Just wait until the ACO is struck by FIA's Hammer of Doom.
If F1 manufacturers all flock to the Le Mans Series, I'm sure Bernie (if not Max) will have something to say about that. He's already threatened manufacturers with legal action if they form a break-away series. I won't be surprised if he challenges their participation in LMS or ALMS using some strange legal arguments.
1. Relatively lawless frontier culture during the 18th and 19th centuries.
2. Huge influx of migrants during those eras leading to ethnic tension and violence, which continues to this day.
3. Continuing racial problems between blacks, Hispanics, and whites.
4. Prohibition during the 1920s and 1930s leading to sharp increases in organised crime gangs and black-market trade of alcohol. After prohibition, these trades moved onto drugs and weapons.
5. Extremely high population density in metropolitan areas.
On the other hand, Western Europe has been relatively peaceful with a long history of civil order (aside from some localised revolutions), relatively little mixture between opposing ethnic groups, and recent history of subservience toward authoritarian rule (Italy, Germany, Spain, etc.) which tends to kill criminal activity.
So do most of the states in the US.
Their gun control laws are not as lax as the media like to make out, particularly since the 1990s.Countries like Switzerland have arguably more firearms per capita than the US, yet is perceived to be safer.
The problem with gun violence in the US stems from a general culture of violence, rather than "lax" gun laws or the proliferation of guns.
That's generally true, but not always. I've seen someone literally get their ass kicked after ignoring a threat and not facing up to the trouble-maker. Best to keep alert regardless of impressions, especially when alcohol or other mind-altering substances are involved.
That is the most random thing I've read on this forum.
So it seems the consensus is: dry = Button FTW, and wet = Vettel FTW.
Here's an extended forecast, just for the curious:
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK ... _forecast.asp?eventID=366
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A lot of drivers are good in the rain: Alonso, Kovalainen, Hamilton, Heidfeld, Sutil, Webber, and Vettel. I don't reckon Button is any better than them, although he is comparable.
Brawn is still better than any other team bar one, in the wet. It's not like they struggle really hard.
Brawn is still better than any other team bar one, in the wet. It's not like they struggle really hard.
Bruce Lee invented Jeet Kune Do, which is basically the art of using whatever works. Some people like to dress it as some kind of super-awesome martial arts thing, but it's not. Bruce Lee was an advocate of learning as much as you can, throwing out the stuff that doesn't work for you, and keeping the stuff that works.
One thing of note: Bruce Lee was an actor. His martial arts expertise and ability is highly debatable.
Krav Maga outside of Israel is not worth learning. It is quite an interesting martial art, but ultimately ruined by commercialism. The only real Krav Maga belongs in the Israeli armed forces and police, and some select few commercial training centres, none of which exist outside of that country.
Two arts which will put you in good stead in 99% of physical fights:
If you can only do one art, do Judo. According to the LAPD, majority of fights involve at least one person ending up on the ground; and in the majority of cases, the person who falls to the ground first loses the fight. Judo will teach you how to maintain your own balance while destroying your opponents, and how to control your opponent while both standing and on the ground.
Two arts which will put you in good stead in 99% of physical fights:
- Boxing
- Judo
- Simple but extremely effective techniques.
- Great for training reflexes to dodge and block punches.
- Your skills will be tested in full-contact sparring, so you'll definitely know if you're doing it wrong.
- Available just about anywhere, at very affordable prices.
- The most versatile and effective grappling martial art in existence, with actual measurable proof (multi-style tournament by Tokyo metropolitan police).
- Learn to fall safely (this can save your ass in everyday situations).
- Learn how NOT to be taken down (considering most fights involve a few wild punches followed by shoving, pushing, and wrestling, this is important).
- Learn to control your opponent quickly if a fight goes to the ground, and then get back on your feet.
- Legally more defensible than punching or kicking someone's lights out.
- Your skills will be tested regularly with full-strength sparring.
If you can only do one art, do Judo. According to the LAPD, majority of fights involve at least one person ending up on the ground; and in the majority of cases, the person who falls to the ground first loses the fight. Judo will teach you how to maintain your own balance while destroying your opponents, and how to control your opponent while both standing and on the ground.
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You're only 13 days early. 
Intelligent conversation about the British GP for 13 days? I'm not putting down any money on that.
Intelligent conversation about the British GP for 13 days? I'm not putting down any money on that.
Lotus in name, not in substance.
All the Barrichello owners got... owned. Pity.
Yes, more rain please.
This year's Brawn domination feels like all the years of Ferrari domination compressed into a single season.
How good is Ross Brawn? Most engineers engineer cars, but he engineers championships too.
This year's Brawn domination feels like all the years of Ferrari domination compressed into a single season.
How good is Ross Brawn? Most engineers engineer cars, but he engineers championships too.
Wrong. Gentoo is still insane enough to think compiling from source is a good thing (it can be, just not usually). Arch takes a more pragmatic approach.
It was a crazy strategy. If they were thinking of 3-stopping, they should have switched to 2-stops as soon as Vettel lost his lead to Button.
Good drive by Button. He flew like the wind. Same goes for Webber.
Poor Barrichello!
Most package managers are very friendly to use now.
And I think you mean apt-get or aptitude. You can't really "use" apt in the sense of "use software". Apt is a package management framework, not a software program you can run.
Different strokes for different folks. Ubuntu is good in many aspects, but far from all.
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Very good for him, but not very good for the championship. Although it's nice to see someone other than McLaren or Ferrari at the front, having someone run away with the championship this easly sucks all the suspense out of the championship.
Even if Vettel maintains his lead in the first stint, he's up against the strategic genius of Ross Brawn. RBR's strategies have been lacking this season, while Brawn's (namely Button's) strategies have been spot-on. It's very possible that Button will somehow leap-frog Vettel in the pits.
Good factors for Vettel are that he is starting from pole, on the clean side of a notoriously green track, with a highly competitive car.
Good factors for Vettel are that he is starting from pole, on the clean side of a notoriously green track, with a highly competitive car.
"Against him" is too harsh. They're "for" Alonso, but not necessarily "against" Piquet.
Vettel led Q1, 2, and 3? Sheesh... talk about ownage.
1. The on-screen telemetry isn't 100% accurate, and there are noticeable delays as they are updated.
2. Drivers are aggressive when using brakes, due to carbon-carbon components. They need to be punched in hard to raise temperature, otherwise there isn't enough friction.
They should. The team is clearly attempting to use the name for commercial appeal.
I've heard Japan's jails provide wonderful incentives not to take up criminal activity as a vocation.
Don't forget GP2 brought us Lewis Hamilton. F3000 was a bit of a dud, that is true. But there is a consistent pattern that the most solid drivers tend to have had notable success in F3000 (eg. Heidfeld, Alonso). I think F3000 and GP2 are series where the money factor has over-riding influence on driver performance, in contrast to F3 where drivers in mid-field cars can still score good points.
British F3 is past its use-by date. Its level of competition has dropped lot in the past decade. It hasn't brought forward any particularly shining talent into F1 in recent years. F3 Euroseries has done much better with Hamilton, Kubica, Vettel, to name a few.
Really, the only ones worth seriously considering are F3 Euroseries, GP2, and WSBR. A1GP tends to attract promising drivers, but the level of competition is so erratic, it's hard to judge them. IRL is predominantly oval racing, so that's another hard one (although very respectable).
British F3 is past its use-by date. Its level of competition has dropped lot in the past decade. It hasn't brought forward any particularly shining talent into F1 in recent years. F3 Euroseries has done much better with Hamilton, Kubica, Vettel, to name a few.
Really, the only ones worth seriously considering are F3 Euroseries, GP2, and WSBR. A1GP tends to attract promising drivers, but the level of competition is so erratic, it's hard to judge them. IRL is predominantly oval racing, so that's another hard one (although very respectable).
Probably never.
Even if they do find it, the chances of being able to retrieve it or any useful information from it, are low.
So what's your point then? Are you trying to suggest that every driver who might have the talent but didn't have the cash, be offered an F1 drive? Get real.
Adam Carroll has had a long and varied racing career with many opportunities to prove himself to sponsors. If he had proven himself worthy of investment, he would have had the cash. So, the question is: is it just bad luck, or did he not make enough luck for himself? He competed in karts, FPA, FFord and FRenault before moving onto British F3 National class. There must be a reason for him not being able to make a name for himself in four junior and relatively low-cost categories early in his career, and I suspect it wasn't merely the lack of cash.
His only kudos are the A1GP title win and F1 test drive with Honda. But he's certainly not the only person who have won the A1GP title or have been an F1 test driver.
In my experience, when you have had numerous opportunities to prove yourself and failed to take advantage of them, you are in no position to make excuses or have excuses made for you.
Adam Carroll has had a long and varied racing career with many opportunities to prove himself to sponsors. If he had proven himself worthy of investment, he would have had the cash. So, the question is: is it just bad luck, or did he not make enough luck for himself? He competed in karts, FPA, FFord and FRenault before moving onto British F3 National class. There must be a reason for him not being able to make a name for himself in four junior and relatively low-cost categories early in his career, and I suspect it wasn't merely the lack of cash.
His only kudos are the A1GP title win and F1 test drive with Honda. But he's certainly not the only person who have won the A1GP title or have been an F1 test driver.
In my experience, when you have had numerous opportunities to prove yourself and failed to take advantage of them, you are in no position to make excuses or have excuses made for you.
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