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Pulled from Wiki, concerning the podium incident at Jerez 1997: The people chosen to present the trophies were dependent on the race order, with Daimler-Benz chairman Jürgen Schrempp only willing to make a presentation to a McLaren-Mercedes driver. As the McLarens of Häkkinen and Coulthard passed V...

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I had to laugh at William Hague, he said something along the lines of 'no country has a right to partition a country'. Well what did use do with Ireland you hypocrites. This sort of attitude coming from the British of all people, it would be best if they just kept their mouths shut, because you can...

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Massa and Raikkonen at the same level, Massa and Fisichella at the same level, yet Raikkonen DESTROYED Fisichella literally... Ten years and no one changes? I guess Vettel too was as good ten years ago, aged 16, as he is now. Need more ellipses ellipses ellipilipilipises... I think I just lost a few...

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Since my last post in this thread I have bought a Win8 laptop, and I honestly can not understand the criticism aimed at W8. The old Start Menu is now a start screen with added features such as the Live Tiles/widgets. I'm mystified at the complaints.

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Applying a little logic, if no one has confirmed that he has been fired, that would be because he hasn't been. Which means that either can't or won't fire him, or that they have offered him another job within the company (Applied Technologies or Road cars) which he has not accepted. He may not want ...

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He finally got a race run but it's interesting that he was on average 0.3s per lap slower than Alonso when he did his race run. It's possible of course that he wasn't trying too hard given it's only testing He was likely driving to a target lap time, regardless of differing setups. For example, las...

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It is a great example of how little fans are thought of by this new rule going ahead. I hope it does not alter the outcome of the championship but if it does it will be a farce. It is a great example of how few fans there are, that this new rule going ahead is deemed required to increase the number...

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Biffa wrote:Why is it some folk insist on comparing female presenters with other female presenters rather comparing them with presenters.

Because they are each the Anchor of the two BBC F1 shows?

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I'm in a similar position, I have an XP PC and want to upgrade soon. I mostly use it for web browsing, music and video ripping and storage, and storage of photos with some minimal editing. Can anyone give me a reason to not buy one of the most basic Windows 8 laptops such as this Fujitsu 15.6 Inch C...

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Opinions? I ask because a few videos are on the BBC website of her presenting stuff from the Bahrain Test. Personally, I don't think she's that bad. Are the BBC perhaps testing her out, seeing how good she is, perhaps for an "upgrade" to a tv role ..... ? She is the Anchor on the BBC's Radio 5 Live...

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I prefer the new engine sound. It doesn't sound like a pack of wailing cats and babies anymore.

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Zoue, would you have which races the either the LWB or the SWB were used by each driver (KR and RG)? I can't work it out from bits in race reports or from their performances. This is so important to the 2012 season. From what I can find and remember the LWB car was introduced in Korea and was used ...

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... PMI don't pay Ferrari a $1bn to promote them. PMI pay $160m a year for various things. Livery space(sold on to others)Image rights,Factory visits,Meetings with drivers,merchandising products, all carried out fully within the laws of the various countries where these activities take place. ... Y...

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And that is how this thread is managing to go so long. How ever you wish to put it, it is the case of the indirect promoting/advertising the tobacco products through the sponsorship of the racing team Scuderia F1 Ferrari by the tobacco industry. That sponsorship relationship is actual not only in C...

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Oh I didn't know the Nando/Stella relationship was strained. Even so I'd count their familiarity as a bonus when there's so much development to be done and so much tactical stuff in the races. Pressure and Alonso aren't a problem are they? 2007. I don't think that'll be a factor. Kimi will bank on ...

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I'm not sure why this is such a contentious topic or how this thread managed to go on for so long. For me the essence of the issue is that PMI doesn't market a product within the sport or the team which is what the law prohibits. It has been addressed already. That above would be one leg of the ban...

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I'm not sure why this is such a contentious topic or how this thread managed to go on for so long. For me the essence of the issue is that PMI doesn't market a product within the sport or the team which is what the law prohibits. Microsoft uses F1 to market its Dynamics services; GSK did Lucozade; P...

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Go to the top of the Rockefeller Centre at night, that was probably the most memorable part of the trip for me. Excellent views of the park and the Empire State. In fact I'd do both those buildings at night if you've got time, I think the city looks much better lit up in the dark. Further to this, ...

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mcdo wrote:
mac_d wrote:Can anyone tell me what the actual reason for it was?
Was it for his 2nd place in the US?

It was.

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NFS Most Wanted also had a free roam option, I didn't play multiplayer and I don't remember anything much about it, (aside from it being fun). But being a launch title on the 360, and also available for the original Xbox should make it very cheap.

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I really liked the first Crysis (out of interest, does anyone else pronounce that Cry-sis with more emphasis on the first syllable being cry or is that just me?). I have Crysis 2 but I haven't played it yet. I thought it was just different enough from Halo and the like to be really refreshing to pl...

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Alienturnedhuman wrote:
bbobeckyj wrote: Grosjean is 8, which is a homophone with death in China (not sure if that's Mandarin or Cantonese), and so on.
8 is a lucky number in China. Hence why the Beijing Olympics began on 8/8/08

Correct, I don't know how but I mixed up 4 & 8.

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For some reason I like this idea more now I've seen the numbers... I can definitely see some brand awareness being built around them. Maldonado with 13 is asking for trouble though ... Why? Because he's been quite crash happy in his F1 career and 13 is an unlucky number. It isn't hard to join the d...

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Buy almond M&Ms! The best confectionery I have ever had, and not sold in England. Weather is variable at that time, check in advance. I'm aware that sounds obvious but I've experienced -20, and shorts and t-shirts around the same time period. If you are doing any shopping, Macys will be near the end...

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Force=Mass*Acceleration, F=MA ?
Classical Newtonian mechanics or something like that I think. Sorry, I can't do any searching with my phone and a bad signal, but there must be a webpage with the basic formulas somewhere.

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Bbobeckyj, a complaint for Skyrim for you: It does too much! Lots of people like that in an RPG, but for me personally I prefer a simpler game that I don't need to think about so much and can just pick up and play for 10 mins if that's all I want. Like the Zelda's or Fable's of this world. I think ...

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Cheers guys. After looking at Mass Effect on youtube - I think I'm going to get Mass Effect. Wow! I've always liked the Call of Duty series but they're quite linear aren't they? I've played up to Modern Warfare on the PC but that was as far as I got. Halo 1 I've played but got bored with a very rep...

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... I still haven't seen anything that actually proves what you're saying (maybe you should produce a "contrived example" for that) about the new system favoring consistency, nor have I seen you give any explanation for how consistency is favored when two drivers are separated only by the race in w...

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I'm split between wanting a film in which I'm not checking my watch because my pickle is getting numb, (how dare they try to make money the greedy gits!) and appreciating the effort to try and encompass more of the mythology.

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In Dolomite's hypothetical example, Rosberg had 12 2nds, so a 2nd in the final race was close to all mean, median and mode averages, and also decreased his running SD. If that isn't relatively consistent then aside from finishing every race in the same position, I don't know what could be considere...

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OK. So what follows: - consistency is not indicated by the closeness of the finishing position in the last race and the season average - the current points system is more in line with the consistency displayed by both drivers in the second example, as it values both equally (and the winner would be...

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A lot of responses to my posts while I was at work. I'll try to answer questions as concisely as possible, but I again feel that I need to repeat that I have not said that I think that it's a good idea, I'm just not bothered if it happens. I'm not trying to convince anyone that I am right, or that t...

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If consistent does not mean similar performance all season long, what does it mean? 1-1-9-10-1-9-2-8-4-1-1-8-9-1-9-2-8-6-5. Is this streak consistent for you? Another example. Two drivers have following streaks: 1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-DNF 2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-DNF-1 The DNF...

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It isn't about being right or wrong, I'm not the one stating that there is a right way. I'm not trying to convince anyone that they are wrong and that I am right (unlike most other posts in here), I'm giving my opinion and then having to explain it over and over. I'm stating that there is no right w...

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bbobeckyj, you have a weird view of "consistency". Consistency is not "finishing the last race close to your season's average". It has nothing to do with that. Let's take it to the extreme: assume a 19-race season like this year. A driver has finished 1-1-9-10-1-9-2-8-4-1-1-8-9-1-9-2-8-6-5. There i...

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i'm still left puzzling which teams could have been in favour... with the new regs coming up it is nothing more than gambling... the chances of receiving an engine-related penalty at the last race are quite high, as are the chances of having a DNF... so far i think RBR and lotus were against it... ...

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Inappropriate post removed. Accusations of trolling are prohibited in the forum rules. I don't agree with the majority that the double points system is a big disaster, and have stated my reasons clearly, and that makes me a troll? I know I'm in a minority, but if you can't refute anything that I've...

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certainly more than the corporate dull duo of Whitmarsh and Button. Oh yes because Buttons racing is oh so dull... Want a pint of bitter with that? I guess Lewis's year of 2011 was very exciting, poor qualifying or poor race results not forgetting his constant crashing in to people. Button has give...

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I agree, but conversely what is the compelling argument that all races should be worth the same? Because that is the standard, established way? And there should be good reason for changing it? [1] Because race promoters won't like to see their race valued less than others? [2] Because it's the fair...

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Mr-E wrote:Awesome! Eric Bana is a great actor and a great car guy. If you haven't seen the documentary "Love The Beast", you should do so.

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