The Official 2015 British Grand Prix thread **SPOILERS**

The Official 2015 British Grand Prix thread **SPOILERS**

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rallycross

12,785 posts

237 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Mermaid said:
Slowest thread of a GP? and this is ours.
Lack of interest all round.
A Mercedes will win. Some other stuff will happen and the commentators will keep talking about the tyres and fuel saving (maybe). Both McHondas will break down at various points and score no points. I will watch watch it on catch up and hope for some rain to spice things up.

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Praying the weather is hot Sunday to give the Ferraris a chance to keep the Mercs in sight!

FourWheelDrift said:
And changes are afoot, less coaching on the radio, extra token for new manufacturers (retrospective for Honda, bit late though) etc etc

https://twitter.com/CroftyF1/status/61666114610017...
All sounds good, apart from the possible change of race format. I think race length is fine as it is, and qualifying still works well IMO.

ukmike2000

476 posts

168 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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The British GP occasionally throws up weird results and a bit of controversy, not to mention motorsport politics, but this doesn't change the fact that it is one of the more boring circuits to spectate at and because of the lap speed it is over quickly. Then there is all the Brithype to live through.

How they manage to charge such heavy ticket prices is one of life's mysteries.

OK I may be exaggerating a little because some people clearly love F1 at "The Home of British Motorsport", but with the current state of F1 you couldn't drag me through the gate under any circumstances. I will probably record it at home just in case anything interesting happens.

Bradgate

2,821 posts

147 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Anyone watching the preview show on Sky?

I just noticed that Kvyat is now really quite tall. He's officially 1.75m, but he looked noticeably taller than Crofty and Damon who were interviewing him.

Is he still growing or what? biggrin

Edited by Bradgate on Thursday 2nd July 22:42

red_duke

800 posts

181 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Bradgate said:
Anyone watching the preview show on Sky?
Sky's F1 Show should be moved to a children's channel. Martin Brundle looked embarrassed to be a part of it.

kazste

5,675 posts

198 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Well im up ready to go down there today, only have tickets for the friday this year and excited. Didnt get to go last year so not heard the new engines apart from on tv will be interesting to see the differences.

As for cost i do t think its too expensive, yes it highly priced but considering £300 will get you good seats for three days its far better value than going to most concerts which are at £75 for three hours entertainment tops.

rhysenna

689 posts

186 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Heard the engines for the first time yesterday and they sound great, make a nice growl. Looking forward to hearing them on track in a few hours.

egor110

16,849 posts

203 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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kazste said:
Well im up ready to go down there today, only have tickets for the friday this year and excited. Didnt get to go last year so not heard the new engines apart from on tv will be interesting to see the differences.

As for cost i do t think its too expensive, yes it highly priced but considering £300 will get you good seats for three days its far better value than going to most concerts which are at £75 for three hours entertainment tops.
I've always said silverstone will charge what they can get away with, maybe they hit the ceiling this year as they had to reduce tickets by 44% last month.

This is the first year in ages that we haven't gone partly down to cost but also its just got boring and isn't entertainment.

sc0tt

18,037 posts

201 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Im going on saturday night. First GP I have ever been to and am in the brooklands suite with Red 9 racing.

Can't bloody wait.

dotty

681 posts

198 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Going along on Sunday entering with general admittance (Barcelona main straight grandstand this year blew my F1 viewing budget)

Where would be the best place to go and pitch up for the day ?

Thanks in advance.

rhysenna

689 posts

186 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Sat at copse watching the cars go up to becketts and they sound great. A lot louder than I was expecting.

budgie smuggler

5,374 posts

159 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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RichB

51,520 posts

284 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Lewis Hamilton wearing clip-on sunglasses. confused

BoRED S2upid

19,683 posts

240 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Mermaid said:
Slowest thread of a GP? and this is ours.
Everyone's stuck in traffic.

IainT

10,040 posts

238 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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rhysenna said:
Sat at copse watching the cars go up to becketts and they sound great. A lot louder than I was expecting.
Yeah but! People will be more interested in critiquing Hamilton for his dress sense, friends, girlfriend, etc.

budgie smuggler

5,374 posts

159 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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RichB said:
confused
Quite.

London424

12,828 posts

175 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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McLaren are an absolute shower...1 car broken down, again, the other over 5 seconds off the pace behind even one of the Manors.

RichB

51,520 posts

284 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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budgie smuggler said:
RichB said:
confused
Quite.
biggrin No, I wouldn't wear them but sometimes I do wonder if people on Pistonheads have ever had children or is it that us 'oldies' are, ironically, more open minded because we've seen the daft things our own kids wore while growing up! scratchchin

130R

6,810 posts

206 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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I'll be there on Sunday

Mermaid

21,492 posts

171 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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RichB said:
Lewis Hamilton wearing clip-on sunglasses. confused
If he wins, and is wearing his underpants outside his overalls, people will cheer just as loud.

However if he comes 2nd, it will be because of his dressing style