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#376 Dr. Jimmmah!

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Posted 28 March 2009 - 09:02 PM

how about no? fucking gay... i dont like it. takes away one of the best elements of the race since there is minimal passing. we find out tomorrow if THAT aspect is improved like its supposed to be.

what they should do all 3 sessions on low fuel (or do each car, 1 lap a piece like the pre 3 session days, makes for a good show, and you get to watch each drives full quali lap) and fast like proper quali, then fill them all full of fuel till the end. but maybe it'll turn out to rock out, who knows...


one at a time, 1 lap qualifying (a la nascrap/irl) was the absolute lowpoint in formula 1 qualifying history.

i pesonally think that they have the qualifying formula right, but publishing the fuel numbers takes away from the intrigue of the race strategy.

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Posted 28 March 2009 - 09:45 PM

how about no? fucking gay... i dont like it. takes away one of the best elements of the race since there is minimal passing. we find out tomorrow if THAT aspect is improved like its supposed to be.

what they should do all 3 sessions on low fuel (or do each car, 1 lap a piece like the pre 3 session days, makes for a good show, and you get to watch each drives full quali lap) and fast like proper quali, then fill them all full of fuel till the end. but maybe it'll turn out to rock out, who knows...



one at a time, 1 lap qualifying (a la nascrap/irl) was the absolute lowpoint in formula 1 qualifying history.

i pesonally think that they have the qualifying formula right, but publishing the fuel numbers takes away from the intrigue of the race strategy.



I agree that knowing the fuel loads is a definite spoiler. So in other words knowing Button will cruise to victory I can skip the race....
But-
Since James Allen can speculate about the race result a day in advance I can too.
Here's what will happen:

Button and Woobends will crash each other in turn 1, causing Woobends to retire and Button will have a cut tire from the massively wide frt wing on his teammates car.
Vettel and Rosberg will jockey for position causing Massa to go wide into the dirt and lose 12 positions only after rejoining aggressively and pushing Piquet into the barrier.
Kimi will slip past Vettel & Rosberg just missing Massa's spinning car and edge Kubica for 1st place.
Alonso will jump slow Nick and be penalized for cutting corners 3, 5, and 6.
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Trulli, having jumped 11 places after an incredible start will form a tightly group pack behind him beginning with Kazoo.
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Hamilton will make a lightning start only to aggressively overshoot turn 13 slamming into Fisi's car causing an enormous fiery explosion.

Meanwhile Button, having pitted for a cut rear right tire in lap 1, threads his way back into 3rd place and a podium after an incredible display of driving.

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Posted 28 March 2009 - 09:56 PM

one at a time, 1 lap qualifying (a la nascrap/irl) was the absolute lowpoint in formula 1 qualifying history.

i pesonally think that they have the qualifying formula right, but publishing the fuel numbers takes away from the intrigue of the race strategy.


you really think so? i liked it... you had one shot, one chance to put it on pole. you got to see everyones effort in its entirety... then again, i came into the sport when that system was in place, so maybe thats why i think so.

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Posted 28 March 2009 - 11:49 PM

I know its been mentioned before, but....LOL Toyota back to cheating

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:12 AM

atomic napal feed's been killed off by FOM :mad:

zattoo doesn't work in Belgium any more since March 1 :mad:

cable at our place is not working :mad:

won't be able to watch the race :wtc: :hsugh:

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:17 AM

wait wait atomic napalm is what I was using FUCK SHIT OMG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:24 AM

http://www.justin.tv/mauro_conde

kind of choppy, but works and in decent quality

still works, but Spanish and kinda choppy

better than nothing though

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:26 AM

http://sportstreamin...9_formula1~2472

One of those streams may work. There is no way to tell until race time.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:28 AM

FOM needs to get on the ball, sell an online feed dammit... Get HD, this is 2009!!

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:31 AM

http://sportstreamin...9_formula1~2472

One of those streams may work. There is no way to tell until race time.

thanks :wtc:

this is worth a try around race time if you understand Mandarin: http://sports.cctv.com/live/08/

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:36 AM

I know its been mentioned before, but....LOL Toyota back to cheating

Uhm, you do recall other teams doing this same wing thing, right? Right? :wtc:

I'm not saying it was smart for Toyota to try it this season, but this isn't even new. I'm tired of this, "ZOMG, Toyota are cheaterz lolz" stuff. Every team is trying to push the limits. Every team is trying to get an advantage (i.e. diffusers). If the diffusers were suddenly deemed illegal, would it be "lulz Brawn and Williams kekeke"?

And yes, I am cranky. :hsugh:

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:37 AM

http://www.justin.tv/dragons_bar

Looks like this one is the best bet. World Superbikes and then F1.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 02:27 AM

FOM needs to get on the ball, sell an online feed dammit... Get HD, this is 2009!!


FOM has it for motogp. Why not F1?

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 02:37 AM

FOM needs to get on the ball, sell an online feed dammit... Get HD, this is 2009!!


:wtc:

They need to join the rest of the civilized world and get HD, as Clarkson would say.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:01 AM

And it begins!!!!

http://channelsurfin...php?w=steve_vip

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:10 AM

WTF you guys? :wtc:

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:11 AM

:hsugh: :run: :wtc:

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:17 AM

Epic race is going to be epic. Between Toyota running through the field, Rosberg hopefully being awesome, and 11ty billion wings lost at turn 1, it should be fun.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:39 AM

Flava Flav :mamoru:

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:39 AM

It's good to see Martin doing grid walks...

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:42 AM

:mamoru:

"they're so ugly we're expecting them to put brown paper bags on them when they are on the grid"

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:48 AM

so which streams are working? dragons room is up atm but I heard them talking earlier about pw for the race? hm

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:49 AM

I woke up, looked at my watch all confused, thought I missed the race, then went back to sleep :mamoru:

good thing I had to go pee, then realised that I didn't in fact miss the race :run:

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:53 AM

so which streams are working? dragons room is up atm but I heard them talking earlier about pw for the race? hm


http://channelsurfin...php?w=steve_vip

is working

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 05:54 AM

DC is pink shirt guy? :mamoru:




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