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When Formula One came to Australia in 1985 it set up home in Adelaide. However, ex-racer-turned-entrepreneur Bob Jane wanted a race in Melbourne. He created a huge "thunderdome" and invented the AUSCAR series, bringing NASCAR action to Australia.

The desire to have a race in Melbourne did not wane. Despite the popular end of season slot for the Adelaide race, pressure was growing from the Melbourne motor sport community, and in 1992 Jeff Kennett was elected the new premier of the State of Victoria. He immediately set about improving Melbourne's profile. First on his list was the Australian Grand Prix.

An agreement was reached with Formula One in 1993, but the contract with Adelaide did not expire until 1995, so Kennett had plenty of time to prepare. A track was developed in Melbourne's beautiful Albert Park, part of it using closed-off public roads, and in 1996 the city held the first round of the World Championship. Since then, the venue has become the home of Formula One's season opener. The race is very popular with drivers and fans alike, and the party atmosphere of Melbourne keeps them coming back year after year.


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This race is going to be SO IMPORTANT!, because this is the first time, we will se Ferrari and Mclaren give 110% to win!, and both teams will run under optimal conditions (like the Alonso-Hamilton thing, and both cars now know Bridgestone tires)

I think we will se a red Ferrari, win this, or maybe Kovalainen (just a feeling i got).
The 2 biggest surprises will be Williams who will do good, and Honda which is going to be at the back! (don't know if that would be so much of a surprise)

lol the Schumacher stand is the smallest...never noticed that until now :D

And I hope Red Bull have it's reliability issues sorted out by now - Webber should be challenging for podiums...

Has anyone noticed Nakajima's results in the trainings? I feel that hes gonna earn much points for Williams this year... More than Nelsinho Piquet for Renault(because of the shitty renault).

And I suppose that Toro Rosso is going to be the better Red Bull again with Vettel and Sebastien Bourdais.
What do you guys think?

I think even with testing results this race is so hard to predict. This will act as a benchmark, a starting point for all the teams.

I am going to say Ferrari will win this, but the McLarens wont be that far behind. Then its anyones guess, BMW, Williams and Renault will all be pretty close i think, maybe the BMW's slightly ahead of the others like last season, but not quite there to challenge the front two. I think Red Bull will be noticebly faster than they were. Toyota, hmm, i just dont see them making massive steps forward, i think they will be in the same place they were all through last year. I think, against all odds Honda will do the impossible and go backwards. I can see them fighting with Super Aguri and Force India (still doesnt sound right!).

Who knows though. Ferrari may be useless and the 2 Hondas end up being amazing, its a little hard to say yet with just testing times.

Whatever happens, it will no doubt be an amazing race! I cant wait!

I'm looking forward to this race because it's the first official race and it's really important fro the drivers and the teams.

I hope to see a really good race. I will not make any predictions. I should think firstly.

I only want from BMW to be a really good competitor to the other "big" teams.

Wait when is the race?? I haven't really been paying attention to when racing starts..

Sorry I forgot to put it up. Here it is, 14,15,16 of March 2008.

Racing day is on the 16.

Heyy guys!
I've decided to start posting again, specifically in the F1 threads!
I've been reading a lot of SCF, but haven't posted in a while, but seeing as F1 is my speciality it only seems right/natural to post my views here!!

So yeah, I'm really excited for 2008, you've got Mc-Merc on the rebound with new driver Heikki, {who has a MASSIVE chance to shine this year, {if he gets it right}}, Ferrari obviously, wanting to win again with Kimi, even Massa?? Who knows! Then you have the so-called 'improved' BMWs & Williams going for broke! Even Honda claimed to have created a better car for this year. If that's not enough you also have Alonso in his renault & Piquet Jr...which should be interesting to watch as well...!

Ahhh, it's all so exciting, shame that it probably won't be as good as they've made out and that there will be no overtaking, but meh you can't have it all!

^Yay, welcome back Kaz. :)

As for my predictions, (crap, just remembered my season review thread needs to be done!), it's very very tough to predict anything. At the latest tests in Barcelona everyone has been having their fair share of the good lap time pie (the GLTP, as I like to call it), so it's tough to really call anything.

In the really hot conditions, in Bahrain where Ferrari tested before they came to Barcelona, they were blisteringly fast, at one point Raikkonen was was two seconds faster than the fastest 2007 lap round that circuit in their new F2008 but when they came back to Barcelona, McLaren just seemed to have the edge over them, and in particular, Hamilton did. He seems to be on form, but so does Raikkonen.

Massa, for me, has kept things a bit quiet in testing and I just hope for his sake that he can have a brilliant race in Melbourne, because I hope his ejection from the title challenge before his other three rivals won't sap his motivation or his confidence. Maybe he's just preparing himself to give it all for Melbourne.

As for Williams, they have made significant steps forward and their car is looking great, and the same goes for RBR. BMW haven't shone as much as they would have liked to, it's no secret, but they might have to wait for a few more updates to get that win they want.

Honda seem pretty slow (oh where have I heard that one before :mad:) in testing, but that's because their RA108 is a base - meaning it is a brand new car - that needs to be found a set-up which the drivers are happy to push to the limit, so expect more as the season goes on.

I could write about F1 for hours here (good time to do my SR thread then Ben, eh?), but I have to go now. I'll update the F1 News 2008 thread tomorrow with testing times, views and opinions of myself and other people from the F1 world, because it's all starting to get exciting now! :)

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Well it has come round so fast :eek: !!!!!!!!!!!!!


It only felt like last week I was celebrating Kimi winning the championship.


Anyway I think that BMW will give all in the first race so I'm putting my neck on the line and I'm gonna say that BMW will win in Australia with Kubica taking the win :).


Kimi will finish on the podium and I can't see McLaren getting a podium within the first few races.

So yeah I predict that the race will finish like this:

1)Kubica
2)Kimi
3)Massa


Either way I will be happy if either Kubica or Kimi wins the title this year but I would prefer Kimi to win it more :D.

GO KIMI GO !!!!!!!!!!

Kubica to be first? You must kidding. That would be one great dream for me.

Well Kubica and Heidfeld have said that the new F1.07 has over the last few weeks gotten very fast.

BMW were in a similiar posistion to Honda in testing, their new car was so radical that they are still finding potenial. I also believe Toyota may have a similiar story.

Though williams will destroy this season. I swear it. Rosberg, Nakajima, awsome new livery, plus such a fast car. I think if you remeber back, Rosberg was fighting with BMW in Brazil. Its obvious Williams will be back soon. While Renault will not.

I'm looking forward to seeing Williams race. One to see Rosberg do some amazing driving, and to see Naka in action. The guys great at overtaking, and hes crazy. Doubt he'll finish in Melbourne.

As for the title. BMW are out. Ferrari appeared to have the upper hand, but I don't know now. I expect a 4 way battle, kovy, lewis, Kimi and Massa.

I still think its gonna be McLaren and Ferrari on top this year, at least for the beginning of the season. But I really hope BMW have got it right this time, and can start getting some wins to compete for the championship. It would be nice to Renault back up top as well, but I dont think its gonna happen soon.

Well, all in all, let's hope this race lives up to the hype. Testing has given us sooo much to look forward to, and I find myself actively salivating and the possiblities in front of us.

Again, we have the big two at the front, who appear to be pulling awat again. I say pulling away, because some rather odd things have happened. William's have offered up an excellently fast car, no doubt. Look for Rosberg in that Australian pack, and he's my wild card for the win. That wouldn't suprise me at all.

Obviously though, at the front, Mclaren and Ferrari. Who will take the first win ? My money, Mclaren. They have brilliantly even cars, no doubt about that. I feel Hamilton is going to gun it this year, unlikely last year in the first few races where he was slightly more nicely nicely. He has to understand this year that the pressure is on him to win the championship, and that he has to be his own boss sometimes. He can't rely on the team to tell him how to do everything.

Kimi to will be on top notch form. Bouncing back from a championship win, he has more to prove now than anyone else on the track. He will feel like he has to win this. But, that is a race we have to wait and see what happens.

The BMW's are going to be quick, but not straight away I reckon. They now say they have a better package than the F1.07, but everyone else has a package better than last years cars, albeit Honda, who have decided to use the "power of dreams" go kart to win the race this year (sorry benny :p).

The red bull teams should be interesting too. Last year they suffered horrible reliabilty, but apparently this year it is fixed. What most people don't realise is is that they have a blisteringly quick car thans to Mr. Adrian Newey. My bet is that they'll be right up behind BMW, shoving their horns where they are unwanted.

Benhind that, I reckon there might be a nice little Renault/Toyota/Toro Rosso battle going on. Well, actually, I say behind, but there going to be so close to they aforementioned two teams that it could possibly be just one massive group on certain tracks. Even then, looking at some test results, Toyota could be right up the front. That's what makes this first race so damn interesting.

Behind them, well, Honda, Super Aguri, Force India. The three teams who are always saying, "at the next race, we'll be in the mid pack". Yet, I always have this feeling that there lying to me, over and over again. It's like I always say to my psychology teacher, "Yeah, you'll have that essay tomorrow", but in fact I need a completely new sponsor so it never happens.



But, all in all. I can't wait. This will be absolutely fantastic in everyway. Bring on the magic, let it begin. Plus, I'm saving all my pennie's to go to Silverstone this year. Woot Woot !!!

Behind them, well, Honda, Super Aguri, Force India. The three teams who are always saying, "at the next race, we'll be in the mid pack". Yet, I always have this feeling that there lying to me, over and over again. It's like I always say to my psychology teacher, "Yeah, you'll have that essay tomorrow", but in fact I need a completely new sponsor so it never happens.

First, Very Very good post!
But i think you are going to be surprised about the Force India team. Read this artikle from Eurosport:
http://eurosport.yahoo.com/04032008/58/force-india-look-jordan-history.html
These Indian guys mean it seriosly!, i now believe that Force India, will be the Black Horse, if something unpredicted happens! (and they have Ferrari motors, and Mike Gascoyne!)

What you have to remember about F1 though CTD, is the fact that nobody enters to bring up the rear. Nobody enters to be in the mid pack. Everybody enters to be a winner. That is the ultimate goal, and ultimate end. Blind Obsession often drives some people in the motorworld, hence why so many teams go bankrupt, because they are at the back of the pack.

At the moment, for the moment, I see Force India going no where. There still using the Spec B Spyker car with minor upgrades. Everyone else believes they have made a step forward, and trust me, even when they say, we'll be in the midpack, which team isn't saying that ?

Maybes in a year or two, they'll make some progress. This is a tough tough business to be in. Then again, this is a spontaneous business to be in, and I could be completely wrong, but, that's what makes predictions in F1 all the more fun to make.

There still using the Spec B Spyker car with minor upgrades.

Keep in mind that the B-spec version of that car (The F8-VIIB) was designed with 2008 in mind. For instance, they had already implemented a 4 race gearbox in that car. I'm not saying that they will strike success this year, but the team have a good attitude and at least more money then their predecessors to do something.

Honestly I didn't know that, but that is interesting. Still, that car didn't have much success last year, and I still very much doubt it will this year. I prepare myself to be suprised though.

1 week left! I can't wait.

anyone see the F1 preview show.
This year looks set to be one of the most competitive yet. I'd say ferrari have the upper hand now, but McLaren won't be far behind.
Plus I expect a williams - bmw behind them. Fighting for those rare podium spots.

But Renault are nowhere in my opinion. From Benneton, it took them along time to get into race winning form, and I expect a similiar trend.

Plus the new tracks look set to be stunning, I just can't wait till both valencia and singapore.

Williams for the absolute win!

That is all :D

^Hell Yeah!
Just going to be hard to get Frank up to the podiums! ;) (all respect to Frank!)

It'll be funny when Nakajima ends up in a wall.
Frank and Patrick will probaly not be to happy, and have to give him a stern talking to.

Ooo, its so close now. To bad I have to get up a 2am to watch it. I know its repeated, but I love having live timing too much.
Damn, this time next week I'll be celebrating Felipes glorious win in melbourn :P

Haha, you wish mate, you'll be sucking my hamilton :p

Oh dear. I had another dream where I missed the race! I think I turned on the TV, and the race had finished. A Ferrari won, dunno which driver, but Schumacher was there for some reason. I think a Williams came 2nd.

Then, in my dream, I started crying. lol

Not so related, but I had a dream the other night where I had a telephone job interview, got the job, and he said id be starting on the 1st onf nice. Then I argued that isn't a month, and they just ignored me, and they were like, happy to have you aboard Mr Graham, see you in Nice ! Then I woke up.

Not a clue.

It'll be funny when Nakajima ends up in a wall.
Frank and Patrick will probaly not be to happy, and have to give him a stern talking to.

Ooo, its so close now. To bad I have to get up a 2am to watch it. I know its repeated, but I love having live timing too much.
Damn, this time next week I'll be celebrating Felipes glorious win in melbourn :P

Haha, you wish mate, you'll be sucking my hamilton :p

Stupid fanboys :p.


You just don't get it do you lol, Hamilton, Massa & Kovi don't stand a chance with my main man Kimi on the grid :D.

Regardless of my fanboyism, I wish all the drivers good luck, most especially the "underdogs".
Go Honda!!! :P I'm happy they got the red and white combo back!
And I simply cannot wait! Its been a while (although it feels like I saw the Brazil GP just a week ago). And I look forward to Singapore, even though I am disappointed they won't be using car-mounted lights :((just like rally cars :D).....

What's the weather like in Australia these days?

anyone see the F1 preview show.
This year looks set to be one of the most competitive yet. I'd say ferrari have the upper hand now, but McLaren won't be far behind.
Plus I expect a williams - bmw behind them. Fighting for those rare podium spots.

But Renault are nowhere in my opinion. From Benneton, it took them along time to get into race winning form, and I expect a similiar trend.

Plus the new tracks look set to be stunning, I just can't wait till both valencia and singapore.

Yea, I saw the preview show. Alonso seemed quite positive about their car on the programme, so I dont know what to expect.

I also heard that Berny told Melbourne they have to make their race a night race for next year, or their off the calender. A bit stupid if him if you ask me.

Not at all. What you have got to remember is about Bernie, most of his decisions are profit led. We all know that F1 is biggest in europe. When Australia has a day time race, it's on at roughly 2-4am in the morning in Great Britain.

However, if this switched to a night race, it would be prime time. Meaning that the oppurtunity for the most people to watch the programme. Which also means, what F1 is renowned for in this day and age, Sponsors. Which equal monies.

Even if Australia decide not to go dark, Russia is queing up with a big check, and india and china aren't far behind. Money money money.......

^ Oh yea I know why he did it. Its just not really fair on everyone else. When its in your own country you shouldn't be expected watch it live in the middle of the night.

^ Oh yea I know why he did it. Its just not really fair on everyone else. When its in your own country you shouldn't be expected watch it live in the middle of the night.

It wouldn't be the middle of the night, something like 8-9pm. That would be 11 or 12 in Western Europe and 10-11 in England.

What's the weather like in Australia these days?

It's bloody hot is SA, we are breaking heat records as we speak. 35 degrees celcuis + everyday for nearly 14 days now. Not a cloud in sight. So it's making its way to melbourne, so the races will be very hot.

^It's also blazing hot here in Sydney too. We haven't had rain for weeks and most of the time its 30+ degrees celcius.

Anyways the the 2 practice sessions was a blast to watch. It's nice to see Mark Webber 2nd in the timesheets. Hopefully his form will continue onto qualifying and the race.

We also have live coverage of the whole race weekend from 10am all the way to 5pm, so i guess i'll be sitting on my backside for the whole day, in front of the tele. :p

Friday pratice times are in, and what the hell is going on.
They make no sense whatsoever.

here
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=41960

Webber has been hugely fast, and the rest of the feild is just random cars. Honestly, i thought practice might clear a few things up, but they've done the opposite.
Plus BMW are still sandbagging, how fast are they actually able to go.

James Allen has an anlayis here, but i don't know what to believe
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=41960

It's bloody hot is SA, we are breaking heat records as we speak. 35 degrees celcuis + everyday for nearly 14 days now. Not a cloud in sight. So it's making its way to melbourne, so the races will be very hot.
Thanks mate!

We will see sonicadg what will happen. I think that the qualifyings start early in the morning about 2am. I think i will loose them. Anyway, i will try to be in front of my TV if i can!

From practice the only thing i can really say is that the red and silver cars are still way ahead of the rest. Everything else is still a mystery. Theres Webber going super fast, BMW's not showing anything, Renault totally nowhere, a Force India up the field, its totally random! This is actually encouraging to me, it means that we could end up with Ferrari and McLaren running away with it (bit boring) but then we have an immense battle for every single other spot (amazing)!

The only other thing i can say is that it looks like spins will be more frequent. Which is cool.

Im now setting my alarm for 02:15 in the morning to watch the qualifying!

Im so excited!!! :D

me to
kinda stupid when you think about. We could just wake up normally and watch it at 2:00 pm. Day time.
But i really want to have live timing with it.

I'm staying up to watch it, even though I have gotta be in work at 10am tommorow morning :eek:.


Now thats what you call an Hardcore fan :D.

Spring Break FTW!


PS. Bennyboy, where's your GP threads?? it's Friday!

I'm staying up to watch it, even though I have gotta be in work at 10am tommorow morning :eek:.


Now thats what you call an Hardcore fan :D.

I will also be watching it live.

Shoul be great.

Oh. My. God. The last 10mins of the third practice session was just chaos. Low end teams such as Force India and the midfield such as Red Bull, Honda, STR, BMW and Toyota just kept blowing in some pretty quick times. Most got into the 1:26s bracket (including Force India!) except for the BMWs who came first and second with mid 1:25s in the last minute.

The McLarens and Ferrais struggled with all 4 drivers above the top 10.

Results:

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1014/19530064qt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

well all is to be revealed soon, here we go.
Its 2:15, and 2007's first session. Go massa

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!


Man its not lookin good for Kimi :(.



He's coasting down the pit lane :(



I realise the first race isn't a judgement of the season but me being a Kimi fanboy its worrying :o !!!

EDIT:

He's out of qualifying :eek::(


Not a good time to be a Kimi fanboy then :(, Go on 'wonder kid' fanboys have a laugh :rolleyes::mad: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

poor kimi, even if he fixes the car, he can't return. thats a bad start.
Good run for Kovi though, clear by half a second, and BMW are faster then expected. I though they sandbagged

poor kimi, even if he fixes the car, he can't return. thats a bad start.
Good run for Kovi though, clear by half a second, and BMW are faster then expected. I though they sandbagged

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT :eek: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Put it this way I am now £5 down :(:mad: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good to see BMW up there though :D.

vettel, what is he doing in a team like STR. hes unreal.
But both Toyotas through.

Pole Posistion should be interesting. Could ferrari come back, will BMW even be on pole. Its just so exciting

I am so happy that a problem has struck ferrari. I hope its 1of many to come.

COME ON LEWIS & HEIKKI!

I am so happy that a problem has struck ferrari. I hope its 1of many to come.COME ON LEWIS & HEIKKI!

Dude you do not want to say that too me :| lol .


'Wonder kid' is first, oh crap :mad:

Kubica second though, that makes me happy :D.

But still Kimi is out of the top 10 :(.


Overall I have mixed feelings I am incredibly happy that Kubica is 2nd but at the same time 'wonder kid' is on pole & Kimi is out of the top 10. Overall a crap start to the season for a Kimi fanboy :( !!!

I seriously reckon that lap would have been pole for Kubi if it wasn't for that little 'slip' :(.

WOOO! Go Hamilton! Pole position!

Poor Webber. He needs a Mclaren. :P

Those Saubers r fckng fast. At last.....

Too late, Hammy got first.
http://sportscarforums.com/gallery/data/500/untitled11.PNG

*sigh*

It seems the miracle I wished for Honda hasn't come true yet...

And damn, the practice runs were quite intense. With the traction control banned, its much more exciting to watch. Also, there was a short "drift" that Hamilton did. Everyone got their tails wagging on the track, lol.....

Well those BMW's are fast! =) Kimi's very unlucky isn't he?? I don't like who's on top, but Heikki is third so that's good..lets see how the race pans out, it should be quite exciting as your'll have Kimi battling through...

I wonder how the start will go. The top 5 will have a huge battle for posistions.
Its going to be so good.

BMW are deffinetly fast, but how are they in the long run. hmm.
Ferrari didn't have a good start at all. But Massa should still be able to challenge for somthing.

I doubt Kimi will have a great race. Since catching BMW is probaly not an option seeing how fast they are. Even at that, getting through the best of the rest battle will be a hard task.

I'd say that Rosberg will probaly beat Jarno of the line, and end up having his own little race.

Poor Piquet, to be stuck between both Super Aguris. Not a great start at all.

Dude you do not want to say that too me :| lol .


'Wonder kid' is first, oh crap :mad:

Kubica second though, that makes me happy :D.

But still Kimi is out of the top 10 :(.


Overall I have mixed feelings I am incredibly happy that Kubica is 2nd but at the same time 'wonder kid' is on pole & Kimi is out of the top 10. Overall a crap start to the season for a Kimi fanboy :( !!!

I seriously reckon that lap would have been pole for Kubi if it wasn't for that little 'slip' :(.

Don't feel to bad, it will get worse for ferrari (I Hope)

Should be interesting to see who gets the hang of no electronic aids.

Go BMW, GO!!! Kubica and Heidfeld made my day. Really. I'm gonna watch the qualifyings soon because the tv didn't show the qualifyings early in the morning! :(

Kimi was unlucky!

I will see it and i will discuss it with you guys later.

Vettel is becoming one hot property.
ferrari want him, BMW still have some hold on him, McLaren already tried to sign him as alonso's replacement.
Whatever happens, Vettel is going to win varios WDC

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/080315082516.shtml

Not a good time to be a Kimi fanboy then :(, Go on 'wonder kid' fanboys have a laugh :rolleyes::mad: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, how i did!

You were right, Kimi is dominating, oh wait....no.....thats Hamilton. :D

Haha, its a sweet opening qualifying!

Hats off to Kubica, that was a phenomenal lap, without that mistake im sure he would have been pole, no question. Very very happy for him and i will say now if he wins it i will be just as happy as i would be if Hammy wins. Or Kovy, or Massa! My favourite 4 drivers are all on the first 2 rows!! (Apart from Button lol!)

Bad luck for Kimi (hahahaha!!) last year Massa, this year Kimi. Ferrari havnt had the best reliability record here. Think it will be hard for him to fight his way through to a decent position, but he is more than capable so it will be interesting to see how he does tomorrow.

Trulli doing well in the Toyota to get it to 6th, much better than i would have predicted.

Rosberg did well, but i just thought it would be a little quicker than it is. I thought they would be giving the BMW's a very tough time.

Webber, easially the unlickiest guy in the history of F1! Home crowd, decent car, reliable all winter, fast as anything, brilliant in practice. Brake failure puts him 14th. Why does this happen to poor Mark!?

Renault not doing well. Bad luck for them, knew they wouldnt be the top of the tree but still thought they would do better. Piquet really looking like hes struggling, 21st on the grid is probably not where i would have put him this time last month.

Vettel shining as usual in the Torro Rosso. He will be big in the future, watch this space!

Honda 10th and 12th.... WHAT?! oO 10th!! In a HONDA!! (sorry benny!) Hats off to them, thought they would be just as bad as last year, but it appears that progress has definately been made. Although how many times have we said that only for them to fall deeper and deeper into the back of the field. Really hope they can continue this into the race and the rest of the season. With Ross Brawn there, this can only be the sign of a Honda revival.

Overall, a very good, mixed up qualifying. I thought it would filter the field, showing the pace of each car, but it hasnt, its going to be a very close race in the midfield. I think Hammy will be able to win this, but i think Kubica and maybe Kovy or Massa will push him all the way. Going to be a top race!

COME ON HAMMY!!!!! :D

Vettel is becoming one hot property.
ferrari want him, BMW still have some hold on him, McLaren already tried to sign him as alonso's replacement.
Whatever happens, Vettel is going to win varios WDC

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/080315082516.shtml

The Ferrari business almost sounds like the situation they had with Massa. What with supplying Sauber with engines, gearboxes, and, in season 2004, their 2003 car, they took Massa under their wing, and now look where he is.

I think Beaver said all I wanted to say. So, all I have to add is:

http://adiadrian.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/sport-27s20-kimmi-12_368.jpg

LOL !!!

I can't see your image Sparky!

I heard that Kimi had an issue with his fuel pump. That's why he went down to the 16th position!

yeah, it was the fuel pump regulator that broke. But he didn't reach the pits, so the marshalls had to push him, thus he couldn't continue.

The start will be so interesting. We know the McLarens are apparently fast of the line. But what of BMW and Ferrari. What of the drivers.
Who's good and bad of the line. Oo so many questions.

I doubt Renault will challenge for anything. They're clearly worse than last year. I'd say Honda and Renault are pretty on par.
While Toyota aren't doing bad. To bad for Glock though, he did so well, for a track hes never seen, and againist the quali king, Truli. Then hes been put back 10 places.
5 of those for blocking someone who didn't even set a time.

Looks like McLaren are just gonna dominate all season... yawn. I'm annoyed Raikonnen went out early as now we cant even see properly how Ferrari are against the rest, as well as the fact I want him to win.

And why did Kubica have to mess up his lap, he could've put Hamilton down to 2nd!:mad:

^Yes you're right. He lost some time in a corner because he overdone it. In this lap he was flying!

But i think the big question is, can BMW keep it up. I mean they had a similar quali last year.
But I personally think this is different. Who knows, if BMW can be consistent during the races, we may just have a 3 way battle on our hands