F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

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Crazy how old Michael Schumacher is.

 

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This is cool. Gotta get me one of the Nordschleife for the man cave someday.

http://www.linearedge.com/

 

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Forgot I bought these the other day. Lol

Man, those full-size ones cost a lot! :x

on a related note:



Stefano's too serious.

 

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Well, looks like the overtakes were "legit"... at least, that's what Bernie and the FIA want.  It's probably too late for retrospective-action and the last thing they want is a title to be settled in some court room, especially considering how exciting the race was.

OMG, how sweet are those track sculptures?  Amazing. I can't decide what I would get.

This is just too good.

 

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^

They said they're planning on factoring in the elevation changes in the map in the future. Holding out for that. I want a Nurburgring GP + Nordschleife combo sculpture. Lol

 

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Elevation-change on those would be so sweet, but more difficult to make (and expensive), I imagine! 

 

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Lewis Hamilton not ruling out McLaren return after Mercedes spell
By Pablo Elizalde Thursday, December 6th 2012, 11:50 GMT

Lewis Hamilton says it would be nice to go back to McLaren in the future, as he sees the team as his home.

Hamilton is leaving McLaren at the end of the year to race with rival Mercedes after six seasons with the Woking-based outfit.

His exit from McLaren puts an end to a relationship that began when he was racing in karting as a 10-year-old.

After one title and 21 grand prix wins, Hamilton said he needed a new challenge and accepted Mercedes's three-year deal offer.

The Briton admitted, however, that the prospect of returning to McLaren in the future is never out of question.

"You can never say never and I've had a great time," said Hamilton. "I think it will always be my home.

"I'll always look at it as where I've come from. Going back there would be nice one day. But I want to go and experience some things for a bit.

"It's almost like leaving home and going travelling for a bit. But I'm doing it with a different company."

Although Mercedes has endured a disappointing season - finishing in a distant fifth place in the constructors' championship - Hamilton insisted he has no regrets about his decision.

"No, I'm really, really happy about it. You can't live with regrets in your life," Hamilton added.

"You have to make a decision and stick with it. Whether it's right or wrong, you just have to make the most of it, stick to your guns and hope you can turn it around or turn it into a positive."

Hamilton, the 2008 world champion, will partner Nico Rosberg at Mercedes.

I wonder what Mercedes thinks of this?

 

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^ Nah, it's nothing... a lot can happen in 3 years... I don't see it as a big deal and neither should MB.

In other news, Kimi really is the GOAT.

 

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^ Amazing how much more emotion he shows when he speaks Finnish.

 

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In other news... not surprised at all:

Sky Sports wins "Best TV Broadcast Award for Outstanding Coverage" after debut season of Sky Sports F1HD
Last Updated: December 8, 2012 11:53am

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Sky Sports has been awarded the "Best TV Broadcast Award for Outstanding Coverage" following the debut season of Sky Sports F1HD.

The award was presented by Bernie Ecclestone at the 2012 FIA Prize Giving Ceremony in Istanbul on Friday night, where the FIA World Championship presentations were also made.

Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: "It's an honour to receive this award for our first season with Formula 1. This is a great sport that offers drama and excitement and we're proud to do it justice.

"A talented team, led by executive producer Martin Turner, has given us all thrilling coverage and real insight through their live coverage, weekly magazine show and a channel full of programming.

"One year ago we said we'd give Formula 1 'the Sky Sports treatment', and we meant it; a channel devoted to in-depth coverage of the sport, for new fans and old, and more ways for viewers to watch the sport. We can't wait for the next season to start."

As well as live coverage of all 20 Grands Prix in the 2012 season, Sky Sports F1HD viewers have enjoyed a raft of support programming including The F1 Show, F1 Legends presented by Steve Rider, Martin Brundle's How To and Britain's Next F1 Star .

Coverage was presented by Simon Lazenby and Georgie Thompson with commentary from Martin Brundle and David Croft, with expert analysis by Damon Hill, Anthony Davidson and Johnny Herbert and reports from Natalie Pinkham and Ted Kravitz.

Sky Sports F1 HD will continue throughout the winter with regular F1 programming as well as coverage of the build-up to the new season including all three February tests.

Sky Sports News HD, skysports.com and @skysportsf1 will also bring in-depth coverage and glimpse of what's to come as the grid prepares for the new season behind closed garage doors.

 

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^ Amazing how much more emotion he shows when he speaks Finnish.

LOL, I hear he's the same when he speaks Finnish! 

 

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Yeah, I think it's a Finnish thing. Even Mika Hakkinen acts in a similar monotonous manner.

 

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Updated my sim rig. 5th revision. Complete rebuild of the frame. Ended up saving 30% more space when in storage.

 

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^ Niiiice... So nice to have that much space for 'toys'... 

 

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^ Niiiice... So nice to have that much space for 'toys'... 

Yeah, it is. But you always need more space. On a related note, it's insane how much space is of a premium over there in HK. :x

 

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^ Tell me about it. 

http://www.worldpropertychannel.com...for-lease-switzerland-bahnhofstrasse-6314.php

There's a Chinese saying that in HK a square-inch worth of gold is equal to a square-foot worth of land.  

 

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Anyway, back on topic:

Bernie Ecclestone says talk of Austrian GP filling 20th 2013 slot is news to him
F1 supremo insists sport would cope with 19 races just fine
Last Updated: December 12, 2012 12:47pm


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Bernie Ecclestone says he has not been approached by Red Bull about adding a revised Austrian GP on the 2013 calendar and that Turkey remains the only prospective venue to fill the mystery 20th slot.

With the inaugural New Jersey grand prix having previously been put back 12 months to 2014, the FIA revealed last week that an unnamed European event had been pencilled in to take its place on next season's schedule, with the German GP moved forward by two weeks to the start of July to accommodate the 20th event.

Although this was initially expected to be the return of the Turkish GP at Istanbul Park, those hopes appeared to take a blow when the country's sports minister denied the government was set to provide funds to stage the race.

An alternative solution, however, appeared when Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko told the Austrian press that the energy drinks company had offered their own circuit, the former A1 Ring, to the FIA to take the 20th event.

However, speaking to the local media himself on Wednesday, Ecclestone claimed talk of a return to Austria had come as news to him.

"I have as of today spoken to no one about it," he told Kleine Zeitung.

"At the moment I'm thinking more on Turkey and a return to Istanbul."

The F1 supremo added that the hotel situation in surrounding Spielberg remained a "disaster" since the sport's last visit there in 2003.

In any case, Ecclestone suggested that as things stood 19 races was looking more likely anyway.

"Right now I'm thinking that next year we will go with only 19 races. That wouldn't be a big problem for Formula 1," he said.

The 82-year-old added that he expected a final decision on whether or not a 20th race would be held "by the beginning of next week".

The A1 Ring is a pretty good circuit. But Bernie would rather go where the money leads him rather than go to good circuits. They should consider bringing back Magny-Cours. But I won't mind if Istanbul Park is back next season.

 

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Schumi and Seb dominant at the Race of Champions for the sixth year in a row! And it wasn't even close! :x

 

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 I couldn't even find a working-stream for it. 

 

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^ You might want to edit that out, just to be on the safe side.

Anyway, Vettel, Grosjean, and Schumacher's heats done.

 

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Vettel smokes Doohan in the KTM X-BOW. :x

 

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Michael Schumacher still wearing his Audemars Piguet watch while running the heats -definitely doesn't bother him one bit, even if it's a large watch. Lol.

Also: I guess DC finally got to do donuts in a Red Bull tonight.

 

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LOL, Grosjean could well win this... 

 

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^ and win he did! He really is a quick driver! But the F1 drivers in the competition are fairly similar in lap times, overall!

On another note... didn't realise that LMP cars have almost the same driver position as F1 cars. Looks like a tight fit!

What ever happened to F1 cars planning to have closed canopies as well?

 

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Also, look at Spa-Francorchamps in the winter!