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[chrisgixer]

Awsome circuit. But very little run off. There's been some very serious crashes there over the years, with several fatalitys. Cars and bikes, as I'm sure most of you know.

Some very odd minor crashes in first practice today. As if the cars suddenly suffered very cold tyres. Maybe ambient temp dropped suddenly. It did later rain. Storms are forcast, as usual at this circuit it seems.

Love the racing here but It does give me the willies.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Awsome circuit. But very little run off. There's been some very serious crashes there over the years, with several fatalitys. Cars and bikes, as I'm sure most of you know.

Some very odd minor crashes in first practice today. As if the cars suddenly suffered very cold tyres. Maybe ambient temp dropped suddenly. It did later rain. Storms are forcast, as usual at this circuit it seems.

Love the racing here but It does give me the willies.

F1 is boringly safe these with the last fatality being some 20 years ago.

In the fifties and sixties drivers would die every year.

Moto GP far more exciting.

[The Sheriff]

Awsome circuit. But very little run off. There's been some very serious crashes there over the years, with several fatalitys. Cars and bikes, as I'm sure most of you know.

Some very odd minor crashes in first practice today. As if the cars suddenly suffered very cold tyres. Maybe ambient temp dropped suddenly. It did later rain. Storms are forcast, as usual at this circuit it seems.

Love the racing here but It does give me the willies.

I'll give you the willi...........never mind, I'm bored with you now.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Awsome circuit. But very little run off. There's been some very serious crashes there over the years, with several fatalitys. Cars and bikes, as I'm sure most of you know.

Some very odd minor crashes in first practice today. As if the cars suddenly suffered very cold tyres. Maybe ambient temp dropped suddenly. It did later rain. Storms are forcast, as usual at this circuit it seems.

Love the racing here but It does give me the willies.

I'll give you the willi...........never mind, I'm bored with you now.

I'm not going to visit exotic Wakefield if that's the response that awaits me.

[Varche]

Despite the safety advances, some of the accidents in recent years have been horrific or potentially fatal. Road car safety too has advanced leaps and bounds from the junk people drove in the fifties to seventies.

having watched most of the races broadcast live , I still remember the worst crashes quite vividly. I used to be an avid Bike Grand Prix fanatic but stopped in 73 when Jarno Saarinen(and Pasolini) got killed.

Two horse race for Sunday? Lewis then Rosberg. Best of the rest? Bottass and Massa. Alonso will wring the Ferraris neck and doubtless be praying for a damp track. Is he off to Mclaren next year with Honda paying 30 million to buy him out of his contract? Actually a damp race would be good to level the field and let the talent show through.

[cleggy]

A good wheel to wheel race with daring overtaking will do me I don't wish to see any fatalities that is not why I watch motor sport, the non injury crashes add to the excitement and spectacle.
The advances in safety are a credit to the FIA and if Max Mosley can be credited with one thing it is that.
As an ex BMRMC  member, to go to a car after an on track incident to see the driver moving is a great relief.
Suzuki is a great circuit, it always reminds me of my old Scalextric in the figure of 8, the weather will affect tactics. Lewis to beat the spoilt brat into second with Massa on the podium.

[chrisgixer]

Awsome circuit. But very little run off. There's been some very serious crashes there over the years, with several fatalitys. Cars and bikes, as I'm sure most of you know.

Some very odd minor crashes in first practice today. As if the cars suddenly suffered very cold tyres. Maybe ambient temp dropped suddenly. It did later rain. Storms are forcast, as usual at this circuit it seems.

Love the racing here but It does give me the willies.

F1 is boringly safe these with the last fatality being some 20 years ago.

In the fifties and sixties drivers would die every year.

Moto GP far more exciting.

Last Death at Suzuka was in 2012.
Nissan 350z in world touring cars at turn 1.

In 2003 Daijiro Kato was killed near 130r in motogp after loosing control. The corner was re worked, only for Allan McNish to fling his F1 car at the barriers there in the following F1 event. It was a horrific crash at 180mph that saw his car burst through the barriers completely.

Luckily he went in backwards, so suffered minimal injuries, although he was not allowed to compete in the race as a result, it still finished his f1 career. The layout of that corner and the surrounding infastructure is the same today.

[chrisgixer]

Ooh not the the poll position we wanted.

[Varche]

It will do

Here is hoping for a damp race.

[cleggy]

It will do

Here is hoping for a damp race.

 
First corner might be fun, remember Senna and Prost

[Varche]

Certainly different. Not quite the damp race I wanted!

Some good driving skill on display.

Why didn't one or two of the lower teams opt to start on Inters?

Haven't posted the results as it might not have been shown yet on BBC in UK?

I had a 26 second delay on Radio 5 commentary over the live Spanish TV pictures. Worst ever. The driver was out of the pits before Mcnish said they were coming in! Still can't understand that as they are watching the same race.

[chrisgixer]

Fingers crossed for Bianchi.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Fingers crossed for Bianchi.

Yes, it does not look good:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29496295

 

[cleggy]

Fingers crossed for Bianchi.

Yes, it does not look good:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29496295

 

As I stated earlier, exactly not what we wanted

[henryd]

According to BBC now out of surgery and breathing unaided