2008 is on! First F1 session starts…
The 2008 Formula 1 season is finally under way as the first free practice session at Melbourne begins.
I’m watching the session on ITV’s new live stream. Leave a comment if you’re watching it as well – especially if you got it working outside Britain!
Christopher said on 14th March 2008, 0:19
Yes, very smooth so far. And with a shot of Lewis calculating his earnings for the season on a laptop.
Scott Joslin said on 14th March 2008, 0:24
Ha ha Christopher! I thought he was logging on to to here to post a comment!
Williams have had a slow start to the weekend
Toby Knight said on 14th March 2008, 0:24
Haha! That or playing Minesweeper.
Toby Knight said on 14th March 2008, 0:29
Kimi is blitzing round the track now.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 14th March 2008, 0:29
Raikkonen fastest in all three sectors – 26.4, 23.3 and 34.7 for a 1’26.461.
Scootin159 said on 14th March 2008, 0:33
Just what I expected…. Kimi on top, then the rest of the ferrari’s and mclaren’s… then a totally mixed-up midfield (which includes force india), followed by s.aguri.
Williams is worrysome though with their gearbox issues… hopefully it’s just teething problems.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 14th March 2008, 0:33
Session ends with Hamilton and Massa P2 and P3 with 26.9s, then Kovalainen on 27.1s. Webber and Alonso 1.1s further back in fifth and sixth.
Only Rosberg failed to set a time, Nakajima was second to last on a 35.0 – the Williamses only did six laps between them.
Robert McKay said on 14th March 2008, 0:33
The gap between the top 4 and the rest is huge – the midfield is nowhere!
Scott Joslin said on 14th March 2008, 0:35
Glock’s done ok in his first session for Toyota. That gap between the top 4 and the rest is very interesting.
Christopher said on 14th March 2008, 0:36
It’s interesting to see how the TV coverage works.
They’re just playing a bunch of "highlights" of the session now.
Mark said on 14th March 2008, 0:36
Mega Laps from Webber and Button!
Isn’t it great to have racing on again!
Scott Joslin said on 14th March 2008, 0:39
that sideways moment from Massa in the highlights made me smile!