2009 Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne (Central Park)

ironfalcon43 said:🤣 Oh, please. Let's be honest—you already know you don't stand a chance against us.😂

Feel free to root for BMW; I have a feeling they’re going to pull off something special tomorrow.☕

🤣 🤣 🤣
Don't make me laugh.
You guys are going to end up losing just like McLaren will tomorrow.😂

stormybadger8 said:18. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 655
11. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 690.6😲

Heikki is way faster than Hamilton even though he's carrying way more weight. It's insane, but looks like Heikki is finally actually driving somewhere.👍

5. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 657
14. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 612.5 😲😲 😲Who even is this kid? Looks like Nakajima is heading to the pits by lap 3.🤣How on earth is he that much slower than Rosberg? This is seriously weird.😕

If I didn't miss anything, those are the race start weights, not the qualifying weights—except for the top 10, who have to start with whatever fuel they used during qualifying.
So that means Heikki wasn't actually heavier and faster than Lewis during qualifying.

Hey everyone 😍

What a way to kick off the season, wow 🙏

I'm guessing tomorrow's start is going to be pure chaos 😁 once those guys behind dive in aggressively toward the KERS 🤣

I have to say, I'm kind of enjoying seeing arrogant Lojzek struggling 😳 Now that his car isn't absolutely perfect, let's see how he handles it 🥳

Brawn looks terrifyingly good, seriously, what's going on?! 🤣

Kimi and especially Nando didn't exactly shine during qualifying, honestly... Renault looks pretty mediocre again, damn...
That said, I'm expecting some mayhem and probably a very early safety car, so maybe someone can make a move there 😬

And Vettel, fingers crossed, let's see if he can somehow grab the win 😍 And since tradition says whoever wins Australia usually takes the championship... 🙂

About 5 hours left until race time... tick tock, tick tock...

Gary Palmer8 said:Man, you really are deep in that hateful rabbit hole regarding Hamilton, aren't you?

People have already been telling you that Hamilton lost his fourth gear... and honestly, once he clocked that remaining time, he actually beat Heikki—who basically just finished his lap after crossing the line one more time.

Maybe try learning how to count, LOL

Where exactly in my post do you see any racism? 🙄

Here’s the link for you: http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/805/6602/ 😉

Kovalainen's Q1 was 1:26.184, Hamilton was 1:26.454. Even in Q1, Kovalainen was 0.300 faster than Hamilton when his car was actually working normally. 😉

I know people will hate this, but Kovalainen might actually keep up with Lewis regularly this year. I don't hate Hamilton at all, but they've turned him into this ultra-superstar without any actual foundation. We'll see what kind of driver he really is once McLaren hits a rough patch this year. ☕

Maybe he's actually good, I don't know—we haven't had the chance to see it yet. If he finishes on the podium today without 10 or 15 cars dropping out, then okay, maybe he's legit. ☕
With the best car and the whole McLaren crew behind him, it would be weird if he wasn't fighting for the title.

Vettel is way better than Hamilton and doesn't have to push nearly as hard to get results. Seriously, think about it—which other driver can take a junk car and bring it to 1st place in a normal race where the favorites don't just break down, especially in his first full season? 👍

And don't even get me started on Button and Barrichello. Everyone used to clown them, asking why two nobodies who couldn't drive were even in F1. And now look, they're sitting at 1-2. Did they suddenly become phenomenal overnight, or did the quality of the car play a role?

Edward Howard2 said:If I didn't miss anything, those are the race start weights, not the qualifying weights—except for the top 10, who have to start with whatever fuel they used during qualifying.
So that means Heikki wasn't actually heavier and faster than Lewis during qualifying.

I didn't even realize Heiki 11🤣 still sounds unbelievable to me 😬 my bad, we really don't have any actual data on that 😵

But honestly, I find it hard to believe McLaren would give Heikki a more aggressive strategy (aka less fuel) than Lewis. Seems a little sketchy to me.🤷

Plus, he had a better time in Q1.

mistybear87 said:Nakajima is clocked at 680 kg; it seems like the FIA might have made a bit of a mistake during the weighing process, according to what was reported.

So yeah, makes perfect sense. Once again, the FIA looks like a complete joke.🙄

Seriously, what is wrong with these organizers? They can't even get a car's weight right, so how on earth are they going to inspect every single tiny part to see if it follows the rules?🤣

It was just ridiculous—one car at 605 kg and this one at 612 kg? That 7 kg difference is basically just enough fuel for maybe two or three laps. WTF.😲 🤣

Knock, knock... anyone else still awake? 😳

Give this a click (and crank the volume all the way up first!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsyw-bAtXVg

Woke up an hour too early.😁

it’s honestly such a shame how they handle the F1 studio these days

feralcanyon73 said:Woke up an hour too early.😁

Exactly this.

My phone is absolutely driving me insane.

I set my alarm for 6:50, thinking I had plenty of time, but somehow it feels like it's already 7:50 in this new reality. Time just seems to slip through your fingers lately.

Once I switched my phone over, I found myself transitioning into a whole new way of managing my time.

Damn these new technologies. 😍

Looks like we're stuck listening to Jergovic's "expert" takes now. Damn.😁

Michael Lee4 said:Let's gooooooo, wakeeeeeee up everyoneb>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9HDpRC_VDk 🤣

let's goooo 😬

I've been up for 3 hours already, can't wait for the start😍

Damn, I've been telling you guys to watch the clock for days now...

What am I supposed to say when I haven't slept all night?!

btw... click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsyw-bAtXVg

feralcanyon73 said:Looks like we're stuck listening to Jergovic's "expert" takes now. Damn.😁

I switched over to RTL to watch, and honestly, I can't make heads or tails of the Qca coverage. Everything just feels a bit off to me. 😍

stormybadger8 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9HDpRC_VDk 🤣

let's goooo 😬

I've been up for 3 hours already, can't wait for the start😍

Ironing golf all night long... starving like a wolf. Gonna whip something up while the pre-race show plays... ☕

Here are the measurements from RTL showing just how much wider the front spoiler is 🤣>

morning, everyone...

I decided to get myself up at 6:00 AM, just in case anything should happen... 🙂