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F1 News & Discussions => General F1 Discussion => F1 Experiences => Topic started by: aazz on September 24, 2009, 10:49:23 AM
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G'day everyone,
I landed in Singapore early Thursday morning after being delayed in Sydney by the biggest dust storm its ever seen. Here's a couple of photos of the show cars in Singapore. I will try and get some good shots each day and post them up as soon as I can.
Aazz.
P.S. Andy B sorry about not saying anything in your Singapore GP post, I really need to come to the forum more often, have (had?) a great time at the race and good old Australia.
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Well done Aazz I'll be there on Saturday morning, Singapore time. What stand are you in?
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Good pix, aazz! We're looking forward to hearing from our two "on site reporters" all week-end! :good:
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Great photos aazz :good:, hope you manage to get as close as that to the cars at the track.
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I'm in the Stamford Grandstand between turns 7 and 8.
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Have a great weekend aazz :good:
Neil.P
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Excellent stuff aazz :good:
Have a great time and I can't wait to see some of your snaps.
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Good pics aazz, you two have a great weekend. :yahoo:
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Remember to wave to us on TV! ;)
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Some photos as promised, sorry about the quality but the fence is making it difficult.
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A couple more :good:
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The last ones from the first two practice sessions.
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Good work aazz, it certainly looks like you are close to the track so I hope you are enjoying yourself.
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Outstanding, Aazz! :good:
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Great pics, now if only we could hear the noise...
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I love the way the cars look under the lights!
Great job! :good:
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I know NASCAR uses a more highly reflective metallic paint for its night races. It looks like F1 might, too.
I see Brawn has Canon logos on the cars. As much money as I've spent on Canon cameras and gear over the years, I may have as much in those cars as Branson! :D
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The cars do look a lot better under lights and where I'm sitting the sound is bouncing between a building and the corporate boxes at the back of the stand, I've never heard them louder, it's great :D
According to Peter Windsor, he was commentating during the first practice session, the Canon sponorship is from Canon of Singapore and is for this race only.
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Well done, Aazz. It's good to have an on-site reporter! :yahoo:
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Absolutely brilliant photos aazz. I can only imagine what it's like to be so close to the cars. the noise must be unbelievable. It's great to see raw pictures from a spectator point of view, and the cars do look fantastic in the artificial light. Keep em coming. :good:
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I'm in the Stamford Grandstand between turns 7 and 8.
well done aazz, remember to fit ear defenders won't you?
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Some pictures of the third practice session and qualifying. There's also a picture looking out from the bridge, that is part of the track,to the marina.
Yeah SennaMan, I sure do have the ear plugs in, I wouldn't hear again if I didn't.
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The rest of them :yahoo:
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And in other little pieces of trivia from interviews tonight.
Jackie Stewart is tipping a Hamilton win with Rosberg on the podium.
Kimi said he is slow because the car hasn't had an update since Hungary and won't have anymore this year. Fisichella hasn't got any confidence in the car and cannot push.
Chris Dyer, Ferrari's head of engineering?? was asked who will be driving next year. He was very vague in his answear, even when asked if Alonso will be there, but said they will have the two best drivers they can get. :o He then went on to say Massa will be ready for winter testing.
BMW have a brand new gearbox this weekend.
Button had the poos and wouldn't talk to the track reporter, who is Lousie Goodman of ITV fame.
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Azz, my full kudos to you. Your an incredible photographer mate, just amazing picutres (thanks for the Webber pics), your a great on track reporter too.... I think I might have to petition Wiz to give you title of GP Wiz Reporter.... LOL...
Have a great time at the race tonight, I'm insanely jealous.
Rom :good:
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The night shot of the water was great, too. What kind of camera are you using?
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Cos, I have a Canon 400D body with a 100-400mm L series IS lens and also a 24-105mm L series IS lens. And I keep Canon IXUS 75 in my top pocket, just in case.
No worries about the Webber pictures Rom, I always try to get plenty of him.
Time to head out to the race now. :yahoo:GO WEBBER!!! :yahoo:
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Hope you enjoyed the race, aazz, and pity about Webber having brake problems.
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Sorry people no race pictures tonight. After the race I walked the track and got some good photos especially into the pit garages and parc ferme. At the part of the track that goes behind the paddock there was a break in the fence, so I went through it. While walking up this pathway I came to a sign that said F1 Paddock , so I followed it. There was a gate into the back of the pits, so I went in. And some of the photos I took follow. Getting in there was a great experience, there were a lot of faces I have only ever seen on TV and to be so close to the cars and garages was great, words can't descibe the buzz I got from being in there. At the Brawn office next to the gate some people tried to get in after me but were turned away by security, I just put my head down and kept walking, I don't know why they just let me walk in. Sure made up for Webber's result. Sorry about the amount of photos, I didn't know which ones to cull. A word of warning, more will follow.
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Some more
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More.
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More again.
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A few more.
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Jacques Villeneuve was at the race and he was interviewed by Louise Goodman about why he was there. He said the only reason he was there was to try and find a drive for next year. I can't remember his exact words but it was along the lines of "I wouldn't waste one of my weekends off coming to a race for a holiday". It made me wonder why he wants to get back into the sport. When asked who he was talking to, he said "some people", I wonder if he doesn't want to name these people because they all said no.
Also I couldn't go where I did without an autograph.
On the front of my ticket (the side with the barcode) is Nakajima, Hiedfeld and Coulthard.
On the back is Sutil, Barrichello and Liuzzi.
Sorry about the spelling and length, it's 3:15am here and the buzz of the pits has subsided.
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Brilliant photos. I am really looking forward to going back to a grand prix again next year.
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Great job aazz,outstanding photos and a thanks to Andy for
his rain insight
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Outstanding work, Aazz! Good job on getting "behind the scenes."
I'm a Canon man myself. My main unit is my trusty 20D. A while back I got A40's for all of our field crews, and I carry one for a back-up. I also still have my Elan 7E 35mm.
Well done to you too, Andy. There's nothing like actually being there! :yahoo:
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Holy crap Aazz! Amazing that you got in there. And those autograph's on your ticket - what a fantastic souveneir! The keys were in the safety car and it was unguarded and you didn't hop in for a spin? Shame on you :D
Thanks for all the pics - send some originals to Wiz and maybe he can post them somewhere for us to look at in HD.
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You must have been wearing you official GP Wizard I.D badge. It's good to get you in anywhere! :yahoo:
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A few race shots.
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My last few shots.
All in all the Singapore GP was a great experience, I would recommend it to anyone. Getting into the pits was just an added bonus. ScottyD I would have loved to have gone for a drive but I was trying to be inconspicuous and not push my luck ;)
The city itself is also very good, easy to get around and plenty to do. If someone is thinking of a holiday you could do a lot worse than Singapore, I really enjoyed my week here.
Aazz :D
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I love the pic of Heidfeld chatting with Sutil...I imagine there were some creative german swear words being said by Heidfeld... ;) ;)
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Well done Aazz you're much better organised than me but then I had a wife and son to contend with when not at the circuit. Pictures to follow and the fencing is a problem. :good: