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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Eunice:

    Oh, and with Vettel, Rosberg, Glock, Heidfeld, there are some good chances for a german driver to win!


    I hope Vettel wins. He is the most authentic talent in F1 since Alonso, IMO.  


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Toyotas excluded from qualifying

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7969641.stm

    This lifts the  Ferraris to 6 and 7 making it easier to challenge tomorrow.

    The FIA machine already in operation?


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    reginos:

    Toyotas excluded from qualifying

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7969641.stm

    This lifts the  Ferraris to 6 and 7 making it easier to challenge tomorrow.

    The FIA machine already in operation?


            Ferrari is also under investigation for same reason as Toyota, but the biggest penalty Ferrari can receive is warning Smiley


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Post-qualifying car weights:

    1 - Jenson Button / Brawn = 664.5kg
    2 - Rubens Barrichello / Brawn = 666.5kg
    3 - Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull = 657kg
    4 - Robert Kubica / BMW = 650kg
    5 - Nico Rosberg / Williams = 657kg
    6 - Felipe Massa / Ferrari = 654kg
    7 - Kimi Räikkönen / Ferrari = 655.5kg
    8 - Mark Webber / Red Bull = 662kg
    9 - Nick Heidfeld / BMW = 691.5kg
    10 - Fernando Alonso / Renault = 680.7kg
    11 - Kazuki Nakajima / Williams = 680.5kg *
    12 - Heikki Kovalainen / McLaren = 690.6kg
    13 - Sebastien Buemi / Toro Rosso = 675.5kg
    14 - Nelson Piquet / Renault = 694.1kg
    15 - Giancarlo Fisichella / Force India =689kg
    16 - Adrian Sutil / Force India = 684.5kg
    17 - Sebastien Bourdais / Toro Rosso = 662.5kg
    18 - Lewis Hamilton / McLaren = 655kg
    19 - Jarno Trulli / Toyota = 660kg
    20 - Timo Glock / Toyota = 670kg 

    Kubica is light, also both Ferrari's doesn't have a lot of fuel in a car...


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Shakal:
    reginos:

    Toyotas excluded from qualifying

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7969641.stm

    This lifts the  Ferraris to 6 and 7 making it easier to challenge tomorrow.

    The FIA machine already in operation?


            Ferrari is also under investigations for same reason as Toyota, but the biggest penalty Ferrari can receive is warning Smiley


    Smiley


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Shakal:

    Post-qualifying car weights:

    1 - Jenson Button / Brawn = 664.5kg
    2 - Rubens Barrichello / Brawn = 666.5kg
    3 - Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull = 657kg
    4 - Robert Kubica / BMW = 650kg
    5 - Nico Rosberg / Williams = 657kg
    6 - Felipe Massa / Ferrari = 654kg
    7 - Kimi Räikkönen / Ferrari = 655.5kg
    8 - Mark Webber / Red Bull = 662kg
    9 - Nick Heidfeld / BMW = 691.5kg
    10 - Fernando Alonso / Renault = 680.7kg
    11 - Kazuki Nakajima / Williams = 680.5kg *
    12 - Heikki Kovalainen / McLaren = 690.6kg
    13 - Sebastien Buemi / Toro Rosso = 675.5kg
    14 - Nelson Piquet / Renault = 694.1kg
    15 - Giancarlo Fisichella / Force India =689kg
    16 - Adrian Sutil / Force India = 684.5kg
    17 - Sebastien Bourdais / Toro Rosso = 662.5kg
    18 - Lewis Hamilton / McLaren = 655kg
    19 - Jarno Trulli / Toyota = 660kg
    20 - Timo Glock / Toyota = 670kg 

     

    Kubica is light, also both Ferrari's doesn't have a lot of fuel in a car...

    But Hamilton and the Toyotas are allowed to refuel?

    Given the weight of Heidfelds car, his qualification time is quite impressive. I guess he has a serious chance for the podium tomorrow.


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Shakal:

    Post-qualifying car weights:

    1 - Jenson Button / Brawn = 664.5kg 
    2 - Rubens Barrichello / Brawn = 666.5kg
    3 - Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull = 657kg
    4 - Robert Kubica / BMW = 650kg
    5 - Nico Rosberg / Williams = 657kg
    6 - Felipe Massa / Ferrari = 654kg
    7 - Kimi Räikkönen / Ferrari = 655.5kg
    8 - Mark Webber / Red Bull = 662kg
    9 - Nick Heidfeld / BMW = 691.5kg
    10 - Fernando Alonso / Renault = 680.7kg
    11 - Kazuki Nakajima / Williams = 680.5kg *
    12 - Heikki Kovalainen / McLaren = 690.6kg
    13 - Sebastien Buemi / Toro Rosso = 675.5kg
    14 - Nelson Piquet / Renault = 694.1kg
    15 - Giancarlo Fisichella / Force India =689kg
    16 - Adrian Sutil / Force India = 684.5kg
    17 - Sebastien Bourdais / Toro Rosso = 662.5kg
    18 - Lewis Hamilton / McLaren = 655kg
    19 - Jarno Trulli / Toyota = 660kg
    20 - Timo Glock / Toyota = 670kg 

    Kubica is light, also both Ferrari's doesn't have a lot of fuel in a car...

    Vettel really outperformed Webber with only slightly lower weight (5kg).

    Yes, Kubica must be very light - he's one of the tallest, heaviest drivers on the grid yet only 650kg. Very low fuel. Heidfeld usually likes to have a longer first stint but Heidfeld is also carrying KERS but Kubica isn't.

    Heikki much heavier than Hamilton but qualified higher! Buemi also - much heavier than Bourdais but still qualified higher. 

    Rosberg much lighter than Nakajima therefore qualified higher i.e Williams drivers have different strategies.

    I think the controversial rear diffuser will be adjudged to be legal by the FIA in April. I think other teams will need to design their own equivalents of it. Toyota will need to use a less flexible rear wing though.

    Most interestingly, the cars without KERS seem to be the faster ones. 


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    I just hope that brawn team want be disqualifyied because on their back wings. And funny . The F1 with the Kers are better then the one with.

    Looks really interesting for tomorrow morningSmiley


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Looks all set for a really close-run season.

    The BBC coverage got off to a good start....I very much like the commentary team who seemed to gell with each other very quickly.

    I must say the hairs went up on the back of my neck when the old theme tune was used in the introduction.  Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" is almost synonymous with F1 and I almost expected Murray Walker's voice to shout Go-Go-Go.

    Can't wait to see how this one turns out...

     


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    F1 Melbourne: KERS analysis

     1) J.Button / Brawn (-)

     2) R.Barrichello / Brawn (-)

     3) S.Vettel / Red Bull (-)

     4) R.Kubica / BMW* (-)

     5) N.Rosberg / Williams (-)

     6) F.Massa / Ferrari (KERS)

     7) K.Raikkonen / Ferrari (KERS)

     8) M.Webber / Red Bull (-)

     9) N.Heidfeld / BMW* (KERS)

    10) F.Alonso / Renault (KERS)

    11) K.Nakajima / Williams (-)

    12) H.Kovalainen / McLaren (KERS)

    13) S.Buemi / Toro Rosso (KERS)

    14) N.Piquet / Renault (KERS)

    15) G.Fisichella / Force India (-)

    16) A.Sutil / Force India (-)

    17) S.Bourdais / Toro Rosso (KERS)

    18) L.Hamilton / McLaren (KERS)

    19) J.Trulli / Toyota (-)

    20) T.Glock / Toyota (-)

    * BMW running KERS with Heidfeld (but not Kubica)


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Speed difference on finnish line between KERS cars and non KERS cars:

    1 4 K. RAIKKONEN 301.3 <-KERS
    2 3 F. MASSA 301.0 <-KERS
    3 2 H. KOVALAINEN 300.7 <-KERS
    4 7 F. ALONSO 300.0 <-KERS
    5 1 L. HAMILTON 300.0 <-KERS
    6 6 N. HEIDFELD 298.7 <-KERS
    7 20 A. SUTIL 296.2
    8 8 N. PIQUET 295.8 <-KERS
    9 21 G. FISICHELLA 293.6
    10 12 S. BUEMI 293.6
    11 11 S. BOURDAIS 293.0
    12 14 M. WEBBER 293.0
    13 5 R. KUBICA 292.6
    15 22 J. BUTTON 291.2
    16 16 N. ROSBERG 290.5
    17 23 R. BARRICHELLO 290.4
    18 15 S. VETTEL 290.2
    20 10 T. GLOCK 289.8
    21 9 J. TRULLI 289.8
    22 17 K. NAKAJIMA 289.7

     Heidfeld got 6 km/h higher speed than Kubica in same car..


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    John H:

    I must say the hairs went up on the back of my neck when the old theme tune was used in the introduction.  Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" is almost synonymous with F1 and I almost expected Murray Walker's voice to shout Go-Go-Go.  

    You and me both John - I seriously got goose bumps when the tune came on!!

    I think the new grid order is fantastic!!!  Got SO bored with McLaren and Ferrari last year.  Brawn GP is a breath of fresh air, plus I like Button way more than I do Hamilton.  Branson does indeed have the golden touch.

    Can't wait for the GP tonight!!! smiley00097.gif


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Alex_997TT:
    John H:

    I must say the hairs went up on the back of my neck when the old theme tune was used in the introduction.  Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" is almost synonymous with F1 and I almost expected Murray Walker's voice to shout Go-Go-Go.

    You and me both John - I seriously got goose bumps when the tune came on!!

    I think the new grid order is fantastic!!!  Got SO bored with McLaren and Ferrari last year.  Brawn GP is a breath of fresh air, plus I like Button way more than I do Hamilton.  Branson does indeed have the golden touch.

    Can't wait for the GP tonight!!! smiley00097.gif


    I've been preaching, in a few recent threads, that it would be great if Jenson could join Hamilton at McLaren to form an all British team.

    Well thank heavens no one heard me... because, I agree with you Alex, Button is a far better Ambassador for our country and long overdue a competitive car.

    What a fairytale - a few weeks ago Jenson had no drive and his future looked seriously compromised.  Now he's on pole position and Hamilton is really struggling.

    Brawn GP have yet to prove themselves in race conditions...but what a start. Smiley

    I know McLaren will sooner or later get back on the pace, but what a prospect we have with Button & Hamilton squaring up on a level playing field. Smiley

    With 'Golden Balls' Branson now in tow and, possibly some help from Bernie, Ross Brawn is now a major contender.  He's hardly likely to let that slip.

    I say - bring it on....this could be one of the best seasons in F1 history...Smiley


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTkVKPdyWs0

    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    AMAZING RACE !!! the Brawn team did an awesome job, one for the history books 1 and 2 on their debut. guess the drivers really have to get used to the way cars behave now with the new regulations. i just hope ferrari pulls it together, yeah i'm a ferrari guy at heart, even if they sucked today.

    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    I hope this diffuser issue is not ruled illegal by FIA (until Ferrari catch up, that is) and the points are taken away.

    Anyway, If not McLaren-Mercedes then BrawnGP-Mercedes is alright with meSmiley


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    What a cinderella story for Brawn.

    What a bonehead moves by Vettel and Kubica.

    What a climb from the back of the grid for Hamilton.

    Rosberg's drive is so fantastic to watch.

    But oh my how UGLY the new F1 cars are, they look so tall and narrow, it's like they are squished like in the cartoons. From the front, they look like a ugly bulldozer. Some of those with a higher nose looks even like a elephant, or a mammoth.


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    WOW F1 is back, what an exciting race this was. I guess a lot of hectic stuff happened due to all the regulations, but it seems to work quite well. Let's see if things hopefully settle a little with that KERS.. right now i feel like i don't want it next race for any cars...

    congrats to Brawn!! What a performance for those guys, you really see their hard work with limited funds and last minute scheduling in Jensons eyes.

    I was hoping for Vettel, but Kubica gave him NO SPACE!!! His mistake IMHO, but you live and learn... young drivers i guess haha.

    McLaren struggling, but they will get it together..

    Ferrari on the other hand needs some late nighters to get their ducks in a row haha.

    Gonna be a great season!

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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Now this is F1 race as it should have been from a long time! I´m glad to see a season where the battle is no more Ferrari - McLaren - Others.... Glad to see a new real talent: Vettel. Now let´s hope that he will have the car to win. And if the season goes like this.. maybe we will see a battle for championship between: Vettel - Barichelo - Rosberg - Button? That it will be interesting...
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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Trulli received penalty for passing Hamilton under Safety car conditions. Hamilton is third.


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Shakal:

    Trulli received penalty for passing Hamilton under Safety car conditions. Hamilton is third.

    And I tought the crane boy days were over, it's 2007 all over again.

    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Shakal:

    Trulli received penalty for passing Hamilton under Safety car conditions. Hamilton is third.


            So glad to see FIA is not anti-Hamilton for once.


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Hamilton did a very good race today to P4.

    The third place was a good bonus for his hard work.


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    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/3/9098.html

    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    reginos:

    Hamilton did a very good race today to P4.

    The third place was a good bonus for his hard work.


            

    His performance in a uncompetitive car is almost on par with the great Senna, speaks volume of his raw skill level which people don't give him enough credit.

    But really, this year's cars are more about skill than anything else, and up until Vettel/Kubica crash, one can see who the skilled drivers are, they are the one in the front half, and those that rely on cars in years passed.


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Here is video of Trulli going off :

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_PZWe85nlI



    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    Sorry but, I disagree big time. Hamilton was very, very lucky today and this is it.

    Just look to statistics at formula1.com and look at Hamilton lap speed-he only managed to make 13. fastest lap in the race.

    Nice to know that Hamilton's die hard fans here are with him,unlike UK press which already have new(truth, well deserved) hero-Button.


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne



    BMW Sauber team principal is certain that the collision between Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica three laps before the end of the Australian Grand Prix cost the Pole his second victory in Formula 1.

    The pair made contact as Kubica tried to pass Vettel for second position on the outside of Turn 4, having gained ground dramatically on the Red Bull as well as leader Jenson Button - both of whom were running on the softer slick tyres.

    Kubica and Vettel, former BMW teammates, subsequently crashed into the barriers further on in the lap because of damage sustained in the initial impact.

    But such was Kubica's late-race pace, that Theissen told the BBC that Vettel's failure to yield the corner cost BMW dearly: "Sebastian braked early and I thought: 'This is a clear-cut situation now, I know him, he won't do in any silly things.' But in this moment it had happened already.

    "It's been very disappointing for both drivers, we are very confident Robert had won the race because he had closed in on the hard tyres," Theissen added.

    "Both cars in front of him were struggling on the soft tyres. He was lapping about two seconds quicker and he lost probably a victory, Sebastian lost probably a podium position and both teams lost valuable points."

    Brawn GP and Button dominated for much of the race, but while Theissen accepted Button and team-mate Rubens Barrichello had a performance advantage over BMW in Melbourne, he believes the severe drop-off on the soft tyres at the end of the race gave Kubica superior pace.

    "The Brawns definitely had performance in hand on the car side, but they were struggling with the soft tyres as well," he said.

    "The upside is that the car was really quick. Robert was putting in very quick laps on the hard tyres and that shows that we are on the pace which is good for the coming races."


    Re: 2009 Australian F1 Grand Prix from Melbourne

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7970668.stm

    I hate it when things are decided by officials outside the track.


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