In the round-up: Jenson Button says doing triathlons helped him improve as a driver, after running his own in London.
Links
Top F1 links from the past 24 hours:
Button driven by triathlon successes (This is Somerset)
'The team know I love doing triathlons and that it makes me a better driver and a better person. They're very understanding.'
British GP to get new promoter by end of 2012 under BRDC plans (Pitpass)
BRDC chairman Stuart Rolt: 'The new partner would become the new British Grand Prix promoter. The plan is to completely separate on a financial level Silverstone from the BRDC for the period of the lease.'
How F1 wizardry that helps Jenson Button go faster is saving children in intensive care (Daily Mail)
'The system ' essentially a computer programme which can be installed on any IT system ' allows doctors to get a constant picture of how a child is doing by comparing several different clinical measurements.'
Tweets
Motogp riders are real hardcore, Stoner gonna be riding today with a cast around his ankle!
' Heikki Kovalainen (@H_Kovalainen) August 19, 2012
Another top performance from
@stefandiresta winning the Kart GP British champs at Sunny Rowrah today.#showingmeupbigtime' Paul Di Resta (@pauldirestaf1) August 19, 2012
The start point for the
@jensonbutton Trust Triathlon in a few hours time twitter.com/thespartnershi'' Sports Partnership (@thespartnership) August 19, 2012
Comment of the day
The suggestions for Saturday's Caption Competition were some of the best yet. I especially liked those from James Brickles, Mariano, Mike the bike Schumacher, Asdf1234, Jay_au and Matt.
But this one from @Red-Andy was my favourite:
'Sorry to bother you, Mr Coulthard. Someone mentioned doughnuts and we thought we'd better check it out.'
From the forum
- @Mads asks why are F1 tyre sidewalls so large?
- Video: Closest-ever finish in ALMS thriller at Road America
- Video: Mark Martin has lucky escape in freak pit lane crash
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On this day in F1
Ferrari's anonymous Horse Whisperer hit back at criticism of their use of team orders ' then illegal ' at the Hockenheimring in 2010.
What's more, their broadside was directed at the team's former driver Niki Lauda who, in the Whisperer's words 'missed out on a fine opportunity to keep his mouth shut':
- Ferrari: 'Lauda missed out on a fine opportunity to keep his mouth shut'
Image © McLaren/Hoch Zwei
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