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by stratos
Thu May 24, 2012 9:34 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Which F1 drivers would survive a zombie apocalypse?
Replies: 8
Views: 3259

Re: Which F1 drivers would survive a zombie apocalypse?

zombies eat brains, racing drivers wear helmets, they would all be just fine.
by stratos
Wed May 23, 2012 4:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Plaque to boys killed in IRA bombing in Warrginton, Stolen
Replies: 16
Views: 6522

Re: Plaque to boys killed in IRA bombing in Warrginton, Stol

Personally I think the theft of live electrical distribution wires and gas pipes is more of an issue than a few plaques.
by stratos
Tue May 22, 2012 2:21 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Music - what does everyone listen to??
Replies: 59
Views: 18662

Re: Music - what does everyone listen to??

everything! No really, well except maybe some of the latest stuff, with computer aided voices, people have gone for perfect voice hitting every note perfectly cleanly, which IMHO a very bad move, it kills any soul or character from the singers voice that makes it original, or just different from ev...
by stratos
Mon May 21, 2012 12:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Schumacher/Senna incident
Replies: 227
Views: 41855

Re: Schumacher/Senna incident

I think the International Sporting Codes Appendix L says in effect any manoeuvres liable to hinder other driver is strictly prohibited, it gives some examples such as crowding off the track or multiple moves to defend but they don't define the limits of the rule.
by stratos
Wed May 02, 2012 10:21 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Music - what does everyone listen to??
Replies: 59
Views: 18662

Re: Music - what does everyone listen to??

At the moment Peter Stampfel and Baby Gramps.
by stratos
Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:03 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Next F1 driver on Top Gear
Replies: 28
Views: 8829

Re: Next F1 driver on Top Gear

I think di Resta will give it a go sometime soon.
by stratos
Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Roll cages in F1? latest footage from the FIA
Replies: 43
Views: 11622

Re: Roll cages in F1? latest footage from the FIA

Jet fighter canopy seems to be the best idea for protecting driver from flying debris. It should improve visibility as well because you could move the drive higher or the bodywork lower. And that would improve wheel-to-wheel racing with less amatuerish crashes. Yes- I had a close call with flying d...
by stratos
Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:55 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Meanwhile, in Bahrain xD
Replies: 18
Views: 6556

Re: Meanwhile, in Bahrain xD

I maintain petrol prices are still quite cheap. A pint of beer costs about £3 in local, for roughly half a litre of beer so £6 a litre. Petrol is a quarter of that. Then again, I don't need to be drunk to go to Tesco for my shopping (in fact, law tends to frown upon it) but I do (relatively) need m...
by stratos
Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Build new tracks that replicate old great ones
Replies: 28
Views: 7229

Re: Build new tracks that replicate old great ones

There's an alternative: organise another country's Grand Prix at the original venue. Remember the GP of Luxembourg at the Nürburgring because the German GP was at Hockenheim? Now I like that idea. Russian GP at Spa 8) So we could both go racing in France and Belgium. I hate the idea of a Russian GP...
by stratos
Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:04 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Ferrari Inspired Italo High-Speed Train
Replies: 3
Views: 2986

Re: Ferrari Inspired Italo High-Speed Train

looks more like Rosso Barchetta to me.
by stratos
Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:05 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Vernge , red light not stopping
Replies: 12
Views: 3720

Re: Vernge , red light not stopping

But the rules.say.if you pass the red light and fail.to stop.at the weigh bridge. You.should be disqualified. No they don't, the regulations (sporting reg 26) say the drive MAY be dropped grid places or excluded. They don't say any punishment should be given but define what punishments are availabl...
by stratos
Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:16 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: questions you want answered thread.
Replies: 153
Views: 28102

Re: questions you want answered thread.

English is not my native language, but as far as I've been taught all my life the only time when "ain't" is to be used when it's shortened from "am not", if that. I do think it's a colloquial way of saying things, and may not work too well in written English. My spellchecker doesn't even think it's...
by stratos
Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Peter Windsor and Rob Wilson on the best of the current crop
Replies: 42
Views: 10799

Re: Peter Windsor and Rob Wilson on the best of the current

How come Raikkonen is so high up on all the list produced but Massa isn't on any?
by stratos
Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Worst decisions in F1?
Replies: 124
Views: 24894

Re: Worst decisions in F1?

Johnston wrote:
stratos wrote:Max inviting woman e along to a little private party

Is paying the same as inviting? People can turn invites down ;)
Last time I check people are also able to refuse to provide chargeable services.
by stratos
Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Worst decisions in F1?
Replies: 124
Views: 24894

Re: Worst decisions in F1?

Max inviting woman e along to a little private party
by stratos
Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:45 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: You can hire 1 driver from current grid: who do you choose?
Replies: 50
Views: 12190

Re: You can hire 1 driver from current grid: who do you choo

It's a new team so you can't expect many good results in the first year and you are going to need time and commitment from lead drivers. I think that while Alonso and Hamilton are pretty much the best drivers at the moment either of them is just going to leave after the first year. Schumacher and We...
by stratos
Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:04 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Hamilton did he move twice?
Replies: 176
Views: 35729

Re: Hamilton did he move twice?

Hopefully no one will post the a video of the move without the correct permissions from the rights holders.
by stratos
Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:22 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Your favourite supercar
Replies: 50
Views: 18507

Re: Your favourite supercar

Frances69 wrote:A great car makes you happy when you drive it.
A great car should make you happy, but a supercar should make you miserable and everyone else envious.
by stratos
Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:04 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Track Day Car help
Replies: 18
Views: 5618

Re: Track Day Car help

If you want something cheap and not manual I think I would go for a selespeed Alfa.
by stratos
Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:39 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Best FEMALE driver of all time
Replies: 43
Views: 12313

Re: Best FEMALE driver of all time

Pat Moss
by stratos
Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:13 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Where are you on the global pay scale?
Replies: 20
Views: 7894

Re: Where are you on the global pay scale?

My wage is 880% of the UK average so why can't I buy any petrol?
by stratos
Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:11 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Fact of the day.
Replies: 92
Views: 30848

Re: Fact of the day.

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!! Assuming he meant to talk about time. Maybe it is so fast and agile it can take a t...
by stratos
Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:31 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The worst car in the world
Replies: 106
Views: 27133

Re: The worst car in the world

I think the worst of the Issigonis notchbacks was the Wolseley
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by stratos
Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Ferrari to race 'new car' in Bahrain
Replies: 47
Views: 16559

Re: Ferrari to race 'new car' in Bahrain

Is it legal to change the chassis after the season has started? You can bring a new car at every race if you please (and got the money to do it...), as long as it fits the rules and passes the crash test... Besides, before being in Marca, the news was in the Gazetta Dello Sport, and says the main m...
by stratos
Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:56 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How would the 6 world champs finish a season IN SAME CAR?
Replies: 66
Views: 24745

Re: How would the 6 world champs finish a season IN SAME CAR

They would finish last. All the other drivers would be on there own so would be able to use their normal F1 cars but the 6 world champions would be in the same car so would need to use some kind of people carrier. No matter which of them was driving the performance difference between an F1 car and a...
by stratos
Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:56 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 quiz thread
Replies: 153
Views: 34568

Re: F1 quiz thread

This is a tough one. Would have been Mansell if he had not made his comeback in 1995 with McLaren... I can't think of anybody who achieved this in the 1970s or since, so my guess is that the answer is from the 1950s or 1960s, but I can't say who for sure without checking on Wikipedia.... I would gu...
by stratos
Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Steering wheel paddles..!
Replies: 25
Views: 14162

Re: F1 Steering wheel paddles..!

WOW..! 8O Thats a great picture for comparison, showing how F1 has evolved just like man becoming more complex. I understand the theory alittle better now behind the clutch sytem. Still amazes me the complexity behind the engineering.. just mind boggoling! Did F1 cars have reverse gear at any point...
by stratos
Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:36 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: CAR PORN!
Replies: 112
Views: 56007

Re: The car porn thread

cdriel wrote:
DOLOMITE wrote:Image

Never been bettered.
Agree

Maybe the F40. Depends on my mood.
There is always the middle ground, the 288 GTO Evoluzione
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by stratos
Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Funny Modifications/Additions to F1 cars & rules!
Replies: 17
Views: 9404

Re: Funny Modifications/Additions to F1 cars & rules!

Stinger!-Each driver can deploy one stinger during the race, measuring 2x2x2x2ft, in an attempt to puncture their rivals tyres. Would make the fight for pole very desperate! 2ft wide 2ft long 2ft high? 2ft in time? :?: Woops, I mean each side is 2ft long! I thought of writing 2ft squared, but that ...
by stratos
Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: McLaren Pit-Light System 2012
Replies: 30
Views: 17614

Re: McLaren Pit-Light System 2012

Angel De La Muerte wrote:that looks way to complex

I mean I can see drivers trying to predict when the last light goes green to get a better 'reaction' time, terrible idea

I expect problems with this
The drivers display only has two lights on it, one red and one green.
by stratos
Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?
Replies: 158
Views: 69131

Re: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?

Just because Senna was suspicius, because Michael was kicking his butt in "Like a Boss" style ...everyone took Senna suspicion as a fact...that Benetton was cheating... which has never been proven No Senna died trying to cope with Michales pace....he was very aware of Michaels talents and was very ...
by stratos
Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?
Replies: 158
Views: 69131

Re: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?

If Seen had not of died, I think he would of been Champion in 94, 95 & also 96, then probably would of retired, The Williams F1 car of 95 was probably better than the 94 williams but Damon Hill and Coulthard just weren't good enough back then for me. (I still think Williams made a massive error in ...
by stratos
Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:09 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: If you were to own an F1 team...
Replies: 14
Views: 10448

Re: If you were to own an F1 team...

Team Name: Persuade Bolivia
Driver 1: Pedro Pablo Calbimonte
Driver 2: Bruno Senna
Reserve: Nelson Piquet Jr.
Engine: Mercedes
Livery: The Wiphala
by stratos
Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: FIA changes pre-season testing rules
Replies: 7
Views: 8335

Re: FIA changes pre-season testing rules

the forum is only one page long and still people can't find the existing threads on things
http://forum.planet-f1.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=38
by stratos
Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?
Replies: 158
Views: 69131

Re: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?

The gap between Senna and Hill at the start of 1994 was like the gap between Schumacher and his team mate... In Brazil - the only race we can really judge on - Senna and Schumacher both would have lapped Damon Hill who finished 2nd behind Schumacher. That is a 80 second lap, 71 lap race. As it ende...
by stratos
Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?
Replies: 158
Views: 69131

Re: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?

I don't really see what changes with Senna blinded due to a severed retinal artery, brain damaged by the bleeding on his brain and further brain and spinal damage from the basal skull fracture. Doesn't sound like someone who is going to be in a position to walk again never mind win a motor-race.
by stratos
Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Ferrari & Red Bull forced to revert schedule
Replies: 5
Views: 7517

Re: Ferrari & Red Bull forced to revert schedule

I've had a look at the rules and I can't see anywhere where it stops you changing the test days. as long as the circuit is properly staffed / marshalled etc? That isn't the problem, the problem is that it is the week before the start of the first event. The first GP is in the week of 12-19 March so...
by stratos
Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?
Replies: 158
Views: 69131

Re: If Senna didnt die, would he have won the WDC in 1994?

Hill would not have to be the 1996 World Champion, that year shaped him as a person and as a driver. He was thrust into a difficult spot and had to man up...without this happening to him, who knows what would have happened? Coulthard would not have been a Williams driver either. Not that soon at le...