Formula 1 Is Back

[Fishpaste~]

its only been like 2 races and people are already writting out teams like ferrari and mclaren

interesting would like to now what they heck have they done to make a big improvement since last round

no way am i writing ferarri off... kimi, kubica or webber for world champ imo... but i call it how i see it, im a fan of the sport and beleive the truth should always be told, even if it hurts!! and ferarri just dont have the pace! they will turn it around, thats what ferarri do, but atm, they suck, face it! =D

i'd sudgest that hamilton would be running very light on fuel, with the tyre problems people will be having this round most teams that know what they are doing would have sent drivers out with big loads of fuel to see how the tyres last etc

[TALBO]

interesting would like to now what they heck have they done to make a big improvement since last round

I've got a feeling they might have some new aero parts, we also don't know what sort of fuel loads they're playing with yet.

IMO it definitely way too early to predict how the season will pan out. Teams like Ferrari and McLaren have incredible resources and data at their disposal and will undoubtedly find a few precious tenths before the circus even gets to Europe. Of course other teams are also going to find a few extra tenths but.... how quickly. The reason I say how quickly is because Brawn/Williams/Toyota are already using the rules interpretations to their advantage as deemed legal by the ICA.

If I were part of any one of the other 9 teams, I'd be worried most about RBR. Mark Webber has potentially never been in a better seat, especially if he gets himself a contract for 2010 (with RBR) if he hasn't done so already! I just have a feeling that RBR are going to establish themselves as a front runner.

[TALBO]

no way am i writing ferarri off... kimi, kubica or webber for world champ imo... but i call it how i see it, im a fan of the sport and beleive the truth should always be told, even if it hurts!! and ferarri just dont have the pace! they will turn it around, thats what ferarri do, but atm, they suck, face it! =D

i'd sudgest that hamilton would be running very light on fuel, with the tyre problems people will be having this round most teams that know what they are doing would have sent drivers out with big loads of fuel to see how the tyres last etc

Ferrari don't suck... not yet anyhow. They might have some surprises even this weekend and I have a suspicion that they weren't running light fuel.

I honestly will be surprised if Webber scores more WDC points than Vettel this year and it doesn't look as though the BMW is as strong as it was this time last year which is a shame because I think Kubica is one of the better drivers out there at the moment. I'm not 100% convinced of Kimi's commitment this year either....

[Fishpaste~]

yeah, new areo for mclaren

"Hamilton lapped the Shanghai International Circuit in 1m 37.334s driving a McLaren MP4-24 equipped with an interim diffuser"

[rhys5169]

hmmmm this will make betting interesting for this round

[djr81]

hmmmm this will make betting interesting for this round

Put the house on Hamilton. Looks like the revised diffuser may be the ticket to fixing McLarens chronic rear end aero issues.

[Krishy]

Kubica is finally going to be using KERS

[TALBO]

Interesting Sat practice session and even more so qualifying times and car weights. RBR cars both look good with Vettel on Pole, but I have a feeling pit/tyre strategy is going to win the Chinese GP tomorrow.

[rhys5169]

what happened to ferrari pace?...........

*hopes they dont somehow find it tomorrow during the race* lol

go webber u f**kin beauty!!!!

[Krishy]

Ferrari will struggle to the next 2-3 rounds me thinks before they come good and sort out the issues they are having atm

[rhys5169]

*rubs hands together with delight at the prospect of ferrari doing bad in more rounds* muwahahahahah

[Krishy]

Rhys you will be feeling the wrath of the Ferrari Fans soon mate

once they sort out their damn aero issues....but once they come good then you will see the prancing horse again...cant wait for the race though...should be good specially with Alonso at the front and the Brawn cars in the mid back

[rhys5169]

let me have my happiness!!!lol

but seriously this is f**king great for the sport, for years it has been dying a slow death at the hands of ferrari's borring racing/cheap underhand tactics behind the scene. its a fresh breathe of life into the series to have 4 teams that where back markers up front now and mclaren and bore-rarri at the back

[Fishpaste~]

Interesting Sat practice session and even more so qualifying times and car weights. RBR cars both look good with Vettel on Pole, but I have a feeling pit/tyre strategy is going to win the Chinese GP tomorrow.

Yeah im REALLY interested too see this!!! i'd expect top 3 to run the super softs for the first stint! bolt from the line put in some good laps, but since almost no one is running kers, as they start loosing pace backing everyone up so their pit stop isn't as bad, and then owne them all in their final stint with awsome tyres!!!! least thats what im hoping for!!!

[Krishy]

Yeah im REALLY interested too see this!!! i'd expect top 3 to run the super softs for the first stint! bolt from the line put in some good laps, but since almost no one is running kers, as they start loosing pace backing everyone up so their pit stop isn't as bad, and then owne them all in their final stint with awsome tyres!!!! least thats what im hoping for!!!

i think that the top 6 runners are on a very light fuel loads using the super soft tyres...but if the weather heats up a bit then the super softs will be graining in about lap 6-7 so most of them will most likely be pitting pretty damn early and expect a busy pit lane lol....

should be a damn good race this one...all for vettel winning this GP

[TALBO]

Yeah im REALLY interested too see this!!! i'd expect top 3 to run the super softs for the first stint! bolt from the line put in some good laps, but since almost no one is running kers, as they start loosing pace backing everyone up so their pit stop isn't as bad, and then owne them all in their final stint with awsome tyres!!!! least thats what im hoping for!!!

.....and a fairly short first stint at that! Brawn GP cars still looking the goods at their starting weight. I'd like to see Vettel notch up another win and hopefully Alonso and Webber come together into turn 1

[rhys5169]

why in hell would you want that? *shakes head*

talbo's un-australian gibberish out the way, alonso was the lightest, then vettel then webber. both brawn cars where the heaviest in the 10 so i expect a brawnGP 1-2 again

Edited April 19, 2009 by rhys5169

[Fishpaste~]

hrmmm.. kimi and ferarri have admitted that this season is pritty much over for them

would hate to be a ferrari fan right about now... but good for the sport! =)

[Dohmar]

hrmmm.. kimi and ferarri have admitted that this season is pritty much over for them

would hate to be a ferrari fan right about now... but good for the sport! =)

bah the tifosi deserve it... bloody ferrari fans are worse than port supporters at a home game

-D

[SLED]

haha....Ferrell + Ferrari = Same