Official Round 16: Japanese Grand Prix - Page 7

TrapezeArtist · 12 Oct 2010, 17:46 (Ref:2773915)

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Originally Posted by Ralf's Girl

Di Grassi's crash on the way to the grid was very strange - according to the team there was no evidence of a failure on the car, but you don't often see drivers crashing on their out lap on a dry track. Very odd.

That was my thought too. It was a rather distant camera shot, but the car seemed to be steering from the back. Another loose wheel? There seemed to be something in the air in Suzuka.

ptclaus98 · 12 Oct 2010, 18:13 (Ref:2773928)

He got onto the astroturf and spun. Because he's useless.

**Born Racer** · 12 Oct 2010, 19:50 (Ref:2773977)

That's a harsh assessment of Di Grassi. Actually, it doesn't seem an assessment but just a throw-away comment. He's done alright alongside Glock this year.

djb · 13 Oct 2010, 02:39 (Ref:2774127)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

It was a deadly boring GP, but he made it just about watchable.

tell me aboiut it ayse, I had to try to wake myself up at 2am....just missed the start--doh!, then tried mostly unsuccessfully to keep myself awake....argh....tired the next day for a so-so race....but yes, he did make it interesting!

E.B · 13 Oct 2010, 09:29 (Ref:2774253)

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Originally Posted by E.B

The reason for the increasing delay with your Live Timing is that they started the race coverage in sync with Live Timing but paused the race every time we went to an ad break.... In effect the coverage became less live as the broadcast continued (ie if we went to a break at the start of lap 100, the programme resumed after the ads at the start of Lap 100, when LT would be displaying say lap 102, continuing without pausing.

Channel ONE HD/TEN choose not to pause the broadcast so in effect we go to an ad break at lap 40 and come back at lap 42 or 43.

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Originally Posted by 6157

Did you post this on the V8 board. They're going nuts over the broadcast not being "live" when in reality they saw the entire race for the sake of being 10-15 minutes behind live.

I didn't.... actually I dont venture in there too often, being not the biggest fan of the V8's of late. Bathurst always get my attention though.

JamesH · 14 Oct 2010, 08:24 (Ref:2774752)

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Originally Posted by ptclaus98

He got onto the astroturf and spun. Because he's useless.

So useless, in fact, that he is a paid F1 driver.

Hmmm. Do you get paid to drive in F1?

**Aysedasi** · 14 Oct 2010, 09:12 (Ref:2774765)

I seem to recall a certain M. Prost spinning off on a warm-up lap once.......

E.B · 14 Oct 2010, 10:24 (Ref:2774785)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I seem to recall a certain M. Prost spinning off on a warm-up lap once.......

Indeed..... San Marino 1991. Berger also went off on the warm up lap at that event, although he was able to rejoin the race. Prost dis not start.

**Bononi** · 14 Oct 2010, 23:19 (Ref:2775166)

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Originally Posted by E.B

Indeed..... San Marino 1991. Berger also went off on the warm up lap at that event, although he was able to rejoin the race. Prost dis not start.

And he didn't want to... it was raining and Senna was there...

Super Hans · 15 Oct 2010, 11:19 (Ref:2775304)

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Originally Posted by JamesH

So useless, in fact, that he is a paid F1 driver.

Hmmm. Do you get paid to drive in F1?

None of us get paid in F1 but we all have our opinions.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 15 Oct 2010, 20:00 (Ref:2775540)

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Originally Posted by Fox89

Woah, when was the last time I heard Jenson Button so downbeat? He's very annoyed for someone who finished as high up as he expected was possible...

I he certainly was annoyed. He said he should have been brought in sooner.

**Born Racer** · 17 Oct 2010, 19:54 (Ref:2776270)

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Originally Posted by Super Hans

None of us get paid in F1 but we all have our opinions.

Yes, but if you're going to call a driver useless, you need to back it up with some explanation.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 17 Oct 2010, 22:18 (Ref:2776346)

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Originally Posted by Born Racer

Yes, but if you're going to call a driver useless, you need to back it up with some explanation.

Or some evidence.

Super Hans · 19 Oct 2010, 10:32 (Ref:2777046)

I think his explanation was that LDG spun off en route to the grid.

**Born Racer** · 19 Oct 2010, 10:48 (Ref:2777053)

I stand corrected that it was a failure if John Booth is correct:

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“Thankfully Lucas was unhurt in his accident on the way to the grid. We have studied all the information from his car and there is no indication of a failure".

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin.../10/11374.html

From the poor angle we saw it from, the tyres did look at an odd angle as he went off.

If he's useless, is Prost, one of the greatest drivers ever?

Super Hans · 19 Oct 2010, 11:03 (Ref:2777056)

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Originally Posted by Born Racer

If he's useless, is Prost, one of the greatest drivers ever?

Why are you arguing with me? I don't agree with ptclaus. I was merely defending his right to express an opinion without having raced in F1 himself.

**Born Racer** · 19 Oct 2010, 12:10 (Ref:2777080)

I wasn't arguing with you Super Hans. You misunderstood. I was just pointing out that Prost is not useless yet even he managed to spin off once on the warm-up lap.

**Born Racer** · 19 Oct 2010, 12:14 (Ref:2777083)

We all have the right to an express an opinion without having raced in F1, but di Grassi is clearly not useless. He's not a Channoch Nissany.

**Bononi** · 19 Oct 2010, 21:40 (Ref:2777250)

Fine then...

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