Australian Grand Prix - March 16, 2008

Bradley Nelson2 said:Renault isn't even putting up a fight out there; Piquet is just dragging himself along like he's hauling a heavy-duty semi-truck through traffic.

Their cornering speeds are absolutely pathetic...

They seriously need to get their act together...

On another note... overtaking is still an absolute nightmare...

But I suppose that’s just what we expect from racing in Australia... honestly, unless they slash the downforce or decide to switch over to slicks next season, we aren't going to see any real action where
overtaking becomes unpredictable...

Nicole Reyes97 said:oh my god!!!!!! fernando finished 4th despite everything... absolute legend!!!!!!!!!!🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 👋

man, what an insane drive, he was basically breathing down the necks of those McLaren and Ferrari guys, I seriously love how aggressive he was being, just absolutely sending it every single lap at 110% capacity
Ferrari was a total disaster
they had six cars out there and not a single one actually crossed the finish line (looking at you, Toro Rosso and Force India)

if it were the other way around with Heikki and that complete idiot

fernando🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

stormyviper11 said:I honestly don't know how much more we can debate whether Hamilton got lucky, considering one Safety Car basically handed him a lifeline while another one stripped away his lead. It’s just fundamentally easier to make the right tactical calls when you aren't constantly relying on the chaos of external factors to bail you out. He had luck on his side, sure, and he clearly enjoys the internal hierarchy and the edge he gets in qualifying, because if Kubica and Kovalainen hadn't been lagging behind him, there's no way he would have escaped with that result. That said, looking strictly at his performance during the race itself, I don't have any complaints.

Prika was right about him getting lucky with the tire strategy...

I went into this thinking we were looking at maybe a single lap gap...

but instead, it was four... and a massive gap at that, over a minute and twenty-seven seconds...

and remember, Heikki was right there, only three tenths off in Q3...

It is an absolute certainty that he would have been faster if he’d been running with the same fuel load...

and if you want proof of what the pace actually looked like, just look at Heikki's times when
he fell back... and even when he was just stuck in that mid-field train...

stormyviper11 said:It’s honestly depressing seeing how much Glock's car was trashed just from cutting through the grass. 😲

Is it Glock's car, or Coulthard's? Because if that Red Bull actually hit a wall seriously, there wouldn't be enough left to leave a smudge. 😲

stormyviper11 said:I’m assuming the tank was completely bone-dry and he just had to pull in, because I highly doubt they would have called him in otherwise. Though then again, after that lazy idiot with the lollipop stick messed up, they told him he still had plenty of fuel left... so maybe they topped him off with just enough to scrape by.

It was an interesting watch, even if it wasn't exactly thrilling, aside from the moment Alonso managed to overtake two cars at once and Kim's aggressive move right at the start.

I was honestly appalled by how much Glock's car fell apart after bouncing all over those grass patches. 😲

we really need to take a deeper look at the race data...

but Novak insisted that Alonso clocked the fastest lap right at the very end of the race...

fine... sure, less fuel... but you also have to account for the fact that those tires were absolutely shredded.

Jason Campbell70 said:Way to go, buddy.🙏🙏🙏🙏

😁

ever since you started rooting for those losers and total bottom-feeders

darkmarlin16 said:How long have you been rooting for MCM and Hemeroida?

Always.👋

Since the days when the gods themselves were driving in F1.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

So, Blazicko is out here claiming that Susec and Jergovic are actually in the studio, which is honestly hilarious because we’re watching a replay, man. Like, does this guy even know how to read an American TV schedule? It's embarrassing.

Jason Campbell70 said:Since forever, man👋

Ever since the actual gods were running things in F1, you know?🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I mean, it’s not like you’re some die-hard Schumacher fanatic or anything

Raymond Palmer8 said:I wouldn't exactly give that my full endorsement.
The only way that logic holds water is if they could actually carry over everything useful from the old car onto the new chassis, but that's just not how things work here.

Do you remember back when Lewis Hamilton hopped into that Red Bull RB9, even though it was running all that new electronics...

The real issue is that most teams are still dealing with massive teething problems on their new cars, especially those outfits that haven't had nearly enough testing time under their belts.

darkmarlin16 said:And then there's Blazicko claiming Susec and Jergovic are in the studio, which is right when the race footage is playing? He clearly doesn't even follow the ABC programming schedule.

Drunken pig🤣

darkmarlin16 said:ever since you started rooting for those absolute losers... man, what a joke.

honestly, ever since he turned his back on everything he used to stand for... I mean, let's be real, Jason Campbell70 is just a total fraud.😂😂

Nicole Reyes97 said:😂😂😂

It would honestly be a comedy of errors if they actually started hunting down Lewis Hamilton only for Jean Todt to realize he has absolutely no one left to hire as a driver—and no, I am certainly not talking about Kimi🤣.

And where are all those armchair experts who were so incredibly certain that Massa was going to be an absolute superstar during the race??😂😂

If Lewis Hamilton actually had a car that wasn't a total disaster, he’d be performing literal miracles on the track; instead, he's stuck dragging this sluggish Ford through the field and still giving it everything he's got... that crafty move to get past Kimi and Heikki deserves a trophy in its own right.🙏🙏👍

I can only hope that the folks over at Ford finally figure out what's going on with these tires and decide to
actually give him some decent horsepower....

I'm convinced they eventually will, though God knows when that might actually happen.

Lewis Hamilton was absolutely killing it

Bradley Nelson2 said:Is it Glock or Coulthard? Because if that Red Bull hit a wall seriously, they’d just leave a smudge behind... 😲

Same here. Both those wrecks were... well, pretty terrifying how everything just disintegrated. It's like the only time you see a beautiful collision where everyone just flies off without a scratch is when it's a Ferrari, and then they just gracefully retire afterward... 😁

Lewis Hamilton spent basically the whole race dancing right on the edge. He was kicking up a massive cloud of dust coming out of the corners, and honestly, the only thing I'm bummed about is that we couldn't get a clear look at the whole situation when Kimi and Heikki blew past.

By the way, the directors for this race were absolute trash. You've got cars fighting it out on track, and instead, they show us Barrichello just grinding through a 10-second penalty.🙂

Nicole Reyes97 said:I honestly can't even begin to wrap my head around when exactly he decided to turn his back on everyone who actually stood by him, but let’s just be blunt about it: Jason Campbell70 is nothing more than a complete fraud.😂😂

Pilato is nothing but a complete fraud, and honestly, he’s out there deceiving absolutely everyone. 😂

hollowhawk412 said:Pilato is out here playing everyone 😂

yeah, he’s definitely playing me too 😢😢😢😢👎

but that's why I'm not some traitor...

Lewis Hamilton—always got your back!!!!!!!!!!!👍👍😍

Bradley Nelson2 said:Throughout the entire last season, those BMW strategists absolutely botched everything they touched regarding Kubica, constantly throwing him right into the thick of the traffic when he didn't need to be there, and frankly, this current strategy looks like an unmitigated disaster because, as we've seen repeatedly, Heidfeld somehow ends up benefiting from these chaotic calls while Kubica is clearly the faster driver.

The German is still holding the edge over the Pole in that BMW, I suppose.👎

Though, honestly, it feels more like a recovery process.

hollowhawk412 said:man, he just got lucky during practice...

I honestly thought we were looking at maybe a one-lap gap...

but four... and a massive four laps at that (1:27)...

yet Heikki was right there, only 0.3 behind in Q3...

It’s pretty obvious he would've been faster if they had the same fuel load...

and if you want proof, just look at Heikki's times when he
dropped back... and when he was just tucking into the pack...

Yeah, exactly, that's what I was saying—or what I was about to say. If Heikki had been running on the same fuel as everyone else during practice, and if Kubica hadn't messed up, Hamilton would be starting from third and who knows what would've happened. But given how things actually went down, I can't complain; the kid drove his heart out, totally flawless...🙂
Whether Heikki could pull off something that dominant remains to be seen in future races, once he actually gets a real shot at it...