F1/IRL/All Other Forms of motorsports Thread

[Chaos81]

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Holy **** that Peugeot is messed up. I really hope the driver is fine.

Tarp going up between the car and the spectators. That's not a good sign.

EDIT: Well it's being reported he was alert and talking to the medics. That's good to hear.

[Kruza]

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Peugeot has finally topped the Audi in the P1 class and overall with their 908 car. Peugeot has finally executed a sound strategy without suffering through many mechanical problems which leads to lengthy pit stops. The R15s just don't have the top speed to keep up with the 908s -- no car on the field does.

Aston Martin did a solid job in the Lola prototypes but had quite a few problems with their cars. This year's race should be a learning experience for them to prepare a more reliable prototype car in the future.

The Porsche RS Spyder remains supreme in the P2 class. The car pretty much led from flag-to-flag.

The Corvette C6.R cars owned the GT1 class as expected. This will be the last time for them in this class, as they'll be moving on to GT2.

And speaking of GT2... the Ferrari F430 has won this year's race among the GT2 class. However, despite Ferrari winning this year, I think the GT2 field will be the class to watch in the near future. There is so much stiff competition going at it here.

Kruza

[BIG CAROLINA]

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WOW, what a MOTO GP Race that was today. The Doctor showed why he is called the Doctor.

[Kruza]

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That was a classic race between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, and a really gutsy overtake by Rossi on the last corner. Lorenzo barely gave him room on the track at that spot and could've closed the door and put the squeeze on Rossi -- but didn't. And that's what makes Rossi special (and maybe a little crazy, heh). He's willing to take more risks more than just about any other rider to go for a win, even if it means potentially crashing out on the last corner of the last lap and ending with a DNF instead of a second-place finish. Anyway, I hardly ever see teammates go at it in a race like these guys did in the last few laps at Catalunya. That was awesome position-jostling going on to the finish line.

Kruza

[Mo]

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Wow! I just the end of that race, the back and forth was just wow, I don't think I've seen that in any form of racing before.

[Kruza]

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Haha, you didn't know? Motorcycle racing is easily most exciting form of racing. Especially when highly-skilled riders with enough guts (and touch of craziness) to take extreme risks on top-level bikes are in the mix.

At any rate, it's not an unusual thing for Valentino Rossi when it comes to these type of races. He's had classic back-and-forth duels for a win over the years with the likes of Max Biaggi, Sete Gibernau, Casey Stoner, etc. The one with Lorenzo at Catalunya is just the latest of the which adds to his already amazing legacy. The top of the MotoGP standings is tight largely because of Rossi crashing out and getting a DNF at Le Mans earlier this year. Three guys are near the top of the MotoGP standings as of now.

The Superbike World Championship series has had classic races as well. It's too bad that Noriyuki Haga is on the verge of running away with that series this year despite a very good season to date for Ben Spies. Same deal with Mat Mladin, who's owning AMA Superbike series yet again.

Kruza

[Mo]

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Haha, you didn't know? Motorcycle racing is easily most exciting form of racing. Especially when highly-skilled riders with enough guts (and touch of craziness) to take extreme risks on top-level bikes are in the mix.

At any rate, it's not an unusual thing for Valentino Rossi when it comes to these type of races. He's had classic back-and-forth duels for a win over the years with the likes of Max Biaggi, Sete Gibernau, Casey Stoner, etc. The one with Lorenzo at Catalunya is just the latest of the which adds to his already amazing legacy. The top of the MotoGP standings is tight largely because of Rossi crashing out and getting a DNF at Le Mans earlier this year. Three guys are near the top of the MotoGP standings as of now.

The Superbike World Championship series has had classic races as well. It's too bad that Noriyuki Haga is on the verge of running away with that series this year despite a very good season to date for Ben Spies. Same deal with Mat Mladin, who's owning AMA Superbike series yet again.

Kruza

I'm not going to lie, I don't watch much Motorcycle racing
Four wheels or at least four legs or I ain't watching.

[Chaos81]

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FOTA teams (McLaren, Ferrari, Renault, BMW, Toyota, Brawn, Red Bull and Toro Rosso) have announced they're forming a breakaway series.

It's not much of a surprise, but I really hope this doesn't happen. I'd hate to see F1 go through what so many other series have gone through in the past, and never fully recovered from.


http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76292

[Mo]

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me neither, though a part of me wouldn't mind it happening.

[Kruza]

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Once again Lewis Hamilton gets knocked out of Q1 -- this time at Silverstone. It has to be frustrating for Hamilton to go through these struggles with his car after having so much success with it last year.

And as a reminder, the British GP race will be shown on FOX via tape delay tomorrow.

Kruza

[Mo]

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Man I hate Fox for showing these races on Tape Delay, I always forget, first I awake early, then I won't remember the start time and miss the start of the race

[Kruza]

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Good Lord... the Rea-Fabrizio-Haga battle for the lead in World Superbike race 2 at Misano is going a long way toward possibly topping the Rossi-Lorenzo showdown at Catalunya. Great racing going on here with guys repeatedly swapping positions.

And Vettel pretty much dominated the F1 British GP at Silverstone for majority of the race before winning. Button looked surprisingly human in that race from start to finish.

Kruza

[lnin0]

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Man I hate Fox for showing these races on Tape Delay, I always forget, first I awake early, then I won't remember the start time and miss the start of the race

Same here. Tape delay sucks. The race always made a nice reason to wake up early on a Sunday, enjoy a big breakfast and catch the race. Then you have the rest of the day to yourself. Sorry but I have better things to do on a sunny Summer Sunday at 3pm than watch a rerun. I might as well DVR it at that point - it is already delayed. I guess the thing about F1 in the USA is you don't have to worry about seeing the 'score' early on ESPN or the news since Americans are only concerned with their taxi cab races.

[superjames1992]

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Button had quite a tough day yesterday!

It was nice to see someone else out front, though.

I kind of enjoyed the tape delay simply because I could never get up early enough to watch most F1 races in the past!

[Chaos81]

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I guess the thing about F1 in the USA is you don't have to worry about seeing the 'score' early on ESPN or the news since Americans are only concerned with their taxi cab races.

ESPN always shows the race results on the bottom line and the winner/story is always on the front page of ESPN.com as well. I've accidentally seen the results plenty of times.