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TRUTHSEEKER Kart Novice
Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 12
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 07:56 Post subject: |
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| Austria 02-MS was very happy right after finish and cheered wildly(waved) only when he heard the crowd booing him he put on his PR-face and tried to look sad. |
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Bikus F1 Driver

Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 821 Location: Croatia
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 22:23 Post subject: |
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USA GP 2002 - Rubensī " Samba " on the podium after the race !
" I didn't know what to do and Michael was very kind to let us finish equally " - RB  |
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Sean Brian Kirby World Champion

Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 5652 Location: Reisterstown, MD
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 05:26 Post subject: |
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Anyone mention the prerace press conference for Suzuka, 2000? That was just an all-around classic F1 weekend! (Anyone miss Mika, yet? Bring him back!) The Title was on the line. Last race of the season. Mika'd just nipped Michael for pole. (Wasn't it, like, .001?) While they talked, spirits were high. Mika said he would be braking five meters later for corners. Michael said that he, then, would brake ten meters late. Mika - truly one of the funniest men in F1, I don't care what anyone says - quipped, "See you in the gravel."
Boy-howdy, do I ever miss Mika!
(Three car teams!!!) |
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nojvnof1 F1 Test Driver

Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 706 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 10:36 Post subject: |
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| Sean Brian Kirby wrote: | Anyone mention the prerace press conference for Suzuka, 2000? That was just an all-around classic F1 weekend! (Anyone miss Mika, yet? Bring him back!) The Title was on the line. Last race of the season. Mika'd just nipped Michael for pole. (Wasn't it, like, .001?) While they talked, spirits were high. Mika said he would be braking five meters later for corners. Michael said that he, then, would brake ten meters late. Mika - truly one of the funniest men in F1, I don't care what anyone says - quipped, "See you in the gravel."
Boy-howdy, do I ever miss Mika!
(Three car teams!!!) |
ROFL. _________________ Gilles and Jacques - The Villeneuve Dynasty
"Humanity makes itself unnecessarily complicated simply by not telling it like it is" - Jacques Villeneuve |
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Sean Brian Kirby World Champion

Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 5652 Location: Reisterstown, MD
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 13:21 Post subject: |
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And who among us who saw that race doubts that they were braking very, very late, indeed? What an outstanding race!  |
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Shant F F1 Driver

Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 941 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 04:49 Post subject: |
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| Er, didn't Michael qualify on pole by a hundredth or something? |
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Sean Brian Kirby World Champion

Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 5652 Location: Reisterstown, MD
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 03:39 Post subject: |
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Sorry. Yes. Michael had pole. When you wrote that - I recalled Mika looking over at him, just before the start. Mika outqualified Michael at Spa. But... in Japan, I think the margin was infinitisimal. Smaller than a hundreth. Between .001 and .006. No greater than .006... _________________ Give me Liberty, or give me food stamps. |
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McLareanNUMBA1 F2 Racer

Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 413 Location: McLaren garage
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 10:37 Post subject: |
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| JPM running over his mechanic was pretty funny. |
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White Lightning Site Admin

Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 5990 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 14:56 Post subject: |
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| I have to disagree on that, someone getting run over is never funny. |
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McLareanNUMBA1 F2 Racer

Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 413 Location: McLaren garage
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 15:19 Post subject: |
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yeah it was i feel sorry for the guy but still it made me laugh  _________________ Kimi Raikkonen 2004 Spa winner!!
2003 Malaysia Winner
2005 World Champ!!
BAR PLEASE GIVE DAVID COULTHARD A DRIVE NEXT YEAR!
DC WILL BE BACK ON THE PODIUM THIS SEASON!! |
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D-Type World Champion
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 2548 Location: Coulsdon, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 22:05 Post subject: |
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Zandvoort 1966
Some of the press had been referring to 40 year old Jack Brabham as the 'Grand Old Man'. So in practice Jack was seen walking down the pit lane bent double with a grey beard and a walking stick.
He won the Grand Prix and went on to take his third World Championship. _________________ The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know. |
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White Lightning Site Admin

Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 5990 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 22:10 Post subject: |
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| Why do you never see sportsmen like him any more, has anyone got any pictures of that I'd love to see them! |
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D-Type World Champion
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 2548 Location: Coulsdon, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 23:03 Post subject: |
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I've read of the incident in several places but never seen a photo. There is a drawing in the book of Michael Turner's Formula 1 pictures with text by Nigel Roebuck but I have no means to scan it or post it. _________________ The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know. |
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Sean Brian Kirby World Champion

Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 5652 Location: Reisterstown, MD
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 02:03 Post subject: |
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| White Lightning wrote: | | I have to disagree on that, someone getting run over is never funny. |
I think you should qualify that. Someone getting run over is usually not funny. Sometimes, it is enormously so. I in fact still find my old death-defying motorcycle crash pretty amusing. (I wasn't awake to enjoy it, initially.) A friend of mine nearly lost a leg in a motorcycle crash (he unfortunately being very much awake for the proceedings), and he is more than capable of having a healthy laugh about it.
All a matter of attitude.
My Italian friend calls the man di Montezemolo. And he knows his racing. Perhaps this was something the writer faked, being silly? (Hey, don't doubt the possibility of that. The New York Times over here has been known for its make-believe foisted as journalism.) Maybe when I see the guy, I'll ask him.  _________________ Give me Liberty, or give me food stamps. |
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D-Type World Champion
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 2548 Location: Coulsdon, UK
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 17:48 Post subject: |
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McLaren used to paint the floor of their pit/paddock garage with epoxy paint to keep dust etc under control (for all I know they still do). On one occasion they wheeled the cars in before the paint was dry, The next morning the cars were stuck to the floor. They tried to free a car by jacking it up - and broke the suspension! _________________ The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know. |
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