Indian Grand Prix 2011, Buddh International Circuit - Race 17/19

The_Abyss · 26 Oct 2011 at 06:55

Thanks for the thread - looking forward to this race

Shimmy · 26 Oct 2011 at 14:08

The 2 DRS zones:

And some misc pictures leading up to the Grand Prix:

Edit: Another track simulation, this time from McLaren

Mad_Jay · 26 Oct 2011 at 20:51

Oops.

Skeeter · 26 Oct 2011 at 21:02

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Oct 2011 at 22:03

Mad_Jay said:
Snip

Oops.

That real?

tummelv · 26 Oct 2011 at 22:37

Took a second to figure out what was wrong. Oh dear!

CaptainRAVE · 26 Oct 2011 at 22:38

LOL, awesome

Two DRS zones could be fun.

Shimmy · 26 Oct 2011 at 23:02

Standard.

arknor · 26 Oct 2011 at 23:11

divaboy said:
That real?

probably a joke , i imagine they are printed off as one long banner and then cut into sections for the different parts of the track in which case it would be just the same one word repeated and no spelling error is going to happen

Skeeter · 26 Oct 2011 at 23:23

They are printed on individual wodden panels around the size of plasterboard and attached to the metal frame. If you look closely at the pic between the 2 Pirelli logos you can see the joins. Its probably just a case of them getting the couple with the E and L the wrong way round.

Infact, looking at the image, that looks like exactly what has happened.

Duke · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:21

Classic

Mad_Jay · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:32

Some mini disasters occurring by whats being said on twitter.

TV and radio commentators are furious because, as rumoured, they are in rooms with no view of the track! Total disaster for them

The theory is that the area in the stands TV would have used has become hospitality boxes for the promoters. Well it is their track...

Power has gone off in the media centre, might not be the last time it happens this weekend

The now infamous stairway to heaven. "Um... chaps. I think we may have got the dimensions a bit wrong." http://twitpic.com/76e6mj

Power cut in the Indian GP media centre. I have half an hour of battery life left, so need to type very fast...

Bats in the medie centre and rats in the commentary boxes. Sounds like a fun weekend ahead

The bat in the media centre is no surprise. What surprises me more is that there are not cows in here...yet

Rybo89 · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:47

Lol who are they from?

Is this twitter good for Formula 1? You lot are always getting info from it. Never been on the site but will check it out later when im on ipad.

Mad_Jay · 27 Oct 2011 at 08:55

All are mostly from the likes of various F1 Journalists, Jon Noble, Adam Cooper, Ed Straw and David Croft.

I only recently joined twitter (To keep an eye on the London Riots

) but I've found loads of great feeds/people to follow.

TaKeN · 27 Oct 2011 at 10:15

Mad_Jay said:
All are mostly from the likes of various F1 Journalists, Jon Noble, Adam Cooper, Ed Straw and David Croft.

I only recently joined twitter (To keep an eye on the London Riots ) but I've found loads of great feeds/people to follow.

Off topic.. But how is Shropshire treating you Mad Jay?

I assume you're there because the Arrows are now based at Shawbury?

Mad_Jay · 27 Oct 2011 at 10:56

No longer on the Reds now, moving on with my career and I'm doing a 12 month Avionics course at DCAE Cosford.

The only Red Arrows your going to see at Shawbury are jets going there to be scrapped.

*edit*

Stolen from another forum, but the safety cars are currently on track giving it the beans.

deuse · 27 Oct 2011 at 11:06

Alan Baldwin
The doors have been opened to let the bat out. But it doesn't want to leave. And a spider has just dropped from ceiling onto desk behind me.

No power but they got Bats and Spiders :eek:

Skillmister · 27 Oct 2011 at 11:07

Mad_Jay said:
Some mini disasters occurring by whats being said on twitter.

jakehumphreyf1 Jake Humphrey
Do we need to start panicking that we've already had 2 power cuts in the TV compound here in India?? Live TV and no power is a bad mix..!

This might be an interesting weekend outside of the racing

Skeeter · 27 Oct 2011 at 11:09

Looks like they fixed that Pirelli sign.

GravyMonster · 27 Oct 2011 at 11:10

I'd heard about the 'stairway to heaven'. Health and safety hasn't quite made it to India yet has it.

Neither, from this pic has quality workmanship lol.

Also just been another power cut during an FIA press conference. They're planning to test the power generators at the circuit at 4pm local time, by 'turning everything on'. What they'll do if it blows everything, god only knows.