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== Agassiz ==

The image says it has a copyright, in the lower left corner, so I would prefer the one up for FP. Also, the one at FPC is over 1000 pixels, while this one was 850. You should ask [[User:Garion96|Garion96]] about the copyright, since he's an expert on that, and I'm not. :-) · [[User:AO|<b style="font-family:Papyrus; color:black; font-size:x-small;">AO</b>]] [[User talk:AO|<sup style="color:DarkSlateGray;">''Talk''</sup>]] 10:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

== Importance ratings ==

Hi Readro. Just a quick comment on the importance rating that you have been assigning to some F1-related topics. I can't help feeling that you are over doing it a bit. The '''Top''' rating, according to the assessment page, is reserved for those articles that are ''extremely important, even crucial, to its specific field''. As we are assessing through the WP Motorsport system, this field and frame of reference is all of motorsport, not just F1. You could quite easily have a long discussion on motorsport and never mention John Surtees for example, so he can't possibly qualify for Top billing. In fact you probably could do so without mentioning luminaries such as Ayrton Senna or Michael Scumacher, although these would be more notable. As far as I can see, Top should be reserved for those subjects on which even a disinterested passer by in the street would be able to comment on. [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 20:00, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

:Hey. Both good points I grant you. But thinking in terms of encyclopedic priority (which is what the ratings are for, not simply about how famous a topic is) I would personally argue that no driver of rider, or indeed driver/rider, should qualify for Top rating. Think about it in terms of a conversation with somebody who has absolutely zero prior knowlege:

::You: I've just read a fascinating article about Ayrton Senna.
::Them: Who?
::Y: He was an amazing Formula One driver, won the Championship loads of times, and was quite a colourful and controversial character.
::T: What's Formula One?
::Y: Its the top form of four-wheeled motorsport.

:So you can't talk about Senna to an uninitiated person without referring to F1 or Motorsport, but you can certainly talk about motorsport without needing to refer to Senna. And in Surtees' case you need to talk about both F1 and MotoGP, both of which would have priority over the man himself. Once in a while a driver/rider will make headlines (Schumi, Senna, Rossi etc) and so will possibly qualify for Top rating as a newsworthy personality, but the vast majority of the meat puppets at the wheel/handlebar are "''only notable within its particular field or subject and has achieved notability in a particular place or area''", in that someone outside MotoGP probably wouldn't care about Loris Capirossi etc etc. That would make them Mid rated. People who have won championships would probably move up to High priority, as they are "''extremely notable, but has not achieved international notability, or is only notable within a particular continent''". I personally think that this is poorly worded, and the last word should read "context", which would make more sense. Hence, someone with international notability, but only as an F1 driver, would fit this field. After all, somone may be known internationally, and still be insignificant to the topic. If you argue that being known over a number of continents puts you in the Top/High priority brackets, then I'm afraid that almost every World Championship driver and rider, even those with only brief careers, will have to go in there, making a mockery of the rating system.

:I still stand by my assessment that Top should be reserved for those articles that are crucial to the understanding of the broad "motorsport" topic, and for luminaries as mentioned above. I agree that there is a case for Surtees, but I just feel that his achievements (team owner, car designer and race promotor too, don't forget...) are too far in the past to be relevant to a discussion of motorsport as it currently is. This is the criteria that I would argue also excludes Moss and even the sainted Fangio from Top ratings, much as it pains a classic motorsport fan to type such heresey.

:Blimey, that took longer to say than I had planned on. Sorry for cluttering your talk page! [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 09:04, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

== Image:Agassiz statue Mwc00715.jpg ==
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Hi Readro,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture [[:Image:Agassiz statue Mwc00715.jpg]] is due to make an appearance as [[Wikipedia:Picture of the day|Picture of the Day]] on {{#time:F j, Y|2007-04-01}}. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at [[Template:POTD/2007-04-01]]. <span style="font-family:Verdana; ">'''[[User:Howcheng|<span style="color:#33C;">howcheng</span>]]'''  <small>{[[User talk:Howcheng|chat]]}</small></span> 16:12, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

== WP Motorsport template ==
Hi,
A few days ago over on the [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Motorsport#Changes_in_Templates|Motorsport talk page]] you suggested a revised template we should use. I then put in a consensus so people could say whether they like/dislike the template. Unfortunately, only three people have put there opinions. What should we do about it? Should we wait a few more days, or what? Sorry to bother you. [[User:Davnel03|Davnel03]] 15:47, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:Readro, am I just being ignored or something. It's like the template is no longer a matter. I set up a consensus, three people have responded, yet you've done '''nothing''' to the template. I'm really getting annoyed. [[User:Davnel03|Davnel03]] 16:36, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
::What should we do now? Just wait?!! [[User:Davnel03|Davnel03]] 20:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I've left a note on the talkpages of the people that were involved in the discussion. Hopefully we'll come to a consensus now. Thanks. [[User:Davnel03|Davnel03]] 16:16, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

== Aviation Newsletter delivery ==

The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Outreach/Newsletter March 2007|March 2007 issue]]''' of the Aviation WikiProject newsletter has been published.  You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link.  Thank you. [[User:Trevor MacInnis|Trevor]] [[User talk:Trevor MacInnis|MacInnis]] <small>([[Special:Contributions/Trevor MacInnis|Contribs]])</small> 17:15, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

== [[Maserati 4CL and 4CLT]] ==

Hi Readro. I just uploaded the above page, and I was was wondering whether you would take a look please? I'm sure that there are details that I have missed and some that might be incorrect, and I'd appreciate your comments on the page as a whole. Also, I have had no luck in tracking down any free-use images, and I was hoping that you might have a few tucked away in your stash that you might be prepared to use? Anyway, if you have time that would be great. Thanks! [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 11:13, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks for taking a look. I picked up on the fact that you seem to be into the older end of our sport, so I thought you would be a good pair of eyes to take a look. You know how it gets when you have been spending four or five days collating data and putting an article together, can't see the flaws for the whirling letters in front of your eyes. I do get paid for this, right? :-) [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 22:24, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

The pic looks great, good work! [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 12:24, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

== European Championship ==

Thank you for the great work on the article about the [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]]! [[User:John Anderson|John Anderson]] 15:24, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

== [[Template:Infobox motorsport championship]] ==

Hello, Readro. I'm not sure that I agree with your addition of opt-out code for the "drivers" and "teams" fields in the above infobox. While it won't change the box's appearance per se, it may encourage editors to be a bit lazy in their research and leave that data out (and it is readily available data). This is key data, even for defunct championships, because it gives a good impression of how successful (or not) that series is/was. That's why I left them as mandatory fields when I created that template. Of course, if you have in mind a series for which this data is not available, then having the option makes total sense. In which case, I'll add some more info to the usage instructions on its talk page. It's not a big deal or anything; I just wanted to seek your thoughts about it. Regards, [[User:Adrian_M._H.|<span style="color:#4B0082;">'''''Adrian'''''</span>]] [[User_talk:Adrian_M._H.|<span style="color:#4B0082;">'''''M. H.'''''</span>]] 17:13, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
:No, don't worry about reverting it or anything. I'd be surprised if we couldn't find, or work out, the necessary totals from somewhere, but if that info is really not available, then it's probably better to have no fields than "N/A", but I'll leave that to personal choice. Engines and chassis would still be relevant, because (as it does with other series) it will serve to indicate variety. For example, there might have been a number of identical customer chassis (like March or something) and a bunch of DFVs, or lost of variety. Let me know if I can help in any way. Thanks for the reply. Regards, [[User:Adrian_M._H.|<span style="color:#4B0082;">'''''Adrian'''''</span>]] [[User_talk:Adrian_M._H.|<span style="color:#4B0082;">'''''M. H.'''''</span>]] 17:34, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
::Hi Readro. Good to hear about the source - good ones are like gold dust. I think that we might as well keep those fields optional, and I'll add some better instructions/examples to that all the motorsport templates. P.S. Did you know that the edit section links on your talk page seem to be out of sync? The link for this section revealed a blank edit window and I had to click the one above it. Very odd! Regards, [[User:Adrian_M._H.|<span style="color:#4B0082;">'''''Adrian'''''</span>]] [[User_talk:Adrian_M._H.|<span style="color:#4B0082;">'''''M. H.'''''</span>]] 16:59, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

==Pickup Truck Racing==

Hey there, thanks for the help with the Pickup page! We have our first race this weekend, so I've asked some of the track photographers for some copyright free/copyright controlled driver photographs to replace the publicity shots currently on the page.

[[User:Violentbob|Violentbob]] 18:49, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

No worries, thanks for the input, I'd rather the page be 'right' and I can see where you are going.
I wouldn't be concerned with the technical specs section; yes they are lifted (and modified) from the website but after a conversation with SHP Motorsport (the site's owners) earlier today they are happy for me to use content from the site, including the driver pictures. The website obvously does not have details of this as it was a conversation I had directly with them; how do you suggest I approach this with regards tagging the images? Can I just leave them with the current promotional copyright tag (which is correct) and add a line stating the source and image owner is SHP Motorsport?

[[User:Violentbob|Violentbob]] 21:26, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the link re. images copyrights. I've emailed the owners of the images so with a bit of luck I'll get a reply soon, and I can forward this on to Wikipedia as directed

The page is looking good; a lot better than it did before :D

== Mathematics CotW ==

Hey Readro, I am writing you to let you know that the Mathematics Collaboration of the week(soon to "of the month") is getting an overhaul of sorts and I would encourage you to participate in whatever way you can, i.e. nominate an article, contribute to an article, or sign up to be part of the project. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks--[[User:Cronholm144|Cronholm144]] 00:03, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

== Davnel03/Neldav/Daviiid ==

Hmmm...
*F1, MotoGP and wrestling preferences... CHECK
*Arsenal supporter. CHECK
*Most recent edits along the lines of "''JS: fixing MoS and other miscellaneous style problems...''" CHECK
*Lazy automated "peer review" contributions. CHECK
*Laughable, self-justifying attempt to build a "newbie" persona on WP:F1 page. CHECK
*Most au fait newbie in the world, ever (automated peer review, complex formatting, right up to speed with jargon) CHECK
Blatant old user, passing himself off as a newbie. However, I have a feeling that he is best warned that we know who he is and that we'll be keeping an eye on him, rather than a knee-jerk ban. Most of his recent edits have been of the tedious, stamp-collecting, procedural type, which is quite useful to have someone doing. The problem will come if he starts getting abusive again, or starts to try and throw his weight around. In particular, it would be worth watching out for when his inevitable, lazy, glory-seeking, thoughtless edits end up creating more work for others than he is acually doing. He is clearly a user with an overdeveloped sense of his own abilities and worth and will need to be watched. Perhaps some apology for his previous behaviour and an obvious appreciation of just how antisocial his edits were might go some way to avoiding a straight ban? Anyway, I'll leave the ball in your court. If you think a ban is the best way forward then you have my full support on the sockpuppet justification. [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 19:12, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

:Fair comments all. Like I said above, he got on my wick because of poor editing, I was never on the receiving end of his arrogant, abusive rants. The irritating thing is that he is 90% reasonable, and 10% arrogant pillock. Unfortunately that pillock component is pretty overowering some times. Like I said above, if you feel that banning is the way forward then I'll back your reasoning. [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 20:23, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

::Readro, I'm not going to get into a hole that I can't get myself out of, so I might just as well admit that I am the same person as [[User:Davnel03|Davnel03]] and [[User:Neldav|Neldav]]. I admit, I do become a bit of an idiot some of the time, but, do I go around, blanking articles, annoying other users, creating up to 200 other accounts? No, I don't. With Davnel03, I found myself blocked because of several image problems, Neldav I got blocked because you reported me to Yamla. With my Neldav account, is there any bad [[Special:Contributions/Neldav|contributions]], and is there any bad contributions in my current[[Special:Contributions/Daviiid|account]]? No. I've also noticed you've reported me again to Yamla. Seems like I'll get blocked again. [[User:Daviiid|Daviiid]] 20:41, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

:::Keep it in mind that if you block my Daviiid, I will totally fuck up your shitty website with these other accounts that I have. Don't test me you fucking prats. [[User:Landev|Landev]] 06:35, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

::::Hope no one minds my contribution to this discussion but is there any need to start threatening other people? Not only that but surely calling someone's website "shitty" and calling both Readro and Pyrope "fucking prats" goes against [[WP:NPA]], doesn't it? --[[User:Skully Collins|Phill]] <sup>[[User:Skully Collins|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Skully_Collins|Edits]]</sup> 14:16, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

:::::As we all seem to be discussing here (sorry Readro!), just a note that both Daviiid and Landev have been blocked. Bearing in mind the number of pages that are on at least one of our watchlists, and the number of bots that can detect and revert a lot of blatant vandalism, I doubt he will be able to make good his threat to "totally fuck up [this] shitty website" and so if he's reading this, may I suggest you don't waste your time trying Davnel. [[User:AlexJ|AlexJ]] 16:48, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

::::::I don't mind if you use my talk page guys! It had to go somewhere I guess. [[User:Readro|Readro]] 17:39, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

:::::::Well, the first IP attacks have started...[[User:Diniz|--Diniz]] 17:17, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, does look that way, doesn't it? Well, wait an see I suppose. [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 11:08, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

*Oh F***, they have returned his editing privilages. Now we have to do this all over again. I can only assume that this Spartaz character is a personal friend, or an idiot. [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 09:43, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

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== [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Spartaz]] ==

Hi. I lodged the above official complaint. For it to stand it needs that at least two people have tried to resolve this so far (to date that is me and you) and that both endorse the above page. Please could you sign below my name on this page (if you agree that is) and feel free to make any adjustment to the wording I laid out as you see fit. I know that this might seem heavy handed, but from what I can see it may be the only way of getting Davnel's block reinstated. [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 19:22, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

:Oops, well spotted! I've been writing a thesis for the last couple of months... sorta lost track of the months, and time, and whether it is day or night! Cheers. [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 19:39, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

== Lorenzo Bandini Trophy ==

Hi Readro. It appears as though you were the one who added the Lorenzo Bandini succession boxes to the relevant articles. Do you know if there's a complete list of the winners online anywhere? Failing that, I have a couple of questions for you:
* Was the trophy awarded in 1993 and 1994? The Wikipedia sequence goes straight from Capelli in 1992 to Coulthard in 1995.
* Did de Montezemolo really win in 1997? He hardly strikes me as a suitable candidate for "most promising young driver in F1" !
Thanks. [[User:DH85868993|DH85868993]] 12:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

I found a list on the site for the award, here:

http://www.trofeobandini.it/Premiati/Premiati.htm

== Indianapolis Motor Speedway images ==

Hi,

Thank you for your excellent work in fixing up the colour of the speedway images{{spaced ndash}}they look wonderful now.  All the best.  [[User:Figaro|Figaro]] 22:33, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

== WATN references ==

Hi Readro. Good work on adding those WATN references to all those F1 driver articles. I notice that where necessary, you've been adding References sections containing:
:<nowiki><div class="references-small"></nowiki>
:<nowiki><references /></nowiki>
:<nowiki></div></nowiki>
FYI, I think the <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki> template would produce a similar (identical?) result. Regards. [[User:DH85868993|DH85868993]] 15:49, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

== Slingshot Pass ==
I figured out that the article was indeed a how to but I completely forgot to change it as I am a BSc student in software engineering and am very busy. But the Terms of Turbulent Air as well as Slipstream are accurate. Its physics as well as common sense if you apply your mind to it. Even notice the article on slipstream it gives the same concept. Just exactly where do you say the article is wrong anyway just to be clear? I am a karting driver so I know the ins and outs of overtaking in corners.

== 1925-1927 World Championship for Constructors ==

Hi, I've been scanning through several websites with information and results of 1925-1927 Grand Prix results. Or, to be more precise, those races that counted towards the World Championship for Constructors. Would you be interested in adding 1925 through 1927 seasons' and race results' pages? [[User:Lustigson|Lustigson]] 14:00, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

== Censorship ==

Would you mind not deleting comments that you don't agree with? --[[User:MacRusgail|MacRusgail]] 18:34, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

== Cheers ==

Thanks, I just uploaded a couple of large pages that I was working on for a while and dropped in on the off chance, I still don't intend to get involved in the general project guff (see the "2011 season" cruft discussion currently ongoing). Sorry that my first contribution was to contradict what I now see were mainly your actions! [[User:Pyrope|Pyrope]] 11:51, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

==speedies==
I've declined to delete Gary wilson parr as a speedy, because the article asserts his importance as a director of a major company. Please check WP:CSD-- speedy a7 can only be used if there is not even a claim to importance. If there is a claim and you think it inadequate, then the procedures to use are WP:PROD if you think it might not be defended, or else  WP:AFD. '''[[User:DGG|DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG|talk]]) 20:03, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

== TVM ==

Cheers - although rather a lot of other people contributed! [[User:4u1e|4u1e]] 21:31, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

==AfD nomination of [[The Dreamery]]==
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:Your welcome. Sorry about the disagreements and stupidness on my behalf from earlier this year, and hope we can patch it over. <span style="font-family: Verdana">'''Cheers, [[User:D.M.N.|<span style="color:purple;">Dav</span>]][[Special:Contributions/D.M.N.|<span style="color:Green;">nel</span>]][[User talk:D.M.N.|<span style="color:Blue;">03</span>]]'''<sup><small>[[User:D.M.N./Signature Book|'''''<span style="color:Red;">Sign It,</span> <span style="color:Orange;">Junior!</span>''''']]</small></sup></span> 22:39, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

== Speedy deletion of [[Template:British Formula Three timeline]] ==
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== WPF1 Newsletter, Issue 2 ==

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== Next NW (Early) ==

This is early for reasons LB22 and I understand. [[User:Chubbennaitor|'''''<span style="font-family:century gothic; color:#000000;">Chubbennaitor</span>''''']] [[User talk:Chubbennaitor|'''''<span style="font-family:century gothic; color:#556B2F;"><small>(leave me a message!)</small></span>''''']] 20:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

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<br><center>'''"We will miss him a little bit as a driver, we will miss him a lot in the football matches." ''[[Jarno Trulli]] on [[Michael Schumacher]].''''' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5330382.stm]</center>
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;'''''The [[2008 Formula One season]] is underway. With the relaxing atmosphere of the first round at [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|Melbourne]] (where [[Lewis Hamilton]] won with [[Nick Heidfeld]] second and a superb [[Nico Rosberg]] in third after a very eventful race with only seven drivers finishing) behind us, the focus then shifted to [[2008 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]]. A superior [[Kimi Räikkönen]] got back on track with a great win; [[Robert Kubica]] and [[Heikki Kovalainen]] finished in distant second and third places followed by a tremendous [[Jarno Trulli]] and unlucky [[Lewis Hamilton]] in fourth and fifth places respectively. [[Mark Webber]], [[Fernando Alonso]], [[David Coulthard]] and [[Jenson Button]] all showed their teams' strong improvements and performances in seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth respectively. The two Grands Prix have shown all the rivalries we will be seeing during the season and how dependent the results are on the removal of traction control and engine braking. [[2008 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]] is here and I bet everyone out there is hoping for a very good and close-finishing race there. [[User:Chubbennaitor/Main Menu|'''<span style="font-family:Skia; color:#000;">Chubb</span>''']][[User talk:Chubbennaitor|'''<span style="font-family:Skia; color:#556B2F;">enna</span>''']][[User:Chubbennaitor/Guestbook|''<span style="font-family:Skia; color:#000;">itor</span>'']] and{{spaced ndash}}[[User:Diniz|Diniz]] ([[User talk:Diniz|talk]]) 00:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
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; Recent Formula One news
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42177 Raikkonen:I'm not going to dominate '08]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=42175 Ecclstone :Mosley stay away from Bahrain]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42174 Coulthard pays tribute to old mentor David Leslie]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42171 Extra seats for British GP]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42169 FIA quiet about Max Mosely]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42168 FI confident for Q2]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42164 McLaren to the end of the pits]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42161 FIA confirm quali rule change]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42160 Ex-FIA president passes away]
*[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Honda_not_in_with_the_points_for_Bahrain Honda not in with the points for Bahrain]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42146 Sepang: Night race main priority]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42142 Qatar wants to be a stop for the F1 circus]
*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42140 Schumacher to help with McLaren spy gate money]
*[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Toro_Rosso_for_sale Toro Rosso is put on the market]

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| 11
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<div style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic">Standings after the [[2008 Malaysian Grand Prix]]. See '''[[2008 Formula One season]]''' for further season summary and [http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/ formula1.com] or [http://www.itv-f1.com/calendar.aspx ITV-F1.com] (and there is more there for the championship) for complete standings and statistics.</div>
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| [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
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*[http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42102 Malaysian GP results]	
*[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Sepang_Friday_test_2_results-Honda_on_strong_form_with_LH_topping_the_board Malaysian Grand Prix 2nd test results]
*[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/F1_Times:Sepang_Friday_test_1_results-Ferraris_show_comeback Malaysian Grand Prix 1st test results]
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<div style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic">*[[Jarno Trulli]] was promoted 2 places after [[Lewis Hamilton]] and [[Heikki Kovalainen]] were demoted 5 places for impeding in qualifying</div>
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==[[Roland Bruynseraede]]==

Hi. I noticed your userpage mentions you have a basic understanding of German, can you check if I've understood "Bruynseraede, in den Ardennen geboren, aufgewachsen in Deutschland," correctly as Bruynserade was born in the Ardennes and grew up in Germany. I ran it past Google's machine translater which translates it as "was born and grew up in Germany"!? Thanks, [[User:AlexJ|AlexJ]] ([[User talk:AlexJ|talk]]) 18:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks. [[User:AlexJ|AlexJ]] ([[User talk:AlexJ|talk]]) 22:33, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

==Speedy deletion of [[:2007 German Grand Prix]]==
[[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|48px|left]] A tag has been placed on [[:2007 German Grand Prix]], requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under [[WP:CSD#G1|section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion]], because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]] for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding <code>{{tl|hangon}}</code> to '''the top of [[:2007 German Grand Prix|the page]]''' (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on '''[[ Talk:2007 German Grand Prix|the talk page]]''' explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for ''speedy'' deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact [[:Category:Wikipedia administrators who will provide copies of deleted articles|one of these admins]] to request that a copy be emailed to you. [[User:KyleRGiggs|Raymond]] [[User_Talk:KyleRGiggs|Giggs]] 04:11, 11 April 2008 (UTC)<!-- Template:Db-nonsense-notice --> <!-- Template:Db-csd-notice-custom -->

== Nominate for F1POM & F1DOM ==

YOU can nominate for the F1 picture of the month [[User talk:Chubbennaitor/F1POM|here]] and F1 driver of the month [[User talk:Sage Callahan/F1DOM|here]]. [[User:Chubbennaitor/Main Menu|'''<span style="font-family:Skia; color:#000;">Chubb</span>''']][[User talk:Chubbennaitor|'''<span style="font-family:Skia; color:#556B2F;">enna</span>''']][[User:Chubbennaitor/Guestbook|''<span style="font-family:Skia; color:#000;">itor</span>'']] 18:06, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Hello, Readro. I noticed the map of Mondello Park you created. Did you copy it from the track's website? If so, how? And could you create a map of Portland International Raceway? [[User:Fclass|Fclass]] ([[User talk:Fclass|talk]]) 16:18, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Nice, but you forgot to put it in the Portland International Raceway article. [[User:Fclass|Fclass]] ([[User talk:Fclass|talk]]) 18:25, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Can you please put the map of Portland International Raceway in the Portland International Raceway article? Pretty please? [[User:Fclass|Fclass]] ([[User talk:Fclass|talk]]) 17:24, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much. [[User:Fclass|Fclass]] ([[User talk:Fclass|talk]]) 01:26, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

== User:Readro/73SGP ==

Hi Readro. I just changed [[User:Readro/73SGP]] to use {{tl|Infobox Grand Prix race report}} instead of {{tl|Generic race report infobox}}. I hope that's OK. [[User:DH85868993|DH85868993]] ([[User talk:DH85868993|talk]]) 09:15, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

== FPC Delist Nom ==

Hi Readro, have put up an image originally nominated by you for delist at [[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates]]. Please feel free to contribute to the discussion. Cheers, --[[User:Jjron|jjron]] ([[User talk:Jjron|talk]]) 08:07, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
== WPF1 ==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Newsletter/200805}} [[User:BetacommandBot|BetacommandBot]] ([[User talk:BetacommandBot|talk]]) 13:45, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

==F1POM and F1DOM==
You can vote for the Formula One Picture of the Month/Driver of the Month at [[User talk:Chubbennaitor/F1POM]] and [[User talk:Sage Callahan/F1DOM]]. We really need your votes as the last picture and driver was decided. [[User:Chubbennaitor/Main Menu|'''<span style="font-family:geneva; color:#6699FF;">Chubb</span>''']][[User talk:Chubbennaitor|'''<span style="font-family:geneva; color:#7DF9FF;">enna</span>''']][[User:Chubbennaitor/Guestbook|''<span style="font-family:geneva; color:#00FF00;">itor</span>'']] 07:31, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

== 2008 F1 season ==

Hi, I noticed you undid my edit on the F1 2008 page, with the links in the grand prix table going straight to the report section of the respective race. I think this is correct because the link says "Report", and it should be directed to the "report" section of the page. [[User:Cdhaptomos|Cadan ap Tomos]] ([[User talk:Cdhaptomos|talk]]) 20:51, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

== Max ==

Good spot, how can you tell the difference?  I thought it was quite a good likeness; both are sad dictators clinging on to power long after they have out stayed there welcome.  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/62.173.86.208|62.173.86.208]] ([[User talk:62.173.86.208|talk]]) 18:21, 4 June 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->