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  1. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #451 Fast_ian, Oct 9, 2012
    Well, dayum!......

    I go camping in the land of no TV's, wi-fi or even cell phones and return to this! My man on the podium! Woo-hoo! :)

    Pretty good race again IMO - I don't have a problem with domination like that as long as it's not all season - Good job by Sebby-V. Also interesting looking back thru this thread, but I'm not gonna bother highlighting some of the "crazier" comments as hindsight is always wonderful. ;)

    :)

    To be fair to the guy, he's responding to the usual inane journo questions; "what must you do to improve?", "How are you going to be more successful?" etc - What's he meant to say?

    You did note the source, right? ;)

    Not me! Hopefully, it'll be interesting to watch it unfold though - Many column inches and electrons will be used (wasted?) on the inevitable "analysis"......

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  2. VIZSLA

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    #452 VIZSLA, Oct 9, 2012
    Camping?


    Camping?

    ;)
     
  3. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #453 Fast_ian, Oct 9, 2012
    :D

    TBH, we actually stayed on a house boat - Extremely pleasant - No "roughing it" here. [Damn thing had a hot tub up top - Very nice! ;)]

    And the water was *perfect* (at times) - If you're a water skier you know what I mean....

    /hijack

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  4. VIZSLA

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    #454 VIZSLA, Oct 9, 2012
    Thank you for putting my mind at ease.
     
  5. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #455 Fast_ian, Oct 9, 2012
    :) Wouldn't want you with an uneasy mind.

    It's actually a waterski / wakeboard/surf club that I've been in for years - We do *actually* camp for most events..... Much fun! ;)

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  6. Edward 96GTS

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    #456 Edward 96GTS, Oct 9, 2012
    what was the reason for alonsos flat tire? did kimi cut it with front wing?
    ed
     
  7. kraftwerk

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    #457 kraftwerk, Oct 9, 2012
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    There was some camping done at the back of my place this year, no joke! it was for real..;)
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  8. Ney

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    #458 Ney, Oct 9, 2012
    Had a spot of rain did we....?
     
  9. kraftwerk

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    #459 kraftwerk, Oct 9, 2012
    Haha yes you could say that :eek:
     
  10. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #460 Fast_ian, Oct 9, 2012
    Holey-moley!

    Where was that? Other than "your backyard".

    Biggest problem we have when camping is the water tank on the site sits atop a hill and shower water is friggin' *hot*. Particularly after a day in the sun...... I love CA ;)

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  11. Fast_ian

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    #461 Fast_ian, Oct 9, 2012
    IIRC, back in England, that's not a lot more than a "shower". ;)

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  12. kraftwerk

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    #462 kraftwerk, Oct 9, 2012
    Its a ... I'll send you the link it's quicker... it was horrendous for the poor sods, I get free tickets for the disruption, however needless to say I didn't use them..;)

    http://www.creamfields.com/
     
  13. Far Out

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    #463 Far Out, Oct 9, 2012
  14. Aircon

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    #464 Aircon, Oct 9, 2012
    Did he actually get a flat? I didn't hear about that. Got a link?
     
  15. DF1

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    #465 DF1, Oct 9, 2012
  16. Bas

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    #466 Bas, Oct 9, 2012
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7HhefopHzg[/ame]

    Alonso forced kimi until kimi hit the grass, kimi's wing clipped Alonso's tire and that was that as they say...
     
  17. Edward 96GTS

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    #467 Edward 96GTS, Oct 9, 2012
    The speed guys got that all wrong even on slow mo replay.
    Ed
     
  18. Aircon

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    #469 Aircon, Oct 9, 2012
    yeah...I knew that bit. I was just unsure about the actual reason Alonso stopped and if the wing did, in fact, cause a puncture.
     
  20. tifosi12

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    #470 tifosi12, Oct 9, 2012
    You know I'm a big Alonso fan so don't think for a minute I'm bashing him, but: He killed the engine. Even with that flat he might have made it back to the pits and possibly ended up somewhere in the points.

    IMHO not totally Kimi's/fate's fault that Alonso had a DNF.
     
  21. PSk

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    #471 PSk, Oct 9, 2012
    A flat rear tyres causes lots of damage to a car even in a slow single lap as it flaps around and destroys itself. He would have had to go unbelieveably slow ... probably would have lost a couple of laps.

    All the pressure is on Alonso now, just like it used to be on MS back in the 96' to 2000 days.
    Pete
     
  22. Aircon

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    #472 Aircon, Oct 9, 2012
    In an interview, Alonso said Kimi could have backed off. While that's true, I don't see why he should have.

    OTOH, without Kimi backing off I don't know how it could have been avoided.
     
  23. nsxrebel

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    #473 nsxrebel, Oct 9, 2012

    You still use tapes?!?!




    I believe so as well.



    you mean MercHam? Yes, Checo will outscore him next year. ;)
     
  24. VIZSLA

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    #474 VIZSLA, Oct 9, 2012
    You never can tell.
    I don't know if stalling could have been avoided but it removed any small possibility of points.
     
  25. crinoid

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    #475 crinoid, Oct 9, 2012
    Yes, I thought the same. Any idea what happened and if it could have been avoided?
     
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