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| IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 2773   
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Bring back the Ford Cosworth DFV.
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2nd Oct 2020 2:36 pm |
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| Milothedog Member Since: 14 Dec 2014 Location: South London Posts: 442 
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Last time I saw something like that I was at Carshalton technical college and a lot younger  . The engine being tortured was a OHV 4 cylinder 1500cc Triumph engine on the colleges dynamometer. I still have the handout we were given and the notes I made  2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan 1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored. |
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4th Oct 2020 6:43 pm |
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| The Doctor Member Since: 09 Jul 2010 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 4614
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Congrats Lewis |
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15th Nov 2020 1:02 pm |
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Equals Schumachers record| tim_roberts Member Since: 10 Aug 2013 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 215 
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Surely he deserves a Knighthood now! |
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15th Nov 2020 2:54 pm |
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| 3landertwo Member Since: 27 May 2020 Location: UK Posts: 1094 |
well John Surtees got a CBE for winning world championships on both 2 wheels and 4 wheel.
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15th Nov 2020 4:20 pm |
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| dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4341 
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Or perhaps the guys who design the car? There was a guy on the news this afternoon saying that in the old days it was perhaps 80% driver and 20% car and now it's 80% car and 20% driver. I know that the best drivers get a % extra out of any car but for me the constructors championship is what it's all about. Remember the Williams team who were head of the field for years ? Frank Williams used to get of rid of drivers that became too successful as he didn't want to spend too much of his budget on driver wages. When Damon Hill became world champion and moved to Arrows after being kicked out of Williams he was nowhere. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto 5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE |
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15th Nov 2020 5:04 pm |
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| Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4092
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Equalled his championship wins but beaten his Grand Prix wins. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto Present: Audi A3 S Line. |
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15th Nov 2020 6:07 pm |
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| tenet Member Since: 23 Jul 2009 Location: cotswolds Posts: 1072 
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It couldn't happen to a nicer bloke |
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15th Nov 2020 7:50 pm |
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| GundogSD4 Member Since: 04 Dec 2019 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 478 
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Lewis Hamilton has confirmed he will continue racing to help anti-racism agenda... Nothing at all to do with earning £40M a year then |
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16th Nov 2020 9:06 am |
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| SteveC Member Since: 11 Oct 2013 Location: St Ives, Cambs Posts: 281 
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^^^ |
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16th Nov 2020 9:45 am |
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| Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2652
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Not sure racism was a big issue in F1?
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16th Nov 2020 1:32 pm |
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| Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4092
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You generally don’t get to be the best or a world champion by being a nice bloke. You need determination and the desire to beat all others at any costs at the expense of sometime family and friendships. Even so-called nice blokes you see on tv aren’t really that nice in real life. They can’t afford to be. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto Present: Audi A3 S Line. |
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16th Nov 2020 2:26 pm |
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| IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 2773
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I think that Hamilton's achievement is as good as Schumacher, after all Schumacher was the lead nominated driver and the second driver always had to defer to team orders. But I agree very much with dorsetfreelander's comment Or perhaps the guys who design the car? There was a guy on the news this afternoon saying that in the old days it was perhaps 80% driver and 20% car and now it's 80% car and 20% driver. I know that the best drivers get a % extra out of any car but for me the constructors championship is what it's all about. Remember the Williams team who were head of the field for years ? Frank Williams used to get of rid of drivers that became too successful as he didn't want to spend too much of his budget on driver wages. When Damon Hill became world champion and moved to Arrows after being kicked out of Williams he was nowhere. There are hundreds of people backing these drivers, both at the circuit and back in the factory. Everything is monitored, not only for the driver (and his car), but everything else to do with the circuit conditions and positions/performance of all other drivers. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011) FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015) |
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16th Nov 2020 3:53 pm |
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| 3landertwo Member Since: 27 May 2020 Location: UK Posts: 1094 |
so you want the Queen to give him a medal that reminds him of how the Empire treated his ancestors ? GBE, KBE or DBE (Knight or Dame) - Knight or Dame of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire CBE - Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire OBE - Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire MBE - Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire all these medals are British Empire era I would like to see him given a medal for outstanding service in sport/his sport. NOT something that reminds him of the past. (of which no one can change). |
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16th Nov 2020 5:12 pm |
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