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2014 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - LIVE THREAD
10/1/2014
| Chode
Posted on 10/02/2014 6:47:36 PM PDT by Chode
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To: Chode
Program Alert!
NBCS DirecTV CH220 @ 8:00 PM EST is: 1, a documentary made in 2013 about F1 History, Danger and Excitement.
Maybe PING Your list. Not sure if it is online or not.
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posted on
10/06/2014 4:07:44 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
(congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
To: All
Lewis Hamilton has signed a contract for next season to return to his old team McLaren and spear head their new era with old partners Honda. The Brit has been battling all season long with team-mate Nico Rosberg for this years World title and only one of them can win it. As it currently stands, Hamilton is first with a ten point lead over Rosberg in the championship standings.
http://www.f1today.net/en/news/hamilton-signs-for-mclaren-for-2015
Does this mean Fred to Mercedes Benz?????
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posted on
10/08/2014 3:42:36 PM PDT
by
Lockbox
To: Chode; al_c; atc23; Bad~Rodeo; Betis70; biff; bobby.223; bobt7818; BreezyDog; brf1; briankk; ...
don’t know if anyone’s seen this video yet but its the long version of the original footage...1) i didn’t realize how much the crane had backed up 2) notice the cameraman in the forefront with the green headphones...he saw what was happening and moved the camera instantaneously so FOG has footage...
http://vimeo.com/108126307
83
posted on
10/09/2014 9:05:59 AM PDT
by
God luvs America
(63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: God luvs America
The guy in the tower is waving a GREEN flag...
84
posted on
10/09/2014 9:13:38 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: God luvs America
How is Bianchi doing? I haven’t heard anything.
85
posted on
10/09/2014 9:21:16 AM PDT
by
cld51860
(Volo pro veritas)
To: cld51860
not good...not breathing on his own...
86
posted on
10/09/2014 9:46:44 AM PDT
by
God luvs America
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To: WayneS
at the start (8s) double yellows are being waved...once Sutil’s car is on the crane and the crane is moving out of the way (1m) the green comes out- that’s the way it should be...Bianchi’s accident occurs 10 sec later (1.10)
a yellow does not enforce a certain speed limit; it means you have to drive slower in the yellow area this time around versus last lap...i dare say double yellow or green would not have made a difference...
87
posted on
10/09/2014 9:51:20 AM PDT
by
God luvs America
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To: God luvs America
88
posted on
10/09/2014 10:54:43 AM PDT
by
cld51860
(Volo pro veritas)
To: God luvs America
That corner should not have gone green until the crane was actually out of the runoff area. Moving out of the runoff area is not the same thing as being out of the runoff area. A few extra seconds can make a difference, and believe it or not, some racers do pay attention to the flags.
In any event, I certainly do not think that anyone screwed up badly enough that they should be blamed for the accident.
Tragic as it is, such things happen in motor racing.
Overall, F1 has an outstanding safety record.
89
posted on
10/09/2014 11:15:38 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: God luvs America
I’d still like to see footage of what caused Bianchi to go off track. I assume he simply carried too much speed for the conditions into the corner, but it’s possible his car made contact with another or there was a mechanical failure.
90
posted on
10/09/2014 1:12:40 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(It's possible to love your country and hate your government. I'm proof of it.)
To: God luvs America
It is flat out incredible he survived that. Prayers up for his recovery.
91
posted on
10/09/2014 4:10:01 PM PDT
by
bobby.223
(Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and It's a GREAT life!)
To: cld51860
92
posted on
10/09/2014 4:44:49 PM PDT
by
Kaosinla
(The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
To: Kaosinla
93
posted on
10/09/2014 6:36:57 PM PDT
by
cld51860
(Volo pro veritas)
To: WayneS; All
The FIA has said it is looking at improving safety in wake of Jules Bianchi's accident
"It is probably better to take the decision to slow down away from the drivers," suggests Race Director Charlie Whiting; Bianchi did slow for double-waved yellow flags but Whiting says "its a matter of degree"
The FIA has revealed more details of Jules Bianchis crash in last weekends Japanese GP and also promised safety improvements in the wake of the Marussia drivers tragic accident. As the Frenchmans life hangs in the balance, the governing body held a press briefing in the Sochi paddock on Friday, attended by FIA President Jean Todt.
CCTV footage of the Bianchis accident at Suzukas Dunlop Curve, together with that of Adrian Sutils Sauber on the previous lap - which precipated his collision with a recovery tractor - was also shown. With rain which had been falling all day as Typhoon Phanfone approached worsening in the closing laps, the cameras showed Sutil running off the drying racing line, causing his car to spin off.
Bianchi appeared to do the same thing the following lap. Unlike Sutil, however, he attempted to correct the slide, which pitched his car off the track nose first. His Marussia then collided head-on with the rear of the tractor recovering Sutils car, which resulted in the 25-year-old suffering a diffuse axonal injury to his brain.
Whiting denied that waving double yellow flags after Sutils crash as opposed to bringing out the Safety Car was the wrong course of action.
We put double waved yellows out because we felt that the incident could be dealt with without using a Safety Car, he said.
The next stage up is a Safety Car, of course, but because the car was well away from the track against the tyre barrier, thats the normal procedure for us to follow. Whiting, who is in the process of completing the FIAs report into the accident, said that not everybody slowed down in response to the yellow flags but refused to specify how fast Bianchis car was travelling.
There were some that didnt slow down much; there were some that slowed down a lot, he said. I dont think we need to go into details about how much he slowed down relative to others, suffice to say we do have that data.
He did slow down, but its a matter of degree. this goes directly to my point in post #87
Whiting met drivers on Friday and will also meet teams on Saturday, when what he called good, sound and well thought through ideas will be discussed further.
One such is to add skirts to recovery tractors but the main suggestion seems to be forcing drivers to lower their speed under caution by making them drive to a delta time.
Its something they already do when the Safety Car is sent out and Whiting thinks its a better solution than using the so-called slow zones seen in the World Endurance Championship.
One of the most important things to learn here is that it is probably better to take the decision to slow down away from the drivers, he said.
What we could do is to effectively deploy the Safety Car but not actually send the Safety Car out."
more: http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/9511969/the-fia-has-said-it-is-looking-at-improving-safety-in-wake-of-jules-bianchis-accident
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posted on
10/10/2014 11:58:37 AM PDT
by
God luvs America
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To: Chode; al_c; atc23; Bad~Rodeo; Betis70; biff; bobby.223; bobt7818; BreezyDog; brf1; briankk; ...
Jules Bianchi: concerns grow as family gather at his hospital bedside
Father Philippe: Jules is fighting as he always did
No update on Bianchis condition after crash in Japan
The family of the stricken Jules Bianchi have gathered by his bedside, according to an AFP report, intensifying the already grave concerns for the condition of the Formula One driver.
His brother and sister, Tom and Melanie Bianchi, arrived in Japan late Thursday and joined their parents, Philippe and Christine, at the Mie General Medical Centre in Yokkaichi, where the driver was taken following his high-speed crash in last Sundays Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka. Bianchi, 25, crashed his Marussia car into a recovery vehicle which was preparing to remove Adrian Sutils damaged Sauber.
Jules is fighting as he always did, the same way as if he was racing. He is strong, Bianchis father was quoted as saying by French newspaper Nice Matin.
Lorenz Leclerc, who is said to be Bianchis best friend, also joined the gathering. There have been no reports of any improvement in Bianchi, whose condition was described as critical but stable earlier this week following his diffuse axonal brain injury.
His team confirmed on Friday that they will compete in this weekends Russian Grand Prix with only one car out of respect for their driver.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/10/jules-bianchi-marussia-japan-concerns-grow
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lot of ways to read into this. While there is no silver lining here there is a good chance American driver Alexander Rossi is in the other Marussia for the US GP in three weeks...
95
posted on
10/11/2014 8:40:20 AM PDT
by
God luvs America
(63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: God luvs America
96
posted on
10/11/2014 8:50:42 AM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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