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It was proper amateur-hour driving across all the race series today at Oulton Park. As others have said, bad driving and 'push (in the back) to pass' have been unpunished for too long. I'm fed up with the Honda Civics of Neal and Shedden basically bashing their way to the front; what he did to take out Cook was dreadful, and I found it awfully ironic given he'd been complaining about being 'duffed up' in the first race. Moffat arguably got his just deserts in Race 3 for running a guy off the road at the same spot in Race 2 when he went wide...
I'm glad Paul O'Neill was as outspoken as he was, but surely it's time to look at the venue? As he says, the cars are bigger, wider, heavier and faster, and yet Oulton has always been regarded on the narrow side; perhaps time to relegate it to being just a bike track?
I'm glad Paul O'Neill was as outspoken as he was, but surely it's time to look at the venue? As he says, the cars are bigger, wider, heavier and faster, and yet Oulton has always been regarded on the narrow side; perhaps time to relegate it to being just a bike track?
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Another weekend of smashed up cars and poor driving. 
BTCC Race 3 was great for Sutton, gave him a great weekend but that was simply down to the fact the track is so narrow (as said above by JonnyT). It either needs a bit of a redesign to accomodate modern race cars, or it'll have to be relegated to a bike track for racing. Trains of cars that have to crash to overtake (Sheddon on Cook) isn't what series like the BTCC is about, where as the lesser-spotted overtake by Sheddon on Jordan is.
BTCC Race 3 was great for Sutton, gave him a great weekend but that was simply down to the fact the track is so narrow (as said above by JonnyT). It either needs a bit of a redesign to accomodate modern race cars, or it'll have to be relegated to a bike track for racing. Trains of cars that have to crash to overtake (Sheddon on Cook) isn't what series like the BTCC is about, where as the lesser-spotted overtake by Sheddon on Jordan is.
A happy Alonso...
When the hell was the last time we saw that?
Hasn't been on provisional pole of anything for how long?
Beaten by Rossi in the same car though. Although it seems like data means that driving afterwards is a massive advantage.
Lowest Alonso will qualify now is 5th.
Dixon is fast today. C'mon Sato!
5th you mean.
Yup, Fernando's been really impressive so far. Fingers crossed for the race.
In F1 news, the deadline for McLaren to switch engine suppliers just passed for 2018. So they'll be sticking with Honda, not switching to Mercedes as rumoured.
In F1 news, the deadline for McLaren to switch engine suppliers just passed for 2018. So they'll be sticking with Honda, not switching to Mercedes as rumoured.
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You get the impression that he's just happy to be there and that there is hope at all, not going into a race fruitlessly driving his heart out as he has being.
Qualifying yesterday was nuts. So many cars brushing and more) the turn 2 barrier - and Sato twice.
I rear the rumours but never truly believed them. Honda will come good and if they stay until the new engine formula comes in, a far simpler twin turbo V6 with less energy recovery then I'm sure they'll come good.
