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13 Nov 2010, 10:51 (Ref:2789579) | #1 | ||
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Sitting watching P3 from Abu Dhabi on the TV, and the commentators have just mentioned "the British Marshals" officiating this weekend. So do you know anyone who has gone out? As I understood it they were using all "local" marshals.
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13 Nov 2010, 11:35 (Ref:2789598) | #2 | ||
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According to BARC no british marshals will be going! See their website:http//barc.net/
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13 Nov 2010, 12:27 (Ref:2789618) | #3 | ||
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I am confused, they just mentioned it again at the start of qualifying, surrounded by a team of "British" marshals. Looked like locals to me?
Very Strange,maybe someone at the BBC has been given wrong information... Guess its good publicity for the British Marshals whether it's us or not! |
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I bet nobody updated their briefing notes from last year!
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13 Nov 2010, 14:07 (Ref:2789648) | #5 | ||
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There are a few British marshals who have paid their own way out there. Bahrain has supplied around 100 marshals, Hungary 35 (Post chiefs?) with the rest of the marshals coming from the UAE.
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I've read stuff suggesting that we were gonna be 'needed' for up to 5 years...maybe they were too told that, and nobody told them that we are in fact not required. |
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I'm sure if a team of British marshals had been sent out, you would have heard about it on here. I feel sorry for the locals. If they do a good job, they won't even now get the recognition they deserve. Obviously the BBC haven't bothered to go around and talk to any of the marshals. |
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An IO I. spoke to at the Britcaer 24hr new of several IO's and Pist Chiefs who'd been invited to attend although whether it was at their own expense or not I don't know.
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13 Nov 2010, 22:28 (Ref:2789833) | #10 | ||
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Of course, it was a bit like old home week when I was there, with all the ex-Silverstone personnel who run the Yas circuit. I am sure Gary Dearn has everything under control! We wish them luck for a trouble free weekend. |
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There was scuttlebut going around during the Korean G9rand Prix that the Brits were out of the event and possibly CAMS maybe getting approached before information came out that the UAE were going to do it themselves.
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14 Nov 2010, 08:04 (Ref:2789990) | #13 | |
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They cant have been british marshals, because not one of them congratulated Eddie Jordan on the fantastic shirt he was wearing for the Qualy session yesterday.
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Are the Safety Car rules different for FIA meetings or even Formula 1?
I'm querying the clean up after the first lap incident and the route that the Safety Car took which meant that they did not use the designated lap but cut the chicane. |
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I personally thought that taking the escape road bypassing the chicane where the marshals were working was a very sensible move and certainly made life easier and safer for the guys cleaning up the mess. I also noted that once the Marshals were clear the usual route was taken. |
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14 Nov 2010, 16:05 (Ref:2790311) | #16 | ||
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Its up to the race director which route the safety car should take, especially if taking a "different" route will speed up the track clearance. For a number of years now there has also been the option of the safety car taking the cars through the pit lane in the event of a pit straight incident.
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The route through the pitlane was blocked by an inconsiderate Journo/Phot who stepped back as Andy swerved and fell off, braking his ankle.Or at least its what I was told at the time.
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14 Nov 2010, 20:24 (Ref:2790543) | #19 | ||
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I thought the Andy Neate accident was a first lap/startline incident...therefore the pit wall should have been clear of everyone, bar any signed on marshals, as with any start so there shouldn't have been any photographers on the wall to step back and break their ankles.
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14 Nov 2010, 20:44 (Ref:2790562) | #20 | ||
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I dunno chezza, Ive seen phots on the wall before now, they sign on like we do but I was at the ped bridge gate so I dont know the full story.
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14 Nov 2010, 21:25 (Ref:2790592) | #21 | ||
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Music track
What was the 'winding up' music on the BBC coverage today.
I'm sure some of you are music lovers too! ??? |
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What a great end. \brought back many happy moments of last year, thank you BARC. Hope the guys out there had as good a time as I did 12 months ago, I thiught they dealt the 1st last incident very well. Well done Vettel and Red Bull and especially Mr Petrov
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Heard that Petrov was hit by a flying dummy on the slowing down lap
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