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"The 2008 Formula 1 Season"

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.

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Toro Rosso are only releasing a revision of their 2007 car with the new chassis coming after a few races.

Would be good for viewers if Ferarri faultered a bit more (before the inevitable come-back, of course!)

Heh, it would be great if Martin went on to win it. :)

Good race at the weekend. Shame Kovalainen got a puncture from Raikkonen but that's the way it goes.

Monaco is going to be a tough test. Gearboxes have to last 4 races now and Monaco requires a lot of gear changes. Most cars will be on their first or second race on the gearboxes so it could cost a few cars in the next race or 2.

This could be interesting ? : Here

Qualifying changed to take into account that Super Aguri are gone. 5 cars eliminated in the first 2 sessions instead of 6.

Gearbox problems for Raikkonen early but I can only really see Ferrari winning the race. McLaren do seem fairly close on practise pace but I can't see them finishing ahead of Ferrari unless they go out.

It's officially over for Super Aguri then. A real shame as I like lots of cars.

A Ferrari dominated season would only be okay if Massa could match Raikkonen on a regular basis. Massa seems to have tracks where he excels, which aren't that many and then can't touch Raikkonen at the rest of the tracks.

Good to hear that Kovalainen is okay, especially after reports of the impact being 26G of force.

Everyone seems to think that the writing is on the wall for Super Aguri. I miss the old days of 26 car fields.

Definitely, and we don't want things to get all boring and Ferrari-dominated again!

Nah, I think it was more a case of Ferrari controlling the race. They only pushed when they needed to. Hamilton was never going to be able to overtake them and he never really got close enough to have a go. I still think they have traction issues. First and second sectors were comparable to the Ferraris but the last sector, the slowest, they were not competitive.

I think Hamilton was more concerned with Kubica as he seemed to have a similar pace. He probably wouldn't have got passed either but that's how it goes. Spain tends to be a bit misleading because the times are usually very close but I do think Ferrari have an advantage and it could be worth half a second on some tracks. McLaren have work to do.

Well, not the most surprising result ever. However, I was surprised at how Hamilton managed to stay relatively close to the Ferraris towards the end of the race. Maybe the safety car periods flatter the McLaren?

As is usually the case in Spain, the times are all pretty close. That is probably why Alonso and Renault went with what I think is less fuel.

It does seem to me that McLaren haven't quite fixed their problem. They were losing time in the last sector, a slower part of the track and good traction needed.

Ferrari will be the most pleased. As long as Alonso doesn't get in front of them off the line, they will probably walk it and some of the faster cars behind Alonso may get compromised.

You would think the midfield will be the main action area as I really don't think there is much between them at all.