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With 8 days to go before the cars hit the track in Melbourne , figured it was time to get this going.
So whats been happening over the off season?
Honda pulled out, nearly vanished, become Brawn GP and have come out and shocked the entire field by having a car that is seemingly a second quicker then anyone else!! Now powered by the same engine as McLaren ie Mercedes
Ferrari - look fast like usual, but having some KERS dramas.
Toyota - look to have built a race winning car... maybe.
BMW - look strong, and reliable.
Williams - no idea, one day they are quick the next, they are back of pack. Maybe a diamond in the rough... hoping they can be near the front again.
Renault - appear to have built a semi dog, doesnt look too fast at all.
Force India - also switched to Mercedes engines, and seem to have a solid and reliable car. Outright pace might be lacking though.
Red Bull - came out blazing, looked to have built a rocket, but then fell off the map kind of. Webber will be hoping its a rocket and they are just keeping it tame.
Torro Ross - considering its virtually Red Bull 1.1, same as above.
McLaren - well, they built a dog. Everyone talked sandbagging, etc, etc, but the reality was the car is slow. They have been spending massive time and effort on the issues though, and in the last two days of testing at Jerez they seem to have made some progress with new floor, new exhaust bits, new diffuser... ie massive changes. Can they find the time with 8 days lefT? Hope so!
2009 is going to be an awesome year!
Kilma
19-03-2009, 08:49 AM
2009 is going to be an awesome year!
That it will. Get yourself in the F1 tipping comp.
http://www.antilag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26788
Also, make sure you support ONE HD so that the races are shown at a reasonable time, not 3am like they have been for the last couple of seasons. :D
[FFOUR]
19-03-2009, 09:14 AM
Really looking forward to the start of the season, especially to find out if the pace of the Brawn GP cars in testing continues!
Go Ferrari though. :)
Kilma, I honestly dont like that tipping comp. Ill most likely sign up soon anyhow :)
Jan - no doubt their pace is real... but the FIA has just redone their rulings on rear diffusers.. it appears theirs may well now be illegal. They will be in big trouble having to use a new untested one next weekend if that the case.
Kilma
19-03-2009, 10:18 AM
Hahaha. Whoops. There were meant to be a couple of enters in there. Wasn't meant to be aimed directly at you TJ.
To be honest, it isn't the greatest setup I was hoping for either, but it will do for the first year. Hopefully we'll learn a bit and fix some things up and make it better next year.
Jazza
19-03-2009, 12:11 PM
Well here's two massive thumbs up idea's imo..
Firstly the driver with the most wins will win the title, so even if he doesn't have the most reliable of cars, he could still win the title, if its even then it goes to points as normal.
And secondly something I think is great, the weight of the cars will be released to the media after qualifying, so you will be able to tell who's gone light and who is heavier etc!
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/3/9024.html
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/89693/F1-Sorry-Lewis-points-don-t-mean-prizes-anymore
big o
19-03-2009, 12:31 PM
I fly out next wednesday for the gp and the first game of the afl season, We have tickets in the brabman stand end of the straight 1st corner.
Not cheap at all $600 for 4 days,
Sully
19-03-2009, 02:03 PM
this is going to be a ripper of a season especially if the brawn is as fast as it's looked for the last month. if it's fast i'm tipping barrichello for champion, if it's not then i reckon kubica. the bmw is fast, they're the only team that seem confident about their kers system, have been consistent AND he was still in the running until the last 2 rounds last year, thats when they pulled out to make heidfeld look good again. stupid bmw and only trying to achieve their goals
and i can't say how happy i am that mclaren are at the back of the grid. we get to see less of that hamilton fella! its amazing what a year can do to your perception of someone you don't know haha
in all seriousness though, it'll be good to see new cars and drivers at the front of the grid, brawn, toyota, and possibly red bull up against ferrari and bmw should be awesome
A month? The Brawns only been out for 2 weeks ;)
McLaren wont be back of field - ill put money on that.
And the new rule for the championship is fucking retarded. Say a guy wins 9 races, so he cant be beaten, with 5 races to go, what does he do, take an early holiday?
It rewards those lucky enough to have a great car from race 1 - what happens if a team develops a quick car mid season? Not much reward is there.
iluv2moan
19-03-2009, 03:07 PM
no coulthard no care
Then dont post again in this thread. Cheers
V8ENZ
19-03-2009, 07:53 PM
Kimi and Kubica thanks
no dobt mclaren will be there on race day but lewis(or his misses) can suck my dong.
http://www.teamsassociation.org/press-release/2009-03-20/fota-statement
Hahahhahahahahahahahahahhahaha
Suck fucking shit FIA - and thank god, no shithouse scoring system!
1JZVL
28-03-2009, 02:45 PM
holycrap.
Qualifying has been a good watch so far!
Kilma
28-03-2009, 03:02 PM
WOW!!!!!!
What a shake up!!!!
1JZVL
28-03-2009, 03:03 PM
that was fucking awesome!
I really do hope the race is as competitive as the qual.
really not that much between them all, gonna have to be trying at 110% for the whole race :eek2:
1JZNOSHIT
28-03-2009, 03:03 PM
Button on pole?
Yep, barichello (sp??) took pole with 10 seconds left, the Button took it back.
Brawn 1 & 2, Redbull 3rd (vettel)
1JZNOSHIT
28-03-2009, 03:07 PM
fark yeah, Ferrari and Mclaren with work to do! Its about time F1 was close again :)
iluv2moan
28-03-2009, 03:17 PM
quiet enjoy watching other aspects to f1 rather then just the race itself
hopefully this new channel 0ne shows more of it from the other rounds
addicted.to.speed
28-03-2009, 04:25 PM
my money is on ferrari having the biggest fuel loads during qualifying and Braun having the lightest
Wow - watched quali with some mates.
The f1 order has copped a major shakeup! McLaren with some major work to do !
Go Brawn - what a wonderful story. 4 weeks ago they didnt even exist.
waxdass
28-03-2009, 06:42 PM
ye NS. no where drivers... non existant team... suddenly a promising championship contender!
WTF
richard branson sponsored aswell.... wouldnt suprise me if he splashed mega cash for everyone to slow down a bit :p
Tocchi
28-03-2009, 06:47 PM
telecast 10am perth time :)
I wouldn't say they are no where drivers man, they where just in shit teams before.
addicted.to.speed
29-03-2009, 01:36 PM
commentators saying that Brawn GP cars will be very hard to beat... its a bit optimistic to say that...
they have only had 20% of the testing as the other teams and built the car 4 weeks ago or so..
"you can't hump jump into the ring with the big boys and expect you can box"
anyway.. 25 mins to go :D
Fozzy
29-03-2009, 01:40 PM
They did say barring any reliability issues.. So far so good I spose.
addicted.to.speed
29-03-2009, 03:40 PM
wow.. amazing.. good work brawn..
Alt_F4
29-03-2009, 03:41 PM
Great race
Fozzy
29-03-2009, 03:42 PM
Fuck yeah. Good Result. Go team Brawn!!
That is fucking awesome to see -
Brawn GP one and two!
Jarno 3rd - from last!
Lewis 4th from 18th!
Kubica would have won that if he didnt nail vettel - the cars are so much quicker on the hard tyre
Thats truly awesome for F1.
Lonewolf
29-03-2009, 03:48 PM
just wow.
tipping competitions around the world completely stuffed!
I picked Button to win :-D
Should of put money on at the TAB though :-(
addicted.to.speed
29-03-2009, 03:55 PM
the SC period at the end - did anyone else hear the safety car come out - absolute porn
sha663r
29-03-2009, 03:58 PM
Great stuff. Should make for an interesting season.
Go Jenson!
I like the tear in Ross Brawns voice whilst being interviewed - you can tell how much it means to that team.
Not even a team a month ago.
1JZVL
29-03-2009, 04:04 PM
I picked Button to win :-D
Should of put money on at the TAB though :-(
yeah u would've won.. but he was only paying 1.90? (or either that was for a top 3 finish?)
IT WOULD'VE been worth putting money on kubica to win, he was paying between $25-30....but boy would you be pissed off right now :D
I like the way the cars are moving around, they get some oversteer now which is cool
Awesome race. whatever happened to ferrari, especially kimi...it makes me sad :(
one query though, whats the deal with BRAWN and their "diffuser" (an extra one?), is that still to be investigated? :dunno:
Yes there is a hearing in a couple of weeks.
I doubt it will be banned.
Ferrari - Massa broke down, Kimi smacked a wall - fail all round, so good race for them.
If Kubica had of got past Vettel he was on to win that.
1JZVL
29-03-2009, 04:17 PM
How lucky was trulli, wow......
I really do hope the cars hold up and maintain their reliability for the upcoming rounds.
I don't really go for Button, but I really like him and I think he and his team deserve this. I remember "back in the day" when BAR honda were doing very well and he was very consistent and was "the thing" :D
Sepang should be siiiick
1JZNOSHIT
29-03-2009, 04:19 PM
ahhh the dirty wog in the 1000hp 2jz Toyota got a podium!
awesome results, just what the sport needed!
Well done to Brawn/Virgin :D
Brockas
29-03-2009, 05:51 PM
So good. Well worth the money to watch in person.
Will have a few photos and videos's up when i get back on wednesday.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74053
Lewis third in that dog of a car - drive of the day!
V8ENZ
29-03-2009, 06:34 PM
great race but fuck, lets put some fucking commercials on just as they're about to restart, come back and kimi is in the wall.
my tips were on the money untill the vettel/kubica crash
1, 2 for the old Honda drivers !
woot ~ im stoked :banana:
V8ENZ
29-03-2009, 07:29 PM
update, trulli penalised 25 seconds for overtaking under yellow so hamilton is now 3rd
As linked to 1.5 hours ago above :P
Harsh but deserved.
V8ENZ
29-03-2009, 07:33 PM
sorry f1 finished and tv got turned off
Wow, great driving from Lewis, from last place to 3rd.
Bad luck to Webber, fucking Barrichello dirty old cnt.
http://www.antilag.com/forums/showthread.php?p=431595#post431595
pics from the week from one of the guys off another forum - awesome work.
Rantopotamus
30-03-2009, 10:51 AM
Dont know why but fucking Barrachello - spelling... PISSES ME OFF!!
Try spelling it correctly then ?
Rubens Barrichello.
flamo_damo
30-03-2009, 11:39 AM
First time I have actually watched a full race and wow I think I am in love with F1. Will def try make a trip to at least 1 F1 event. Brockas what was rough cost for tickets and what not? PM me if you like.
Congrats on the win to Button, amazing drive by Lewis. Bad luck to Webber hopefully does better in Malaysia.
Rantopotamus
30-03-2009, 12:35 PM
TJ i even wrote next to the name - spelling... Saying i have nfi! See he even pisses me off on forums!!! haha
Sully
31-03-2009, 01:29 AM
I HAD 10 BUCKS ON KUBICA TO WIN AS SOON AS THE ODDS CAME OUT AT TAB!!! i was fucking devastated when that crash happened. he might not have won but it would have been a bloody tight finish with button.
that said i was still really happy to see brawn take a 1-2. in all seriousness that is an historic moment in F1. but just quietly, how pissed must honda be right now.
anyway, i've got money on kubica, vettel and barrichello for the championship this year. i put that down before 1st practice started so i'm pretty stoked that they're all in properly fast cars this year. i think ferrari and mclaren will spend their way up to the front of the field again by the end of the season but it will be too late unless hamilton can keep pulling out drives like that. would be interested to watch the race again and keep an eye on him. see if it was a really good strategy and a bit of luck or just overtaking at every opportunity.
with webber getting crashed into by barrichello, barrichello got hit in the back from kovalinen (i think it was) and then got pushed into webber, so it wasn't just a stupid move from rubens. i think webber will be in for a win this season. the car is pretty fast and while its quilfying pace isn't up there with the brawns it looks like its race pace and durability is a little better and that's what really counts.
the new aero rules look like they're working too. there was a point in the race where 3 cars were all bunched up for a few corners all in the space of about 2-3 car lengths. i don't think i've seen that for 6-7 years. oh so much better. and the cars are a lot faster through the slow corners because they've got so much more grip from the slicks. they've got less grip in the fast corners now but hey, these guys are supposed to be the best drivers in the world, they can make it work. waaaay better to watch now.
i think we're in for a fucking good season.
to me the cars look terrible!! But as you said the racing is closer and thats what ppl want to see.
Daisy
31-03-2009, 10:17 AM
just that rear wing is terrible, rest would look pretty good if that wing was in proportion
Hamilton and team stripped of all points apparently due to misleading the stewards.
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9113.html
Sully
02-04-2009, 11:35 PM
doesn't surpirse me that they lied and i reckon every other team would do the same thing. points are what the show is all about in the end. what that really shows is what a bunch of muppets the stewards are for not looking at the most important bits of info, the radio traffic and what hamilton said straight after the race. kinda stupid to not look at that stuff straight away.
1JZNOSHIT
02-04-2009, 11:38 PM
Hamilton will hit back in Malaysia I think. Looking forward to 6pm coverage on One HD!
Toyota back on the podium, bombed!
Hamilton will be nowhere in Malaysia - its a track which rewards aero grip - something they dont have.
Fucking disgusted by the decision, it makes the sport look like a joke.
what was the issue all about TJ? they said something over team radio before the meeting and then didn't tell the stewards what they said? wasn't sure what the article was saying.
addicted.to.speed
03-04-2009, 08:13 AM
Hamilton & team have accepted penalty without really considering appealing - kind of means they know they made a mistake. But why is Trulli's penaly reversed now?
Rantopotamus
03-04-2009, 09:58 AM
What was said on the final laps over the radio?
Obviously something incriminating? Did they pass during the yellow or something.. be keen to know!
driftae86
03-04-2009, 01:02 PM
Hamilton will be nowhere in Malaysia - its a track which rewards aero grip - something they dont have.
Fucking disgusted by the decision, it makes the sport look like a joke.
Haha, some real one eyed hamilton supporter action going on there :P
I wouldnt rule them out entirely for Msia just yet, as per the 09 rules all the cars have limited aero grip.
But i guess we will wait and see. This diffuser business and the KERS systems seem to be the main deciders at the moment.
Long version short
Safety car comes out
Trulli throws car off road
Lewis passes LEGALLY
McLaren panic, think that it might not be legally
Advise Lewis to let Trulli back through
Trulli passes, ILLEGALLY
McLaren realise after the race, appeal, trulli cops 25 seconds.
McLaren and Lewis did not tell the Stewards they told Lewis to let Trulli back through, if they had they would have let trulli be 3rd and lewis 4th. Now Trulli is given back his 3rd and Lewis is buttfucked.
And the McLaren will be woeful in Malaysia.
1st practise times in
1. Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams 1:36.260
2. Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) Williams 1:36.305
3. Jenson Button (GBR) Brawn 1:36.430
4. Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Brawn 1:36.487
5. Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1:36.561
6. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 1:36.646
7. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren 1:36.699
8. Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull 1:36.703
9. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 1:36.747
10. Timo Glock (GER) Toyota 1:36.980
11. Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota 1:36.982
12. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Force India 1:37.025
13. Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber 1:37.039
14. Nelson Piquet Jr (BRA) Renault 1:37.199
15. Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India 1:37.241
16. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault 1:37.395
17. Sebastien Buemi (SUI) Toro Rosso 1:37.634
18. Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber 1:37.640
19. Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) Toro Rosso 1:38.022
20. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren 1:38.483
lewis 7th, not to bad really
Rantopotamus
03-04-2009, 03:39 PM
Long version short
Safety car comes out
Trulli throws car off road
Lewis passes LEGALLY
McLaren panic, think that it might not be legally
Advise Lewis to let Trulli back through
Trulli passes, ILLEGALLY
McLaren realise after the race, appeal, trulli cops 25 seconds.
McLaren and Lewis did not tell the Stewards they told Lewis to let Trulli back through, if they had they would have let trulli be 3rd and lewis 4th. Now Trulli is given back his 3rd and Lewis is buttfucked.
And the McLaren will be woeful in Malaysia.
agh makes sense... he should have just got put back in 4th.. there was nothing sinister in passing him or letting him through..
would have been a better result for hamilton...
Dave Ryan, McLaren sporting director, has been stood down.
Just gets worse.
Sully
04-04-2009, 02:03 AM
he hasn't been stood down, he's just been suspended by mclaren themselves. they say it's indefinite but he'll probably be back next week, he'll pop up in the middle of whatever shit storm gets thrown up after this weeks race
tj, your chain of events is accurate however it doesn't matter that trulli threw the car off the road, it was still behind the safety car so that means no overtaking at all - from what i gather you can loop your car out, be dead last and still get to take your position back before the leader crosses the finish line without the safety car infront of them.
the main reason why hamilton and mclaren are being shat on at the moment is that they told a blatant lie to the FIA stewards in a hearing. that's just dumb especially when the incriminating evidence is so easily available. they deserve to be penailsed just for being stupid.
barrichello is getting a 5 spot grid penalty this race because they're swapping out the gearbox. the lack of money for brawn will start to show in the next few weeks i think. the car itself will probably be fine but because the engine deal with mclaren was done at such short notice they're going to run into a few problems here and there.
i reckon red bull, bmw, and toyota will be up there this week, and obviously the brawn cars if they caan stay in one piece. still not convinced by williams. from memory they were running pretty light last week which is partly why they were fast. ferrari and mclaren will still be nowhere, even kimi has come out and said they're not expecting much, that said they did top the time sheets in practice 2 today so who knows. alonso is crook with a flu or something so he'll be fucked for the weekend, this is one of the most physically challenging circuits with the heat and humidity.
i'm tipping kubica again. the bmw used it's tyres really well in melbourne and i think that'll play a big part this week. aero grip is usually a big thing here but thats been replaced with mechanical grip this year. i think whoever can manage their tyres well will be in with a good shot. or i could be way off and force india come through for the win. they're paying out pretty well at the tab right now hah
tj, your chain of events is accurate however it doesn't matter that trulli threw the car off the road, it was still behind the safety car so that means no overtaking at all - from what i gather you can loop your car out, be dead last and still get to take your position back before the leader crosses the finish line without the safety car infront of them.
Incorrect - if a driver deviates from the set speed behind the safety car either by mechanical or driver error then he is free to be overtaken.
its like 3am, cant be bothered chasing down the exact rule.
ELUSIV
04-04-2009, 10:52 AM
Incorrect - if a driver deviates from the set speed behind the safety car either by mechanical or driver error then he is free to be overtaken.
its like 3am, cant be bothered chasing down the exact rule.
If what Trulli did was illegal then why is he not being penalised?
Barrichello sh!ts me, first corner wasnt really his fault, but later on played bumper cars with someone else, cant remember who and forced them off the track.
Gotta feel for Webber, has to be the unluckiest racer in F1 history! :(
edit:
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9126.html
Because Lewis let him back through - thus he didnt overtake illegally, he simply was let past.
Lewis and Dave Ryan then decided to lie to make it sound llke he repassed illegally to gain the spot back.
BassMstr
04-04-2009, 04:43 PM
http://www.justin.tv/dragons_bar
Live stream of qualifying etc if people interested to watch.
http://www.justin.tv/jonny3tv
BBC Live Feed
MaTMaN
04-04-2009, 06:59 PM
replay on ONE HD after the footy, 10 pm or so.
Skitzo
05-04-2009, 03:59 PM
can some one fill me in on the extra power thing they get each lap.
fourseven
05-04-2009, 04:24 PM
can some one fill me in on the extra power thing they get each lap.
KERS = Kinetic Energy Recovery System
It's optional for 09, but becomes mandatory in 2010. Basically, kinetic energy is recovered and stored when braking and gives up to a 7 second/80 horsepower boost increase per lap. There is a button on the steering wheel which allows the driver to initiate the boost.
Skitzo
05-04-2009, 04:30 PM
ohok. not every car is running it hey?
i remember during melb f1 they were saying for heavier drivers its not neccasirily an advantage.
fourseven
05-04-2009, 04:38 PM
ohok. not every car is running it hey?
Most of the cars aren't... from memory, Scuderia Ferrari, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and Renault have both of their cars running it along with one of the BMW Sauber cars (Heidfeld). The system can be turned off on track.
The biggest disadvantage to 'bigger' drivers is they need to sacrifice ballasts that balance out their car in order to fit KERS. Several teams have asked for weight restriction exclusions for the 2010 season.
Williams running it also - but in a flywheel system, not battery based.
10 minutes till race time on one hd!
fourseven
05-04-2009, 04:54 PM
Williams running it also - but in a flywheel system, not battery based.
Do you know if they are running it in Malaysia? They didn't in Melbourne, and the team said they weren't sure when they would run it for the first time.
Not entirely sure - but I thought they had it in due to the long straights.
Gleeso
05-04-2009, 06:08 PM
Yer their using it.
Lonewolf
05-04-2009, 06:12 PM
tad wet...
fourseven
05-04-2009, 06:17 PM
Yer their using it.
Source? They weren't using KERS for practice or qualifying, but I cannot find anything about them using it for the race itself (which would be unusual if not running it pre-race)
doriae86
05-04-2009, 06:27 PM
what the fucked happened with webber, he was running 4th prior to the safety car?
Yorik
05-04-2009, 06:36 PM
Webber pitted not long before the SC and Red Flag.
he had to stop for more tyres
fourseven
05-04-2009, 06:40 PM
They'd have to call it shortly... 20 minutes left.
Yorik
05-04-2009, 06:57 PM
Oh well, good for Jensen.
fourseven
05-04-2009, 07:06 PM
Wins under safety in Melbourne, then under stoppage in Malaysia. Very interesting start to the season.
Gleeso
05-04-2009, 09:15 PM
Source? They weren't using KERS for practice or qualifying, but I cannot find anything about them using it for the race itself (which would be unusual if not running it pre-race)
Dont hold me against it but i thought i heard a commentator mention Hamilton using it. I believe it was whilst hamilton was taking the first/second corner off the straight, there was a mention of his 80hp boost, he was slowly pulling away from somebody.
Lonewolf
05-04-2009, 09:18 PM
Wins under safety in Melbourne, then under stoppage in Malaysia. Very interesting start to the season.
could be more interesting if the diffusers are ruled illegal
zeroyon
05-04-2009, 10:06 PM
KERs were used in the race. Webber copped chop from one down the straight.
How weak are the F1 cars. Bit of monsoonal rain and they call it a day hehe :)
A disappointing end to such a fantastic race. It was great to watch Webber wrestle his way around the track whilst everyone flirted with different sets of tyres. Yet in saying so, it was the best decision to red flag it. It would have been impossible to continue under those conditions. Congrats to Jansen ! 2 wins in a row :banana:
fourseven
05-04-2009, 10:12 PM
Dont hold me against it but i thought i heard a commentator mention Hamilton using it. I believe it was whilst hamilton was taking the first/second corner off the straight, there was a mention of his 80hp boost, he was slowly pulling away from somebody.
Hamilton is definitely using it. I was wondering if Williams (either drivers) were using it.
Skitzo
05-04-2009, 10:17 PM
heidfield is using it.
he drives for bmw.. same same, but not same.
best call of event - Rob Smedley, Massa's engineer
Felipe baby, stay cool!
fourseven
05-04-2009, 11:06 PM
Just watched one of the pre-race interviews with Rosberg. Williams could be running KERS by Bahrain.
SIK RX3
05-04-2009, 11:08 PM
he drives for bmw.. same same, but not same.
best call of event - Rob Smedley, Massa's engineer
yeah, heard that, had a laugh, massa mini freakout!!! and seb B. going, red flag the race, screaming over the radio... pity it rained so much was a interesting race!!!!
Brockas
06-04-2009, 01:25 AM
LOL
fuck I love Kimi
"nar fuck this rain shit, I'm getting ice-cream"
everyone else on the track waiting for the re-start, he's parked the fezza up in the garage, put his shorts on, and started smashing snacks.
Silencio
06-04-2009, 01:42 AM
smashed champaigne bottles ftw !!!!!
LOL
fuck I love Kimi
"nar fuck this rain shit, I'm getting ice-cream"
everyone else on the track waiting for the re-start, he's parked the fezza up in the garage, put his shorts on, and started smashing snacks.
LOL pissed myself on that part when I saw it
Hamilton was using KERS, there was one part down the main straight where he was alongside Webber and gained a huge gap, then Webber took him out on the next corner anyway!
LOL
fuck I love Kimi
"nar fuck this rain shit, I'm getting ice-cream"
everyone else on the track waiting for the re-start, he's parked the fezza up in the garage, put his shorts on, and started smashing snacks.
And a coke! Tsk tsk. Going to add a few more pounds and therefore weight to the car...Haha.
singh
06-04-2009, 12:30 PM
Haha pretty sure they weigh both car and driver - even if the F1 driver puts on a few pounds - I'm sure most teams could make the cars weigh less.
Unlucky about the rain, Webber was flying.
http://www.go-f1.com/photo-f1/img/malaisie/474.jpg
A little wet.
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2009/gpsepang/diapoa_685.jpg
Helllllllllp!
http://www.go-f1.com/photo-f1/img/malaisie/411.jpg
Fairly dark to be racing F1. Stupid stupid idea to race late.
http://www.go-f1.com/photo-f1/img/malaisie/494.jpg
http://www.go-f1.com/photo-f1/img/malaisie/202.jpg
No wonder then R-29 is so slow!!
http://www.go-f1.com/photo-f1/img/malaisie/111.jpg
Farking cool pic
oi Tom that last pic is fantastic, is there a high res?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74346
Just gets worse.
iluv2moan
08-04-2009, 11:11 AM
how so?
Nothing good can come of that, and since they are already paddling up shit creek, it will only end up worse.
Did you need a ms paint diagram to help explain it?
iluv2moan
08-04-2009, 11:28 AM
dont think these are new revelations.
feel free to try your best with a paint sketch though
+1 for paint sketch.
Keen to see if you have skilllz like Ben351
http://i44.tinypic.com/el198w.jpg
iluv2moan
08-04-2009, 12:54 PM
was hoping ud be a bit more specific about how things are going to get worse for them - like not eligable to contend construction champsionship, booted out of f1, loose their sponsers, or perhaps stripped of their 1 point they have obtained so far.
perhaps they were a bit too hard to sketch in paint.
How the hell is anyone going to know what the outcome is going to be.
The above is what happened the last time they had to sit in front of them - a $100 million ass fucking.
Gods knows what they will cop this time.
Like I said, things just get worse for them.
http://www.justin.tv/dragon_maclaren
Prac just started.
McLaren first after practise 1
Tom like this
BassMstr
17-04-2009, 12:36 PM
After watching a bit of that qualifying session i guess tyres going to be the main concern for teams as alot seem to be beading i think the term was and not getting much grip.
See what 2nd and 3rd practice has to offer.
fourseven
18-04-2009, 06:41 PM
Vettel, Alonso and Webber.
Going to be a very interesting race!
Pos. Driver Car weight
1. Vettel 644.0kg
2. Alonso 637.0kg
3. Webber 646.5kg
4. Barichello 661.0kg
5. Button 659.0kg
6. Trulli 664.5kg
7. Rosberg 650.5kg
8. Raikkonen 673.5kg
9. Hamilton 679.0kg
10. Buemi 673.0kg
11. Heidfeld 679.0kg
12. Kovalainen 697.0kg
13. Massa 690.0kg
14. Glock 652.0kg
15. Nakajima 682.7kg
16. Bourdais 690.0kg
17. Piquet 697.9kg
18. Kubica 659.0kg
19. Sutil 648.0kg
20. Fisichella 679.5kg
meh, they are on fumes.
brawns are still clearly faster, and well done to lewis for making q3 and weighing that sucker up!
Sully
19-04-2009, 12:11 AM
yeah it's going to be a good race. i agree that the red bulls and alonso are on fumes. that weight leaves pretty much bugger all fuel. that said, if they can open some sort of lead then they might start making things interesting.
vettel has a driveshaft problem too. apparently webber had a similar problem in one of the practice sessions too. vettel has said he's concerned about reliability this weekend so we'll see what happens.
both cars are tearing driveshaft boots. wierd.
all 3 will run softs and go for sub 10 lap sprints, trying to put time on the field to get a stop in and back out still in the top 5-10.
Hamilton is one to watch - very good pace on hard tyres yesterday, and has the most fuel of anyone in the top 10. kers will also be a big help on the start.
fourseven
19-04-2009, 04:41 PM
Redbull 1, 2 coming up!
Lonewolf
19-04-2009, 05:09 PM
great race, red bulls are going to be quick with a diffuser in future too!
MaTMaN
19-04-2009, 05:26 PM
The tears will be welling up in the Ferrari fan boys eyes soon if the current form continues.
Wasnt a bad race at all.
fourseven
19-04-2009, 05:51 PM
The tears will be welling up in the Ferrari fan boys eyes soon if the current form continues.
Wasnt a bad race at all.
Haha that happened after Melbourne :)
Crazy race.
Well done to RBR on a 1/2!
Macca have taken a step forward, probably need to take another 2 or 3 still.
Tocchi
19-04-2009, 06:28 PM
well done to Webber ... long time coming... he deserves it :)
lets hope its the start of many finishes (scuse the pun) up there and he can climb onto that last step :)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj179/Huey067/86032894.jpg
kneedtotinkle
21-04-2009, 12:25 AM
All i can say is about bloody time Webber! He deserves it, has a good temperament, long time coming. Race was a dangerous one, how the f'ing hell can you drive and open wheeler with that much spray, harcore. These two = large nuts!
Alt_F4
21-04-2009, 10:05 AM
Didn't get to watch the full race, but saw the atrocious weather they dealt with. :eek2:
Good on you Webber.
4 hrs till Bahrain prac!
Any feeds?
Skitzo
24-04-2009, 12:09 PM
when china started under saftey car i was thinking it was going to be another fail. BUt boy was i wrong, turned out to be a great race. IM looking forward to sunday thats for sure, one hd has rekindled my interest in f1. Thank you channel 10.
4 hrs till Bahrain prac!
Any feeds?
Justintv one should be working.
http://www.justin.tv/vip_racing_xtra
fourseven
26-04-2009, 10:28 PM
Another Brawn victory. Upgrades for Barcelona on the way and the possibility that Branson will have naming rights before this week is out! Lots of movement for Virgin Racing :P
Lewis drove freaking well considering.
Brawn - strategy king. Toyota - WTF was with a long stint on hards mid race? FAIL.
Vettel proving he is a star.
Sully
27-04-2009, 02:55 PM
hamilton is really shining this year even though the car seems to be on the poo side of things. kovalienen is nowhere to be seen and hamilton is finishing 4th. showing his talent.
i think the next few rounds will start to show where the rest of the season might be heading. unless vigin hurry the fuck up with more money then i can see brawn sliding down the standings a little just purely out of lack of funds. all the others are going to be spending up big on new parts. that said they do say they've got a lot of new parts to go on so they might have that covered already.
i reckon red bull will be the ones to watch for the season now. vettel is driving well and webber just needs to stay out of the shit, he's pulled off some awesome overtaking moves already this year so he's still got a lot to give. also keep in mind that they're fighting for wins and they don't have a magic diffuser, adjustable front wing, or KERS, just a really good chassis. they've said that they're probably not going to bother with kers because it's throwing up too many complications for the cars that are running it. no kers cars have even come close to winning this year.
bmw are really surprising me this season. had a great start with kubica coming through really strong at the end of the melbourne race only to have vettel crash into him and they've been slow ever since. really odd.
looking forward to the mclaren hearing in the next week or so. the media reckon they'll get off lightly but i can't really see that happening, especially after the spying shenanigans that happened not all that long ago. i hope they don't get shat on majorly again but they do deserve a pretty harsh penalty for telling a blatant lie to the guys that run the show. deserve punnishment just for being idiots
fourseven
27-04-2009, 03:06 PM
hamilton is really shining this year
I'm totally over Hamilton. Whenever he doesn't get his way he throws his fucking toys out of the pram and cries to daddy.
Win one championship and everyone thinks he is god. I'm praying he hits a wall sometime soon, or gets banned for several races so I can enjoy one race without hearing his name.
iluv2moan
27-04-2009, 04:13 PM
i reckon red bull will be the ones to watch for the season now. vettel is driving well and webber just needs to stay out of the shit, he's pulled off some awesome overtaking moves already this year so he's still got a lot to give. also keep in mind that they're fighting for wins and they don't have a magic diffuser, adjustable front wing, or KERS, just a really good chassis. they've said that they're probably not going to bother with kers because it's throwing up too many complications for the cars that are running it. no kers cars have even come close to winning this year.
are u saying webber is behind the wheel of a championship worthy car??? perhaps a myth/excuse can be busted and put at rest after this season....
dont think brawn have much to worry about in the funds department atm- they seem to be the best car out there atm and despite everyone with bigger budgest blowing money on new developement - other teams still need to catchup before they can overtake
i bet brawn wished they adopted the new champsionship deciding system this year....
Lonewolf
27-04-2009, 04:24 PM
Funny that winning 3/4 races will likely increase sponsors willingness to fork out
I'm totally over Hamilton. Whenever he doesn't get his way he throws his fucking toys out of the pram and cries to daddy.
Win one championship and everyone thinks he is god. I'm praying he hits a wall sometime soon, or gets banned for several races so I can enjoy one race without hearing his name.
The guy is fast, marketable, the youngest world champion in the sport.
Who do you want them to talk about?
MaTMaN
27-04-2009, 05:38 PM
The guy is fast, marketable, the youngest world champion in the sport.
Who do you want them to talk about?
I'd prefer they talk about Vettel. But until Vettel wins a championship, Hamilton is the young gun.
fourseven
27-04-2009, 07:02 PM
The guy is fast, marketable, the youngest world champion in the sport.
Who do you want them to talk about?
Anyone except Hamilton! Haha. I can appreciate he is a great driver, but he is also a liar and a cheat and lacks plenty of qualities off the track that make him a shit champion.
And he's black. (Just thought I would throw that in there even though it means fuck all)
I genuinely hope the last line is a joke.
As for a cheat, yet to see him cheat.
The liar part is something that will stick with him for a while.
FranZ
27-04-2009, 10:07 PM
Lying is cheating TJ - they just got caught - if they hadn't of got caught lying, they wouldnt have gotten caught cheating.
Sully
27-04-2009, 10:21 PM
i'm over the hamilton aura as well and i reckon massa deserved the championship more last year but he didn't win it so tough luck, harden the fuck up and try again later. there's no denying that hamilton is a freakishly good driver though, nobody has been able to perform this well in the rain since schumi and senna. vettel is probably up there as well but he's still got a bit of proving to do i think, few too many brain fade crashes at crucial moments. he'll get there though.
and yes i am saying that in my opinion, webber is behind the wheel of what could turn out to be the championship winning car. problem for him is that everyone agrees that winning the title always involves a little luck so in short, he's fucked haha. he's already shown this year that he's got the talent to take on the best guys on the track and beat them one on one, none of this pitstop strategy bullshit, passed them multiple times on the track.
i hope brawn do get more funding because that team deserve it, and they deserve the title, to turn out that car and make the whole show work when everything looked finished for them is awesome. i just hope that it doesn't wind up being like the ferrari era of a few years back when they were so dominant that it was a race for 3rd place.
bring on the european leg. anything could happen with the updates to all the cars.
fourseven
27-04-2009, 10:30 PM
I genuinely hope the last line is a joke.
As for a cheat, yet to see him cheat.
The liar part is something that will stick with him for a while.
Yeah last line is definitely a joke :)
We met Fernando Alonso at a Port Melbourne go-kart track after the Melbourne GP and he was very vocal on some of Hamilton's antics, especially the pre-race jokes about purposely breaching the pit lane speed limit amongst other things.
FranZ
27-04-2009, 11:01 PM
Proof in pics or it didn't happen!
fourseven
27-04-2009, 11:20 PM
http://g.imagehost.org/0019/alonsomelb.jpg
Was at Auscarts. Fernando broke the track record on his second lap, which had been held for several years by the owner of the place.
Ironic thing was several hours before we booked our time I made a comment to a group of mates along the lines of "how great would it be if one of the F1 drivers was there" which was promptly met with calls that I needed to put down the pipe.
DCIEVE
28-04-2009, 01:06 AM
and yes i am saying that in my opinion, webber is behind the wheel of what could turn out to be the championship winning car. problem for him is that everyone agrees that winning the title always involves a little luck so in short, he's fucked haha. he's already shown this year that he's got the talent to take on the best guys on the track and beat them one on one, none of this pitstop strategy bullshit, passed them multiple times on the track.
.
He does well when he has the advantage, unfortunately for him theres always going to be someone else driving the same car.....
FranZ
28-04-2009, 08:24 AM
Haha, farken awesome!
Lonewolf
28-04-2009, 09:05 AM
http://g.imagehost.org/0019/alonsomelb.jpg
Was at Auscarts. Fernando broke the track record on his second lap, which had been held for several years by the owner of the place.
Ironic thing was several hours before we booked our time I made a comment to a group of mates along the lines of "how great would it be if one of the F1 drivers was there" which was promptly met with calls that I needed to put down the pipe.
great post, a) breaks track record b) crack pipe call comes true c) guy has ferrari shirt
LOL @ Ferrari shirt.
If things are to believed, thats a good sign of Fernandos future anyhow.
Very jealous at that pic, top work!
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5167/97352131.jpg
BMW - hot off track, from from hot on it.
Sully
29-04-2009, 02:54 AM
thats a fuckin mint pic. button has come out and said to the press that he things red bull are the team to beat this season. be interesting to see if anyone catches up with all the updates coming along. toyota and williams should be the ones to watch. they've got the pace, they just can't get a full race to work yet
Toyota and Williams will be the ones to watch fall backwards into the field.
Both have started out with the Diffuser advantage, and have done very little with it.
Ferrari, BMW and McLaren will be bringing out virtually new cars next weekend. Watch this space, as it will either go very right or very wrong.
Anyhow, today, its McLaren versus the FIA again as they answer to the charges relating to the Australian GP mess. Good luck.
3 race suspended ban - thank fuck.
Time to go racing.
fourseven
29-04-2009, 10:19 PM
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9281.html
What a joke.
Hows it a joke?
It was a witch hunt in the greatest extreme - it cost the career of Ryan Davey, who was one day destined to run the team
It cost F1 Ron Dennis, who for 40 freaking years poured his time money and soul in F1
it cost Lewis his points in Aus
It cost him worldwide shame.
I think its enough - lets get back to racing.
Sully
30-04-2009, 03:33 AM
tj i think you're missing the point that mclaren told a blatant lie to the stewards in order to gain an unfair advantage. that doesn't count as a witch hunt in anybody's language. when you're dealing in millions of dollars at the pinnacle of whatever it is that you do and you cheat you deserve to be shafted.
my own personal thoughts are that ron dennis was going to move away from F1 in the next few years anyway, this just sped up the process and would tidy things up a little in the short term. the mclaren road car side of things needs attention as it's got some big projects planned, he'd already stepped down as team boss, the day was coming sooner or later.
i wouldn't be surprised if Dave Ryan pops up in the team again in the next year or so. if he was as important to the team as everyone makes out then you wouldn't suspend him over something that was a "witch hunt in the extreme" to use your words.
hamilton lost points because of a stupid decision made by somebody on the pit wall, he was stupid enough to keep the lie going when he knew it was wrong - he has come out and said that he knew it was a lie from the first lot of questioning yet he kept the story going. so he was stupid for not telling the team to shove it. either that or he's not as clean cut and wholesome as he makes out to be (say it ain't so! :uhh2: )
anyway, i think we're not going to agree on this one. next race?
word going around is that this race could be in front of empty grand stands in an attempt to contain this swine flu thing. that would be balls.
fourseven
30-04-2009, 01:08 PM
Hows it a joke?
It was a witch hunt in the greatest extreme - it cost the career of Ryan Davey, who was one day destined to run the team
It cost F1 Ron Dennis, who for 40 freaking years poured his time money and soul in F1
it cost Lewis his points in Aus
It cost him worldwide shame.
I think its enough - lets get back to racing.
What I meant was - race ban them, or don't. Don't race ban them and then suspend the penalty. Just makes F1 look like a joke.
fourseven
30-04-2009, 01:19 PM
Also, on the Brawn topic:
"We've got between 20 and 25 companies talking to us either about sponsorship or some wanting to buy into the team. Ross and I need to come to the correct decision, not the quick decision."
Sir Richard Branson has already confirmed that his Virgin Group are in talks with Brawn about becoming a title sponsor. However, it's likely that that honour will go to the highest bidder.
1JZNOSHIT
07-05-2009, 02:35 PM
Max Mosely dead from an apparent drug overdose? Anyone heard that?
*edit
it was his son, not Max.
Yeah, his son.
Spain this weekend.
Upgrades for pretty much ever car - Ferrari with all almost new car. BMW too.
Should shake things up a bit.
Bomber
07-05-2009, 04:13 PM
Too right TJ. As much as I hate they (well old mate does anyway) keep fucking around with the rules and regulations, I'm loving the closer racing and the unpredictability of it now. It was shit tuning into the Michael Schumacher show, now they show action from all over the feild not just who's in P1. I've been loving DaRmEtH's torrents as well, seeing what the Europeans get to see before and after the race shits all over our coverage. Bring on Circuit De Catalunya!!!!
^^
Yeah the pre-race coverage in Europe and the UK is awesome. I won't bag the Aussie coverage too much though because at least we're getting the main show at a reasonable time and in HD now.
Nothing more reasonable then live!
And its not really HD, just SD upscaled. Bernie Ecclestone doesnt see the need to broadcast in HD. Idiot.
http://www.justin.tv/vip_racing_1
15mins..
streaming at work ftw
fourseven
08-05-2009, 04:10 PM
http://www.justin.tv/vip_racing_1
15mins..
streaming at work ftw
They are showing commercials?
I'm watching it here: http://www.justin.tv/ferrari_dragon2
fourseven
08-05-2009, 04:17 PM
Ferrari are busting out the new upgrades, new front/back wings.
Forza Ferrari!
:)
Yeh fail on that link I gave, I read the chat and the admin of it forgot to channel the channel
On that ferrari_dragon2 link now its perfect
fourseven
08-05-2009, 04:47 PM
Massa and Webber showing some skill... too bad it's just practice.
Bomber
09-05-2009, 09:41 PM
Button on pole. Webber will start 5th, yet his Q2 time of 1:20.007 would have been half a second quicker than what Jenson got pole with on the last flying lap of Q3!! Must've burnt up his tyres, Webber's lap was the quickest of anyones over the whole qualifying period. In fact Webbers Q1 time was only 0.16s over Jenson's Q3 so he definitely has some speed. Other RBR of Vettel will start P2 and good ol' Rubens will start 3rd. It seems RBR and Brawn GP are still the teams to beat with Toyota snapping at their heels.
Results --> http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/808/6626/
EDIT: I hope this doesn't start becoming a common practice :( --> http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/5/9318.html
Q2 times are always fastest = its a pure speed battle to get into q3.
Q3 must be run with fuel race loads. More weight = more lap time.
Mclaren :(
anton
10-05-2009, 07:47 AM
i feel that once RBR get a propper diffuser setup (i remember saying they have troubles because of their rear end setup ) they will be more competative
Kilma
10-05-2009, 09:27 AM
Woohoo. Mixed up results again.
EDIT: I hope this doesn't start becoming a common practice :( --> http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/5/9318.html
Why not? Brawn aren't exactly flush with sponsors. It Terminator is willing to pay, why not accept the dosh?
cowboydave
10-05-2009, 10:16 AM
Massa qualified 4th, my bet is he will be leading by the first corner due to KERS. He is heavier than the guys infront so could be a good race for him.......here's hoping!!
iluv2moan
10-05-2009, 10:30 AM
Massa qualified 4th, my bet is he will be leading by the first corner due to KERS. He is heavier than the guys infront so could be a good race for him.......here's hoping!!
do they have a fully charged kers system off the line or do they have to charge them up by braking first??
fourseven
10-05-2009, 10:58 AM
do they have a fully charged kers system off the line or do they have to charge them up by braking first??
Not charged off the line, no.
This is Massa's race bitches! ;)
iluv2moan
10-05-2009, 11:09 AM
im gonna guess rubens....
doriae86
10-05-2009, 12:09 PM
webber for top 3
Bomber
10-05-2009, 12:32 PM
Why not? Brawn aren't exactly flush with sponsors. It Terminator is willing to pay, why not accept the dosh?
Yea no problems with Brawn GP getting all the sponsorship they can, would just like it to be long term, and it will be hard enough to get any sponsers due to the financial shit still happening.
In this case it is ONLY for this round in Spain. What I don't want to see is different shit on the cars every week because someone offered $500 more for the advertising space. One week it's Terminator: Salvation, next week it's My Little Pony and the week after it's an ad for VagiClean........hope that makes sense :)
Not charged off the line, no.
This is Massa's race bitches! ;)
Wrong.
On both counts I hope, but definitely on the first. Kers cars are charged to go off the start line, its something mentioned at every race by the commentators actually.
Wrong.
On both counts I hope, but definitely on the first. Kers cars are charged to go off the start line, its something mentioned at every race by the commentators actually.
Charged from the warmup lap you'd assume?
Brockas
10-05-2009, 03:16 PM
i feel that once RBR get a propper diffuser setup (i remember saying they have troubles because of their rear end setup ) they will be more competative
More competitive than winning??
Webber is almost "mid pack". He'll probably get taken out on the first corner and whoever takes him out will end up on the podium..... again.
fourseven
10-05-2009, 03:18 PM
My bad, I thought I heard the commentators say last week that KERS was discharged after warm up. After re watching the start of the race the commentator said that it couldn't be used under 100km/h off the start.
And you know Massa is awesome. :shake:
Bomber
10-05-2009, 03:32 PM
After re watching the start of the race the commentator said that it couldn't be used under 100km/h off the start.
And you know Massa is awesome. :shake:
What's that, about 2.6s into the race and 50m off the start line??? Still plenty of time to use it before the first corner. +1 for Massa awesomeness
fourseven
10-05-2009, 03:42 PM
What's that, about 2.6s into the race and 50m off the start line??? Still plenty of time to use it before the first corner. +1 for Massa awesomeness
Just read an article where Button raised concerns about KERS possibly giving a 10 metre advantage from the start to the first corner in Spain. Of the top 4 cars, Massa is the only one getting his KERS on.
If Massa gets in front at the first corner it's all over!* :boink:
*Until for some unknown reason he decides he has had enough and retires from the race to go and eat some ice cream with Kimi.
Even if he gets ahead will only last till first round of stops.
Ferrari hasnt got the outright pace yet.
Either way it will be an interesting battle for the race.
Be good to see what Kimi can do from 16th.
fourseven
10-05-2009, 04:08 PM
Be good to see what Kimi can do from 16th.
From race start to freezer in 25 laps!
I put $50 on Massa to win, but have money on Button to take the championship and Brawn for the constructors so secretly hoping Button/Brawn does their thing.
This 8pm start time has knobs on it. Want F1 action now!
Brockas
10-05-2009, 04:24 PM
8pm start > 1am start
Tocchi
10-05-2009, 04:38 PM
8pm on OneHD?
Lonewolf
10-05-2009, 04:49 PM
i'm going to watch the later broadcast, quite enjoy watching F1 at ~10:30pm (but not starting 1am)
Kilma
10-05-2009, 04:57 PM
8pm on OneHD?
Yes it is. :D
Brockas
10-05-2009, 05:14 PM
i'm going to watch the later broadcast, quite enjoy watching F1 at ~10:30pm (but not starting 1am)
..... why?
Will ensure I post all results in threads you may read before race replay.
Bomber
10-05-2009, 05:34 PM
Will ensure I post all results in threads you may read before race replay.
Like I did yesterday with qualifying :wave:
I didn't mean to, posted it up then flipped onto OneHD to see what was on and it had just started. Pre-race broadcast starts at 7 so only 1.5hrs to go for at least some action.
Lonewolf
10-05-2009, 06:16 PM
..... why?
why not?
TJ: have fun, internet ban will be in place!
Brockas
10-05-2009, 06:20 PM
why not?
Fair enough, just thought watching it 2 hours later, in standard def, would be a bit like modding an sr20ve, kinda pointless?
jk
Lonewolf
10-05-2009, 06:26 PM
i'll be up anyway, only have a std def tv, so no difference to me
Brockas
10-05-2009, 06:28 PM
yeh fair call
fourseven
10-05-2009, 08:06 PM
Ouch!
Kilma
10-05-2009, 08:41 PM
Very OUCH.
I do love when that Merc pace car gets out on the track. Sounds HORN!!!!!! and watching the drivers be thrown around while the F1 cars need to work to keep temps up is funny.
fourseven
10-05-2009, 08:47 PM
I wasn't far off with Kimi. FFS!
Great start, nice mess. Alonso/Webber stash down the straight was fantastic to watch. Loving the season thus far!!!
fourseven
10-05-2009, 09:43 PM
Congrats to Brawn with the 1/2.
Someone at Ferrari needs to start firing pingpingpingpings. Tyre incident, KERS failure, refueling fuckup - what next?
doriae86
10-05-2009, 09:48 PM
webber for top 3
lucky guess.
ok race, would loved to have seen a little more overtaking though . .
Bomber
10-05-2009, 09:54 PM
Great start, nice mess. Alonso/Webber stash down the straight was fantastic to watch. Loving the season thus far!!!
Boys got balls aye Jamie!!! No disputing now he is a good racer. No excuses are left with the way RBR are performing. Oh and looks like Rubens is forever going to be the bridesmaid. What were they thinking with a 3 stopper on a free flowing circuit like Catalunya??? Well done Jenson, got skillz
iluv2moan
10-05-2009, 09:55 PM
im gonna guess rubens....
should have won
Great start, nice mess. Alonso/Webber stash down the straight was fantastic to watch. Loving the season thus far!!!
That was the best bit! I bet Webber said, "too soon, Junior," when Alonso hit the NOS button. :lol:
Hamilton getting lapped :(
Bomber
10-05-2009, 10:10 PM
Hamilton getting lapped :(
It's alright, he'll be nut deep or even indeed tea-baggin Nicole Scherzinger tonight. I'm sure he'll survive. And my oh my wasn't she looking smokin sittin in his pit garage.....
fourseven
10-05-2009, 10:11 PM
should have won
You could tell he was not a happy camper in the debrief. He was being very careful with what he said... good to see Webber get excited when he watched the start collisions. "Thank god it wasn't me again"
fourseven
10-05-2009, 10:14 PM
It's alright, he'll be nut deep or even indeed tea-baggin Nicole Scherzinger tonight. I'm sure he'll survive. And my oh my wasn't she looking smokin sittin in his pit garage.....
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See-through issit?
iluv2moan
10-05-2009, 10:15 PM
for those that know, how does the kers system work.
also, the commentators said it automatically gets refilled each time they cross the start line...
Tocchi
10-05-2009, 10:16 PM
congrats to webber. seems he's not an overrated driver as some people have said.
unluckiest driver ever now is turning his luck around :)
well done :)
fourseven
10-05-2009, 10:19 PM
for those that know, how does the kers system work.
also, the commentators said it automatically gets refilled each time they cross the start line...
There are two basic types of KERS systems being developed for F1 - mechanical and electrical: both store energy that would otherwise be lost when braking, and allow that energy to be re-used when accelerating.
In the mechanical systems, the energy is stored in a flywheel. When the driver brakes, the flywheel is driven from the car's transmission system to spin it up: when the driver needs the stored energy to add to the engine output under acceleration, the flywheel is re-connected to the transmission system and drives it. The direction of transfer of power (i.e. transmission to flywheel or flywheel to transmission) depends on the gearbox that lies between the two (a special continuously-variable-transmission gearbox is usually used).
In the electrical version, under braking the transmission drives a generator that charges a battery: under acceleration, the battery drives an electric motor that drives the transmission. (The generator and motor can be the same device).
Fuck knows about the start line but I would say not!
iluv2moan
10-05-2009, 10:22 PM
Fuck knows about the start line but I would say not!
the data screens/telemtery showed it automatically refilled when passing the start finish line :confused:
fourseven
10-05-2009, 10:24 PM
the data screens/telemtery showed it automatically refilled when passing the start finish line :confused:
Yeah you are right. KERS gets reset and can be used, which is the dumbest shit ever.
Tocchi
10-05-2009, 10:24 PM
for those that know, how does the kers system work.
also, the commentators said it automatically gets refilled each time they cross the start line...
CHECKPOINT!
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poonisher187
10-05-2009, 10:35 PM
Your KERS doesn't seem to be working, your still in 19th.
Tocchi
10-05-2009, 10:36 PM
well it is a red car ;) oh wait :(
fourseven
10-05-2009, 10:44 PM
well it is a red car ;) oh wait :(
Ouch! Cvnt :P
Tocchi
10-05-2009, 10:49 PM
Ouch! Cvnt :P
yeh :( ill still support them. have since i was little.
ferrari + freo .... i fail at supporting
Bomber
11-05-2009, 07:22 AM
the data screens/telemtery showed it automatically refilled when passing the start finish line :confused:
I believe you can only use the one full battery per lap. As the battery is depleted around the circuit it begins to get refilled every other time they brake, however they can not use it until they start the next lap. If that's wrong then fuck knows :confused:
Kers is reset to full at the start of every lap as the driver crosses the line.
They then have 6.7 seconds of it to use at any time during the lap.
If they use it all within the first 10 seconds, bad luck. If they dont use it all, bad luck.
Skitzo
11-05-2009, 08:09 AM
I dont quite understand why the drivers whu hadn't used the kers on their lap didnt smash the button when just getting on main straight. Saw a couple of the drivers crossing the line with full nitro boost bars. Hamilton did it quite a few times.
Probably figures no point when he is 25 seconds down on scoring a point, may as well keep the car reliable.
Anyhow, get your F1 gangbang out
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stefan
11-05-2009, 08:14 AM
im not happy with Ferrari's performance this season. especially with there one lap qualifying sessions... they need to wake up, smell the rubber and get out there and put in good times. not this one flying lap and then sit in the garage watching everyone else destroy that time. first season in lotsa years we havnt had a podium finish :(
iluv2moan
11-05-2009, 09:38 AM
Probably figures no point when he is 25 seconds down on scoring a point, may as well keep the car reliable.
why would using it every lap make the car more unreliable if its just engaging a flywheel or something. from my understanting its not like nos or extra boost causeing more stress on the engine?
fourseven
11-05-2009, 09:52 AM
why would using it every lap make the car more unreliable if its just engaging a flywheel or something. from my understanting its not like nos or extra boost causeing more stress on the engine?
KERS in general makes the cars unreliable haha, the podium winners so far this year are mostly drivers of cars without KERS.
why would using it every lap make the car more unreliable if its just engaging a flywheel or something. from my understanting its not like nos or extra boost causeing more stress on the engine?
Because the only 4 cars using it this weekend, McLaren and Ferrari, arnt using the flywheel system, using a battery system.
Ferrari, notably, have had issues with it this year.
No point killing the car when nothings on offer.
fourseven
11-05-2009, 11:34 AM
Rubens Barrichello has threatened to quit Formula One if he senses team orders coming into play in his fight for the title with team-mate Jenson Button.
For the fourth time in five races this season, Button stood on the top step of the podium, spearheading a Brawn GP one-two at today's Spanish Grand Prix.
It was the ninth successive race a driver has won from pole at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, although this was no routine run from start to finish as in the past.
Instead, there was an undercurrent of discontent from Barrichello at the prospect Button had been favoured ahead of himself.
After being passed by third-on-the-grid Barrichello on the run down to the first corner, Button then spent the first 18 laps behind the Brazilian.
When he pitted, he had been informed by his team the lap previously that he was being switched from a three-stop to a two-stop strategy as boss Ross Brawn attempted to cover all bases.
There was no such call for veteran Barrichello, who remained on a three-stop plan, which cost him the victory.
Technical guru Brawn, who made the call to change Button's tactics, claims Barrichello lost out due to a third set of soft tyres that strangely lacked the pace of the previous two.
Can't say I'm surprised. Brawn are obviously doing well and are well ahead of the pack but perhaps they need to remember they run a second driver next to Lord Button. Ferrari version 2.
Cochee
11-05-2009, 11:53 AM
In regards to Massa, how does someone run out of fuel in a F1 race?
Surely it is all worked out before the race?
The rig had an issue, said it delivered x amount of litres, but it didnt. left him short.
Whoopsie Ferrari V25 this season!
Denver
11-05-2009, 12:14 PM
Can't say I'm surprised. Brawn are obviously doing well and are well ahead of the pack but perhaps they need to remember they run a second driver next to Lord Button. Ferrari version 2.
its ironic really, both are aged drivers in the scheme of things, and both are doing as well as one another, so i find it stupid that brawn are clearly favouring button in all of this, you clearly see on rubens face at the post race media chat that he felt he had been robbed, and rightfully so, he was much quicker on the day than button was, and deserved to win, he played second tier to schuie for so long i fail to understand what brawn a thinking making him play lapdog to button..
theres already talk of this being his last year, if theres another race that ends int he same manner, im pegging he'll walk there and then..
Id be pissed too - loyalty to the team during its pathetic Honda days, and by taking a major pay cut this season, to be repayed like that?
Fail
Lonewolf
11-05-2009, 01:28 PM
button has more championship points, so makes sense to continue the streak if you want to win.
That said, i'd rather seem them race it out, best man on the day should win.
Sucks to be Barrichello, you could see how dejected he was at the press conference
anton
12-05-2009, 12:30 AM
just watched the GP was good fav part after the race
Button:How did he get here hey.
Webber:ahhh Felipe Fucked...ahhhh.......sorry
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