Quote from Cornys :

Into Champion's Wall as you might have guessed

Slight irony to the name of the spot then.

It seems like Hamilton will get P1, judging by his FP form. Vettel might be in the sniff for the front row as well, although we shouldn't discount Webber or Rosberg (the Merc looks quite handy).

First ever Monaco Grand Prix in 1929!

http://youtu.be/seqYJ9azUbw

Quote from BlueFlame :

Häkkinen was still winning races in 2001.

Hakkinen was 33 in 2001, had a car that was regularly capable of winning races, and got his arse handed to him by his team-mate, David Coulthard. I'd disagree with Mustafur that he was "past it". That's a bit harsh. But he was hardly doing better than Schumacher.

This year, Schumacher had 3 DNFs through no fault of his own, and one of the races he finished was ruined by a broken DRS and a grid-penalty for changing his gearbox. Still managed two P10 finishes. Rosberg had one P13 and one P5 in those two races. The comparative results are far from damning.

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Quote from andybarsblade :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFk-gKZJWjE&feature=share

Overtaking like a boss!

I felt slightly dizzy watching that.

Weird video.

Quote from Senninha25 :

And apart from this race, which other middle-eastern and asian races have been good to watch?

Suzuka 2010 and 2011. Fuji in 2008. Singapore is usually pretty good.

With DRS and Pirelli tyres, most tracks are capable of producing good races, but those I've mentioned were good even without them.

Race Engineer: Mortar fire expected on track in 5 minutes. You have to do three qualifying-pace laps to build a big enough gap to change to steel treads!

Driver responses...

Kimi: OK.

Petrov: Don worry, I vill call Vladimir. He vill take of zdem mortarz.

Vettel: Why do I have to drive through mortars?! WHY?!!

Alonso: Dis is RIDICULOUS!!!

Lewis: Don't talk to me, man. Don't talk to me while I'm driving.

Massa: Bring me a white visor! I can't see ANYTHING!

Webber: Not bad for a bunch of protesters!

Maldonado: Mortars? Bring 'em f****ing ON!!!

Quote from GreyBull [CHA] :

Yes, but do you need a Superlicense to drive in F1 Friday practice?

There are no more stone-set requirements to request a Superlicense? Weird, I'm pretty sure there used to be in the past, at least.

No, you don't need a superlicense for testing or practice, per se. It's only for racing, and therefore by extension, also for qualifying and being signed on as an official reserve driver.

And yes, there are set requirements to request a superlicense, but the FIA has some limited discretion on the matter. From my hazy recollection, only one recent driver has received their superlicense using the discretionary provision, and that driver was Kimi Raikkonen in 2001.

Quote from BlueFlame :

I'd like to see this kind of video, but with something more epic, maybe orchestral or really badass trance/ambience sequence.

I'd like to see an F1 highlights reel with Ride of the Valkyries as the theme score.

Quote from J@tko :

Personally I can't remember the last time I saw so many marbles at a race, although maybe I've not been looking too hard

At least we're talking about rubber marbles, rather than rock marbles you can find on tracks like Sentul. In one of the GP2 Asia Series races some years ago, drivers had their helmets and cars damaged by gravel and debris on the track. They were basically large, slow-flying bullets. :yikes:

Quote from Agressor :

I missed Webber doing his "wheelie", any vids out there of this?

Catch it before it goes... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O0uC0Xa-f8

I liked it! Very professional, and the editing was fantastic!

Fastest race lap record at Bathurst

Chris Gilmour
Dallara F307 - Mercedes Benz
Australian F3 Championship
Bathurst Motor Festival 2012, Race 2

2m 04.619s

http://youtu.be/PRrQeZN9Mt8

Final corner win (well, technically)...

Formula Vee at Bathurst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NMA17v1xnw

Previous race (full):

http://youtu.be/MGu5LMqQ70Q

Ah. Shame on me!

Quote from PMD9409 :

http://www.autotoday.fi/page.p ... =201202639&rss=allimg

Google Translation:

Quote from Google Translate :

Kim's driving mileage, super license went to the old (01.04.)

Kimi Raikkonen experienced a weekend of an unpleasant surprise. The International Federation FAI driver informed him that his superlisenssinsä is out of date.

According to the Association an F1 car does not drive unless the driver have a valid super license.

Kimi Raikkonen and the size of the Lotus team were in the belief that the super-license is still valid, but this is apparently not.

FAI, however, changed the rules already in the year before, the license must be replaced at regular intervals. Renewal periods are affected by many factors, such as driver's age, motor sport, competitions, and driven up to the final results.

Duration of the license may, therefore, to live, that is, if doing well, we need to be a little more validity. If, however, is completely out of motor racing, all the license may be canceled within a few months.

The duration of calculation is such a complex operation that probably Lotus tietokonegurujen calculation diagram has been some sort of bug.

Super License Renewal is not just a reporting issue. In order for the license period may be extended, you need to run both a theory and practical test.

The theory test has ten questions, covering topics including motor racing rules and safety.

For the practical test should, inter alia, to leave the race car and turn off the gas a small fire extinguisher.

The International Association hold regular meetings with these koetilaisuuksia such as F1 races in connection with. However, union organizing today an extraordinary opportunity for the Nürburgring, but it does not inform the Lotus Kim.

Kim is a rear gate. If he wins the GP2 race one, he automatically receives a license back to the super. At the present time, however, seems highly unlikely that Kimi would compete in the next F1 race.

Epälutettavien data, Lotus will organize a press conference later today.

Cont Sportent

Does this mean he needs to do GP2 and win one race before his Super License is reinstated?

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Am I the only person here who doesn't completely despise one or more F1 drivers?

I mean there's Schumacher of course, but he doesn't count, everybody thinks he's a dick.

Nope. And I disagree that "everybody thinks [Schumacher] is a dick" (although I preferred Hakkinen back in the days).

Folks just need to remember that these are elite-level racing drivers with egos many times the size of normal people, in an extremely competitive environment, heavily scrutinised by all and sundry, and many are very young with very limited or sheltered life experience. Their behaviour is understandable, even if not excusable.

Quote from Intrepid :

The situation asked for both Narain and Seb to calculate a number of circumstances which they simply couldn't do.

Well said.

Quote from BlueFlame :

It's the ideal line that Narain is on, try not to judge the incident from TV sideline cameras, but from Vettels onboard. You'll see that he cuts his nose off. Doesn't matter what Narain is doing, when you cut someones nose off how can it be their fault?

How is it Vettel's fault when he doesn't even move across onto Karthikeyan's line?

Karthikeyan was the one getting back on track after his off-road adventure. Vettel gave him room, Karthikeyan decided to pretend he was a triceratops and just charged on ahead, had a slippy moment in the wet (by his own admission no less!) and bonked his cranium into Vettel's tyre.

Quote from BlueFlame :

Again, Karthikeyan was driving the ideal line. So Kartikeyan wasn't the one drifting anywhere.

Karthikeyan was also the driver behind and in greater control over the situation than Vettel. Whether he was on the "ideal line" is irrelevant. He had awareness, opportunity, and ability to avoid a collision and failed to do so.

Lots of front-wheel lock-ups. Kimi even went on three wheels at one point.

EDIT:

McLaren lock-out again. Schumacher on row two, again! Good showing from Kimi.

But WTF Vettel? On hard tyres (according to graphic and Autosport live commentary)?!!!!

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LOL

Kimi's penalty is fair. He changed his gearbox. Kovalainen's seems a bit harsh, but it's not going to make a world of difference really.

Trust Britney to show off.

I have a feeling that Merc will go for a race-optimised configuration at the expense of qualifying performance. They learnt their lesson in Melbourne, and Brawn isn't one to repeat them (and neither is Schumacher). So perhaps they might either split the Red Bulls behind the McLarens, or take up the third row. McLarens will, almost for sure, take the first row.

Renault and Williams look threatening, and one of their drivers might have a stab at the third row (I think either Grosjean or Maldonado, because Kimi still has steering problems and Senna doesn't quite have the outright speed of the Venezuelan oil champion).

I've never been a fan of Ferrari, but it's embarrassing to watch them struggle so badly.

For the race, high temperatures and tyre degradation will play to Button, Vettel, and Kimi's hands. If anyone knows how to nurse their tyres, those three do. Webber's softer rubber usually goes off around one to three laps before Vettel's, and Hamilton's nursing skills are pretty mediocre, so they will need to be careful with their strategies.

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Quote from BlueFlame :

If you think Maldonado isn't one of the worst drivers of the current F1 Grid you need your head examined.

What makes you think he's so bad? He had only two, arguably three, self-induced retirements last year. His performance wasn't too far off Barrichello. His GP2 results - including consideration for experience and team quality - indicates he's pretty much at the same level as Grosjean, Senna, and Perez.

As for Bottas, he looks like he's doing a good job, and it's cool that he is/was an LFS player. But that doesn't automatically make him better than Driver XYZ.

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Quote from mrodgers :

Yeah, I know how to edit cells. That's not the problem. I arrow over to the cell, the cell is highlighted, but the cell selected is not displayed within the formula.

I've used the keyboard with spreadsheets for 20 years. I have to do everything twice now, once with the keyboard and realize it didn't take the cells, then again with the mouse.

My answer wasn't about editing cells, but about being in the correct mode for editing formulas.

Did you try toggling between enter/edit modes by pressing F2? You need to be in enter mode to insert references to other cells by arrowing over with the keyboard.

Most bizarre-looking racing car in the world? Looks like a tricycle.

This is the wrong forum, but I'll answer your question.

Click a cell and press "=" as if to enter a formula. Look at the status bar at the bottom-left of the screen. It will normally say "Enter", which means you're in formula entry mode. This mode allows you to enter references to other cells using your arrow keys. If it says "Edit", that means you're in formula editing mode, which will only allow your arrow keys to move the cursor within the cell to edit the formula.

If you're entering a formula and find that you can't refer to other cells using your arrow keys, press F2 to toggle Enter/Edit modes.

Excel 2010 is a terrific improvement over 2003 and to a lesser extent, 2007. I use a lot of advanced features in Excel with huge amounts of data (10,000 - 300,000 plus rows and VBA macros to manipulate them). You really feel the improvements to features, speed, and ease-of-use when you start to stretch the program.

Last edited by samjh, Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:43.