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[Zeppu]

I'll be watching the BBC highlights soon..

I can't wait for next race

Watch the qualifying highlights as well if you haven't. The teams intro part was pretty sweet.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

I just read on some forum that Dominicali and Pat Fry have returned to Marenello for an emergency meeting.

Any truth to that? if so, any more details surfaced?

 

[Dilly]

I just read on some forum that Dominicali and Pat Fry have returned to Marenello for an emergency meeting.

Any truth to that? if so, any more details surfaced?

They want to make the pitboxes wider so Massa can actually drive in them after retiring without the whole team helping him.

 

[NihonTiger90]

The intro tune alone (The Chain) gets my blood boiling for F1.

Yeah, it's always good, and I did mean that the Bob Dylan parody about the 2011 season was amazing ... but still.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Haven't found a YT link to the BBC race intro. Found the one for the quals but not for the race.

This one?

I loved it too. Wish it was a bit longer, though!

 

[RankoSD]

Haven't found a YT link to the BBC race intro. Found the one for the quals but not for the race.

BBC delivering as always, that Bob Dylan F1 remix is very good:

Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMIlP4zB0EM


Also, Webber got a pretty hard kick from the both sides on the front wheels with no damage luckily.

 

[smiggyRT]

Forecast looking good...

 

[Covfan]

Can't find the full race on Sky either. WTF IS THIS SHIT? I had to work on Sunday morning. Damn.

The Sky Highlights are very similar to the BBC highlights when it comes to content, both are extremely good representations of the race.

 

[brotkasten]

I just read on some forum that Dominicali and Pat Fry have returned to Marenello for an emergency meeting.

Any truth to that? if so, any more details surfaced?

The Meeting

Domenicali: The car sucks!
Fry: Yep, it does. But I know how we can improv-
Domenicali: Alright, after Malaysia, we'll concentrate on the next season.
Fry: But ...
Domenicali: Pat, that's how we do things here, you better get used to it.

 

[Adamm]

Forecast looking good...

Hopefully its stays dry for the first 20 laps then sudden crazy heavy rain about for some lulz.

Then stops after about 20 minutes so we can finish the race

Spoiler

Red Flags are no fun

 

[Az]

I am calling it now. Schumi to win next race,

Spoiler

if it rains

.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Forecast looking good...

LOL

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

It's too early in the season for a crazy red flag race. Wet it is fine, but I don't want 30 laps behind a SC.

 

[Lach]

Watching a replay of the race. Can someone make a gif of that cold look that Scherzinger gives Lewis's mom?

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Watching a replay of the race. Can someone make a gif of that cold look that Scherzinger gives Lewis's mom?

I'm rewatching also. On lap 3 now

 

[Omiee]

yeah vettel or shumi will win the race, they are pretty good in the rain.

if its in the dry first and then rain i can see button taking it. guy is pretty good in changeable conditions.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

yeah vettel or shumi will win the race, they are pretty good in the rain.

if its in the dry first and then rain i can see button taking it. guy is pretty good in changeable conditions.

If its wet, its Kimi's

$5

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

If it's a wet race from the start Kimi will win?

I'll take that bet!

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

If it's a wet race from the start Kimi will win?

I'll take that bet!

Done

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I almost feel bad for taking a bet that easy. I'm still going to take your money though.

 

[pappe]

If it's a wet race from the start Kimi will win?

I'll take that bet!

Damn u beat me to it.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

yeah vettel or shumi will win the race, they are pretty good in the rain.

if its in the dry first and then rain i can see button taking it. guy is pretty good in changeable conditions.

Alonso's a very good driver in the rain too. If outright pace is equalised you should never write Alonso off.

 

[slmkay]

Obvious lack of Lewis in the list of 'good drivers in the wet'.

Kimi is actually very average in the wet (he doesn't have one 'memorable' performance in the wet).

Lewis, Vettel, Alonso and Schumacher are probably the class of the field.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Ferrari backing Massa.

Felipe has certainly been the target of criticism after the race in Albert Park. But the Brazilian driver is used to this situation and remembers well 2008 when after two races – Australia and Malaysia – he had a zero in the points column and many of the media were calling for him to be fired on the spot. Many of those commentators had to change their minds given that only a few exceptional circumstances – from the piston in Budapest to the pit stop in Singapore to cite the most striking examples – denied him the world championship. Felipe knows he can count on the team to do everything, both from the technical and the operational point of view, to put him in a better state to show off his talents – even at the cost of extra work in these few days that separate the Australian race from the one in Malaysia. For example work has already begun in the Sepang pits to prepare chassis number 294, which replaces the number 293 and will be used by the Brazilian in the second race of the season. This choice was taken to clear up any doubts about the unusual performance of his car during the weekend at Albert Park.

Source

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Obvious lack of Lewis in the list of 'good drivers in the wet'.

Kimi is actually very average in the wet (he doesn't have one 'memorable' performance in the wet).

Lewis, Vettel, Alonso and Schumacher are probably the class of the field.

problem is whenever people think of wet and Kimi they remember Spa 2008, Ferrari was known to be crap in the wet

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Wet or dry Button will be romping to victory.

The chief executive of British Sky Broadcasting ordered a news story to be removed from the Sky News website after an executive producer complained that it had upset Formula 1 racing teams.

Jeremy Darroch intervened after the article, which described a controversial agreement involving F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone and two racing teams, appeared on the eve of BSkyB’s inaugural broadcast of the global motorsport.

People familiar with the decision said that Martin Turner, executive producer of Sky Sports new F1 channel, called his bosses from Melbourne, where his team was about to broadcast the season-opening Australian grand prix, to say that the article had caused a strong negative reaction from some F1 teams.

lol, I wonder if these teams will boycott Sky F1?

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Ferrari backing Massa.
Source

Media BS. LdM was saying that he was happy with his drivers and they were the best in the field just a week before announcing the Santonzo deal

 

[RukusProvider]

For sure, if it's raining for sure, it will be difficult for sure and ehmm I will for sure crash out - Massa.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Damn u beat me to it.

I'll go against you as well. But if I win you pay me $10?

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Wet or dry Button will be romping to victory.




lol, I wonder if these teams will boycott Sky F1?

Would be hilarious if Sky were boycotted by some of them, can only imagine how disappointed Ted, Martin and Crofty would be after leaving the BBC for Sky.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Would be hilarious if Sky were boycotted by some of them, can only imagine how disappointed Ted, Martin and Crofty would be after leaving the BBC for Sky.

Can they do that?

 

[Ark]

Can they do that?

Sure they can. They could just ignore Sky in the paddock completely and only talk to the BBC.

 

[Omiee]

i know imbiased but vettels performance's in the rain have been pretty memorable.

unlike kimi or lewis.

shumi is just the rain master. so it will be nice to see how those 2 will battle out of it ends up being a wet race.

i might have forgotten a few races but i want to rewatch them, can someone name a good performance from alonso in the rain?


to be honest that guy is in my top 10 drivers, him in a rbr or mercedes would be unfair to others.

matter of fact a vettel alonso duo at rbr would be amazing to watch.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Can they do that?

Teams and drivers aren't really obligated to talk to or to allow TV stations to film features with them so it could happen. I can imagine the angry teams telling their staff to ignore requests from the Sky team if anything comes out of it.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

i know imbiased but vettels performance's in the rain have been pretty memorable.

unlike kimi or lewis.

shumi is just the rain master. so it will be nice to see how those 2 will battle out of it ends up being a wet race.

i might have forgotten a few races but i want to rewatch them, can someone name a good performance from alonso in the rain?


to be honest that guy is in my top 10 drivers, him in a rbr or mercedes would be unfair to others.

matter of fact a vettel alonso duo at rbr would be amazing to watch.

I witnessed it live... Monza 2008 .. he was amazing

 

[Omiee]

Teams and drivers aren't really obligated to talk to or to allow TV stations to film features with them so it could happen. I can imagine the angry teams telling their staff to ignore requests from the Sky team if anything comes out of it.

that would be glorious.

rewatching the race in 1080 now.

 

[Leunam]

i know imbiased but vettels performance's in the rain have been pretty memorable

Canada 2011 was definitely memorable.

 

[Omiee]

Canada 2011 was definitely memorable.

i knew someone would bring that up.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

i know imbiased but vettels performance's in the rain have been pretty memorable.

unlike kimi or lewis.

shumi is just the rain master. so it will be nice to see how those 2 will battle out of it ends up being a wet race.

i might have forgotten a few races but i want to rewatch them, can someone name a good performance from alonso in the rain?


to be honest that guy is in my top 10 drivers, him in a rbr or mercedes would be unfair to others.

matter of fact a vettel alonso duo at rbr would be amazing to watch.

European GP 2007 comes to mind.

 

[Berto]

i might have forgotten a few races but i want to rewatch them, can someone name a good performance from alonso in the rain?

He was impressive at Hungary 06, at least until Renault screwed up.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Courtesy of PF1 forums

FA: i was in your team.
KR: i was in yours too.
FA: i won the championship in your team.
KR: yeah, me too.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Cheaper way to get Sky's coverage if you have a compatible device.

Now everyone can get Sky Sports including Sky Sports F1 on their iPhone or iPod touch with the Sky Sports TV app. Non-Sky TV customers can subscribe for £9.99/€10.99 per month and enjoy the best sporting action from Sky on the move.

Source

 

[Omiee]

Cheaper way to get Sky's coverage if you have a compatible device.
Source

uk only right, im happy i can use someone's sky login

 

[Edmond Dantès]

uk only right, im happy i can use someone's sky login

Think so.

 

[Britprog]

i know imbiased but vettels performance's in the rain have been pretty memorable.

unlike kimi or lewis.

shumi is just the rain master. so it will be nice to see how those 2 will battle out of it ends up being a wet race.

i might have forgotten a few races but i want to rewatch them, can someone name a good performance from alonso in the rain?


to be honest that guy is in my top 10 drivers, him in a rbr or mercedes would be unfair to others.

matter of fact a vettel alonso duo at rbr would be amazing to watch.

Silverstone 2008 and Japan 2007 are very memorable wet races for Lewis

I witnessed it live... Monza 2008 .. he was amazing

Lewis would have won this race if it kept on raining, as he was on a one stop, but had to stop again as it dried up and change to inters.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

I just read on some forum that Dominicali and Pat Fry have returned to Marenello for an emergency meeting.

Any truth to that? if so, any more details surfaced?

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7611748/Ferrari-bosses-dash-back-to-Maranello

 

[Edmond Dantès]

I wonder how long an F1 driver would last on the Euthanasia coaster before their inevitable end compared to an average person.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEklVDlqwbQ

 

[Dilly]

unlike kimi or lewis.

Yeah, lets us forget about Silverstone in 07 or 08 where Hamilton dominated with a foggy visor in the wet and almost lapping everyone. And Massa failing miserably.

Alonso had his moments in the rain, but he surely isn't as consistent in those conditions like the real good ones like Vettel/Schumacher/..

-edit-

Damnit Britprog.

 

[Big Takeover]

Lewis at Silverstone '08 is one of the best performances I've ever seen. He crushed the fileld, winning by 70 seconds.

 

[Britprog]

Yeah, lets us forget about Silverstone in 07 or 08 where Hamilton dominated with a foggy visor in the wet and almost lapping everyone. And Massa failing miserably.

Alonso had his moments in the rain, but he surely isn't as consistent in those conditions like the real good ones like Vettel/Schumacher/..

-edit-

Damnit Britprog.

LOL span like a spinning top, 6 times I recollect, if Massa got one point at Silverstone 08 he would be have been WDC that year.

Edit I was there to watch that glorious race live, got a covered grandstand, thank god