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tOfficial 2012 Formula 1 thread

  • We did this a few years ago and thought I'd revive it as there are at least a handful of F1 fans on here.

    Testing looks like a mixed bag as far as who's in front. Ferarri seem unsatisfied with their pace. McLaren were up and down. Red Bull look like they're struggling for back end grip. Lotus (Renault) may start the season on top. Raikkonen looks like he hasn't missed a beat after 2 years of WRC.

    Anyway, looking forward to Practice in Oz starting late tonight!

    Let's talk F1!

    BBC Sport - 2012 Formula 1 season - everything you need to know

    Chief F1 writer Andrew Benson gives the lowdown on the new season

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    Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/FiveeNil 18th March - Australian GP. Sometime to go until the 2012 Formula 1 season starts but this is a taster of what Formula 1 in 2012 will be like. Now with both BBC and Sky Sports covering Formula 1 in 2012, it'll be great - great build-up and analysis. Please ignore tags; Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton Jenson Button Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa Michael Schumacher Nico Rosberg Nick Heidfeld Bruno Senna Vitaly Petrov Rubens Barrichello Pastor Maldonado Adrian Sutil Paul di Resta Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez Pedro de la Rosa Sébastien Buemi Jaime Alguersuari Heikki Kovalainen Jarno Trulli Karun Chandhok Narain Karthikeyan Daniel Ricciardo Vitantonio Liuzzi Timo Glock Jérôme d'Ambrosio Pedro de la Rosa Gary Paffett Giancarlo Fisichella Jules Bianchi Marc Gené Anthony Davidson Bruno Senna Romain Grosjean Fairuz Fauzy Ho-Pin Tung Jan Charouz Valtteri Bottas Nico Hülkenberg Esteban Gutiérrez Jean-Éric Vergne Luiz Razia Davide Valsecchi Ricardo Teixeira Sakon Yamamoto Robert Wickens Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Red Bull Racing Red Bull Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Lotus Renault GP Renault AT&T Williams Williams Force India F1 Team Force India Sauber F1 Team Sauber Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Team Lotus Lotus Hispania Racing F1 Team HRT Formula One Team HRT Marussia Virgin Racing Virgin Formula 1 F1 BBC F1 BBC Sky Sports Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports F1 HD Sky Sports News Jake Humphrey Eddie Jordan Daivd Coultard Martin Brundle Lee McKenzie Ted Kravitz Ben Edwards

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    Winston Wolf

  • Thanks. F1 is my favorite motor sport and Ferrari my preferred team. It does not look good for poor Alonso at this point.

    MSchott

  • MSchott said...

    Thanks. F1 is my favorite motor sport and Ferrari my preferred team. It does not look good for poor Alonso at this point.

    Same here - well at least about F1 being my favorite motor sport. I've always sort of viewed Ferrari as the evil empire, though. smile_msu

    The aesthetics of the cars are going to take some getting used to. Those step shelf fronts are YUCK!

    I'm stunned that the Ice Man has been as quick as he has in testing. It'll be interesting if that remains the case.

    Go Button!

    P.S. Also looking forward to seeing how Rubens does in IndyCar this year.

    TravelinMan

  • I hope Nico tears it up this year. Mercedes needs to step up or step out.

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    AHAD

  • Would be very pleased to see Lotus back in the top tier.

    This post was edited by Tree Rat on 3/15/2012 at 4:28 PM

    Tree Rat

  • Another riveting year of watching a couple dozen cars run in single file with no passing. I can't wait.

    Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. - Frank Leahy.-- If you're going to be stupid, be smart about it. - Mike Milbury

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  • AHAD said...

    I hope Nico tears it up this year. Mercedes needs to step up or step out.

    I hope Nico shames Schumacher again this year. Hang it up, old man

    Winston Wolf

  • Bullwrinkle said...

    Another riveting year of watching a couple dozen cars run in single file with no passing. I can't wait.

    There will be plenty of redneck go round threads for you to post in. Thanks for stopping by.

    Winston Wolf

  • Bullwrinkle said...

    Another riveting year of watching a couple dozen cars run in single file with no passing. I can't wait.

    I think it is sad I agree with you...F1 has become REALLY lame...and I love one of the top teams (McLaren) but man watching the races has become so boring when there is limited passing (and then penalties all the time for even trying to since there are wrecks due to people actually trying to keep you behind them)

    GO SPARTANS (Undergrad) GO GATORS (Grad School) GO HOYAS (Law School)

    wvspartan

  • MSchott said...

    Thanks. F1 is my favorite motor sport and Ferrari my preferred team. It does not look good for poor Alonso at this point.

    I'm a McLaren guy...and no, it does not look good for poor Alonso... clap

    Winston Wolf

  • wvspartan said...

    I think it is sad I agree with you...F1 has become REALLY lame...and I love one of the top teams (McLaren) but man watching the races has become so boring when there is limited passing (and then penalties all the time for even trying to since there are wrecks due to people actually trying to keep you behind them)

    Did you watch last year? The DRS and KERS made a big difference in passing last year. Apart from Red Bull...well Vettel...the top 3 teams were really close and you were never quite sure who would come out on top from race to race.

    Winston Wolf

  • Winston Wolf said...

    Did you watch last year? The DRS and KERS made a big difference in passing last year. Apart from Red Bull...well Vettel...the top 3 teams were really close and you were never quite sure who would come out on top from race to race.

    DRS and KERS were fine for those sections where they were enabled. Of course you had to be withina second in order to use them in the first place. But sorry Vettel (RB in general) were far and away superior. I have no problem with that but it should be more competative and the penalties garbage for wrecks when attempting to pass is stupid.

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    wvspartan

  • wvspartan said...

    DRS and KERS were fine for those sections where they were enabled. Of course you had to be withina second in order to use them in the first place. But sorry Vettel (RB in general) were far and away superior. I have no problem with that but it should be more competative and the penalties garbage for wrecks when attempting to pass is stupid.

    I see your point, but the reality of racing is that there are only certain sections which lend themselves to passing. It's true in NASCAR too.

    Webber was pretty pedestrian last year, but Vettel was as dominant as Schumacher ever was..

    Agree on the need for penalties for stupid passes resulting in wrecks. Hamilton in particular was out of control last year.

    Winston Wolf

  • Competition and passing is about 10% of what F1 is about. No one watches it for the great wheel to wheel action.

    TravelinMan

  • Winston Wolf said...

    I hope Nico shames Schumacher again this year. Hang it up, old man

    Don't blame Schumacher. The Mercedes car was crap last season.

    MSchott

  • P1 from Melbourne is LIVE on Speed.com right NOW.

    SPEED Streaming

    http://stream.speedtv.com/formula-one

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    GO SPARTANS (Undergrad) GO GATORS (Grad School) GO HOYAS (Law School)

    wvspartan

  • MSchott said...

    Don't blame Schumacher. The Mercedes car was crap last season.

    And Nico beat the pants off of him in that crap car.

    Winston Wolf

  • P1 Complete
    1) Button 2) Hamilton 3) Schumacher 4) Alonso 5) Webber....11) Vettel

    This post was edited by wvspartan on 3/15/2012 at 10:02 PM

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    wvspartan

  • wvspartan said...

    P1 Complete 1) Button 2) Hamilton 3) Schumacher 4) Alonso 5) Webber....11) Vettel

    Woo hoo! Very nice.

    TravelinMan

  • Winston Wolf

  • P3 streaming at top of the hour on Speed.com

    SPEED Streaming

    http://stream.speedtv.com/formula-one

    stream.speedtv.com

    GO SPARTANS (Undergrad) GO GATORS (Grad School) GO HOYAS (Law School)

    wvspartan

  • Hamilton and Button are 1-2 early in the practice...still 40 minutes left

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    wvspartan

  • P3 is complete

    1) Hamilton 2) Grosjean 3) Webber 4) Button 5) Rosberg 6) Schumacher 7) Vettel...16) Alonso 18) Massa

    Schumacher spun and car had to be crained off the circuit

    GO SPARTANS (Undergrad) GO GATORS (Grad School) GO HOYAS (Law School)

    wvspartan

  • I am silly but am awake for Qualifying...

    After Q1..OUT are

    18) Raikonnen - Lotus
    19) Kovalainen - Caterham
    20) Petrov - Caterham
    21) Glock - Marussia
    22) Pic - Marussia
    Out of Percentage DeLaRosa Karthikeyan - Both of HRT

    This post was edited by wvspartan on 3/17/2012 at 1:26 AM

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    wvspartan

  • After Q2 ... OUT are

    11) Vergne - Toro Rosso
    12) Alonso - Ferrari
    13) Kobayashi - Sauber
    14) Senna - WIlliams
    15) Disresta - Force India
    16) Massa - Ferrari
    17) Perez - Sauber

    GO SPARTANS (Undergrad) GO GATORS (Grad School) GO HOYAS (Law School)

    wvspartan

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