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Ha, found it!

http://wot.motortrend.com/race-track-ow ... 78971.html

Bruton Smith of SMI (which operates 8 race tracks in the USA) has hopes of building a copy of the Nurburgring outside Las Vegas.

DaveStebbins

I don't dislike any of the drivers. I voted 'other' for Maldonado, though. Other drivers may cause incidents from racing; he's the only one I can see being dangerous and causing an incident out of spite.

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This so called joke of the team has beaten Marussia twice in a row. Marussia apparently has more than twice the budget of them. Considering all this they have done excellent job. When they get beaten by all other teams twice in a row, we can visit this argument again. They are doing fine at the mom...

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They know they are at the back of the grid and yet everyone works very hard on a shoestring budget. They pretty consistently make it within the 107% rule, so they have earned their right to race in F1. Good luck to them!

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This thread is for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Not politics, not images of injuries, but the actual Grand Prix. Anyone who wants to avoid a forum holiday over GP weekend would do well not to forget this. Just quoting this to make sure it is seen again. That way, when people have their posts reported, t...

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Adrian Sutil advert torched :lol: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/p480x480/525657_330965440299841_179956042067449_1005826_819641320_n.jpg Anyone that does this burning buses throwing Molotov cocktails is a TERRORIST I don't care what your cause is this is wrong . So it's ok when I get the ...

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Why do people always point to Brazil as an example when that was an isolated incident that could've happened anywhere? Bahrain and Brazil are completely different but all the clowns pointing to Brazil think they're so clever, also Brazil is a good race whereas Bahrain is fairy cakes It's happened m...

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I lost a few places in Shanghai, but remain in the upper mid-pack. I find myself just in front of the hard-working director of the competition, specdecible himself! Spec is doing a much better job with his picks this year than last and deserves a pat on the back for that in addition to all his hard ...

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I'm a bit surprised to see how much anti Saward feeling there is on here. Eh, people like to be offended and complain about stuff. We just had one of the most exciting dry races in memory and there are two different threads complaining about the number of marbles on the track. It makes me want to p...

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I wish we had the "ignore user" option like before lol :lol: Go to user control panel (link in upper right corner of page). In Options section on left click link for Friends and Foes. Then, in Options section again, click on manage foes. Add user name(s) to the big box next to Add New Foes. Not a o...

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And this idea is good, but you have to remember at some circuits F1 isn't the only series there. For example, at Silverstone last year, there was GP2, GP3 and Porsche Mobil Supercup. So these would have to be rearranged and that would be alot of hassle The easiest option would be to open up the cir...

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I thought Caterham only got the bonus when they finished in the top ten twice in a row (the requirement is twice in the last three years). So they only got the 10th place payment once, after 2011. That means HRT would have to have them removed from both the 2010 and 2011 WCC to be eligible to get t...

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I thought Caterham only got the bonus when they finished in the top ten twice in a row (the requirement is twice in the last three years). So they only got the 10th place payment once, after 2011. That means HRT would have to have them removed from both the 2010 and 2011 WCC to be eligible to get th...

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I would guess that someone ran into his rear end at the first corner, or somewhere very early in the race. Could have destroyed part of the support or just damaged the structure. It has happened to other drivers in the past. Not fun to watch (or follow!) as you never know if the thing will just coll...

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My own view point on this situation: They [You people know who] support one dictator and they assassinate another. They keep those who keep them happy and they execute those who oppose them. Is the world against dictatorship OR against those who oppose them? Saudia Arabia openly sent thousands of s...

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Wow, a race jumbled by rain and a safety car and I still managed to almost get on the podium. I moved up into the top 20 and see a bunch a names from last year just behind me. But my sights are set on those in front of me, like Gothnak and Voluntary. Good to see specdecible doing well this year (in ...

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I was told to start with the User Control Panel link in the top right of each page. From there, head to the Friends & Foes link at the bottom of the Options section. In that page, the bottom of the Options section has a Manage Foes link In that screen you should be able to list users to ignore in t...

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I wish they had used a forum software with an ignore user feature. There's no ignore function? Mods, do you plan on adding an ignore function to the forum in the near future, if this software even supports it? An "ignore user" feature would certainly be helpful to get rid of the trolls. I was told ...

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user control panel-options-friends&foes-manage foes Many thanks! I was actually in the friends and foes area but didn't see the 'manage foes' link. By default it went to the 'manage friends' area and it didn't look like 'manage foes' was enabled. Thanks again. This will raise the signal-to-noise ra...

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I looked around a little bit, but have been known to miss the obvious. Is there an ignore member feature?

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Its Kartikeyans fault because he is in F1. He shouldnt even be here imo. As someone from the same background as him, I am ashamed that we have someone like him in the sport. Chandok on the other hand... Even in a fast car Narain wouldn't be very competitive. But if he can take the slowest car on th...

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I was out of town and missed the race, and still haven't seen the DVR of it. But after seeing the results and realizing I had only picked five of the ten points finishers, I was figuring I would be around 60 points for Malaysia. However, looking back today, I find I may have scored as many as 90 poi...

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haz wrote:I though Perez started 22nd?

5-place grid penalty for changing a gearbox.
Qualified 17th, started 22nd, finished 8th.
either +9 or +14 depending on how you want to look at it.

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And yes since finding out Joe is on the board of Caterham it certainly has changed my attitude towards his reporting of FI. It certainly explains the bitter tone he takes if not raise questions about the content. Joe is indeed a professional journalist and works for professional publications and pr...

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That is kept hush hush under the Concorde Agreement. But from what I have heard, the team that wins the WCC receives from 80 to 100 million from Bernie. Then the money is paid in decreasing amounts based on points, to the remaining teams. The really sad part is that if you not not score any points,...

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Hmmm... I wonder what company sponsors the race there?

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So you are also suggesting they should hit the ground running next year? as they own this car and can use it as a baseline? They'll be able to do as much as their financing allows them to do. Kolles and his designers designed the car for this year, rather than an outside firm. So if they have desig...

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Malaysia

1. Button
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
4. Webber
5. Alonso
6. Scumacher
7. Raikkonen
8. Kobayashi
9. di Resta
10. Grosjean

Good to see you towards the upper end of the standings, specdecible! I hope to catch up to you so we can both make a run to the front.

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If they couldn't qualify in Oz then I'm doubtful for Sepang since it's an aero track and HRT don't have any. They managed last year after not qualifying for Aus... I think they'll be fine, so long as they get some laps under their belts in practice. I certainly don't see Narain making it. De La Ros...

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OK so you're saying losing the senior partner in the operation who left the team high and dry with so little time left to prepare for the new season, taking with him most of the staff and ALL the equipment is no excuse? LOLOLOL I was under the impression that the team dropped Kolles and not the oth...

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Massa is a better driver than his performance in Australia, and I am confident he will show that this season. Having said that, he wasn't just far behind Alonso yesterday, he was behind all five of the other drivers of Ferrari-engined cars. It's only a single race, but Ferrari is behind Sauber (thei...

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OK so you're saying losing the senior partner in the operation who left the team high and dry with so little time left to prepare for the new season, taking with him most of the staff and ALL the equipment is no excuse? LOLOLOL I was under the impression that the team dropped Kolles and not the oth...

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They were a full second off the 107% pace in Melbourne. I hope they can get enough practice laps in to make that up in Sepang. Even if they miss there, I expect them to be within the 107% rule and race in most of the races this year.

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I like the rule as implemented this year. It may take a little time to get drivers used to it, but it is good for the racing all the way through the pack. Lapped cars should go into the pit lane and wait for the snake to pass, ok they are another lap down but really it's down to them to not be lappe...

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Looks like I made it over 100, but only by about a dozen points. I'm guessing I am solidly lower-mid-pack.

Good thing the season is long.

Remember that this is the first of several back-to-back weeks everyone, so the next FP1 starts in 3.5 days. Don't forget to get your picks in.

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It's too bad, but the right thing to do. They were more than a second off of the 107% time.

Hopefully they can fix a few things by Malaysia or China and be back on the grid.

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Thanks for running this again, specdecible! I know it is a huge amount of work, but you did an awesome job last year. Hopefully your personal results this year will be more in line with the amount of work you put in. For any of you newcomers you will be surprised at how much more attention you will ...

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Imagine HRT coming in Melburne and dominating everyone? At this point it is tough enough imagining them coming to Melbourne... Hope I'm wrong, I would really like to see all 12 teams compete this season. Why? They have car that passed crash test, they have drivers. They are completely dependent upo...

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Aduka wrote:Imagine HRT coming in Melburne and dominating everyone?

At this point it is tough enough imagining them coming to Melbourne...

Hope I'm wrong, I would really like to see all 12 teams compete this season.

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As Montoya's accident at Daytona showed us, you can never know what will happen at a race. However, my gut says that pit lane action is the most dangerous place at an F1 race these days. With unsafe releases and cars occasionally running side-by-side in pit lane, it is only a matter of time before c...

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