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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:02 (Ref:1415927)   #1
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Brands Hatch Race thoughts

Well, that was the first ever race - and a dominant performance from Brazil. In some ways a bit dull though, the first corner was good and close, but then the top cars just drove away...

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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:06 (Ref:1415929)   #2
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i thought it was ok could have been better but i think the feature race will show better racing and also enjoyed no adverts in the race...not like f1....
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:07 (Ref:1415930)   #3
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BORING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:09 (Ref:1415932)   #4
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BORING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Oh dear, doesn't sound good. I was at Brands yesterday and was expecting a cracking race.... seems it hasn't turned out that way?

I wish I had Sky to watch it though
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:11 (Ref:1415934)   #5
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well it could have been better , just lack of action and overtaking , you could have just been watching an F1 race
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:23 (Ref:1415937)   #6
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i think the drivers for the sprint race has no reason to take any chances if they want to start the car for the feature race.

perhaps there will be more action in one hour's time.
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:24 (Ref:1415938)   #7
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The racing was always going to be the acid test, wasn't it? Pretty much everything else is great. I'd imagine drivers were saving their boost button for the main race and that, together with the pit stops, may liven things up a bit.

Piquet is beginning to look a bit special, though.
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:41 (Ref:1415945)   #8
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The racing was always going to be the acid test, wasn't it? Pretty much everything else is great. I'd imagine drivers were saving their boost button for the main race and that, together with the pit stops, may liven things up a bit.

Piquet is beginning to look a bit special, though.
I was surprised there was only accident (Holland hit by Sout-Africa(?)) during the first lap.

If I am correct:
Sprint race: 4 power boosts
Main race: 8 power boosts
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 13:55 (Ref:1415950)   #9
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Maybe the South African team will wake up and put Alan van der Merwe in the car.
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I didnt think the race was that bad, but it could have been a lot better too. A lot of the lack of action IMO comes down to the track, Brands is a fairly narrow circuit and the corners are quite smooth and flowing, not ideal for overtaking opportunites. Im thinking the feature race will be much better.
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:03 (Ref:1415980)   #11
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Race 2 !

Brazil another win, Austrailia 2nd

What was Adam Khan thinking of holding up others when he is a lap behind??
something deffo needs to be done to even out the ability levels

DAMM shame GB's engine 'cut' out during the safety car!

very impressive from Mexico to 3rd
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:04 (Ref:1415981)   #12
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Brands - Feature Race thoughts

Well, that was much better. Very close racing, and in part thanks to the pitstops and Safety Cars a nose-to-tail battle for the lead.

Pity that GB ended up breaking down whilst in the lead otherwise Piquet would have had 2 cars to pass, but still a very good race.

Good to see everyone involved in the scary shunt at Paddock Hill walked away too, a good test of the strength of these cars.
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:10 (Ref:1415986)   #13
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hmmm Will Power doesnt look very impressed on the podium
also why is he wearing a jacket over his suit, surely he cant be old
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:11 (Ref:1415987)   #14
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Just caught the last race - Reckon A1 will be bigger & better thena F1, and good luck to 'em...

Bit more power than grip, less aero reliance = Good racing

Add a few drivers willing to have a go and you have the package that F1 should be...

Watch out Bernie, your days at the top of the pile are numbered, I'd say....
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:11 (Ref:1415988)   #15
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The feature race was easily the most entertaining, a couple of ballsy overtakes and some hard racing in the middle of the pack. Shame the sprint race was a bit bland.

Aside from my fairly minor critisisms on qualifying, A1 has done enough to make me tune in for the next round.

I think as some of the less experienced drivers gain experience the races could turn out to be special.
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:13 (Ref:1415989)   #16
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well it could have been better , just lack of action and overtaking , you could have just been watching an F1 race
Except they were racing on a fantastic circuit.

Not sure how the cars will look on a sterile F1 track.
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:13 (Ref:1415990)   #17
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Did you see the "trophies" I wonder who had the job of taking the pies out before they were presented... cheapest prize ever.
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:15 (Ref:1415991)   #18
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How about Jos ? Starting as 25th and finishing 7th isn't quite bad :-) On the negative side, he now has the reputation of being the very first driver to drop out of A1GP ( during the sprintrace). All in all a very interesting race IMHO, pity RTL television here has got so many ad-breaks
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:20 (Ref:1415993)   #19
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a few things they need to sort out. such as timing in quali and getting the marshals to use blue flags when cars 3 laps behind are holding other cars up......the sprint race was rubbish but the long race was better.....it all just seemed a little amateur in place, but it IS to be expected.

they need better drivers throughout the field for it to truely exite though. no amount of push to pass buttons will stop the cream from rising to the top. piquet is a fantasticly good driver but if im being honest i dont think power, kerr etc etc are the best drivers available for each country. very talented but for a 'world cup' of motorsport to have a grid with 2 or 3 first rate drivers, 10 or 12 2nd rate drivers and bunnies. and i cant wait for firman to get into the series and for premat and speed to get their cars sorted out, then it will be even better.

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Did you see the "trophies" I wonder who had the job of taking the pies out before they were presented... cheapest prize ever.

AHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

i was thinking the same thing.

what a joke.

enjoyed the race alot though. looking forward to more.
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:22 (Ref:1415997)   #21
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So - points should be (with Brazil getting extra point for fastest overall race lap)

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Australia 16
New Zealand 15
Mexico 13
France 9
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Nice feature race by Jos Verstappen. Started from 25th position and finised at 7th spot. Impressive.
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Well done to Brazil who were the class of the field, was a bit dissapointed to see Kerr go out as it would have added to the race up front. But ow well, it helped Australia.

And to emphasis Duran's words Khan is "crazy" sometimes i really wondered what he was thinking in the feature race after he really impressed in the sprint race.

And hands on head, visor open in a roll over?? I think my helmet would do a better job than my hands protecting my head, his reactions were odd and was lucky to get away un-injured.

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What was Adam Khan thinking of holding up others when he is a lap behind??
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He wasn't holding anyone up. He was on the pace of the leaders - remember he was 4th before the pit problem set him behind. He was the shock* of the day, he never showed this pace in Formula 3B but he OWNED Parente today.

* except for Halliday, who was mesmeric. Forget Jos coming from penultimate to 7th, he came from last to 4th...
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Old 25 Sep 2005, 15:51 (Ref:1416010)   #25
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What happened to michael devaney. He did well in the sprint and could have done better if jani was not in the way.
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