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Jealous? I've heard that there is something to it that the French dislike the English as much as the English dislike them!




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Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

I was doing over that speed in France with a full boot & roofbox!

So was I in a 1.6 Zafira, cruised at 105mph and went up to 120mph at some stage.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rossi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-December-2007 at 17:01
Originally posted by dryle dryle wrote:

Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

I was doing over that speed in France with a full boot & roofbox!

So was I in a 1.6 Zafira, cruised at 105mph and went up to 120mph at some stage.

didn't think France was that hilly...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Sporty1 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-December-2007 at 18:20
Originally posted by Rossi Rossi wrote:

Originally posted by dryle dryle wrote:

Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

I was doing over that speed in France with a full boot & roofbox!

So was I in a 1.6 Zafira, cruised at 105mph and went up to 120mph at some stage.

didn't think France was that hilly...

French Alps.....verticle drop off the highest point.


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Originally posted by Sporty1 Sporty1 wrote:

Originally posted by Rossi Rossi wrote:

Originally posted by dryle dryle wrote:

Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

I was doing over that speed in France with a full boot & roofbox!

So was I in a 1.6 Zafira, cruised at 105mph and went up to 120mph at some stage.

didn't think France was that hilly...

French Alps.....verticle drop off the highest point.

 

Nah that was last year in my car, there were a few hills involved with the zafira but I knocked an hour off the driving time.

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It seems Mr Hamilton is struggling without driver aids in the McLaren MP4-23, namely traction control..see here

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Originally posted by Rossi Rossi wrote:

It seems Mr Hamilton is struggling without driver aids in the McLaren MP4-23, namely traction control..see here

never mind  - "McLaren have announced a five-year extension to their contract with star driver Lewis Hamilton. The new agreement, which starts for 2008, will run up to and including the 2012 season.

The announcement takes the length of McLaren’s relationship with Hamilton to a total of 15 years, believed to be among the longest running associations between a sportsman and a team in motorsport history..."

read more here - http://www.formula1.com/

 

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 540 V8 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-January-2008 at 19:56
Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

Originally posted by Rossi Rossi wrote:

It seems Mr Hamilton is struggling without driver aids in the McLaren MP4-23, namely traction control..see here

never mind  - "McLaren have announced a five-year extension to their contract with star driver Lewis Hamilton. The new agreement, which starts for 2008, will run up to and including the 2012 season.

The announcement takes the length of McLaren’s relationship with Hamilton to a total of 15 years, believed to be among the longest running associations between a sportsman and a team in motorsport history..."

read more here - http://www.formula1.com/

 

I think that type of relationship in a team can ony be a good thing. They know each other and the way they work so in theory any problems they encounter can be resolved quicker and channels of communication should be much clearer meaning Hamilton will get the best from the team and the team the best from Hamilton. Here's hoping anyway!

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