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Hamilton took a lot of benefits from the settings made by Alonso in his car, that is something you will check this new season (because Alonso is not there to help him), and that is the reason why Aloso was angry last season.
And the preferential treatment in McLaren was to Hamilton, don't forget Hamilton was "made" by Ron Dennis, as Alonso was "made" by Fabio Briatore (Briatore & Dennis ways to act in the management of their teams are totally opposite).
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I actually asked the question regarding comments about Hamilton and the Spanish crowd behaviour because i expected this kind of answer.
Its ok to be patriotic but after trying to justify the Spanish crowd behaviour,some of them had painted there faces black !!!!, you have now attacked Maclaren, Ron Dennis, Hamiltons father ....etc.Basically you sound anti English.
Im also not interested if Alonso has said that Formula 1 is not a sport, with fans and followers like you he is right.I was at the Nurburg F1 last year and will never forget the 3 or 4 Spanish fans behind me who cheered,yelled and had a lot of fun when Hamilton crashed at high speed during the last qualifying.He could have been seriously hurt.
I go to Formula 1 races to have a good time and enjoy myself and the atmosphere.Not to see and hear some of the above behaviour.
I am also not a Hamilton,Maclaren fan or supporter, BMW-Sauber is the team i follow.
Heres to Formula 1 2008.
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Dominic,
There is something you ignore and must to know:
Testing days at barcelona matched with carnival, I hope you know what is carnival, these days in which people puts a disguise and go to the street to laught from everybody, I suppose in Zurich people don't make that things, but we are latin, you know, we are less serious that northern people, we like to laught loud and make noise, and we have the blood hotter than other European people.
That was the reason of the people with the faces painted in black. If you don't believe me, next time I invite you to know how the carnival is here at Spain.
Ah!, I'm anti nothing (you must know that Alonso is more apreciated in UK than Hamilton, search in the net...)
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Nothing to say now???.... OK (as I supposed)
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Getting back to the 2008 season:
Being a 'die-hard' Ferrari fan I'm hoping for a 1-2 finish for Kimi & Massa, in the Championship! My "long-shot" prediction: Rubens will WIN at least 1 race in 2008!!!
I can't believe that Toyota & Honda will accept another season w/such dreadful results---I'm looking for them to actually WIN a race or two!
Can't wait for this F1 season to get started!
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Well, I'll use this as my intro to the board. I've been looking around for another car, and there is a toss up between a Lancia Fulvia and an Alfa GTV, so I came here for some info, and I found this thread. I'm super excited to have found a fan base for F1 here in the States. I really just got into it last season, but it was really hard finding where to watch it (I live in TN where NASCAR rules...bummer). I was always diving through the newspaper or scouring the F1 site to find the results of all the races that I missed.
Are all of the GP's really on Speed? Or are they just at like 3am or whenever the race is happening live?
As a BMW fan, I hope to see them inch their way up for this season. IIRC, they held a pretty steady 5th place in race standings.
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...toss up between a Lancia Fulvia and an Alfa GTV, so I came here for some info, and I found this thread. I'm super excited to have found a fan base for F1 here in the States. I really just got into it last season, but it was really hard finding where to watch it (I live in TN where NASCAR rules...bummer)....Are all of the GP's really on Speed? Or are they just at like 3am or whenever the race is happening live?...As a BMW fan...
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Yes, all the races are on Speed. Most European races are broadcast live at commencing at 8AM Eastern Time on a Sunday, which isn't bad...you should be out of bed by then anyway! The only races which occur at weird times are the Asian races. The Japanese GP starts around midnight Eastern, while the Chinese GP starts at about 2 AM for example. I make it a point to get up and watch it anyway...that's half the fun!
Both the Fulvia and the GTV are wonderful cars, but with VERY different characteristics! The Fulvia is a small, FWD short-geared sporty car, while the GTV is a long-legged, agile, RWD Gran Touring car (or a weekend racecar if you wish to use it that way). Either way, we have owners of both on this website and there are also several clubs out there with local members you can hook up with for help finding, buying and maintaining your car...they even get together for parties, drives, races, autocrosses, rallies and other events. The two main clubs are F.L.U. (FIAT Lancia Unlimited) and AROC (Alfa Romeo Owners Club). Check them out on the web!
You picked an interesting place to live as a F1 and Italian Car lover! Did you just WANT to be different from everybody else there? Actually, there are many Alfisti and Lancisti in TN.
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I don't wanna go too OT here, but my dad, his dad, and I have been the strange ones of the bunch since we are the only car fans in the family. My dad and I prefer European cars and I've been successful in only ever owning them, though the sum of the three that I have is a far cry less than what most people pay for cars on a regular basis. I'm in to the unique, which explains the Italian cars and the F1.
Say, there was an American driver in the 2007 series, I think he drove for Torro Rosso. Didn't have a great season, but I had heard that it was the team rather than his driving skills. Didn't see him on the 2008 roster. Anyone know what the story is there? I've been out of the F1 loop since the season ended what with college and all 
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By the way...thanks for the club info Alex!
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Saw the movie 'Grand Prix' again tonight. That was fun. Times sure have changed!
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Not a bad film but a bit too soap-ish me thinks. Given a choice, I'd take LeMans hands down.
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Both the Fulvia and the GTV are wonderful cars, but with VERY different characteristics! The Fulvia is a small, FWD short-geared sporty car, while the GTV is a long-legged, agile, RWD Gran Touring car (or a weekend racecar if you wish to use it that way). Either way, we have owners of both on this website and there are also several clubs out there with local members you can hook up with for help finding, buying and maintaining your car...they even get together for parties, drives, races, autocrosses, rallies and other events. The two main clubs are F.L.U. (FIAT Lancia Unlimited) and AROC (Alfa Romeo Owners Club). Check them out on the web!
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To continue this OT thing...the main Lancia club (especially for Fulvias and earlier Lancias) is the American Lancia Club...PM me if you want to discuss Fulvias further.
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Hey, What do you think about McLaren electronics is the EMS supplyer for all the teams?, and about the three buttons affaire?
Paco.
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