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Old 03-18-2009, 09:50 AM
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New points system for F1!!! They guy with the most wins is the Champ!

http://wot.motortrend.com/6489642/mo...est/index.html
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Old 03-18-2009, 10:42 AM
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now who would have thought of that idea.
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Old 03-18-2009, 11:10 AM
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I am pretty sure during a NASCAR race an announcer said "who ever gets to the finish line first it going to win."

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Old 03-18-2009, 01:09 PM
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The big news is the rules changes for 2010; institution of a budget cap and performance breaks for teams that adhere to it


Report on rules changes:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090317/F1/903179997


Analysis:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090317/F1/903179990


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http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090317/F1/903179975
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I don't care, I'm just excited the season is nearly upon us!
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Old 03-18-2009, 02:49 PM
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Two things:

1. I foresee the driver with the most wins punting his opponent off the track (including himself) to preserve his win total.

2. MOVEABLE WINGS????? Whoowee!!!
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Old 03-18-2009, 03:55 PM
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Two things:

1. I foresee the driver with the most wins punting his opponent off the track (including himself) to preserve his win total.
Not to worry, the race stewards are really good at figuring that stuff out.

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Old 03-18-2009, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by froggy47
Not to worry, the race stewards are really good at figuring that stuff out.

Race stewards, yeah, I forgot about those!!
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Old 03-18-2009, 05:25 PM
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[QUOTE=ghoffman;1569344863]New points system for F1!!! They guy with the most wins is the Champ!

Those guys are pretty sharp. What will they come up with next?
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Old 03-18-2009, 09:12 PM
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Race stewards, yeah, I forgot about those!!
don't those guys work for Ferrari?
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Old 03-18-2009, 10:33 PM
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don't those guys work for Ferrari?
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Old 03-19-2009, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Lancer033
don't those guys work for Ferrari?
No, Red Bull.
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Old 03-19-2009, 11:10 AM
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Did you see how the old Honda F1 team is doing better than when it was owned by Honda

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