Formula One Freaks-this is it!

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That's it Kimi!

Rygar

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That's it Kimi!

Very happy to see the Iceman driving like that!

norm

Before David Letterman became a comedian and late-night talk show host, the Indianapolis native was a big fan of the drivers who competed in the Indy 500. But Letterman’s favorite driver was not one that ever competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or in an IndyCar.
“It’s not an IndyCar driver but he could have been great and that was Ayrton Senna,” Letterman said.
The motorsports world commemorates the death of the great three-time Formula One Racing champion, who was killed in a crash in the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola on May 1, 1994. He was just 34 years old.
Friday is the 21st anniversary of his death and, to date, Senna is the last driver to die in a Formula One race.
As Letterman prepares to end his 33-year career as a late-night television talk show host, first on NBC’s Late Night with David Letterman and since 1993 as the host of “The Late Show with David Letterman” on CBS, he reflected on his favorite driver.
“I just like what he did,” Letterman said. “I like that he was a gifted driver but also a brat. Often, if he thought he was treated unfairly he would take it out on the track. It seemed like a more innocent version of racing than we have now. I like what he represented to the people of the world and the people of Brazil.
“My wife and I got to meet him at a Formula One race in Phoenix. Ron Dennis invited us into the motorhome and Ayrton – a kid – very sweet and kept handing out helmet pins. I was touched by that.”
Letterman is long-time co-team owner in the Verizon IndyCar Series along with three-time CART champion and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and South Chicago industrialist Michael Lanigan. Graham Rahal is the driver on Letterman’s IndyCar team.
Twenty-one years ago that ugly day at Imola changed the sport of Formula One forever. It was just one day after Austria’s Roland Ratzenberger was killed in a crash during Saturday’s qualifying when the front wing broke off his car in the Villeneuve corner.
On May 1, 1994 Senna rounded the high-speed Tamburello corner on Lap 7, his car left the racing line at around 191 miles an hour, continued at high-speed in a straight line off the track, and hit the concrete retaining wall at around 145 mph, killing the Brazilian that many consider the greatest race driver ever.
“When he died it was almost too poetic that the greatest, most beloved is killed at what he is best at,” Letterman recalled. “It was too perfect an ending. Almost destined. Maybe for not all the right reasons but that is what I would say.
“I always admired Jimmy Clark and Jackie Stewart. Bobby Rahal reminded me of Alain Prost. Smart guys. One year Bobby Rahal and Michael Andretti were chasing each other for the championship and Bobby was unable to finish the race and that meant Michael would win the championship. The first thing Bobby did when he got out of the car was go to Andretti’s pit and congratulates the crew. That’s a guy so I can’t take him out of the equation of favorite drivers.
“But in terms of romanticism of racing, the emotional appeal and mysticism that has enveloped his legacy it would be Ayrton Senna.”

http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/david-letterman-ayrton-senna-050115

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Bravisimo Vettel! What happened to Kimi was unfair...

Rygar

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Bravisimo Vettel! What happened to Kimi was unfair...

Considering Alonso got penalised for doing the same thing, I agree,

Hambone got robbed, ok with me though!

Pap

Rygar said:

Hambone got robbed...

That's true, but that allowed Rosberg to enter the small club of F1 drivers who have won three races in a row.

Rygar

You mean three Monacos in a row, and yes it did. It also served to put them within 10 pts of each other and liven up this championship before Hambone's dominance puts us all to sleep.

Pap

Rygar said:

You mean three Monacos in a row...

Absolutely. Thanks for clarifying that.

eddiec

Rygar said:

Pap said:

Bravisimo Vettel! What happened to Kimi was unfair...

Considering Alonso got penalised for doing the same thing, I agree,

Hambone got robbed, ok with me though!

I'm ok with it.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWQGBkMxxF4

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Great race with a lot of interesting overtakes!

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Ferrari's pit-stops need to be improved urgently!

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echoes of a nearby future

eddiec

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echoes of a nearby future

That looks great.

Idris

eddiec said:

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echoes of a nearby future

That looks great.

I'm slightly turned on lmao! Those things are sexy,

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Great race! Let it rain today...

Idris

Guess who's getting a racing Simulator?! Meee! (looking at a month and a bit)

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^ Wow! That's great! Enjoy!

Jason P

Idris said:

Guess who's getting a racing Simulator?! Meee! (looking at a month and a bit)

This is my racing simulator ...