2009 Abu Dhabi GP Discussion

[CarlosFerreira]

Did the sidepodcast people watch the races this season?

I suppose so. I was told Valencia had been a better race because the circuit had a bridge...

[shinji]

Did the sidepodcast people watch the races this season?

I suppose so. I was told Valencia had been a better race because the circuit had a bridge...

This circuit had a tunnel!

[CarlosFerreira]

Did the sidepodcast people watch the races this season?

I suppose so. I was told Valencia had been a better race because the circuit had a bridge...

This circuit had a tunnel!

Yeah, I just figured the argument was pointless, when the other side is comparing races based on architectural features.

[bduddy]

What was the Full-Course Yellow for during the time that Lewis retired from the race??? ...perhaps it was showing by mistake?

If it was meant for Alg., I would have expected it to be "localized."

That was for Algeusari... er, Jamie's car stopped on the track, and it was a local yellow. That's what the yellow on the lap counter means. A full-course yellow is marked by a "SC".

[shinji]

What was the Full-Course Yellow for during the time that Lewis retired from the race??? ...perhaps it was showing by mistake?

If it was meant for Alg., I would have expected it to be "localized."

That was for Algeusari... er, Jamie's car stopped on the track, and it was a local yellow. That's what the yellow on the lap counter means. A full-course yellow is marked by a "SC".

It's Jaime

[Bleu]

Kobayashi! What a move! And now he's P3, so after his own stop he will have gained quite a few places.

RBR and Toro Rosso will need to dress their pit crews differently next season to avoid attempts at stealing expensive fuel, like Alguersuari tried today.

This year they were next to each other, next year there is six teams between them.

Talking about similar mistakes, I think Irvine did the same in his Jordan days (I can remember a picture of it) as did Frentzen in Jerez 1997 (this event was missed due to another more significant event on the same lap)

[CarlosFerreira]

Kobayashi! What a move! And now he's P3, so after his own stop he will have gained quite a few places.

RBR and Toro Rosso will need to dress their pit crews differently next season to avoid attempts at stealing expensive fuel, like Alguersuari tried today.

This year they were next to each other, next year there is six teams between them.

Talking about similar mistakes, I think Irvine did the same in his Jordan days (I can remember a picture of it) as did Frentzen in Jerez 1997 (this event was missed due to another more significant event on the same lap)

I remember the Frentzen-in-the-McLaren-garage incident. McLaren had said before the race that they'd rather give Williams a hand in beating Ferrari, if it came it that. We were joking about it, then Frentzen messed up and one of my friends made a comment as to just committed McLaren were to helping Williams, that they very nearly changed HH's tyres. Watching F1 is much more fun with friends around.

[MaxZero]

am i the only one who thinks this looks a bit suspect?

[shinji]

am i the only one who thinks this looks a bit suspect?

No you are not. Though I don't think that's a flattering angle.

[thehemogoblin]

am i the only one who thinks this looks a bit suspect?

No you are not. Though I don't think that's a flattering angle.

I think it looks like a Gillette razor from above... from the side, it looks like male equipment.

[fjackdaw]

am i the only one who thinks this looks a bit suspect?

No you are not. Though I don't think that's a flattering angle.

I think it looks like a Gillette razor from above... from the side, it looks like male equipment.

Or Noseybonk from Jigsaw, though most people on here might be too young to remember him.

[Phoenix]

am i the only one who thinks this looks a bit suspect?

It's a bit strange considering how strict are in Islamic countries with those issues.

[Porrima]

am i the only one who thinks this looks a bit suspect?

It's a bit strange considering how strict are in Islamic countries with those issues.

Well, if they were less strict, someone might have realized there's a slight problem with the profile. Now, no one probably had a clue.

[shinji]

am i the only one who thinks this looks a bit suspect?

It's a bit strange considering how strict are in Islamic countries with those issues.

Well, if they were less strict, someone might have realized there's a slight problem with the profile. Now, no one probably had a clue.

To be fair, they may be Muslim, but they still have penises.

[Debaser]

Looks more like a giant teaspoon to me, which isn't flattering either. Nonetheless compare that to the cheap christmas decorations you see...

[Phoenix]

am i the only one who thinks this looks a bit suspect?

It's a bit strange considering how strict are in Islamic countries with those issues.

Well, if they were less strict, someone might have realized there's a slight problem with the profile. Now, no one probably had a clue.

To be fair, they may be Muslim, but they still have penises.[/quote]

Certainly, but they're still very medieval with this issues.

[CarlosFerreira]

Guys, is the whole thing getting slightly out of hand? Maybe we should drop it and go back to discussing the race, huh?

[shinji]

Guys, is the whole thing getting slightly out of hand? Maybe we should drop it and go back to discussing the race, huh?

I think we may have exhausted discussing the race.

[Phoenix]

Guys, is the whole thing getting slightly out of hand? Maybe we should drop it and go back to discussing the race, huh?

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I think we may have exhausted discussing the race.

OK, then we can proceed to discuss about cricket
Who will won the World Cup next time?

[shinji]

Guys, is the whole thing getting slightly out of hand? Maybe we should drop it and go back to discussing the race, huh?

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I think we may have exhausted discussing the race.

OK, then we can proceed to discuss about cricket
Who will won the World Cup next time?

Ireland ftw! I don't follow cricket, but I remember at the last World Cup we beat Pakistan and the country went cricket-crazy for about a fortnight. Then we got back to following a pathetic football team and a not-so-pathetic rugby team. Australia better watch out, we've got Donncha O'Callaghan!

No but Irish rugby is in a brilliant state right now, but for Ronan O'Gara. We need to get Johnny Sexton in there at outhalf sharpish.


Sorry for that

[CarlosFerreira]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

[shinji]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

Feel free.

[thehemogoblin]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

I've heard the Japanese use cricket like popcorn.

[CarlosFerreira]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

Feel free.

I see. Looks just as interesting as the other explanation I got.

[Captain Hammer]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

The most boring game ever invented.

[fjackdaw]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

The most boring game ever invented.

Come now... what about golf?

[thehemogoblin]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

The most boring game ever invented.

Come now... what about golf?

Golf is infinitely less confusing though. Hit the ball into the holes in as few shots as possible.

Someone care to try to explain cricket in one sentence?

[Captain Hammer]

Someone care to try to explain cricket in one sentence?

Standing in the middle of a field all day getting sunstroke.

[fjackdaw]

By coincidence, I dreamt last night in the periphery of one of my dreams that there had been a "test match" going on for two hundred years, and that the game was just about to come to an end at last. I couldn't understand how the original players could have been bothered to start it, knowing that they wouldn't be alive to see the outcome.

[kowalski]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

The most boring game ever invented.

F1?

[Frentzen127]

I've been meaning to ask that for some time now. What the hell is cricket,and can you have chips with it?

The most boring game ever invented.

F1?

Blasphemy!

[Phoenix]

The most boring game ever invented.

F1?

Blasphemy!

Who mentioned HWNSNBM's original name?

As a side note, I didn't know that my brain-fart would have benn so discussed...I'm flushed

I also think golf is more boring and, while less confusing, it's still trickier.

[shinji]

Both cricket and golf would seem boring if you're just flicking through the TV channels, though I know that golf is engrossing if you understand what's going on and watch it for a decent length of time. Certainly some of my best sporting memories are watching the conclusions of majors and Ryder Cups (applied for tickets in 2006 - didn't get them ). I'm guessing cricket is similar, otherwise noone would watch/attend.

The most boring sport has to be marathon running. More than two hours of exhausted, slow speed, strategic nothingness.

[Phoenix]

Both cricket and golf would seem boring if you're just flicking through the TV channels, though I know that golf is engrossing if you understand what's going on and watch it for a decent length of time. Certainly some of my best sporting memories are watching the conclusions of majors and Ryder Cups (applied for tickets in 2006 - didn't get them ). I'm guessing cricket is similar, otherwise noone would watch/attend.

The most boring sport has to be marathon running. More than two hours of exhausted, slow speed, strategic nothingness.

And you can pretty much predict the winner before the starting...