i think early in the season we all should declare our fav team and driver he he he

i'll start

Fav team in 08 : McLaren
2nd fav team in 08 : Williams

Fav driver in 08 : Mika Hakkinen
2nd fav driver in 08 : Nick Heidfeld ( i'm older than him by 24 hours )

All time fav team : McLaren
2nd all time fav team : Williams

All time Fav driver : Mika Hakkinen
2nd all time fav driver : a tie between Senna and kimi

he did drive a McLaren at Singapore last month

bro, the #2 file of aussie race is not working

LOL... i sense jealousy ...

It aids brake cooling and aerodynamics. Teams change brake duct size according to tracks.

http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2008/788/515.html

So :

big brake ducts : better cooling, poor aerodynamics
small brake ducts : poor cooling, better aerodynamics

iinm, the wheel cover is to minimize the effect of having big brake ducts on aero of the car

yes they did. you are not around then

good to see heikki is okay. Top four very close (timing-wise)

and star sports cuts to advert just when we are about to see heikki onboard cam just before he crashed

none. because Ferrari has up the ante. so its up to the other teams to catch up.

and i LOL'ed at people who thinks that McLaren is the fastest car on track last year :

Pole : Ferrari (10), McLaren (7)
Fastest Lap : Ferrari (12), McLaren (5)

and if you said that McLaren is slower this season, you take compare lap times lap by lap before making comments on McLaern pace.

Ferrari International Assistance

ha ha ha good one !

yes. i was in standard 5 ( 1988 ) and i used to watch F1 on TV2 That time broadcast sponsored by Marlboro IIRC

Good job Lewis and Heikki

LOL.. like an Italian Gangster

Good job lewis , bad luck heikki

ha ha good one

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Added on May 12, 2008, 3:46 pmYes they are. Remember that Ferrari had a long relationship with bridgestone since they switched from Goodyears many moons ago. Its a known fact that Bridgestone has dedicated staff working with Ferrari.

This post has been edited by evoHahn: May 12 2008, 03:46 PM

LOL, it doesnt make sense for Bridgestone to make special tyres for lewis or kimi, its not cost effective.

What matter most is how the Bridgestone guys advise the team on tyre choices.

Like last year scandal, Alonso said that he's testing a gas compound to inflate the tyres - the one Ferrari and Bridgestone was researching.

This is the advantange that Ferrari have, dedicated Bridgestone staff to advise them on tyres.

It does make sense to listen to Bridgestone because - they manufacture the tires.

Remember the 2005 US GP when Michelin advised the teams using their tyres not to race because of safety concern?



Please just dont rely on this forum alone, there's other good online sites about F1.

And there's a good monthly publication you can read : F1 Racing - RM 10 or if you can wait a little longer, you can buy the UK's F1 Racing at Selvam's .

The other one is the weekly Autosport - this one covers F1, Touring, Champcar - but very hard to find here.

If you like the golden era of F1 - there's a magazine - Motorsport

LOL, you really think that the team boss knows everything? if like that he can save millions of dollars paying race engineers, technician




The FIA wanted the michelin teams to race that day. Thats why the Michelin runners after they have done their formation lap, they drove straight to the pits.



I did not said that Bridgestone is a bad guy, but i said its a known fact that Bridgestone has a dedicated team assigned to Ferrari - and thats why i pointed out that you should read more than just exclusively reading websites.

my comment :

Not like rFactor, teams rarely use brand new tyres during qualifying. they usually use 'scrubbed' tyres (light worn tyres) - because it has a little more grip than brand new tyres.

And not like rFactor - in real life F1 teams uses tyre warmers - to keep the tyre at certain temperature.

Other factors that i can think of : track temperature, brake temperature and the drivers themselves.

yes because



LOL, are you accusing me of creating a story just for sake of this arguement? i LOL again

here's the wikipedia entry to 2005 US GP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_United_States_Grand_Prix

Then scroll down to reference section where you'll find :

Letter from Michelin to FIA F1 race director : http://www.newsonf1.net/2005/news/06/jun19fia.htm , http://www.newsonf1.net/2005/news/06/jun19fia1.htm

Comments from Paul Stoddart : http://www.crash.net/motorsport/news/11347...n-fia_usgp.html




You agree with me and then disagree? First of all you must understand the word dedicated. I like to scan the article in the F1 Mag on this, built it will spoil the mag.



sensitiive Anti-Ferrari team ?????????????????????/



ORLY? can you give me the link of "Official Publish" on this? i always thought that Michelin a French company is more interested in working together with Renault F1 team which is backed by French company.



ORLY? this coming from a guy whose has a Ferrari car as an avatar

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Added on May 13, 2008, 2:43 pmSorry, this is not "Official publish"

This post has been edited by evoHahn: May 13 2008, 02:43 PM