2008 Australian GP RACE ***SPOILERS***

good morning. what a long wait to see this sorta thread

we have less than 2 hours to go, gentleman.

 

The move to impose a 90-second lockout on engine mapping changes at the start of a race will be enough to prevent teams trying to simulate launch control.

That is the view of Ferrari's engine chief Gilles Simon, who thinks that any team's attempt to help boost their drivers' efforts off the line will be negated by the fact they cannot change the engine mapping for some time afterwards.

Although there is a standard ECU in F1 this year, teams are still able to change the engine mapping of their cars.

So in theory they could make one map for perfect acceleration off the line before swapping to a version that is more suited to when the car is up to speed.

However, amid some early suspicions that teams were experimenting with ways to simulate launch control, the FIA has imposed the 90-second lockout - forcing teams to stick to the same engine mapping setting for effectively the first lap of the race.

Simon believes that the move is enough to ward teams away from improving their starts.

"I think the reason behind it (the lockout) was to prevent a very special map that could help a driver," he said in Melbourne. "But it will work much more on even a slight modification that could help the driver.

"If you have a starting map, it (will be) completely undriveable afterwards I would say. It will push us to be reasonable on mapping."

 

Well, in the 05 Japanese GP, Kimi started 17th and ended up winning the race...and that was in a crappy McLaren
So we know he's capable of doing it.

A little over an hour to go...FORZA FERRARI!!

 

watch it here
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http://www.channelsurfing.net/

 

btw , Go Massa

 

Man, I thought this day would never come.

 

I know this sounds like heresy but Hamilton/McLaren is looking awfully good. But no matter, it is just the first race of a long season.

 

+1000!

 

Alright one more break

 

That green.... yuck!

 

good morning from Europe....Forza Ferrari!

 

Good morning from Germany, gentlemen! It's f***** 5:30 in the morning, I've been out yesterday and I hope the race will be worth sleeping only 2 hours

 

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DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMCAST HAS FROZEN UP ON MOST OF MY CHANNELS AND ALL I SEE IS A GODDAMNED BOTTLE OF MOTOR OIL ON MY TV! FOR THE FIRST GODDAMNED RACE OF THE YEAR AND I HAVE THIS CRAP HAPPENING! I'M ON HOLD FOR 16 MINUTES NOW AND I CAN'T GET A DAMN TECHNICIAN ON THE LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What I think is funny is you know that the decision to go with that green color was not made by just one person. There was at least somebody else who agreed and said, "ya, that green looks so good."

 

Yes lets hope so!!!

 

Which green?

 

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=189524

 

Honda

 

All of us on the western side of the pond are up at that time for almost every race so don't complain buddy. Besides, if Bernie gets his way, the damn race will be run in the middle of the night so Europe isn't inconvenienced...lol.

Mark