a big congrats to HRT for having both cars finish the race.

also, the new 3 are catching up in pace, slowly but surely. I really hope they find the money they need to remain in F1 for the long term.

when I watched it, I thought Petrov was following Hamilton across the track, not the other way around...which I found strange, wouldn't he want clear air in Formula 1 where draft seems to be a detriment?

Quote from zeugnimod :

Pretty exciting, and now Schumacher is out... very good race so far.

agreed.

well, at least I imagine it to be, since some dipshit decided to pull the fire alarm in my dorm, forcing me to miss laps 12-21. :gnasher::gnasher::gnasher::gnasher::gnasher:

the parts I've seen are fairly decent, if only because of the randomised qualifying.

Quote from 5haz :

So they probrably will get to race eachother.

correction: they will get to follow closely behind one another, but not be able to pass.

every weekend should be a wet weekend.

They should postpone races for getting too dry, and set up sprinklers around the track

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High on Fire - Fire, Flood, & Plague

:bannana_g:singer::headbang:

the new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album: Beat The Devil's Tattoo

so good

big up to Muzzy too, was listening to some of his stuff the other day

the double pit maneuver! 2x multiplier!!!!

Quote from zeugnimod :

Almost perfect but you forgot to mention the tit and penis pics that also lead to the thread's closure.

Wasn't going to go there...but...

...and every once in a while, people get so fed up with all the hate, they decide to spread a little love to everyone else in the form of amusing pornography. Unfortunately, this is supposedly a family friendly environment (debatable, if not laughable), and the thread gets closed then too.

personally, I think that they should make a list of changes, then leave it. The established teams will have a big advantage in adapting to new rule changes, so new teams are way off the pace...when they are way off the pace, they have trouble getting funding, then die. Then repeat cycle. Leaving the rules alone for a bit would allow new teams to catch up to the established teams in terms of pace, and hopefully be able to stick around for longer. Then maybe rule changes could come into effect, but only one or two at a time. Everyone would be able to adapt fairly well and the laptimes would be closer. Closer laptimes should theoretically equal more passing opportunities.

Changes I'd like to see:
- mandatory stops
- narrower front wing, wider rear, but limit downforce and turbulence a bit
- limit the length of the cars...2010 cars look like pencils
- tyre compound changes to match mandatory stops
- smack Tilke in the face - doesn't really help now, but it would make me feel better
- oust Bernie - I'm convinced nothing good can come from anyone named that after Bernie MAdoff. Plus, he's insane and actively tries to kill the sport at every turn to 'improve spectacle', but only has made it worse
-get rid of the Bahrain parade grounds, and bring back a real track like Indy or Belle Isle

Then just leave it for at least two years.
still haven't decided whether I like refuelling or no refuelling.
after that, DON'T MAKE SWEEPING CHANGES for reasons I explained earlier.

Quote :

Based on those statistics, I was right, we are in a for a good season of racing. So far, the changes have worked to improve racing, it's not at 1983 standards but better than it was. Which is what I've been saying.

yeah, but there was no passing at the front, where the cameras are trained all the time. more than half the passing was Sutil and Kubica working their ways through the field after the lap 1 spin also.

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Quote from JPeace :

why?

Otherwise, the forum crazies will complain about how you quoted a long image, and then I have to read their complaints, and then I will likely complain about them complaining. Then someone will say something like 'let's get back to teh funnies'. Then someone else will tell them that none of the images they included in their post were in fact funny. Then people will complain that saying that is way less funny than the images that were posted, a mod will threaten to shut down the thread if people don't start being nice to each other...people will keep bashing each other, the thread will be closed. Then a new thread will open, repeat cycle.

and that's just a lot of bad will, see? All your fault.

on the topic of changing rules to make it more exciting:

"HRT's Karun Chandhok joked: "How about they try out my weekend programme and go straight into quali!?"

The Hell picture is from right near my house I think.

Last time Hell actually 'froze over' was in 2006 I believe, but I may be wrong. The definition used by locals is when it gets so cold, that the water stops flowing over the dam and turns to ice. And yes, it is watched for closely. It's not a very common occurrence, despite Michigan winters.

yeah, the website is running slower than a snail on a steady diet of molasses.

oh, i think you've already lost it. gone crazy. batshit psycho. loopy. insane. rabid. loony. fit for the asylum. off your rocker. out of your mind.

not to be too harsh.

for the bonus questions, can we get that money before the next race?

I actually did... perfect timing coming up to the Australia GP

btw why is the image backwards?
they are just upside-down, not backwards.

Quote from MAGGOT :

They totally ruined the Zonda, the R is hideous.

differences between the two...

never liked the original zonda, the R is far better looking imo. :lovies3d:

All the bets I placed are horribly off, should have gone with my gut feeling, not laptimes

I really could have used that money

mine...wishing I could see these colors this weekend, instead of crappy grey.

The fantasy season has officially started!

EDIT: My final combination (Kept changing it based on laptimes until the very last second):

Liuzzi
Senna
Force India Chassis
Virgin engine
Mercedes fuel
hopefully that works out like I intend it to

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banned for 2011.

so many combinations I would have really liked just out of reach

but I think I've found the best option for the money... but then again, I have no clue

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looking at pictures of Mercedes' car, it is not quite as clear to me where the air from the snorkel exits, and how it hits the wing then?