Sport The Formula 1 Thread

[myoozikk]

Watching this in german in Ibiza gah and the tv is cutting off the timings and my f1 timing app isn't working. Did hamilton go fastest in q1 there. Who's out?

[Masu]

God I love Bernie. He is a master at avoiding questions.

Loved his ".. but for life? You don't get that for murder!"

Fucking hell he needs to be chemically castrated and frozen along with Walt Disney.

[Monbee]

No-one, it starts in half an hour. I think you're watching a replay of final practise!

[myoozikk]

Lol ok no worries. Thanks for letting me know.

I think german telly just called max führer mosley. I'm sure I heard it wrong but if not that's the funniest thig ever.

[Hackign]

Oooh Mad Men music.

edit: And Sunshine.

The BBC really know their music.

[Monbee]

Gearbox change for Rubens...Button must be smiling at that!

[Halkyon]

The BBC really know their music.

Yeah, there are bits of RJD2 and DJ Shadow in there too.

[myoozikk]

Roman is the new piquet. Lol

[Rattlehead.ie]

No breaks on an F1 car,winner :-p

[myoozikk]

Woot found it on Spanish tv without the tv cutting all the timings off on the left.

[mexos]

They really need to start shooting F1 in HD. Even if they don't broadcast it in HD yet. Just look at the clarity on the in car shots. That's downscaled HD and it looks AMAZING compared to the old SD onboard cams.

[myoozikk]

Yeah the BBC should be all over it on HD!

[Hackign]

The Ferrari really is a dog for anyone who hasn't driven it for any length of time.

[jimbob101]

Bring back sparks at all tracks. The drivers may not like a bumpy track but it makes for excellent viewing.

[SteveH]

The Ferrari really is a dog for anyone who hasn't driven it for any length of time.

I hope Badoer is having a little smile to himself to be honest. He was given a hard time, but Fisichella has proven you can't just climb into a Ferrari and be at the front.

[Hackign]

ButtonLOL

[mexos]

What the FUCK Jense? Get your shit together!

[mexos]

Good for him is Barry is not THAT much better and has a 5 place drop. But more so is that the Red Bulls & Macca's + Rosberg will be picking up big points. More damage limitation, more leaked points. But again, I think he'll get away (largely) with it.

[myoozikk]

I'll say it again if he wins the championship he doesn't deserve it.

[mexos]

I'll say it again if he wins the championship he doesn't deserve it.

And Barry with less wins would? LOL.

[dam_aks]

I'll say it again if he wins the championship he doesn't deserve it.

He's won a load of races this year, they've all just been at the start of the season. Would it be more deserved if he spread them out a bit more?

[mexos]

Nice one Barry, that's well & truly fucked it. Makes for an interesting race tomorrow.

[zxcvbnm]

Barrichellol.

[myoozikk]

The brawn car was faster than any other at the start of the season. Ross brawn deserves the constructers without a doubt, but jenson and Rubens have had a give me. Now it's a level field again they are throwing it away.

Is the session being restarted?

[zxcvbnm]

restarted with 26 seconds to go?!!!

[dam_aks]

If I were a betting man, Hamilton on pole.

I should become a betting man. Ha.

[Halkyon]

Another exciting qualifying. B)

Go Rosberg!

[myoozikk]

Doesn't look like it will be does it.

[Halkyon]

I'm calling it now - Barrichello is going to stall the start again and Button shunt him.

[Bruciebabie]

BBC 1 coverage starts at 12.10

Factors.

1) The option tyre seems about 0.5 seconds faster than the prime, but some drivers are having difficulty making it last 6 laps before it grains. And they have to run a whole stint on it. This favours smooth drivers like Button and works against oversteer drivers like Lewis.

2) Safety car highly likely. During practice and qualifying we had three reds. All the teams are fuelled in the expectation of this. Will put cat amongst pigeons. With concrete walls and few run offs we could get some attrition.

3) Several rookie drivers who under the new rules can't practice. So we have seen lots of mistakes from them. Expect more.

4) 31 degrees C and massively humid. A very long lap that is very, very hard work. Expect exhaustion and lack of concentration from the drivers after half distance.

5) Different drivers shine at different circuits. Kimi at Spa, Massa in Istanbul. Singapore looks like Nico Rosberg's circuit.

6) This is Hamilton's race to lose, but he is very mistake prone.

Should be fun under the floodlights.