so... the circus is back in town *2008 F1 Thread*

[+JuggerNaut+]

lol, no shit

[Dr_Watson]

Thanks for reminding me Juggz

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tCwR2H7oOZ4

in retrospect after watching that through the light of modern day context. I think it's amazing how safe F1 is now.
10 years ago Heikki's accident would probably have killed him and Kubica's shunt last year could have easily gone the wrong way.

to safety

[Nightshade]

Indeed. I'm surprised that the latest FIA attempt to make things more exciting (banning TC) hasn't resulted in more crashes. Of course, I get no shortage of spectacular shunts watching the GP2 races. FFS, you want to talk about a circus? The Barcelona race had about four crashes and a safety car on the FIRST LAP.

[+JuggerNaut+]

aw man

http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/f1-new ... mpionship/

[Nightshade]

Yeah, that sucks.

[Dr_Watson]

good news can be had here:
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52598

[+JuggerNaut+]

FUCK YES!!! finally F1 for the 360. nice find man, thanks

[Dr_Watson]

yw.
the glee the news brought me needed to be shared.
I don't think anyone has made a licensed F1 sim for pc or console since 2001. it's been far far too long.

[Captain]

Codemasters ftw!

What'd I tell ya Juggz?

[Nightshade]

FUCK YES!!! finally F1 for the 360. nice find man, thanks

[+JuggerNaut+]

Codemasters ftw!

What'd I tell ya Juggz?

yeah, you called that one man. owned.

[+JuggerNaut+]

Starting grid for GP of Turkey

1. MASSA Ferrari

2. KOVALAINEN McLaren

3. HAMILTON McLaren

4. RAIKKONEN Ferrari

5. KUBICA BMW

6. WEBBER Red Bull

7. ALONSO Renault

8. TRULLI Toyota

9. HEIDFELD BMW

10. COULTHARD Red Bull

11. ROSBERG Williams

12. BARRICHELLO Honda

13. BUTTON Honda

14. VETTEL Toro Rosso

15. GLOCK Toyota

16. NAKAJIMA Williams
17. PIQUET Renault
18. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso
19. SUTIL Force India

20. FISICHELLA Force India*

gg, Felipe making that three poles in a row there. also, Rossberg Piquet . talk about getting in thanks to his last name. ffs, dismal.

[Captain]

GG Heikki making a full recovery

[+JuggerNaut+]

Turkish GP result - 58 laps

1. MASSA Ferrari
2. HAMILTON McLaren +3.7s
3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari +4.2s
4. KUBICA BMW +21.6s
5. HEIDFELD BMW +38.7s
6. ALONSO Renault +53.7s
7. WEBBER Red Bull +64.2s
8. ROSBERG Williams +71.4s
9. COULTHARD Red Bull +75.2s
10. TRULLI Toyota +76.3s
11. BUTTON Honda +1 lap
12. KOVALAINEN McLaren +1 lap
13. GLOCK Toyota +1 lap
14. BARRICHELLO Honda +1 lap
15. PIQUET Renault +1 lap
16. SUTIL Force India +1 lap
17. VETTEL Toro Rosso +1 lap
R. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso +34 laps
R. NAKAJIMA Williams +57 laps
R. FISICHELLA Force India +58 laps

nice one, Felipe! i love that track, which is now one of my faves to watch. that 8th corner with no less than 4 apexes at 150ish MPH is just awesome. good to see rosberg getting some points. rofl @ fisi. HUGE mistake in the first corner during the first lap. fucking moron. some pretty good battles this race coming from Glock and piquet even. speaking of... alonso 6th and piquet 15th. oops.

[Don Carlos]

Next season BBC will have this shit in HD

[+JuggerNaut+]

who carries that though, ITV? i love their presentation and commentary. wish we got that over here.

[Dr_Watson]

was a hell of a good race.
gg masa with the 3-peat.
I have to give a nod to Lewis too, for about 20 laps there I thought he had a shot at pulling some schumacher heroics with the 3-stop; but that pit lane is just too brutally long and the ferraris too fast.

This is probably the first time i've actually liked watching a race at turkey. I credit the lack of TC. Makes that track so much more difficult and causes mistakes, which cause exciting overtaking.

and yeah, @ fizzy

[Nightshade]

Seeing this really makes me wonder why I see so much hate for Massa. The dorks over at the Formulapod forums say things like "Massa doesn't deserve to drive in F1" and "Damn Kimi's cock tastes like Finlandia", etc. They're just so eager to jump all over Massa for the smallest mistake, but Kimi and Lewis can do no wrong.
Sure, that was a hell of a pass that Lewis put on Felipe (with a lot less fuel on board), but Hamilton couldn't catch or overtake Massa on the opening stint. In all honesty, I think Lewis is probably a better driver, but Felipe's no slouch.
Great job done by Kovaleinen, he's really impressing me this season. I'd say it would have been a podium for certain for him today if not for that puncture. Excellent fight from wayyyy back in the pack, the duel between him and Rosberg was nice to watch, as was the scrap between Button and Piquet.
Great race overall, this was really what I was hoping for this season. BMW's definitely in the mix and Alonsblow is really showing some Schumi-esque ability to driver car development.
The Stinkeye of the Race Award definitely goes to Geemandoiblow Scuzzyfella. What the fuck kind of rookie shit was that? Slamming in to the back of Banjo Kazooie like that?
And Kimi? Very fast (though not fast enough to catch Lewis on tires that were clearly NOT a good match for the McLaren's setup, lol) and VERY FUCKING BORING.

[Captain]

You're not impressed unless he does a backflip on the final stretch or some shit

PS. How come none of the videos on ITV-F1.com work for me? All I get is a white screen

[+JuggerNaut+]

^yeah, i get the same.^

re: Fisichella's fuck up, a quote from Force India's owner:

“It is always a shame to see one of our cars out before the first lap,” mulled the Indian entrepreneur, “but as I have said before, you have to take risks: this is motor racing.”

LOL, stupid idiot. he was clearly past his braking point. if you saw how FAST he hit Nakajima, you'd realize he had a monster brain fart.

http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/f1-new ... a-i-couldn’t-brake-in-time/

[Deathshroud]

Just thought I would stop by and post this depressing ass video...

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/152 ... a-One.html

It's a video of all the Formula One deaths...

[Nightshade]

You're not impressed unless he does a backflip on the final stretch or some shit

And you practically faint when puts on his helmet. He's boring as shit, and he couldn't catch Hamilton.

[+JuggerNaut+]

you do realize his front wing was busted, right?

http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42614

[Nightshade]

Nope, had no idea. It looked like there was no contact between he and Heikki. Oh well, that does change things a bit, but the dude's still one of the most boring drivers I've ever seen.

[Sevensins]

nice one, Felipe! i love that track, which is now one of my faves to watch. that 8th corner with no less than 4 apexes at 150ish MPH is just awesome.

I loved the in car view through this corner. I can't wait to run it in the F1 game...