F1

[gareth_oau]

hey Matty, great to hear youve arrived!

can you do me a favour please, and bring me home a niice souvenir? perhaps a full size F1 car, or a steering wheel or even an F1 tyre or something

Cheers

[static1800]

First practice starts in about an hour.

[gareth_oau]

Great Race eh.

put Bahrain to shame for enjoyment!!


Hey Matty, how many times did you orgasm there?

[static1800]

Who said F1 is boring?

Still a major issue with passing, webber and hamilton were flying but just couldn't get passed! we need fatter tyres and less aero asap! A stack of mechanical grip will sort it out I think.

[Tim]

agreed was a great race to watch.

Poor Vettel. He should be on his way to running away with the championship about now!
Webber showed some real speed. In the end it Hamilton was holding him up as well as the Ferraris. Bit of red mist I think though... Was interesting to hear his interview afterwards when he said he was not interested in 6th position. wanted to overtake

[MattyT]

Great Race eh.

put Bahrain to shame for enjoyment!!

Hey Matty, how many times did you orgasm there?

Each and every lap

LOVED the race. Couldn't quite believe I was there for the first few laps. First half hour was non-stop action. It's really something else being there in the atmosphere and seeing the cars with your own eyes. Absolutely worth every penny!!! Will definitely be going again over the next few years!!!!

[Jayse]

Each and every lap

LOVED the race. Couldn't quite believe I was there for the first few laps. First half hour was non-stop action. It's really something else being there in the atmosphere and seeing the cars with your own eyes. Absolutely worth every penny!!! Will definitely be going again over the next few years!!!!

You would've been right on top of the first corner drama when it happened!
Great race to watch, though i do miss the re-fuelling stops and everything that goes with it!

Cheers,

Jayse.

[MattyT]

I agree. There wasnt too much jostling of the race order. Not much strategy at all really. Tyres can only play so much of a part. Still, it was a fab race and I'm looking forward to what Malaysia can bring! It's usually pretty wet there so tyre choices will play an even bigger part then they did yesterday.

[sir_camel]

Just got home to Sydney. Awesome weekend had in melbourne. Great city and what a great race yesterday. So much excitement. Was dissapoiunted that Webber didn't get up but great action none the less.

Flew back Jetstar today and was pretty annoyed to find out that we were on an International flight to Sydney but then went looking for lunch and the bar in the international terminal in Melbourne was home to Mercedes Petronas GP, Red Bull Racing, HRT, Williams and BBC while waiting for their flight to Malaysia. A few faces i recognised but couldn't put names to. Only driver i saw was Karun Chandhock. Ross Brawn was there too.

[Henri]

Has anyone noticed how much pressure seems to be put on Webber by some Australians? For example yesterday there was a question asked by one of the ONE HD reporters asking Webber if he thinks "this is his year". A lot of similar questions and comments were posed to him throughout the broadcast. They're expecting too much from him - should just leave the guy alone.

[GOLFBALLS]

Yea and i'm sure the webber-bashers (usually clueless tossers who know much less than they think) will be crapping on about how he stacked into Lewis.
The fact is he was trying hard to put on a good show, get as far up as he could for the Aussie crowd and he knew the only way was to pass on track. He says he lost a bit of downforce from being close behind and wasn't expecting Lewis to turn across so late.
Good on Webber for pushing hard trying to get a better result. I reckon its better he finishes 9th while having a serious crack at a podium, than just plodding along to settle for 6th.

When he came out from his pit stop for the option tyres a gearbox glitch stuck him in 2nd gear, but once it was sorted he was half a second faster PER SECTOR than anyone else on the track!!

Was a pretty sweet race overall though. I feel bad for Vettel, but I like Jenson and it's good to see him beat Lewis. Also good to see that sweet looking Renault get 2nd!

[MattyT]

The Renault looks funny in the flesh but sounds DIVINE! Some of the other cars sounded a bit funny (especially the williams units) but the Renault purred and sang like none others.

Got home tonight on Jetstar and am already thinking about when my next F1 adventure might be. The whole experience was simply too good to not go again some day!!

[GOLFBALLS]

Webber fastest in final practice after engine failure yesterday. Hamilton very close behind followed by Vettel.
Should be tight quali coming up after fuel loads have been sorted!

[gareth_oau]

pole to Webber!!

[GOLFBALLS]

POLE BABY!
Great decision to go out on inters and time it till the end when the track was dryest. He was the only one out there on them!
Pretty brave stuff but not much to lose at 7th.