Formula One 2008 (Rd.16, JAPANESE GRAND PRIX)
09-28-2008, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='679649' date='Sep 27 2008, 06:12 PM
Car just stopped on him....not sure what happend there. 
09-28-2008, 04:49 AM
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So..is Ferrari going to get a penalty or not.?
Unfortunately, BMW is going to get dinged too because Robert pitted with a closed pit.
Unfortunately, BMW is going to get dinged too because Robert pitted with a closed pit.
09-28-2008, 06:34 AM
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Final positions after the first 61-lap night race:
1 F Alonso (Renault)
2 N Rosberg (Williams)
3 L Hamilton (McLaren)
4 T Glock (Toyota)
5 S Vettel (Toro Rosso)
6 N Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
7 D Coulthard (Red Bull)
8 K Nakajima (Williams)
1 F Alonso (Renault)
2 N Rosberg (Williams)
3 L Hamilton (McLaren)
4 T Glock (Toyota)
5 S Vettel (Toro Rosso)
6 N Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
7 D Coulthard (Red Bull)
8 K Nakajima (Williams)
09-28-2008, 10:08 AM
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too bad for Robert ! I dunno what happened with the pit situation. I mean shouldn't the team tell Robert the pit lane was closed or what? Was he really that low on fuel? Extra 2 laps and the pit would have oppened...
09-28-2008, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='680307' date='Sep 29 2008, 03:08 AM
too bad for Robert ! I dunno what happened with the pit situation. I mean shouldn't the team tell Robert the pit lane was closed or what? Was he really that low on fuel? Extra 2 laps and the pit would have oppened...
IMO opinion, not being allowed to pit when the safety car first comes out is a stupid rule. Take today for example. The safety car came out because of Piquet smacking up his car. There were a couple of cars low on fuel, Kubica being one of them. He couldn't risk staying out a couple more laps to pit and therefore had to take the penalty to enter the pits or end up with a Ret/DNF. His race was ruined by a rule that penalizes drivers who did nothing wrong.
09-28-2008, 04:38 PM
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Kurbica was just betting on pulling ahead first few laps and then re fuel....the crash messed up plans for both Ferrari and BMW
09-29-2008, 09:36 AM
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What a crazy race. Who could have predicted that outcome? What a cool venue, though.
09-29-2008, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='680996' date='Sep 29 2008, 01:36 PM
What a crazy race. Who could have predicted that outcome? What a cool venue, though.
10-01-2008, 01:08 AM
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+1 One thing I would change though is the lack of illumination in the stands. Part of enjoying a televised sporting event is watching the spectators as well as the participants, but it was very hard in this instance because the stands were so dark. It almost seemed as if the cars were out there driving around with only a few people watching.
10-05-2008, 06:07 PM
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