[Official] Round 09 : British Grand Prix

[S14]

A quick question - I finally caught the GP on Speed - days later, natch - and I've got to ask, when they were spraying the champagne, were they playing Bizet at the circuit (sounded like the overture from Carmen) or was that just on tv?

[Born Racer]

I don't understand why Ferrari didn't run a couple of longer stints on the hards, a few laps each stint and then several laps shorter on the softs. That would have given them the edge. As it was, they were really risking those softs.

S14- that usually plays out over the tannoy.

[mini1400]

Originally Posted by beau1

If things like the larger music festivals, other massive sporting events or one-offs like the Queen's Barge up the Thames and the majority of the Olympic Relay had been cancelled, then maybe it would be a better comparison.

Most of the larger events that I can think of have been cancelled either due to the economic climate/low ticket sales or due to clashes with the Olympics.

T in the Park?

[beau1]

Originally Posted by mini1400

T in the Park?

T In the Park went ahead and wasn't affected by the weather anymore than the majority of other festivals this year.

As far I know they weren't turning away paying customers for a day of the festival.

[Adam43]

Maybe mini1400 was thinking about the Hyde Park concert this week. Bruce is going ahead, but paying customers were turned away earlier in the week and couldn't see Kylie.

Originally Posted by Pete Waterman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18785438
People have come from all over the world to make this happen...
What can I say? We've had exceptional weather. If it's not safe, it's not safe and you can't control that.

Sounds so similar it hurts.

[beau1]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Maybe mini1400 was thinking about the Hyde Park concert this week. Bruce is going ahead, but paying customers were turned away earlier in the week and couldn't see Kylie.
Sounds so similar it hurts.

Thanks for the clarification.

Thats a bit bizarre if you ask me. That show was meant to be happening on Wednesday and yet Hard Rock Calling hasn't been cancelled even though it is at the same location and started on Friday.

Sounds like the one-off event wasn't organised properly whereas the annual one was and could cope with the conditions.

[Adam43]

Sacrifice the lesser event for the big one at the weekend?