F1 Farse?

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ultimapaul

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3,937 posts

263 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Is this going to be the 1st race in history to be all parade laps behind the pace car?

beav

510 posts

252 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Just came on to take the piss out of the F1 farse!

What a joke, nice decision not to bring full wets [sarcasm mode off] but these moaning drivers earning millions are really getting to me!

Actually looked to be an interesting race when watching qualifying the other day but now, can't wait to see the highlight of the race...the safety car pitting!

Richard

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pwig

11,956 posts

269 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Id piss myself laughing if the saftey car span off!

ultimapaul

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3,937 posts

263 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Maybe they could put a Land Rover out front to act as a safety car for the pace car?


.... and fit it with decent tyres too. Also, make it a diesel one so it can go the distance.

corozin

2,680 posts

270 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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pwig said: Id piss myself laughing if the saftey car span off!

Don't laugh - that has actually happened before in F1. I believe it was 3-4 years ago at Monaco, when the Mercedes pace (sorry - "Safety") car was being driven in the wet by... erm... well he was a British driver who was doing well in F3000 at the time (name escapes me)

Prof Sid Watkins was on board and got a bit of a knock from recollection - ended up seeking some treatment at his own hospital facility!

HarryW

15,150 posts

268 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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So if the safety car leads them at the start and goes all the way to the finish does that mean the safety car has won the race .

Harry

lois22

14,706 posts

251 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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If they did that all the way round it would make qualifying the race!

levensnevel

241 posts

271 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Having been a keen F1 fan since the early days of Sir Jack. But I've lost interest in F1 alltogether since all those rule changes. So, to be quit frank: I don't care what happens.

levensnevel

a smile every mile


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viperman

956 posts

264 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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well schumachers DNF'd!!!!! first time for about 3 years! theres on corner which has caught out about 8 cars! including schumacher, great news, could be a mclaren year this year!

DanH

12,287 posts

259 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Well if you ask me it was pretty exciting.

ultimapaul

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263 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Weather wins again. I make that 3 races run and the rain dominating two of them. How about running the season from September to March?

Edited to add ..... Why wasn't the race stopped before that poor bastard arrived at the scene of the accident? Webbers was a huge off!

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joust

14,622 posts

258 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Today has actually restored my faith in the excitement of F1.

Alonso's accident was a serious downer though (although he was all "thumbs up" going into the ambulance) - I personally thought they should have stopped the race after Webber's off with the amount of debris on there though.

Apart from that - very exciting and actually showed the true skill of the drivers for once.

J

Buffalo

5,435 posts

253 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Well i take it back, bar Alfonso's off that was the most exciting grand prix i've watched in about 5 years!!!!

I have no opinion as to why as i don't the new rules but there was an actual phenonmena which most kids who follow F1 under the age of about 16 won't know called overtaking!!!!

Yea to that i say!!!

jimbro1000

1,619 posts

283 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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ultimapaul said: Why wasn't the race stopped before that poor bastard arrived at the scene of the accident? Webbers was a huge off


Too bloddy right! There was debris all over the track to start with - no way were 9 cars going to make it through unscathed

ultimapaul

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Sunday 6th April 2003
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Buffalo said: Well i take it back, bar Alfonso's off that was the most exciting grand prix i've watched in about 5 years!!!!





Since the Spa race a few years back I'd say.

gemini

11,352 posts

263 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Three things strike me

1 - damn exciting stuff
2 - why didnt they stop the reace before Alonso had to
take an a level in navigation?
3 - ultimapaul - was that your car in "Sprint" ?

ultimapaul

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263 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Nope! I've not seen the article, wasn't the factory demo car was it?

gemini

11,352 posts

263 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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OOPS its a can am

RCA

1,769 posts

267 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Top Grand Prix, First decent one in years. That 3rd corner just made it!!

JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Superb race, apart from the bits behind the Safety Car (4 appearances, wasn't it?) which allowed me to catch up on reading this month's EVO.

Poor old Fizzi and Jordan though - didn't Eddie's face look a picture when the news broke that they hadn't won after all?

The farce with the tyres was pretty lame though. The tyre companies have always provided one or more slick compounds, an intermediate and a full wet. Steamrollering a penny-pinching rule change to drop the wet weather support to EITHER inters or wets is pathetic and it looks like it has bitten them on the bum this time. Hopefully the rule will be reverted forthwith.

But going back to the racing - wow!
I've been following F1 seriously for about 15 years now and I think that race measures up fairly well in the entertainment stakes.
Let's hope the unpredictable weather continues!

>> Edited by JonRB on Sunday 6th April 21:01