Headline of the year?

thalion · Post by **thalion** » 18 Feb 2010, 01:38

Word has it that Lucas finds the Virgin to be a tighter fit than Timo does...

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 18 Feb 2010, 02:17

shinji wrote:I understand it. Just not from any kind of experience.

So what you are really saying is that you are disappointed they didn't call the team "Shinji F1"?

(Which would have been great for any number of other reasons, too!)

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 18 Feb 2010, 07:44

Maybe if the Virgin turns out to be easy to score with in its first race, they can name it "Pay & Ride Me F1"?

If the Virgin can't score this season, I do hope it sits on a pole at least once this year. If only just to gain some experience of people coming from behind.

coops · Post by **coops** » 18 Feb 2010, 08:03

ibsey wrote:I must admit, I was half expecting to get banned from posting my previous comment here (Virgin loses her red wings).
If you don't fully understand that one, then all I can say is you haven't yet lived.

Dirty boy! :lol:

What about mid-race when the commentator announces,
"Hamiltons going to be coming up on the back of the Virgin any lap now!!"

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 18 Feb 2010, 08:45

coops wrote:
ibsey wrote:I must admit, I was half expecting to get banned from posting my previous comment here (Virgin loses her red wings).
If you don't fully understand that one, then all I can say is you haven't yet lived.

Dirty boy!
What about mid-race when the commentator announces,
"Hamiltons going to be coming up on the back of the Virgin any lap now!!"

That would require Hamilton to be capable of that.

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 18 Feb 2010, 09:35

thehemogoblin wrote:
coops wrote:
ibsey wrote:I must admit, I was half expecting to get banned from posting my previous comment here (Virgin loses her red wings).
If you don't fully understand that one, then all I can say is you haven't yet lived.

Dirty boy!
What about mid-race when the commentator announces,
"Hamiltons going to be coming up on the back of the Virgin any lap now!!"

That would require Hamilton to be capable of that.

In any case all commentators are going to have to watch their words VERY CAREFULLY when talking about the Virgin...It is times like this that I do miss Murray Walker as he would no doubt have put his foot in it.

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 18 Feb 2010, 09:38

watka wrote:
ibsey wrote:Ohhhhhhh...Myyyyyy (Murray Walker style)........The two virgin's come together

"I have never seen that before!"

Nice Murray Walker quote their Watka (Australia 1995 isn't it). I'm sure Murray's seen a lot of things in his time, but he has never seen two Virgin's coming together (at least not for a while).

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 18 Feb 2010, 09:45

[quote="ibsey"]
In any case all commentators are going to have to watch their words VERY CAREFULLY when talking about the Virgin...It is times like this that I do miss Murray Walker as he would no doubt have put his foot in it.

Murray Walker would trip and fall on it, head first. I so hope the beeb invites him to take over the commentary at the UK GP... :lol:

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 18 Feb 2010, 11:55

coops wrote:
ibsey wrote:I must admit, I was half expecting to get banned from posting my previous comment here (Virgin loses her red wings).
If you don't fully understand that one, then all I can say is you haven't yet lived.

Dirty boy!
What about mid-race when the commentator announces,
"Hamiltons going to be coming up on the back of the Virgin any lap now!!"

I sure hope the Virgin's will know what to do when that happens. We wouldn't want the Virgin's resisting Hamilton's advances especially if he tries to stick it up the inside of them when their not looking.

Mind you now that Nicole's gone, he might not actually mind being stuck inbetween the two Virgin's.

Actually come to think of it, I bet the whole field is looking forward to the prospect of lapping up two Virgin's for the whole afternoon.

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 18 Feb 2010, 15:01

crash.net just reported (a bit late, I must say, considering this story has been around for weeks now), that Alvaro Parente is "no longer a Virgin".
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/156942/1/p ... nefit.html

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 18 Feb 2010, 17:00

P_Friesacher wrote:crash.net just reported (a bit late, I must say, considering this story has been around for weeks now), that Alvaro Parente is "no longer a Virgin".
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/156942/1/p ... nefit.html

And the title goes on to speculate that Soucek may take advantage of the fact Parente is no longer a Virgin. How unpolite.

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 18 Feb 2010, 17:25

CarlosFerreira wrote:
P_Friesacher wrote:crash.net just reported (a bit late, I must say, considering this story has been around for weeks now), that Alvaro Parente is "no longer a Virgin".
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/156942/1/p ... nefit.html

And the title goes on to speculate that Soucek may take advantage of the fact Parente is no longer a Virgin. How unpolite.

I love how he makes it clear at the end, that he didn't have to pay to get inside the Virgin. At least the boy has got some standards.

coops · Post by **coops** » 18 Feb 2010, 17:31

This is all getting incredibly childish!

Brilliant.

Hows about this regarding the starting grid?

"...and towards the back of the grid we see Jarno Trulli splitting the two Virgins.."

Ah well, that just made me laugh anyway.

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 18 Feb 2010, 18:01

I am loving this thread aswell. I can hardly type sometimes from laughing too much. Anyway a couple of edit's of Murray Walker Quotes (1st one about Jos the Boss in Malaysia 2001 & second one in I think in Austrialia one year).

"You can actually feel Di Grassi pulsating inside the Virgin with his eagerness."

Or how about this when the engine blow's up;

"That's it the Virgin says to Glock...you may want to go on but I've had enough. Look at the fluid leaking out of it. It's leaving a right mess behind."

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 18 Feb 2010, 19:27

ibsey wrote:I am loving this thread aswell. I can hardly type sometimes from laughing too much. Anyway a couple of edit's of Murray Walker Quotes (1st one about Jos the Boss in Malaysia 2001 & second one in I think in Austrialia one year).

"You can actually feel Di Grassi pulsating inside the Virgin with his eagerness."

Or how about this when the engine blow's up;

"That's it the Virgin says to Glock...you may want to go on but I've had enough. Look at the fluid leaking out of it. It's leaving a right mess behind."

Don't get carried away now.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 18 Feb 2010, 19:41

shinji wrote:Don't get carried away now.

shinji-san, I think ibsey is still on the funny side of mischievous; it'd interesting that it's the minor in the board that helps keep things in check.

You do like bagels, don't you?

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 18 Feb 2010, 19:46

CarlosFerreira wrote:
shinji wrote:Don't get carried away now.

shinji-san, I think ibsey is still on the funny side of mischievous; it'd interesting that it's the minor in the board that helps keep things in check.

You do like bagels, don't you?

Bagels are what get me up in the morning. That and puns.

'The minor in the board'. My future signature right there. I'm pigeon-holed.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 18 Feb 2010, 19:52

shinji wrote:'The minor in the board'. My future signature right there. I'm pigeon-holed.

Cue Morris Minor jokes.

coops · Post by **coops** » 19 Feb 2010, 08:14

ibsey wrote:"You can actually feel Di Grassi pulsating inside the Virgin with his eagerness."

FerrariStu · Post by **FerrariStu** » 19 Feb 2010, 15:16

Not a headline, but a ridiculously funny line from AUTOFART....

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 19 Feb 2010, 15:21

FerrariStu wrote:Not a headline, but a ridiculously funny line from AUTOFART....

Love it.

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 19 Feb 2010, 18:22

shinji wrote:
FerrariStu wrote:Not a headline, but a ridiculously funny line from AUTOFART....

Love it.

Sounds like the Virgin is causing other people problems by stopping half way through a session. Tease. Someone should really get it to behave itself.

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 20 Feb 2010, 15:41

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81587

Nick Wirth was asked whether his long night with the Virgin paid off? :lol:

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » 23 Feb 2010, 03:09

I read today a headline on my blackberry of 'Virgin plagued with hydraulic problems'

now, call me old fashioned, but I think that is something to keep between yourself and your doctor

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 23 Feb 2010, 04:05

Jordan wrote:I read today a headline on my blackberry of 'Virgin plagued with hydraulic problems'

now, call me old fashioned, but I think that is something to keep between yourself and your doctor

It is getting suprising how that the Virigin STILL hasn't gone the distance?

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 23 Feb 2010, 08:47

ibsey wrote:
Jordan wrote:I read today a headline on my blackberry of 'Virgin plagued with hydraulic problems'

now, call me old fashioned, but I think that is something to keep between yourself and your doctor

It is getting suprising how that the Virigin STILL hasn't gone the distance?

It's going for speed.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 23 Feb 2010, 08:49

thehemogoblin wrote:
ibsey wrote:It is getting suprising how that the Virigin STILL hasn't gone the distance?

It's going for speed.

Man, I haven't heard that in a while.

Popi_Larrauri · Post by **Popi_Larrauri** » 28 Feb 2010, 01:18

Been wondering... thank god that Climax engines and Virgin team had been separated by 40 years or so... Would have been they closer in time and... oh, boy, this thread would have reached astronomic numbers by all means...

Ross Prawn · Post by **Ross Prawn** » 28 Feb 2010, 01:22

Popi_Larrauri wrote:Been wondering... thank god that Climax engines and Virgin team had been separated by 40 years or so... Would have been they closer in time and... oh, boy, this thread would have reached astronomic numbers by all means...

Don't even start me on Durex sponsorship.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 28 Feb 2010, 07:50

CarlosFerreira wrote:
shinji wrote:Don't get carried away now.

shinji-san, I think ibsey is still on the funny side of mischievous; it'd interesting that it's the minor in the board that helps keep things in check.

You do like bagels, don't you?

Oi! If anything I'm the minor of the minors on this board :lol:

(But I've heard worse stuff than what's on this thread at school on a constant basis so I'm not bothered by it)

ibsey · Post by **ibsey** » 28 Feb 2010, 10:38

Ok just thought of another sticky situation for commentators when talking about tyre choices in a race...

...The Virgins both have hard on's. What are they going to do with that?

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 16 Mar 2010, 10:57

Just been browsing the BBC website - let's hope they don't try this at the British GP...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manc ... 567999.stm

Please feel free to delete this thread if deemed inappropiate for a "family-friendly" forum...

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 16 Mar 2010, 11:31

I am moving this to the "Headline of the Year" thread. It has nothing to do with F1...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 16 Mar 2010, 12:01

CarlosFerreira wrote:I am moving this to the "Headline of the Year" thread. It has nothing to do with F1...

Fair enough. Can't argue. Just saw the headline and thought of the Virgins (and to a lesser degree, HRT...)

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 16 Mar 2010, 15:40

dr-baker wrote:Just been browsing the BBC website - let's hope they don't try this at the British GP...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manc ... 567999.stm

Please feel free to delete this thread if deemed inappropiate for a "family-friendly" forum...

I don't want to make things worse, but...were you thinking about Virgin using that as fuel?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 16 Mar 2010, 15:44

Phoenix wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Just been browsing the BBC website - let's hope they don't try this at the British GP...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manc ... 567999.stm

Please feel free to delete this thread if deemed inappropiate for a "family-friendly" forum...

I don't want to make things worse, but...were you thinking about Virgin using that as fuel?

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 16 Mar 2010, 15:48

Nuppiz wrote:
Phoenix wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Just been browsing the BBC website - let's hope they don't try this at the British GP...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manc ... 567999.stm

Please feel free to delete this thread if deemed inappropiate for a "family-friendly" forum...

I don't want to make things worse, but...were you thinking about Virgin using that as fuel?

I knew it...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 16 Mar 2010, 19:23

Phoenix wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Just been browsing the BBC website - let's hope they don't try this at the British GP...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manc ... 567999.stm

Please feel free to delete this thread if deemed inappropiate for a "family-friendly" forum...

I don't want to make things worse, but...were you thinking about Virgin using that as fuel?

No, that's just how they plan to create next year's Virgin chassis...

Waris · Post by **Waris** » 16 Mar 2010, 19:26

Family forum, alright, but only for dysfunctional families, if you keep going at this rate...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 16 Mar 2010, 19:34

Waris wrote:Family forum, alright, but only for dysfunctional families, if you keep going at this rate...

How many countries provide (6 in Latin) education in their schools?