F1 Past

[coppice]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

Exactly. But after seeing the 2018 new lap record by Ricciardo I doubt anyone will be able to pass in the 2018 race.

Yes obviously the lower slower teams but the top 6 cars will only pass when it comes to pit stops.

Sad.

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Pedant alert- sorry - but official lap records are only set in races .

Re Tarzan , I attended the very last Dutch GP at Zandvoort and what an odd place it was. A bit like Mablethorpe , on the North Sea , set in sand dunes and near deserted during practice (no 'qually 'then ). Great chips too . We watched the race at Scheivlak , and practice from Tarzan to wherever we could walk - most of the way round I think ?

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thegreenhell said:

The actual Clive James review of that race

https://youtu.be/hxHXOCcU3Zg?t=28m11s

The guy is just brilliant

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coppice said:

Pedant alert- sorry - but official lap records are only set in races .

Re Tarzan , I attended the very last Dutch GP at Zandvoort and what an odd place it was. A bit like Mablethorpe , on the North Sea , set in sand dunes and near deserted during practice (no 'qually 'then ). Great chips too . We watched the race at Scheivlak , and practice from Tarzan to wherever we could walk - most of the way round I think ?

Ahh good point. I presume F1 knows that

[CanAm]

coppice said:

Pedant alert- sorry - but official lap records are only set in races .

Re Tarzan , I attended the very last Dutch GP at Zandvoort and what an odd place it was. A bit like Mablethorpe , on the North Sea , set in sand dunes and near deserted during practice (no 'qually 'then ). Great chips too. We watched the race at Scheivlak , and practice from Tarzan to wherever we could walk - most of the way round I think ?

With mayonnaise! A culture shock for a young northern lad.

[Halmyre]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

Halmyre said:

Height? Pfft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e21ZjwZGjiQ

Porsche decided they wanted to try and beat it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8XxQkXCmsU

Nissan needed a blown tyre to try their attempt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e-Zad4mFb0

Edited by ELUSIVEJIM on Friday 25th May 09:39

The Porsche *almost* came down on its wheels; don't imagine it would have been able to carry on though.

Watching the Nissan come down hard on the cockpit roof like that, ouch...

[anonymous-user]

Martin Brundle was very lucky in this accident.

How his head/neck withstood that wheel hitting him is unbelievable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llYAJGxzaiE

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Lapped Hill Holds Up Schumacher at Suzuka 1997

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxu8LIzeNHY

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1987 - Lotus 99T 'Active Suspension'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjHNS8Jvz78

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Schumacher Battles Coulthard | 2000 US Grand Prix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qri11vn1XaA

[Vocal Minority]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

Martin Brundle was very lucky in this accident.

How his head/neck withstood that wheel hitting him is unbelievable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llYAJGxzaiE

Seen that accident about a millionty times, yet haven’t noticed that before....

He took a hell of a clatter!

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Vocal Minority said:

Seen that accident about a millionty times, yet haven’t noticed that before....

He took a hell of a clatter!

I think watching Jos Verstappen flying through the air got many people attention. But I am amazed Brundle was not seriously hurt.

I remember Irvine getting a race ban for that which was then increased when he appealed

[Vaud]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

I remember Irvine getting a race ban for that which was then increased when he appealed

3 race ban IIRC?

Given some of the recent years incidents, the FIA are definitely more lenient these days in my view.

[anonymous-user]

Totally different sport but as it was on recently

Barregarrow Incident - Senior TT 2018 - James Hillier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbCV8TLSKpk

2018 ISLE OF MAN TT TOP 10 REACTIONS

I don't think I would have my kids that close 2:18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Ck0R1Ha_8

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Vaud said:

3 race ban IIRC?

Given some of the recent years incidents, the FIA are definitely more lenient these days in my view.

Exactly.

Some would not be at any events

[anonymous-user]

I have to say I don't remember this which is a worry

Jacques Villeneuve 2004 Renault

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbrLjc76aY

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Whittington Brothers

Interesting story about their Le Man win and what they got up too.

Sound like a real bunch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U8Uy_0qFuk

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 12th June 21:15

[coppice]

Nearer home , you may want to check out the colourful career of Tony Dean , who used to be my local 'under the arches' used car dealer in Castleford .He raced everything from Porsche and Ferrari sports prototypes to F5000 and F2 cars and was the only Yorkshireman to win a Can Am race - in his Porsche 908.

We all wondered how many third hand Cortinas he was selling to afford all this.. Customs found his transporter, coming back from racing in USA , was full of smuggled cigars. He enjoyed time to reminisce about his racing career at Her Majesty's pleasure

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coppice said:

Nearer home , you may want to check out the colourful career of Tony Dean , who used to be my local 'under the arches' used car dealer in Castleford .He raced everything from Porsche and Ferrari sports prototypes to F5000 and F2 cars and was the only Yorkshireman to win a Can Am race - in his Porsche 908.

We all wondered how many third hand Cortinas he was selling to afford all this.. Customs found his transporter, coming back from racing in USA , was full of smuggled cigars. He enjoyed time to reminisce about his racing career at Her Majesty's pleasure

Brilliant.

Away to look him up.

It's stories like these that make things that little bit more interesting.

[Vocal Minority]

Vaud said:

ELUSIVEJIM said:

I remember Irvine getting a race ban for that which was then increased when he appealed

3 race ban IIRC?

Given some of the recent years incidents, the FIA are definitely more lenient these days in my view.

That’s it - 1 race ban increased to 3 after a misguided appeal - not that Eddies Jordan and Irvine are abrasive

So Eddie was punched by Senna in his first race, crashed out of his second, destroyed 4 cars in his third and was banned from fourth

[Vaud]

Vocal Minority said:

That’s it - 1 race ban increased to 3 after a misguided appeal - not that Eddies Jordan and Irvine are abrasive

So Eddie was punched by Senna in his first race, crashed out of his second, destroyed 4 cars in his third and was banned from fourth

And still went on to drive for Ferrari...