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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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BBC News - F1 Marussia driver Maria de Villota in Duxford crash Sad news. Hope she will recover.
Question, are F1 cars fly-by-wire?
Terrible accident, yes F1 is drive by wire for throttles. IRC drive by wire throttle tech was pioneered in F1 (by Honda I think)

Apparently anti-stall engaged here, which opens the throttle to 50% (when slowing down, the driver typically puts the car in neutral... I am guessing her lack of familiarity with an F1 car meant that she hadn't)
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 01:52 PM
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YEEEHAAAA what a great Q3...my red cars are getting a bit better...even FM was quick, Alonso was still 1.3 quicker.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 03:08 AM
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German banker appeals Formula 1 bribe conviction - NASCAR News | FOX Sports on MSN

Interesting. Has Bernie got enough clout to avoid prosecution?
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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That was a pretty darn good race too. Was almost disappointing that it didn't rain
 
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 01:40 AM
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Fantastic race. I was so hoping to see Masa pass Vettle and get on the podium. Too much to ask I guess since Alonzo couldn't hold off Webber.

I'm still wondering why Alonzo changed tires, hard to hard after only fifteen laps.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 02:55 PM
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From the Grandstands looking towards turn one at Austin...a ton of elevation change ....
 
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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I'm hoping to make it next year to the MotoGP races.

My FIL lives in Austin.
I don't think the locals care for it much until the developers complete all the road and infrastructure improvements they had promised.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 03:53 PM
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Just finished watching qualifying & race. Another tire management problem. No dry laps pre-race then Alonso having to finish the last few laps with worthless tires agian. I just bought tires and they certainly weren't Pirelli.....

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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 07:21 AM
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To keep you entertained till Germany:
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UIoO_N8bSP0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 11:57 AM
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Beautiful piece of cinema! Thanks Adrian.
Gives me the thought that a lot of great footage may be out there on the net to be discovered!
 
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 02:45 PM
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Thanks for the Video! Very relaxing.

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Great vid, don't realise how much the cars bend and flex when they are at speed , nice to see it like this.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 04:43 PM
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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Nurburgring.....the old way


Notice how large a diameter the rears are when he is airborne and on the throttle
 
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Originally Posted by IB Tim
Nurburgring.....the old way
Anyone think that the circuit is much shorter now than it used to be , I remember them going down past a forest , and was one of the longest tracks of the year...... But not now it seems they have cut the track in half


Or is it just my memory gone?
 
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