to cover the expenses :P


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    #265
    amacachi
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    freestyla wrote: »
    I bet if Arabs would live in Canada they would come up with somekind of modern solution.. build pipes cross the lake and pump excess out to mainland.. and yes Canada has a lot oil too to be able to cover the expenses :P

    There's a reason they've only bother to build things where it doesn't rain. :pac:


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    #266
    mikemac
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    Back in the old days and men were men....

    I remember when Panis won the Monaco GP and only about three cars finished

    Get on with it!


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    #267
    bigboy123
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    RayM wrote: »
    Just looking at the lap chart... The Red Shouldered Blackbird has just set the fastest time through the first sector.

    Hees coming round the final chicane!!!!!


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    #268
    Autosport
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    its goin on too long now, start racing or end it


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    #269
    steve9859
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    I bloody hope the BBC stay with this until the finish. I dont have the red button or setanta


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    #270
    steve9859
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    Autosport wrote: »
    its goin on too long now, start racing or end it

    Like Webber says, it is a sporting event, and the drivers want to race. They should wait for as long as it takes (presumably until it gets dark), irrespective of TV. (but like I said before, I hop BBC stay with it)


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    #271
    RayM
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    bigboy123 wrote: »
    Hees coming round the final chicane!!!!!

    In fairness, he Tweeted before the race that he was very confident about this one.


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