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MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago When I retire I'm definetely heading down to Brands Hatch for one of their F3s.

For the Jordan, the site says:
Min height 5'0"
Max height 6'2" (vehicle dependant)

If I hunch over I might sneak in (I'm 6'4").
You will start shrinking at some point
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PTRACER wrote: 3 years ago
Everso Biggyballies wrote: 3 years ago
DoubleFart wrote: 3 years ago
White six wrote: 3 years ago You can now drive a 2002 Jordan at Trackdays in the UK. £1400 for 10 laps and plenty of training

Link? I doubt if fit it.
Ralph Firman fitted and he was 6 foot something. Probably not 6 foot whatever you are. Also he was skinny as a rake.

Edit: I just found the story online and it is the ex Sato car :haha: :rofl:
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Netflix F1 film "The Formula"

Be interesting to see what this is all about or like.... A fictional movie starring De Niro, about an F1 driver involved with the Mafia and is blackmailed to work as a getaway driver. Hmmmm. Not holding my breath on this one.
A fictional crime film set in the world of Formula 1 that features Hollywood legend Robert De Niro and Star Wars actor John Boyega will be shown on Netflix.

To be called The Formula, the film is about an American F1 driver who becomes involved with the mafia and is forced to serve as a getaway driver to save his family.

It is to be written, directed and produced by Gerard McMurray, whose previous work includes Burning Sands, a Netflix production that was nominated for the Grand Jury prize at the 2017 Sundance Festival, and 2018's The First Purge.

His recently formed Buppie Productions company says that it "develops and produces entertaining stories featuring black characters for a mainstream film and television audience".

It adds: "Our company is constantly reinventing itself while charting a path to influence popular culture.

"We are the heroes and the villains, the good guys, bad guys, femme fatales and girls next door."

Other producers include De Niro and his close associates Berry Welsh - who was behind Martin Scorsese's acclaimed Netflix film The Irishman - and Jane Rosenthal, whose long list of credits includes Bohemian Rhapsody, About a Boy, Wag the Dog and the De Niro comedy Meet the Parents and its sequels.

The Formula is part of a wider deal that Welsh and Rosenthal have with Netflix.

Few details have been released thus far, but McMurray gave an outline of the plot in an Instagram post on Monday.

"Feels amazing to see this idea in my head finally come to life that I'm writing, directing, and producing," he wrote.

"My new production company Buppie Productions is teaming up with Tribeca Films and Netflix to bring to you a dope original film coming soon called The Formula starring two of my favourite actors, John Boyega and Robert De Niro.

"It's the story of a young man from Detroit who becomes an international racing star in the world of Formula 1 under the tutelage of his mentor with old mob ties."

Boyega shot to fame in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, reprising his role as Finn in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.

The film is set to be the first Hollywood production based around contemporary grand prix racing since Bobby Deerfield, which starred Al Pacino and included footage shot during the 1976 season.
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Hooray. :-| Another boring film about racing. Just what the world needs... :sarcasm:
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Michael Ferner wrote: 3 years ago Hooray. :-| Another boring fictional Hollywood adapted version of a film about racing. Just what the world needs... :sarcasm:
Fixed :wink:

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I was going to say that Antonov would love it if it's in Detroit.

Then I read "It's the story of a young man from Detroit"...

Sounds epic. Watch out Frankenheimer.
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Detroit and crime. Name a more iconic duo.

That's a hard pass from me. I haven't even watched Le Mans 66 yet. The trailers looked too Hollywoodied.
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John wrote: 3 years ago Detroit and crime. Name a more iconic duo.
Detroit and @Antonov ?
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While yesterday McLaren thought to make all the headlines (video about starting up its Mercedes engine), the attention quickly shifted to Sebastian Vettel who made his first public appearance at Aston Martin.

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Antonov wrote: 3 years ago While yesterday McLaren thought to make all the headlines (video about starting up its Mercedes engine), the attention quickly shifted to Sebastian Vettel who made his first public appearance at Aston Martin.

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Definitely some aero work been going on there
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Ferrari years were hard on him...
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Low downforce setting.
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White six wrote: 3 years ago Definitely some aero work been going on there
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I wonder if that is the result of a 10% downforce (hair)cut? :lol:

On a more serious note 'fatigue' these days in Europe is probably not too uncommon.
I experience it myself. The pandemic really affects us all - for me on all levels (professional: tourism/hotel ; personal: intrenational relationship).
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Antonov wrote: 3 years ago I wonder if that is the result of a 10% downforce (hair)cut? :lol:
Well, in the past we have had high wings, high revs, high noses, high downforce, so now we are seeing the high forehead..... :sarcasm: :whistling:

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This has to be some sort of photoshop job (and yes I've see the video). Did he not have a full head of hair during his last interview in 2020? Can anyone find that for reference? Or has he been wearing a hat for everything last year in an attempt to hide his new hairline?
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