"They know their standing in the community is going to take a hit, " wrote one commentator on geek site Slashdot.org in response to the news.

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Pugnacious and prolific, he wrote more than 100 books and was a prominent intellectual who wrote widely for Catholic publications, had a syndicated newspaper column and was a frequent TV commentator.

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"Practice starts during the weekend had shown that the dirty side of the grid was so lacking in grip that a car would lose up to a second in the 350-meter run to Turn 1, equivalent to two positions, " James Allen, a Formula One commentator for the BBC and the editor of jamesallenonF1.com, wrote in an email.

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