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#761 Post by Woody » Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:22 pm

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Will there be highlights?
Channel 4 18.30 BST, 2.5 hours could be challenging for the editors =))
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#762 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:28 pm

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Will there be highlights?
Channel 4 18.30 BST, 2.5 hours could be challenging for the editors =))
They could show this...



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#763 Post by PHXPhlyer » Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:28 pm

That was a real nail biter! :-ss
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#764 Post by Boac » Sun Aug 29, 2021 6:06 pm

Will there be Were there any highlights?
Mind you, Russell on the podium. Not meaning to be unkind, but I doubt he would have been there in a full race.

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#765 Post by Pontius Navigator » Sun Aug 29, 2021 7:39 pm

Regardless he did much better yesterday than many others so all considered he deserved it

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#766 Post by OFSO » Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:06 am

Running two laps so it was a "real" race was just a ploy to satisfy contractual obligations - and of course, to avoid refunding spectators. For once I agree with Hamilton's comments after the "race". A disgraceful exercise in marketing.

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#767 Post by Pontius Navigator » Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:15 am

It did two things though. It demonstrated that the spray kicked up made racing impossible. It also showed that the water was not dispersed by the cars which is sometimes the case.

I wonder what speeds they were doing.

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#768 Post by Pontius Navigator » Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:18 am

Idle question, what determines where each team is positioned in the pits? Is there an advantage /disadvantage in being first or last?

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#769 Post by Boac » Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:21 am

Constructors' Championship/yes

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#770 Post by tango15 » Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:08 am

Spa seems to suffer with a surfeit of rainfall. A lot of the races there have been affected by rain over the years. I remember my son and his missus going there a few years ago now. They were camping and it rained the whole time. There was a little racing, but not the full number of laps by any means. I know rain can fall anywhere at any time, but it seems the Spa has some sort of adverse microclimate.

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#771 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:27 am

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Spa seems to suffer with a surfeit of rainfall. A lot of the races there have been affected by rain over the years. I remember my son and his missus going there a few years ago now. They were camping and it rained the whole time. There was a little racing, but not the full number of laps by any means. I know rain can fall anywhere at any time, but it seems the Spa has some sort of adverse microclimate.
As you say, the Ardennes have their own microclimates and the forest seems to trap the moisure resulting in clag and fog. As you know, Spa was infamous for accidents resulting from the varying climatic conditions around the old longer track and was the cause of Jackie Stewart's big crash in 1966, which started him off on his safety crusade.
As at the Nürburgring and Le Mans, the races at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps started out running on public roads. One of the circuit’s major events early on was the first Belgian Grand Prix in 1925. Even back then, at nine miles – double the length of what the track is today – Spa was blistering fast, possibly the fastest track in all of Europe.

In relentless pursuit of great speed, Spa became notorious for fatal accidents. In the 1960 Grand Prix, after Stirling Moss had been severely injured in a crash during practice, two drivers died fifteen minutes apart from each other. By the time the 1960s drew to a close, there had been fifteen fatalities in twelve years. In 1969, Formula 1 drivers had had enough and decided to boycott the Belgian Grand Prix that year. Armco crash barriers were added in 1970.

With the barriers added, fatal accidents declined, but the track was still deemed extremely treacherous through the 1970s. The track is located in the Ardennes Forest, where microclimates can create strange weather conditions – it can be raining or moist in one part of the track while at the same time it’s bone-dry in another section. Logistically, securing the entire track was too massive a job and so the track was shortened in 1979 to seven miles.
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#772 Post by tango15 » Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:51 pm

Interesting GG. I think the Ardennes is only good for producing pate, but don't tell Paul McCartney I said that! :))

I think the rain may have affected Hamilton's dress sense - or is it Stevie Wonder? :))
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#773 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:14 pm

tango15 wrote:
Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:51 pm
Interesting GG. I think the Ardennes is only good for producing pate, but don't tell Paul McCartney I said that! :))

I think the rain may have affected Hamilton's dress sense - or is it Stevie Wonder? :))
He is certainly not part of the old Colin Chapman flat cap, tie and blazer brigade is he! =)) ;)))

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#774 Post by llondel » Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:51 am

tango15 wrote:
Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:08 am
Spa seems to suffer with a surfeit of rainfall. A lot of the races there have been affected by rain over the years. I remember my son and his missus going there a few years ago now. They were camping and it rained the whole time. There was a little racing, but not the full number of laps by any means. I know rain can fall anywhere at any time, but it seems the Spa has some sort of adverse microclimate.
One would expect a lot of water in a spa.

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#776 Post by G-CPTN » Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:56 pm

The Mercedes 'course cars' seem to have been replaced by Aston Martins.

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#777 Post by Wodrick » Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:58 pm

They alternate, either can be used depends on who knows what.

I'm taking bets on how many safety cars tomorrow. 6
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#778 Post by OFSO » Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:39 pm

Spent all arvo watching the Vuelta. F1 not a patch on it for excitement.

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#779 Post by G-CPTN » Sun Sep 05, 2021 3:01 pm

I fell asleep . . .

Did I miss anything?

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Re: Formula One

#780 Post by OFSO » Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:20 pm

Mercedes have obviously subcontracted their "expert advice" to Red Bull.

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