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Posted 30 August 2012 - 09:42 PM

If Coulthard came back right now, mathematically, this could still be his year.
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Posted 30 August 2012 - 10:33 PM

View Postdribbler, on 30 August 2012 - 09:42 PM, said:

If Coulthard came back right now, mathematically, this could still be his year.
As the Frenchmen would put it: there's a certain Jensen quoi in your comment...
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Posted 31 August 2012 - 01:42 PM

What a F...ing F1riday!!!

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As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 02:13 PM

I never could have Pictured a practice timesheet like that.
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Posted 31 August 2012 - 02:36 PM

Best bit of today was for me was definitely the fail after first practice. As I'm sure many of you will know, they bring up the complete times on the screen at the end of the session, and whoever did the national flag symbols got it horribly wrong.

For a start, Kobayashi was British (which I'm sure this Government would have something to say about...), Ricciardo was German, Vergne was American (someone for Eric to support Posted Image) and Rosberg and Maldonado were Spanish.

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 02:55 PM

View PostMassa, on 31 August 2012 - 02:13 PM, said:

I never could have Pictured a practice timesheet like that.
He did a good job racing against the Glock.
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Posted 31 August 2012 - 02:56 PM

You shouldn't have mentioned it because now I have to get into my crap. Posted Image

I never really understood why they include national flags in the results and why they play anthems on the podium.  I can't really make the connection between nationality and Formula One.  Despite all the non-serious stuff I post about U.S. Americans in racing, I truly think it's stupid to try to celebrate a country for one individual entity's accomplishments, whether they belong to a driver or team.  Britain didn't win the last race.  Hamilton and McLaren did.  I just don't understand trying to involve nationality in F1 at all.

Now you'll probably turn around and say "but Eric, some of the guys in the ladder you support/follow are North Americans, you hypocrite" and that's true, one's from California, the other's from Ontario, and the third's from both Rome and Arizona.  So why does that happen?  Because I follow the feeder series in North America, so I'm familiar with the drivers who raced in North America before they raced in Europe.  I'm sure if I knew any others, I'd be interested in their careers, but because I am dumb and stupid and can only keep track of so many series, I only know the drivers I've gotten to see race.  Couldn't care less where they're from, and the proof is in that phrase, because if I were a true xenophobic jingoist I'd have used the Americanism of "could care less" Posted Image

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Posted 31 August 2012 - 07:54 PM

View PostMassa, on 31 August 2012 - 02:56 PM, said:

You shouldn't have mentioned it because now I have to get into my crap. Posted Image

I never really understood why they include national flags in the results and why they play anthems on the podium.  I can't really make the connection between nationality and Formula One.  Despite all the non-serious stuff I post about U.S. Americans in racing, I truly think it's stupid to try to celebrate a country for one individual entity's accomplishments, whether they belong to a driver or team.  Britain didn't win the last race.  Hamilton and McLaren did.  I just don't understand trying to involve nationality in F1 at all.

Now you'll probably turn around and say "but Eric, some of the guys in the ladder you support/follow are North Americans, you hypocrite" and that's true, one's from California, the other's from Ontario, and the third's from both Rome and Arizona.  So why does that happen?  Because I follow the feeder series in North America, so I'm familiar with the drivers who raced in North America before they raced in Europe.  I'm sure if I knew any others, I'd be interested in their careers, but because I am dumb and stupid and can only keep track of so many series, I only know the drivers I've gotten to see race.  Couldn't care less where they're from, and the proof is in that phrase, because if I were a true xenophobic jingoist I'd have used the Americanism of "could care less" Posted Image

SparkNotes: I think we just witnessed the Pic of Charles' career.

I think that there is a place for National anthems and patriotism in general in F1.

True fans normally follow the driver they love for a whole host of other reasons; rarely to do with Nationality. But less hardcore fans want to see their country ment do well. Hell, even as a true fan, I still fill a sense of National pride when Lewis or Jenson grace the top step.

I can understand how you feel; you won't be celebrating an American win until Obama becomes Queen.
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Posted 31 August 2012 - 09:45 PM

View PostJHS18, on 31 August 2012 - 02:36 PM, said:


...Rosberg and Maldonado were Spanish.


That was about right. :whistling:

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As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 08:59 AM

Here comes the sun...

Fray Luis de León said:

As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 12:38 PM

Button!!! 1:47.654 in Q2, he's candidate for pole.

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As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 12:45 PM

Vettel is out! Schumi couldn't make it either. Interesting race tomorrow... :)
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 12:45 PM

Britney speaking in Spanish! And very good at it.
Not that it is of much comfort when it was basically to say "I suck", but still...
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 12:46 PM

Eeeek! There's a girl in this thread!!! Mods, do something!
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 12:56 PM

View PostAleHop, on 01 September 2012 - 12:38 PM, said:

Button!!! 1:47.654 in Q2, he's candidate for pole.

Definitely! He is very quick today.

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:04 PM

Pretty cool qualifying :D Lovely to see Kobayashi and Kimi ahead. And Button deserved a pole I guess :P
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:04 PM

Very good grid for Alonso too. All his main rivals behind him, only Kimi ahead.

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:04 PM

That qualy made no sense! Posted Image
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:06 PM

View PostIkyrotz, on 01 September 2012 - 01:04 PM, said:

Very good grid for Alonso too. All his main rivals behind him, only Kimi ahead.

I love it when people think like that :D
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:08 PM

View PostQuiet One, on 01 September 2012 - 12:45 PM, said:


Britney speaking in Spanish! And very good at it.


I heard he lives in Spain most of the time. Ibizzza!

You're right Andrés, qualifying makes no sense but great job Maldonado, Pérez and Kobayashi.

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As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:16 PM

View Postfreaky2, on 01 September 2012 - 01:06 PM, said:


I love it when people think like that :D


I love it when people think like that :D

:P

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As we were saying yesterday...
Fray Luis de León wrote mystical poems which prompted Cervantes to proclaim León "a genius who astounds the world and who, in ecstasy, might rob us of our senses." León was also an active man who taught at the University of Salamanca, translated classical and biblical literature, and wrote on religious themes. Twice denounced before the Inquisition, he was imprisoned for "heresy," though he returned to the University to later hold the chairs of Moral Philosophy and Biblical Studies.

Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:23 PM

View PostAleHop, on 01 September 2012 - 01:08 PM, said:

I heard he lives in Spain most of the time. Ibizzza!

You're right Andrés, qualifying makes no sense but great job Maldonado, Pérez and Kobayashi.
Ah...that explains his Spanish.

Weird qualy. It was like being transported into some parallell universe where everything is possible and your weirdest fantasies will come true.

And even there Massa sucks. :D
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:46 PM

Oh man, how much I'd love to see both Sauber drivers get onto the podium tomorrow. What a mixed up qualifying session.

Should be a great race.






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Posted 01 September 2012 - 02:10 PM

Kobayashi and Maldonado have a ton to prove tomorrow given their starting positions.  Both have talent, neither have the full package, or the right skills, for a higher-tier team.  Put in some normal, disciplined races, value starts going up.  Tomorrow is a good place to start on that.
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 02:50 PM

Apparently stewards are investigating whether Kimi took a shortcut through Eau Rouge. Not clear to me, though, how you could cut that corner...

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 03:57 PM

Maldonado got a three-position blocking penalty.  He drops to sixth, so right now Räikkönen is third, unless he gets the aforementioned penalty, Pérez is fourth, and Alonso is fifth.

Slightly off-topic, but strange to see that 100% of F1 fans currently living in Massachusetts, all two of us, post on this forum. :P
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 04:10 PM

I don't follow any drivers on Twitter, just not interesting to me, but someone I do follow was saying something about Lewis Hamilton tweeting that Jenson Button got a wing update worth half a second on the straight, but Hamilton did not get the update.  Apparently that tweet got deleted, or I'm not looking hard enough, or it never existed.  It would make no sense to me to give the upgrade to the guy who isn't really in contention, so I was curious if anyone heard about that.
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 04:13 PM

View PostMassa, on 01 September 2012 - 03:57 PM, said:

Maldonado got a three-position blocking penalty.  He drops to sixth, so right now Räikkönen is third, unless he gets the aforementioned penalty, Pérez is fourth, and Alonso is fifth.

No penalty for Kimi; while he was deemed to have been outside the track, it was seen that he was slower during those laps when that happened than on the laps it didn't, so no penalty was awarded.

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A few years back I met someone here who does follow F1, I guess it must've been you!

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Posted 01 September 2012 - 04:15 PM

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View PostMassa, on 01 September 2012 - 04:10 PM, said:

I don't follow any drivers on Twitter, just not interesting to me, but someone I do follow was saying something about Lewis Hamilton tweeting that Jenson Button got a wing update worth half a second on the straight, but Hamilton did not get the update.  Apparently that tweet got deleted, or I'm not looking hard enough, or it never existed.  It would make no sense to me to give the upgrade to the guy who isn't really in contention, so I was curious if anyone heard about that.

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