Formula 1 - 2008 season

[jarmo]

were not picking whos the fastest, were picking whos gonna be on pole position

If me or anyone else picks Hamilton for pole it should count since we're picking the one who's gonna get pole according to official FIA rules, not sure sure about what you mean with the who's fastest comment, are you agreeing or disagreeing?

Pick him then.

He's not gonna be better than 10th on the grid and you're supposed to pick the pole position guy.




/jarmo

[Shoco]

were not picking whos the fastest, were picking whos gonna be on pole position

If me or anyone else picks Hamilton for pole it should count since we're picking the one who's gonna get pole according to official FIA rules, not sure sure about what you mean with the who's fastest comment, are you agreeing or disagreeing?...

hamilton might be the quickest in qualifing for france, but he wont be pole position, the best he can hope for is 11th,

pick who you think is going to start in pole position for the race

and just to be clear, im disagreeing with you

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I guess it's time he made some mistakes after a flawless rookie campaign.

Flawless?? 

This guy begs-to-differ 

Please, you know what I mean.  Rookies aren't supposed to come within mere points of winning the championship.

[GypsySoul]

Please, you know what I mean.  Rookies aren't supposed to come within mere points of winning the championship.

Please yourself.

First off, I was only joking with you ... hence the 

Face it.  Rookie or not, your guy CHOKED BIG TIME last season.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Please, you know what I mean.  Rookies aren't supposed to come within mere points of winning the championship.

Please yourself.

First off, I was only joking with you ... hence the 

Face it.  Rookie or not, your guy CHOKED BIG TIME last season.

<<<<Please.  (That's me pleasing myself.)

Hamilton isn't my guy.  I don't have any "guys" in F1.

Yeah...

[Dickeye]

Today again proved when something goes wrong for Lewis, he never recovers from it 

[slashisvr]

Today again proved when something goes wrong for Lewis, he never recovers from it 

not a lewis fan, but i think the penalty was unjust

he already made the pass before the corner, when you see someone trying to defend there position and they straight line a chicane and prevent themselves from losing a place they dont get penalised

it was touch and go, but lewis had the position

[jarmo]

Today again proved when something goes wrong for Lewis, he never recovers from it 

not a lewis fan, but i think the penalty was unjust

he already made the pass before the corner, when you see someone trying to defend there position and they straight line a chicane and prevent themselves from losing a place they dont get penalised

it was touch and go, but lewis had the position

You can't cut a chicane and gain a position while the other guy drives like he's supposed to.

That's common sense.

Now if Lewis had dropped back and let Vettel past, I think he would've been ok.


/jarmo

[slashisvr]

Today again proved when something goes wrong for Lewis, he never recovers from it 

not a lewis fan, but i think the penalty was unjust

he already made the pass before the corner, when you see someone trying to defend there position and they straight line a chicane and prevent themselves from losing a place they dont get penalised

it was touch and go, but lewis had the position

You can't cut a chicane and gain a position while the other guy drives like he's supposed to.

That's common sense.

Now if Lewis had dropped back and let Vettel past, I think he would've been ok.


/jarmo

but thats the thing, lewis was at least 3/4 of a car length passed, if not fully past him before he ran wide, hence not gaining a position

its not black and white, it was too close to call, i dont think its a definate he did cut to gain, or if he was past in time or not, was very close

[Shoco]

Today again proved when something goes wrong for Lewis, he never recovers from it 

not a lewis fan, but i think the penalty was unjust

he already made the pass before the corner, when you see someone trying to defend there position and they straight line a chicane and prevent themselves from losing a place they dont get penalised

it was touch and go, but lewis had the position

You can't cut a chicane and gain a position while the other guy drives like he's supposed to.

That's common sense.

Now if Lewis had dropped back and let Vettel past, I think he would've been ok.


/jarmo

but thats the thing, lewis was at least 3/4 of a car length passed, if not fully past him before he ran wide, hence not gaining a position

its not black and white, it was too close to call, i dont think its a definate he did cut to gain, or if he was past in time or not, was very close

he couldnt maintain the overtaking manoeuvre without straightlining the chicane

if there had been gravel or a wall there he wouldnt have attempted it

[jarmo]

Lewis hasn't made a mistake yet in his career in F1 has he? 

Canada wasn't a mistake, it was "one of those things".




/jarmo

[slashisvr]

Lewis hasn't made a mistake yet in his career in F1 has he? 

Canada wasn't a mistake, it was "one of those things".




/jarmo

pffft, i was furious when he did that!!! that was just stupid!!


as for today, looks like he went in a bit too fast, as u can c him correcting it, i dont think he intentionally straight lined the chicane

[jarmo]

Kimi's car after the French GP:












/jarmo

[Drew]

I was extremely surprised that F1 didn't call Kimi in to the pits to either park his car or have the team fix the broken exhaust Sunday.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Imagine the third place guy getting hit with that!!?!?

[Tynia]

Two weeks ago we had over here in Warsaw BMW Sauber F1 Team's Pit Lane Park event.

Check out some pics taken by folks from F1 Wyprzedz Mnie website:

http://www.f1wm.pl/galeria/thumbnails.php?album=97

And here are short videos made by me uploaded to F1wm YouTube channel:

http://pl.youtube.com/user/f1wm (well, all the films they have are actually made by me  )

I also have to confess to my F1.com debut 

http://www.formula1.com/gallery/other/2008/290.html

In pic 15 (last in whole gallery) you can spot me just over Kubica's helmet: I'm the one wearing red  and holding a camera 

And you can spot the same moment on my video just from the other side 

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=JjdPtW7JfCc

And during VIPs autograph signing session there was played SCOM  (but some cover version).

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZJ-266a14 (they guy on Robert's right is his Polish co-ordinator Marcin Czachorski)

A friend noticed also that "Patience" was played as weel (frankly speaking I don't recall that at all) when people were forcing their way in a queue 

I highly recomend such an event to every F1 fan. It's great fun: you can do pit stop challenge, see the whole car in pices, sit in the monoqoque, do simulator rides, see the rides on a mini track (100 m) by F1.06 or Formula BMW cars and lots of others...

Next PLP will be this weekend in Manchester:

https://www.press.bmw-motorsport.com/pcmot/p/pressRelease.htm?id=PR0003519EN&left_menu_item=node__1142

 

[Drew]

/jarmo

Jarmo or anyone, what does the "barcode" like emblem represent or mean if anything on the side and rear wing of the Ferrari's ?

Here's another photo:

[jarmo]

Jarmo or anyone, what does the "barcode" like emblem represent or mean if anything on the side and rear wing of the Ferrari's ?

That's where the Marlboro logo used to be.

But it seems they've removed all their logos for this season and added that instead.





/jarmo

[Drew]

That's where the Marlboro logo used to be.

But it seems they've removed all their logos for this season and added that instead.

/jarmo

Thank you for the info. 

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I remember they only used to run the bar code for the United States Grand Prix because in our country, tobacco sponsorship isn't allowed.

So Marlboro has left Ferrari?