:: The Formula 1 - 2008 Season Thread ::

[Hitboxx]

Then how did he get the FLAP (fastest lap)? He was on an old engine while the others were on a fresh engine., remember the one engine two races rule , watch for him in Monaco in two weeks time.

 

[desiibond]

^^ Monaco is not a happy hunting ground for Ferrari. Last year, Ferrari was lapped by Alonso on his way to victory.

 

[Dipen01]

Then how did he get the FLAP (fastest lap)? He was on an old engine while the others were on a fresh engine., remember the one engine two races rule , watch for him in Monaco in two weeks time.

FLAP isnt that important.. he squandered his start.. Was below average in first stint and after second stint he didnt look competitive... Well what he says (Front Wing Damage) is correct and it affected his balance/speed then i cant say anything but if not then he just didnt give his best..

 

[Hitboxx]

^^ Monaco is not a happy hunting ground for Ferrari. Last year, Ferrari was lapped by Alonso on his way to victory.

Yes I understand that but things change and we all like a change, so just watch for Kimi

Edit: And IIRC, it is Michael in a Ferrari who has the most number of victories in Monte Carlo, so don't rule anything out.

 

[desiibond]

hope so.

Kimi is superb calculator. He takes calculated risk. yes. he didn't push hard yesterday. He had to save his engine as it already had a full race weekend and moreover, the past race was hot spanishGP which is always extremely hard on engine.

remember how kimi killed everyone else during second half of 2006-2007 season. Expect the same this time. Once he gets going (flying to be precise), noone can even touch him.

Due to the longer wheelbase, F2008 is certainly gonna struggle to match McLaren in Monaco or in tight track where there are too many tight corners. Monaco is such a tight and tiny track that it's near impossible to overtake. This is the race where everything happens inside the pit.

Schumi might have won max number of races in Monaco but things have changed

Look at the 2006/2007 season. Ferrari were extremely competitive till Monaco. They won 3 of four races and they just couldn't match McLaren here. McLaren actually lapped19 cars last year in monaco. The only driver not lapped was Massa and he too was 70sec away from these two.

I am a Ferrari fan but I am not confident that Ferrari could pull it this time. The last time Ferrari won at Monaco is in 2001.

 

[s18000rpm]

F1 aims for 110m Euro budget cap

Formula One is aiming to establish a 110 million Euro budget cap by the 2011 season, this week's Autosport magazine reveals.

A budget cap is set to be introduced in the sport from the start of 2009, and FIA consultant Tony Purnell has written to all Formula One teams with the figures the governing body would like to be set as a starting point for future discussions.

The figures proposed are 175 million Euro for 2009, 140 million by 2010, and 110 million a year later.

The cap would not cover expenditure on engines, KERS systems, marketing costs or driver and team principal salaries.

The figures, however, have received mixed reactions from some team bosses.

"Next year's figures are workable, but Honda is a little concerned about the glide-path, which needs more discussion," Honda Racing CEO Nick Fry told Autosport.

"By pushing the number too low, we may not only attract marginal operations but also alienate those at the top who want to develop high technology."

Renault boss Flavio Briatore said his team were already spending less than the suggested cap


"I already pay 40 per cent less than the cap. If I want to keep to the limit then I need to spend more. It's nonsense.. (LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL )

"Formula One is part of the environment and the economical situation and the sponsors, the manufacturers - we are part of the economical world. Maybe not today or tomorrow but surely in the future it will affect us. F1 needs to be competitive, F1 is a better show and less investment and costs less."

Toyota's team president John Howett admitted he was worried the introduction of a budget cap could backfire due to the "controlled environment".

"It's a very broad discussion, you can achieve anything. The one issue is how low the FIA wants it to go over time and the impact on people's livelihoods. That's the biggest concern I have," he said.

"I think in the end it can be enforced. The real issue is whether business becomes more healthy when you have a controlled environment: normally competition is better for business.

"So my worry to some extent that it will have a negative effect. If you put businesses into a non-competitive environment and say from a point of view of business, I'm not personally convinced it's the right thing to do."

McLaren boss Ron Dennis, meanwhile, said he was not sure the FIA would be able to control the amount of money spent by a team.

"I don't see a budget cap as a regulatory process more the application of common sense," Denni said.

"I don't think it's a question of enforceability but if there's a general ability to control costs when you've got the complicity of companies that have their R&D facilities in other countries where these programmes are in very difficult to understand languages and documents.

"I just have concerns you can monitor costs if you're policing them in Germany or China or Japan. How can you do that? We embrace anything that reduces the costs of F1 as long as it can be practically evaluated."

FIA president Max Mosley revealed earlier this year that a special 'finance commission' would be created to ensure the teams comply with the rules.

*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67410

another bs from max mosley
----------------------------------------
Renault launch Youtube channel

The Renault Formula One team have launched their official channel on video-sharing website Youtube.

The French squad said they are aiming to give "privileged access to fans of the sport and supporters of the team" as well as capturing a new audience.

Content on their channel already includes the team launch, reports on the drivers and interviews with team members, among other things.

Renault's Youtube channel can be found at: *fr.youtube.com/INGRenaultf1Team

 

[s18000rpm]

FIA looks at ECU safety car solution

The idea is for the standard ECU to be used to provide a display to the drivers informing them of how quickly they can return to the pits once the safety car has been deployed.

Although the introduction of such a system is not easy, it is understood that the initial suggestion from the FIA's software experts is that it is possible to make it work.

However, the solution would need to be fully tested prior to its use at a grand prix - which is why it is likely any plans to introduce it will have to wait until the French Grand Prix in July at the earliest.

That timetable for introduction means that the current rules will remain in place for the Monaco and Canadian Grands Prix - two races where there is a high likelihood of safety cars and therefore more controversy about the current rules.

Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) director Mark Webber has said he thinks everyone in the sport is keen for a change.

"It's under discussion but it's still a few races away at least," he said. "As we've said before, everybody would like it tidied up - drivers, team management and the FIA."

*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67425

 

[s18000rpm]

Nick Heidfeld Shows Us What NOT To Do While Demonstrating The BMW Sauber F1 Car

BMW thought it would be a good idea to bring out the new Sauber F1 car for a bit of fun at the BMW plant in Munich. Why not halt ze making of ze Bimmers for a few minutes and give the 5,000 or so workers a little entertainment? Well, we can think of a reason. BMW's driver Nick Heidfeld zooms down the strasse and does a donut for the crowd yesterday without incident. Apparently pleased with himself, he guns that big engine and heads down the street for an encore. This is where things start to fall apart. Literally. Overcome with the joy of a well executed donut, Heidfeld loses track of where the barrier is. Oops. At least he missed the medical car. Thankfully, someone made a video of it because the official F1 press release was typically mum about the incident. We tell ya, Bernie's yet to find a problem he can't ignore.

*www.liveleak.com/view?i=dd3_1209119794



Noob-field

 

[rollcage]

^ nice find man but it was not that bad

 

[Hitboxx]

Haha nice Nick, the most underrated driver in F1 today.

 

[Hitboxx]

Qualifying podium for Monaco
---------------------------

1) Felipe Massa
2) Kimi Raikkonen
3) Lewis Hamilton

Now what did I say about things changing? It was almost Kimi, though honestly I think Felipe is light on fuel, he had the same consistent time for all Qs. I expect him to push like mad in tomorrow's race to make up the gap. Nonetheless a Ferrari 1-2 is good enough for me

 

[desiibond]

and it's gonna end Ferrari 1-2 tomorrow. I am praying to god for rain. That will charge up the race and the race will become totally unpredictable.

Lewis will definitely make lot of mistakes coz he is gonna feel the pressure a lot.

 

[Hitboxx]

LOL haha yeah, if it rains, it's going to be a topsy-turvy affair, very interesting.

Hey, btw, is the race on ESPN or Star Sports, coz today Q was on ESPN!

 

[desiibond]

Race will be telecasted in ESPN.

 

[s18000rpm]

are yaar, you should have informed when the quali. was goin on.
i missed the quali


anyways

1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:15.190
2. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:15.717
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:15.582
4. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:15.295
5. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:15.977
6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:15.935
7. Alonso Renault (B) 1:16.646
8. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:16.306
9. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:16.074
10. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:16.086

19. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:17.225
20. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:17.823
Charu Sharma, Dravid & co will be LMAO'ing right now

 

[Hitboxx]

Er., lol ok, next time I will announce 24 hours before

 

[Dipen01]

are yaar, you should have informed when the quali. was goin on.
i missed the quali


anyways

1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:15.190
2. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:15.717
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:15.582
4. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:15.295
5. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:15.977
6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:15.935
7. Alonso Renault (B) 1:16.646
8. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:16.306
9. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:16.074
10. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:16.086

19. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:17.225
20. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:17.823
Charu Sharma, Dravid & co will be LMAO'ing right now

I missed it too

Infact i fell asleep after Q1 lol... Dint sleep last night so was sleepy whole day and in the end couldnt control

Anyways they will telecast it again at 4.30 tomorrow so dont worry

 

[s18000rpm]

DC gets five-place grid penalty

David Coulthard is to be moved back five places on the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix as the result of a gearbox change required after his qualifying crash.

*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67715

=======================

Drivers 'nervous' ahead of wet Monaco

Mark Webber has admitted that a number of Formula One drivers are 'nervous' about racing in the wet in the Monaco Grand Prix.

With frequent showers during Sunday morning soaking the track, it is looking increasingly likely that F1's blue-ribband event on the streets of Monte Carlo will be run in the wet.

And with the tight confines of the track increasing the difficulties caused by the lack of driver aids like traction control and engine braking, Webber himself is worried about the race turning into a crash fest.
...*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67714

==============================

M.Schumacher to head up FIA safety fund

Michael Schumacher has been elected as the head of the FIA's Motor Sport Safety Development Fund, created as a result of the $100 million (USD) fine that McLaren paid for spying last year.

The Fund will distribute a number of grants around the world to help young drivers, improve safety skills for officials and help the development of motor sport venues in emerging motor racing nations.

Schumacher will be joined on the Fund board by FIA president Max Mosley, Nick Craw, the president of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States, Ferrari board member Jean Todt and Mercedes-Benz motorsport boss Norbert Haug.

...*www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67713

====================

hoping for a wet race

 

[pillainp]

Highly suspect timing for Raikonen's drive throught penalty.

I mean, Hamiltom shoots himself in the foot by hitting the barrier and wrecking his right rear tyre, and immediately after that, no sooner is back on track with a new tyre, than the message pops up that Raikonen has been awarded a drive-through penalty.

It seems someone is being heavily favoured this race.

I wonder who it could be.....

 

[s18000rpm]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

what a race.

poor kimi
so sorry for Sutil mamu, he was crying.

superb drive by kubica & massa

LOOOL


cant b'live ferrari made such a noobie mistake at start (kimi's go thru penalty)