Is this true or is someone having a go on Wikipedia again?
Edited by Jimisgod, 13 December 2012 - 21:45.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 21:44
Edited by Jimisgod, 13 December 2012 - 21:45.
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Posted 13 December 2012 - 21:52
Posted 13 December 2012 - 21:53
If you check the wiki, in the 1954 season Jean Behra scored 1/7 points, somehow. What can you possibly score 1/7 of a point for?
Is this true or is someone having a go on Wikipedia again?
Edited by john winfield, 13 December 2012 - 21:54.
Posted 13 December 2012 - 21:57
Edited by D-Type, 13 December 2012 - 21:58.
Posted 14 December 2012 - 13:35
At Silverstone in 1954 the timekeepers quoted lap times to the nearest second so seven cars shared the point for fastest lap.
The reason for this was that the chief timekeeper was a physicist from the National Physics Laboratory who maintained that that was the accuracy they could guarantee for hand timing.
Edit: Barry and John both beat me to it
Posted 14 December 2012 - 14:17
At Silverstone in 1954 the timekeepers quoted lap times to the nearest second so seven cars shared the point for fastest lap.
The reason for this was that the chief timekeeper was a physicist from the National Physics Laboratory who maintained that that was the accuracy they could guarantee for hand timing.
Edit: Barry and John both beat me to it
Posted 14 December 2012 - 15:43
Arti, I would think timing the Kilton GP to be far more pressurised than for the British GP, with more chance of fist fights breaking out.When I was at skool IIRC I did an experiment that showed my reaction time to a light being switched on was something like .3 of a second, if a hand held timer needs to be activated and deactivated that would be .6 of a second lost.
Too bad I did not realise this when I timing the Kilton GP last night to the nearest tenth of a second
Posted 14 December 2012 - 16:24
Posted 14 December 2012 - 18:48
When I was at skool IIRC I did an experiment that showed my reaction time to a light being switched on was something like .3 of a second, if a hand held timer needs to be activated and deactivated that would be .6 of a second lost.
Too bad I did not realise this when I timing the Kilton GP last night to the nearest tenth of a second
Posted 14 December 2012 - 19:23
When I was at skool IIRC I did an experiment that showed my reaction time to a light being switched on was something like .3 of a second, if a hand held timer needs to be activated and deactivated that would be .6 of a second lost.
Too bad I did not realise this when I timing the Kilton GP last night to the nearest tenth of a second
Posted 14 December 2012 - 19:36
But surely your reaction time was also affected by the blood/alcohol level!
The National Physics laboratory tale came from Denis Jenkinson - presumably in a reflective piece in Motor Sport
Posted 14 December 2012 - 20:44
Seven people shared the fastest lap at the British Grand Prix.
Posted 14 December 2012 - 23:22
Posted 15 December 2012 - 00:03
He went from 28th to 6th in the opening lap: http://forix.autospo...&...0005033&c=0I was looking at a lap chart of that race recently and noticed that Marimon (I believe) managed to make up over 20 places on the first lap. Pretty impressive feat!
Posted 15 December 2012 - 06:12