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Is it not more likely VW could manufacture engines under the Porsche brand what with their current R&D program at Le Mans, particularly if they do well this year? I know the engines are very different but if the development teams are already in place and working then it might be possible.

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I have a Brawn GP sweatshirt that I bought at Silverstone '09. Bit of a collector's item these days for obvious reasons and not plastered with sponsor's logos which is unusual for F1 clothing. I've only worn it twice as I don't want to wear it out!! Also a Honda shortsleeved shirt from when Jenson a...

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China 2007, I'd go and scream PIT LEWIS NOW at Ron Dennis about five laps before they did

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I wouldn't worry about it too much, it may happen in the next two races but it is very unlikely to become common place unless you've won both championships already - donuts put enormous stress on the gearbox so there is absolutely no way that the winners will do it after every race due to the limita...

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Unless it has suddenly evolved to readily allow human to human transmission I don't think it'll be a problem no.

If you're going may I suggest you don't hug too many chickens

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Yup, definitely looking forward to it. Along with Turkey I think it's probably Tilke's best effort for track design down to the track width going into the prime overtaking corners. Hopefully with a year to bed in and finish the place off there should be a bit less dust than last year which was reall...

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Eurogamer have got a small preview up which is mainly an interview with the senior producer: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-06-f1-2012-preview-title-challenge I'm glad they have actually recognised that they needed to do something about the bugs this time around which did spoil 2010 and 2...

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Great explanation Mr McSquinty, I'd been trying to find out exactly how Red Bull have been 'stretching the regulations' and how they are recreating some of last years exhaust blowing. If it turns out to be true I think Red Bull should be suitably embarrassed as no sane person could ever say that wha...

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Thanks fatboy72, the letter was actually waiting on my doorstep when I got home! Oh well I suppose I can just about stomach a £1.50 price rise...

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I think Sky can really feel the momentum now, they've found a balance with the presenters and the freebie weekend is probably the start of a "we've found our groove lets start chasing those that are on the fence looking over wondering what the fuss is about" campaign Even with Lazenby and Hill, its...

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So a 2x WC is on the same coin as his team mate who has not finished higher than 3rd? Find that very hard to believe. Surely Vettel would have had an upgrade clause in his contract should he become WC. im afraid it doesnt work like that when it comes to driver earnings ;) alot of other factors are ...

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I was watching SPEED TV coverage today and Steve Matchett was making some good points about the Merc DRS and Lotus protesting. His first point was the obvious, which is that Lotus developed their ride height/braking system over a year always maign sure it was legal with Whiting and out of the blue ...

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I was watching SPEED TV coverage today and Steve Matchett was making some good points about the Merc DRS and Lotus protesting. His first point was the obvious, which is that Lotus developed their ride height/braking system over a year always maign sure it was legal with Whiting and out of the blue ...

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I think it's best to just cancel it, McLaren in particular must be getting increasingly nervous since the team is 50% owned by Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company which is owned by the Bahrain royal family.

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Drive - starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan A movie stunt car driver and getaway driver at night, who is involved in a heist gone very wrong. This appears to be a proper marmite film with many reviews I've seen that didn't get all the hype, I on the other hand really enjoyed it. There's more th...

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Only Silverstone '09 for me, was slightly disappointed the Brawns didn't have a great race after such an amazing start to the year but it was still a tremendous weekend.

I still get totally overexcited about the noise and atmosphere when people ask me what it's like to attend a Grand Prix weekend

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The blue and red paint in the run off areas actually serve a purpose. http://www.fiainstitute.com/media-centre/features/Pages/feature-08.aspx Interesting, thanks for the link. Is it abrassive enough to make drivers cautious of touching it? The one good thing about gravel is it makes drivers stick t...

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http://www.patronisef1.com/index.php/f1-news/2012-news/march-2012/7631-french-gp-return-to-be-confirmed-report It looks as though an announcement will be made tomorrow about the French GP at the Paul Ricard circuit. That would also suggest that we're about to see Spa go to an every other year sharin...

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when Hans Solo says his ship can do the Kesel run in 12 Parsecs, he;'s talking out of his backside, parsec is a unit of distance, (astronomy, 3.08568025 × 10^16 metres) not time, so Hans Solo, stop talking rubbish!! You need to do more research my friend! The Kessel Run was one of the most heavily ...

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I'm so sick of F1's current culture of refusing to try out new talent. This has to be the most hilarious sentence of the new forum. Despite the fact that I've read this sentence about 100 times already, it still makes me almost fall off the chair from laugh whenever I see it. Well played. If you'd ...

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Politeness is not a chore and just because someone is rich/talented/successful does not give them carte blanche to behave in an antisocial way. It's possible that Kimi was just having a bad day but if this is how he regularly treats people then he needs to grow up.

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Trulli, seriously?!! I'm so sick of F1's current culture of refusing to try out new talent , Trulli had his chance in F1 and a decent career, Ferrari need to start to look to the future. If they're going to chuck Massa out part way through the season I just don't get why they don't give one of the ...

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More important than the teams and Bernie pressurising the media is this part of the article: "The agreement came to light in confidential documents that appeared to show Mr Ecclestone and the firm that owns F1 commercial rights, CVC, had struck separate deals with Ferrari and Red Bull" So Bernie's d...

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I doubt the BBC will continue past the 2013 season, they appear to have lost all interest in sport if it isn't the Olympics or Wimbledon. As has been mentioned in the thread all horse racing has now gone to Channel 4 and the Grand National was extremely cheap in comparison to the F1 rights. I don't ...

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It may seem cold-hearted but Ferrari cannnot just keep him because Massa is brave to come back from his accident, they have given him two seasons to get back to his best but it appears that he's not capable anymore. F1 is a hard business and if your performances aren't good anough then I'm afraid th...

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Trulli, seriously?!! I'm so sick of F1's current culture of refusing to try out new talent, Trulli had his chance in F1 and a decent career, Ferrari need to start to look to the future. If they're going to chuck Massa out part way through the season I just don't get why they don't give one of the yo...

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I cut my gaming teeth on first the Spectrum +2 (the one with the tape recorder attached) and games such as renowned joystick wrecker Daley Thompson's Decathlon and Commando, I also used to spend far too much time typing in those game codes from magazines only to find I'd missed out a vital character...

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Good man for spoilerising (not even a word but hey ho!) I haven't got there yet, will probably finish over the coming weekend. Still, glad that you didn't hate it as that was my biggest fear with this concluding part, that they would ruin it right at the end.

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To be fair it was a different environment that Jordan was operating in (even as recently as the late 90s) but nonetheless they did do extraordinarily well considering their budget constraints. For further insight I can highly recommend Eddie's autobiography 'An Independant Man', it's an entertainin...

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This does (pleasantly) surprise me because I downloaded the demo and I thought I was playing Gears of War. The game actually had me worried for the first couple of hours as it was all cutscenes and fights on rails with very few conversations or decisions. However, once you get through this setup fa...

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To be fair it was a different environment that Jordan was operating in (even as recently as the late 90s) but nonetheless they did do extraordinarily well considering their budget constraints. For further insight I can highly recommend Eddie's autobiography 'An Independant Man', it's an entertaining...

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This does (pleasantly) surprise me because I downloaded the demo and I thought I was playing Gears of War. The game actually had me worried for the first couple of hours as it was all cutscenes and fights on rails with very few conversations or decisions. However, once you get through this setup fa...

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Since it is the gaming thread and not just the driving gaming thread, has anybody else picked up Mass Effect 3 over the last few days? I got it on release last Friday and it's absolutely fantastic; great story with epic scale and a great balance of action and RPG elements. For those who played the p...

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My problem is, like always in this country, those who are priced out of the opton are then vilified by those who can afford to pay and are too arrogant to empathise, for speaking out. Shame. Actually I've seen the opposite happen on other forums and on this one before the upgrade. Those who decide ...

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Same as my name here - PS3 = Ysmalari

Probably won't be playing much for the next few weeks, I have Mass Effect 3 to absorb...

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I have been known late at night to take the racing line on dual carriage-ways and remind myself to 'Hug the apex like it's my favourite Granny!' (Naughty I know, I only do it when it's empty)

I often refer to stops for fuel as a 'splash and dash'

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Unlikely, I think it's going to be an hour of highlights with the normal intros and then race dissection

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For me I think it was the Japanese win in 2007, the conditions were ridiculous but he held it together even though more experienced heads had crashed out.

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So is this one of those 'filming' days where they have to use control tyres or a straight line test (why not do it in Maranello), they're certainly not allowed anymore proper testing mileage.

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Maybe he wants to have a recording of every race in full - an F1 Archivist? Maybe, i have every race since europe 2003, but now i have sky i dont know if can download it from my skypluss box onto my laptop, anyone any idea if that is posible otherwise il still have to record the bbc ones onto my dv...

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