Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari

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Tripe Bypass said:

g4ry13 said:

DanG355 said:

I remember years ago when Button and other drivers of the era did demonstration runs down Regent Street one afternoon/evening.

I headed straight there after work and the place was rammed with people climbing up traffic lights and lamp posts to get a better view.

It was supposed to be gentle drive by’s with some set speed limit of about 30mph. The wonderful screaming V10’s echoing off the buildings as they flew past and then seeing plumes of smoke from down by embankment as they did donuts at the end of the run suggested the drivers had other ideas… A memory that will stick with me forever.

I remember going to that and Martin Brundle put on quite the display.

I was there, loudest thing in the world. Didn't they have Mansell in something? When was it, late nineties?

The video says 2004 and Mansell was there.

I remember Brundle stopped right in front of where I was standing and then did a burnout.

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Sandpit Steve said:

Gazzab said:

Not a big turnout for those burnouts.
I watched Button drive his f1 car in Manchester a few years ago. That was packed out.

Given that the interview he did afterwards was on the ABC morning show, and that sunrise in New York is just before 6am at the moment, I suspect the full road closure was in place for about 10 minutes around 06:30, and that even Lewis doing donuts isn’t going to bring out tens of thousands of people onto the streets at that time of day.

This also wasn't publicised (that I know of), at least I didn't see it on any socials. I live walkably close to there and I certainly would have toddled down there to check it out had I known about it.
Shame.