F1 practice

[Chris Acklam]

Eek... [mobile chicane alert]

The gap between the fastest and slowest times [in first practice] was even bigger than expected, with Sutil more than seven seconds faster than the cars of new teams Lotus and Virgin.

[Andy Green]

Eeek low fuel verses full tanks

I expect the final gap to be about 4 secs,and the racing at the back may be more fun

[Jon Ellison]

107% rule is coming

[peter rafter]

surely the slower drivers move over and let the rest through? (section 6.7 sub para 5 of hon members back of grid club rule book).

[Jon Ellison]

can we apply it in t he TSCC!?

[Mary Lindsay]

surely the slower drivers move over and let the rest through? (section 6.7 sub para 5 of hon members back of grid club rule book).

That's not in my edition. Mine says that slower drivers involved in a race of their own can expect the faster cars to let them get on with it and make their way past as best they can without inconveniencing the slower cars. [-X

[JERRY KNIGHT]

surely the slower drivers move over and let the rest through? (section 6.7 sub para 5 of hon members back of grid club rule book).

That's not in my edition. Mine says that slower drivers involved in a race of their own can expect the faster cars to let them get on with it and make their way past as best they can without inconveniencing the slower cars. [-X

I think that depends on how loud your horn is Mary, loudest has right of way .

[Mary Lindsay]

Sorry, I didn't quite hear that...
What did you say?

[Bob Bull]

Come on Good People, all this talk of Morgans when we were discussing Formula 1, THE PINNACLE OF MOTORSPORT, high tech, massive budgets, clever designers, the best-of-the-best running the sport, brilliant minds at work. That is why we have such wonderful examples of efficiency, like the Hispania Racing Team.
Car launched two weeks before first race.
Arrive a circuit without having turned a wheel in testing.
Have one car almost complete.
Second car being built in garage.
Two drivers without F1 experience.
Driver 1 completes just 17 laps in two practice sessions.
Driver 2 never gets to sit in car atall and cannot start race.

USF1. Who?

Waiting in the wings, Stefan GP. Have cars, drivers, infrastructure, (can't have tyres to test as it is against the rules). Can't enter as they left it too late.

How on earth can the MSCC etc compete with that?

Question to Mary and Peter; Have you any vacancies in the BOTGC? I could suggest a few names!


Oh! I see that Bernie has advised the FIA (Who run Formula 1) that there will be a Grand Prix in India next year. Perhaps that is why we have an Indian driver shoehorned into a car (or not as the case may be, See above).

Signed,

A Sinic. Ace Reporter.

[Mary Lindsay]

Question to Mary and Peter; Have you any vacancies in the BOTGC? I could suggest a few names!

Places in the BOTGC have to be earned and approved by the rest of the club. Who did you have in mind?

[Bob Bull]

Who did you have in mind?

Now that the starting positions have been decided in Bahrain, you could take a look at the potential members and contact them direct, not fogetting to mention the subscription and joining fees.

Immediately after writing my contribution I watched the qualifying and to my suprise found that the driver I said could not start was out there on the track!!!
Perhaps he has some influential friends.

[Chris Acklam]

Eeek low fuel verses full tanks
I expect the final gap to be about 4 secs,and the racing at the back may be more fun

Hmm... so it was the quicker cars that had the full tanks? Gap ended up as over 10 seconds ...

[jack bellinger]

must be the bees

jack

[JERRY KNIGHT]

F1 will be so much better when they take the children out of the cars and let us responsible adults have a go.Some of them are not old enough to have the keys to my road car let alone a race car.
Did you see the photo of James Hunt on the new GRP catalogue , marvelous , sitting on his car with a cigarette in one hand , beer in the other and a dolly bird by his side , a true racer.

[Bob Bull]

and let us responsible adults have a go

Jerry,
Where does that leave Michael Schumacher?

Bob