Australian grand prix-melbourne-27-29th march

[the viscount]

The start of the F1 season this week end see's teams protesting over the Diffusers of Brawn G P, and Williams and Toyota racing should be a interesting few days ahead.

BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula 1 | Protest row sours opening F1 race




The Official Formula 1 Website

 

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I expect that these diffusers will be allowed and every team will rush to develop their own. Red Bull will moan, because their new 'revolutionary' suspension will not allow for this type of diffuser and will therefore be off the pace for yet another season.

Interestingly enough, Toyota anticipated that the diffuser may not be allowed and has built an anternative diffuser, which can be fitted to the car if their original diffuser is banned.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

I'm going to the race on a Bucks weekend, and the follow-up concert from The Who. Gonna be quality

 

[the viscount]

Full Reports please

 

[JJ McClure]

By the sounds of it Brawn, Toyota and Williams have simply had a good idea and the other are moaning about it. Hopefully it will be declared legal and the other will just have to play catch up.

 

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By the sounds of it Brawn, Toyota and Williams have simply had a good idea and the other are moaning about it. Hopefully it will be declared legal and the other will just have to play catch up.

Exactly... the others are upsert because they failed to interpret the new rules in the same imaginative way.

 

[South Yarra Seagull]

GP weekend is always a bit special in Melbourne. i can hear the cars from my bed and from my office. hotties abound....

17:00 race this year, so you northerners dont have to get up so early for it....

looking forward to it, and it only costs the state govt $40m to host!

 

[pasty]

Teams whining and causing controversy in Formula 1 ? Surely not.

 

[the viscount]

Mclaren will struggle- quote by L Hamilton to the BBC.




BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula 1 | McLaren will struggle - Hamilton

 

[Pavilionaire]

GP weekend is always a bit special in Melbourne. i can hear the cars from my bed and from my office. hotties abound....

17:00 race this year, so you northerners dont have to get up so early for it....

looking forward to it, and it only costs the state govt $40m to host!

This looks like a double whammy. Not only do us Brits have to get up early becauser the race starts at 7am but the clocks go forward at 1am so we lose an hours sleeps into the bargain!

Hardly seems worth going to bed!...

 

[Turkey]

I'm a bit disapointed at the lack of build up to the race. Had read all about a Grand Prix night etc but there's nothing! I'm so excited I'll be watching the practice sessions at 1am on the the red button lol.

 

[Icy Gull]

Ferrari and McClaren to struggle early season? Excellent, I will love it if they both have to play catch up as it will make the contest way more interesting in the long run.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I'm looking forward to it mainly because it is so unpredictable. Button as favourite with Hamilton 6th at 23/2 is surreal.

 

[Turkey]

BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula 1 | F1 teams given Melbourne go-ahead

Diffusers are legal.

 

[JJ McClure]

Still expect an appeal against them to drag on to the next race.

I really hope Brawn do well. Honda would be gutted after years of under achieving that the team comes good the moment they leave.

 

[Icy Gull]

Still expect an appeal against them to drag on to the next race.

I really hope Brawn do well. Honda would be gutted after years of under achieving that the team comes good the moment they leave.

I think it's the Mercedes engine that is likely to be a crucial part of the resurgence. They were working on this car for most of last season so Honda must have known that the car itself was likely to be cutting edge, maybe it was the Honda engine that was always gonna let the car down and they knew it?? I doubt Honda realised just how far Brawn had brought this car in terms of competitiveness though.

 

[Gazwag]

By the sounds of it Brawn, Toyota and Williams have simply had a good idea and the other are moaning about it. Hopefully it will be declared legal and the other will just have to play catch up.

Thing is these have been used for years

 

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Coulthart may come out of retirement to be Friday test driver for Red Bull for the first two Grand Prix. The guy Red Bull initially wanted to be Friday tester has failed his F1 Superlicence!

Brilliant!

 

[Marc]

just for those that are WELL into their F1:

Friday 27th March 2009
1.25-3.05 - 302 - Formula One: Practice One
5.25-7.05 - 302 - Formula One: Practice Two

Saturday 28th March 2009
2.55-4.05 - 302 - Formula One: Practice Three
4.05-5.00 - 302 - Formula One News
5.00-7.15 - 302 - Formula One: Qualifying
7.15-9.30 - 302 - Formula One: Qualifying

Sunday 29th March 2009
4.00-6.00 - 301 - Formula One (Quali Rerun)
6.00-9.00 - 301 - Formula One (Audio and video options)
6.00-10.00 - 302 - Formula One (Rolling Highlights)
9.00-10.00 - 301 - Formula One (Forum analysis)
10.00-15.00 - 301 - Formula One (Rolling Highlights)
14.00-15.00 - 302 - Moto GP (Official test)
15.00-19.00 - 301 - Formula One (Rolling Highlights)
19.00-22.00 - 301 - Formula One (Rolling Highlights)

Also every Friday of an F1 race weekend: Inside F1 on the BBC News Channel @ 18:45. This programme will
summarise the events of Friday Practice as well as discuss the day's events.

 

[Muzzman]

Also last night, just flicking through the channels, on the red button BBC are showing highlights of the '94, '96 and '07 Aussie Grand Prix. '94 being the most interesting as that was the one where Schumacher took out Hill to win the World Championship.