**** 2007 Australian GP ****
Yeaahhhh Baby! The F1 racing season is on again. The wait has been painful for all the fans including me.
This season should be awesome due to so many drivers changing steeds, pesonnel changes, etc. Hopefully we will get a dynamite season like 2003, 2005 and 2006. Also hopefully Kimi will get his first WDC - there isn't a more deserving guy out there. First a moment of silence for the absence of Michael Schumacher for the first time since 1991. It will a touch difficult to watch the first few races and not see the red helmet guiding the Ferrari aggressively to a pole or a victory. We miss you Michael! You are one the best of all time! Have a wonderful retirement! 8) 8) 8) On to Australia: Circuit info: 2006 Race Results 1 Fernando Alonso 2 Kimi Raikkonen 3 Ralf Schumacher 4 Nick Heidfeld 5 Giancarlo Fisichella 6 Jacques Villeneuve 7 Rubens Barrichello 8 David Coulthard Melbourne has become a firm favourite of the Formula 1 fraternity since it took over from Adelaide as the home of the Australian Grand Prix in 1996. The switch caused consternation, for Adelaide had been hugely popular as both a venue and a racetrack. In its end-of-season position, it played host to two unforgettable championship climaxes: Nigel Mansell’s spectacular tyre blow-out in 1986 and Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill’s controversial clash in ’94. For 1996 the race not only moved to Melbourne and a spectacular new lakeside track in Albert Park, but to the other end of the calendar, becoming the season opener. Melbourne soon proved that it could match Adelaide for thrills and spills, as the inaugural race saw Jacques Villeneuve take pole position for his first GP, and ITV’s Martin Brundle escape a massive first-lap crash in which his Jordan flew into a terrifying sequence of barrel rolls. As the first chance to see where the balance of power lies at the start of the new season, Melbourne is always eagerly awaited. Its high-speed layout punctuated by chicanes and dusty surface often leads to unpredictable and dramatic races, and punishes the slightest mistake with a trip into one of the ever-present concrete walls. The safety car traditionally gets a lot of mileage in Melbourne… Weather forecast: Quote:
http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?T...al&PO_ID=38643 Thursday press conference: http://www.formula1.com/race/news/5771/770.html I'll add more info tonight :) |
Hope Massa and Kimi can pull of a 1-2 :D
All Kimi has been missing these past years was a reliable car so hopefully Ferrari has accomplished that again this year. |
feels so weird not seeing Michael Schumacher on the grid :|
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MASSA KIMI 1-2!!!!!!
FORZA FERRARI!!!!! |
i definitely wanna see massa and kimi tear it up...but look out for kubica!!! :wink:
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Gonna watch it in hospital with my dad, for sure hope its going to be a great race! :D
My money is on Massa! |
does anyone know of a way to watch the race on the internet, even if its just uploaded after it happens? unfortunately i don't get the speed channel in the dorm which means i don't get the race, so i've never had to deal with this before. any ideas?
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Another possibility - There is a software called "tvuplayer" that allows you to catch TV broadcasts from Asia. Go to the Star Sports channel - they should be broadcasting F1 there. You will get a blurry and small image but hey it is free and better than no image. Google for the link - her is one random source: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Interne...VUPlayer.shtml |
^^ sounds good thanks a lot :D
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This will be a very interesting race. Alonso is in a new team, no Michael Schumacher, Raikonnen in a reliable machine...the playing field is levelling.
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Friday Practice 1 times
1 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.214 2 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:30.707 3 35 Sebastian Vettel BMW 1:30.857 4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:30.878 5 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:31.162 6 38 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:31.401 7 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:31.528 8 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:31.571 9 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:31.661 10 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:31.737 11 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:31.782 12 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:32.011 13 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:32.194 14 20 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:34.043 15 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:34.627 16 21 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:35.055 17 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:37.249 18 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:39.221 19 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:39.242 20 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:39.550 21 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 1:41.763 22 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:44.130 Report Quote:
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sounds like the highlights are already starting to pile up and we haven't even gotten to qualifying yet! I hope they showed that on TV :lol: |
Finally the season has started!!! WOO HOO!!
Im still sad Schumie retired as this could of been his greatest season, but alas I must move on and Massa is the driver for me I think. Kimi being ex-Mclaren has alot to prove(i hate mclaren) soo might be afew races b4 I can start really supporting him. Both sessions just finished today. Good to see Ferrari at the top even tho its only practise. Hamilton looks like a contender and I will laugh really hard if he beats Alonso on sunday!! Forza Ferrari!! |
As much as I am disappointed, but all the new unknowns and team switching make the season still very very exciting to chase after. I just hope there will be more wet race this season.
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Practice 2 results and report
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- Isnt it funny that the "customer" ;) Honda team beats the official team.
- Toyota looks pretty awful - Awesome job by Lewis on his first ever run in Melbourne 8) - Toro Rosso is showing the negative aspect of not doing much testing and deciding their driver line-up at the last minute. The cars and drivers looked loose/rusty. |
Wow......season after season, the Mclaren just not reliable.
Mclaren and reliability just don't mix. |
kimi went purple in s1 and 2 on the last lap and then pited... :-/ 8)
ws F1...finally :D |
just came back from todays practise
3 hours was madness awsome stuff by the ferrari's and yeh kimmi was flyin rite at the end im impressed with lewis hamilton so far cant wait for tomorrow now |
Where are the pictures? :)
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This looks like it could be BMW's year!!! It's gotta make you think that Williams were holding them back quite badly. I'm not naive enough to think they going to consistently be in the top 3, but they certainly look set for some podiums this year!
Kubica and Heidfeld look quite promising... 8) I'm so excited for the season!!!!!!!! |
Yeah Toyota is just a joke, and it shows..
Awesome job by Hamilton! :D |
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Saturday Free practice report and times
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Super Aguri is in damn good shape. I really don't know how that happen, they are suppose to use 2nd grade car.
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They may be going v. low on fuel to get some nice exposure. Let's see how they do in qualifying. But both guys are miles ahead of Button/Barrichello :lol:
Hamilton continues to amaze! |
What I am hoping is that Kimi don't push the engine too hard so early.....
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Massa's car broke......crap!!
Kimi for pole....unfortunately that spanish fool is 2nd. |
This Hamilton hype is getting really annoying.
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^That would really make my day!!
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fuck yeah. Kimi up front :D let's see Mercedes' engine gremlins return this year :mrgreen:
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Way to GO Ferrari! Glad to see Kimi take the Pole! Let's hope tomorrow's race pans out!!!
That Red & White does look cool: http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1...0717if7.th.jpg |
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speed commentators are fun to watch (listen)...
that foo better not win...that's all i'm rooting for this season... |
just came back from todays qualifying
so glad to see kimmi in a reliable and fast car for once to bad for massa bah alonso to bad he hasnt got the renault launch anymore which prob helped him win every race cant wait for tomorrow im already sunburnt bad and i dont think it can get any worse so me going tomorrow will hurt but its worth it |
Very promising grid IMO, too bad for Massa but I am soo happy that Kimi did the pole :D I would have been disappointed if Felipe had beat him ... We will see in the next GP ... Anyway it's been a long time I wasn't so happy to see Ferrari in front :lol:
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Yeah baby F1 again!!! Nice job by Hamilton, as ive said many times, this guy promises!!! Nice Pole by IceMan!! Fist face off between Raik FA.lonso... too bad that mechanical failure of Massa... Waitiing for the race!!! Yuhuuuuu!!!! are you going to wake up for it ?? i will going for party and will come back for the race!!
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Go mclaren mercedes.
Where is m schumacher?? I hope that spyker f1 will do good. The iceman is fast. :D 8) |
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I kown where he been is but i saw jean todt in the ferrari pitbox but not m schumacher that found i very surprising Schumacher schould be in the ferrari pit box. :D :?: |
Anyone here a little shocked by the results of Hamilton in qualifying, 4th thats really really good for his first time in race qualifying for F1. Also Kubica did a great job getting 5th on the starting grid.
Also great job for the Iceman!! |
^^ kubica is a very talented driver so i'm not surprised by that :mrgreen: . bully for hamilton as well he did a great job
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Great race! Raikonnen from start to finish without a doubt. A spanish fool chased down by his team mate who's made a hell of a splash in his F1 debut.
Couldn't believe how close Kubica came to getting his bell rung by DC's car :shock: 6 more inches and i think the live feed would have been cut.... Massa only got 3 points, but as long as they get that gear box twitch figured out. Malaysia in 3 weeks :D |
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Massa is useless from the back... :? f1 is back :D |
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