2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby sswishbone » 17 Mar 2012, 07:46

What the hell is this!? F1 weather forecast!
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 07:50

sswishbone wrote:What the hell is this!? F1 weather forecast!


Since it's Melbourne, it's guaranteed to be wrong anyway :lol:
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby sswishbone » 17 Mar 2012, 07:53

Wizzie wrote:
sswishbone wrote:What the hell is this!? F1 weather forecast!


Since it's Melbourne, it's guaranteed to be wrong anyway :lol:


No seriously it was Anthony Davidson and some woman, with a pic of the track, and Ant leaning, spreading his arms and going 'Down here around turns 3 and turn 4 it is very twisty, very bumpy' I was wondering when Michael fish was coming on!!
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby the Masked Lapwing » 17 Mar 2012, 13:29

I hate Daryl Beattie. Everytime someone in the Aussie commentary mentions HRT, he manages to move the conversation away. A subtle example:

TC: That HRT livery looks good doesn't it?
DB: The big thing is the noses, and I think the McLaren is the best one.

Not quite as subtle:

TC: And HRT have had a difficult preparation, with no te-
DB: And Rosberg goes fastest! But that's on softs. What was that?

Idiot.
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 13:44

the Masked Lapwing wrote:I hate Daryl Beattie. Everytime someone in the Aussie commentary mentions HRT, he manages to move the conversation away. A subtle example:

TC: That HRT livery looks good doesn't it?
DB: The big thing is the noses, and I think the McLaren is the best one.

Not quite as subtle:

TC: And HRT have had a difficult preparation, with no te-
DB: And Rosberg goes fastest! But that's on softs. What was that?

Idiot.


I hate the entire ONE commmentary team. Full stop, new paragraph.

I mean, there's about 15 of them any they're all just as clueless as each other
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 13:45

And Vettel's just binned it :lol:
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby the Masked Lapwing » 17 Mar 2012, 13:47

Wizzie wrote:And Vettel's just binned it :lol:


I think he got distracted by the lesser-spotted HRT :lol:
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 13:49

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Wizzie wrote:And Vettel's just binned it :lol:


I think he got distracted by the lesser-spotted HRT :lol:


I was actually half-expecting the Ferraris to end the session backwards in a gravel trap first considering how much both Fernando and Felipe are fighting the car
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby GwilymJJames » 17 Mar 2012, 13:55

Bad day to be a German world champion.
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby GwilymJJames » 17 Mar 2012, 14:08

De La Rosa 1.435 sec off 107%; Karthikeyan 1.582. So they might get lucky with the top teams on harder tyres.


Here's an interesting list. I like lists:

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 107% FAILURES

Gene (99) (107.2)*
Marques (01) (107.2)*
Diniz (97) (107.4)*
Badoer (96) (107.4)
De La Rosa (12) (108.7)**
Karthikeyan (12) (108.8)**

Liuzzi (11) (109.0)
Montermini (96) (110.5)
Karthikeyan (11) (110.5)
Sospiri (97) (113.0)
Rosset (97) (114.2)
Sato (02) (132.0)***

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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 14:42

The accident in the V8s has left the biggest pile of Rubbish at turn 3 in human history :lol:
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby cbbcisace » 17 Mar 2012, 14:58

Miles better from HRT, Narain improves by 8 seconds from yesterday.... I expect them to be within 107%
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby sswishbone » 17 Mar 2012, 15:48

was sleeping so didn't see practice 3, but gotta say sky racing a gt3 mclaren car at top gear's track is salt in the wound to bbc viewers
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby GwilymJJames » 17 Mar 2012, 15:51

Lotus to protest qualifying result over Mercedes "F-duct".

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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby the Masked Lapwing » 17 Mar 2012, 15:55

GwilymJJames wrote:Lotus to protest qualifying result over Mercedes "F-duct".

2012 Controversy count: 1


They're just sore over the reactive ride height thing.
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby sswishbone » 17 Mar 2012, 15:56

Red Bull are also going to protest the result too
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby East Londoner » 17 Mar 2012, 16:02

GwilymJJames wrote:Lotus to protest qualifying result over Mercedes "F-duct".

2012 Controversy count: 1


sswishbone wrote:Red Bull are also going to protest the result too


Oh, for god's sake, we don't need this so early in the season. Just get racing you tossers! :evil:
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby East Londoner » 17 Mar 2012, 16:09

Eurgh, horrendous blocking of Alonso by Karthikeyan.

Hamilton has a trip over the grass.
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Collieafc » 17 Mar 2012, 16:10

kobayashi holding up though :)
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby GwilymJJames » 17 Mar 2012, 16:10

Karthikeyan will probably get a grid drop over that. That'll ruin his race.
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby JeanDenisAlcatraz » 17 Mar 2012, 16:12

Did anybody else catch what sounded like Martin Whitmarsh asking the Sky presenter if he was an idiot just before qualy?
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby sswishbone » 17 Mar 2012, 16:14

gotta say Vettel can't be enjoying this right now
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 16:15

GwilymJJames wrote:Karthikeyan will probably get a grid drop over that. That'll ruin his race.


That's assuming he makes it that far
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 16:16

And as an interesting trivia fact, Vettel has gone through three helmet designs this weekend according to Brundle.
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby tkcom » 17 Mar 2012, 16:16

HRT needs to get Lola-Mastercard'ed, pronto!
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 16:20

And the Iceman is out! :shock:
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby sswishbone » 17 Mar 2012, 16:20

RAIKONNEN OUT!!!!

Massa hung on by the skin of his teeth! Kobayashi-san P1
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby East Londoner » 17 Mar 2012, 16:21

Raikkonen is out! Only 18th. And GRRRSSSJJJJN stays in!
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Collieafc » 17 Mar 2012, 16:22

Kobayashi top!
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby East Londoner » 17 Mar 2012, 16:22

Neither HRT is within 107%. Can't say I'm surprised :|
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby GwilymJJames » 17 Mar 2012, 16:23

Lotus still not good enough to get into Q2. *sigh*
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 16:23

East Londoner wrote:Neither HRT is within 107%. Can't say I'm surprised :|


They were both outside the mark by well over a second
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby RealRacingRoots » 17 Mar 2012, 16:27

Why didn't I put them as DNQ for pridacment pridictions I will never know.
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby sswishbone » 17 Mar 2012, 16:28

HRT really shouldn't be allowed to race, though Brundle thinks they could get in
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby RealRacingRoots » 17 Mar 2012, 16:30

It's going to be hilarious what kind of news we all get from each from our feeds. I got BBC, some got Speed, and some got Sky. Lovely.

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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby East Londoner » 17 Mar 2012, 16:32

ALONSO OFF!!!!!!
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby tkcom » 17 Mar 2012, 16:34

LOLONSO!!! Ferrari from bad to worse. Someone's getting fired on Monday for sure.
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby Wizzie » 17 Mar 2012, 16:35

That's the most amateurish thing I've seen Alonso do in years :shock:
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Re: 2012 Australian Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Postby sswishbone » 17 Mar 2012, 16:36

Alonso fails epicly red flag
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