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djaggs · Postby **djaggs** » March 28th, 2009, 10:07 am

I predict Barrichello over Button, unless there are team orders or something. Rubens is the better driver of the two.

djaggs · Postby **djaggs** » March 28th, 2009, 10:10 am

You guys better read this..

F1 DIFFUSER ROW HEADING FOR FIA COURT

Written by: SPEED Staff / GMM 03/26/2009 - 11:18 PM

Melbourne (AUS) With the stewards rejecting the diffuser protest on Thursday, the main controversy at the scene of the Australian Grand Prix got set to take its next steps.

Hinting at yet another protest against Brawn, Williams and Toyota after Sunday's chequered flag, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo told the La Repubblica newspaper that he "can't rule out an angry gesture" at the end of the season opener.

The three teams' diffuser designs, while technically legal according to the regulations, contravene the "spirit" of the rules, the protesting teams argued in detailed protests numbering dozens of pages.

In first Friday practice, Williams was first and second fastest, while both Brawns were also within the top six.

Germany's Auto Motorund Sport publication, meanwhile, reports that the protesting teams - Ferrari, Red Bull and Renault (BMW's protest was not allowed) - are indeed intending to now send the case to the FIA Court of Appeal.

They have already informed the stewards of their intention, which must be backed up with letters within two days.

djaggs · Postby **djaggs** » March 28th, 2009, 10:16 am

Well, I guess we have to read about it.... :cry:

SPEED MARCH 2009 BLACKOUT SCHEDULE for F1 (in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean)
26-Mar Practice Australia GP 01:30-03:00ET Canada
27-Mar Qualifying Australia GP 02:00-03:30ET Canada
28-Mar Pre-Race & Race Australia GP 01:30-04:00ET Canada
29-Mar Encore Australia GP 15:30-17:00ET Canada

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » March 28th, 2009, 10:29 am

Sign up for F1 Live Timing at www.formula1.com.

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » March 28th, 2009, 11:38 am

Some interesting information for those who bet on F1 races.

Post-qualifying car weights - Australia

Saturday, March 28th 2009, 11:22 GMT

From the 2009 season, the FIA is making public the weights of the cars, with their fuel load included, following Saturday's qualifying session.

Below is the weight of each car following qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, sorted by grid position.

Pos. Driver Car weight
1. Jenson Button 664.5kg
2. Rubens Barrichello 666.5kg
3. Sebastien Vettel 657kg
4. Robert Kubica 650kg
5. Nico Rosberg 657kg
6. Felipe Massa 654kg
7. Kimi Raikkonen 655.5kg
8. Mark Webber 662kg
9. Nick Heidfeld 691.5kg
10. Fernando Alonso 680.7kg
11. Kazuki Nakajima 685.3kg
12. Heikki Kovalainen 690.6kg
13. Sebastien Buemi 675.5kg
14. Nelson Piquet 694.1kg
15. Giancarlo Fisichella 689kg
16. Adrian Sutil 684.5kg
17. Sebastien Bourdais 662.5kg
18. Lewis Hamilton 655kg
19. Jarno Trulli 660kg
20. Timo Glock 670kg

Autosport

Each car's minimum weight is set at 605kg (including driver).

Postby **Monk BANzai** » March 28th, 2009, 12:02 pm

steups.....(clouts mexican singing the OLE OLE OLE song......)

wha-ever we!!!

:lol:

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » March 28th, 2009, 12:08 pm

this will be Jensen Button's year :mrgreen:

noshownogo · Postby **noshownogo** » March 28th, 2009, 12:10 pm

well fcuk me...dat Brawn team really as fast as the other drivers saying in the paddock...i speechless with the qualifying times but lets see how the race results reflect the qualifying times.

Postby **worksux101** » March 28th, 2009, 12:36 pm

^We'll see about that when the diffuser fiasco sorts itself out...
You won't really see truly how fast the teams are in comparison until they get back to Europe and the teams all get the chance to redesign the back to something consistent, whether it be the 7 teams looking for air or the 3 teams closing it off...
Brawn GP right now is just living off the groundwork Honda had put in for this year throughout most of last season - rembr they started developing the car early - much earlier than the rest...
Also stupid that Toyota would still put a flexible rear wing after everything last year about it...

BTW notice how heavy Heidfeld, Kovaleinen and Alonso are running...will be interesting to see the effect on the slicks' graining...

JWT · Postby **JWT** » March 29th, 2009, 1:43 am

i see them walking the grid and seeing Sir richard Branson on the grip thought i would have never seen the day

wait shumi there too yippyy

Driven · Postby **Driven** » March 29th, 2009, 2:07 am

anyone know any website for live online streaming of the GP? my speed channel showing horribly (freeport)!!! :cry:

JWT · Postby **JWT** » March 29th, 2009, 2:08 am

shocks cause it live on 63

Driven · Postby **Driven** » March 29th, 2009, 2:16 am

yea, but for some reason flow decide to show nickelodeon perfectly clear and give me a SPEED Channel picture quality of a garbled porn station

Postby **worksux101** » March 29th, 2009, 2:25 am

anyone know any website for live online streaming of the GP?

Check justin.tv

wait shumi there too yippyy

Schummi is part of Ferrari's team...he's there for all the races yo :lol:

Button flew off from the start...expected...
Star of the race is Vettel and RBR - no KERS and no trick diffuser, yet one of the fastest on the track...
Barichello driving like a kant...poor start, caused the big accident by running down the centre, then went into the back of Kimi and punctured his rear tyre...

Seeing alot of cars keeping close to each other but not the overtaking as expected...
Funniest thing was watching Hami struggling to pass cars eons slower and heavier than him.. :lol:

Driven · Postby **Driven** » March 29th, 2009, 2:34 am

http://formula1free.blogspot.com/2009/03/race-8.html

in case anyone else is in my position.. stream ain't all that, but its better than nothing

Postby **worksux101** » March 29th, 2009, 2:37 am

^Repalce the 8 with a 1...alot better...

Driven · Postby **Driven** » March 29th, 2009, 2:46 am

thanks.. right now i usin both lol.. the commentary in english on race-8. race-8 is slightly ahead also

:mrgreen:

formula 1 heaven :mrgreen:

JWT · Postby **JWT** » March 29th, 2009, 2:51 am

worksux101 wrote:
anyone know any website for live online streaming of the GP?

Check justin.tv

wait shumi there too yippyy

Schummi is part of Ferrari's team...he's there for all the races yo

Button flew off from the start...expected...
Star of the race is Vettel and RBR - no KERS and no trick diffuser, yet one of the fastest on the track...
Barichello driving like a kant...poor start, caused the big accident by running down the centre, then went into the back of Kimi and punctured his rear tyre...

Seeing alot of cars keeping close to each other but not the overtaking as expected...
Funniest thing was watching Hami struggling to pass cars eons slower and heavier than him..

brawn cars really doing well but the safety car period was real mess.
preferred the old regulations

Postby **worksux101** » March 29th, 2009, 3:07 am

Safety car period turned out ok...did alot better than recent years to keep the same running order without throwing the race around unfairly...
Other than the rear diffuser of some cars giving an advantage, the race has improved and been more unpredicatble and exciting imho...
Also, the point i made some days ago about Renault and the KERS..coming to life now...Glock in the clearly faster car just said on his radio that he can't pass Alonso because everytime he gets close FA uses the KERS... :lol:

Driven · Postby **Driven** » March 29th, 2009, 3:23 am

Massa out.. Ferrari havin a horrible day

Driven · Postby **Driven** » March 29th, 2009, 3:35 am

Kubica out from 3rd after a crash... S. Vettel drivin a tricycle :lol:

JWT · Postby **JWT** » March 29th, 2009, 3:38 am

fix the compounds of the tyres

brawn 1st and 2nd

Postby **worksux101** » March 29th, 2009, 3:39 am

Oh how lucky is hami...first got a break with his pitstop at the safety car period...then the cars in front of him taking themselves off lol...

Congrats to Brawn racing, but reality is gona hit them like a ton of bricks when this diffuser issue is sorted out...
Also, i fail to see how Barichello is still in this race after causing the bad accident at the start then going into the back of Kimi and pushing him out of the way...

Maserati · Postby **Maserati** » March 29th, 2009, 3:43 am

drama drama..congrats to Brawn on their 1 2 finish.

Postby **Tsuchiya** » March 29th, 2009, 3:48 am

1st will be last and last will be 1st...congrats to jenson and rubens. Wow biggup to glock with toyota too
ironic enuff the car #22 has the #1 position; and i haven't seen a red car all race :cry:

Driven · Postby **Driven** » March 29th, 2009, 3:50 am

what a race.. hats off to the Brawn-Mercedes team on first and second and to Toyota's Jarno Trulli in third (who started from pit lane :shock:

)

Disappointment for some of the teams as well as drivers, that Kubica-Vettel incident especially

Postby **worksux101** » March 29th, 2009, 3:50 am

^The ferraris started strongly...did quite well keeping 3rd and 5th for awhile...then Rubens damaged Kimi's car and Massa eventually had to retire with a problem, but like the RBR they showed that they are closer to the front than people thought they would be...

Driven · Postby **Driven** » March 29th, 2009, 3:57 am

worksux101 wrote:Oh how lucky is hami...first got a break with his pitstop at the safety car period...then the cars in front of him taking themselves off lol...

Congrats to Brawn racing, but reality is gona hit them like a ton of bricks when this diffuser issue is sorted out...
Also, i fail to see how Barichello is still in this race after causing the bad accident at the start then going into the back of Kimi and pushing him out of the way...

He gonna be even luckier if the three diffuser teams are deemed illegal! 4th :arrow:

1st

Postby **Monk BANzai** » March 29th, 2009, 4:46 am

bleh....>BLEH!!!! (good race though......)..

BLEH!!!!

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » March 29th, 2009, 7:57 am

Button FTW

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