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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 07:43 AM
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Well done on the constructors CG....well deserved. You guys must be getting bored with all this champagne by now.

maybe you can put some design flaws in next year to keep the title race alive until the last race of the season....
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by andy2000
Well done on the constructors CG....well deserved. You guys must be getting bored with all this champagne by now.

maybe you can put some design flaws in next year to keep the title race alive until the last race of the season....
Cheers Andy.

After 12 years of coming nowhere I think I can handle a few more wins.

The other teams just need to up their game and get their depts working harder as that's all it takes to get updates to the races. :0)
Old Oct 18, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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Not bad for a drinks manufacturer eh!
Old Oct 19, 2011 | 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by senninha1994
Not bad for a drinks manufacturer eh!
Even better for a marketing company that manufacture nothing at all.
Old Oct 20, 2011 | 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by composite guru
The other teams just need to up their game and get their depts working harder as that's all it takes to get updates to the races. :0)
As much as I agree with you somewhat, chartering a private jet to get a new nose cone out takes money

Congrats though CG - hope you get a nice juicy bonus
Old Oct 20, 2011 | 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Ultra_Nexus
Originally Posted by composite guru' timestamp='1318953945' post='21080431

The other teams just need to up their game and get their depts working harder as that's all it takes to get updates to the races. :0)
As much as I agree with you somewhat, chartering a private jet to get a new nose cone out takes money

Congrats though CG - hope you get a nice juicy bonus
Thanks

I'm sure Ferrari, Mclaren & Merc have the same cashflow if needed. That was a one off and Vettel allegedly paid the bill for that out of his own pocket.

As for the bonus, the same as last year. Unfortunately with the same old 40% tax removed too.
Old Oct 20, 2011 | 03:07 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=m3DY7HIjXMc

Above is a drivers eye view of what it's like to drive an F1 car. The camera was mounted just in front of driver Lucas di Grassi's left eye, which according to him made it very difficult to drive

Really gives you a sense of what they can and can not see when sat in the cockpit.
Old Oct 20, 2011 | 03:28 AM
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Wow, those apex's come out of nowhere! How on earth do they see the track and know what is coming up! Those guys have balls the size of Mars! haha!
Old Oct 20, 2011 | 05:59 AM
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I would love to see a full bore no holes barred lap. I think it would be a real eye opener for us armchair critics about just how skilled these guys really are.
Old Oct 20, 2011 | 06:11 AM
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Seriously, I reckon driving an F1 car is quite straightforward. Once you bed into the crazy forces at work, you'd get on well.

Now, doing 70 laps with 25 other cars on track with tyres changing their grip level every lap is something else entirely.



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