F1 2008 Australian Grand Prix

[Deleted member 25]

Kimi out. he will start from 16th position.

 

[siko]

Kimi out. he will start from 16th position.

One Ferrari down... one to go

 

[siko]

Alonso 12th!

LOL @ El Nano

This session is going well so far!

 

[Zonda]

Never has there been so many outings in a single Quali session. Makes it alot more fun to watch!

 

[Deleted member 25]

Rnault what a joke and BMW these guys were really fast.

 

[Deleted member 25]

Vettel, superb performance.

 

[Deleted member 25]

Holly mother of god, did you see kubica, 2nd with a big fault ? BMW is ******* fast.

 

[Monster]

Qualifying Results

1. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.714
2. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 1:26.869
3. Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.079
4. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari 1:27.178
5. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 1:27.236
6. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota 1:28.527
7. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota 1:28.687
8. David Coulthard Britain Red Bull-Renault 1:29.041
9. Timo Glock Germany Toyota 1:29.593
10. Sebastian Vettel Germany Toro Rosso-Ferrari No Time
11. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Honda 1:26.173
12. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault 1:26.188
13. Jenson Button Britain Honda 1:26.259
14. Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota 1:26.413
15. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault No Time
16. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari No Time
17. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Force India-Ferrari 1:27.207
18. Sebastien Bourdais France Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:27.446
19. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Ferrari 1:27.859
20. Takuma Sato Japan Super Aguri-Honda 1:28.208
21. Nelson Piquet Brazil Renault 1:28.330
22. Anthony Davidson Super Super Aguri-Honda 1:29.059

 

[Monster]

Holly mother of god, did you see kubica, 2nd with a big fault ? BMW is ******* fast.

Yes, I thought he was absolutely gone, but somehow he kept it together and travel at that kinds speed. Awsome

 

[Deleted member 25]

Ferrari is a big dissapointement, where were they ? Performance & reliability sucked, poor kimi. BMW was heavily hiding its game, Renault big dissapointement, especialy that guy named piquet who is apparently an F1 driver. Vettel did a phenomenal job, shame his ******* car stopped at Q3.

 

[450SEL6.9]

It has been said since early-winter that Ferrari is having electronics problems. Since the ECU is from Mclaren, this could get ugly later on. Kimi's problem was fuel pressure though. It is clear that Ferrari is nowhere near as fast as some claimed them to be.

We'll see how the Ferraris are in race-trim, but they don't look that fast. Should be Hamilton's race to win.

 

[siko]

QUALS




... if Kubica didn't mess up that one turn I think he could have gotten pole!

 

[Monster]

It has been said since early-winter that Ferrari is having electronics problems. Since the ECU is from Mclaren, this could get ugly later on. It is clear that Ferrari is nowhere near as fast as some claimed them to be.

We'll see how the Ferraris are in race-trim, but they don't look that fast. Should be Hamilton's race to win.

Ferrari said Kimi's problem is with the fuel pressure regulator. Massa didn't do that well in qualifying, but maybe Ferrari is trying to optomise their race strategy and sacrifice qualifying position knowing their car is quicker in the race.

 

[450SEL6.9]

Ferrari said Kimi's problem is with the fuel pressure regulator. Massa didn't do that well in qualifying, but maybe Ferrari is trying to optomise their race strategy and sacrifice qualifying position knowing their car is quicker in the race.

Yes, I edited my initial post to note that it was a fuel pressure problem.

This year's Ferrari was supposed to be faster over one-lap, so they wouldn't need to sacrifice as much in qualifying for an optimal race pace. I think it will be a politically charged season, especially now that Ron Dennis has stayed with Mclaren, contrary to the rumors. If Mclaren are this fast everywhere and Hamilton wins tomorrow, the risk of another back room drama at FIA HQ probably rises a little.

 

[Monster]

Ferrari is a big dissapointement, where were they ? Performance & reliability sucked, poor kimi. BMW was heavily hiding its game, Renault big dissapointement, especialy that guy named piquet who is apparently an F1 driver. Vettel did a phenomenal job, shame his ******* car stopped at Q3.

Among the rookies, Nakajima did ok qualifying 14th, Timo Glock did a good job as well considering this is his 5th ever GP. Nelson Piquet is just a massive disappointment. Even Heikki qualify better when he was with Renault in his 1st Australian GP.

The biggest loser of all is Alonso. Qualified 12th, beaten by Honda, Toyota. What a fall for a double world champ.

 

[Monster]

Yes, I edited my initial post to note that it was a fuel pressure problem.

This year's Ferrari was supposed to be faster over one-lap, so they wouldn't need to sacrifice as much in qualifying for an optimal race pace.

Right now, Ferrari's apparent lack of pace is still a mystry considering they usually perform well on this track. We will know by tomorrow who is carrying what fuel load, cause BMW has a history of running extremely light during qualifying.

 

[Deleted member 25]

BMW extremly light history ?? What were you watching ? they always did the same strategies than big 2 and many times had even much heavier cars, these are gaps between Q3-Q2 that tends to prove that this is still the case:

1. Hamilton +1.527
2. Kubica +1.554(normally he should have been on pole so expect him to be 2-3 laps lighter than hami)
3. Kovalainen +1.627
4. Massa +1.487
5. Heidfeld +1.718
6. Trulli +2.426
7. Rosberg +2.628
8. Coulthard +2.978
9. Glock +3.429

 

[siko]

I agree with shonguiz... BMW only ran light at the beginning of last season. After a few races they had about the same (+/-) first stints as the leaders.

 

[Centurion]

I think it will be a politically charged season, especially now that Ron Dennis has stayed with Mclaren, contrary to the rumors. If Mclaren are this fast everywhere and Hamilton wins tomorrow, the risk of another back room drama at FIA HQ probably rises a little.

That seem to be what you want. You apparently haven't left the spy scandal behind you and it is more or less the only thing you are talking about in all of the latest F1 threads. Heck not even the press are talking about it much except for the rumors regarding Ron's dismissal.

Yes, I edited my initial post to note that it was a fuel pressure problem.

I knew that all along and was actually sick and tired of reading all the BS articles and claims which suggested that Ferrari was faster than Mclaren.

Too bad I was too tired to watch the quali live but I won't miss the race. Having read a report I'm surprised by the number of drivers who DNF, what is this F1 in 1974?? Can't wait to see how many will finish the race.

Hamilton taking pole was not a surprise since it is known that he has an incredible pace during quali. BMW on the other hand was a big surprise. They have done a whole lot of barking the latest week threatening the top team and today they showed that their bones have meat on them. Let's see if they can maintain a high pace through out a race. On the other hand Kubica has the disadvantage of starting in the second lane and will have to a completely perfect start in order not to be overtaken by Heikki. We have seen countless of starts where the driver starting in the third box has overtaken the 2nd driver in the first corner. But I'm happy that Heikii did well because I suspected that Massa was going to be a notch quicker but he wasn't!

Ferrari experiencing fuel pressure problem is nothing but an embarrassing especially since they had been so overrated pre-season. Alonso's performance was pretty much expected and it shows that Renault has quite a long way to go before they can compete for title. I almost feel sorry for Alonso, but at the end of the day he's the one who chose to leave Mclaren. I can sense a fiasco on the way for Renault. Nakajima was somewhat a disappointment compared with how blistering fast he has been during practice.

On the other hand these three GPs are often considered warm up so there is still time for people to get comfortable in their new cars and teams to get properly sorted out.

 

[Imhotep Evil]

Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso (10th, Q2 - 1m 25.842s):
"In one sense this was a good session as I had a strong pace in Q2. I had a good lap at the end of it. Unfortunately, a technical problem meant I could not take part in Q3, but whatever happens I plan to attack to the maximum in the race."
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Fernando Alonso, Renault (12th, Q2 - 1m 26.188s):
"As expected the times were very close and while I was reasonably satisfied with the performance of my car this morning, a failure of the differential upset the balance and made it extremely difficult to drive. I am sure we can bounce back in the race and we will work hard tonight to make sure that is the case
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Mark Webber, Red Bull (15th, Q1 - 1m 26.914s):
“There was a failure at the front right of the car, which isn’t good. I had a strange feeling in Turn one, but continued to push as it was the qualifying session, but something broke into Turn six. That was it and I was into the gravel. It’s nearly impossible to get into the points now under normal circumstances, because it’s very, very difficult to overtake on this circuit, but I’ll do my best.”

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari (16th, Q1 - 1m 26.140s):
"Clearly I am disappointed. A few corners from the end of my in-lap, I had a problem with the electronic fuel pump which forced me to stop near the pit lane and so it was impossible for me to get back to the garage to try and fix the problem. These things happen, but it's definitely not the best way to start the season. Now we must try to do our best to pick up some points tomorrow, because it is important to score something in every race."