Japanese Grands Prix **SPOILER**

About 30 minutes to roll-off. Wx at start is showing to be partly cloudy, 74F, 20% chance rain, dew point 59, humidity 59%, NNW6. Wx for 3 pm is same but only 10% chance rain.

Should be an interesting start to say the least and a very interesting race should develop with the dry conditions.

Time to go watch the pre-race festivities. Flavio and Ron Dennis certainly are worlds apart in their perception of what the constructor's championship means!!

Carol

(Hank, if you are on this thread tonight, Sophia says hi to her "t" sister Rachel.)

 

Good morning Aaron - Guess we'll know in due time what type of pit strategy McLaren has in mind for JPM and Kimi - we'll see who's heavy or light in short order. I think that Ralf is running very light - makes sense to get Toyota P1 in their home race. Look what Trulli did at the USGP.

In any rate - I rather like this scrambled starting grid thing.

Carol

 

Hi Impy, hope you're right. Are you in Japan?

Carol

 

All I can say to the race thus far is Holy ****.

JPM's out is absolutely wonderful for MS since they were tied for 3rd place!!!

Carol

 

Wonderful - perhaps Impy is right! Anyone else having problems with coverage from formula1.com?

Carol

 

It's back up for me but it's still weird acting.

Time for Sato to go away from F1 as he takes out Trulli this time. Can't help but think he's was the cause of Ruben's problem at the beginning of the race.

Carol

 

I heard the same thing!

Exceptionally great racing a few minutes ago - couldn't take my eyes off the tv screen. It's almost like Alonso had a hyperspace vehicle after he passed Michael. Looks like the McLaren is having similar difficulties as in Silverstone with the front end when getting right in the back of a car.

Can't wait to see them all "equal" next season.

Carol

 

Right at the beginning all cameras were focused on Sato - even Bob Varsha apologized for fans missing the race and having to watch Sato.

This great competitive driving with Alonso and Kimi should certainly be a tremendous incentive for Michael for next year.

Carol

 

Kimi just took 1.1 secs off Fisi in one lap - I'm thinking he can take the remainder of time off and find himself in 1st place - wow look what Alonso is doing to Webber - passes and is now in third - Webber's move was stupidly dangerous.

Carol