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    Absence

    By IceToa,

    Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been on much lately. That’s because I have a lot of exams coming up and I have to work.
     
    However I’m trying to get on as much as possible, so bear with me another week and then there shall be a lot to discuss. *cough*Alonso winning*cough*
     
    ~IceToa~
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    Thornatus

    By IceToa,

    I saw it on offer the other day and couldn't help myself.
     
    Lovely set and it's the first Bionicle I've bought for myself since Jaller Mahri way back in 2007.
     
    Also I should be doing Chemistry homework but F1 testing sessions on autosport live take priority over that.
     
    ~IceToa~
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    I’m Back!

    By IceToa,

    Sorry I haven’t been on lately as I have had piles upon piles of schoolwork. I’ve managed to finish most of it now sooooo…..
     
    What did I miss? =D
     
    ~IceToa~
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    Exams

    By IceToa,

    I forgot to tell you I did my Higher Tier science GSCE exam yesterday. Also I got beck the results from my maths exam and I got a C (which is the highest I can get as I’m doing the foundation paper). I was only 3 marks away from getting every question on the paper correct.
     
    ~IceToa~
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    School Closed

    By IceToa,

    School is closed today due to heavy snow and a grit shortage. They say it may even be closed tomorrow but don’t expect me to be on here all the time, I’ve got to catch up with some coursework.
     
    ~IceToa~
  12. IceToa

    One Year

    By IceToa,

    So here is a special thanks to all the great friends I've made over the past year on this site and I look forward to getting to know you all better.
     
    ~IceToa~
  14. IceToa
    Yup it's true!
     
    And if you don't belive me.
     
    BBC say so.
    F1.com say so.
    Autosport say so.
     
    Yeah you get the idea.
     
    So what do you guys think? Do you think his return will bring new viewers, or indeed, back to watching F1? Will he be able to still win races, or even world championships? What will he make of the drivers he has never raced against such as Hamilton, Vettel and Kobayashi?
     
    ~IceToa~
  16. IceToa
    So Jenson Button was the star in the reasonably priced car in Top Gear last night.
     
    David Coulthard also made an appearance by driving the 2005 Red Bull car round the track after it had been covered in fluorescent paint so they could put it in a Art Gallery along with other car related art.
     
    ~IceToa~
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    So I Like Got In Trouble

    By IceToa,

    I got a 45 minute detention tomorrow after school for not completing some Geography homework.
     
    The stupid thing is this is the first time I've forgotten and when others forget they just stay behind at dinner to complete it and also, oddly enough, if I do the homework I still get the DT. O_o
     
    ~IceToa~
  20. IceToa

    Lotus

    By IceToa,

    Lotus F1 have confirmed Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen as their drivers for the 2010 Formula 1 season.
     
    Very strong pair I think.
     
    ~IceToa~
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    Lots And Lots Of F1 News

    By IceToa,

    Ok, first of all I haven't been on recently because we were getting a new PC and today it has arrived.
     
    But forget that because I have some big and I mean big F1 news.
     
    1. Renault are to stay in F1 next season.
     
    2. All the teams that have submitted for 2010 (Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, Renault, Toro Rosso, Williams, Force India, Sauber, Lotus, Virgin, US F1 and Campos) will take part in a joint launch in January. The teams are expected to present their cars ahead of the first pre-season test in Valencia at the end of January.
     
    3. In spite of what we thought, Abu Dhabi will end the F1 season again. Governing body, the FIA, backed a proposal to swap the dates between Abu Dhabi, which will again host a twilight race, and Brazil. The calendar also pushed back the Japanese Grand Prix to 24 October.
     
    4. There will be a British Grand Prix next year and it will be held at Silverstone.
     
    5. And finally a brand new points system will be put into place next year. The new system will see the winner take 25 points, 20 for second place, 15 for coming third and then 10, eight, six, five, three, two and one points. This means the top 10, not the top eight, will score points.
     
    ~IceToa~
  22. IceToa

    I Smell A Pattern

    By IceToa,

    2006 - 1st race winner (Fernando Alonso) - WDC (Fernando Alonso)
    2007 - 1st race winner (Kimi Raikkonen) - WDC (Kimi Raikkonen)
    2008 - 1st race winner (Lewis Hamilton) - WDC (Lewis Hamilton)
    2009 - 1st race winner (Jenson Button) - WDC (Jenson Button)
     
    hmmm....
     
    ~IceToa~
  24. IceToa
    So now that Sauber have finally been announced as back in the game we can start thinking about a full 26 car grid again. Let’s just put to the back of our minds Renault possibly pulling out and USF1 chickening out and not getting to Bahrain.
     
    The last Grand Prix to have a full 26 cars starting was the Monaco Grand Prix on the 28th May 1995. The race itself was won by Michael Schumacher by 34 seconds from Damon Hill. The only other person to finish on the same lap as them was Gerhard Berger. Pedro Diniz was the last classified finisher 6 laps down on the leader. There were 6 British drivers on the grid that day (Hill, Coulthard, Irvine, Brundle, Herbert and Blundell) more than any other nation. Italy being second with 5 drivers! Bet you can't name any of them without checking Wikipedia!
     
    The current gossip at the time was that Mark Blundell had replaced Nigel Mansell full time at McLaren after Nigel finally gave in trying to actually get into the McLaren cockpit which was too small for him. Also a year after his accident Karl Wedlinger was finally dropped from the Sauber team and replaced with up and coming super star Jean-Christophe Boullion - didn't turn out to be that up and coming really though did he?
     
    Only 4 teams were on the grid then who will be on the starting grid at Bahrain - Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Sauber! - Only Ferrari and McLaren of these are running the same engines.
     
    Most of the current grid was probably watching this race at home drinking chocolate milk.
     
    Lewis Hamilton was 10 years old and on his way to becoming British Cart Champion.
     
    Sebastian Vettel was 8 years old and just starting karting.
     
    Jenson Button was 15 and still dominating the karting world.
     
    Fernando Alonso was 14 and trying to find funding to get his karting career going.
     
    Flav was still allowed to smoke in the pit lane - now days he's not even allowed in the pit lane.
     
    And where was Rubens Barrichello? On the grid of course as he's taken part in every F1 race since the championship began. He qualified 11th in his Jordan Peugeot but retired on lap 60 with a throttle problem, bless him.
     
    How times change eh? Anyways after that little history lesson I'll get to my point. 26 cars on the grid? No one (other than Rubens) has experience of that. You think we're going to see an increase in accidents of the starting line? Just for info the 1995 race itself had to be restarted due to an airborne Ferrari!
    [/F1Geek]
     
    ~IceToa~
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