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Who's doing the 3 day onboard pass? $15 for 3 day. I'm going to try it.
http://gms.speedtv.com/onboardpass.asp
http://gms.speedtv.com/onboardpass.asp
Who's doing the 3 day onboard pass? $15 for 3 day. I'm going to try it.
http://gms.speedtv.com/onboardpass.asp
http://gms.speedtv.com/onboardpass.asp
Great race today. No HD, boooo. Very predictable outcome none the less. Hamilton, Alonso, Masa, Finished as they qualifed. I have a feeling things are gonna get pretty hot between Hamliton and Alonso by the time this season is over. Kimi doesn't seem to be rising to the occasion for Ferrari, Alonso doen't like to play second to anyone, let alone a rookie teammate who supposed to be the number two driver at Mclaren. Could Alonso be seeing red? How was the onboard pass? Was thinking of buying it.
Yeah, no HD. 
Hamilton is the real deal. Groomed since he was a kid by Dennis. I think Alonso's #1 driver future may be in jeopardy next season.
Hopefully stardom won't get to Hamilton like some of the drivers who turn out to be a-holes.
Too bad for the Scuderia,still not up there with McLaren.
Good for Vetell. I think he's the youngest to score points.
Hamilton is the real deal. Groomed since he was a kid by Dennis. I think Alonso's #1 driver future may be in jeopardy next season.
Hopefully stardom won't get to Hamilton like some of the drivers who turn out to be a-holes.
Too bad for the Scuderia,still not up there with McLaren.
Good for Vetell. I think he's the youngest to score points.
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I didn't get to do the onboard pass. I had too many people at my house to make use of it so I didn't even bother with it. Next race maybe.
That was a good race for sure. No flinching from Hamilton for sure. French GP in 2 weeks.
That was a good race for sure. No flinching from Hamilton for sure. French GP in 2 weeks.
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Oh oh.
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.a...39700&PO=39700
McLaren’s chief operating officer Martin Whitmarsh believes Fernando Alonso’s swerve towards the pit wall halfway through the US Grand Prix was prompted by frustration that he was not being given a clear passage to victory.
Alonso had reeled in team-mate Lewis Hamilton after the first round of pit stops while the rookie was stuck in traffic and struggling with tyre graining problems.
At that stage of the race Alonso had the quicker car, but Hamilton repelled a determined passing bid on lap 38 and was able to re-establish a small cushion.
As they came onto the main straight to begin the next lap, the world champion veered dramatically towards the pit wall in an apparent gesture of annoyance.
Alonso played down the move in the post-race press conference, claiming he was simply trying to blow away brake dust and cool his engine temperatures.
“I followed [Hamilton’s] car for so many laps that my overalls and everything were so black because the carbon brakes were coming into me every braking point,” he explained.
“I think my brakes were hotter, my whole car was hotter than normal, so I tried to pull away from the slipstream sometimes just to cool the car.”
However, Whitmarsh ventured a different explanation for Alonso's detour towards the pit wall.
“He was sending [a message] to Lewis,” he said.
“Drivers do that from time to time.
“I’m sure any driver, if they were in a position where they felt they’re driving a quicker car at the time, would like to be given rite of passage to the front.
“We were running absolutely fair programmes for both drivers.
“Frankly, in the middle of the race, Fernando was a bit quicker but Lewis had track position – they were pushing hard.
“When we had to turn the engines down in the final part of the race, we did it simultaneously and it was done to the same extent on both cars so that they were able to continue racing.
“At various points in the race, it was clear that Fernando was a little bit quicker, but Lewis did a fantastic job in qualifying.
“He made a great start and robustly defended his position a couple of times at turn one.”
Since being accused of using team orders in Monaco – a charge on which it was cleared by the FIA – McLaren has been at pains to stress that its two drivers are free to race one another and are given the same opportunity to win.
Whitmarsh described the team-mates’ duel at Indianapolis as a “no-holds-barred” contest.
“There was no doubt at the start that they were being allowed to race one another,” he said.
“They were respectful. We’ve got two very intelligent drivers and they both want to win very badly.
“And they pushed hard then – but with the appropriate respect for one another.
“And later in the race it was no-holds-barred – they were racing each other from beginning to end.”
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.a...39700&PO=39700
McLaren’s chief operating officer Martin Whitmarsh believes Fernando Alonso’s swerve towards the pit wall halfway through the US Grand Prix was prompted by frustration that he was not being given a clear passage to victory.
Alonso had reeled in team-mate Lewis Hamilton after the first round of pit stops while the rookie was stuck in traffic and struggling with tyre graining problems.
At that stage of the race Alonso had the quicker car, but Hamilton repelled a determined passing bid on lap 38 and was able to re-establish a small cushion.
As they came onto the main straight to begin the next lap, the world champion veered dramatically towards the pit wall in an apparent gesture of annoyance.
Alonso played down the move in the post-race press conference, claiming he was simply trying to blow away brake dust and cool his engine temperatures.
“I followed [Hamilton’s] car for so many laps that my overalls and everything were so black because the carbon brakes were coming into me every braking point,” he explained.
“I think my brakes were hotter, my whole car was hotter than normal, so I tried to pull away from the slipstream sometimes just to cool the car.”
However, Whitmarsh ventured a different explanation for Alonso's detour towards the pit wall.
“He was sending [a message] to Lewis,” he said.
“Drivers do that from time to time.
“I’m sure any driver, if they were in a position where they felt they’re driving a quicker car at the time, would like to be given rite of passage to the front.
“We were running absolutely fair programmes for both drivers.
“Frankly, in the middle of the race, Fernando was a bit quicker but Lewis had track position – they were pushing hard.
“When we had to turn the engines down in the final part of the race, we did it simultaneously and it was done to the same extent on both cars so that they were able to continue racing.
“At various points in the race, it was clear that Fernando was a little bit quicker, but Lewis did a fantastic job in qualifying.
“He made a great start and robustly defended his position a couple of times at turn one.”
Since being accused of using team orders in Monaco – a charge on which it was cleared by the FIA – McLaren has been at pains to stress that its two drivers are free to race one another and are given the same opportunity to win.
Whitmarsh described the team-mates’ duel at Indianapolis as a “no-holds-barred” contest.
“There was no doubt at the start that they were being allowed to race one another,” he said.
“They were respectful. We’ve got two very intelligent drivers and they both want to win very badly.
“And they pushed hard then – but with the appropriate respect for one another.
“And later in the race it was no-holds-barred – they were racing each other from beginning to end.”