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The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 07:58
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Oh well, it's here again, first race of the season and for the wealthy amongst us who can watch it live via Skyrobbers an early morning beckons. The poorer of us will just have to wait for the back-stabbing BBC to show us what they consider to be the "highlights" on Sunday night Then again, I'm a tight-fisted git so I've got two options lined up; RTL television via satellite does free-to-air coverage and Radio 5 Live can provide the commentary, if required. Or I'll watch it live on an internet feed Anyway, enough of the grumbling about the shoddy way the British fans have been treated and onto podium predictions..... Qualifying; 1. Hamilton 2. Button 3. Vettel Race; 1. Hamilton 2. Alonso 3. Button Yeah, a total shot in the dark and probably 100% wrong!
Last edited by stan; 17/03/2012 08:08. Reason: changed title to reflect spoilers
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 09:01
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Yeah, a total shot in the dark and probably 100% wrong! Nothing new there. Looking forward to watching this live on Sunday, can't wait to see what the Sky coverage is like. Qualifying; 1. Vettel 2. Hamilton 3. Skippy Race; 1. Hamilton 2. Vettel 3. Button
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 11:31
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Qualifying: 1. Vettel 2. Raikkonen 3. Hamilton
Race: 1. Webber 2. Vettel 3. Button
Webber to qulify 4th and work his way up the field relatively un-noticed. Hamilton to lose a nose cone and come 6th.
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 11:48
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Channel 516 on Virgin.
i think it should be about 6 more than Sky Sports 1.
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 12:50
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F1 channel on Sky is 459
And for those that like to see every little whisker on Jensons chin the HD channel is 408
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 13:49
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So far I'm the only true Ambassador of Satan, who has Sky Sports on Sky in HD, then. Muhahahaha!
I shall be sure to post at length about Jenson's Stubble. As it happens I was watching a review programme on F1HD yesterday, and it seemed to look *way* better than Auntie's HD coverage last year. More bandwidth assigned, perhaps? Or just that I'd cleaned my glasses? Its also going to be in 5.1 audio. PROVIDE.
Quali: 1. Vettel 2. Button 3. Kimi (I can't spell Raikkkoekkenkkenen)
Race: 1. Vettel. I hope I'm wrong. 2. Button 3. Alonso
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 14:04
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I don't disagree with that, but Hamilton shaking the demons is a big if. I'm not convinced he's done it.
Quite excited about Kimi's prospects as the season wears on, though. He seems even more comfortable than before, which may mean he is technically asleep.
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 14:43
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I know it may sound deranged, but if he truly has shaken off his demons/distractions Unfortunately he's back with her
"RK's way seems the most sensible to me". ali_hire 16 Dec 2010
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 15:38
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I think any of the front runners who stuffs qualifying will be in trouble as the midfield teams will be fast enough to be very hard to pass. Could spell trouble for Button and Webber, for example...
I agree the midfield will be closer to the front, but Pirelli will have engineered the tyres to 'drop off the cliff' even more than the first half of last season, potentially enabling plenty of passing and helping those kinder on tyres.
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 16:09
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I know it may sound deranged, but if he truly has shaken off his demons/distractions Unfortunately he's back with her Touch of Yoko syndrome going on there, RK...?!
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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15/03/2012 19:07
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So far I'm the only true Ambassador of Satan, who has Sky Sports on Sky in HD, then. Muhahahaha!
I shall be sure to post at length about Jenson's Stubble. As it happens I was watching a review programme on F1HD yesterday, and it seemed to look *way* better than Auntie's HD coverage last year. More bandwidth assigned, perhaps? Or just that I'd cleaned my glasses? Its also going to be in 5.1 audio. PROVIDE.
Quali: 1. Vettel 2. Button 3. Kimi (I can't spell Raikkkoekkenkkenen)
Race: 1. Vettel. I hope I'm wrong. 2. Button 3. Alonso I'm on the dark side too but only because I have the HD package. No sports package for me so well please. I pity the wife and neighbours at 6am sunday when they set off in full 5.1 DD sound....
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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16/03/2012 00:15
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So far I'm the only true Ambassador of Satan, who has Sky Sports on Sky in HD, then. Muhahahaha!
I shall be sure to post at length about Jenson's Stubble. As it happens I was watching a review programme on F1HD yesterday, and it seemed to look *way* better than Auntie's HD coverage last year. More bandwidth assigned, perhaps? Or just that I'd cleaned my glasses? Its also going to be in 5.1 audio. PROVIDE. I decided to convert to The Dark Side with Sky too - installed today and definitely looking crisper HD than what I can recall from the Beeb last year. Watching on my phone via SkyGo is cool too :-) Quali - 1. Vettel 2. Lewis 3. Kimi Race: 1. Vettel 2. Button 3. Alonso Lewis & Kimi DNF
She's GONE!
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Re: The Official F1 Australian GP thread: Spoilers!!!
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16/03/2012 07:23
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Well i hope this isnt an omen for my experience of the sky coverage, but i swtiched on the TV just intime to see a car turn a corner and then an advert break Seems to be alot of chatter about some Merc airducting. Initial thoughts are that when they open their DRS a vent is opened in their side pods blowing air over the lower part of the rear wing near the rear light. People are calling it a "Super DRS". Here are the details: Merc F-Duct reimagination "a system – which vents the air through the endplates and in to the main plane, to help stall the wing and boost straight-line speed...
However, despite the way the system effectively makes use of driver movement when he activates the DRS, the FIA has no doubts that it complies with the regulations."
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