Lewis Hamilton Could Be The First Billionaire!!!

[puddicat]

I really admire is achievements but being a billionaire thats absurb!!!!

[ummmm]

I think there are others you know.....

[Gormless]

F1 drivers are arguably the fittest and most skilful sportsmen in the world. They have to endure multi-G forces sideways upwards and downwards for 2 hours at a time, in all weathers. Jackie Stewart once was ill so much so that he vomited into his helmet at Monaco - and still won.

Look at their neck muscles - these are exceptional people, but maybe like you I do wish they would donate all their income to the Congo.

[Panic Button]

The Congo problem isn't due to money - it's due to fighting.

How is money going to solve that? He should give it to me.

[joggerjayne]

Gormless ...

... as all that we know about cars is what colour they are ...

... I don't understand how the "upwards and downwards" G forces come into play with a vehicle that only moves in a horizontal plane.

Dumb Bird
Brighton

[Gormless]

jj there are swoops and dives on F1 circuits. The best is Eau Rouge at Spa in Belgium. TV doesn't do it justice, it is a very steep hill (I won a number of F3 races there). At Interlagos the track after the start falls away downhill and to the left after the start. The driver experiences up to 7g upwards.

[joggerjayne]

I see. Thanks Gormless.

Oh, and ... congratulations. That sounds quite clever, winning those races.

[Gormless]

Why is that so funny gibbon-face?

[jno]

that's odd, Lewis was just telling me today he wished Gormless would donate all his income to the Congo. I told him not to get his hopes up.

[Gormless]

I raced F3 around Spa and won once, and I can tell you that when you go down the hill past Casino Square then swoop up to Eau Rouge (means red water) you get a spinal thump of around 7g, the F1 guys get about 14g, upwards.

[Doc.Spock.1]

I went to the French grand prix in Dijon 1n 1979. Most boring thing I have ever seen in my life.



I could not believe grown men could stand there with a stopwatch, pen and clipboard.


They are as sad as trainspotters.

[black-dog]

Gormless, stop talking b0ll0x. What year did you 'allegedly' race F3 around Spa?

Do tell.

[black-dog]

The reason I ask? Casino Square is Monaco.

[Gormless]

I didn't "allegedly" race, I actually raced, and I am not going to tell you when because we are not supposed to give away personal details on here, and also because there are some right nutters on here.

[black-dog]

Full of sh!te.

I suppose you went round in your 'Exige' haha.

[Gormless]

Well that shows how much you know about it. Go and do some reading.

[black-dog]

Or did you get the lap record on your badly painted Trek mountain bike?

Hmmm. As I said. Full of sh!te.

[Gormless]

Kona Kula Deluxe, with super whizzy Mavic wheels