Formula One 2012

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kobayashi nearly took Rosberg out. :lol: Second attempt he gets Rosberg, Kobayashi up to fifth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel up to seventh ahead of Hamilton now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel up to sixth! :wacko:

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Maldonado wins! Congrats to him and Frank Williams. :bow: Alonso second, Raikkonen third. Grosjean, Kobayashi, Vettel, Rosberg, Hamilton, Button and Hulkenberg follow.

[GP]

:wacko:

I don't even know how that's possible

[McNamara That Ghost...]

F1. :bow:

[GP]

Five races, five different winners from five different teams.

There were only 3 different winning teams all season last year.

[GP]

Apparently there's been a fire and explosion in the Williams garage. Some people injured :(

[GP]

https://p.twimg.com/AsyUrq7CQAIfI1T.jpg

:yikes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus. :(

[GP]

I'm hearing some mechanics are badly burned. Some Caterham and Force India mechanics involved as well.

Apparently an electrical fault ignited the fuel rig.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If proven to be the fault of those that organise the race....it might not be back at Barcelona for a while.

[GP]

If proven to be the fault of those that organise the race....it might not be back at Barcelona for a while.

It's been suggested that it was a faulty KERS unit.

It's all speculation at the moment though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Guess it won't be found out until forensics go through it.

[GP]

On a much, much funnier note, Schumacher has been given a 5-place grid pelanty for the next race at Monaco.

[Niall_Quinn]

Williams and Senna again? Cursed.

[GP]

Monaco Grand Prix
Monte Carlo, 25-27 May

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jakehumphrey/monaco595getty.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monaco. :bow:

Rascasse. :bow: (Although I can never get it right on the games).

Schumacher. :lol:

[GP]

:gp:

He'll take a 5 place grid pelanty for playing bumper cars with Bruno Senna.

I predict Lewis for pole.

One thing I can't predict is how McLaren will screw it up this time :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Probably fuel his car with orange juice or something.

[GP]

'We've got some fuel, some purple stuff... wow, Sunny D!'

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sunny D. :scarf:

Might get one today.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good doc here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z8v18/Grand_Prix_The_Killer_Years/

Crazy bastards. Make the current lot look a bit homo (in a homo way)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'll try and sneak that in to my viewing schedule before it expires.

[GP]

Yeah that's a great documentary.

The death of Francois Cevert is particularly jarring.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

P1 has been red flagged, Kovalainen's engine puffed out huge plumes of smoke in the tunnel. :lol:

[GP]

P1 has been red flagged, Kovalainen's engine puffed out huge plumes of smoke in the tunnel. :lol:

Which no doubt left a load of oil on track.

In the tunnel.

Should be interesting.

[GP]

Kimi didn't run at all in FP1 because he was pissed unhappy with the steering.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Which no doubt left a load of oil on track.

In the tunnel.

Should be interesting.

Fun times for the GP2 boys.

[GP]

Pastor Maldonado is a fucking prick.

He's just intentionally driven into Sergio Perez, before putting his own car into the wall, ripping off the left rear :doh:

And this is during a PRACTICE session.

Not the first time he's done something like that. Should be banned from the race IMO.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a twat. Billy big balls now he won a race.

[GP]

Mal :doh: nado

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Senna dangerously cut across Perez too. WTF?

[GP]

As a great man once said...

Some of these drivers are frickin stupid.

[Niall_Quinn]

Live Qually coming up! Cars, sunshine, yachts, tits, ass and booze.

Monaco :bow:

Abu Dhabi :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BBC's programme starts in a minute. :popcorn:

[GP]

10 place grid pelanty for Mal :doh: nado

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is that it?

[GP]

He got off lightly.

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DC agrees.

[Marc Overmars]

Monaco is an impressive track.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Interesting film about Niki Lauda and James Hunt. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monaco is an impressive track.

Try to get to play it on one of the recent F1 games, it's insane. And even then I have some doubt it is close to recreating what it must actually be like.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I wouldn't call the fire in Williams' garage a 'nice gentle reminder' Jake.

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Q1 is under way.

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Perez hits the wall! Red flag.

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Hulkenberg fastest in Q1. :blink:

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Vergne fucked up his car quite impressively.

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Massa fastest in Q2! Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Button, Senna, Di Resta, Ricciardo and Vergne dropout.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Q3 time. :popcorn:

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Schumacher gets pole! Unfortunately for him, he has a five place grid pelanty. :haha: Webber gets pole instead.

So, Webber, Rosberg, Hamilton, Grosjean, Alonso, Schumacher, Massa, Raikkonen, Vettel, Hulkenberg. Maldonado finished 9th but of course that is actually 19th for tomorrow.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Schumacher :pal:

[GP]

Webber on Pole! Vettel in 19th :lol:

Rosberg 2nd
Hamilton 3rd

Schumacher :pal:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

What happened to Shoemaker?

[Niall_Quinn]

What happened to Shoemaker?

Fastest qualifying time but 5 place grid drop for driving into Senna in the Spanisg GP. So Webber on pole.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A-listers. :bow:

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Formation lap under way.

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Grosjean crashes!

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Vettel up to sixth!

Maldonado is out. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Safety Car needed. What a start.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Monaco :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

DRS enabled just as the safety car ducks in. :popcorn: Everyone will have DRS on the car ahead of them!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The cars that shortcutted turn 1 are under investigation (including Vettel but he was about get nailed by Grosjean if he didn't do it).

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No further action, rightly so (as it's Monaco).

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There could be rain coming. :popcorn:

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Karthikeyan. :haha:

Nobody near him yet struggled to get the car round the hairpin.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Petrov is out. Joining Kobayashi, de la Rosa, Maldonado and Grosjean.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This is pretty awesome.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live-video/p00t3yx1

BETA ahead of the Olympics allowing you to rewind the programme.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Most of the cars are really struggling on the tyres but they have to stay out as the rain is imminent.

Rosberg is the only one to go in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrari's superior pit crew has given Alonso the jump on Hamilton.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel is flying at the moment.

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Karthikeyan is causing havoc. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Drive through pelanty for Perez.

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Button duelling it out with Kovalainen. :haha:

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Hamilton is getting things dropped on his head. :lol:

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Vettel pits and comes back out in fourth ahead of Hamilon!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Glock sends his endplate flying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's raining!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It has all gone tits up for Schumacher. :lol:

He's out. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The top six are ridiculously close.

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Button span out, as did Perez - both incidents involving Kovalainen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Webber wins! Congrats to him. Sixth different winner this year too. Rosberg, Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, Massa, Di Resta, Hulkenberg, Raikkonen and Senna follow.

[GP]

God what a dull race.

Still, LOLmacher didn't finish, so that's quite funny.

[Niall_Quinn]

Great race between the various sets of tyres. Wonder if F1 could be conducted on a series of rollers rather than having to go to all the trouble with cars and drivers etc. Crappy season if you actually appreciate the sport. But if you need general randomness in the American style then how exciting it all is. A different winner every time and all the top drivers having to go slow so they can preserve tyres. Senna and Mansell would have had their asses kicked in this modern incarnation.

[GP]

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae331/mattlamb1982/MichaelSchumacher2012MonacoGrandPrixQualifying.jpg

[GP]

Dario Franchitti wins the Indy 500 a year after his friend Dan Wheldon :bow:

[GP]

Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal, 8-10 June

http://www.sportsderuelle.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SDR_Cole-F1-salut-gilles.png

[GP]

FP1 has started.

[GP]

Heikki in the wall!

Red flag.

[GP]

A fox, squirrel and groundhog on track! :lol:

The fox set faster sector times than Karthekayen.

[GP]

Hamilton fastest, then Vettel and Rosberg.

Very little running for Button with a clutch issue.

[GP]

Hamilton tops FP2, followed by Alonso and Massa.

Bruno Senna binned it into the Wall of Champions.

[Niall_Quinn]

Saturday practise starting. Jacques is back :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Everyone pissed because Red Bull have more holes in their cars apparently.

[Niall_Quinn]

Vettel six one thousands ahead of Alonso at end of session. Rosberg out early with clutch problems.

Qualifying at 5pm, clashes with footie. Hmmmmmmm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'll stick Q3 on Sky Go I think.

[GP]

Q1 is go!

[GP]

Out in Q1 are the usual suspects and JEV

JEV in fact is behind both Caterhams.

[GP]

Out in Q2 are...

MAL
SEN
PER
RIC
HUL
RAI
KOB

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel on pole! Congrats to him

[Niall_Quinn]

Good qualifying shoot out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Massa qasses Rosberg and moves in to fifth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Massa nearmy hit the WoC. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alonso pits and stays ahead of Hamilton!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton easily gets around Alonso with DRS, back in the lead.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not a huge amount happening really.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Schumacher out :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another pitstop fuck-up from McLaren.

Schumacher is having a horrific season. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

He should just retire really.


Now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Perez moves up to sixth ahead of Rosberg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alonso and Vettel are going to have to risk it on a one stop. In danger of missing out on a podium if their tyres fall off the cliff but they definitely will if they pit now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton easily passes Vettel with DRS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel pits, drops back in to fifth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now Hamilton easily passes Alonso with DRS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel hits a wall. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Perez is third!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel is up to fourth ahead of Alonso!

[GP]

HAMILTON WINS!

Brilliant drive!

Grosjean 2nd
Perez 3rd

Alonso :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton wins! Congrats to him! Seven different winners in seven races. Then Grosjean, Perez, Vettel, Alonso, Rosbeg, Webber, Raikkonen, Kobayashi and Massa.

Hamilton leads the championship.

[GP]

Also:

Schumacher :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schumacher. :haha:

He must be playing it like a game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trust the BBC to play it down...

LAP 70

LEWIS HAMILTON BECOMES THE SECOND DIFFERENT WINNER IN 2012

[Niall_Quinn]

Crazy screw up from Ferrari (again) to throw away a win. Solid from Hamilton. Great drive from Grosjean. Much better than Monaco though the DRS was way too big and eliminated the driver as a factor.

[GP]

Ant Davidson has just had a huge crash at Le Mans.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzw5i14ewXY

Hope he's ok.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bloody hell. Who is the other driver?

[GP]

Some amateur.

I mean literally, he's a chiropractor, apparently...

[GP]

Ant has been given the all-clear at the hospital.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Some amateur.

I mean literally, he's a chiropractor, apparently...

Chandhok. :doh:

Good news on Davidson.

[GP]

Actually, scratch that, he's broken 2 vertebrae. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shit.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Poor guy.

[GP]

European Grand Prix
Valencia, 22-24 June

http://photos.gpupdate.net/newsnew/101157.jpg

[Niall_Quinn]

European Grand Prix
Valencia, 22-24 June

http://photos.gpupdate.net/newsnew/101157.jpg

Has it recently been bombed or is it always such a shithole?

[GP]

It's great on the games, just not in real life.

Mark enjoyed himself last year...

http://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/m34359/899160012.gif

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Possibly not the year before though...

[Niall_Quinn]

That's during construction.

I chose that pic to show my disdain for this circuit.

Happily, they won't be going there next year.

Yeah I'm boycotting the circuit this year too. The only one I won't be attending.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mark enjoyed himself last year...

http://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/m34359/899160012.gif

I know what that looks like but what's really happening is he has a bottle of champagne and somebody has edited it out using software. That's why the area around his groin is fuzzy, he doesn't really look like that. How do you think he could drive a racing car if he had pixel hands?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jake Humphrey is presenting this too, that's dedication. Not that it is desirable country hopping for a living or anything.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maldonado fastest in Q1.

Webber only managed 19th. :lol: Brake issue obviously wasn't fixable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Grosjean fastest in Q2!

Alonso, Schumacher, Massa, Senna, Perez, Kovalainen and Ricciardo drop out.

Alonso and Massa. :haha:

[GP]

Grosjean fastest in Q2!

Alonso, Schumacher, Massa, Senna, Perez, Kovalainen and Ricciardo drop out.

Alonso and Massa. :haha:

Und Schumacher :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah yeah, forgot to laugh at him.

Suppose I can save it for tomorrow when he inevitably crashes out.

Q3 under way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel on pole! Congrats to him. Then Hamilton, Maldonado, Grosjean, Raikkonen, Rosberg, Hulkenberg, Button, Di Resta, Kobayashi.

Vettel nailed that one.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Go Luis, whats up woth Jensen?

[GP]

Go Luis, whats up woth Jensen?

shite

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Gotcha

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Formation lap under way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Grosjean up to third!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel has gone way out in front again.

Maldonado pretty much pushes Raikkonen off track. What a dick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton is already four seconds behind Vettel. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raikkonen eventually gets past Maldonado, bit of contact though. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I wonder if the complaints about Red Bull's car (which in fairness was illegal) has actually benefitted them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Karthikeyan and Pic collided. :lol:

Pub team drivers at the back. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Grosjean passes Hamilton on the outside!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Alonso passes Hulkenberg on the outside, same turn as the above.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alonso up to fifth. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alonso and Raikkonen have pitted, Alonso back ahead of Raikkonen.

Vettel pits, he will surely come back out in first.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And he does.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alonso is passing everyone. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A train of cars. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Senna crashes with Kobayashi! Somehow recovered the car position but he will have to pit surely.

Kobayashi has front wing damage. Senna tried closing up the gap so Kobayashi didn't pass but the idiot just succeeded in hitting the wall. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Di Resta is going for a one stop. Ridiculous decision in this (well over there) heat.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Drive through for Senna. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kovalainen and Vergne have collided. :lol:

Both are out. Vergne just took Kovalainen out for some reason.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Safety Car is out. What a sickener for Vettel.

20 second lead wiped out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton pitted whilst the SC is out and what a surprise, another pitstop fuck-up from McLaren! :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Hamilton pitted whilst the SC is out and what a surprise, another pitstop fuck-up from McLaren! :haha:

Because of the safety car, does he lose any places or can he just jump back to where he was before the pit stop screw up?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Because of the safety car, does he lose any places or can he just jump back to where he was before the pit stop screw up?

Nah he just starts from where he came out after pitting. Not every car was able to do that though, it depends on luck of track position whether they can risk it or not. And in McLaren's case, it ended up costing them.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Nah he just starts from where he came out after pitting. Not every car was able to do that though, it depends on luck of track position whether they can risk it or not. And in McLaren's case, it ended up costing them.
In that case :lol:

Makes me think I can get a job in F1...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Safety Car is in this lap.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

In that case :lol:

Makes me think I can get a job in F1...

It's perfect for anyone who can't use a wheel nut.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alonso passes Grosjean!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh FFS here comes the Safety Car again.

Damaged car for Massa. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Vettel is out!

And maybe another safety car? :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vettel is out!

[GP]

Vettel :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Were Ferrari putting the wrong tyres on Massa's car? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a surprise it was Kobayashi destroying Massa.

Vettel throws away the finger.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How the hell is Webber up in seventh?

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raikkonen under investigation for ignoring yellow flags. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maldonado pushes someone off track again, Webber this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Drive through for Karthikeyan. :bow:

Speeding in the pit lane. :haha:

That car couldn't speed if it had nitro boosts.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now Grosjean is out!

[GP]

Nooo!

Fat John :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Button has his googly eyes on again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Petrov has lost his front wing. :lol:

Ricciardo was sent flying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schumacher and Webber have both gone ahead of Button.

:rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Somehow Hamilton is holding on to second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And now he does get it!

Raikkonen up to second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maldonado and Hamilton going for it. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton out! Maldonado went round the outside, Hamilton tried to squeeze him out, Maldonado comes back and nails Hamilton.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Into the wall!

Hamilton not happy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schumacher in third. WTF?

[GP]

Maldonado is a liability.

He has no place in F1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alonso wins! Raikkonen second. God knows how they will end up behind.

Schumacher third, Webber fourth. Hulkenberg, Rosberg, Di Resta, Button, Perez, Maldonado.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Maldonado will surely be punished for that?

[GP]

Maldonado will surely be punished for that?

If you know anything of Maldonado's racing history, you'll know he's lucky to even have a super license.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He should at least get a ban for a race. This isn't the first incident, probably not even the seventh incident of his.

[GP]

A few years ago, a GP2 race at Monaco, Maldonado ignored yellow flags and hit a marshall, paralysing him. He was banned for life from racing there, but money talks and the ban was lifted.

He needs to be out of this sport.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

If you know anything of Maldonado's racing history, you'll know he's lucky to even have a super license.
To be honest, I don't.

Ah.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A few years ago, a GP2 race at Monaco, Maldonado ignored yellow flags and hit a marshall, paralysing him. He was banned for life from racing there, but money talks and the ban was lifted.

He needs to be out of this sport.

He's scum tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All the former world champions have been in the podium places today.

Except for Button.

[GP]

Alonso not even singing his anthem :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Italian national anthem. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Eddie Jordan thinks the Maldonado incident was difficult to call. Er no it's not.

Maldonado couldn't avoid Hamilton, so Maldonado says.

[GP]

Pastor talking out of his arse hole there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hamilton was too aggressive. :lol:

Maldonado forgetting he spent most of the race pushing people off track.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1510: Jake reports that there's a rumour Michael Schumacher may have his third place taken away from him for using his DRS during yellow flag conditions. That would be cruel.

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Throw back to the good old days of F1. A race that was actually fun to watch right through (rather than dip in every now and again to confirm nothing has changed). Amazing car control from Senna to prevent what could have been a mega accident. Crazy balls to the wall overtaking from everyone.

Renault fucked both Vettel and Grojean apparently, alternator failure. Oops.

I told you all Valencia is a great track :getcoat:

[GP]

It was dire up until the safety car.

Came alive after that.

Button was shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

It was dire up until the safety car.

Came alive after that.

Button was shit.

Lots of shit happened before the safety car, not necessarily at the front.

[GP]

Marussia test driver Maria de Villota is said to be seriously injured after hitting a lorry during a straight-line test at Duxford

:(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Constant bad news. :(

[GP]

She was taken to hospital via air ambulance. Apparently life threatening injuries.

:(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just hope it is only threatening.

[GP]

British Grand Prix

Silverstone, 6-8 July

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01676/webepa_1676818i.jpg

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Just hope it is only threatening.
So far she's lost her right eye.

Remains stable but critical.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Livelihood over in all likelihood then. :(

[GP]

http://www.marussiaf1team.com/news/622/


PRESS RELEASE

A MEDICAL UPDATE ON MARIA DE VILLOTA

Marussia Technical Centre, Banbury, UK
04 July 2012, 16.00hrs
Further to the accident at Duxford Airfield yesterday involving the Marussia F1 Team Test Driver, Maria De Villota, the Team can now provide a further update on Maria’s medical condition.

Subsequent to yesterday’s official statements from the Marussia F1 Team, the surgical team 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. The operation began yesterday afternoon and she was in theatre until this morning. Maria remains in a critical but stable condition.

John Booth, Team Principal of the Marussia F1 Team, with the consent and support of Maria’s family, would like to give the following update, which provides as much detail as is possible at this time:

“Maria emerged from theatre at Addenbrooke’s Hospital this morning after a lengthy operation to address the serious head and facial injuries she received in the accident at Duxford Airfield yesterday.

“We are grateful for the medical attention that Maria has been receiving and her family would like to thank the Neurological and Plastics surgical teams. However it is with great sadness that I must report that, due to the injuries she sustained, Maria has lost her right eye.

“Maria’s care and the wellbeing of her family remain our priority at this time. Her family are at the hospital and we are doing everything possible to support them.

“We ask for everyone’s patience and understanding with regard to updates on Maria’s condition. We will provide further information when it is appropriate to do so and with consideration for her family.

“In the meantime, we would all like to take this opportunity to praise the emergency services at Duxford Airfield, who were on stand-by yesterday, as is usual procedure for a Formula One test.

“With regard to the accident, we have embarked on a very comprehensive analysis of what happened and this work continues for the moment.

“Finally, we have been overwhelmed by messages of support for Maria, her family and the Team and we would like to express our sincere gratitude for those.”

Horrible :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Q1 starts soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All the cars queuing up in the pit lane. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This is more like race day than qualifying. :lol:

Grosjean and Raikkonen nearly collided.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Button is still in 18th!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Karthikeyan is off the track. :bow:

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Glock span out and was near the finishing line, yellow flags were waved in the third sector meaning Button does not make Q2. :lol:

Vettel fastest in Q1.

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Jenson :doh:

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Googly eyes. :bow:

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Time for full wets. Looking treacherous out there.

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Schumacher goes spinning!

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Alonso spins out and nearly hits the wall, somehow recovered the car.

This will surely be red flagged?

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Schumacher is off again. :haha:

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Massa is off now. :haha:

And there is the red flag.

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Speedboat time.

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British Summer. :scarf:

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The track is looking a lot better now, the session should resume in 10 minutes or so.

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Maybe not, Rosberg is off. :lol:

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Grosjean is beached.

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Hamilton fastest in that six minutes of Q2.

Di Resta, Kobayashi, Rosberg, Ricciardo, Senna, Vergne and Perez drop out.

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Q3 is under way. :popcorn:

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Alonso on pole! Congrats to him. Then Webber, Schumacher, Vettel, Massa, Raikkonen, Maldonado, Hamilton, Hulkenberg and Grosjean (who couldn't run).

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So the red flag favours the right team then, fancy that eh?

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Mansell. :bow:

BBC's programme is on BBC1 now before being moved over to BBC2 at 12:55. :rolleyes:

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No Axl Rose in attendance this time:(
"Who do you think will win?"
"Ermm..the race will be the winner"

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Hugh Grant admitting he is doing killing and raping for the next film he is involved with. :haha:

No BBC apology again. Attitude era. :bow:

Axl Rose. :lol:

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Formation lap under way.

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Massa goes ahead of Vettel! Di Resta has a puncture!

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Kobayashi with a double overtake. :bow:

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Grosjean is in the pits! Poor sod.

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Vettel so close to going back ahead of Massa, there was a bit of contact between them.

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Perez and Malondoado collide! Perez is surely out, Malondado possibly not.