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ferrari f50gt
The F50 GT was a car racing built by Ferrari in 1996 . He was also known as F50 GT1 and derived from the Ferrari F50 . It was built to participate in the races of the BPR Global GT Series . Had motor and pull back. The engine was a V12 and had a displacement of 4.7 L . Externally, the GT was characterized by 2 large air vents on the hood for the disposal of the hot radiators . The muzzle was also equipped with a spoiler to ground level in order to convey more effectively in the air underneath the vehicle thus improving the ' ground effect . This was achieved thanks to an aerodynamic extractor located under the rear of the vehicle and an adjustable rear wing. Above the cockpit, there was an air intake that carried the flow of air to the intake manifold of the engine . The technical changes compared to the F50 , directly handled by the racing department , led to impressive power output of 160 hp / liter, and the power to weight ratio of 1.213 kg / hp. The result was a car from 750 hp at 10,500 rpm / min (values for the non-flanged power unit according to FIA rules) and weighing 860 kg which, when parked, could reach 100 km / h in under 2.9 s expressing a top speed of 376 km / h. In September 1996, Nicola Larini , the Ferrari F1 test driver, took the prototype test of the F50 GT on the Fiorano Circuit , and the car marked interesting lap times, making it even faster than the Ferrari 333 SP . His potential rivals would have been: Porsche 911 GT1 , Mercedes CLK GTR AMG , McLaren F1 GTR . The Ferrari opted to not put it into production, and only three examples were built, more precisely, a prototype and two models aimed at wealthy clients. The arrival of special cars homologated as the aforementioned Porsche 911 GT1 in the BPR Global GT Series pushed the Ferrari not to proceed with the project. Performance Power : 750 hp at 10,500 rpm Torque : 529 N • m at 7,500 rpm from 0 to 100 km / h : 2.9 s 0 to 160 km / h: 6.7 s Speed max: 376 km / h exemplary products only 3  [hidden link - please register] |
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montecarlo circuit
 The Monaco circuit is the street circuit on the streets of the Principality of Monaco over which the annual Monaco Grand Prix of Formula 1 races and contour as the Formula 3 , the Formula 3000 and now the GP2 Series . The circuit is a sort of connection between Formula 1 and now what it once was. In a calendar that has gradually seen the entry of ultra-modern and very safe race tracks (like the circuit of Manama in Bahrain and that of Sepang in Malaysia ), Monaco brings to mind the old Grand Prix, where the risk and the ability of the pilots were in the foreground. Obtained using the streets of the city center, in its 55 year history, this circuit has written many pages, many dramatic and memorable. The circuit, which has always had a base length of 3 km (in the years minor changes have been made but have not affected the original plan), running between the buildings of the historic center. After the departure is facing a right-hander said Sainte Devote (in honor of the patron saint of Monaco) followed by an uphill section, the Beau Rivage . After the curve to the left of Massenet , the cars facing the curve Casino to reach the curve Haute Mirabeau and the subsequent tight hairpin Hairpin Grand Hotel (formerly Loews and Old Station ), the curve closer and slower world of Formula One, which leads to two right-handers ( Bas Mirabeau and Portier ). From here the cars come fast bend in Tunel , covered, after which there is the Nouvelle Chicane . The track here is developed around the dock of the Principality, and came to the crease on the left Tabac (or Tobacconist ) placing on a double chicane (the first of which took the name Louis Chiron and the second is called pools ). The trail enters it in its final part, with the cars facing the hairpin Rascasse and the final curve to the right, named after Anthony Noghes (tobacco merchant and organizer of the first editions of the Rally of Monte Carlo and the Monaco Grand Prix), for Finally returning to the starting straight. The new pit lane. Difficult, because of its folds and its insidious drains, with ruthless pilots called to a number of gear changes than any other Formula One race and forced to do the slightest mistake, Monaco has always winners graduated from the best riders ever. On these streets found glory as champions Ayrton Senna , who has won it six times (including five consecutive from 1989 to 1993 ), Michael Schumacher , Graham Hill , Alain Prost , Gilles Villeneuve . In the past, were drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio and Jack Brabham to excite the fans. Senna was launched at the highest levels of F1 just to be a race at this circuit, in the edition 1984 . He found it under a deluge of leading an incredible comeback of Alain Prost driving in his Toleman . The comeback was blocked only by a recess. In addition to exceptional businesses, the circuit was often the scene of tragic episodes. In 1967 the Italian Lorenzo Bandini died of burns caused by the accident (and subsequent burning) which saw him starring in the harbor chicane all'ottantaduesimo around. In 1955 Alberto Ascari , with his lance , he ended up in the sea at the same point, fortunately without bruising back. In 1994 , during qualifying, Karl Wendlinger nearly died following a bad accident at the tunnel exit. Then to remember the numerous accidents that have consequences that have followed over the years. The circuit of Monte Carlo remained essentially unchanged since its introduction in 1929, is related to the shape of the streets of the principality. These changes have now been always linked to changes in the city road network. In the early editions of the Grand Prix, departure and arrival were placed on the straight opposite the pits, on the waterfront. At that time there were no pools of the complex, nor of the Rascasse hairpin. After the curve of the Tobacconist, the route proceeded semirettilineo suddenly, with performance similar to straight start today, and the two were drawn together by a single hairpin, called the Gasometer. In 1972, the start was moved to current location, on the opposite straight, while the boxes were installed in the port area of the chicane, moved closer to the curve of the tobacconist. The final solution was to install the boxes on the starting straight, but it was necessary for further work. In 1973 the track was modified in several places, because of new civil construction: the construction of a new hotel in the area of the bend of the Old Station (Loews Hotel) involved a lengthening of the tunnel, which now began much closer to the curve of the Goalkeeper . After the Tabac corner of the complex of pools was built, so the track was modified to get around it, with two "S" (left-right-left and right) connected by a short straight. In the next section, the construction of a restaurant (Rascasse) forced to eliminate the curve of the Gasometer and replace it with a curve (named after the restaurant), located at the current position. After the hairpin opened the entrance to the new box (with a separate lane from the track) on the right and then straight back on the road with the curve Noges dedicated to Anthony. In 1976, the curves were modified Sainte Devote, Anthony Noges to make them slower, re-profile guards and curbs in accordance with what is the plan today. In 1986, thanks to the widening of the roadway in the area of the Port of the chicane, the same variant was modified and made more slowly, with two curves at right angles, instead of the quick change of direction previously used, and deemed too dangerous. The configuration corresponds to that currently in use. Was modified in 1997 the first variant of the pools, rendered slightly faster, but especially moving protections to improve visibility for pilots. In 2003, the latest changes, which led to the current shape of the track: the second variant of the pools underwent treatment similar to that of the first variant, with the shifting of the barriers for improved visibility. At the same time, however, were placed curbs temporary profile that made it much slower. The most significant change however was the expansion of the asphalt, on the waters of the port: in this way, the stretch between the Pool and Rascasse became more direct and straight, making it faster (and less demanding) approach to the hairpin. The space gained was used to accommodate new platforms and to expand the pit lane (which is obtained using the wide sidewalk on the side of the starting straight, and whose output is between two of the existing row of trees there, with the addition a little "slip" of asphalt to repair the slope of the road than the sidewalk), with the installation of permanent buildings on two floors, where the teams stay with the technicians and the material. In addition, by 2004 the pit lane has been revised, with a reversal of the position of the lane and the same box. In the current configuration, in fact, the pit lane is no longer separated from the track only through the "wall", but also from the same box. Changes at the chicane of the port has been requested by the pilots to the Federation after the incidents of 2011, due both to the bumps at the end of the tunnel, both the position and the traffic island in the escape. [hidden link - please register] |
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Here are some more short vids that F1 fans have posted who where at Spa-Francorchamps ! Enjoy because these will be tha last vids of Spa that i will post
  ...... Hint ...turn up your volume to hear the sound of the engines   Hope you guys/girls enjoyd it a bit  Kind Regards Shaky - Schumi |
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brudgon wrote:...and this is for f40lm and for ferrari's fans good photo ; has all the necessary holes 4 air in & out light tragic short story F40LM ab F40LMinsertion genesis in '70s ferrari as a factory [scuderia] withdrew on racing sports cars GT class scuderia sold cars GT; 4 race individual persons & private teams giving him technical support scuderia decided in to focus only of the F1 field past "1o years" ; they wanted strengthen marketing way in usa ; preparing 288 GTO evoluzione ; 4 factory team but group B was canceled  then..- - 1st 19 f40 transferred to the company Michelotto 4 modification on f40lm 4 individual riders racers ....next f40gt....f40gte... gtr?......f40competizione....- 10 years no success [ we know success is a completely domination ] [I don't remember details only impressions and pictures but was racings [ ?Japan ? ]lector said ...f40 win 7 of 9 sprints in season f40 ride be4 mcl f1 but soon wins with all starts.....!!!!.nissan grt[skyline ] - 10 years no success ; company [ scuderia ferrari ] decides do it yourself [ DIY ] own version F40LM ; shocking unbelievable.......--This ffavorite 4 me..... ...........to be continued #.....4 future........ 400km/h -nothing special mercedes t 80; '60s brabham 385km/h;DAUER 962-lol! up 400km/h 1988' 242,4 mph Prosche 962 1988' 251,1 mph WM P 88 Peugeot 1989' 248 mph Sauber C9...... what will be......2days ourstimes in le mans on the Mulsanne Straight exist 2 shicane [schicane? shikane?shycane?fcuk idon't know how it's in ang.[ u know stoping curve ]?2007 hdi Peugeot 340--350 km/h audi & 908 -- > 330-----340------350----365km/h -  2day still scuderia ferrari only in F1 ...GT cars class-individual users i seen 333SP in JUDD engin inside...........to be continued 2nd |
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ferrari f70
Ferrari F70 is a name given by the automotive press to an anticipated supercar to be built by Ferrari It is expected to be based on findings from testing of the Ferrari FXX and on research being conducted by the Millechili Project at the University of Modena. Association with the Millechili Project has led to speculation that Ferrari's next supercar will weigh 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) or less [hidden link - please register] |
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jody scheckter
Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a South African former auto racing driver, the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Champion. He rapidly ascended to the ranks of Formula One after moving to Britain in 1970. His Formula 1 debut occurred at Watkins Glen in 1972 with McLaren where he ran as high as third place before spinning and finishing ninth. Immediately becoming a name to watch, he continued his development the following year, winning the Formula 5000 championship and racing five times in F1. In France, he almost won in his third start in F1 before crashing into Emerson Fittipaldi, the reigning World Champion, who said after the crash about Scheckter: "This madman is a menace to himself and everybody else and does not belong in Formula 1." In his next start, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Scheckter was involved in a big accident which took nearly a dozen cars out of the race. The Grand Prix Drivers Association demanded his immediate banishment, which was only put off when McLaren agreed to rest their driver for four races. [2] Scheckter's McLaren M23 bore the number zero during the Canadian and American Grands Prix of 1973. Scheckter is one of only two F1 drivers to compete under this number, the other being Damon Hill. Tyrrell in 1974 gave him his first full-time drive in F1. Jody rewarded them with a third-place finish in the drivers' championship and a pair of wins in Sweden and Britain. During the year, he scored points in eight consecutive races, one of the longer scoring streaks of the time. A slight off-year followed, although he did become the only South African to win the South African Grand Prix, but his third year with the team in 1976 gave him another third place finish in the drivers' championship. In that season, Tyrrell introduced the most radical car in F1 history, the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34. Scheckter gave the six-wheeler its only win on Sweden's Anderstorp circuit and in his twelve races with the car, he scored points ten times. This included a thrilling race-long battle for the lead in the American Grand Prix between himself and his great friend James Hunt. Scheckter left for Walter Wolf's new team in 1977 and Scheckter gave the team a win in its maiden race. He won twice more with the team and was often on the podium, but finished second on points behind a more dominant Niki Lauda. A seventh-place finish with the team in 1978 followed and he left the team after the season to join Ferrari to partner Gilles Villeneuve in the team's ground effect 312T4 car. Critics felt he would not get along well with management at Ferrari, but he far surpassed expectations and helped give F1's most recognizable team another constructors' championship, while Scheckter's consistent finishes, with three wins among them, gave him the drivers' championship in 1979.[2] However, he struggled very badly in his 1980 title defence, even failing to qualify for one race. After managing only two points, Scheckter retired from the team and the sport. Scheckter was the last driver to win a drivers' championship for Ferrari until Michael Schumacher 21 years later. In 1981, Scheckter won the World Superstars competition in Key Biscayne, Florida. He defeated athletes such as Russ Francis, Renaldo Nehemiah, Peter Mueller, Rick Barry, Gaetan Boucher and Andy Ripley.In 1983 he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. After Scheckter's retirement, he founded FATS Inc, a company which built firearms training simulators for military, law enforcement and security organizations. The sale of the company provided funds to allow Scheckter to help the racing careers of his sons Tomas and Toby. Tomas races in the Indy Racing League where he has won two races. Scheckter's brother, Ian, also raced in F1 for a few years. In 2004 Scheckter was reunited with his championship-winning Ferrari at the South African two-seater F1x2 Charity Grand Prix at Kyalami in South Africa. Scheckter was a guest commentator for ITV during the 1999 San Marino Grand Prix, replacing Martin Brundle. Scheckter now spends his time as an organic farmer, having bought Laverstoke Park Farm, near Overton, Hampshire, 40 miles (64 km) west of London. As an organic farming expert, Scheckter was featured in 2005 on the Visionhealth DVD and TV documentaries "Asthma: An Integrated Approach", "Arthritis: An Integrated Approach" and "Diabetes: An Integrated Approach". On February 26, 2008, he also appeared on the Horizon television show to make a case for organic food. In December 2009, Scheckter announced his intention to produce a biodynamic sparkling wine by 2012. He is married and has six children: two, Toby and Tomas, from his previous wife Pamela; and four, Hugo, Freddie, Ila and Poppy, from his current marriage to Clare. [hidden link - please register] |
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ugly
progenitor .. road version F40 ---look spec.[hidden link - please register] ps road version F40 weight 940 kg - > 1250 kg depending on years of production 0 - > 100km/h 3.2----4.2s [most 3.8s] example ; weight ....door !!! 1.5 kg --- > 4.5kg !!!-----plastic --- > glass |
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ferrari imola
This time, an Italian one that could give plenty of ideas to the designers at Ferrari. The another design by John Mark Vicente: the Ferrari Imola, after the sublime Bugatti Renaissance concept. The enormous rims and semi-slick tires underline the aggressiveness of the vehicle. This supercar is ready to take on the road monsters like Ariel Atom, Caparo T1, KTM X-Bow and especially the Lotus Elise. According to the author, his Ferrari concept car is inspired by the Ferrari F70 created by Randy Rodriguez and the Dino Competizione by Sacha Selipanov. Imola is a spider without windscreen and has a future hybrid Ferrari V6 engine. The designer used triangular and trapezoidal shapes to create the head and tail lights and the grille. [hidden link - please register] |
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ferrari concept monza 2 2030
[hidden link - please register] At first impression of you seem to do with one of those Transformers that robots become self with arms, legs and head. Then comes the question that the object is designed to fly rather than travel on the road . This is actually a concept car griffata Ferrari evocation as easy as: Monza.
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another great driver
Philip Toll Hill Jr. ( Miami , April 20 1927 - Salinas , 28 August 2008 ) was a racing driver U.S. , winner of three Grand Prix and World Champion of Formula 1 in 1961 with the Scuderia Ferrari . Phil Hill began his career in the racing world by moving to England to be used by Jaguar as a test pilot and hilling. In 1954 he began conquering light, on board a Ferrari 375 MM Vignale the 2 nd place overall in the Carrera Panamericana , one of the three most prestigious races of the time in the world. This performance earned him the attention of Enzo Ferrari, who put him under contract for participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Carrera Panamericana. The 1955 , unfortunately, will prove annus horribilis of motoring with the murder of Le Mans in which 90 people perished, the most serious accident in history. Following the event, the Mexican government decided to cancel the " Carrera ". In 1958 , his fourth participation, Hill won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and, later, he debuted in F1 races with the Maserati in the French Grand Prix , finishing the race in seventh place. Enzo Ferrari , considering the performance of open-wheel cars with Hill, put it in for the F1 team, but the first race did not go well, not only for him but also for the whole team. In fact, Peter Collins lost his life, will be the third year after Pat O'Connor and Luigi Musso . Hill, meanwhile, after missing the Grand Prix of Portugal back to the fore at Monza winning third place of great value, in addition to the fastest lap. It then hired on a permanent basis and reward Ferrari with another third place in the tragic race in Morocco in which he loses his life Stuart Lewis-Evans . Hill is also confirmed in 1959 which will further improve its performance taking two second places and another fastest lap. The American will be Ferrari also in 1960 , and the Monza Grand Prix gets his first victory in 1961 , when he won the world title and won two Grand Prix. In the same year, however, Phil has to suffer the death of his friend and comrade Wolfgang von Trips . In 1962 Ferrari confirmation is obvious, but does not go beyond three podium finishes, but never win. The ' following year Hill Air changes, according to Carlo Chiti , and goes running for the Italian ATS , also competing in some races in the Lotus , but gets no points. For the 1964 accords with Cooper , but not beyond a sixth place in Great Britain . After a failed attempt to qualify for the 1966 Italian Grand Prix with an Eagle decided to end his career leaving F1. He died 28 August 2008 in the hospital in Salinas , where he was hospitalized for some time, is still buried in the cemetery of Woodlawn , in Santa Monica , California . [hidden link - please register] |
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Due to a fucking button that i pushed i lost my post that i just had written
 ,now i have to do it all over again ..it took me 2 hours and 30 minutes to write it down ( translated from Flamish to English ) ..f**king idiot that i am sorry guys/and girls but i'm sooo frustrated and angry now that i will do this later or on saturday  Regards Shaky |
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Diary of a Formal 1 Race : 24-28 / 08 / 2011 Spa- Francorchamps : author : Shaky
Day 4 Saturday 27/08 Today is the day that the places of the drivrs matter for the big day on sunday . Today i'm waking up at 06.00u and doing the normal morning stuff . At 07.00u i leaveto thecircuit and at 07.30u i arrive ,today the parkings are more full than yesterday ! The normal check of the tickets at the gate and than it is up towards the Pouchon curve/turn . Today i sit at the second row instead of the first row because there where people faster than me ( dammed i really getting old ) ,but it's still a good place because i have the same view as yesterday ! Now it's waiting until 09.45u because than it will be the 3rd practice session of the Gp3 ,there session was driven in sunny weather condition .there session ended at 10.15u .It was waiting untill 11.00u than it's time for the Big Boys of F1 to come out again and do there 3rd and final practice session . I saw on my right side dark clowds hanging ,this means that the rain was coming this way ,just 5 minutes before they came out it started to rain ,this also mean that i had to put my rain coat and rain trousers on again .Everybody was thinking what will they do ? ...Thank god they all came out on the track ,but some did just a installation lap ,some did just one complete lap and others ( like Alonso) saved there tyres for this afternoon . The complete session was in rain ..there was even heavy rain on the place where i was sitting ,in this session there where 2 cars who came off the track and again this happend in front of me so thank you DiResta and Glock ( again ) For the rest there was not happening too mutch ..thanks to this f**king wheather condition ,so the session was a bit boring ! Now at 12.30u it was time for the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup ,they had more luck during there qualifying because the rain had stopped and the circuit became dry .At 13.00u it was a short break so time for eating my sandwishes with bacon and eggs that i made and having a cold ice tea green with citron ..mmmm taste sweet . The rain started again at around 13.30u and ofcourse it continued when the f1 had to do there qualification ,the wheather changed frequently ,so as soon the lights turned green they all came out . Than i saw something i could not believe it was happening ...Schumi crashed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! , this was pure unbelieve for me ,not today not at this special weekend for him and his fans ..but it happend so qualifying over and out for Schumi ( ofcourse at first i did not know what caused this crash ) ,the qualification went on ofcourse ,in this 1st part i/we see the usual drivers falling out at this session ,it was nice to see my countryman D'Ambrosio on the 20th place . Until the 2nd session was red flagged because of the crash that Adrian Sutil had .With ?? minutes to go the 2nd part of the qualification surpriced me and a lot of Jenson Button fans that he was allready out in this part ,that he did not make it for the last part to be in the top 10 . 1 more pat to go ..and this part was the most important one because this is the one for pole position ..the minutes where faiding away and i was nervous because i saw Alonso on a not so good place ..with seconds to go i saw Hamilton making nothing els than driving green times on the board ,with Alonso times i saw nothing els than only orange times ,this was not good ,thank god that i was still cheering for Felipe Massa because he drove very well , than i saw Hamilton going over the finish line and he was at 1st place ,the Hamilton fans went crazy and where cheering a lot ,but there was still one driver going very fast and that was Sebastian Vettel ,and what happend ..indeed Vettel came over the line with a better time than Hamilton ,so Vettel was on pole ..you had to see the faces of the Hamilton fans they could not believe that Seb did it again ,for me the joy was allready over after i saw the times of Alonso and Massa ..but i was happy that Felipe was infront (4 th place ) of Alonso ( 8th place ) . After this qualification it was the Gp2 who had to there 1st race ,they had a dry session until 16.00u than it began to rain and at 16.45u there race was done .Than at 17.20u it was also the 1st race of the Gp3 ,but when they started i was leaving the circuit because for this race class i was not interested ,so again climbing up the hill ,again halfway the climb i was tired ..but it went a bit better than the day before . As soon when i came at the house i took a shower and turned on the tv on pushed on the teletext button to see what caused this crash of Schumi ...he lost his tyre because they forgot to tighten it ? ..i was soo furious i could still not believe it ..and than reading this .. ..but ofcourse i kept my faith in it that i wil lsee a very good race of " Der Meister " at his favorit circuit . After having reading the news of F1 it was time for making dinner and after that it was time for writing the dairy and after that it was time for some tv and a dvd ,this time it was the movie " Michel Vaillant " followed by another dvd namely the classic " Le Mans " with Steve McQueen with having some drinks and some snacks it was again a pleasant day ...alldo that the outcome of the quali was not the one that i expected ! so now going to bed and sleep for a couple of hours because it will be day soon .Kind Regards Shaky-Schumi |
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Diary of a Formal 1 Race : 24-28 / 08 / 2011 Spa- Francorchamps : author : Shaky
Day 3 Friday 26/08 Getting out of bed at 06.45u , shower,tea,making a little breakfast for taking with me for the midday on the circuit ( safe some money with this ! ) and than at 07.30u leaving the house direction circuit . It's today a bit more rush on the road so i arrived at 08.00u , i had to take another road to the parking but it was still close the the circuit ,it was actualy even better it was at " Les Combes " ,it was a walk of 10 minutesuntil i was at the gate ,i had to show my ticket so that the security could scan it in . Than it was a downhill walk from "Les Combes " to my favorit place " Pouchon " ( or like the drivers will say turn/curve 10-11 ) , and believe me guys/girls it is ( i don't know the exact english word so i try to say it in % ) about 15 a 18 % ,it's almost if you fall on your face if you run downhill and you can't break with your feet .At " Pouchon" i was looking around where i could sit down , i found the perfect spot ,it was in the middle of the curve/turn . I could see them coming in the curve and going out the curve until they where at turn/curve 12 " Fagnes " ,so i can see them a long time and what also was important is to have a big screen infront of you so that you can follow it complete ! It was now 08.40u when i was complete installad ,just 5 minutes more and than it will be the GP3 who kicks of the start of the day and he complete race weekend . They did there 1st practice session from 08.45u - 09.15u .After a break of 45 minutes it was the time that the F1 cars came outside to do there 1st practice session ..yiiiiihaaaaa ..the crowd went crazy when i/they saw the 1st car came surpassed....but than after 10 minutes ....the wellknown Francorchamps wheather came up ,yep it started to rain ,so we fans so the cars only 10 minutes on the track . In these 10 minutes dry time there was 1 driver who had set the the best time of this 1st practice session ...and that was nobody els than 7 times World Champion Formula 1 Micheal Schumacher .....a Big smile was on my face ....i could almost not control myself to jump up and cheer outloud ..but ofcourse it could be that after some time the circuit became dry again when it stopped with raining ,Schumi was followed by his Team mate Nico Rosberg who had set the 2nd time . After some time the rain stopt and the drivers waited a bit before they came out again , ofcourse it was still a damp track and that costed 2 drivers there time because it was Bruno Senna who had replaced Nick Heidfeld at Lotus Renault and also it was over and out for Paul DiResta ,both cars ended up in the barriers ,both did it at tesame place . The session was red flagged for the car of DiResta ,they also stopped the time .With just 12 minutes to go in this session everybody was waiting in there pitbox ! After the car was pulled from the track the time started to run again ,it was code green again ! .There was action on the circuit but nobody could beat the time of Schumi ( yeeeeeeeaaaaaaah baby ) After the session was ended ( the checkerd flag was shown ,so the time was over for this 1st practice session ) the drivers where allowed to do a start at the starting grid ( like they do it at Monaco ) , if you would have sit at the starting grid than this sound would have bin ( i had this in 2006 when they did a 3 day test session at Francorchamps ,it was just sooooo ..ah ..my skin was ..it was just incredible to have witnessed that experience). Now it was waiting until 11.55u because than the drivers of the Gp2 had to do there 1 and only practice session ,they did this till 12.25u . At 12.45u it was back to bussiness for the drivers of the Gp3 for there 2nd practice session this was till 13.10u . In the time that the Gp2 and Gp3 did there sessions i walked to ster gate .. this is where the Merchandise of the Teams where..and also some food and drinking stands . Ofcourse me as a Ferrari fan and Schumi fan i had my eyes on there stuff ,as i sayd yesterday i controlled myself until i would go the mechandise standings at the circuit ,and now it was the time to let myself go , i was buying , buying ,buying and buying Ferrari T-shirts, Ferrari shirts, Ferrari caps , Schumi special birthday cap, Schumi special birthday shirt, special T-shirt ,special cap ,Schumi MercedesGP t-shirt ,Schumi MercedesGP shirt one in black and one in white ,Schumi Deutsche Vermögensberatung cap . I also stopt at the the stand of Team Lotus and could not resist to buy a Team shirt because of there legendary race history ,i also stopt for buying a Team shirt of Marussia Virgin Racing the Team of my country man Jerome D'Ambrosio . After all this buying it was time again to go back to my place at " Pouchon " for the 2nd practice session of the F1 . At the start of the session it stayd dry until 14.55u ,than the rain came down again and everyone went back to there boxes and we fans where putting on our rain coat and opend our umbrella , the worst of this sesion was that the rain did not stop, but there where some drivers who dared to came out in these wheater situation . The 1st who came out was Virgin's Timo Glock , he drove well in the rain until he came for the 2nd time in " Pouchon " ,right infront of me he went off the track ,me and the rest of the people where happy that this happend infront of us ( ofcourse whitout having a accident ,otherwise we would not have bin laughin ) and we also gave a applause for this . For the rest it was anormal drive in the rain with no further highlight . At 15.40u- 16.45u it was again the drivers of the Gp2 who had to come out ,but now it was for there qulification ,allready people left the circuit because they where not interested in these Gp2 class . At the end it was just one more classthat had to come out and do there thing and that was the Porsche Supercup ,they did there practice session from 16.50u-17.35u . Halfway the session i found it also enough for today so i went back to my car ...i had to do again the climb up ..and believe me my heartbeat was going faster and i was getting tired when i was halfway ..i don't have the fitness anymore that i used to have when i was jonger ,but ofcourse i did it slowly and i made it and now it was just checking out my ticket at the security . I was first of all happy that i was at my car and second i was happy that i could go to the house so that i could take a hot shower and that i could sit in a warm house .! so this was the 1st day that i saw the Formula 1 in action even when it was in rainy conditions is was just pleasant/lovely experience to have seem than " live " That was day 3 ! Kind Regards Shaky-Schumi |
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