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27 Aug 2000, 14:27 (Ref:33059)
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How come there was no slow down lap at Spa today ? Is that normal here ? Certainly seemed to confuse Michael when the marshalls jumped out in front of him and waved the drivers into Parc Ferme!
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27 Aug 2000, 14:37 (Ref:33065)
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I think it was something to do with the length of the track and the inevitable track invasion. Most tv stations only stay for the podium so they dont want to waste more time, as spa is the longest track of the year. Probably the spa organisers didnt want a repeat of Hungary 98. They did the same in the f3000 race.
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27 Aug 2000, 14:41 (Ref:33066)
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Is it normal though ? Won't it do any harm to the engines to suddenly stop like that ?
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27 Aug 2000, 14:44 (Ref:33068)
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Racer
Join Date: Mar 2000
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We didnt even get to see the drivers in parc ferme, just some stupid highlights clip to dance music!!!!!!!. Probably bernie and max's idea of making f1 more exciting.
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27 Aug 2000, 14:48 (Ref:33070)
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Who needs passing when u have dance music?
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27 Aug 2000, 14:53 (Ref:33073)
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We stood waiting, cameras poised, for the slow lap after last year's GP, and it never happened...
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27 Aug 2000, 14:54 (Ref:33074)
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Racer
Join Date: Mar 2000
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Who needs F1 when you have got Premier 1 GP series!!!!
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27 Aug 2000, 21:05 (Ref:33238)
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Racer
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Yes but will it have dance music?
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27 Aug 2000, 21:56 (Ref:33259)
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The cars usually do go around on a slow down lap and then park it in the Parc Ferme for pit rats like me to gawk at. However it usually would not take over 2 minutes to complete the slow down lap.
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28 Aug 2000, 07:12 (Ref:33326)
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I thought the scruitineers (or the FIA-man-with-the-measuring-tape-findin-an-irregularity-with-the-Ferrari-side-skirts
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28 Aug 2000, 09:53 (Ref:33345)
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Join Date: Jun 1999
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There hasn't been a "cool down" lap at Spa for at least the last ten years. I think that it is because of the length of the cirquit and would take up to three minutes to complete. Also the cars would require an extra lap's worth of fuel (nearly 4 miles) so the teams would be reluctant to fuel the cars for that additional lap.
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28 Aug 2000, 09:59 (Ref:33348)
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WHO CARES??????
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28 Aug 2000, 11:35 (Ref:33381)
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The Honourable Mallett
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I'm with Mr S on this one.
Let's settle the dance music issue before we start thinking about racing. 
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28 Aug 2000, 18:46 (Ref:33432)
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30 Aug 2000, 18:04 (Ref:34013)
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30 Aug 2000, 18:13 (Ref:34018)
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Mr Mosley - "Oh - racing....I thought you said raving. Bernie, this bloke on the phone is saying we really ought to do something about the racing. So what's that then? Is it important?"
Mr Ecclestone - "No, no, no... thers's no need to worry about that, the money's coming in fine. So did you think the music was OK?" |
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