Snake Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 (edited) So BOSS!!! Edited September 11, 2011 by Snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuderiaT1fos1 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Schumi Ferrari just suck on those P Zero Whites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Missed the race yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theneurotoxin Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) Sam Michael has moved to McLaren for the next season. Good move for both parties concerned. Edited September 13, 2011 by Art Vandelay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 ^^ Why is that a good move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Megz, you havent spoken about the race.....what hpnd??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theneurotoxin Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) First, no one replaced Dave Ryan as sporting director at McLaren after the liegate scandal at Melbourne in 2009. Second, McLaren will be better off with some common sense from an experienced head. Really odd and some downright stupid race strategies and poor pitwall to cockpit communication (mainly applicable to the racecraft-lacking Ali G) have cost them majorly this season; notably, victories at Monza and Monaco. As for Sam Michael, any move away from the sinking ship at Williams is welcome. That it's McLaren is a bonus. Edited September 13, 2011 by Art Vandelay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersim Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) Megz, you havent spoken about the race.....what hpnd??? you can find her in the heart broken thread . Pun intended . hamilton Edited September 13, 2011 by supersim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 First, no one replaced Dave Ryan as sporting director at McLaren after the liegate scandal at Melbourne in 2009. Second, McLaren will be better off with some common sense from an experienced head. Really odd and some downright stupid race strategies and poor pitwall to cockpit communication (mainly applicable to the racecraft-lacking Ali G) have cost them majorly this season; notably, victories at Monza and Monaco. As for Sam Michael, any move away from the sinking ship at Williams is welcome. That it's McLaren is a bonus. I'm reminded of Adrian Newey when he did the same As for Ali G, he is doing Jenson a huge favour by doing whatever he is doing now.....last race, he wasn't even driving naturally.....he was just driving to finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Hamilton will be back.. But I am not sure this new recruitment in Mclaren is for good.. But I am noob here so.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Hamilton will be back to crash into other people.. But I am not sure this new recruitment in Mclaren is for good.. But I am noob here so.. fixed for your megz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaka_messi Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) F1 race caught up in Customs row NEW DELHI: Just 45 days before India's date with its first Formula 1 race, the government is locked in a tussle with the organizers over customs duties that threatens to derail the mega event. The sticking point is the Customs department's insistence that the organizers of the Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix pay duty upfront on all equipment coming into the country for the race. While no valuation has ever been done on F1 equipment, it is estimated that the duty on them could come to around Rs 600 crore or more. The organizers, Jaypee Sports India (JPSI), have been asking for declaration of a custom bonded area, as is the practice worldwide, which would enable the F1 cargo to land and immediately be taken to the track where everything is assembled and dissembled, and then flown out of the country after the event. This is done on the premise that nothing is being imported or exported in or out of the country, thus avoiding custom duty. For instance, during the Singapore Grand Prix, the country's customs department allows the temporary import of all cars and equipment for the main and support races. This enables the goods to be imported into Singapore without payment of duty or Goods & Services Tax (GST), with the condition that these goods would be were re-exported after the event. However, the Indian government, bent on classifying Formula 1 as entertainment and not sport, has not extended any such help, the organizers say. As a result, JPSI might have to pay custom duty on the cargo that lands in India. With no known estimates of the F1 paddock, JPSI could be coughing up Rs 600 crore or more to allow the cargo to land in India for the race. After a deduction of 2%, the remaining amount will be returned to JPSI. JPSI has over the past few months been writing letters and meeting government officials to get all approvals in place for the grand prix. In a letter dated Sept 7, 2011, signed by Shankar Lal, under secretary in the sports ministry, the government approved the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India's request to hold the Formula 1 Grand Prix in the country at "no cost to the government" but subject to certain conditions. Even after issuing the letter, the government, is still mulling the issue. "No decision has been taken yet. It is being discussed," said a revenue department official. But sources in the finance ministry said under the rules F1 is not eligible for any exemption. Under sec 25 (2) of the Customs Act 1962, ad-hoc exemption is given to some security establishments and imports related to "national interest" only. There is another interesting irony in the government's stance. Though it insists that F1 is not a sport, yet it recognizes the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India as a national sports federation. More bizarrely, one of the conditions for approval to the F1 event, according to a sports ministry letter dated August 10, 2011, was that JPSI make a "contribution" of Rs 10 crore per annum to the National Sports Development Fund for the entire duration of the contract, that is, 2011 to 2015, extendable by another five years, and set up sports academies. Edited September 14, 2011 by kaka_messi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theneurotoxin Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Hamilton will be back.. But I am not sure this new recruitment in Mclaren is for good.. But I am noob here so.. Oh don't worry. He'll do more good than Hamilton has ever done. For that matter even doing nothing is better than writing off a car every other race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 very true what they say about vettel, nice pic megz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Oye, i dont dislike Vettel.. he is a Champion and I acknowledge that. It's just that I can't stand his finger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 ^That's ..er...dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhar Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 so who all have bought tickets for INDIAN GRAND PRIX ? I have brought 8 already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theneurotoxin Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Thanks to our friendly neighbourhood Indian government it may get cancelled after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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