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by coulthards chin
Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:37 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Any Battlebots / Robot Wars fans on here?
Replies: 57
Views: 53202

Re: Any Battlebots / Robot Wars fans on here?

I used to love Robot Wars as a kid, I actually went to watch it live once in one of the later series.
by coulthards chin
Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:28 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Practical jokes, on others.
Replies: 12
Views: 8730

Re: Practical jokes, on others.

A classic one from when I was living in Uni halls was unscrewing someone's shower head and filling it with gravy granules before screwing it back on. Also, because our bedroom doors opened inwards we would sometimes get the kitchen bin and lean it against it, so that when they opened the door in a m...
by coulthards chin
Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:38 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Bye Bye Maldonado in 2015
Replies: 97
Views: 17461

Re: Bye Bye Maldonado in 2015

I've been off-grid for a few days but is there any reason for this bump? As far as I can tell it's 2015 and Maldonado is still here.
by coulthards chin
Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:34 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: 2015 Autosport GP predictor - FINAL result
Replies: 77
Views: 62039

Re: 2015 Autosport GP predictor - Silverstone result update

I got 5 drivers spot on but none of my others scored points! If only I'd used this selection for the pick10...

I'm slowly reeling in the top 2 though :nod:
by coulthards chin
Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:08 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Fishing Thread
Replies: 11
Views: 9827

Re: The Fishing Thread

I did a fair bit of fishing (mostly freshwater) as a teenager, but ultimately other things in life got in the way and I ran out of time to keep it up. Never had any major success but I've landed some good sized Carp and Tench. I've kept hold of my better tackle (whether it'll be useful anymore I don...
by coulthards chin
Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:22 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Dan Ric-Phenom or One Hit Wonder?
Replies: 570
Views: 85654

Re: Dan Ric-Phenom or One Hit Wonder?

I haven't seen the situation myself but looks like Lotus are saying Dan is the reason their drivers retired? Yeah i saw that as well Covalent, but Alonso rubbished it as did the stewards. The overhead replay shows Ricciardo making a desperate lunge inside Grosjean. Not sure if there was contact but...
by coulthards chin
Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:26 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: CarlPotter's Top Three Championship 2015 - Final Standings
Replies: 639
Views: 318689

Re: CarlPotter's Top Three Championship 2015 - Austria Updat

I'm only going to make up places by doing something different, so...

Silverstone:

1. Maldonado
2. Ericsson
3. Alonso


Actually, scrap that. I'll go with..


Silverstone:

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Rosberg
by coulthards chin
Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:24 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Abu Dhabi Updated)
Replies: 1734
Views: 553367

Re: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Austria Updated)

Silverstone

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Massa
6. Bottas
7. Ricciardo
8. Grosjean
9. Kvyat
10. Hulkenberg
by coulthards chin
Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:52 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Abu Dhabi Updated)
Replies: 1734
Views: 553367

Re: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Austria Updated)

Positions 7-10 are getting very hard to predict now that Force India seem genuinely in the mix. Lotus are usually there or thereabouts but seem the least reliable while Red Bull and Toro Rosso are a bit hit and miss.
by coulthards chin
Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:05 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 20
Views: 15063

Re: The Travel Thread

Well, I am back from my visit to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. What beautiful scenery, and great opportunities to see wild life. I wholeheartedly recommend that any of you who have the opportunity to see the area JUMP at the chance. Over a matter of just a few days, we saw not only Mountains, W...
by coulthards chin
Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:40 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Awesomeness
Replies: 511
Views: 272519

Re: Awesomeness

Being sent to a seemingly pointless software demonstration event and coming home with an iPad. I hope not stolen!!!!!!! Wow, that's good luck there, enjoy mate It pays to pay attention (and make a few lucky guesses). They had a quiz about their product and company at their post even drinks receptio...
by coulthards chin
Thu Jun 25, 2015 5:50 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Awesomeness
Replies: 511
Views: 272519

Re: Awesomeness

Being sent to a seemingly pointless software demonstration event and coming home with an iPad.
by coulthards chin
Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: CarlPotter's Top Three Championship 2015 - Final Standings
Replies: 639
Views: 318689

Re: CarlPotter's Top Three Championship 2015 - Austria Updat

Jenson's Understeer wrote:Terrible round (across all fantasy F1 games, actually!), but glad my teammate could pull us a little closer to the top of the team standings.
"Not bad for a Number two driver"
by coulthards chin
Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:15 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 1 Lap Qualifying
Replies: 77
Views: 14296

Re: 1 Lap Qualifying

I don't think there's much wrong with the current format, but If I had to change anything it would be the rule about the top 10 starting the race with the tyre they qualified on. I'd like to see them allowed to pick any of the sets that were allocated to them in qualifying, thus maybe making more te...
by coulthards chin
Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The official NICO HULKENBERG Thread
Replies: 171
Views: 91536

Re: The official NICO HULKENBERG Thread

I don't think it's a coincidence that the Hulk seems re-invigorated and Kimi is struggling. With due respect to Kimi, if Ferrari decide not to retain him, then does Bottas or Hulkenberg have a better chance to join Scuderia? Wouldn't Kimi's replacement be termed as driver no. 2? In this case, Botta...
by coulthards chin
Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The official NICO HULKENBERG Thread
Replies: 171
Views: 91536

Re: The official NICO HULKENBERG Thread

I don't think it's a coincidence that the Hulk seems re-invigorated and Kimi is struggling. You make that sound like the Hulk knows something that we do not? How are we to know? But after a bit of an early season lull where if anything Perez was getting the upper hand slightly, he's gone on a put i...
by coulthards chin
Mon Jun 22, 2015 12:56 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The official NICO HULKENBERG Thread
Replies: 171
Views: 91536

Re: The official NICO HULKENBERG Thread

I don't think it's a coincidence that the Hulk seems re-invigorated and Kimi is struggling.
by coulthards chin
Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: 2015 Autosport GP predictor - FINAL result
Replies: 77
Views: 62039

Re: 2015 Autosport GP predictor - Canada result update

Completely forgot to make my predictions this week - didn't do great but still climbed globally. What a let-off!
by coulthards chin
Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Abu Dhabi Updated)
Replies: 1734
Views: 553367

Re: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Canada Updated)

Austria

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Raikkonen
6. Massa
7. Maldonado
8. Grosjean
9. Hulkenberg
10. Perez
by coulthards chin
Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:12 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Movie Review Thread
Replies: 1589
Views: 802620

Re: The Movie Review Thread

I saw Jurassic World last night and I think minchy's comments sum up pretty much how I felt. Yes the whole 'training the velociraptors' plot was ludicrous but for a film such as this does it matter?
by coulthards chin
Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:18 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The TV Thread
Replies: 693
Views: 459142

Re: The TV Thread

Well Game of Thrones certainly picked up in the last 3 episodes. Nice to know it's pretty much up to date with the books now and I can read various theories without finding spoilers. Another way would have been to just read the damn books since I bought them all! I wonder how much the GoT writers a...
by coulthards chin
Mon Jun 08, 2015 1:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: What's worse, really early or late Sunday race.
Replies: 35
Views: 6198

Re: What's worse, really early or late Sunday race.

I actually find the early afternoon races the least convenient - usually because Ms Chin wants to go out and do something and gets incredibly grumpy with me when I want to stay in and watch the race.

I quite like rolling out of bed at 5am, sticking on a pot of coffee and watching the early races.
by coulthards chin
Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Betting against your favourite driver - and winning!
Replies: 19
Views: 4501

Re: Betting against your favourite driver - and winning!

I did this once for a big football match that the team I support were playing in. For those that don't know, Sheffield United have reached 4 play-off finals and lost in each of them without scoring a goal, so it was only natural that I was a bit hesitant in forking out £60 for a ticket. I stuck a £2...
by coulthards chin
Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Abu Dhabi Updated)
Replies: 1734
Views: 553367

Re: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Monaco Updated)

Montreal

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Massa
6. Bottas
7. Maldonado
8. Grosjean
9. Ricciardo
10. Perez
by coulthards chin
Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:42 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The TV Thread
Replies: 693
Views: 459142

Re: The TV Thread

Wayward Pines is such a weird show. It started off like a Twin Peaks clone, and has evolved something else by the end of the third episode. I don't really know what to think about any of it any more (it's still really good though). Just seen episode 3 - as if it wasn't mysterious enough already wit...
by coulthards chin
Fri May 29, 2015 10:51 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Give Nasr some credit.
Replies: 44
Views: 9960

Re: Give Nasr some credit.

I'm always reluctant to get too carried away by rookies when we haven't yet got a handle on how good their cars are. Maybe the STR is brilliant, in which case there's a strong argument that the drivers haven't scored nearly enough points. But Nasr really seems promising. The STR is clearly a very g...
by coulthards chin
Fri May 29, 2015 10:03 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 20
Views: 15063

Re: The Travel Thread

Interesting tip with the flights, I've already booked mine from London to Vancouver and they cost more than I hoped so I daren't look at how much they cost from say Paris or Amsterdam! Budapest is a great city, probably up there with Prague and Stockholm as my favourite I've visited in Europe. Loads...
by coulthards chin
Fri May 29, 2015 9:46 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Give Nasr some credit.
Replies: 44
Views: 9960

Re: Give Nasr some credit.

He's doing a solid job and consistently beating Ericsson - which he has to if he wants any credibility. Unfortunately it now seems that Lotus and Red Bull have edged away from Sauber in performance terms while McLaren and Force India are now running at a similar pace and will probably make more gain...
by coulthards chin
Thu May 28, 2015 8:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 20
Views: 15063

Re: The Travel Thread

For reasons which I do not yet (for fear of jinxing plans) wish to divulge, Mrs. Painless and I hope to travel a lot more soon. Is this thread intended as an "Avoid this" warning area: If you travel to Moosefart Newfoundland for God's sake don't have the mushroom omlette at Greasy Fred's. Or as a "...
by coulthards chin
Thu May 28, 2015 11:20 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 20
Views: 15063

Re: The Travel Thread

To get the ball rolling, I have two upcoming trips. Firstly I'm heading to Berlin in July for 3 days with some friends - I'd appreciate any insider tips on nightlife and things to do in the day aside from the obvious tourist landmarks. We will be staying on the south side of the Mitte district close...
by coulthards chin
Thu May 28, 2015 10:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 20
Views: 15063

The Travel Thread

I know there are very well-known Travel Forums and sites out there but I've seen occasional requests from forum users for travel advice on here so I thought creating a general travel thread could be useful especially as there are multiple nationalities on the forum and a lot of well-travelled member...
by coulthards chin
Thu May 28, 2015 10:48 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Abu Dhabi Updated)
Replies: 1734
Views: 553367

Re: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Bahrain Updated)

Time to get my predictions in before I leave this weekend: 2015 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 01: Lewis Hamilton 02: Nico Rosberg 03: Sebastian Vettel 04: Kimi Raikkonen 05: Valtteri Bottas 06: Felipe Massa 07: Romain Grosjean 08: Pastor Maldonado 09: Sergio Perez 10: Felipe Nasr What bugbear will result in ...
by coulthards chin
Thu May 28, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The TV Thread
Replies: 693
Views: 459142

Re: The TV Thread

I've been paying for NOW TV so I can watch Game of Thrones but to make the most of it I've been watching other stuff. After a shaky start, I really got into Hannibal - eagerly awaiting the next series which conveniently starts in a few weeks. I found The Enfield Haunting a bit disappointing in the e...
by coulthards chin
Sun May 24, 2015 2:08 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Abu Dhabi Updated)
Replies: 1734
Views: 553367

Re: PF1 Pick 10 Competition - 2015 Edition (Bahrain Updated)

coulthards chin wrote:Monaco

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Raikkonen
6. Ricciardo
7. Massa
8. Verstappen
9. Kvyat
10. Nasr
25+18+18+0+18+18+0+0+8+18 = 123.
by coulthards chin
Sun May 24, 2015 2:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: CarlPotter's Top Three Championship 2015 - Final Standings
Replies: 639
Views: 318689

Re: CarlPotter's Top Three Championship 2015 - Spain Updated

coulthards chin wrote:Rolling the dice here. Apologies in advance Jensons Understeer if this backfires but I've got a nagging suspicion that there might be a rogue safety car that benefits Vettel.

1. Vettel
2. Rosberg
3. Hamilton
Nearly called it! There's no points for nearly though!
by coulthards chin
Fri May 22, 2015 10:26 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: GPDA Survey!
Replies: 42
Views: 8823

Re: GPDA Survey!

For someone who designs, distributes and analyses surveys as parts of my job, taking that was like sticking pins into my eyes. Far too many statements and questions, too much repetition, inconsistent scoring system (why change it from a 7 point scale to a 5 point scale halfway through?!). Analysing ...
by coulthards chin
Fri May 22, 2015 10:18 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: GPDA Survey!
Replies: 42
Views: 8823

Re: GPDA Survey!

Well it's safe to say that whoever designed that survey had no intention of taking it themselves!
by coulthards chin
Fri May 22, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Has there ever...
Replies: 28
Views: 6930

Re: Has there ever...

I don't really have the time to look through and check but I would guess the most static race would come from 2005 or 2006 The nature of qualifying in 2005 meant a lot of the time cars would be much further up the grid than they really should have been (light fuel glory laps) and they'd often fall ...