Rikblak

@Rikblak (26)

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Dont Leave Alonso

Philxav @Philxav (733) • Malaysia 16 Aug 07

Oh dear.. Is Alonso really leaving McLaren?

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Rikblak It's confirmed, Alonso is indeed leaving McLaren, I can't say I am surprised. The interesting rumour (and there are many) is that as part of the severance deal, he may not race for a manufacturer based team next year which means he will not be able to go...

5 Nov 07

Michael Schumacher - How many of you know this incident?

jayarajgr @jayarajgr (816) • India 21 Jan 07

The year was 1997. The last race of the year was in Jerez. Two drivers were in close contention for the championship. Michael Schumacher with 78 points and Jack Villenueve with 77 points. Villanueve had to finish ahead of Schumi...

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Rikblak I remember it well, I believe I am right in saying that this race was also Mika Hakkinens first race win. As for the incident itself it was nothing new in F1 indeed Schumacher did something similar in 1994 in Australia to Damon Hill. That time he won the...

27 Oct 07

Hamilton pushed the wrong button

steerforth @steerforth (1797) • Italy 23 Oct 07

I have heard on the news on tv that Hamilton said that he made a mistake during the grand prix of Brasil: he pushed the wrong button and the car could not go away, so there was not a problem to the car but he did a mistake. What...

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Rikblak McLaren themselves have said that he didn't push any wrong buttons. I think that Martin Brundle probably got it right in his commentary when he said the most likely cause is that going over some of the big bumps on this circuit knocked something offline, which...

27 Oct 07

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and the winner is.....

loumcm @loumcm (31) • Italy 22 Oct 07

As a result of this shame 2007 championship, after 5 hours of discussion at the end of the race saying Kimi was the winner, it's now ufficial: Kimi is the 2007 winner driver's championshit. Why a shame? Well, just to analayse...

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Rikblak I think on the whole Lewis has done a stunning job this year but the championship was more his to lose than for the others to win. He was robbed of the title by a combination of his mistakes which are excusable for a rookie, and his teams mistakes, such as...

22 Oct 07

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Any helpful hints and tips for keeping motivated?!

rpeck2000 @rpeck2000 (95) 17 Oct 07

Hi, I have been trying to write a novel for as long as I can remember, and though I have at least 4 different storylines which would make great novels (I think) I get to about chapted 4 and then lose all impetus. Anyone got any...

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Rikblak The author of the Sharpe series Bernard Cornwell, has his own website on their he has a section of tips on how he goes about writing his books, and as he has about 50 in print and still turns out two a year I guess it works for him. I can't remember the...

18 Oct 07

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Happy Birthday, "Star Trek"! (Sept. the 8th 1966)

stvasile @stvasile (7306) • Romania 8 Sep 07

41 years ago "Star Trek" (The Original Series) premiered on TV!80 episodes were produced, 79 of which were aired. Although canceled after a relatively short run, the program was placed in syndication, where it spawned a strong fan...

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Rikblak Star Trek also had (at the time) the most controversial moment on American TV, which provoked a huge response. The scene in question was the episode where Kirk kissed Uhura, the first interracial kiss on TV.

17 Oct 07

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