Formula One 2010

[Lineker]

Poor, poor Chandok. Only lasted a lap.

[maninblack]

Would have preferred Vettel or Massa winning this first race. Props to Alonso for making his moves when it mattered.

Schumacher at sixth place isn't a bad result. We all have to start from somewhere.

[Lineker]

Classified Bahrain results

[IzzyX]

Anyone know the name of that song that they kept on playing during the qualifying? It had Ozzy Osbourne vocals and that's all I know

[Hornswoggle4PM]

Extremely poor showing by the Cosworth teams, out of the six of them only Barrichello got tenth.

[Lineker]

Extremely poor showing by the Cosworth teams, out of the six of them only Barrichello got tenth.

Considering it was their first race in three years I'd say it was solid enough. Of all the Cosworth cars, only Williams were ever going to be capable of anything. Rubens scored points and the rookie Hulkenberg completed the race with no major issues.

[Gazz]

You've gotta love the 'official' merchandise stalls that have popped up all over Melbourne, where you can buy a Jenson Button BrawnGP shirt, a Kimi Raikonnen Ferrari cap, a Heikki Kovalienen McLaren coat and for a princely AUS$7, a brand new Eddie Irvine No 4 Ferrari baseball cap.

[Lineker]

Oh dear oh dear. Virgin have had to apply to the FIA to install a bigger fuel tank (will require rehomoglation) as they've realised that their current tank is too small for them to be able to finish the race - around 12 litres too small.

/facepalm.

[hugobomb]

so the FIA will turn down their request saying its 'too late to change a car design' and then react in shock when Virgin don't finish races.

[RoyWill Rumble]

I am a fan of F1 racing, but admittedly I don't follow it as much as I'd wish to being that I'm Canadian and without cable TV.

However, I can confidently say...

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaha Virgin.

[Lineker]

FIA approved the request on safety and reliability grounds. Should be in place in time for the European legs of the seasion. Expect all DNF's from them until then. Seriously, what an oversight by Virgin. They would have had this problem at other races too if they weren't fortunate enough to have their request approved.

Anyway, here are the results from P1.

Pos  Driver         Team                   Time              Laps

 1.  Kubica         Renault                1:26.927            22

 2.  Rosberg        Mercedes               1:27.126  + 0.199   18

 3.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes       1:27.482  + 0.555   22

 4.  Massa          Ferrari                1:27.511  + 0.584   18

 5.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault       1:27.686  + 0.759   23

 6.  Alonso         Ferrari                1:27.747  + 0.820   21

 7.  Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes       1:27.793  + 0.866   22

 8.  Buemi          Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1:28.014  + 1.087   21

 9.  Petrov         Renault                1:28.114  + 1.187   25

10.  Liuzzi         Force India-Mercedes   1:28.192  + 1.265   18

11.  di Resta       Force India-Mercedes   1:28.537  + 1.610   25

12.  Schumacher     Mercedes               1:28.550  + 1.623   19

13.  Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1:28.572  + 1.645   21

14.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault       1:28.683  + 1.756   22

15.  de la Rosa     Sauber-Ferrari         1:29.465  + 2.538   13

16.  Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth      1:29.712  + 2.785   18

17.  Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth      1:30.249  + 3.322   26

18.  Kobayashi      Sauber-Ferrari         1:31.588  + 4.661   5

19.  Trulli         Lotus-Cosworth         1:31.652  + 4.725   13

20.  Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth         1:31.654  + 4.727   26

21.  di Grassi      Virgin-Cosworth        1:32.831  + 5.904   25

22.  Chandhok       HRT-Cosworth           1:33.401  + 6.474   24

23.  Senna          HRT-Cosworth           1:34.251  + 7.324   19

24.  Glock          Virgin-Cosworth        1:34.924  + 7.998    8


All timing unofficial[/code]


Good to see Chandhok off to bottom and you have to applaud Scotsman Paul di Resta for his performance in place of Sutil. Rain is forecast for P2!

[Gazz]

It drizzled a bit, nothing major. 1-2 from McLaren, Button fastest then Webber pulled a lap from nowhere to get 3rd with Schumi 4th. Bruno Senna didn't come out all session, so I was disappointed.

I do however, have a new found love of Vitaly Petrov, who seems to be pretty quick and also for taking a dive down the inside of Schumi on the penultimate corner, I know it was only first practice on Friday, but that takes some balls in your second GP.

[Rich]

Who's this Schumacher guy? He any good?

[Lineker]

P2

Pos  Driver         Team                   Time              Laps

 1.  Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes       1:25.801            13 

 2.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes       1:26.076  + 0.275   16 

 3.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault       1:26.248  + 0.447   22 

 4.  Schumacher     Mercedes               1:26.511  + 0.710   16 

 5.  Petrov         Renault                1:26.732  + 0.931   26 

 6.  Buemi          Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1:26.832  + 1.031   29 

 7.  Sutil          Force India-Mercedes   1:26.834  + 1.033   22 

 8.  Liuzzi         Force India-Mercedes   1:26.835  + 1.034   17 

 9.  Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth      1:26.904  + 1.103   25 

10.  Rosberg        Mercedes               1:26.956  + 1.155   22 

11.  Kubica         Renault                1:27.108  + 1.307   28 

12.  de la Rosa     Sauber-Ferrari         1:27.108  + 1.307   25 

13.  Kobayashi      Sauber-Ferrari         1:27.455  + 1.654   23 

14.  Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth      1:27.545  + 1.744   25 

15.  Alonso         Ferrari                1:29.025  + 3.224   20 

16.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault       1:29.134  + 3.333   19 

17.  Massa          Ferrari                1:29.591  + 3.790   21 

18.  Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth         1:29.860  + 4.059   15 

19.  Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1:30.510  + 4.709   43 

20.  Trulli         Lotus-Cosworth         1:30.695  + 4.894   17 

21.  Glock          Virgin-Cosworth        1:32.117  + 6.316    9  

22.  di Grassi      Virgin-Cosworth                             2  

23.  Chandhok       HRT-Cosworth                                1  

24.  Senna          HRT-Cosworth          


All Timing Unofficial[/code]


There's Friday done and dusted. Now we just wait for quali..

[GA!]

so the FIA will turn down their request saying its 'too late to change a car design' and then react in shock when Virgin don't finish races.

FIA have accepted their request, but Virgin won't have the changes ready until Spain. So they're going to the next four races with the knowledge that they physically cannot reach the chequered flag.

Virgin and HRT are embarrassing to watch right now. I can't recall two worse debuts since Mastercard Lola in 1997...

[Lineker]

Virgin seem to be faster than Lotus though, they just lack the same level of reliability.

Lewis Hamilton has apologised for driving in an "over-exuberant manner" after he was stopped by Australian police on Friday.

The McLaren driver did a burnout and a fishtail in a Mercedes car along Lakeside Drive in Melbourne and as a result he was pulled over by police.

According to local media, Hamilton, whose car was impounded, will be fined and charged on summons with improper use of a vehicle.

The Briton said in a statement on Friday evening that he was sorry for what he considered to be a 'silly' mistake.

"This evening, I was driving in an over-exuberant manner and, as a result, was stopped by the police," said Hamilton.

"What I did was silly, and I want to apologise for it."

autosport.com

[Lineker]

P3

Pos  Driver         Team                   Time              Laps

 1.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault        1:24.719            16

 2.  Alonso         Ferrari                 1:24.929  + 0.210   19

 3.  Schumacher     Mercedes                1:24.963  + 0.244   17

 4.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault        1:25.122  + 0.403   19

 5.  Rosberg        Mercedes                1:25.366  + 0.647   16

 6.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes        1:25.399  + 0.680   20

 7.  Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes        1:25.505  + 0.786   14

 8.  Sutil          Force India-Mercedes    1:25.525  + 0.806   18

 9.  Massa          Ferrari                 1:25.549  + 0.830   20

10.  Liuzzi         Force India-Mercedes    1:25.782  + 1.063   19

11.  Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth       1:25.852  + 1.133   17

12.  Buemi          Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1:26.104  + 1.385   21

13.  Kubica         Renault                 1:26.184  + 1.465   21

14.  Kobayashi      Sauber-Ferrari          1:26.275  + 1.556   21

15.  Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari      1:26.368  + 1.649   17

16.  Petrov         Renault                 1:26.661  + 1.942   19

17.  Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth       1:26.804  + 2.085   19

18.  de la Rosa     Sauber-Ferrari          1:26.818  + 2.099   18

19.  Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth          1:29.539  + 4.820   19

20.  Trulli         Lotus-Cosworth          1:29.800  + 5.081   16

21.  di Grassi      Virgin-Cosworth         1:30.800  + 6.081   18

22.  Glock          Virgin-Cosworth         1:31.114  + 6.395   12

23.  Chandhok       HRT-Cosworth            1:34.334  + 9.615   11

24.  Senna          HRT-Cosworth            1:36.649  + 11.930   8


All Timing Unofficial[/code]

de la Rosa is a completely selfish ass. I don't think Massa got one decent rub in thanks to him.

[Gazz]

If anyone cares, tomorrow I'm aiming to be right at the front of the crowd on the inside of turn three, I'll be right above the Shell logo on the grass. Look for my Red Bull flag tied to the inner fence. I'll be wearing my purple shirt with the neon skulls and if I can find one, a stupidly oversized and/or colourful hat!

Seriously, I'm worse than TNA fans at trying to get myself over on TV!

[Lineker]

I'm still pretty gutted I couldn't get to Melbourne. Nevermind, there's always next year...

Anyway, here's the grid for tomorrow's race.

Pos  Driver         Team                   Q1        Q2        Q3

 1.  Vettel         Red Bull-Renault      1:24.774   1:24.096  1:23.919

 2.  Webber         Red Bull-Renault      1:25.286   1:24.276  1:24.035

 3.  Alonso         Ferrari               1:25.082   1:24.335  1:24.111

 4.  Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1:24.897   1:24.531  1:24.675

 5.  Massa          Ferrari               1:25.548   1:25.010  1:24.837

 6.  Rosberg        Mercedes              1:24.788   1:24.788  1:24.884

 7.  Schumacher     Mercedes              1:25.351   1:24.871  1:24.927

 8.  Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth     1:25.702   1:25.085  1:25.217

 9.  Kubica         Renault               1:25.588   1:25.122  1:25.372

10.  Sutil          Force India-Mercedes  1:25.504   1:25.046  1:26.036

11.  Hamilton       McLaren-Mercedes      1:25.046   1:25.184

12.  Buemi          Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1:26.061   1:25.638

13.  Liuzzi         Force India-Mercedes  1:26.170   1:25.743

14.  de la Rosa     Sauber-Ferrari        1:26.089   1:25.747

15.  Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth     1:25.866   1:25.748

16.  Kobayashi      Sauber-Ferrari        1:26.251   1:25.777

17.  Alguersuari    Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1:26.095   1:26.089

18.  Petrov         Renault               1:26.471

19.  Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth        1:28.797

20.  Trulli         Lotus-Cosworth        1:29.111

21.  Glock          Virgin-Cosworth       1:29.592

22.  di Grassi      Virgin-Cosworth       1:30.185

23.  Senna          HRT-Cosworth          1:30.526

24.  Chandhok       HRT-Cosworth          1:30.613


All Timing Unofficial[/code]


Talking points - Red Bull's first ever front row shut-out, Rosberg out-qualifying Schumi, and Hamilton failing to reach Q3. He just doesn't seem to like Australia, does he!

[RoyWill Rumble]

Is Mark Webber a knob? Yes. That was a dick move on Hamilton in the last few laps. Vettel, though, I feel awful for. Button's team had quite the balls to run just one stop, which forced others too. Buttloads of overtaking, annnddd overall a great race.