Who will win the aussie g.p?

[lexoto]

I think fisichella will win the aussie g.p.
He's got the renault,which have produced the world champion 2 years in a row and has won the g.p before.
Massa,alonso,kimi could win.........
Any other guesses before practice.

[Tumbo]

I'd be putting Kimi and Alonso top of the tree, Masa and Button would be next pegging

Can't rule out Hamilton or Heidfeld if we see any major carnage or mechanical failures for the top runners

[brchi17]

I'd suggest which ever car to gets to the checkered flag first :p

[younglion]

probably massa, but hoping kimi can get close too. alonso if the car stays on the track unlike mclarens of the last few years but whoever wins i cant wait to see it. been too long a coming

[VXfan]

I'd suggest which ever car to gets to the checkered flag first :p
Now I know why Wayno calls u Captain Obvious!!!:D

[f1webber]

I am picking Massa. He has tested very strong over the break and also Hamilton to get a possible podium spot.
I also think Fisi will get blown away by his new team mate (and get replaced before the season is finished) :evil2:

[REDVRSS]

I think fisichella will win the aussie g.p.


I concur. I can say with confidence that a Schumacher wont.

[gab73]

I believe its easier to pick who wont win at this stage

[215i]

I will be shocked if anybody but Raikkonen, Alonso or Massa win as I think these guys will be the main contenders this year.
But if other drivers step up it will be good to watch.

[ferrari fan]

Fernando Alonso is my tip.

[k1w1taxi]

The BIG winner at Melbourne will be....



BERNIE as always

Cheers
Lee

[wayno]

Massa or Alonso. Massa has been fearfully quick in testing, but has had a shocking run at the Albert Park track.
If he can get the monkey off his back I think he has enough to just shade Alonso.

[Patterson]

Massa I think...Of the top drivers he has had the least disruption by far....The others are all in new cars or cr@p....sorry, I mean not competitive...

[Chriso]

BERNIE as always
:D

I've gone with Massa.

[NO.5HDT]

I am picking Massa. He has tested very strong over the break and also Hamilton to get a possible podium spot.
I also think Fisi will get blown away by his new team mate (and get replaced before the season is finished) :evil2:

Massa is my pick too.Love to see Fisi replaced.He has proven to be a stylish driver,but got butchered by Alonso. Also as a huge Nelson Piquet fan I want to see Nelsinho Piquet in F1.

[BIGJIM]

my moneys on Jenson Button

[whitlam]

I concur. I can say with confidence that a Schumacher wont.


Michael has probably still got a better chance than Ralf :D

[brchi17]

1. ALONSO Mclaren 1m29.214s
2. MASSA Ferrari 1m30.707s
3. VETTEL BMW 1m30.857s
4. HAMILTON McLaren 1m30.878s
5. BUTTON Honda 1m31.162s
6. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m31.401s
7. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m31.528s
8. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m31.571s
9. WEBBER Red Bull 1m31.661s
10. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m31.737s
11. SATO Super Aguri 1m31.782s
12. FISICHELLA Renault 1m32.011s
13. WURZ Williams 1m32.194s
14. SUTIL Spyker 1m34.043s
15. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m34.627s
16. ALBERS Spyker 1m35.055s
17. HEIDFELD BMW 1m37.249s
18. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m39.221s
19. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m39.242s
20. R SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m39.550s
21. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m41.763s
22. TRULLI Toyota 1m44.130s

[Richard Poole]

Anyone watching live timing for the second session on f1-live.com?

[Tumbo]

nice job by Vettel that boy is a superstar

[brchi17]

it was a wet to drying session (from itv (http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=38666)) & as such the times are a little miss leading

[VXfan]

What's the go with Natsoft?Still not showing any practice times from this morning?

[brchi17]

What's the go with Natsoft?Still not showing any practice times from this morning?

try itv ;)

[VXfan]

Thanks Brad but I've already found live timing at F1live. Going to be a Ferrari v McLaren battle judging by the current times.;)
Cheers,
Tony.

[Leigh]

What's the go with Natsoft?Still not showing any practice times from this morning?
F1 bring their own timing equipment, and eventually share with Natsoft;)

Best to chack on an "F1" affiliated site like ITV:D

[HDTHSVHRT]

I think Massa Man will win.

[lloyd]

i just got back and it was very average,maybe due to the missing v8s.there weren,t many people there either.i was surprised how the place had shrunk.the stands were much smaller in size and less of them,along queens road side where all the corp boxes were is now empty.the area where the v8s used to be is now taken up by the aus cars,formular 3 and the utes.the tent whre the historics were is no longer,the have moved further down to an open type display next to the porsches,maybe with a bigger crowd on sat/sun the atmosphere may be better.who else went today

[Nathan Rzepecki]

Two hours to get your selections in for Finishline.

[REDVRSS]

who else went today

Just got back myself and gee, what a disapointment. for the morning the place was overun by school children who were given free entry in an attempt to prop up crowd figures. My mate who came with me said he came to the GP to get away from the kids, but they were yahooing everywhere.

The scheduled ADF blackhawk display did not happen. The RAAF Roulettes werent even listed to show friday (as they were the past 11 years). The support races didnt happen until it was so late the vendors were packing up while they were on (the ute race was a cracker). This doesnt encourage the meagure crowd to stick around.

On the plus side the amount of F1 time was fantastic. Under the new practice rules you had pretty much the whole field out most of the time.

With Fosters gone, you can buy VB now (at $5.50 a can!)

With the low crowd, it wasnt hard to find a good vantage point.

Mind you I'll be back tomorrow... I have to entertain some out of towners :)

Cheers,

Paul.

[wayno]

I can see Fisichella getting replaced before the season is out.

[brchi17]

I can see Fisichella getting replaced before the season is out.

that is a real worry for mine as I still wonder if Flarvio is simply keeping him to see out his contract before trying to convince Mark to join his team (which he should of done 3 yrs ago......hindsight is a wonderful thing lol)

[wayno]

Nelson Piquet Jnr is in their sights I think.

[Tumbo]

yet another son of a former star; we need young andretti to come to the party as well that would make for very interesting racfes; especially if Bruno gets a seat too ;)

[ferrari fan]

that is a real worry for mine as I still wonder if Flarvio is simply keeping him to see out his contract before trying to convince Mark to join his team (which he should of done 3 yrs ago......hindsight is a wonderful thing lol)
Flav told Mark to grab the seat he offered to him at Renault, but Mark wanted the Williams seat.

[Holden2003]

i just got back and it was very average,maybe due to the missing v8s.there weren,t many people there either.i was surprised how the place had shrunk.the stands were much smaller in size and less of them,along queens road side where all the corp boxes were is now empty.the area where the v8s used to be is now taken up by the aus cars,formular 3 and the utes.the tent whre the historics were is no longer,the have moved further down to an open type display next to the porsches,maybe with a bigger crowd on sat/sun the atmosphere may be better.who else went today

From a tv perspective, the F1 sessions were the best Friday viewing I had. Did you enjoy the F1 practise sessions. I had a small luxury of watching it by tape and skipping the carrera cup race. The crowd for that race reminded me of the V8s in Bahrain.

[vikings100]

I hope jenson Button wins the GP. Ihave put $10 on him to win at $34.

Cheers Greg:)

[brchi17]

I hope jenson Button wins the GP. Ihave put $10 on him to win at $34.

Cheers Greg:)

well you can kiss that $10 goodbye then :p

[wayno]

I can't believe how boring this tv coverage is. All padding and filling with mindless crap.

[ferrari fan]

Q is very shortly.

[wayno]

The qualifying is sensational and making up for the rest, but so far the coverage is rubbish!

[VXfan]

What a star Lewis Hamilton is eh?Great effort.:cool:
Kimi smoked them all though,wonder if he can do it for the whole race tomorrow though?
Good show from Webber,he's done better than I thought he would so far.
BMW Sauber are a serious contender judging by what I've seen so far and how well are are the Super Aguri going eh?Certainly showing up their 'A-Team'.;)
Cheers,
Tony.
P.S. Just goes to show how over-regulated V8Supercars are as if the Trulli 'trolley incident' had occured in the V8's,they'd be fined heavily and sent to the back of the grid!:rolleyes:

[Robert Murphy]

Not Massa this year...

[wayno]

P.S. Just goes to show how over-regulated V8Supercars are as if the Trulli 'trolley incident' had occured in the V8's,they'd be fined heavily and sent to the back of the grid!:rolleyes:

You'd spend five minutes in a portable dunny wouldn't you? :rolleyes:
Don't forget BMW when handing out praise Tony. They are looking very strong.

[HDTHSVHRT]

Not Massa this year...

What happened to Massa?

[wayno]

What happened to Massa?

Gearbox problem prevented him from making the final session.

[fordmad17]

Lewis Hamilton could be the next Micheal Schumacher. He will win races this year

[ferrari fan]

Latest rumor from within the Pits complex;
Renault are after Davidson and wanna discard the one that Fissid out long ago

[VXfan]

Don't forget BMW when handing out praise Tony. They are looking very strong.

Pretty sure I did...;)


BMW Sauber are a serious contender judging by what I've seen so far


Cheers,
Tony.

[wayno]

Pretty sure I did...;)

My bad. :o

[younglion]

Latest rumor from within the Pits complex;
Renault are after Davidson and wanna discard the one that Fissid out long ago

yeah i been thinking this for a while that montecarlo would get the boot, be good to see davison get a go been around a while now. as for hamilton being the next schumi THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER M SCHUMACHER no one will ever be able to be as good as that man

[wayno]

yeah i been thinking this for a while that montecarlo would get the boot, be good to see davison get a go been around a while now. as for hamilton being the next schumi THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER M SCHUMACHER no one will ever be able to be as good as that man

Remember that people said that about Fangio.

[younglion]

Remember that people said that about Fangio.

i know but how can you talk a guy up because he has been thrown in to one of the contending cars for the year and is doing good times? i would expect nothing less of any formula 1 class driver to deliver good times in the mclaren. Each to there own but i think a few people are jumping the gun a bit. He is indeed a good talent but im sure that if you put 75% of the f1 field in the mclaren at the moment they would do good times too

[wayno]

So the effort Hamilton has put in at his first ever gp on a tough circuit doesn't seem to be anything special then?
The thing about Hamilton is the entire package. Many guys are young and fast, but Lewis is a supremely mature driver for his age.
Alonso is already proving what a champion he is. Two titles already and he's not afraid to have a team mate in a decent car race against him.
I think Fernando will be one of the all time greats. :)
Great for the sport as I don't think it's missing Schumacher at all.

[younglion]

So the effort Hamilton has put in at his first ever gp on a tough circuit doesn't seem to be anything special then?
The thing about Hamilton is the entire package. Many guys are young and fast, but Lewis is a supremely mature driver for his age.
Alonso is already proving what a champion he is. Two titles already and he's not afraid to have a team mate in a decent car race against him.
I think Fernando will be one of the all time greats. :)
Great for the sport as I don't think it's missing Schumacher at all.

agree with you he does seem a top quality driver but i still think he has been given a tremendous help to his career by ron dennis chucking him in the macca, but the best of luck to him its good to a decent british driver for a change. Bring on the grand prix i say

[wayno]

The crop of guys entering f1 or on the fringe at the moment is very exciting. We seem to be getting back to fields where drivers are using merit to earn drives which is only good.
The cars are also closer than ever (as proved by yesterday) and we could be in for another golden era of f1 racing.

[Tumbo]

Wayne that is something we all are hoping for: the talent at the top though is thicker than it has been for some time and i'm with you Hamilton is a star but Ferando could be one fo the all-time greats

[younglion]

The crop of guys entering f1 or on the fringe at the moment is very exciting. We seem to be getting back to fields where drivers are using merit to earn drives which is only good.
The cars are also closer than ever (as proved by yesterday) and we could be in for another golden era of f1 racing.

agree with ya there, i could be talking about alonso and raikkonen and hamilton the way you guys talk about fangio and senna and co. in years to come

[wayno]

agree with ya there, i could be talking about alonso and raikkonen and hamilton the way you guys talk about fangio and senna and co. in years to come

Hang-on, we're not that old. We could be as well! :D

[Nobes]

Ooops haven't put my bet on here. Lets see, Alonso will win, and Webber in the top 8 ;) :D

Now, back to spectating and drinking.

Good luck with all your choices.:)

[Nobes]

Ooops haven't put my bet on here. Lets see, Alonso will win, and Webber in the top 8 ;) :D

Now, back to spectating and drinking.

Good luck with all your choices.:)

Well my prediction sucked LOL.

Well done to Kimi.

[BILLFORD1]

I recon Kimi has to be in with a chance...Bugger I guess this doesn't count seeing as the race has been finished for about 9 Hours !....:D