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Soooooooooo, Melbourne this weekend
Who do you think is gonna win this years championship?
Who do you hope dies in fiery crash? (not nice btw)
Who is gonna take the constructors championship?
I stopped watching many years ago when they decided that you have to pay to see it live on tv.
I stopped watching many years ago when they decided that you have to pay to see it live on tv.
I don't have a TV and I've always managed to find a live stream. Plus I think its on the [so called] free channels in the UK
Gareth
03-27-2009, 12:35 AM
i wish i was in melbourne for this
and just to live there generally
Guy Incognito
03-27-2009, 04:06 AM
from what's coming out of mclaren, lewis hamilton has got more chance of being on the next pussycat dolls record than retaining the title.
my money is on the fin in the ferrari, i know they will be pushing massa but i reckon kimi will be more consistent, he had some bad luck last season
I voted Massa cus I think he will. But I really like Kimi, he just seems in control of what he does and its always outside forces which stop him from winning more.
I do think it'll be the first of the european GPs until we start to have a clue who will be the contenders this season
mikizee
03-27-2009, 06:42 AM
What's coming out of mclaren?
What's coming out of mclaren?
Hamilton was 18th in 2nd Practice. Also, he was overheard on the radio (should of been private) that he can't see breaking points cus the car is too low.
I've heard that Mclaren this year are...ah fuck it who am I kidding F1 is absolutely bobbins!
scotty
03-27-2009, 07:01 AM
It'll be between Raikkonen and Massa, I'm leaning toward Kimi, though. I just like him better than Massa. So Ferrari for constructors as well.
Oh, and I hope Ecclestone dies in a fiery shitball of doom
NoFenders
03-27-2009, 11:08 AM
+1
Another vote for Kimi.
I stayed up to watch practice last night.The cars are taking some getting used to for me. Just odd looking.
Qualies should be interesting. Go Ferrari!!!
Jenson Button on poll???!?!?! And Barrichello 2nd? Is Brawn really that good? Or has he cheated and paid of the timer guys.
NoFenders
03-28-2009, 10:15 AM
lol You sure would think so.
What a great effort from Brawn. Most are saying it's due to the areo works done to the bottom of the car. Some sort of diffusser under the lower rear. Adds more downforce to the rear that has been taken off from the new rule change with the wings. There's like three teams that run that set up, and Brawn took it and ran with it.
They're giving us fuel data now (which is sweet) so we know howm many laps of fuel everyone has. Here's a taste.
Button and Rubens : 22 to 23 laps of fuel
Vettel and Nico : 20 laps of fuel
Ferrari : 18 laps of fuel :eek:
Doesn't look good for Ferrari. We'll see if Brawn's engines don't grenade though.
Can't wait for the start!!
It actually started an hour earlier than I thought, lucky I couldn't sleep so I caught it from about the 3rd lap.
Holy shit - just realised the clocks went forward!
edit: Brawn first & second!!! Maybe I should edit my poll
definately an unexpected result if we were talking about this event 3 months ago. who woulda thought a brand new team would kill qualifying as well as the race. i saw the betting odds before practice started and it showed Button at the top (lowest odds) and thought 'that can't be right?'. sir dick branson certainly is having the last laugh now. cunt never puts a foot wrong.
either way it was fairly ordinary race. no huge standouts. kubica+vettel crash at the end was a bit :eek: but other than that, melbourne isn't the most exciting tracks out. it's more about the atmosphere and backdrop.
go kimi (for the rest of the year)
mikizee
03-29-2009, 08:06 PM
Massa looked pissed off when he was back in the garage. I'm going for Massa this year. However I think Button deserved that win, he has been a promising and talented driver for quite a few years now and Honda has given him such a shit car for the last few years and his talent has been wasted.
Now that he's in a car that compliments his talent, there may be no stopping him!
Guy Incognito
03-30-2009, 05:21 AM
call me cynical but i reckon brawn have got the big boys back up by winning early on, i reckon there will be some sort of backlash/dispute where brawn end up getting penailsed for something ferrari or whoever object to at some point this season.
call me cynical but i reckon brawn have got the big boys back up by winning early on, i reckon there will be some sort of backlash/dispute where brawn end up getting penailsed for something ferrari or whoever object to at some point this season.
When Honda quit, they had already had a 2009 car that they have been building for 2 years. Also, they gave back office (and I still think are) services to offer a major support to the new team. Gotta give Honda some credit for that. And obviously some1 like Brawn has the best contacts in the sport, has two experienced drivers who didn't have a job a few months ago so they'll be up for it to.
Guy Incognito
03-30-2009, 08:46 AM
When Honda quit, they had already had a 2009 car that they have been building for 2 years. Also, they gave back office (and I still think are) services to offer a major support to the new team. Gotta give Honda some credit for that. And obviously some1 like Brawn has the best contacts in the sport, has two experienced drivers who didn't have a job a few months ago so they'll be up for it to.
fair enough i just get the impression that the big boys dont like anyone upsetting their party, regardless of who it is
trailerprincess
03-30-2009, 08:54 AM
BBC coverage was ace.
NoFenders
03-30-2009, 12:50 PM
call me cynical but i reckon brawn have got the big boys back up by winning early on, i reckon there will be some sort of backlash/dispute where brawn end up getting penailsed for something ferrari or whoever object to at some point this season.
Well, there's the whole diffuser debate. Although Brawn's cars looked more legal in that area than the other teams who used them. The grey area in F1 rules should be used and taken advantage of. Good on Brawn to be the genius he is to pull that far ahead of the field. I mean, nobody had a chance to catch Button. If Rubens had a better start, he'd have kept 2nd place as well. Him finishing 2nd was a gift from Kubica and Vettel knocking each other out, which I think, was certainly Kubica's fault. Sebastian left all the room he could , but Robert closed the door on'im.
All in all I thought it was a good race. No points for Ferrari sucks ass (I bet Massa's KERS system went out), and Hamilton finsihing on the podium makes me cringe even more. But seeing Brawn in a one two finish was well worth staying up til 3:30AM.
Now Malaysia this week! What's very interesting about this season is there's no more practice for any teams. So if anyone like Ferrari or McLaren want to try a diffuser, they'll have to see what it does on GP weekend. That could leave a lot of room for Button to win every race before the Euro leg of the sched. I know it's only one race in, but this may be Button's best shot at a Championship.
NoFenders
03-30-2009, 01:52 PM
Vettel gets 10 grid spot penalty. BULLSHIT!!!
http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=45387
mikizee
03-30-2009, 08:40 PM
And this.... (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/29/2529215.htm?site=melbourne)
Which is funny cos the girl I'm seeing was over and we were watching it and we were both a little drunk. This girl has never watched F1 before. But then all of a sudden she jumps up (I wasn't really paying attention) and goes 'Trulli can't be in third!! He overtook on the yellow!!! Hamilton is third!! HAMILTON SHOULD BE THIIIIRRDD!!'
All the while I'm thinking 'shutup lady you don't even know whats going on you don't even watch F1'
Turns out she was 100% correct. Heh.
Burnout18
03-30-2009, 08:56 PM
Vettel gets 10 grid spot penalty. BULLSHIT!!!
http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=45387
yea that really is bullshit,,,, it almost looked like kubica turned into him after initial contact..... although that was prolly just him losing control.....
But hey, looks like we are going to have more competition this year.
NoFenders
03-31-2009, 01:25 PM
And this.... (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/29/2529215.htm?site=melbourne)
Which is funny cos the girl I'm seeing was over and we were watching it and we were both a little drunk. This girl has never watched F1 before. But then all of a sudden she jumps up (I wasn't really paying attention) and goes 'Trulli can't be in third!! He overtook on the yellow!!! Hamilton is third!! HAMILTON SHOULD BE THIIIIRRDD!!'
All the while I'm thinking 'shutup lady you don't even know whats going on you don't even watch F1'
Turns out she was 100% correct. Heh.
She should have a job with the FIA. These guys are getting worse by the race. Same thing when Kazu hit the wall. Safety car comes out, and they have no clue as to who is running where on track. They start waving people past the Safety Car and Massa comes by again and puts his hands up (to say, where do you want me?). They had no idea. It took another two laps under SC to figure it out.
These guys and their after GP decisions are getting old.
Hamilton has been disqualified from the Aus Race (http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/apr/02/lewis-hamilton-disqualified-australian-grand-prix)
And this.... (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/29/2529215.htm?site=melbourne)
Which is funny cos the girl I'm seeing was over and we were watching it and we were both a little drunk. This girl has never watched F1 before. But then all of a sudden she jumps up (I wasn't really paying attention) and goes 'Trulli can't be in third!! He overtook on the yellow!!! Hamilton is third!! HAMILTON SHOULD BE THIIIIRRDD!!'
All the while I'm thinking 'shutup lady you don't even know whats going on you don't even watch F1'
Turns out she was 100% correct. Heh.
probably should marry her.
Guy Incognito
04-02-2009, 01:25 PM
its all a fucking joke - looks like every fucker is at fault and they should give trulli third , hamilton fourth and act like it never happened.
Its all bent.
I hope this doesnt set a precedent for every fuckin contentious decision to be deliberated, and have claims and counter claims days after each race.
might as well have a fucking phone vote to decide it.
its a joke, the whole thing.
mikizee
04-02-2009, 08:33 PM
wow yep i agree
Guy Incognito
04-03-2009, 03:30 AM
now hamiltons been fined for summat in qualifying and still runs risk of getting kicked out of the whole thing. what a big bag of bollocks
now hamiltons been fined for summat in qualifying and still runs risk of getting kicked out of the whole thing. what a big bag of bollocks
He has been fined because he has been proved that he lied after the race - twice all to get Trulli penalised which is very underhanded and far from sporting. Dave Ryan, McLaren's sporting director has been suspended by the team. I don't think Hamilton will be winning any PR awards this year. It'll be shame if he gets kicked out of this years Championship though - the sport always needs an anti-hero.
I think it would be funny to see the smug little twat fail at something.
Button on poll again. This'll be the massive for the F1 UK fans if its his year as I don't know any1 who doesn't like him and his chances was written off for the rest of his career
mikizee
04-04-2009, 08:04 AM
One thing that was cracking me up during the last race (yes I was high) was the BBC commentator dude (not martin brundle), when ever he said 'button' he said the B so violently its like his lips were going to explode ever time he said it.
BBPPPPBBButton!
See if you notice during the malaysia race.
World, the time has come to...
Guy Incognito
04-04-2009, 09:33 AM
World, the time has come to...
funny that, i have just been listening to this tune in my car and my daughter was singing "my finger is on my bottom"
since the shenanigans this week i have got a bit pissed off with the whole thing and dont care anymore, i might watch the actual race but it wont matter, result will probably change 4 times afterwards
NoFenders
04-07-2009, 02:01 PM
Button does it again!!!! (y)
Ferrari yet to score a point. :confused:
Guy Incognito
04-13-2009, 01:49 PM
call me cynical but i reckon brawn have got the big boys back up by winning early on, i reckon there will be some sort of backlash/dispute where brawn end up getting penailsed for something ferrari or whoever object to at some point this season.
its bloody started (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7996698.stm)
NoFenders
04-13-2009, 02:28 PM
If anyone gets hammered for these diffusers, it's gotta be Toyota. They're the top on the list as far as legal concerns with their diffuser. Brawn looks the most legal of the bunch. It looks in no way to be illegal. He's a genius like that.
icy manipulator
04-16-2009, 09:03 PM
Ross Brawn is a cunt, he just has one of those faces you want to punch.
I headed down to Melbourne this year, good to see Jensen finally win properly without having to rely on the Steve Bradbury method. JV's gotta be pissed to see the old Honda dominating so far this season
funniest thing i've seen at albert park was seeing button's car blow up on the main straight in 2006 on the final lap.:D
I'm going for Vettel to cause a few upsets this year. Put him in a decent car and he's a future champion
I'm going for Vettel to cause a few upsets this year. Put him in a decent car and he's a future champion
Nice spot.
I must admit, I am liking this new world order in the sport. The top teams having to play catch up as they are bitter about the diffuser row. Having to start on a level playing field has upset the top teams, hehe :D
mikizee
04-20-2009, 05:21 AM
I'm just glad Mark Webber has FINALLY gotten a decent result after years of bad luck.
NoFenders
04-20-2009, 03:04 PM
Way to go Sebastian!!
:cool:
So a break away by some teams from F1. I can't see it happening but if it does I think the death of F1 is on us and I also can't see the break away doing anything either. Any1 remember A1 racing? Is that still going?
Politics and sport never mix, but if this ain't settled soon, all I can see is the sport being dissolved and when there is a supply of money again in the world, the series starting up again by some billionaire who really misses it. Even I am losing interest in it and I'm one of the major fans of the sport :mad:
NoFenders
06-19-2009, 12:38 PM
Max is the devil.
A1GP still runs. Their season's over. Starts in October I think.
Still waiting to see the final details (which should come soon) as far as where F1 is heading. Looks a little weird right now. We'll see.
I can actually see it going either way. It obviously ain't working in its current format. Its a proper capitalist sport. But the soap opera running it has completely forgot they run a sport.
I don't want to see a Ferrari run sport that is for sure and if they head a break away, it seems to me that is what we'll get - as it'll just be the highest bidder wins the race. But Max and Bern need to also let go of some of there power because its corrupt in its current form.
I don't actually know many of the details - like you say, they are still coming out and I haven't read or seen anything on the sport since today for over a month. But I'm more mourning the loss of the sport than knowing what the fuck is going on...
Guy Incognito
07-29-2009, 02:15 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8172310.stm
haha, was about to post the same link - was looking for the thread. Schumacher in place for massa.
Freebasser
07-29-2009, 02:27 PM
Why would you do that? You survive the best part of 40 years driving faster and faster cars, and then when a suspension spring rips somebody's eye out, you jump at the chance to replace him.
If anything it should make Michael glad he's still not racing.
wants a piece of Hamilton and Button is the reason for the move imho
I think it'll make it a little exciting but I can see him not doing well.
all schuey will do is block people and make the race easier for kimi. i wanna see him chop but fezza's game has dropped technically.
Schumacher called off his comeback cus he's cropped
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/11/michael-schumacher-formula-one-ferrari-injuries
So much for that publicity stunt.
mikizee
08-11-2009, 04:32 AM
Gutted.
not surprised. williams objected to his "promotion" sotospeak which meant he wasn't going to race anyway. gives a junior the chance of a lifetime.
So, now Ferrari are hinting at a three car team next season so maybe Schumacher will be back after all
linkage (http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/aug/12/ferrari-formula-one-luca-di-montezemolo)
I didn't watch any of the 2nd half of the season. Its weird I lost interest half way through when I've followed this sport every year for over 10+ years.
But just read that Jensen Button won the title, good on him (y)
i'm more happy for webber winning his second grand prix after 5 or 6 DNFs/no points. congrats to jenson though. his talent came through in another ross brawn-powered car. good to see massa practising in a F1 car again.
bring on 2010... should be an interesting, or horrible, year!
Burnout18
10-20-2009, 02:03 PM
i dont blame you for not watching the second half.... button had a such a huge lead it didnt matter.
Yeah, but I should of been more excited since it was the more likable british guy winning. It was all the politics and bull shit that at times you couldn't actually even believe race results from previous seasons.
i dont blame you for not watching the second half.... button had a such a huge lead it didnt matter.
+1
Guy Incognito
10-21-2009, 08:43 AM
i dont blame you for not watching the second half.... button had a such a huge lead it didnt matter.
plus it was all dominated by all the shenaigans with crashgate etc. the races were secondary for bit but interlagos was a great race and button was brilliant.
Merc have bought brawn.
Could mean Button and Hamilton in the same team next season.
could and will mean that. i hope they fail hard :D
could and will mean that. i hope they fail hard :D
It will become the new team to hate or love. Like Ferrari.
Guy Incognito
11-17-2009, 03:40 PM
i think hamiltons sorted his head out this season tbh. he was a bit of a prick and i thought the toys were gonna come flying out of the pram when he was stuggling but he didnt whinge , got on with it and had a great 2nd half of season. my money is on him, even though they havent got an engine yet. it'll be intersting to see what happens if button is his teammate but i dont think it'll be that fiery, button doesnt seem as precocious as alonso.
So Michael Schumacher has signed a one-year deal with Mercedes next year. €7m (£6.2m) for his trouble. Does really deserve its own thread but I'm sure a three year gap is too long out of motor racing.
mikizee
12-23-2009, 06:36 AM
I dunno, the dream team of Brawn and Schuey are back together... Ferrari must be a bit pissed off.
Burnout18
12-23-2009, 09:55 AM
wow!
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