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... And Forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
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Kimi Raikkonen continued to lead the way on the third day of testing today in Bahrain. The defending champion completed 74 laps of the 5.412km circuit, recording a best lap of 1:30.455s, a tenth up on his Tuesday pace.
To put the time into perspective, the fastest race lap during the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix was 1:34.067, while the fastest qualifying lap was a 1:31.359.
david coulthard, but i think jenson button could do alot better if he had a different car :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
All I can say to that is:Quote:
Originally Posted by nisx91
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
You people are living in the past!!! Schumi is not in the sport anymore. Yes, he was a great driver, but you can't support someone who is no longer in the sport :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
I think he'd beat Kimi only driving a wheelchair...Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
Only kidding M8 :laugh:
You've got to give the man his due though :D
Due given... Yippee Yippee Yay.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
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17 Days 15 hours...... :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
By the way. Kimi was faster than Michael in yesterdays' test.
Pity Hamilton was faster than both of them :mad:
Bernie Ecclestone has defended reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen's reputation as a fast Ferrari racer who likes a drink.
"Every time I've been out to dinner with him," the F1 Chief Executive told the Mirror, "he has been as good as gold. And he's even better when he's ******.( :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: )
"There's nothing wrong with that.
"He doesn't embarrass people to the extent they say: 'My God, he shouldn't be doing that'," the 77-year-old added.
Ecclestone also backs the Finn, who came from behind to pip Lewis Hamilton for the drivers' title last October, to be the 'guy to beat' in 2008.
"And I think he'll take a lot of beating," Ecclestone added.
Not that anyone reads these posts, but I do it for the World Champion!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
From F1live.com
Asked specifically if Hamilton could win the 2008 title, the Spaniard answered: "Possibly, yes.
"After a year, you know all the circuits and how the races go," Alonso said.
"You understand the pressures so there are many things that will give him an advantage compared to last year."
Alonso also said Hamilton's new team-mate, Heikki Kovalainen, and Ferrari's Felipe Massa could win the title, but singled out reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen as the favourite.
"He has the self confidence and he is obviously very quick, so he has put himself in a very strong position," he said of the Finn.
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Kimi For President!!!
Sorry, did you say something? :P:laugh:
So it looks like the usual suspects again this season...
I hope Massa does well this season, I think he's underrated as a driver.
In all honesty it's probably going to be Raikkonen 1st, then it's a between Massa & Hamilton for 2nd & 3rd.
hellow pretty gurl!
I agree. Massa is only brilliant when he's in front sadly. And I couldn't care if Kimi wins it by a point again, as long as he wins!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
Dude, if you're referring to me, please delete that post!!! :laugh: :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by bosch09alfonso
Dude, if you're referring to me, please delete that post!!! :laugh: :laugh:[/QUOTE]
:laugh::laugh: You do look pretty today Noxide :laugh::laugh::clap::whistle:
:blush: Aww Thanks Kevin. A compliment is always welcome... :laugh: :PQuote:
Originally Posted by lgkpw
:wow: :wow: ONLY 11 DAYS AND 21 HOURS :wow: :wow:
Woooo can't wait till next, next, Sunday :wow:
Neither can I. But it starts next next Friday already :laugh: Free practise and qualifying can be more exciting than the race itself sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by cornet1994
yeah but i don't bother seeing pratice or qualifing :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
Only a week to go!!! :wow: :wow: :wow:
Talks between the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Bernie Ecclestone to resurrect the US Grand Prix may now have begun.
Tony George, the famous Indy 500 venue's chief, told an audience at the IU business conference in Indiana this week that he is pursuing options to patch up the relationship with the F1 Chief Executive in time for the Speedway's centennial celebrations in 2009.
The American broadcaster Speed TV also revealed that Just Marketing, a local company, has been hired by the IMS to help find a Formula One title sponsor.
Just Marketing President Zak Brown said George and Ecclestone have a 'strong interest' in reuniting as soon as possible.
"If the right sponsors can be put into place, I think this can happen in 2009," he added, insisting that the interest from lucrative potential race sponsors is already "fairly high."
If this happens you're going to have a house guest next year Kevin :laugh::laugh:
F1-Live.com
Lewis Hamilton has - unsurprisingly - singled out reigning champion Kimi Raikkonen as his man to beat to the 2008 title.
The Briton's McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen has been earmarked by experts as a dark horse for this season, and Brazilian Felipe Massa will this year drive the same Ferrari as that used by Raikkonen to defend his crown.
But speaking to the Daily Telegraph, 23-year-old Hamilton said of his stated Finnish rival: "He is the guy I want to go out and beat to win the title.
"Kimi got stronger throughout the whole of last year and will start at the level he finished in October. I can only imagine he will get better but that is the same for me," he added.
Melbourne - Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday he was more determined to take the Formula One championship this year after his stunning debut season with McLaren last year.
The 23-year-old British racer enjoyed a storming start to his F1 career in 2007 and was on course to clinch the title before he was pipped by just one point by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in the last race in Brazil.
Hamilton goes into the new season, which gets underway on Sunday, with a new teammate in Heikki Kovalainen, who has replaced double world champion Fernando Alonso with whom the British driver endured a fractious relationship.
"I want to win even more," he said. "I think I'm more confident and the team I have behind me are stronger and I know what I want."
Hamilton admitted he was surprised with his stunning first season - winning four GPs and on the podium in eight others - but had taken several key pointers out of the year.
Major lessons
"It was a very, very tough season and way exceeded my expectations and everyone else's and I was really very surprised by my performance," he said.
"There were many, many lessons but a major lesson was learning to deal with the pressure, learning to deal with being consistent, the importance of finishing high up and scoring points every race.
"Obviously, in the past I've learnt how to lose and how to deal with winning, so it was just on a slightly bigger scale and slightly more meaningful than it has been before," he said.
He will partner Kovalainen after the Finn and Alonso swapped seats, Alonso returning to Renault.
But Hamilton denied he would assume the role of number one driver at McLaren.
Electronic controls
"I don't see myself as a team leader, I feel I have a responsibility as does Heikki and we have equal responsibility in driving the team forward," Hamilton said.
Hamilton also rejected criticism from four-time world champion Alain Prost that extensive electronic controls meant modern drivers were not as skilled as in the past.
Prost said it was hard to tell who was a great driver and who wasn't because the cars were being largely propelled by computerised aids.
Traction control, designed to prevent loss of grip under excessive acceleration, has been dumped this season, but Prost wants more done to make drivers work harder.
Hamilton rejected his claim, saying the best drivers would emerge during the season.
"I'm a bit surprised by that," Hamilton said. "Obviously, he has a right to his own opinion, but for me I think it's even more challenging and a lot harder than it is with traction control.
"Without TC there is a real skill and the real knack to feeling the throttle and really getting down the power without lighting up your rear tyres.
"You have to look after your tyres a lot more than you have done in past years.
"I think what you'll see is the top, top drivers will rise above the good drivers."
:wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
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Multichoice Sucks B*lls!!!!!
:laugh::laugh::laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
I assume that's because they aren't showing every second of the preparations for the race?
No it's because they are showing Free Practice 1 & 2, which took place at 01.00 am this morning, at 19:30 tonight. Which sort of defeats the purpose as I now already know the results.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
Idiots!!:mad:
That is a little pointless :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
So who did what M8?
The opening day of the 2008 championship is complete and for the first time we get an indication of who is quick and who’s not. After topping the timesheets in the first practice session with a best lap of 1:26.461s, Kimi Raikkonen was not working on raw qualifying speed this afternoon and it was Lewis Hamilton who topped the timesheets for McLaren Mercedes with a best time of 1:26.559s.
Friday afternoon testing is usually given over for race preparation, so reading too much into the times can be tricky. However, given the pace of Raikkonen this morning and Hamilton this afternoon, it is safe to say that Ferrari and McLaren are the teams to beat around the Albert Park circuit. No surprise there then.
Mark Webber was an encouraging second fastest in his Red Bull Renault while team-mate David Coulthard endured another difficult session in his RB4. After his engine issues in the morning, Coulthard ended the afternoon session getting a lift back to the pits from the Mercedes safety car following another mechanical problem. Still, fifth fastest, the pace is there.
Felipe Massa survived a big spin exiting the fast turn 12 right-hander to record the third fastest time of the session ahead of Heikki Kovalainen in the second McLaren, Coulthard and Raikkonen.
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Toyota has shown well so far with Trulli setting the seventh fastest time, despite putting his left rear tyre on the grass and spinning out of the action late in the session. Timo Glock, making his Toyota Grand Prix debut was a solid tenth fastest in the sister TF107.
After a fraught start to the weekend, the Williams Toyota duo of Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima were able to belatedly get their programme under way this afternoon. The FW30 seemed particularly prone to rear brake lock ups and oversteer, but Rosberg will be happy enough for now with his eighth fastest time while Nakajima is getting up to speed and 16th.
Giancarlo Fisichella has shown great pace in pre-season testing with the Force India Ferrari team. Today the Italian again impressed with the ninth fastest time for the new team. Team-mate Adrian Sutil had a few off track excursions on his way to 17th.
Honda looked firmly mid-field with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello 11th and 14th but so too today did the BMW Sauber team. While considered a dark horse by some sections of the media, the F1.08 seemed fairly average today with Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica 12th and 16th respectively.
I see Alonso is on average 2 seconds slower than the fastest cars... :laugh::laugh::laugh:
I feel sorry for him. He's a brilliant driver, stuck in a (now) crappy team because of a big "Hamilton ego"Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
I think it's more his own ego that's the problem more than Hamiltons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
There are a few very good drivers stuck in bad teams & it was his own decision anyway... so no sympathy from my side.
Hamilton has been part of McLaren for more than 13 years, and that is where the problem started. If you read up on what really went on in Hamiltons debut season, you'll be surprised what you find.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
If you've got links to the info PM them to me please...Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
I don't. I read a lot of forums and there are a couple of interesting "rumors" about the cars, the team decisions etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by DipShyt
No comment about the race. Except that it was good to see the drivers actually have to drive the cars.
Only 8 people finished the race, can't really say lewis hamilton had a challenge :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Noxide
he did drive really well, mind youQuote:
Originally Posted by cornet1994
well i don't think he did, McLaren had new cars so he had a advantage!Quote:
Originally Posted by Songbird
they're all new carsQuote:
Originally Posted by cornet1994