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FTE Leadership Emeritus
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From: Melbourne, Aus
They aren't bad at all - but if you watch the BBC coverage, they really put the Speed guys to shame.
Fleet Owner
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From: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
BBC takes for granted that everyone is a fan, and has some degree of knowledge about the sport. Speed on the other hand, [I think that the commentators are truly excellent,] dumbs it down a bit, hoping to make new viewers feel less left out. Sort of F1 lite.
Rusty Roller
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Santa Cruz Mountains
Now I want to watch a race presentation on the BBC..... 
So do you think there will/should be a penalty?
Rosberg & Alonso - YouTube
So do you think there will/should be a penalty?
Rosberg & Alonso - YouTube
Rusty Roller
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Santa Cruz Mountains
Agreed! But there won't be a penalty.... Read here: http://en.espnf1.com/bahrain/motorsp...ory/76811.html
If the guy behind you is faster; make him work for it, but drive your line. I'm not a fan of across the course, run them off the road driving.
Problem is that they delve out the penalty sometimes weeks later. Certain infractions need immediate "oops that wasn't worth it" place dropping justice.
What's the point of having a "guest driver" on site to review this *hit? Now "not" Later is best.... IMO.
So a little Sliver while we wait another 2 weeks...
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If the guy behind you is faster; make him work for it, but drive your line. I'm not a fan of across the course, run them off the road driving.
Problem is that they delve out the penalty sometimes weeks later. Certain infractions need immediate "oops that wasn't worth it" place dropping justice.
What's the point of having a "guest driver" on site to review this *hit? Now "not" Later is best.... IMO.
So a little Sliver while we wait another 2 weeks...
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pedant
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
OOOoooooh!
I'm hoping McLaren will display more of the race cars here in their new Greenwich showroom.
They have some kind of open cockpit car next to the turntable in the front window.
It's amazing to get close enough to touch it and pour over all the details.
I'm hoping McLaren will display more of the race cars here in their new Greenwich showroom.
They have some kind of open cockpit car next to the turntable in the front window.
It's amazing to get close enough to touch it and pour over all the details.
Fleet Owner
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From: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
I did not know that existed! Next time I go to NY I will try to work in a visit!
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pedant
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
Bruce,
It is RIGHT across the street from the Ferrari/Maserati dealership on US Rt.1. (corner of Livingston)
I stopped to look because they were unloading Orange & White, MP4-12C's to go with the Black and the Silver ones already there.
I think the race car is an MP4/11, but don't know enough to be certain.
It is RIGHT across the street from the Ferrari/Maserati dealership on US Rt.1. (corner of Livingston)
I stopped to look because they were unloading Orange & White, MP4-12C's to go with the Black and the Silver ones already there.
I think the race car is an MP4/11, but don't know enough to be certain.
Rusty Roller
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Santa Cruz Mountains
Rusty Roller
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,423
Likes: 5
From: Santa Cruz Mountains
Great pic's! Thanks!! Interesting cover hiding the rear defuser. I hope they relent and give the teams more "in season" testing or testing in general. Wind tunnel's are just estimates of what might work "on track".
Edit to add "borrowed" info:
Quote:
Ferrari will not run all of its planned car improvements at the Mugello test this week.
"My information is that the new single seater is not ready," reported Livio Oricchio, the correspondent for O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper.
There has been speculation that, following Ferrari's troubled start to the new championship with its F2012 car, the changes for the forthcoming Barcelona race will be so sweeping that it might be called a "B" version.
But technical director Pat Fry reportedly told Oricchio that Ferrari designers are "staying with the (current) front suspension"; a reference to the Maranello based team's innovative use of pullrod technology this year.
And the well-informed journalist Dimitris Papadopoulos adds that, even though the Mugello-spec Ferrari will have a new nose, sidepods and wings, "there will be no new chassis". End Quote
..... Interesting!
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Edit to add "borrowed" info:
Quote:
Ferrari will not run all of its planned car improvements at the Mugello test this week.
"My information is that the new single seater is not ready," reported Livio Oricchio, the correspondent for O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper.
There has been speculation that, following Ferrari's troubled start to the new championship with its F2012 car, the changes for the forthcoming Barcelona race will be so sweeping that it might be called a "B" version.
But technical director Pat Fry reportedly told Oricchio that Ferrari designers are "staying with the (current) front suspension"; a reference to the Maranello based team's innovative use of pullrod technology this year.
And the well-informed journalist Dimitris Papadopoulos adds that, even though the Mugello-spec Ferrari will have a new nose, sidepods and wings, "there will be no new chassis". End Quote
..... Interesting!
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Joined: Jan 2003
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From: 3rd Rock
Great news for Ferrari fans....like me...those to are great friends and both cycle a ton together
More reports are suggesting Mark Webber could be Ferrari-bound.
One of Spain’s leading F1 correspondents, Raymond Blancafort, wrote in El Mundo Deportivo that "there may be a pre-contract" between the Maranello based team and Red Bull’s experienced Australian driver.
Webber, 35, was also linked with Ferrari last year, before Red Bull decided to sign him up for another single season alongside Sebastian Vettel.
He is now touted as Felipe Massa’s 2013 replacement, not only because of his "experience (and) the consistency of his results" but because "he gets along" with number one driver Fernando Alonso, Blancafort said.
Flavio Briatore also manages both Alonso and Webber.
Following Blancafort’s claims, Spain’s El Confidencial is now reporting similarly.
The publication said Webber has been earmarked as Alonso’s ideal teammate for 2013, perhaps pre-dating Sergio Perez’s move to the team in 2014 when the young Mexican has gathered another season of experience.
That may mean yet another single-season deal for Webber, but it might be better than what he is offered by Red Bull, given the energy drink-owned team’s grooming of youngsters Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne at Toro Rosso.
El Confidencial said Webber is also Spaniard Alonso’s first choice, with a source saying a deal has been "already reached but not signed", possibly therefore in the form of a letter of intent.
One of Spain’s leading F1 correspondents, Raymond Blancafort, wrote in El Mundo Deportivo that "there may be a pre-contract" between the Maranello based team and Red Bull’s experienced Australian driver.
Webber, 35, was also linked with Ferrari last year, before Red Bull decided to sign him up for another single season alongside Sebastian Vettel.
He is now touted as Felipe Massa’s 2013 replacement, not only because of his "experience (and) the consistency of his results" but because "he gets along" with number one driver Fernando Alonso, Blancafort said.
Flavio Briatore also manages both Alonso and Webber.
Following Blancafort’s claims, Spain’s El Confidencial is now reporting similarly.
The publication said Webber has been earmarked as Alonso’s ideal teammate for 2013, perhaps pre-dating Sergio Perez’s move to the team in 2014 when the young Mexican has gathered another season of experience.
That may mean yet another single-season deal for Webber, but it might be better than what he is offered by Red Bull, given the energy drink-owned team’s grooming of youngsters Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne at Toro Rosso.
El Confidencial said Webber is also Spaniard Alonso’s first choice, with a source saying a deal has been "already reached but not signed", possibly therefore in the form of a letter of intent.