Well he did appear on the scene at about the same time as MPMPMPMPMPMP/Bestia was about to go into self imposed exile. And the writing style is very similar. Of course I could be mking it all up.
Goober? I got a warning for calling MPMPMPMPMPMPMP/Bestia a wanker. I had to point out that it's not slander if it's true.
i noticed that..............same crap different day different user.............but a jag lover, we have one here there couldnt possibly be two..could there?
Kovalainen seems quick compared to Hamilton. Softer tyre makes a real difference with the change to slicks. Will be interesting to see how long they last. Spoiler looks like a front deck lawn-mower on all the cars but its worse on the white painted cars. Ferrari, Brawn and Williams looking good. Red Bull not so great. One good time from Sutil a bit of a surprise.
Weight watchers - Rosberg is the biggest loser at 5 kilos Kimi and Alonso tied on 3kg loss each Button is the big gainer as he's put muscle on with increased training. Reubens never gave up though so with training as hard as ever he's lost 2.5 Kg. Most of the grid has lost weight as the minimum weight rules and KERS works against bigger drivers. The more ballast the better you can arrange it and balance your car. Heroin chic comes to F1? First we'll see the result of an expected rule change is one or two seasons away. None of these drivers has any need to trim their weight. What happens in Malaysia and other hot races where they normally shed a few kilos during the race?
The first two sessions of free practice for the Australian Grand Prix confirmed that the rule changes introduced this year have jumbled up the pack. Ferrari were not alone in finding themselves lower than would have been expected, with Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen tenth and 11th fastest respectively. Stefano Domenicali One cannot really draw hasty conclusions after just three hours of free practice, but the first signs seem to support what we saw during winter testing. The pecking order that had established itself in recent years seems to have been overturned and we now find ourselves up against different and more numerous rivals." "We did a lot of kilometres, pretty much completing the planned programme and now we have to carefully study all the data gathered. The most important data that catches the eye today concerns tyre management, which this year as never before, seems rather delicate: the softer tyres seem to degrade considerably over a distance, while the harder ones suffer from a lack of grip. We knew this to be the case and we have to concentrate on this problem and on how to improve the overall performance of the F60." Felipe Massa We are more or less okay with the set up, although there is still room to improve the performance. I was not able to do a time on the soft tyres in the second session as I made a mistake because of oversteer: in this phase we had a different balance on the car compared to when we had used the hard tyres, which proved not to be the ideal choice. On top of that, towards the end of the session, the wind got up a bit, which definitely did not help. Tomorrow, with everyone on the same fuel load, we will see what the situation is. Kimi Raikkonen This morning, the car went well, while in the afternoon, we didnt manage to find a satisfactory set up, even though we tried various solutions. I think there is every chance we can improve our performance, but I cant say by how much compared to the others. Today, its difficult to say where we are compared to them and we will see after tomorrows qualifying. Luca Baldisserri "The first Friday of the season always throws up some surprises and that is even more than usual the case this year, given the numerous rule changes. Today, we did a lot of running and had no technical problems: reliability will be one of the dominant themes of the championship and it will be vital to try and pick up points every time. In these three hours of free practice, we saw that our performance over a long run seems to be very consistent but we have to see how to improve outright performance for tomorrows qualifying. E.A. © CAPSIS International Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thats one BIG front wing on them F1's this year. Lets hope we get some nice close racing this year, Williams back up the front with [behind] Ferrari, and the Macs in the fence or pits J.A. G
Well that qualifying was very unusual. I never get sick of standing out on my balcony and watching the FA18 doing it's vertical climb. Awesome as always.
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:25.211 1:24.855 1:26.202 19 2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:25.006 1:24.783 1:26.505 21 3 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:25.938 1:25.121 1:26.830 21 4 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:25.922 1:25.152 1:26.914 19 5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:25.846 1:25.123 1:26.973 21 6 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:25.499 1:25.281 1:26.975 19 7 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.844 1:25.319 1:27.033 21 8 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.194 1:25.265 1:27.127 20 9 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.899 1:25.380 1:27.163 21 10 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:25.427 1:25.241 1:27.246 20 11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.827 1:25.504 14 12 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:26.026 1:25.605 12 13 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:26.074 1:25.607 16 14 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.184 1:25.726 15 15 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.454 no time 5 16 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:26.503 10 17 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:26.598 12 18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:26.677 10 19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:26.742 9 20 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:26.964 10
Yes, the tire situation is confusing things a bit. Too hard or too soft meant if you could save a soft set you had a good grid spot but what the effect will be on race strategy is anyone's guess. Needed one more soft set. Corner #1 will be a doozy. Ferraris with charged KERS will be very aggressive into the first corner possibly. Highest placed KERS cars I think. Notice how close a car could follow another? Seemed to get a tow too. If Hamilton has to change drive-train components it'll be a 5 place penalty. Thus last place on the grid.
