Comments on: Australian GP: thoughts on the start

By: manatcna

manatcna — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:29:01 +0000

I would like to see two virgin white cars 1st & 2nd

(But then the stewards will probably disqualify them)

Hamilton’s too far back, with a sick car, to do any good

I would also like to see two driverless red cars sitting on the grass

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:51:50 +0000

I dont know but I guess Alanso.

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:50:24 +0000

I am going to start my tv. If I fall a sleep thank you
DVR. See you all latter for the results. and Keith, I know I say it a lot but man great site and thank you.

By: K

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:48:56 +0000

Who’s gonna be first to brake their nice new extra large for 09 front wing then?

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:38:46 +0000

Last update from me before the live blog starts: Toyotas to start from pit lane.

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:30:28 +0000

Well, we are just a few hours a way and man I am tired. I want to watch the race live in the USA. As an American hope that it is either Hamilton or Button or Weber(guess why). But all in all I think that it will be a great race. Look forward to seeing you all at the end. Hope I am a wake to post on the victory. If not.. see you all tomorrow.

By: theRoswellite

theRoswellite — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:37:17 +0000

…..wanted to toss this out before we get R1L1 behind us.

For me, the biggest winner after qualifying is Mr. Vettel.

The Brawn Boys are fantastic, but not really a total surprise if you follow testing. There’s is a fabulous contribution to the spirit of GP, as I don’t recall so many people excited about the possibilities surrounding this new season.

But, the boys at RB must be equally pumped, knowing as they do, that they can come up with a new diffuser design and that it will add greatly to their performance; while it will be impossible, in any meaningful time frame, to build an entirely new car which incorporates some of the RB design features…the features which, along with Mr. Vettel’s driving, have them right behind the Brawn cars.

So, for me, the real future of this season is sitting in Q-3.
(and on the drawing boards back at the RB factory…design boys, design)

By: zp

zp — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:21:47 +0000

I have nothing against using KERS on the start but the FIA ECU should be able to read voltages and before starting the warm up lap voltages should be read to make sure no one charged beforehand.
Cars should be able to charge themselves on the warm up lap.

By: zp

zp — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:15:14 +0000

Phil, I think Magny-Cours and Japan 08 are more recent exemples…

By: Paige

Paige — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:27:32 +0000

The KERS cars will get nothing off the starting line for the simple reason that the device is giving them a fat ****, weighing down any advantage provided by a power boost.