2006 F1 Season

[MONTOYA]

Is it me or does anyone else think that channel TENs coverage of the Grand Prix sucked? I couldnt belive my eyes when they went for the add break after the first safety car and then when they came back we didnt even get to see Alonso over take Button on the restart.And when they showed the front runners Alonso had a 2second lead and wasnt even in the same frame,WTF?. and Webber had got past Ralf and Montoya.f**k they really shit me,it gets me so angry when channel TEN get it wrong and didnt see many driver interviews,Only about 1 min of Kimi,didnt see M Schu,and nothing of the world champ Alonso. Add breaks ever 5 mins and Murray Walker even had the balls to say channel TENs coverage was the best hes seen and they didnt miss a thing!!!!! f**k me.And to top it all off our man was on for a podium untill his car died.not happy jan!!

[Duncan]

can't fcuking beleive it...first time I go to a GP I get called back to work...halfway thru....when webber was leading.

I'm sure he would have won if I had stayed

BTW those things are noisy

[lordsnipe]

Generally, Channel 10 use the ITV video footage, not sure if they did for Melbourne or not, so it's not Channel 10's fault if theres bits missing or if the ad breaks are in the wrong spot.

[Paradizzle]

can't fcuking beleive it...first time I go to a GP I get called back to work...halfway thru....when webber was leading.

I'm sure he would have won if I had stayed

BTW those things are noisy

you got called back to work!!?? they pay for your tickets??

[Duncan]

no and by the time i got to a tv it was all over. but they paid me for the day so fair is fair

[Paradizzle]

Are you from Sydney aswell!!?? so you had to fly back, god damn that sucks!!

Where do you work, they couldnt wait a few days without you?

[Roy]

no and by the time i got to a tv it was all over. but they paid me for the day so fair is fair

You could hear your phone ring?

[dezz]

well well well, its tuesday morning at 12:46am and i've just finished watching the GP.

thats right, i was working sunday, so i got my mrs to tape it for me (thanks babe ) but due to some VCR drama at my house!!!! i hadn't been able to watch it until tonight!

i've stayed away from this thread, and a few others on SAU, as well as radio, TV, websites etc just so i didnt know the result. ive had ppl come up to me at work ready to talk f1, and ive sent them on their way as i didnt know anything and didnt want to until i watched it...sure i could've looked at the F1 website for results, but i HAD to watch.

anyway. to those that say bridgestone has nothing, RS 3rd....MS was eating into button like no tomorrow until he had that unfortunate off....and he still admits the tyres arent up to scratch....so they are not out of it. i was shattered when Massa got cleaned up, but Schu was looking good for 4-6th place, until he went off....unfortunate, but at least he showed some pace there for a while

bring on imola

[Duncan]

hahah no, work is in Melb atm...supporting a payroll system so people take it kinda seriously.

Anyway.....my real problem with the day was.....no matter where i checked I could not buy my Super Aguri supporters T-shirt

Even Minardi merchandise was available and they dont even exist any more. I've contacted the team so lets see if they come up with something.

BTW is it coincidence that Ferrari were front runners when they had the illegal flexy wings but are now mid fielders without?

[ctjet]

no its not a big a coincedence as you think... ferrari was having massive unreliabilty with their engine's in the first two races with no less than 4 engine changes.

since then they've discovered it was a piston ring setup problem, so they've had to bring a new spec engine to melb and obviously with any new engine they'll struggle.

also it was their rear wing which was found to be illegal aswell as the front so they've had to beef them both up with (for now) a high drag penelty until they find better solutions.

[dezz]

no its not a big a coincedence as you think... ferrari was having massive unreliabilty with their engine's in the first two races with no less than 4 engine changes.

since then they've discovered it was a piston ring setup problem, so they've had to bring a new spec engine to melb and obviously with any new engine they'll struggle.

also it was their rear wing which was found to be illegal aswell as the front so they've had to beef them both up with (for now) a high drag penelty until they find better solutions.

and schumacher still wasnt that far off some of the front runners (was catching button like the other front runners did) until he went off, so its not looking THAT bad for ferrari...

[ctjet]

but it shows how hard schmi had to push to catch button for him to keep running of the track like did. plus button by his own admission was struggling quite badly throughout the race with tyre temp. problems...

i think the best guage you can use to see each drivers pace is to see their fastest laps for Melb:

1st. Kimi 1:26.045

2nd. Alonso 1:26.189

3rd. Schmi 1:27.180

[dezz]

yeah fair call...but schumacher admitted himself that things arent up to scratch yet also

[ctjet]

they still got a long way to go till they catch the front two teams.

i think its over for them this year, and if schmi leaves at the end of the year then they are well and truly fcuked...

[ctjet]

if this is the best Ferrari has to offer this year they got a loooooong way to go yet till they catch Renault and Mclaren....

[Roy]

they still got a long way to go till they catch the front two teams.

i think its over for them this year, and if schmi leaves at the end of the year then they are well and truly fcuked...

..im not worried abotu MS leaving...im more curious to know what will happen to them if the ppl that joined MS all those years ago at Ferrari decide that he level of sucess they have enjoyed is enough and go lookign for other challenges.

Im thinking Williams, Red Bull and Toyota are looking like the sorts of teams that are going to enjoy more synergy within the team. Mclaren has had a few ppl leave, and a drivers seat is up in the air next year...but i feel that their team is stronger then just the few key staff that have left

[dezz]

if this is the best Ferrari has to offer this year they got a loooooong way to go yet till they catch Renault and Mclaren....

what a stupid comment

massa was taken out by klien in the first turns....game over there, not a lot he could do surrounded by that many cars (klien and speed either side of him) and he suffered...

schumacher was pushing hard, had a bit of understeer and got an unlucky bounce. thats what put him in the wall, not the understeer itself.

not sure if you recall, but montoya did EXACTLY the same thing, except he got a lucky bounce off the kerb and kept it off the wall.

[ctjet]

luck has nothing to do with it buddy boy...

Montoya is the king of oversteer and Ferrari wont win shit this year....... YAY!!!!

[Frink]

i agree with dezz...

if you look at a replay of the incident, Montoya was actaully closer to the wall, but the bump just after the rumble strip was closer to the track. Montoya stradled the bump, and it didn't put him into the wall. MS actually didn't go off as bad montoya, he was able to control the initial over-steer, but hit the bump, which un-loaded the outside of the car and put him into the wall.

however, im not sure that they will win a race, atleast in the 1st half of the season anyway. their pace has been good, but not consistant or quick enough to keep up with renault. and bridgestone need to up their game as well. its not that the bridgestone is slow, its just that the michelin is better, for now.....

[Beer Baron]

hahah no, work is in Melb atm...supporting a payroll system so people take it kinda seriously.

Anyway.....my real problem with the day was.....no matter where i checked I could not buy my Super Aguri supporters T-shirt

Even Minardi merchandise was available and they dont even exist any more. I've contacted the team so lets see if they come up with something.

BTW is it coincidence that Ferrari were front runners when they had the illegal flexy wings but are now mid fielders without?

I tried for you mate! I even asked at all the places in the city. We now call them "Super Who?". At one place i said do you have any super aguri t-shirts and the dude replied: "no, we only sell F1 team merchandise"...lol

but to top if off guess who i flew back with?? about half of Team Super Aguri!! at least they all had team shirts on...lol

and duncan, tell me that sound didn't give you goosebumps?

I am the only one who thinks the V8s sound as good as the V10s? possibly even a little better. they do sound a little weaker down low (under say 15000) but scream nicely when getting wound out.