2008 British Grand Prix - Race 9/17

Stinky · 8 Jul 2008 at 17:41

Mad_Jay said:
Theres a video of the incident on youtube here : http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9xJuJFy1OxA

defo looks like he pushed him tho :eek:

Morba · 8 Jul 2008 at 17:42

how can they say there was no contact? definitely pushed him (from that angle!)

Mad_Jay · 8 Jul 2008 at 17:45

His camera flash went off just before Kimi pushed him over, Wouldnt mind taking a peek at that pic

Stinky · 8 Jul 2008 at 17:50

who did that press release? there seems to be nothing on crash.net or f1 or any site

Duke · 8 Jul 2008 at 17:58

It is on the ITV site now - http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=43301

Dutch Guy · 8 Jul 2008 at 18:33

Bloody typical political press release, no contact :confused:

Kimi pushed him away and hard, do they think we are stupid or a bunch of sheep that take their word for it.

Wicksta · 8 Jul 2008 at 18:36

Dutch Guy said:
Bloody typical political press release, no contact Kimi pushed him away and hard, do they think we are stupid or a bunch of sheep that take their word for it.

It means there was no contact prior to Kimi pushing him to the ground, ie. Paul-Henri Cahier didn't hit him with a camera lens accidently or anything.

tonyyeb · 8 Jul 2008 at 19:04

It was on the quali show for certain.

Vertigo · 8 Jul 2008 at 21:43

And it was this year's RB4

tonyyeb · 8 Jul 2008 at 21:43

Todays testing times at Hockenheim:

Code:

 1.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes    (B)  1:15.483  75
 2.  Raikkonen    Ferrari             (B)  1:15.803  63
 3.  Rosberg      Williams-Toyota     (B)  1:16.099  87
 4.  Sutil        Force India-Ferrari (B)  1:16.516  97
 5.  Bourdais     Toro Rosso-Ferrari  (B)  1:16.533  113
 6.  Kobayashi    Toyota              (B)  1:16.570  65
 7.  Heidfeld     BMW Sauber          (B)  1:16.593  59
 8.  Piquet       Renault             (B)  1:16.856  111
 9.  Coulthard    Red Bull-Renault    (B)  1:17.361  67
10.  Wurz         Honda               (B)  1:17.825  89

Mad_Jay · 8 Jul 2008 at 21:48

Mad_Jay said:
His camera flash went off just before Kimi pushed him over, Wouldnt mind taking a peek at that pic

Found it:

Credit: Cahier Archive

Morba · 8 Jul 2008 at 22:11

Mad_Jay said:
Found it:

Credit: Cahier Archive

Excellent photo! one Kimi will remember for life :]

jaykay · 8 Jul 2008 at 22:18

Good to see Mclaren still updating thier cars in such an aggressive way unlike a few teams.
Keep it up.

Overlag · 8 Jul 2008 at 22:55

Mad_Jay said:
Found it:

Credit: Cahier Archive

amazing photo, it should make 1000s

Dup · 8 Jul 2008 at 23:09

Not symmetrical on the side pods? Can't say I understand aerodynamics but that seems an odd setup. Track specific?

Must admit the car a looking a bit ridiculous now. No wonder people find it hard to follow similar powered cars.

Sparky · 8 Jul 2008 at 23:26

qwerty · 9 Jul 2008 at 00:40

Could someone explain the benefits of the shark fin?

Sparky · 9 Jul 2008 at 00:46

Lateral stability through high speed corners.

sunama · 9 Jul 2008 at 01:04

I actually think that the McLaren is looking very futuristic and is a good representation of where we are technologically.

The 1993 Williams cars were probably the most smooth/simply looking cars out there, but they dont look futuristic. I agree though that the smooth look is aesthetically more pleasing, but McLaren are wringing everything they can out of their car and its great to see Hamilton at the top of the time sheets at Hockenheim's test.

Are we to assume that all the extra aero parts will be gone in 2009 or are they allowed to keep some?

Oh, and thats a great picture of Kimi there. I like the cloudy/dark background.

Mad_Jay · 9 Jul 2008 at 01:26

From what I understand its zero aero parts between 2 certain points of the car. (Front to rear)