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Archive 1

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It looks good so far; I've made a list of information which could be added, sourced from AUTOCOURSE.

Lead

  • It could be noted that Schumacher was passed by Berger as well at the first corner, but repassed on lap five. (lap chart, p.214)
  • It could also be worth noting in the lead that Schumacher had three sets of brand-new tyres for the race, whereas Hill and Coulthard had only two each, as well as the fact that Coulthard switched from a three to two-stopp strategy. (p.209)

Background

  • Williams were favourites to win the race due to the high-downforce track (similar to the Hungaroring). (p.209)
  • Coulthard is confirmed as moving to McLaren for 1996: he will also take Hill's race engineer, David Brown, with him and receive a reputed threefold salary increase. (p.209)
  • Hill under pressure following his poor European GP: there are quotations from Coulthard, Brundle and Schumacher criticising him on p.209 which I can give you if you would like them. Also rumours that he will be swapped with Berger for 1996 denied by all parties concerned (p.209)
  • Benetton introduced revised rear suspension geometry for this race. (p.209)
  • Since Morbidelli is described as returning to Footwork, Gachot should be described as returning to Pacific. Some more information: Délétraz was originally signed for four races but dropped due to lack of performance and a sponsor defaulting on payments. Keith Wiggins wanted Katsumi Yamamoto to drive, but he was denied a Super Licence (as was Oliver Gavin for the Australian GP, if you ever want to improve that article). [1]
    • Ah, I noticed that myself. Unfortunately, F1 Rejects would have nearly zero chance of passing WP:RS and WP:SPS; same reason why ChicaneF1 is not considered a RS. D.M.N. (talk) 16:13, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
      • That's a shame, as the only other sources I can find are forums and even less reliable! There have been no objections to F1 Rejects being a prominent source in the Forti GA nomination, so would it be able to include it until it is objected to?--Diniz(talk) 16:01, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
        • I might. I mean, it doesn't really affect the quality of the article not including the source; when the article does get to FAC; F1 Rejects will get shot down like ChicaneF1 did in the first few Japan FAC's. D.M.N. (talk) 16:47, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
  • On Thursday, the FIA World Council debated the issue of driver etiquette, deciding not to introduce new rules but emphasising that the International Sporting Code would be enforced on the basis that drivers are free to drive as they wish "provided they do not deliberately endanger another driver or repeatedly obstruct him on a straight", following a number of controversial incidents (mostly involving Hill and Schumacher) during the year. (p.211)
    • I believe the spat between Hill and Schumacher continued after the race because of the turn 1 near-collision. I'll put that in the Post-race later. D.M.N. (talk) 16:13, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
  • The World Council also formalises rule changes affecting the time and duration of free practice and qualifying sessions from 1996 onwards. This results in an increase of the 23-lap mileage limit per day to 30, an increase in the number of FP sessions from two to three, and the removal of the Friday qualifying session. (p.211)

--Diniz(talk) 15:37, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

More comments

Quotations

Pre-practice

Post-qualifying

Post-race

--Diniz(talk) 15:56, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

I just made a long list of suggestions and adjustments, but unfortunately my laptop froze and I lost it all. Would you mind if I made the edits myself, as I can't face typing it all up again!--Diniz(talk) 16:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Yep, sure. =) D.M.N. (talk) 16:48, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
I've made all of the edits I want - over to you! ;)--Diniz(talk) 22:09, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks! =D D.M.N. (talk) 07:17, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Note

I fixed this once; this edit violates WP:MOS#Images and WP:ACCESSIBILITY, putting a left-aligned image below a third-level heading.[2] SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:08, 7 September 2008 (UTC)