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I did a little work in wikifying the page. I'm not the most knowledgeable of sorts with Formula 1 but it's a start. I also linked the page to a few other relevant pages so that it wasn't an orphaned. Agne27 03:09, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
I've changed the claim that Hermann Braun raced under the name Alexander Burton - in Robert Dick's book "Mercedes and Auto Racing in the Belle Epoque" that covers this exact period he says that Burton was "an overweight Englishman living in Cannes" and a powerboat racer, until a better source comes along I think we need to stick with that. —Preceding
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Sorry my review was a little slow in coming. The article made for a fascinating read, some great research here and I think all the main bases are covered. I made a few text changes to the article itself rather than listing them here, if you feel they don't improve it feel free to revert. Some other comments after reading:
As ever, if you want clarifcation on any of the above, just ask. AlexJ ( talk) 19:19, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Just noticed: the map has Connerré without the accent over the "e". Aptery gial 09:13, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
The following articles were redlinked from this article, and their links were removed because a basic search determined that it was unlikely articles would be created for them:
In the event of any of these links becoming blue, they should be added back into the article. Aptery gial 11:53, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
The statement Although it was not the first motor race to be called a 'Grand Prix' (a smaller race, the Pau Grand Prix, had been held in 1901), the 1906 race .... is not correct, and needs to be either fixed or explained properly, especially if this article is under review. The Pau Grand Prix was first held in 1933. The footnotes explain that the 1901 'Pau Grand Prix' is a mistranslation by Anglophone sources that is in danger of becoming normalised through repetition (and Wiki). The footnotes refer to contemporaneous French magazine sources (La France Automobile) and French publications (L’Histoire de l’Automobile/Paris 1907), which differentiate between the event which was the Circuit du Sud-Ouest and the 'Big Prize' (the Grand Prix de Pau) which was awarded for the Heavy class. Those sources give zero credence to Pau actually being a Grand Prix. Thus 1906 Sarthe was the first motoring event to be called a grand prix. Chienlit ( talk) 19:00, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Google translate says Prix might be french for prize.-- Rhbsihvi ( talk) 07:34, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
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I did a little work in wikifying the page. I'm not the most knowledgeable of sorts with Formula 1 but it's a start. I also linked the page to a few other relevant pages so that it wasn't an orphaned. Agne27 03:09, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
I've changed the claim that Hermann Braun raced under the name Alexander Burton - in Robert Dick's book "Mercedes and Auto Racing in the Belle Epoque" that covers this exact period he says that Burton was "an overweight Englishman living in Cannes" and a powerboat racer, until a better source comes along I think we need to stick with that. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
212.62.8.21 (
talk)
09:09, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
Sorry my review was a little slow in coming. The article made for a fascinating read, some great research here and I think all the main bases are covered. I made a few text changes to the article itself rather than listing them here, if you feel they don't improve it feel free to revert. Some other comments after reading:
As ever, if you want clarifcation on any of the above, just ask. AlexJ ( talk) 19:19, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Just noticed: the map has Connerré without the accent over the "e". Aptery gial 09:13, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
The following articles were redlinked from this article, and their links were removed because a basic search determined that it was unlikely articles would be created for them:
In the event of any of these links becoming blue, they should be added back into the article. Aptery gial 11:53, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
The statement Although it was not the first motor race to be called a 'Grand Prix' (a smaller race, the Pau Grand Prix, had been held in 1901), the 1906 race .... is not correct, and needs to be either fixed or explained properly, especially if this article is under review. The Pau Grand Prix was first held in 1933. The footnotes explain that the 1901 'Pau Grand Prix' is a mistranslation by Anglophone sources that is in danger of becoming normalised through repetition (and Wiki). The footnotes refer to contemporaneous French magazine sources (La France Automobile) and French publications (L’Histoire de l’Automobile/Paris 1907), which differentiate between the event which was the Circuit du Sud-Ouest and the 'Big Prize' (the Grand Prix de Pau) which was awarded for the Heavy class. Those sources give zero credence to Pau actually being a Grand Prix. Thus 1906 Sarthe was the first motoring event to be called a grand prix. Chienlit ( talk) 19:00, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Google translate says Prix might be french for prize.-- Rhbsihvi ( talk) 07:34, 20 May 2011 (UTC)