Yep, in just over a months time it will be here ……
The Australian Grand Prix. The opening race of the 2013 F1 Season.
And here’s how they prepare….
Category: Sport
Bentley Continental GT3
Come on folks…..it’s Christmas. Who wants to buy me the best prezzie ever ?
Josh’s First Byline For The Independent
Congratulations to my grandson on achieving his first byline for The Independent.
Well done Josh
Presenting the steering wheel of Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull Racing RB8
Gosh. I thought I had it tough trying to cope with my Renault Megane steering wheel and stalk controls. Just, the speed limiter/cruise control options on the wheel supplemented by the phone/entertainment controls on the stalk. Oh and then there is the satnav controls adjacent to the manual gearstick (just the six).
Button Functions
✿ DIF → Adjust the behaviour of the differential
✿ N → Puts gearbox into neutral
✿ RADIO → Push to talk to the team
✿ X → Sets a marker in the telemetry to indicate a problem is encountered
✿ DRINK → Push to drink
✿ DEFAULT → Reset certain settings to their original values
✿ TYRE → Driver adjust this knob to tell the team about the tires and adjust electronics to suit different tires
✿ KERS → Select KERS settings
✿ CLUTCH → Select clutch adjustment
✿ MIX → Change engine’s mixture settings
✿ FW. EN → Tells the team if there’s a need to change front flaps angle
✿ REV → Allow more engine revs to pass another car
✿ OIL → Activates supplementary oil tank for engine
✿ OK → Driver acknowledge if radio does not work
✿ FAIL → Command all systems…
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What Am I Doing ?
Got up at 06:00 this morning to watch F1.
The World of F1 Bids Farewell To The “Prof”
On September 12th, at the age of 84, Sid Watkins, the world-renowned neurosurgeon has died after suffering a heart attack.
The world of motor sport and in particular Formula One bids farewell to the former medical delegate.
Watkins was the on-track surgeon for 26 years from 1978 through to 2004, with his crusade to improve medical facilities in Formula One helping to dramatically cut the number of deaths and serious injuries in the sport
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-2202554/Sid-Watkins-dies-tributes-pour-F1-surgeon.html#ixzz26MdVppLI
Following Watkins retirement Max Mosley said
Professor Watkins has made a unique contribution to improving the standards of safety and medical intervention throughout motor sport.
Many drivers probably owe their lives to the Prof, both to his efforts as a first responder on the circuits and to the improvements that he instigated. Amongst those he helped to save are Gerhard Berger, Martin Donnelly, Érik Comas, Mika Häkkinen, Rubens Barrichello and Karl Wendlinger.
Watkins was married with six children and my thoughts are with his family.
Go Team GB
Well done to Stef Reid and Sophie Kamlish who both achieved personal best in the T44 200m final.
Watching Ola Abidogun receive his Bronze for the T46 100m.
Waiting for David Weir & Johnny Peacock.
Winning By A Mile
Omara Durand took gold in the Womens T13 100m final. Such a smooth runner and left the rest of the field for dust.
Listen to the roar – Look at the smile
Hannah Cockroft collecting her gold medal for the Womens 200 m
One Week In and 17 Gold Medals
One Week In and 17 Gold Medals, 24 Silver & 15 Bronze. A total of 56 at the time of writing.
Team GB are doing us proud. Yes there has been some heartache but overall so far the Paralympics have been fabulous.
The competitors are the true gold in these events, they show such heart, such spirit.
WrAnTz 