F1 2008 round 1 - Australian GP, Melbourne (14/03/08-16/03/08).

[Dixie Flatline]

Originally Posted by dsg

Yeah, I guess that black puff of smoke emanating from Webber's tyre when his brake fell apart must have escaped some people.

I'm no great fan of Webber, but some posts are a little exaggerated.

[1200Datto27]

Originally Posted by Dixie Flatline

Yeah, I guess that black puff of smoke emanating from Webber's tyre when his brake fell apart must have escaped some people.

I'm no great fan of Webber, but some posts are a little exaggerated.

Why let facts get in the way of a good bash session?

[Peter Mallett]

Well the grid does look interesting. So far I can't find a channel showing it in any language.

The Hondas look ordinary and the Renaults look dire. Perhaps we are seeing the early demise of fernando?

[Sodemo]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

The Hondas look ordinary and the Renaults look dire. Perhaps we are seeing the early demise of fernando?

I'm thinking he might either retire this year or retire mid-season.

An interesting quali session, which for all the negative comments, you really COULD see and hear the difference without traction control, fantastic to see the cars *come alive* once more.

I hope the start further jumbles the order.

[touringlegend]

A bit of entertainment at last, great to see the drivers having to correct all that oversteer.

Bit of a dissapointment for Kubica, pole could have been his quite easily I reckon.

[429CJ]

Especially on the hard braking you see the difference without the gizmos: the cars are squirming quite a lot.

[Last2LiftOff]

Originally Posted by touringlegend

Bit of a dissapointment for Kubica, pole could have been his quite easily I reckon.

It seemed so Touring, and he didn't back out of it either, just rode that thing all the way around. A pretty fearless approach more than a few times out there. Another year of Nick having his hands full with Kubica, that'll keep them both honest.

A lot of bits sticking out all over the place on most of the cars out there, some real funny looking stuff. But, so far so good without TC.

[Signal Fire]

It's a simple question - who would you like to see win the title this year?

I vote Massa, although i'd be happy to see Kimi do the double.

Votes please!

[The Used]

Its great to see the BMW sauber team on the pace. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for the season and will mix up the Ferrari/McLaren domination a bit.

There was a lot of talk about BMW sand bagging their results over the off season. Looks like this turned out to be true from the results so far.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Last2LiftOff

It seemed so Touring, and he didn't back out of it either, just rode that thing all the way around. A pretty fearless approach more than a few times out there. Another year of Nick having his hands full with Kubica, that'll keep them both honest.

A lot of bits sticking out all over the place on most of the cars out there, some real funny looking stuff. But, so far so good without TC.

Heck yeah! Watching the cars slide about was really, really cool.

[Bononi]

The best thing we've seen in years...


and there's more to come.

[FPV GTHO]

I think it'll be a good race. Some of the guys at the back, notably Raikkonen, and also the Renaults and Williams should have good race pace and keep some of the guys from 5th-10th honest. It'll probably be a dull race at the front, but if Kubica legitimately fights for the win that'll probably give it a bit of spice.

[Satorian]

I'm afraid the start will be a real mess. From people spinning on launch to people launching into T1 I think there will be some heartbreak for quite a few teams.

And I wonder how much Kubica is going to push to get his laps in on the low fuel he seems to be running.

Just watching the order of the first pitstops is going to be really interesting and should finally give some insight into comparative car performance.

[Knowlesy]

Did I see F1 cars sliding there?

Very entertaining session - Hamilton his usual imperious self, Kubica ragging the BMW to within an inch of its life, Ferrari being a bit pants. Life does not get better than that. Even Honda looked alright!

[Bononi]

I think Kubica will shine this season. Watch out !

[Peter Mallett]

Sadly I won't be able to see it. No coverage on my system unfortunately.

[Sodemo]

I hope to see Kimi fighting through with some sweet overtaking moves hopefully on the cards. Surely a top 5 place is reasonable to assume for him?

[Good Times]

No tv coverage for me also, but looks to be a great start to the season.
I am sure Kimi will work his way up there & hope Jenson does well.
Happy viewing.
Kubica will screwup.

[djinvicta]

Plenty of arse out. Terrific! Sideways racing is back; it will show the best smoothie driver. BMW now on form for podiums regular or wins

[f1toy]

great q session. pretty mixed up and yet not raining.

prediction: kubica will go montoya on l.h. at t1.

[Charlies]

Bad luck for Raikkonen, but if there are any safety cars and with a clever strategy he might be able to get into the top 5.

Star of the show for me was Vettel, making Bourdais look decidedly ordinary, and Glock did well before the penalties were taken into account.

I don't understand why the drivers have spent the winter saying that the TC ban would make little difference. The cars certainly look more spectacular.

All in all a good race in prospect; well worth getting up early for.

[Rockmunky]

Yay! Finally saw cars moving about properly!

Fantastic, just what we all needed to see!

I'm so happy for Alonso too

[Red Bulldog]

Interesting comment from Kubica in the post qualifying interview about the car being more stable without engine braking.
Seems BMW were doing something wrong last year!

[mjstallard]

Probably my favourite moment from qualifying:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh9KKQR9gNk

[RaceFreak]

Who's gonna overcook it (w/o TC) into turn 1 and cause the annual massive shunt ? My guess: SeaBass....