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"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 02/01/2008 at 3:11:51PM
Edited: 25/3/08 14:48 Total Posts: 2594 |
This is a place where I basically say what I want about the Formula 1 season.
My (ultra long) preview to the new season has been posted.
Formula 1.com Launches Page
Click Here
Ferrari
New Car
McLaren
New Car
Toyota
New Car
BMW
New Car
Red Bull
New Car
Williams
New Car
Renault
New Car
Honda
New Car
Force India
New Car
Toro Rosso are only releasing a revision of their 2007 car with the new chassis coming after a few races.
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Cong Man
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Regular on 03/01/2008 at 5:12:21PM
Total Posts: 1183
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Looking forward to what will either be a fantastic season, or one that gets completely dominated by Ferrari...
I can see McLaren being weakened by budget cuts as a result of that big fine AND having to completely redisign their car and can't see any of the other top/middle grid teams making the step up.
The key will be just how good Ferrari's new car, their first with no Brawn-influence is. If it's not that good, we could see a grand old scrap between about 6 teams.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 06/01/2008 at 2:19:28PM
Total Posts: 2594
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The new Ferrari car has been released. There is a link at the top and I'll post a few more soon.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 07/01/2008 at 3:15:30PM
Total Posts: 2594
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The new McLaren is unveiled. We'll have to see how testing times stack up to see if the new McLaren is any good.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 10/01/2008 at 2:55:43PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Fisichella confirmed as Force India driver and Toyota launch their new car. With rumours that Toyota only have 2 seasons to turn the team around, the pressure is on.
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
Regular on 10/01/2008 at 6:58:33PM
Edited: 10/1/08 18:59 Total Posts: 2223
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Wasn't surprised about Fisichella being confirmed really, though if I remember correctly, Klien didn't do too badly testing for them. I think it may be another season of being shown up by a younger driver for him though.
And I don't think it's rumours about Toyota having two years to get it together; I think someone quite senior in the team mentioned it...
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 10/01/2008 at 9:19:42PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Yeah, I think it was. I read so much, I can never remember whether the rumour is real or not. The rumour was out a while before someone at Toyota mentioned it.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 14/01/2008 at 3:58:43PM
Total Posts: 2594
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BMW launch their new car claiming that it is designed to be forgiving in the handling. We'll have to wait and see about that.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 16/01/2008 at 5:07:51PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Red Bull release their car hoping it will be reliable and with the feeling they could compete with BMW. It should be a good car and could be an outside bet for a race win or 2.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 21/01/2008 at 2:57:40PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Williams and Renault launch their new cars. Not many cars left to be launched and we can get to checking the times to get some impression of where they will stack up.
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Your Honour
Regular on 22/01/2008 at 5:26:31PM
Edited: 22/1/08 17:26 Total Posts: 999
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This year could be very entertaining, if Ferrari haven't made major strides forward over the winter, I think we'll see them being challenge by the likes of McLaren, BMW, and hopefully Renault, RBR & Williams.
Brawns influence will show some improvement at Honda, and hopefully they'll be up at the front by the end of this season. I can't see them challening the top 4 or 5 from the off though.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 15/02/2008 at 7:40:00PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Super Aguri have delayed the launch of their new car and I really hope we see them on the grid because I hate seeing teams fold. In an ideal world, I'd like to see as many cars as possible race.
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CliffBird
"Soul Calibur RULES!"
Regular on 16/02/2008 at 11:20:36AM
Total Posts: 37
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Less that a month to go until the first Grand Prix, I really hope Honda have sorted their car out for this year, I want to see Jenson Button do well.
Ooohh Exciting...
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
Regular on 19/02/2008 at 2:28:26PM
Total Posts: 2223
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Testing delays for Super Aguri now, and still no word about the driver lineup, with contracts still apparently being discussed. I wonder whether there are doubts about Honda's commitment as well as funding now... are we heading for another Arrows-style demise here?
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Your Honour
Regular on 19/02/2008 at 8:49:59PM
Total Posts: 999
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They probably don't want last years Honda car, that's all it is.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 22/02/2008 at 5:06:25PM
Total Posts: 2594
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It's a bit more serious. Super Aguri have had to cancel tests to save money and are currently pleading with Honda to help them out. If they don't, it'll come down to the offers they've had, which may see a new team name or a massive change.
Worse case scenario, no Super Aguri.
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pb
"Shoryuken!"
Moderator on 25/02/2008 at 12:05:49PM
Total Posts: 10395
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Ferrari look to have all the pace again. McLaren seem to still be suffering a bit from their fines and maybe having to tinker with the cars at the last minute, but they may well still have the pace.
At the moment, I'm worried that no-one else would be able to keep up with them. Renault don't seem to have it, even with Alsono at the wheel, Honda will do far better this season, but not really anywhere near the front, Williams and BMW might be better suited to challenge though.
Hopefully things will pick up and in three weeks we'll start to see some challenges to the status quo, we need some real races to start off the season.
I'm looking forward to Australia. Whether I get to watch it as it happens this year is another question, though!
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pb
"Shoryuken!"
Moderator on 26/02/2008 at 8:44:54AM
Total Posts: 10395
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I take it back!
Despite Schumacher coming back to test again for Ferarri in Barcelona yesterday, Lewis Hamilton managed a 1:22:276 against Schumacher's 1:22:428.
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Your Honour
Regular on 26/02/2008 at 11:31:09AM
Edited: 26/2/08 11:31 Total Posts: 999
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Damp through drying conditions though, difficult to tell if McLaren really are in better shape than Ferrari. It'll certainly be those two at the front though.
I think the suprise of the season will be Williams. They seem to have been top 6 consistently through testing and will push BMW for third best team. BMW don't seem to be clear in that position, unlike last year. Red Bull will be with Renault - fighting for the scrag ends of the points.
Biggest disappointment will be Honda, certainly for the first part of the season.
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
Regular on 27/02/2008 at 1:36:01PM
Edited: 27/2/08 13:36 Total Posts: 2223
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Really looks like another disappointing year for Honda, it'll take time for some change, if any, to come about from their restructuring.
I think Force India may even be a bit surprising; they're certainly performing better than Spyker did. But I'm definitely agreeing about Williams, but I guess we'll have to wait until racing starts to really see who's where. Not sure where Nakajima's inexperience will land him, although he does seem to have much potential.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 27/02/2008 at 2:50:53PM
Total Posts: 2594
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My season preview is coming along nicely. Should be up around a week or 2 before the Aussie race on the 16th March.
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Your Honour
Regular on 27/02/2008 at 3:41:50PM
Total Posts: 999
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I look forward to reading it. I'm going to set up another Fantasy F1 league, details to follow....
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Jackalsb
"Victory is mine!"
Regular on 04/03/2008 at 1:26:59AM
Edited: 4/3/08 1:27 Total Posts: 73
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 04/03/2008 at 2:36:00PM
Total Posts: 2594
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I take it most have read about the new Silverstone plans. The major changes to the track are a redevelopment of Woodcote and Copse with Club and Abbey also being redone and Club and Abbey will be the new home of the pits complex.
There is a whole lot of other stuff like hotels and business parks etc.
Any thoughts?
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 10/03/2008 at 4:59:38PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Urgh, I forget every year how long it takes to put my preview together each year. Have no fear, it will be up soon. :)
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
Regular on 10/03/2008 at 8:04:01PM
Total Posts: 2223
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Good to hear... hope the latest news from Super Aguri doesn't mean you'll have to change much!
Also rather fortunate that the season starts during my Easter holidays, when I'm at home and have proper access to TV!
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YH
Regular on 11/03/2008 at 12:35:01PM
Total Posts: 999
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According to (a redesigned) ITV F1 site, Aguri has got investment and Sato & Ant will be racing this season. Woohoo!
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 13/03/2008 at 3:37:46PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Also, for those interested in Friday practice, ITV-F1.com have signed an agreement to stream live Friday practice over their website.
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YH
Regular on 14/03/2008 at 12:24:00PM
Total Posts: 999
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Anyone try and watch it? Very jerky - maybe they didn't anticipate demand?
Gave up after 10 mins.
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"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 14/03/2008 at 2:53:26PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Yeah, I think demand was very high for it last night. It got a bit better around midnight but it'll need significant improvement.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 15/03/2008 at 4:26:22PM
Total Posts: 2594
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If it remains this close, we could be in for some season. The midfield really looks congested and BMW have found something from somewhere.
Let's hope it's a close race.
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
Regular on 15/03/2008 at 8:28:56PM
Total Posts: 2223
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It could well be. I was quite surprised by RBR's pace as well, methinks Webber would have been way up there too were it not for his spin...
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 15/03/2008 at 8:33:09PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Heh, yeah, although it wasn't a spin. It looked like his front right brake blew up. Some kind of brake failure as there was a big puff of brake dust.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 16/03/2008 at 2:43:07PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Hahaha, if you watched the live show, the Coulthard interview was hilarious. Apparently, it appeared on Youtube and was then pulled by F1 management.
As for the race, it was a crazy race. Raikkonen and Ferrari seemed half asleep at times, Ferrari with their strategy and Raikkonen with some crazy errors.
McLaren were trouble free with Hamilton easily the best and Kovalainen should have been 2nd if it wasn't for the safety car.
I'm gutted for Bourdais. He drove a great race only for his engine to give up. Barrichello really should have stopped at the red light at the end of the pitlane because he should have known that the light was going to be red. No points for him as it is a black flag offence, Montoya suffered a similar fate a couple of years back.
Rosberg didn't look well in the press conference and the other drivers kept looking in his direction when they were talking.
I'm still not sure how Vettel ended up out. He should have been nowhere near the accident at the back.
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YH
Regular on 16/03/2008 at 8:17:24PM
Total Posts: 999
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Well, if anyone predicted that top 3 earlier in the week they'd have to be lying. BMW have come from nowhere and Torro Rosso are ridiculously quick, given 2 years ago they were Minardi. Glad Rosberg got a podium - hopefully this marks a definite upturn for Williams this season. Although with Ferrari making silly mistakes and very high attrition it was the day for the lower teams to make their mark.
What did DC say? I recorded the live race and watched it once I was up, but it was a bit jerky (think it's the wind around here) and it skipped most of the interview. The sound came back for Allen to apologise, but I missed it :-)
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 16/03/2008 at 8:35:12PM
Edited: 17/3/08 15:21 Total Posts: 2594
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The gist of it is, Coulthard said he would take responsibility for an accident and he would expect Massa to do the same and if he doesn't, he'd kick 3 colours of (swear) out of the little (b swear).
EDIT: I had a look on Youtube last night and there was another video of it up there. Rush there to view it as it may not survive, although I have got myself a copy of it now.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 18/03/2008 at 2:49:09PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Toro Rosso up for sale as the boss has said that customer cars will no longer be allowed in any form by 2010 and they can't really afford 2 seperate teams under that arrangement. He said he will not sell during the 2008 season and will only sell when he knows the team will be safe but it will definitely be before 2010.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 22/03/2008 at 2:15:30PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Interesting practice and qualifying sessions. Red Bull have to be careful that their suspension is good enough. The Ferrari seems to have at least 2 tenths advantage and with the McLaren 5 place drop for blocking, rain really is the only way McLaren can hope for a win.
The race will be about when/if it rains and who handles that situation the best.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 23/03/2008 at 4:16:53PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Not surprised to see Ferrari walk it although Massa's retirement was curious as that corner is pretty much an acceleration zone. McLaren will also be pretty pleased that they had 2 laps more fuel and was only half a second slower in qualifying 3.
It does seem that BMW has some pace and could be right on the heels on the front 2 teams if they make a significant step forward.
Bahrain should be a Ferrari track again but you never know. Points have been spread around in the first 2 races and they could continue to be spread around as it's so difficult to see one team make 7th and 8th their own.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
Regular on 25/03/2008 at 2:47:43PM
Total Posts: 2594
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Silly season seems to be all year round now. Vettel linked with Ferrari and now Alonso hasn't denied a link to Ferrari.
I remember when Alonso was a quiet driver who got on with winning. How success has changed him.
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