Formula 1 2010

[Import S13]

I've got my ticket for f1 in march at melb.

Can't wait!

[Krishy]

damn i envy you kye.....should be a good race to watch.....

[TALBO]

Rosberg in the Mercedes fastest overnight on day 1 of the Jerez test. Mostly a wet day so times probably don't count for sh!t

[Import S13]

damn i envy you kye.....should be a good race to watch.....

Yeah, it's going to be pretty sick man!

Boys weekend away, so there will be plenty of drinks had. Wonder what the high pitched F1 engine will sound like while I'm hungover!?

[TALBO]

Enjoy Kye. The sound those things make is music to my ears any time of the day, being hungover wouldn't matter

[Fishpaste~]

Rosberg in the Mercedes fastest overnight on day 1 of the Jerez test. Mostly a wet day so times probably don't count for sh!t

totally agree, but the really crazy thing with even trying to relate teams times this year is fuel loads, the differance between a light load and a full load will be stupidly lagre!

[TALBO]

For sure. Fuel economy is going to play a huge part in how they fare this year.

Thats why qualifying years ago was fkn brilliant with teams using different engine mapping alongside extra sticky rubber and of course very low fuel loads.

[Import S13]

Enjoy Kye. The sound those things make is music to my ears any time of the day, being hungover wouldn't matter

I'll be sure to take photos and see if being hung over matters haha.

But I deffently agree, the sound is amazing!

[Krishy]

For sure. Fuel economy is going to play a huge part in how they fare this year.

Thats why qualifying years ago was fkn brilliant with teams using different engine mapping alongside extra sticky rubber and of course very low fuel loads.

spot on.....as there is no refueling it would be interesting to see how many teams limp it to the finish line in trying to squeeze more out of less fuel......but only the top 6 really will be making a charge for a race win......as most will be on same fuel loads it will all come down to how the car is chewing rubber and how good the driver is.....

quite exciting really

[Krishy]

http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/8534.html

some very good news for a little team.....Sauber could well make the challenge for the title as well this season....i love this kids driving

[J_Red33]

I am personally very interested to see how Kobayashi will go this year.

Save a couple Rookie mistakes, he did very well in the couple of F1 races he competed in last year, possibly the best driver to come out of Japan in a very long time.

[Krishy]

he is a exciting driver.....keen to see what he can do in this season

[TALBO]

Jerez test complete, now McLaren, Force India and Williams looking good but I have a feeling teams weren't all working on the same programmes

[Dohmar]

I am personally very interested to see how Kobayashi will go this year.

Save a couple Rookie mistakes, he did very well in the couple of F1 races he competed in last year, possibly the best driver to come out of Japan in a very long time.

Japan needs some decent drivers. Anyone remember Taki Inoue and his constant mishaps (like managing to get hit by the frigging safety car when he was running with a fire extinguisher...)

I remember watching that race live when that happened, I pissed myself laughing because all season this dude had been stuffing up and this was icing on the cake

-D

[TALBO]

Many of them poor drivers have come and gone. Guys like that were only in F1 because they had $$$ or had someone else paying for their seat.

Makes me wonder how they even got their super license!!!

[Krishy]

hahaha nice find Ben....made me piss myself laughing watching that again.....

good to see/hear smaller teams doing well....its all about budget management this season

[N8er_dude]

lol nice

[J_Red33]

Many of them poor drivers have come and gone. Guys like that were only in F1 because they had $$ or had someone else paying for their seat.

Makes me wonder how they even got their super license!!!

Yes generally Japan has never sent over the driver with the best talent rather the biggest budget.

Even when the only reason there's a Jap in the car in the first place is that a Japanese team/engine supplier, has insisted that they have a one of their countrymen in the (ahem) 'second' team car, they'd still pick for the size of the wallet & not the talent.

I have been watching F1 a long time, but never remember seeing this incident. Not going to forget it now either!

[Dohmar]

Yes generally Japan has never sent over the driver with the best talent rather the biggest budget.

Even when the only reason there's a Jap in the car in the first place is that a Japanese team/engine supplier, has insisted that they have a one of their countrymen in the (ahem) 'second' team car, they'd still pick for the size of the wallet & not the talent.

I have been watching F1 a long time, but never remember seeing this incident. Not going to forget it now either!

theres another one, where inoue was being towed back to the pits and the pace car ended up flipping him over...

nfi how it happened - i never saw the incident but inoue was one of those guys in his seasons, where you could watch and KNOW that he'd be spinning out or crashing sometime, its almost like watching AFL/NFL/Gridiron and having a brawl break out.

Bad for the sport but oh so a guilty pleasure to watch - like longhurst punching his team mate in the head on live tv

-D

[Inline 6]

Japan needs some decent drivers. Anyone remember Taki Inoue