Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

kenjilina wrote:

a paul tracey trademark? :hehe:

Better known as "King of the chrome horn" [/list:u]

i was reading about the f1 racer riccardo paletti. a tragic story of someone who nobody remembers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo_Paletti
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Have you read the book The Lost Generation by David Tremayne? It's about Roger Williamson, Tony Brise, and Tom Pryce. Real sad, but also a very good read.

gaijinmark wrote:Have you read the book The Lost Generation by David Tremayne? It's about Roger Williamson, Tony Brise, and Tom Pryce. Real sad, but also a very good read.

no i've not read it but i have heard about it. i will check it out though. thanks.

Former racing champ loses driving license Tue Jul 31, 11:10 AM ET



SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet began taking a driving education course on Monday in Brazil after having his license revoked for racking up too many traffic violations, local media reported.
Piquet, one of just three Brazilians to win the Formula One world championship, lost his license in June after receiving a slew of speeding and parking tickets. His wife, Viviane, also had her license taken away for bad driving and joined her husband in the mandatory driver awareness course.
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gaijinmark wrote:Former racing champ loses driving license Tue Jul 31, 11:10 AM ET



SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet began taking a driving education course on Monday in Brazil after having his license revoked for racking up too many traffic violations, local media reported.
Piquet, one of just three Brazilians to win the Formula One world championship, lost his license in June after receiving a slew of speeding and parking tickets. His wife, Viviane, also had her license taken away for bad driving and joined her husband in the mandatory driver awareness course.
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at last nelson's getting some recognition! :hehe:

gaijinmark wrote:Former racing champ loses driving license Tue Jul 31, 11:10 AM ET

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet began taking a driving education course on Monday in Brazil after having his license revoked for racking up too many traffic violations, local media reported.
Piquet, one of just three Brazilians to win the Formula One world championship, lost his license in June after receiving a slew of speeding and parking tickets. His wife, Viviane, also had her license taken away for bad driving and joined her husband in the mandatory driver awareness course.
[/list:u] :rofl:

LOL.

The family that speeds together, goes to traffic school together. :hehe:

Sebastian Vettel will race for Scuderia Toro Rosso in next year's Formula One World Championship, the team have confirmed.

The 20-year-old German is making his debut for the team in this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix in place of the sacked Scott Speed.

And Toro Rosso, who were known to be keen on the former BMW Sauber test driver in the long-term, have wasted no time in signing him up for a full season in 2008.

It is unknown who will partner Vettel, who has been managed by Toro Rosso's co-owners Red Bull for three years, next year, but triple ChampCar title-winner Sebastien Bourdais is the favourite, despite the team's option on him expiring earlier this week.

Vettel made his Grand Prix debut in the United States Grand Prix in June with BMW Sauber as a late replacement for the injured Robert Kubica and became the youngest points scorer in F1 history by finishing eighth.

kenjilina wrote:Sebastian Vettel will race for Scuderia Toro Rosso in next year's Formula One World Championship, the team have confirmed.

The 20-year-old German is making his debut for the team in this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix in place of the sacked Scott Speed.

And Toro Rosso, who were known to be keen on the former BMW Sauber test driver in the long-term, have wasted no time in signing him up for a full season in 2008.

It is unknown who will partner Vettel, who has been managed by Toro Rosso's co-owners Red Bull for three years, next year, but triple ChampCar title-winner Sebastien Bourdais is the favourite, despite the team's option on him expiring earlier this week.

Vettel made his Grand Prix debut in the United States Grand Prix in June with BMW Sauber as a late replacement for the injured Robert Kubica and became the youngest points scorer in F1 history by finishing eighth.

Scott Speed sacked, ne?

Another American driver who can't make the grade in F1. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:

Another American driver who can't make the grade in F1. :shakehead:

Well, he was the first one since Michael Andretti, and Speed wasn't in what you'd call a front line team. I think Bourdais is going to have the same thing happen to him if he goes to F1, but he's won everything there is to win in Champ Car, so he might as well give it a shot. :fingerscrossed: [/list:u]

bmwracer wrote:
Scott Speed sacked, ne?

Another American driver who can't make the grade in F1. :shakehead:

i also think his team mate tonio liuzzi wasn't much better either.

Hungarian Grand Prix, Race Results:

1 Lewis Hamilton (England,McLaren) McLaren MP4/22 Mercedes FO108T V8 - Bridgestone 1h 35' 52'' 991

2 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland,Ferrari) Ferrari F2007 056 V8 - Bridgestone + 715

3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW P86/7 V8 - Bridgestone + 43'' 129

4 Fernando Alonso McLaren MP4/22 Mercedes FO108T V8 - Bridgestone + 44'' 858

5 Robert Kubica (Poland,BMW Sauber) BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW P86/7 V8 - Bridgestone + 47'' 616

6 Ralf Schumacher Toyota TF107 RVX-07 V8 - Bridgestone + 50'' 669

7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW29 Toyota RVX-07 V8 - Bridgestone + 59'' 139

8 Heikki Kovalainen (Finland,Renault) Renault R27 RS27 V8 - Bridgestone

yep, congratulations to lewis for his professional drive to victory. :applaud:
he didn't let alonso's pitlane antics get the better of him.

Changed the oil and filter in my car and noticed that the front passenger side strut looked oily... Looks like the shock absorber is leaking oil. :bleh:

This is gonna cost me. :sweat:

Sponichi (Japanese) carries a Kyodo article that F1 honcho Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday that he would like to hold an event in the centre of Tokyo. After many years at Suzuka, the Japanese Grand Prix was moved to Fuji Speedway for the 2007 season but Ecclestone indicated that a city centre project would be separate from the existing circuit event. He was on record last month saying that such races were likely to be the future of racing and this new report claims that Ecclestone would like to speak with Japanese organizers to discuss the feasability of such a plan. A similar idea was floated some years ago although the focus was mainly on slower Formula 3 cars

Fernando Alonso has refused to speak to his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton since Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, following the pit-lane incident that landed both drivers and the team in hot water.


Alonso was docked five places on the grid from his pole position for impeding his team-mates qualifying effort by holding him up in the pits and McLaren too were prevented from scoring constructors' points in the race as an extra punishment.

And British star Hamilton, 22, who admitted he did not let Alonso through when instructed earlier on during the session - probably causing the Spaniard's fury, said that no words have been exchanged by the pair, such is the ill-feeling.

"He doesn't seem to have been speaking to me since, so I don't know if he has a problem," said Hamilton, who inherited pole position following Alonso's penalty and went on to win the race while his team-mate was fourth.

"In terms of speaking to the team, I spoke to everyone, I have told everyone the situation, apologised if they feel I have done something against them but this is the way it is. It is higher than them if you know what I mean."

Team boss Ron Dennis has seen first-hand the way things have deteriorated since the North American double-header, after which Alonso admitted he was "not comfortable" with the balance within the team.

And he has now revealed that there is a distinct lack of trust between his pair, which was potentially the catalyst for the incidents in Hungary.

kenjilina wrote:Fernando Alonso has refused to speak to his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton since Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, following the pit-lane incident that landed both drivers and the team in hot water.


Alonso was docked five places on the grid from his pole position for impeding his team-mates qualifying effort by holding him up in the pits and McLaren too were prevented from scoring constructors' points in the race as an extra punishment.

And British star Hamilton, 22, who admitted he did not let Alonso through when instructed earlier on during the session - probably causing the Spaniard's fury, said that no words have been exchanged by the pair, such is the ill-feeling.

"He doesn't seem to have been speaking to me since, so I don't know if he has a problem," said Hamilton, who inherited pole position following Alonso's penalty and went on to win the race while his team-mate was fourth.

"In terms of speaking to the team, I spoke to everyone, I have told everyone the situation, apologised if they feel I have done something against them but this is the way it is. It is higher than them if you know what I mean."

Team boss Ron Dennis has seen first-hand the way things have deteriorated since the North American double-header, after which Alonso admitted he was "not comfortable" with the balance within the team.

And he has now revealed that there is a distinct lack of trust between his pair, which was potentially the catalyst for the incidents in Hungary.

Yow, shades of Villenueve-Pironi. :sweat:

Got a 90K service scheduled for next week, plus the front shocks apparently need to be replaced.

This is gonna hurt. :puppydog: :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yow, shades of Villenueve-Pironi. :sweat:

i don't think anyone expected hamilton to be so strong, least fernando who thought he'd be #1 driver.

kenjilina wrote: i don't think anyone expected hamilton to be so strong, least fernando who thought he'd be #1 driver.

I guess the pressure (and his ego) are getting to Alonso.