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What race was this picture???

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  1. Joe Clarke

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    ?????

    Thanks

    Joe.
     
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  2. Sarge

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    There's a Brawn, so it must be 2009. And there's a long, wide start-finish straight with the pits on the drivers' right. There's a grass verge and the track surface looks mature, so it's probably a European circuit.

    Monza?
     
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  3. Sportydan

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    I think it could be Malaysia, because of the Petronas advertising ?
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    Look Familiar ?
     
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  4. u408379965

    u408379965 Well-Known Member

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    Yep, there's a Malaysian flag above the grid as well.
     
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  5. nh-f1

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    And it says Malaysia to the left in big blue writing!!
     
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  6. Sarge

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    well, knock me down with a feather! <laugh>
     
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  7. McLarenBluebird

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    i took a guess of Malaysia based on the pit exit, how bad is that!
     
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  8. EternalMSC

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    Thats shows you have good analysis skills.
     
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  9. di Fredsta!

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    I guessed Malaysia from the width of the track :p
     
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  10. McWilliams

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    Ha ha, that would be Vale / Club Corner, Silverstone, 2010 (lap 16).

    God I hope I'm right this time, or I'll be well and truly :embarrassed:!
     
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  12. McWilliams

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    You didn't have to be that specific, Silverstone 2010 would have done!

    Your go.
     
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  13. Sarge

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    Sorry, just showing off.

    How about this one?

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  14. EternalMSC

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    Jackie stewart...
    Tartan rimmed helmet.
     
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  15. EternalMSC

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    And the flag on the front of the car.
     
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  16. Sarge

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    Very good, but the question was not 'Who is it?' but 'What race was this?'.
    Not really fair though I admit, as there's not much in the picture to give a clue as to the venue. It was actually the 1969 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, which Jackie won.

    So here's another one to be going on with. what race was this?

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  17. EternalMSC

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    Italy 1999, I heard Italian thugs threw things at him whilst he was emotional because the race had to have stopped, (mistake on pole).
     
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  18. EternalMSC

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    WTF am I talking about, he locked his rear tyres and spun into the gravel trap. The race carried on.
     
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  19. Sarge

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    Quite right. Apparently he mistakenly selected first gear instead of second, which is what tipped him into the spin.
     
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  20. EternalMSC

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    Do that on F1 2010 with no flashbacks, often I would like to sit on my toilet and cry when I **** up a race half way through IN CAREER MODE. :(
     
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