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Old 24 Oct 2017, 18:18 (Ref:3776200)   #26
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Pity that FIA WEC and Macau GP Clashed , would have been nice to see Earl Bamber back in Action.
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Old 24 Oct 2017, 21:39 (Ref:3776253)   #27
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The emphasis this year has been to remove Pro Am drivers in a hope for better action unspoilt by as many crashes.
2016 Crashes:
QR: Lyon, Müller, Shen, O'Young. Three gold and one bronze
MR: Capo and Vanthoor crashed. A silver and a platinum driver.

2015 Crashes:
QR: Fong. Fong was silver that year.
MR: Lyons, Estre, Bamber, Derdeale, Inthraphuvasak, Shen, Couto. 4x Pro, 2x Silver and a Bronze.

2014 No big incidents, and in 2013 the Pro drivers caused the big incident on lap 1.

So based on this, it is better to remove the "Pro" drivers from Macau, as they caused the most incidents in the last four GT events.
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Old 24 Oct 2017, 23:25 (Ref:3776274)   #28
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2016 Crashes:

QR: Lyon, Müller, Shen, O'Young. Three gold and one bronze

MR: Capo and Vanthoor crashed. A silver and a platinum driver.



2015 Crashes:

QR: Fong. Fong was silver that year.

MR: Lyons, Estre, Bamber, Derdeale, Inthraphuvasak, Shen, Couto. 4x Pro, 2x Silver and a Bronze.



2014 No big incidents, and in 2013 the Pro drivers caused the big incident on lap 1.



So based on this, it is better to remove the "Pro" drivers from Macau, as they caused the most incidents in the last four GT events.


I don't disagree with you, I'm saying they have pushed to be pro only with the goal of avoiding crashes. Not saying that's right or wrong


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Old 25 Oct 2017, 17:01 (Ref:3776423)   #29
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The emphasis this year has been to remove Pro Am drivers in a hope for better action unspoilt by as many crashes.
The key word is "hope".
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Old 26 Oct 2017, 11:43 (Ref:3776582)   #30
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Also Pitty not to See Antonio Felix Da Costa (winner last year in F3)
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Old 26 Oct 2017, 13:12 (Ref:3776596)   #31
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Da Costa raced in DTM for three seasons and is 26 years old. He's beyond F3.
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Old 26 Oct 2017, 14:47 (Ref:3776615)   #32
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Also Pitty not to See Antonio Felix Da Costa (winner last year in F3)


Not sure what happened there, plenty seemed to believe he'd be in one of the cars..


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Old 26 Oct 2017, 17:08 (Ref:3776637)   #33
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Da Costa raced in DTM for three seasons and is 26 years old. He's beyond F3.
I agree with you ... what i meant to say is last year after winning Macau GP in F3 Class for the second time,he said that he would come back to Macau again but driving a GT car .
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Old 27 Oct 2017, 07:52 (Ref:3776723)   #34
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There's nothing wrong with older drivers doing the F3?
It was the trend in the 80's after all.
If it means more entries in future it should be encouraged as long as they are decent enough pedallers.
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Old 27 Oct 2017, 13:13 (Ref:3776770)   #35
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There's nothing wrong with older drivers doing the F3?
It's wrong to me. Macau F3 should feature F3 drivers, not Formula 1, LMP1 and DTM drivers.
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Old 3 Nov 2017, 08:03 (Ref:3778306)   #36
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Darryl O'Young promoting his entry in a shopping mall in Hong Kong.
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Old 5 Nov 2017, 00:14 (Ref:3778655)   #37
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Not sure what happened there, plenty seemed to believe he'd be in one of the cars.
Perhaps BMW understood that with the M6 they have only slim chances of winning. Every mistake is a new style.
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Old 15 Nov 2017, 17:44 (Ref:3780596)   #38
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Darryl O'Young promoting his entry in a shopping mall in Hong Kong.
A bit different from the final version: http://www.craftbamboo.com/blancpain...wo-porsche-911
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Old 15 Nov 2017, 22:14 (Ref:3780643)   #39
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Can anyone point to an internet live TV feed?
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Old 15 Nov 2017, 23:23 (Ref:3780652)   #40
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I'd be looking around the official Macau website, GTWorld youtube channel or the Blancpain Series website for that as that was where it could be found last few years.
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Old 16 Nov 2017, 02:31 (Ref:3780664)   #41
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https://livestream.com/MacauGP-Global/MacauGP2017

https://www.fia.com/2017-macau-grand-prix-live-stream
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Old 16 Nov 2017, 04:01 (Ref:3780678)   #42
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The Honda NSX is about 3 seconds off the pace in first practice.
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Old 16 Nov 2017, 04:28 (Ref:3780681)   #43
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The Honda NSX is about 3 seconds off the pace in first practice.
Yes its quite rare to see Van De Zander at the tail end of the field. Give him time with the car-he certainly knows the circuit. AMG look very strong here but so does Felix Rosenqvist in the lone Ferrari.

Aussie Chaz Mostert is 18th but never haven raced in Macau its no big surprise.
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Huh. Why is the NSX struggling so badly? I was looking forward to this car on an international scene.
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Why is the NSX struggling so badly?.
Because they changed the badge from Acura to Honda
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Old 16 Nov 2017, 14:19 (Ref:3780753)   #46
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Yes its quite rare to see Van De Zander at the tail end of the field. Give him time with the car-he certainly knows the circuit. AMG look very strong here but so does Felix Rosenqvist in the lone Ferrari.

Aussie Chaz Mostert is 18th but never haven raced in Macau its no big surprise.
Usually when Ferrari has only one car entered in the race they end up qualifying up front and winning the race. It’s crazy how it happens consistently.
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Huh. Why is the NSX struggling so badly? I was looking forward to this car on an international scene.
Because it has the lowest downforce of any current spec GT3 car and is on a tight street circuit.

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Old 17 Nov 2017, 09:44 (Ref:3780931)   #49
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Results look suspiciously like 2016 Spa 24 qualifying 👀
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Old 17 Nov 2017, 10:13 (Ref:3780936)   #50
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Because it has the lowest downforce of any current spec GT3 car and is on a tight street circuit.

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Wow didn't know about that. Thanks for the expertise
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