Talk:2015 British Grand Prix/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Good888 (talk · contribs) 12:51, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Time for another review.

Lead

• The lead needs to be expanded. It should state who was leading both Championships, as well as some notable parts of the race (such as Massa taking the lead, the incidents at the start and Alonso scoring his first point).

 Done except Alonso which I don't feel is notable enough for the lead.

• Also, I know that this is once again from the NASCAR articles, should the attendance be added here? It is notable for being a sellout right?

I will point out here that this figure is currently inadequatly sourced. The used source mentions an expected attendance and was published the day before the race. Tvx1 00:38, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

@Tvx1: Thanks for pointing that out. I am going to try and find another source. Good888 (talk) 16:35, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

@Tvx1: @Good888: As a matter of fact, the article states that 140,000 people have tickets for the race, which is far more than expected visitors. I will however see to find a source from after the race. Zwerg Nase (talk) 08:31, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

@Zwerg Nase: No, that's exactly the same. We cannot assume that al 140 000 ticket holders actually went to the race. Especially not from a source published the day before the race. Tvx1 13:27, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

I beg to differ. I highly doubt that a lot of the spectator numbers that we give and that are considered reliable are anything else than a number of sold tickets. Zwerg Nase (talk) 13:51, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

@Zwerg Nase: @Tvx1: What about this source? This was after the race and it does state "140,000 flag bearers." Good888 (talk) 15:50, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

Seems good. Tvx1 16:16, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, looks good, thank you! :) I exchanged it! Zwerg Nase (talk) 07:15, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

• And should it be noted that it was the 900th race where a Ferrari engine was used?

I don't think that Ferrari engines is notable enough. I will probably add it for the 900th race for Scuderia Ferrari at the next race.

Report

• Explain the track, similar as to how you did in the 2015 Austrian Grand Prix article.

 Done

• "Manor-Marussia secured new sponsorship ahead of the race, thus changing its livery." Should the new sponsors be added here?

I don't want to do unnecessary advertising.

• "The race marked the 900th Grand Prix contested by at least one car using a Ferrari engine." You already linked Ferrari.

This links to Ferrari as an engine provider.

• Link Pirelli.

 Done

• Should Barbados Motoring Federation be linked under List of FIA member organisations?

 Done

• "and Raffaele Marciello for Sauber instead of regular Marcus Ericsson." No point in having regular there.

 Done

• Link gravel trap under Run-off area.

 Done

• When it says Manor, should it really say Manor-Marussia instead?

I raised this in the project and it seems consensus that we will use the longer form of Manor-Marussia in the prose from now on. I will change it in all the race reports.  Done here.

• "world champion Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time" World Champion I think.

 Done

• You could state that exceeding the track limits on Copse corner gains an advantage.

Actually don't bother with this. Why else would the drivers exceed the track limits? Good888 (talk) 10:56, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

• "After lights out" Should be "After the lights went out"

 Done

• Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado were already linked.

 Done

• "Over the next couple of laps, Williams told their drivers to avoid racing each other to pull away from the Mercedes." I would add earlier that Williams exercised team orders like this: "Over the next couple of laps, Williams exercised team orders, and told their drivers to avoid racing each other to pull away from the Mercedes."

 Done

• I would swap the last two images around.

 Done

Classification

• Again, shouldn't it be Manor-Marussia?

Here, it needs to be Marussia, since they are the sole constructor of the chassis.

References

• Used Checklinks and found no problems.
• Optional, but I would perfer if you linked the publishers.

External Links

• This link is broken.

 Done

Placing on hold for now. Good888 (talk) 12:51, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

• Comment – Good888, the Manor/Marussia situation has a confusing backstory. I raised the issue elsewhere a while ago. If you feel like checking it out as the reviewer, please do so here, with input available to be added here. For the record, it should be "Manor Marussia", not "Manor-Marussia". The dash doesn't appear anywhere in the entry. Thanks! Twirly Pen (Speak ^up) 11:02, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

To clarify, I'm not saying it should say Manor Marussia in this instance. Only where it's appropriate to use the full name, the dashed name is incorrect. Twirly Pen (Speak ^up) 04:18, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

@Twirlypen: Fair enough, will do so. Good888 (talk) 10:56, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

@Zwerg Nase: OK, there are still some issues that need to be dealt with. The lead still needs to be expanded and the track should be explained (similar to the 2015 Austrian Grand Prix article). Good888 (talk) 10:56, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

Yup, I hope to get to it today. Just incredibly much RL-stuff the last couple of days... Zwerg Nase (talk) 16:14, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

All's well that ends well. It should all be taken care of now. Thank you for the thorough review! :) Zwerg Nase (talk) 07:59, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Lovely! This article is much better now, so I will promote to GA class! Good888 (talk) 08:35, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! And good luck in the GA Cup! Zwerg Nase (talk) 08:38, 18 August 2015 (UTC)