practice does not show tru time. You only want to get the best setup and some team will run with heavy fuel on board to simulate race. Thus I expect them to go faster during qualy

I expect them to win a race this season with Ant. That 2006 honda is FAST

No la, TV2 uses F1 ITV from britain. 82 uses starsports with crappy commentator. you never really watched F1 if you never heard Murray Walker is all I can say
and it was raining in Aussie, which why some time are a bit misleading. No wonder the Honda was off the pace so much

2 sponsors for the damn race and you still says RTM don't have money?
anyways, who has the feeling that the McLaren was sandbagging and the BMW was light on fuel?

Spyker is trying to get the Super Aguri banned for tomorrow's race. and I don't blame them really. Even the Torro Rosso was quite better than the Red Bull.
The loser IMO was Massa. I was sure he could (and should) have gotten the pole
My prediction: McLaren uses the Semi-Soft compound during the start of the race, and went for a long stint. Kimi meanwhile start on the same tyre, but for a shorter (2 laps maybe) than the Macca, and both will then use the soft compound. The McLaren will then try to take advantage with a lower fuel during this stint, while the BMW's will hold up Massa, who has risen up through the field. This will take Fisico into the race and he will pass massa at the end
End result
McLaren 1-2 (Fernando or Lewis, both seems equally fast), Kimi 3rd (or 2nd, depend on his drive), both BMW Sauber 4th and 5th, and then Fisico

Supa aguri is still last season's car, which the team DID NOT build themselves (who are they kidding really?). The rule state that teams must build the chassis themselves (including R&D), unless the car is built by a third party builder (which Red Bull and Tollo Losso uses this loophole).

Teh Fellalli IS longer than the other teams this season, which is why ppl are saying that they knew something about the bridgestone that other teams have no idea about. The reason other teams are using shorter version this season are because they felt that the new Bridgstone will be too much of a low grip.

This post has been edited by linkinstreet: Mar 18 2007, 09:15 AM

Spa will have an upgrade to the Bus Stop Chicane (3rd revision)

Also newer pitlane building for upgrades safety standard

Driver of the day - Lewis Hamilton. No doubt about that

Most improved team - BMW Sauber

Most dissapointing team - Toss up between Renault and Honda, but at
least Fisico gets the point. Thus it's Honda

most Dissapointing Driver - Jenson Button, with Massa close behind

Most weird scene of the day - Martin and James arguing is it 'Kubicka' or 'Kubisa'

Near Death Moment - DC getting his car just inches from Wurz's head

With a car that fast, he could have been higher. But yet even towards the end of his first stint (before his first stop) where technically he should be as fast as Kimi, he was 2 seconds off the pace.

yes, but that was long before his pit window. And he managed to get pass button. Massa will not be happy

And interesting enough, he DID NOT (Ted did say that it was the hard compound that he used at his stop) use the softer tyre. Wonder if there will be any penalty

i doubt that. even if he did made a better pit stop, he was as fast as the McLaren using the softer tyre. He was slower after that. The one driver that we didn't see was Nico Rosberg, and yet he was faster than the BMW durign the closing stages of the race

At least i got right where Massa finished and BMW if not for kubicka (Kubisaa james, I know) DNF, I would also be right on the money there too

DC said that he was wrong. He brake too late.

Ted kravit's mentioned that Ferrari might have overheating problem. And like I said, why Massa can get away without using 2 compounds like everyone else?

yes, but i thought 2 compound is a must.

he could have done a splash and dash at the end

Wrong. Lewis would have been nearer but Alonso would still be in front of him. he had 2 laps more fuel and he was pegging lewis all the time. Also Ron Dennis himself confirmed it after the race

Like I said, closer. Also McLaren have a strict issue with drives and pit and not hitting each other (which lead to Juan pablo's demise), thus I doubt lewis will want to throw both out

true, just that me and verx were just confirming what ron dennis himself said at the end of the race. Ron is a businessman, and it would be BAD for him if a rookie beat his world champion

nick fry, Honda director. I.DO.NOT.BELIEVE.THIS.GUY


question: How many honda drivers/exec needed to change a light bulb ?