Sentences with phrase «watch a racing driver»

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Magnussen had to watch on as the Italian driver, who raced twice for Sauber earlier this year, lost control of his car at Turn 11 and hit the wall.

The idea was that the fastest drivers and teams would have to do more overtaking and push harder throughout the race to beat the cars that didn't have to pit (remember that pit stops weren't as common at the time), making it more exciting to watch.

The post-race celebrations are magnificent and if you feel physically, mentally and emotionally drained just from having watched the race, then imagine how it is for all the drivers and teams!

A Friday dedicated to dreary practice sessions which mean everyone is over-prepared for the race, or a Friday where you can go to the track for free, interact more with the teams and drivers and watch a Procar race, followed by a less predictable Grand Prix weekend?

It's also a great excuse to watch Christian Horner failing at being a racing driver.

It's an interesting watch, and shows there much more to the first corner of the race than a load of drivers just charging in and hoping for the best.

Last week, while watching the NASCAR race online in preparation for an interview with the 49ers - helmet - having driver, I didn't close my laptop fast enough before the commercials started.

Due to the clash between this year's Le Mans and the European Grand Prix, F1 fans, journalists, drivers and team personnel didn't get to watch the conclusion to one of the greatest Le Mans races ever.

Now watch as there are a whole host of jump starts in the next few races as other drivers try to do the same thing and completely fail.

So, telling drivers apart is really easy and it makes watching the races that little bit less confusing — whether you are in the grandstand, or sat on your sofa.

It's enjoyable just as a standalone race, but if you've been watching the season and following the stories of different drivers and teams it takes on a whole new dynamic.

Drivers had to start Q3 with the amount of fuel they were going to start the race with, which meant that much of the session was spent watching cars driving around trying to use as much fuel as possible in order to make their car as light as possible for their flying laps.

Watch the video below for the drivers» and engineers» insights into the Le Mans racing experience.

With a calendar that includes 12 races at 10 international venues, a driver roster that features A-list talent from many different racing disciplines, and a growing number of manufacturers participating, the all - electric open - wheel series is quickly becoming one of the most interesting to watch in professional motorsports.

Haywood pulls back his shirt cuff, gives a small smile — which, if you've spent any time with the laconic race car driver, you know a smile means high praise — and starts to tap on the watch's sapphire crystal as lights from the Sunset Strip below cast a pinkish glow on his grin.

In 1964, Rolex started to award the chronograph to the winning drivers of the Daytona Continental — then an FIA - sanctioned, three - hour endurance race — and added the word «Daytona» to the dial, altering the watch world forever.

Watching 33 open - cockpit race cars scream past you at more than 200 mph — mere yards away, the drivers fighting to maintain control as much as they are for position, the entire swarm of orderly chaos at the mercy of a blown tire or a detached wing or one tiny wrong flick of a steering wheel — is like being sucked into the Matrix.

-- Thirty years ago, a young man stood near Turn 5 and marveled at the skill of the race car drivers he watched at Mosport International Raceway.

Watch for driver and team announcements in the coming months, but you have to think that race team owner Rick Hendrick — who won NSX chassis # 001 at the Barrett Jackson auction earlier this year — will have something to do with it.

Watch Tommy Milner's latest Driver POV in Corvette Racing's C7.R as the team undertakes some off - season testing at NOLA Motorsports Park:

• Circuit access and dedicated parking with our own private shuttle service to our VIP hospitality • Access to the Aston Martin Racing VIP hospitality unit located alongside the track with unrivalled views of the race action • Welcome reception on Friday lunchtime with a chance to meet the drivers and team management • Fine food and drink served throughout the race weekend, including complimentary champagne • Access to the Aston Martin Racing pit suite overlooking the pit lane and providing a bird's eye view to watch the team's pit stops

Corvette Racing's Chevrolet Corvette C7.R and drivers Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen, Mike Rockenfeller will be a team to watch in the GT Le Mans class at the Rolex 24.

The Corvette Racing factory driver will be lining up for his 9th attempt for a win and a Rolex watch at the 24 - hour endurance endurance classic which takes place on January 26/27 at Daytona International Speedway.

«We have watched Jordan develop as a fine young driver over the years, and when he had an opportunity to test for Corvette Racing, his performance was very impressive,» said Kent.

«I have always believed that as a professional race car driver, it's important to give as much of your time as possible to the people who are paying to watch you play,» he added.

It would be hard to imagine a better racing example of good news / bad news than the overall and Prototype victory at Saturday's 66th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring: The No. 2 Tequila Patrón ESM Nissan of Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel and Olivier Pla had a transmission break at the end of the front straightaway on the first lap, giving the drivers 11 hours and 59 minutes to watch the race from the sidelines.

The combined effort of Flying Lizard Motorsports and PMNA will provide up and coming young racers the opportunity to develop their race craft and compete on a challenging level within the Pirelli World Challenge while being watched by the Porsche Young Driver coaches.

Bill Elliott watches from the far end of the garage area, the section delegated to stock - car drivers who aren't considered a threat to win on Sundays.On the other end of racing's work area is Dale Jarrett.Elliott's side of the garage is filled with busy workers and the sound of hammers pounding and air wrenches whirling.

Bathurst winner Luke Youlden pits the Australia's Best Driver's Car field against the stop - watch on the race track

The Daytona, a sturdy watch that is waterproof and able to measure speeds up to 400 km an hour, was originally designed for race car drivers.

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Watch Alan race round a variety of circuits from the driver's eye view in our latest Project CARS PS4 gameplay videos now viewable at 60 fps, including two laps of the notorious Nürburgring.

In terms of Apple Watch support, Real Racing 3 launches Team Driver, which is a supplemental mode that lets you pay an entry fee to have a driver participate in a race outside of theDriver, which is a supplemental mode that lets you pay an entry fee to have a driver participate in a race outside of thedriver participate in a race outside of the game.

The top secret project is rumoured to be called The Crew, a racing game that sources claim are being developed by former Driver: San Francisco developers Ubisoft Reflections (who also working on the driving segments for Watch Dogs) for PS4 and Xbox One and possibly current generation consoles.

We caught up with the former Stig to find out more about his input into the game, how he's helped refine the handling, and his life as a stunt and racing driver in our exclusive video interview which you can watch below.

F1 racing is a 200 mile an hour technical marvel to watch and has 22 drivers competing for that all - important podium position.

And most importantly you can now have a reasonable chance of finishing a race without watching your driver spend more time in the air than behind the wheel.

Navigate the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway then watch full race replays and analyze your telemetry against that of real drivers to improve your skills as you progress through Career mode.

F1 2017 feels like you're actually watching a Formula One race in action; players jump into the cockpit of a Formula One car and relive the 2017 Formula One Season with over 20 circuits, 20 drivers and 10 teams competing over the season.

Before the race, we'll even get a rematch of that off - track sim racing battle that was screwed up by a FanBoost glitch between gamer Olli Pahkala and Mahindra driver Felix Rosenqvist, which you can watch at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on Friday here.