Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 The new F1 season starts in Australia at the weekend. Looks like the Ferrari and McLaren cars are going to be closely matched at the front again. Who do you think will win the title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Raikkonen, I think Hamilton will believe his own hype too much this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10017 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I voted 50 cent, don't know which car he is driving though. The bullet holes in the fuel tank could be a problem though. Refilling nine times will setting him back I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Raikkonen, I think Hamilton will believe his own hype too much this season. There will certainly be added pressure and expectation now he is no longer the new boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Refilling nine times will setting him back I guess... His car is very economical, so it has quite a range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3640 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Refilling nine times will setting him back I guess... His car is very economical, so it has quite a range. Does it have a boiler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 Final qualifying times for the Australian Grand Prix 1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 1 minute, 26.714 seconds. 2. Robert Kubica, Poland, BMW-Sauber, 1:26.869. 3. Heikki Kovalainen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:27.079. 4. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 1:27.178. 5. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, BMW-Sauber, 1:27. 236. 6. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Toyota, 1:28. 527. 7. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Williams, 1:28.687. 8. David Coulthard, Britain, Red Bull, 1:29.041. 9. Timo Glock, Germany, Toyota, 1:29.593. 10. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Toro Rosso, did not start. Eliminated after second session 11. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Honda, 1:26.173. 12. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Renault, 1:26.188. 13. Jenson Button, Britain, Honda, 1:26.259. 14. Kazuki Nakajima, Japan, Williams, 1:26.413. 15. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, did not finish. 16. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, did not start. Eliminated after first session 17. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Force India, 1:27.207. 18. Sebastien Bourdais, France, Toro Rosso, 1:27.446. 19. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 1;27.859. 20. Takuma Sato, Japan, Super Aguri, 1:28.208. 21. Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazil, Renault, 1:28.330. 22. Anthony Davidson, Britian, Super Aguri, 1:29.059. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Hope Lewis can win this year. Would be nice to see a Brit win it again. Me pa met him in Greneda. Lucky bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) Great drive by Hamilton, probably the only person racing who didn't drop a bollock. The lack of TC looks like it's going to make things much, much more exciting. Edited March 16, 2008 by Ketsbaia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6701 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Hope Lewis can win this year. Would be nice to see a Brit win it again. Me pa met him in Greneda. Lucky bastard. Lucky for meeting your pa?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Hope Lewis can win this year. Would be nice to see a Brit win it again. Me pa met him in Greneda. Lucky bastard. Lucky for meeting your pa?? Darn skippy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6701 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Get the fuck in!!!!! The BBC has secured the television rights to show Formula One in the UK from the 2009 season. The five-year deal marks the return of the sport to BBC screens 12 years after ITV began broadcasting Grands Prix. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said: "I am delighted to conclude this new deal with the BBC. "It is an exciting time in Formula One and the BBC has some innovative new ideas to consolidate and expand our UK fan base." The deal covers all platforms and will see F1 broadcast on the BBC Sport website, as well as on TV and radio. Dominic Coles, BBC Sport director of sport rights, said: "The biggest motorsporting event in the world is returning home after 12 years. "We were delighted when Bernie Ecclestone approached us about the return of F1 to the BBC. "F1 is a crown jewel of sports broadcasting, so to bring the rights back to their traditional home from 2009 is tremendously exciting. "Fans will be able to enjoy uninterrupted, state of the art and innovative coverage from BBC Sport, across all of our TV, radio and new media platforms, for the first time since 1996." Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/7306123.stm I pray to god that they bring Martin Brundle but please............no James Allen!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15870 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I could live without both of them, to be honest. But yep, should be good news. No more having to switch to RTL during the ad breaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6701 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hopefully a return of "The Chain" as the signature tune as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15870 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Of course! Now if they can just take a couple of decades off Murray Walker and make an animatronic version of James Hunt, I can pretend I'm 8 years old again and F1 is still interesting and unpredictable, and all will be right with the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Who do you think will win the title? I'd rather have a vote on who will overtake anyone else more than 5 times in the entire season, it's more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15870 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Who do you think will win the title? I'd rather have a vote on who will overtake anyone else more than 5 times in the entire season, it's more interesting. Takuma Sato, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Who do you think will win the title? I'd rather have a vote on who will overtake anyone else more than 5 times in the entire season, it's more interesting. Raikkonen overtook more than five cars before the end of the first lap didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Who do you think will win the title? I'd rather have a vote on who will overtake anyone else more than 5 times in the entire season, it's more interesting. Raikkonen overtook more than five cars before the end of the first lap didn't he? No idea, don't watch it any more. But it's a big difference with one of the competitive cars being further back for whatever reason and being able to make it past all the also ran teams (who frankly probably should be racing in a different class/championship as they are only really there to make up the numbers) than actual overtaking manoeuvres within the first 6-8 competitive cars (and overtaking due to fuelling/pit strategy isn't the same thing as genuinely overtaking in "open play" either). Which was behind the recent idea that the fastest qualifying times put you furtherest back on the grid, which would actually make F1 interesting again and the whole field somewhat competitive (although the idea would be stupidly easy to exploit). Personally I think they should allow limited nitros boosts for each car (maybe even a handicapped system - although again the notorious F1 cheating issue would probably come into play) and then maybe the majority of races could be deemed "exciting" again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15870 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Personally I think they should allow limited nitros boosts for each car For 2009, the FIA has introduced another series of changes to spice up the sport. These include introducing a "boost" button to provide a brief burst of extra power and changes to the aerodynamics to make it easier for one car to follow another closely. Gosh. It's almost like the authorities got something right for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Who do you think will win the title? I'd rather have a vote on who will overtake anyone else more than 5 times in the entire season, it's more interesting. Raikkonen overtook more than five cars before the end of the first lap didn't he? No idea, don't watch it any more. But it's a big difference with one of the competitive cars being further back for whatever reason and being able to make it past all the also ran teams (who frankly probably should be racing in a different class/championship as they are only really there to make up the numbers) than actual overtaking manoeuvres within the first 6-8 competitive cars (and overtaking due to fuelling/pit strategy isn't the same thing as genuinely overtaking in "open play" either). Which was behind the recent idea that the fastest qualifying times put you furtherest back on the grid, which would actually make F1 interesting again and the whole field somewhat competitive (although the idea would be stupidly easy to exploit). Personally I think they should allow limited nitros boosts for each car (maybe even a handicapped system - although again the notorious F1 cheating issue would probably come into play) and then maybe the majority of races could be deemed "exciting" again. Probably not in the best position to comment then The 'backwards grid' idea was from Patrick Head (from Williams) and was going to be based on a reversed championship table, not lap times btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Personally I think they should allow limited nitros boosts for each car For 2009, the FIA has introduced another series of changes to spice up the sport. These include introducing a "boost" button to provide a brief burst of extra power and changes to the aerodynamics to make it easier for one car to follow another closely. Gosh. It's almost like the authorities got something right for once. We'll have to see how they implement it, they may well end up with something that doesn't actually do anything in real terms, although it's nice to see I'm right (I've been saying it for years now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15870 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 All sports should take advice from people who don't actually watch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Who do you think will win the title? I'd rather have a vote on who will overtake anyone else more than 5 times in the entire season, it's more interesting. Raikkonen overtook more than five cars before the end of the first lap didn't he? No idea, don't watch it any more. But it's a big difference with one of the competitive cars being further back for whatever reason and being able to make it past all the also ran teams (who frankly probably should be racing in a different class/championship as they are only really there to make up the numbers) than actual overtaking manoeuvres within the first 6-8 competitive cars (and overtaking due to fuelling/pit strategy isn't the same thing as genuinely overtaking in "open play" either). Which was behind the recent idea that the fastest qualifying times put you furtherest back on the grid, which would actually make F1 interesting again and the whole field somewhat competitive (although the idea would be stupidly easy to exploit). Personally I think they should allow limited nitros boosts for each car (maybe even a handicapped system - although again the notorious F1 cheating issue would probably come into play) and then maybe the majority of races could be deemed "exciting" again. Probably not in the best position to comment then Why? Clearly everything I've said is true, the F1 authorities wouldn't be so concerned themselves if it weren't. You don't need to have watched recently to be sure it's the same you've been seeing for years. The 'backwards grid' idea was from Patrick Head (from Williams) and was going to be based on a reversed championship table, not lap times btw. Aye that was probably just my hopefulness, although that would eliminate most of the cheating potential, but I suspect it wouldn't happen for commercial reasons as qualifying would no longer exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 All sports should take advice from people who don't actually watch them. No, but they probably should take advice from people that used to watch and enjoy them and then stopped for very obvious and understandable reasons. It's no coincidence MotoGP and Superbikes had gained so much in popularity, as a spectacle it is infinitely more exciting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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