Posted March 26, 2009 I haven't been able to access these from the red button. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 26, 2009 press red then sport multi screen and its number 3 F1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 26, 2009 My TV doesn't have Sport multi screen, ah well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 I am using sky digital so maybe a bit differnt from free view Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) what time is 1st practice, 1.30? Edited March 27, 2009 by Retro_Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) 1:25 I thought.ok cheers! EDIT: Any second now!!! EDIT: WAHOO!!! F1 '09 is GO!!! Come on Aus, warm up a bit!! Edited March 27, 2009 by Retro_Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 great to see F1 back on bbc but sad as they didnt play The Chain at the start of this practice. Will have to wait till saturday to hear it I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 Thought the cars looked great out there, seemed faster than ever for whatever reason!... really flying! Entertaining practice, plenty of slips and slides all over the place! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Williams dominate the first practice, While Raikonen was 3rd quickest he was the only driver to use supersofts. Hamilton struggled with 16th place while Button attained 6th The big 2 teams might just be Williams and Brawn GP based on this practice, but as we know it isn't a real indicator. Edited March 27, 2009 by Emerald Emblem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 As the comentators were saying though, you don't know what runs/fuel loads they are practicing, but yeah Brawn, Williams, Ferrari looked good, oh and Toyota pretty good aswell. Good to hear Anthony Davidson in the commentary! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Kovalinen also was impressive, really showed up Hamilton by splitting the Brawn GP drivers in that first session. Edited March 27, 2009 by Emerald Emblem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 Well obviously we can't make a true judgement until qualifying but it really seems the new rules have thrown the form book out of the window. Would love to see Rosberg keep up the pace and get a win for Williams. So excited for the start of competition, great racing ahead I feel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 Second practice was mental. Firstly, the cars look great! I agree with the commentators, they've got character now, something they very much lacked last year. The so called 'diffuser three' are in a league of their own. For the race i genuinely expect the two williams, toyota and brawn cars to lead to take the race, and easily too. That extra downforce is really helping them, especially considering that by 6pm (aussie time that is) the track had already lost a lot of temperature hence why the BMW and Ferrari's were nowhere near as quick as their tyres were far too cold. As the race starts around 6pm, i'm say we're likely to see some mesmerising pace from those 3 teams compared to the rest. Oh. FORCE INDIA!!! Weird how they actually have a fair bit of pace when the Mclaren doesn't. Oh (again). LOL at Lewis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) So who will head the grid in qualifying do you think? The 3 teams that excelled in practice are probably favorites, but who will get the 1st spot on the starting grid? It might be Trulli seeing as he known as "the one lap specialist". Edited March 27, 2009 by Emerald Emblem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 Only watched the first session, but I very much enjoyed the commentary - I thought Anthony Davidson managed to bring some decent insight to things. Looking forward to finally seeing the nature of the BBCs TV coverage now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27, 2009 So who will head the grid in qualifying do you think? The 3 teams that excelled in practice are probably favorites, but who will get the 1st spot on the starting grid? It might be Trulli seeing as he known as "the one lap specialist". Rubens ftw! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2009 Well that was a good session, here's hopiong Jenson can get the win. Also it's great to see Vettel in 3rd. It's going to be a great race! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2009 Come on Rubeans! He dominated the first 2 sessions but was just not fast enough to get the pole. Show them you can still win! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2009 I would hope Barichello is going for a longer first stint than Button, ultimately I still think he's faster and more likely to win the race. I'd forgotten how much of a pillock Button is, why do we have such a problem with making likable F1 drivers? Now Branson is involved I could quickly grow to hate Brawn, 2 minutes on TV and already he grated on me. Still a great qualifying session, shame the Toyota's have been sent to the back but so good to see different faces at the front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) Firstly I agree with Goron, the cars are fantastic, they seem so fast and nimble! This whole diffuser thing is annoying as hell. It gives a major advantage and should have been sorted out weeks ago, so that either way the teams could have made appropriate changes. This qualifying result has left me feeling somewhat at a loss! Yes the 'other' teams have got a chance for a change, but they're not really the driver I like to see racing, so I'm feeling a bit lost! KERS = WTF! What an absolute waste of space that may prove to be. Unless it offers something in the race I seriously think all teams should abandon it for '09. The teams running it were the slowest in qualifying. And yes that's largely also because these are the teams without the controversial diffusers, however... Red Bull aren't usong KERS and they were very fast. At BMW, Kubica isn't using it and Heidfeld is, and Kubica was much faster. Toyota have been disqualified from Qualifying as they were found to be running a flexible rear wing, and will start from the back of the grid. lol, questionable diffuser and now an illegal rear wing, good one Toyota! Did they not learn anything from Ferrari's flexible front wing bollocking a couple of years back?! Qually weights: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74011 1. Jenson Button - 664.5kg 2. Rubens Barrichello - 666.5kg 3. Sebastien Vettel - 657kg 4. Robert Kubica - 650kg 5. Nico Rosberg - 657kg 6. Felipe Massa - 654kg 7. Kimi Raikkonen - 655.5kg 8. Mark Webber - 662kg 9. Nick Heidfeld - 691.5kg 10. Fernando Alonso - 680.7kg 11. Kazuki Nakajima - 685.3kg 12. Heikki Kovalainen - 690.6kg 13. Sebastien Buemi - 675.5kg 14. Nelson Piquet - 694.1kg 15. Giancarlo Fisichella - 689kg 16. Adrian Sutil - 684.5kg 17. Sebastien Bourdais - 662.5kg 18. Lewis Hamilton - 655kg 19. Jarno Trulli - 660kg 20. Timo Glock - 670kg Edited March 28, 2009 by Retro_Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2009 So Rubeans was heavier than Jenson. That might explain it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2009 Anyone else finding the new commentator a bit annoying? Martin Brundle is alright at it but this new guy just annoys me. Far too talkative. Anyway, should be an interesting race tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) I think Jonathan Legard is pretty good, and Martin's as good as normal. I think it will get better the more they work together, because they were talking over each other a little at times, but that's understandable. He's better than having James Allen anyways! I do like the guy who does the Free Practice commentary though, is it the 5 Live commentary we were listening to? Anthony Davidson was good aswell. The only thing that I didn't like about the new BBC coverage was Eddie Jordan. I found him to be really negative and downbeat throughout the whole qualifying show. He kept having stupid little arguments with DC, didn't have anything posistive to say about anything, and was constantly sucking up to Bernie! Tbh I'd prefer just Jake and DC, I thought they were good. Opening titles were good aswell. Edited March 28, 2009 by Retro_Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2009 Yeah wasn't a fan of Eddie Jordan. The rest of the coverage seemed pretty good. Can't believe the Brawn cars are all faster despite being heavier than the nearest rivals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
