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Formula One 2012 - Some big changes in F1 (post 209)

31,436 2,810 March 16, 2012 at 12:29 PM in Autos (2)
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The qualifying is tonight at 11 PT, the race is Saturday evening, 10:30 PT.
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07-03-2012 at 08:34 PM.
07-03-2012 at 08:34 PM.
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A lorry is a truck or tractor trailer.
Oh, I get it, but...

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Maria De Villota (ESP), test driver, Marussia F1 Team.
If she has ESP, shouldn't she have been able to see the tractor trailer coming?
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mrlaugh
07-03-2012 at 09:49 PM.
07-03-2012 at 09:49 PM.
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Heads up everyone, check your DVR's! The race is on Fox this week, I just had to manually set it up to record. Annoyed
I have to go back and make sure I catch the pre and post race on speed. also, F1 debrief is scheduled earlier than normal and my DVR didn't catch that, either Mad
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07-04-2012 at 09:34 AM.
07-04-2012 at 09:34 AM.
Well, that's the end of her F1 career. What a shame.
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Maria de Villota: Driver loses right eye after crash

Marussia said surgeons at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge "embarked on a lengthy procedure to address the serious head and facial injuries sustained by Maria in the accident".

It said: "The operation began yesterday afternoon and she was in theatre until this morning.

"Maria remains in a critical but stable condition."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18711127



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Stupid question but do test drivers like this have to have a super license like the actual drivers? I'm assuming not.
Apparently not. One article I saw this morning said she didn't have her super license yet.
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07-04-2012 at 09:40 AM.
07-04-2012 at 09:40 AM.
Thanks for the info on the license, Zoe Moon.

What a sad situation. I feel like a dummy because I didn't realize women were test driving the cars.

Also, what is BargainBob doing in this thread? He doesn't seem to care about F1 and he's certainly not the least bit funny.
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07-04-2012 at 10:17 AM.
07-04-2012 at 10:17 AM.
Quote from Shellac :
Thanks for the info on the license, Zoe Moon.

What a sad situation. I feel like a dummy because I didn't realize women were test driving the cars.

Also, what is BargainBob doing in this thread? He doesn't seem to care about F1 and he's certainly not the least bit funny.
I didn't know there were two of them until yesterday when DH mentioned it. I think the other female driver was signed by Williams recently and isn't as experienced as Maria is. You don't usually hear that much about the test drivers unless one of them moves up to a drivers position.

BargainBob thinks he's funny but he really isn't.
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07-04-2012 at 06:17 PM.
07-04-2012 at 06:17 PM.
You are a stupid, stupid man Harry.
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Legume
07-04-2012 at 06:20 PM.
07-04-2012 at 06:20 PM.
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You shouldn't make fun of lorry just because she is a little heavy. Mad
You are a stupid..stupid man Harry - Stacy Keach from 'Up In Smoke'Confused
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07-04-2012 at 07:34 PM.
07-04-2012 at 07:34 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
I didn't know there were two of them until yesterday when DH mentioned it. I think the other female driver was signed by Williams recently and isn't as experienced as Maria is. You don't usually hear that much about the test drivers unless one of them moves up to a drivers position.

BargainBob thinks he's funny but he really isn't.
Or unless someone does something stupid like crash on a straight away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-...re=related

sorry to hear about Maria and i hope she makes a full recovery soon. too bad her racing career is over without her right eye. Her dad must be sad.
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07-05-2012 at 11:08 AM.
07-05-2012 at 11:08 AM.
Quote from Superocean :
Or unless someone does something stupid like crash on a straight away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-aP4_7MpYg&feature=related

sorry to hear about Maria and i hope she makes a full recovery soon. too bad her racing career is over without her right eye. Her dad must be sad.
The guy who did that is the VP of the FIA and a UAE champion rally driver. I don't think he'd ever been at the wheel of an F1 car. A case of people who have more money than sense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moha...in_Sulayem
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07-06-2012 at 02:04 PM.
07-06-2012 at 02:04 PM.
Oh what a glorious weather we have in Silverstone. Rain and more rain.

This could turn out to be a fun Sunday race if we have so much rain. Lets see what old Herr Schumacher can do and see how much fun we can have on the wets and inters.
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mrlaugh
07-06-2012 at 04:16 PM.
07-06-2012 at 04:16 PM.
well, at least nobody will allege the Austin police chief and fire chief are getting it easy if it rains the entire time in silverstone
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07-06-2012 at 05:20 PM.
07-06-2012 at 05:20 PM.
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well, at least nobody will allege the Austin police chief and fire chief are getting it easy if it rains the entire time in silverstone
Huh
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07-06-2012 at 05:57 PM.
07-06-2012 at 05:57 PM.
http://www.statesman.com/news/loc...05570.html

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day after Travis County commissioners turned down a similar offer, the American-Statesman learned that a cadre of high-level Austin officials will be going to England next week to observe arrangements for a Formula One event there, and local race organizers are paying for part of the trip.

Mayor Lee Leffingwell, City Manager Marc Ott, Police Chief Art Acevedo and Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr are among the six city officials who will travel to London on July 5-9 in what critics are calling a junket.
although the news today says the fire chief didn't go now.
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07-06-2012 at 06:20 PM.
07-06-2012 at 06:20 PM.
OIC. Yeah, they're probably stuck in traffic. The officials are telling people to not try and go to Silverstone as all the parking lots and the campgrounds are now ponds.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/a...-Prix.html
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mrlaugh
07-06-2012 at 07:29 PM.
07-06-2012 at 07:29 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
OIC. Yeah, they're probably stuck in traffic. The officials are telling people to not try and go to Silverstone as all the parking lots and the campgrounds are now ponds.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/a...-Prix.html
on the positive side, most of us lesser beings will have to take a shuttle bus from the expo center or downtown. on the negative side, it's a 3/4 mile walk from the bus drop off to the turn 11 west grandstands, through a flood plain. Austin could be nearly as bad it manages to rain that weekend Hide

maybe it'll scare the CoA people, that might not be a bad thing.
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