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yodasarmpit · 3rd Nov 2008, 16:17

I see around the net, and even here mutterings of Glock allowing Hamilton pass, and that is just garbage.

If Glock had chosen to gift the WDC to Lewis all he needed to do was pit for wets along with every other driver, rather than stay out on drys and make a go for it.

Looking at the timings you will see that both drivers who stayed out on dries lost the same amount of time on the last lap, so no conspiracy, just a gamble that didn't pay off for Trulli and Glock

Krikkit · 3rd Nov 2008, 17:32

Who's trying to say that? Surely they can't be serious in saying such things? You could see, at the last corner, just how difficult Glock's car had become to handle - it was all over the place.

About 1:40 onwards, just look at that big moment he had, losing a swathe of time to Vettel, and being totally destroyed by him. Hamilton passes, and Glock is barely moving, yet still struggles to keep control of the car at the next corner!

Did he let him past? Maybe to avoid crashing, but not because he knew what it'd do for the championship imo.

Red 5 · 3rd Nov 2008, 21:46

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Originally Posted by Krikkit

That was quite good, until I saw James Allen's mug shouting at me. Thankfully, I think he only appeared once, bar the audio.

DougEdey · 3rd Nov 2008, 23:45

Few of us at work are clubbing together and heading off to Spa for the Belgian GP next year

Krikkit · 3rd Nov 2008, 23:46

Rest assured mate, it's awesome.

I'd recommend taking a car unless you're camping at the track though, the area's pretty sparse for public transport.

DougEdey · 3rd Nov 2008, 23:48

We're considering our options atm, I found a hotel just over the border for £90 for the weekend inc breakfast. Flights £70 inc return, bronze ticket £120~ so not that much all in all for a great weekend. Need to sort out what turns we want to sit on too

Shadowed_fury · 3rd Nov 2008, 23:54

Think i'm gonna be silly next year, gonna do the Silverstone race (since its the last one!) and do both German and Italian weekends

Krikkit · 4th Nov 2008, 00:01

My advice would be to start off sitting at the end of the straight, just before Combes, during Friday practice, then work your way around clockwise.

Most of the track down the bottom end after Blanchimont isn't that great for F1 watching, worth going down while some racing's on, but definately not race material imo...

In the end we sat just after Rivage (and the following, nameless corner) on the straight before Pouhon, across from a big screen.

Rivage is the best photo point, you can get literally 15ft away from the track, and they're not going particularly quickly. Probably 45-50mph.

Another good idea is a walk around the track once the weekend has finished, it took us about 1:45 to go around, collecting bits of circuit as we went.

Anyway, the much needed picture to help you along:

It's probably obvious, but a pair of half-decent earplugs is utterly necessary - the noise is good for a couple of laps when they're racing, but I imagine they'll be less so after 50...

p.s. We're doing Silverstone next year, never been, and it's the last race!

sesterfield · 4th Nov 2008, 10:30

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Originally Posted by Krikkit

*stuff*

Very good assessment of the circuit

I'd only add that it's worth watching one of the F1 practise sessions from the bottom of Eau Rouge (we stood on a thin ledge above the tunnel under the circuit!). You can get really close to the cars as they go up the hill, which is really intense because they're going so fast and bottom out right next to you

identikit · 4th Nov 2008, 13:31

Watching it back when Vettel passes Kovalainen just before the SC, he really pushes Heiki off the track. Quite a similar move that people were up in arms when Hamilton did that to Glock in Monza.

teamtd11 · 7th Nov 2008, 12:26

Anyone seen the video for the race on formula1.com?

http://www.formula1.com/services/play_video.html

identikit · 7th Nov 2008, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by teamtd11

Anyone seen the video for the race on formula1.com?

http://www.formula1.com/services/play_video.html

Haha, I never noticed the Ferrari mech punch the wall.

Krazeh · 7th Nov 2008, 16:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by identikit

Haha, I never noticed the Ferrari mech punch the wall.

Don't think it was ever shown on TV.

identikit · 7th Nov 2008, 16:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazeh

Don't think it was ever shown on TV.

Yeah they cut to a different shot on the live feed that went out. Somebody doing that highlight video thought it was best to leave it in

oddball walking · 7th Nov 2008, 16:49

That engineer must have been frustrated. wonder if he was billed for damage.

Cool video.

yodasarmpit · 7th Nov 2008, 17:50

The official F1 videos are pretty damned good tbh.

titanium angel · 7th Nov 2008, 18:35

I love that punch, and the reaction of the people stood infront of it, shows just what it all meant to them.

UncertainGod · 7th Nov 2008, 19:16

Yeah, those official formula1.com videos are brilliant.

GreatOldOne · 10th Nov 2008, 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by identikit

Haha, I never noticed the Ferrari mech punch the wall.

Yeah - [Hulk]Ferrari SMASH![/Hulk]

Anyway, he's only doing what his ultimiate boss did at home whilst he was watching the race:

http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,189...481274,00.html

teamtd11 · 17th Nov 2008, 19:16

http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.top...1-starts-here/

Youch that looks ugly... but i kind of like it

3rd Nov 2008, 16:17	#961
yodasarmpit The other Brett. Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Lothian , Scotland Posts: 9,664	I see around the net, and even here mutterings of Glock allowing Hamilton pass, and that is just garbage. If Glock had chosen to gift the WDC to Lewis all he needed to do was pit for wets along with every other driver, rather than stay out on drys and make a go for it. Looking at the timings you will see that both drivers who stayed out on dries lost the same amount of time on the last lap, so no conspiracy, just a gamble that didn't pay off for Trulli and Glock __________________ The Rt. Hon. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson - "Ping Pong is coming home" www.yodasarmpit.com clickr my flickr

3rd Nov 2008, 17:32	#962
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,143	Who's trying to say that? Surely they can't be serious in saying such things? You could see, at the last corner, just how difficult Glock's car had become to handle - it was all over the place. About 1:40 onwards, just look at that big moment he had, losing a swathe of time to Vettel, and being totally destroyed by him. Hamilton passes, and Glock is barely moving, yet still struggles to keep control of the car at the next corner! Did he let him past? Maybe to avoid crashing, but not because he knew what it'd do for the championship imo. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

3rd Nov 2008, 23:45	#964
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	Few of us at work are clubbing together and heading off to Spa for the Belgian GP next year __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

3rd Nov 2008, 23:46	#965
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,143	Rest assured mate, it's awesome. I'd recommend taking a car unless you're camping at the track though, the area's pretty sparse for public transport. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

3rd Nov 2008, 23:48	#966
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	We're considering our options atm, I found a hotel just over the border for £90 for the weekend inc breakfast. Flights £70 inc return, bronze ticket £120~ so not that much all in all for a great weekend. Need to sort out what turns we want to sit on too __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

3rd Nov 2008, 23:54	#967
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,133	Think i'm gonna be silly next year, gonna do the Silverstone race (since its the last one!) and do both German and Italian weekends __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

4th Nov 2008, 00:01	#968
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,143	My advice would be to start off sitting at the end of the straight, just before Combes, during Friday practice, then work your way around clockwise. Most of the track down the bottom end after Blanchimont isn't that great for F1 watching, worth going down while some racing's on, but definately not race material imo... In the end we sat just after Rivage (and the following, nameless corner) on the straight before Pouhon, across from a big screen. Rivage is the best photo point, you can get literally 15ft away from the track, and they're not going particularly quickly. Probably 45-50mph. Another good idea is a walk around the track once the weekend has finished, it took us about 1:45 to go around, collecting bits of circuit as we went. Anyway, the much needed picture to help you along: It's probably obvious, but a pair of half-decent earplugs is utterly necessary - the noise is good for a couple of laps when they're racing, but I imagine they'll be less so after 50... p.s. We're doing Silverstone next year, never been, and it's the last race! __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains... Last edited by Krikkit; 4th Nov 2008 at 00:06.*

4th Nov 2008, 13:31	#970
identikit Ultramodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,182	Watching it back when Vettel passes Kovalainen just before the SC, he really pushes Heiki off the track. Quite a similar move that people were up in arms when Hamilton did that to Glock in Monza. __________________ www.crushed-core.com \| Folding @ Home \| CPC & Bit-tech folding stats (team #35947) \| My Heatware

7th Nov 2008, 12:26	#971
teamtd11 I am a Dremel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saltburn-By-The-Sea Posts: 1,645	Anyone seen the video for the race on formula1.com? http://www.formula1.com/services/play_video.html __________________ Main: AMD X2 3ghz, x1900xt, DFI NF590SLI, 4gb pc2-8500 [Watercooled] Retro: AMD Barton 2ghz, 9600xt, 512mb pc-2700 Animal Crossing: LGTTC - 2492-7863-6464 Member of CK Appreciation Society Group

7th Nov 2008, 16:49	#975
oddball walking ...! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mercia Posts: 896	That engineer must have been frustrated. wonder if he was billed for damage. Cool video. __________________ Flickr DeviantART tweet tweet

7th Nov 2008, 17:50	#976
yodasarmpit The other Brett. Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Lothian , Scotland Posts: 9,664	The official F1 videos are pretty damned good tbh. __________________ The Rt. Hon. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson - "Ping Pong is coming home" www.yodasarmpit.com clickr my flickr

7th Nov 2008, 19:16	#978
UncertainGod Still Alive Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 1,144	Yeah, those official formula1.com videos are brilliant. __________________ Twitter Tumblr Blog Last.fm "What role do you want to play, I'm just a click away night or day"

17th Nov 2008, 19:16	#980
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