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[edit] WPF1 New Member
Welcome to WPF1. Ther is a Newsletter exclusive to WPF1 members. All we ask are things listed. Chubbennaitor 16:54, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Lucas Di Grassi
Hi Cdhaptomos. I've reverted your change of moving Lucas Di Grassi to Lucas di Grassi. Di Grassi's official website consistently uses a capital 'D', so it seems reasonable for us to follow that example. Currently, all references to him within the English Wikipedia (that I'm aware of) also use capital 'D'. I'm more than happy to discuss the issue at Talk:Lucas Di Grassi, but if the consensus is that it needs to be changed, then we need to change it everywhere throughout Wikipedia. Regards. DH85868993 (talk) 22:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Could I ask y u removed the WD for the Monaco Grand Prix of Sato and Davidson. Chubbennaitor 20:59, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
What I don't understand is y for SA but not the drivers. I'd understand not every one and update per race but not just one WD and expect people to automatically know that they withdrew from every race ( as far as we know). Chubbennaitor 21:07, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
I know they weren't expected but they still withdrew didn't they. I know that if I'd just got interested in F1 and I saw the page I'd want to know why they haven't been marked down. They don't need WD but the white boxes would be fine. Chubbennaitor 10:34, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Never mind. They withdrew from everything but the decision is ok. Chubbennaitor 13:07, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Notability of Dionysus Explorer Scout Unit
A tag has been placed on Dionysus Explorer Scout Unit requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 11:31, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Individual Explorer Scout units are just not going to meet our requirements for notability. Unlike, say, Vijay Mallya or Aberystwyth (subjects on which you have edited in the past), the DESU is simply not of international relevance or interest. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:49, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] NW recipient
Welcome to the NW. If you want to edit it you may after adding your name to the contributors list. Chubbennaitor 16:42, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WPF1 Newsletter (June)
The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter
Year I - Issue 5 - June 2008
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"Unless I'm very much mistaken....I AM very much mistaken!" Murray Walker agrees with most people who talk about him.
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The Current Improvement Drive is Juan Manuel Fangio.
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Carnage after the pit lane pile-up. Rosberg just becomes untangled while Hamilton and Raikkonen get out of their cars
Carnage after the pit lane pile-up. Hamilton and Raikkonen's cars left stranded on the pit-lane exit.
- The week before the Turkish Grand Prix there was a controversy over Super Aguri being barred from the Istanbul paddock. This was a result of Honda's Nick Fry telling Bernie Ecclestone that Super Aguri wouldn't be competing in the race after worries that Weigl's sponsorship would be insufficient. The next day Super Aguri announced that they would be departing from Formula One, as the team was past saving. McLaren went into Turkey hoping for a good result and got a mixed one with Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finishing second and twelfth respectively. The lights had a bit of a problem at the start but eventually the race got underway with Hamilton overtaking his team-mate. Kimi Räikkönen got overtaken by a fast-starting Alonso while Giancarlo Fisichella charged into the back of Kazuki Nakajima. Hamilton chose a three-stop strategy due to high tyre wear, but put in a fantastic overtaking manoeuvre on Felipe Massa. Late-race there was a three-way battle between Jenson Button, Nelsinho Piquet and a recovering Kovalainen, who had his left-rear tyre punctured by Räikkönen's front wing on the first lap. Button was struggling on the option tyre while Piquet was trying some moves; on his second overtaking chance he pushed Button into the pit entrance causing Button to slow. Probably thinking it was Hamilton lapping him, Button let Kovalainen pass on the corner immediately after (first corner). Massa thus won the first race of the month, with Lewis Hamilton and his Ferrari team-mate following in hot pursuit behind. Rubens Barrichello celebrated his 257th Grand Prix start by finishing 14th with a "257" paint job on the car and a special "257-themed" helmet. Barrichello's 257th GP race surpassed Riccardo Patrese's former record of 256 GPs, making him the most experienced driver in F1 history. After the Spanish Grand Prix he celebrated in a round of golf accompanied by ITV's Louise Goodman and fellow racers. A week before the Monaco Grand Prix a test was held at Paul Ricard. There were mixed results with only 11-12 cars being tested per day and the sessions being affected by changeable weather. Honda kept their promise and the wings on the nose got a makeover with other visible changes as well.
Then the circus moved to Monaco, the stylish venue on the calendar mapped around the bay of Monte Carlo. McLaren's drivers had special diamond studded helmets for the occasion. On the Tuesday that week Mark Webber proved to be the man of the hour after using First Aid on his companion, AMD's Morris Denton, alongside cycling legend, Lance Armstrong. A car had hit Denton through some traffic works; he would need 90 stitches but arrived at the paddock that weekend. Fisichella didn't get his wish of a points finish on his 200th Grand Prix start after retiring with a jumping gearbox. At the start of the parade lap, Kovalainen stalled and had to start from the pit lane, but despite starting from there he grabbed the last of the points-paying positions with eighth and catching up to seventh; he finished three seconds behind Kazuki Nakajima after the gap was sixteen seconds just five laps before. The race started in the rain for the first time since 1997 and the Ferraris came under pressure from Hamilton at the start with Räikkönen falling back to third. Massa led early on, whilst Hamilton tapped the wall and sustained a puncture. However, the McLaren team was able to use the changed pit-stop strategy to their advantage due to frequent Safety Car periods and the gradual improvement in the weather that necessitated a switch to dry tyres before the end of the race. While Massa and Robert Kubica struggled on worn tyres and heavy fuel loads mid-race, Hamilton was able to build up a big enough lead to maintain first position after his second pit stop. Kubica, who jumped past Massa when the Ferrari driver had a brief excursion at Ste. Devote, finished ahead of the Brazilian in second place, but there was last-minute drama behind. Adrian Sutil was running in a strong fourth place after the final safety car period until a recovering Räikkönen, who had earlier damaged his front wing and been forced to pit, slipped up going into the Nouvelle Chicane. Kimi only put on another new front wing and rejoined in ninth, but a devastated Sutil had bad car damage and retired just before the race's 90% distance mark. This left the way clear for Webber, Sebastian Vettel (débuting the Toro Rosso STR3 chassis), Nakajima, Barrichello and Kovalainen to finish in the points.
Two weeks later, the championship moved to Canada on its annual trip to North America. The track had been partially resurfaced since 2007, but these new sections of tarmac began to break up, causing a hazard throughout the race weekend. Nevertheless, Hamilton seemed unaffected as he set a pole position time 0.6 seconds faster than second-placed Kubica. In the race, the front two and third man Räikkönen held position until the first round of pit stops, which were taken under Safety Car conditions. Hamilton lost position to his two pursuers with a longer stop, but then compounded his problems by running into the back of Räikkönen as the Finn and Kubica waited for the green light to come on at the end of the pitlane. Both retired, whilst Nico Rosberg (who was also involved) lost his front wing. Both Hamilton and Rosberg have been given ten-place grid penalties for the next race of the season, in France. This incident, fuel rig problems for Massa and Kovalainen's poor pace turned the race into an all-BMW Sauber fight between Kubica and Nick Heidfeld. Choosing different strategies, the former prevailed by making an additional pitsop to the latter. The race marked Kubica's and BMW's first win in F1, and the first time since the 1999 European Grand Prix that neither Ferrari, McLaren nor Renault has appeared on the podium, as David Coulthard finished in third place to take his first points of the season. Timo Glock was also a first-time 2008 scorer as he beat the recovering Massa to the flag, and they were followed home by Jarno Trulli, Barrichello and Vettel. Massa performed the most impressive pass of the race in his progress from the back of the field following his fuel glitch by passing Jenson Button and Kovalainen simulataneously at the Old Pits Hairpin. The result has elevated Kubica into the lead of the Drivers' Championship, with Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Heidfeld not far behind. Chubbennaitor, Barkjon , Diniz(talk) Sage J Callahan
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Note 1: Vettel didn't qualify after hitting the wall and damaging his STR3 in Saturday morning practice.
Note 2: Bourdais changed his engine after qualifying and got a five-place grid penalty (to the back of the grid.
Note 3: Button set one time of 1:23.565 but then drove back into the pits with a gearbox problem he started 18th on the grid in front of the two Toro Rossos.
Note 4: Mark Webber spun at the end of Q2 but with a secured place in Q3. He did not set a time due to the car not being suitable to drive.
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- Driver of the Month
- Rubens Barrichello
Barrichello's #2 status became well-known at the 2002 Austrian GP.
Rubens Barrichello is the only current driver in F1 to have race against (or with) Ayrton Senna. Barrichello began his career with Jordan in 1993, and has raced for Stewart Grand Prix, Ferrari, and (currently) Honda. As of Michael Schumacher's retirement in 2006, he is currently the most experienced driver on the grid today. Barichello was close friends with Aryton Senna, and he was his teammate during the time of his death in 1994. He left Jordan after the end of the 1996 season. He joined Stewart Grand Prix in 1997, but only finished three races, including a second place finish at Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari signed Barrichello in 2000, but he had to play in the #2 status role behind Michael Schumacher, which was most obvious at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix, where he moved over at the finish line to let Schumacher win, after being told to do so. In 2004, he did exceptionally well, finishing second in the standings, behind only his teammate, Michael Schumacher. He joined Honda F1 in 2006, becoming agitated with playing second fiddle to Schumacher. No points were won by him in the 2007 season, mainly due to the Honda RA107 engine; the engine was the problem for Honda in both 2006 and 2007 seasons after it being unreliable. In the season opener he was running and finished 6th but was disqualified after ignoring a red light when exiting the pit lane due to the safety car arriving. In the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix, he had his 257th race, making him the most experienced driver in F1 history. His first points finish since the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix came at the Monaco Grand Prix with a sixth place after the incident involving Adrian Sutil, in 4th, and Kimi Räikkönen, in 5th, at the Nouveille Chicane giving him a two place boost from 8th. Another boost came at Canada after a very eventful race. Sadly he moved from 4th to 7th and almost to 9th in the last 20 laps in a race that looked good for Honda and him with Button running one place behind him until Button pitted and Barrichello lost places.
Written by Sage Callahan and Chubbennaitor
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--Diniz(talk) 21:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Former F1 team infoboxes
Hi Cdhaptomos. I notice you are adding {{Former F1 team}} infoboxes to several articles. Good work! But may I make a request to save some rework later - would you be able to insert a space between flagicons and the associated text (e.g. 
Craig Pollock rather than Craig Pollock), per WP:F1 standard practice? There's no need to go back and update the ones you've already done, but if you could do this for any future ones that would be good. Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 17:24, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- On second thoughts, again in the interests of saving possible future rework, you might want to hold off on adding too many flags into the infoboxes - we have discussed the issue of flags in infoboxes a couple of times at WP:F1 (see Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Formula_One/Archive_12#Flags and Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Formula_One/Archive_13#Team_flags) and there is some feeling that adding flags for all the people in F1 team infoboxes might contravene Wikipedia:Mosflag#Do_not_emphasize_nationality_without_good_reason. Regards. DH85868993 (talk) 17:46, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
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