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6 Apr 2003, 14:54 (Ref:560003)
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Rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
www.verstappen.nl just had Jos on the phone from Brazil, there was a real thundershower going on, the whole track is under water and it did'nt look like it was going to dry up before the race!
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6 Apr 2003, 14:55 (Ref:560008)
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Rain returns to Interlagos - puts race in doubt
Heavy rain at Interlagos, the race may be called off. Decision due shortly.
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6 Apr 2003, 14:58 (Ref:560011)
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no way .if this happens then this new Tyre ruling is going to make a farce of it !
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6 Apr 2003, 15:02 (Ref:560014)
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Its the teams fault. I say let them race, if the drivers dont want to they can pull out and the team can explain to its sponsors that they're a bunch of idiots for not taking proper wet tyres.
I see Ron has said something sensible by saying that the 1 wet tyre rule is a good one but it needs to be modified so that the wet tyre is actually a wet one and not an intermediate. |
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6 Apr 2003, 15:02 (Ref:560016)
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serious? they're not even going to attempt to run it?
That'd be worse than Surfer's last year. Also, would the fans get their money back? I'd think they'd deserve some compensation for their Sunday tickets if the race wasn't even run. Last edited by Jay; 6 Apr 2003 at 15:03. |
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6 Apr 2003, 15:04 (Ref:560018)
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Just heard that on bbc5live the race could be delayed
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6 Apr 2003, 15:05 (Ref:560019)
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paulzinho: don't blame the teams. It was Michelin that forced this rule in.
If it was light rain, they could race. Not in heavy rain. |
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6 Apr 2003, 15:05 (Ref:560020)
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Yes seen the track on RTL (German TV station) in their pre-race coverage - it is worse than it was even before Friday's 1st practice - even now there's from (if I can translate my German correctly) talk of a Safety Car start probably being required....
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6 Apr 2003, 15:05 (Ref:560021)
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I bet Villeneuve wants to race still !......maybe he will win , as he will be the only driver out there...
Shame Sato isnt there , he would have raced for sure ! |
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6 Apr 2003, 15:07 (Ref:560024)
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6 Apr 2003, 15:10 (Ref:560029)
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They'd better race. I am staying up until they start at 3am oz time.
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6 Apr 2003, 15:12 (Ref:560033)
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Even villeneuve said racing was different from qualifying...
I'm having memories of the Surfer's Paradise race last year, the rain tyres they were using were really bad too... and look what happened. Hope this turns out differently.. |
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6 Apr 2003, 15:14 (Ref:560034)
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Re: Rain returns to Interlagos - puts race in doubt
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6 Apr 2003, 15:15 (Ref:560037)
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6 Apr 2003, 15:15 (Ref:560038)
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Its on Ceefax at the moment.
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6 Apr 2003, 15:16 (Ref:560041)
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Re: Re: Rain returns to Interlagos - puts race in doubt
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"Heavy rain at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo on Sunday could force a delay to the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix." "A decision on whether to put back the start time of 1800 BST is expected from race officials at around 1630 BST." (Basically about 15 minutes after I posted this) "Many drivers complained at the time that their tyres were insufficient to cope with the conditions." EDIT: A source tells me the rain however has stopped in the last 10 minutes - what will happen now? Last edited by far; 6 Apr 2003 at 15:17. |
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6 Apr 2003, 15:19 (Ref:560043)
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Do they have jet-blower trucks they can use to dry the track to where inters can use it?
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6 Apr 2003, 15:20 (Ref:560045)
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If the race is delayed I bet ITV will not show it live
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6 Apr 2003, 15:20 (Ref:560046)
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If its wet and the race gets to 2 hours will we miss the end as Coronation Street is timetabled for 19:50....
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6 Apr 2003, 15:20 (Ref:560047)
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Thanks guys, silly me checking out F1 sites only!
 It adds a little weight to the suggestion. A delay is clearly far more likely that cancelling the race. Last edited by Adam43; 6 Apr 2003 at 15:21. |
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6 Apr 2003, 15:22 (Ref:560049)
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oh man...this sucks!!!
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6 Apr 2003, 15:23 (Ref:560051)
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can I stop my rain dance now?
of course I only started dancing up a storm because someone in another thread suggested that Webber was a Rain God - LMAO |
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6 Apr 2003, 15:23 (Ref:560052)
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6 Apr 2003, 15:26 (Ref:560055)
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Is there a car dealership near the track that sells some kind of wet tire?
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6 Apr 2003, 15:29 (Ref:560058)
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