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jbaird · #41 04-23-2012, 06:55 AM

Never found Alonso to be bad, Massa on the other hand..

Plaz · #42 04-23-2012, 07:03 AM

I really thought Kimi was going to reel in Seb... he was SO close at one point!

Atoz · #43 04-23-2012, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Angus

You must not have been following F1 or Webber for very long! He's cut down on it significantly at Red Bull, but he was famous for it at Jaguar and and at Williams in particular.

All of the guys do it, but Vettel is relatively infrequent. Hamilton and Alonso are the guys who are way up on the whining scale.

Although nobody is worse than Casey Stoner in MotoGP.

I've been following F1 Since the Wee Scot was driving a Tyrell! Yes, I know that Webber used to moan a lot, but he's matured. I don't even like the Red Bull team, but any guy who can throw up in his helmet and keep racing is OK in my book.

Though I think that Vettel whines a lot more than you think he does (not to mention that there's just something about his face that pisses me off), I will agree with you that Hamilton is the worst crybaby on the grid. As a Tifoso, I will adamantly deny that Alonso ever whines about anything.

jbaird · #44 04-23-2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Atoz

I've been following F1 Since the Wee Scot was driving a Tyrell! Yes, I know that Webber used to moan a lot, but he's matured. I don't even like the Red Bull team, but any guy who can throw up in his helmet and keep racing is OK in my book.

Webber is awesome, who else can pop a wheelie in an F1 car

Angus · #45 04-23-2012, 08:46 AM

LOL. If you deny that Alonso whines about anything, then you cannot be trusted. He's terrible! The worst!

They all whine, but Seb is far, far faaaaaaar from the worst. I think it's the thing about his face that you don't like that makes you "hear" it more.

bassbrad · #46 04-23-2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jbaird

Webber is awesome, who else can pop a wheelie in an F1 car

Those were some scary moments especially when he flipped, crashes like that are more for Indy and Nascar.

jbaird · #47 04-23-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bassbrad

Those were some scary moments especially when he flipped, crashes like that are more for Indy and Nascar.

Yeah.. not looking to see crashes, his latest incident is more what I ment.

Mark Webber Chinese Grand Prix 2012 liftoff scare - YouTube

Angus · #48 04-23-2012, 04:50 PM

Oh that's nothing- looks up his flips at Lemans in 98 or 99 driving the CLK-GTR. Horrifying.

Atoz · #49 04-23-2012, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Angus

Oh that's nothing- looks up his flips at Lemans in 98 or 99 driving the CLK-GTR. Horrifying.

+1. Just a couple of days before Dumbreck in the sister car.

Angus · #50 04-23-2012, 05:28 PM

Yeah, it was the Dumbreck flip that parked the team for good.

Too bad- it was a beautiful car.

bassbrad · #51 05-08-2012, 10:33 PM

Here comes the Spain GP this weekend.

Caught myself watching Nascar at Talledega last weekend

but it was fun

spector_boogie · #52 05-09-2012, 08:38 AM

Anyone else got their tix for the Austin race?? Holla!

bassbrad · #53 05-09-2012, 11:58 AM

I'm working on it, just gotta job so perhaps we can afford it by then.

Passinwind · #54 05-09-2012, 12:27 PM

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I'm working on it, just gotta job so perhaps we can afford it by then.

How steep?

bassbrad · #55 05-09-2012, 01:33 PM

So far all i have seen are the season tickets that start at $375, 2012 F1 tix are not posted yet.

http://circuitoftheamericas.com/tickets

Passinwind · #56 05-09-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bassbrad

So far all i have seen are the season tickets that start at $375, 2012 F1 tix are not posted yet.

http://circuitoftheamericas.com/tickets

Thanks Brad. This year probably won't be happening for me, but very possibly next year.

Angus · #57 05-09-2012, 04:24 PM

If Austin acts like any of the other cities on the F1 calendar, the tickets won't be the main cash outlay- hotels will. Hotel prices at just about every location go way up during the F1 weekend. In Monaco, Turkey, Montreal, etc, it can be 3x normal prices (2005-7 Turkey it was like 8x).

IStoleYourCar · #58 05-09-2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Angus

If Austin acts like any of the other cities on the F1 calendar, the tickets won't be the main cash outlay- hotels will. Hotel prices at just about every location go way up during the F1 weekend. In Monaco, Turkey, Montreal, etc, it can be 3x normal prices (2005-7 Turkey it was like 8x).

Well F1 isn't exactly as popular here as it is in Europe.

Angus · #59 05-10-2012, 06:42 AM

Montreal isn't in Europe. Neither is Brazil, and the same thing happens in Sao Paulo.

It has nothing to do with popularity so much as exploiting the traveling populace. I'm willing to bet they'll follow suit, having noted that everyone else does it (though hopefully to a lesser extent).

bassbrad · #60 05-10-2012, 10:57 AM

Well the Circuit of the Americas is a rather controversial issue here, as so many things are. Certainly some of the folks in the area of the track will be impacted but the media loves to exploit the issue. But this will likely be another success like SXSWhat & Austin City Limits Fest and not a Manor Downs bust. Hell these folks bitched about the new Airport that was much needed.