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iceburns288
01-14-2007, 09:50 AM
The new cars are starting to come out, so I figured I'd go ahead and get the F1 thread going.

Some pictures of the Renault R27 have been leaked, but don't show the new team look (the mechanics are in grey). The new look is orange, coming from Dutch sponsor ING.
http://idata.over-blog.com/0/43/02/08/r27-1.jpg
http://idata.over-blog.com/0/43/02/08/r27-2.jpg
http://idata.over-blog.com/0/43/02/08/r27-4.jpg
http://idata.over-blog.com/0/43/02/08/r27-3.jpg

The Toyota TF107 is totally and officially out:
http://f1.and.pl/galeria/albums/toyota_tf107/EVPSCO-HW508-07.jpg
http://f1.and.pl/galeria/albums/toyota_tf107/EVPSCO-HW507-07.jpg
http://f1.and.pl/galeria/albums/toyota_tf107/EVPSCO-HW506-07.jpg
http://f1.and.pl/galeria/albums/toyota_tf107/EVPSCO-HW505-07.jpg

The last new car for 2007 I know of is the Ferrari F2007:thumbsup: which, of course, looks absolutely fantastic ;). The new uniforms are pretty slick too.
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2007/team-ferrari/diapo_109.jpg
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2007/team-ferrari/diapo_105.jpg
http://www.ferrariworld.com/images/f1-2007/photo/Backstage_1_f2007.jpg
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2007/team-ferrari/diapo_104.jpg

62 more days! :clap:

civic_stylez
01-14-2007, 12:03 PM
that new ferrari looks sick!!!!!!!!!!!:drool: :drool: .. im excited to see the new renault colors as well considering theyve changed it up there and dropped mild seven as a sponsor..its going to be an awesome season, there will be at lest 4 or 5 teams that can run for the championship this year...so stoked!

rage2
01-14-2007, 02:07 PM
Can't wait to see McLaren's.... GO ALONSO + HAMILTON!

adam c
01-14-2007, 02:13 PM
that toyota is looking good

Ripper
01-14-2007, 04:07 PM
Toyota Launch Photos (http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/817)
Ferrari Launch Photos (Kinda lame launch this year...) (http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/818)

McLaren and BMW coming on the 15th and 16th.

rage2
01-15-2007, 10:47 AM
The only team I care about...

2007 Vodaphone McLaren Mercedes MP4-22!

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/mclaren2007/MP4-22_3q.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/mclaren2007/MP4-22_above.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/mclaren2007/MP4-22_front_on.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/mclaren2007/MP4-22_side_on-1.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/mclaren2007/MP4-22_side_on-2.jpg

BerserkerCatSplat
01-15-2007, 10:53 AM
Damn, that McLaren looks awesome.

rage2
01-15-2007, 11:06 AM
Everyone's going in different directions in terms of aero... so it'll be very interesting to see who's aero and suspension package can take advantage of the new spec tires better.

Dave P
01-15-2007, 12:03 PM
ALONSO FOR THE REPEAT FTW

just ordered my mclearn pit shirt.

Cant wait for this year.

The non-shummi era beggins

iceburns288
01-15-2007, 02:44 PM
Another pic of the McLaren team... I had hoped to beat rage to the McLaren pics, but I figured he'd get them up first anyways.;)

That's certainly an interesting engine cover.

EDIT wow I can't believe how different the Ferrari and McLaren gearbox areas are:eek:

habsfan
01-16-2007, 07:18 PM
bmw f1.07 launched
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67090.jpg
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67088.jpg
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67093.jpg
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67043.jpg
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67053.jpg

some very unique aero parts on the bmw this year

iceburns288
01-17-2007, 05:38 PM
Anyone happen to catch today's times at Jerez?

Fisichella- Renault- 1:20.201
Davidson- SUPER AGURI- 1:20.266
Nakajima- Williams- 1:20.375
Kovaleinen- Renault- 1:20.655

Odd.

Team_Mclaren
01-17-2007, 06:37 PM
I still miss the good old days of silver and black Mclaren.

But the new car does look sick, the small bit of orange looks awesome

buh_buh
01-17-2007, 06:55 PM
it doesnt really surprise me that Super Aguri is keeping up a little better this year, seeing that they are currently running pretty much an identical chassis as the Honda RA106. Kovaleinen and Fisichella's time seem pretty much on par IMO, Fisichella already proved last year he can't keep up with the front runners. I expect Kovaleinen to finish ahead of Fisichella this year. Nakajima's time is pretty impressive though.

rage2
01-17-2007, 06:55 PM
I miss the good old days of Red and White Marlboro McLarens!

Revhard
01-17-2007, 07:01 PM
Looking forward to a competitive season for a few teams.
I hope Alonso is given a deserving car, he is an incredible driver, but the car didn't have it last year.
Honda should be strong, hopefully Barrichelo steps-up.
Kimmi has big shoes to fill.
Should be great.:thumbsup:

iceburns288
01-17-2007, 08:17 PM
Originally posted by rage2
I miss the good old days of Red and White Marlboro McLarens!
Werd, but I really like this pewter color, it looks awesome. The orange Vodafone isn't working for the car, and neither are the pink and orange suits:thumbsdow .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/iceburns288/todt.jpg

Jean Todt liked the color enough to order his 599 in it.

hjr
01-17-2007, 08:24 PM
i really like the orange and pewter mix. not really sure why, but i do.

simke
01-19-2007, 12:03 PM
Just my 2 cents on the upcoming season.

I think most of the teams will continue their form from last year, there won't be any huge improvements, except maybe the Super Aguri team judging by the test times. They still won't contest for top 10 but they will be close if reliability is there.

Now, for the front runners. I think that Kimi and Ferrari are favorites for the title with Renault right behind them. I don't think Alonso/McLaren will do to well (although I love McLaren) just because McLaren had too many issues last year and I don't think they'll get them all sorted out for this season. Also I think Alonso, although he won last two titles, can not and did not prove he can drive under pressure like Kimi/Micheal can/did. Also, I never saw any Shumacher/Kimi/Montoya style overtaking from him. Renault is gonna continue in fine form and I'm really interested how Kovalainen is gonna do... probably better than Fisichella. Williams, Toyota, BMW, Honda and Red Bull with probably do the same as last year with maybe BMW improving a little over last year.

Again, Kimi is the favorite in my mind, although I'm not a Ferrari fan (and I hated Schumacher ever since he hit Damon Hill to steal a title from him).

cheers

rage2
01-19-2007, 12:06 PM
Originally posted by simke
Also I think Alonso, although he won last two titles, can not and did not prove he can drive under pressure like Kimi/Micheal can/did. Also, I never saw any Shumacher/Kimi/Montoya style overtaking from him.
Are you kidding? Did you see Alonso in the rain pass the entire field one by one last year on the most bizarre racing lines? He earned my respect in that race. I wasn't happy Alonso was joining McLaren until that race.

McLaren claims that Kimi is really hard on equipment, which is why they had so many failures. He only knows how to drive flat out. So we'll see if that's true, and if he kills off the Ferrari race after race.

simke
01-19-2007, 03:09 PM
Yeah you're right about that race, but I can't remember now, was he on the same tires as the rest of the field? And also, that was only one of many races... there was many times he won simply by having the most reliable car. I just don't feel like it's gonna be a good match. Btw, last year you had to drive the wheels of that McLaren 'cause it simply wasn't fast enough as other front runners. Or you can drive it like Pedro did and barely finish in top 10.

just my opinion

Team_Mclaren
01-19-2007, 03:47 PM
It takes skill to maintain the car, may be that's why Alonso's car was even more reliable than Fisichellas.

I'm excited to see how Kovalainen and Hamilton will do this year. Both proved that they can drive, it'll be interesting to see how they will do in the top level.

iceburns288
01-24-2007, 03:40 PM
Honda RA107:
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2007/tests12/diapo_102.jpg
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2007/tests12/diapo_107.jpg

iceburns288
01-24-2007, 03:56 PM
Official R27 livery:
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67388.jpg
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67387.jpg

buh_buh
01-24-2007, 04:59 PM
Originally posted by rage2

Are you kidding? Did you see Alonso in the rain pass the entire field one by one last year on the most bizarre racing lines? He earned my respect in that race. I wasn't happy Alonso was joining McLaren until that race.
:werd: that was the exact race I was thinking of when I was reading that post. It was in Hungary where he passed Schumacher on the outside in the rain. Both were on intermediates IIRC. It was a very impressive pass, but as shown all season the Michelin intermediates were much better than the Bridgestones.

iceburns288
01-25-2007, 08:51 PM
Official RA107 pictures:
http://www.tsn.ca/images/elements/auto_racing/f1launches/hondara107-1.jpg
http://www.tsn.ca/images/elements/auto_racing/f1launches/hondara107-3.jpg
http://www.tsn.ca/images/elements/auto_racing/f1launches/hondara107-2.jpg

Interesting black car. Should be an interesting grid: two red Ferraris (finally all red), two black Hondas, two orange Spykers, then the two each of funky chrome'n'orange Mercs and two-livery Renaults...

Team_Mclaren
01-25-2007, 09:11 PM
Black and white is only the testing color, their new livery is not due till next month ;)

ryanallan
01-28-2007, 03:25 PM
I guess no one cares about the new Newey RedBull car :dunno:
I think they have a good chance this year; Webber and the new car could be HOT.

I like the coke bottle nose cone !

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2527/f12007genxp0731eg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/893/f12007genxp0742ii9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Also looking closely at the new Renault, they have some cool new aero features:

The mirrors are integrated into the sidpod deflectors

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1200/f12007genxp0601ai6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


The engine cover extends into the rear wing airspace (you can kinda see it above the exhaust outlet)

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9280/f12007genxp0600hs2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


ps. GO FERRARI !

Vagabond142
01-30-2007, 11:39 AM
That all black honda looks sick :eek: :drool:

I'm going with Renault and MercMac this year. Ferrari might have a chance, but I'm not gonna put any money on em just yet

rage2
01-30-2007, 11:49 AM
Originally posted by ryanallan
I guess no one cares about the new Newey RedBull car :dunno:
I think everyone's confused cuz it looks so much like the McLarens :D.

habsfan
01-30-2007, 05:13 PM
im looking forward to seeing how the new RB3 goes...red bull could very possibly surprise alot of people with a newey desigend car and renault engine.

rage2
01-31-2007, 09:17 AM
Testing times from Valencia (30 January)

1. ALONSO McLaren 1m12.563s
2. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m13.529s
3. PIQUET Renault 1m13.550s
4. MONTAGNY Toyota 1m13.672s
5. VETTEL BMW 1m13.678s
6. TRULLI Toyota 1m13.735s
7. HEIDFELD BMW 1m13.858s
8. FISICHELLA Renault 1m13.871s
9. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m14.025s
10. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m14.519s
11. ROSSITER Honda 1m14.643s
12. SATO Super Aguri 1m15.674s
13. WEBBER Red Bull 1m15.726s
14. BADOER Ferrari 1m16.388s

GO McLaren!!!

JAYMEZ
01-31-2007, 09:41 AM
Ahhhh damn cant wait to see this shit!! McLaren babbE!

ryanallan
02-01-2007, 07:06 PM
Unofficial Wednesday times from Valencia:
1. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:12.581
2. Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault, 1:12.731
3. Heikki Kovalainen, Renault, 1:12.769
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:12.861
5. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:13.024
6. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:13.297
7. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:13.303
8. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:13.574
9. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:13.680
10. James Rossiter, Honda, 1:13.734
11. Ralf Schumacher, Toyota, 1:13.839
12. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:14.283
13. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1:14.406
14. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri, 1:14.812
15. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:15.948
16. Giedo van der Garde, Super Aguri, 1:26.348



Alonso 12.5 for both days so far
kimi 13.5 and 12.8

someones getting faster !
GO RED !

civic_stylez
02-02-2007, 12:02 PM
http://f1.racing-live.com/f1/photos/imgactu/zoom07/car-williams-launch-z-05_020207.jpg

AT&T Williams released today!

habsfan
02-02-2007, 06:15 PM
why the hell is williams still using the bmw colors

iceburns288
02-04-2007, 10:13 PM
I should remind everyone that at this point last year Button was on top of the testing standings. :p

ryanallan
02-04-2007, 11:41 PM
hey wasnt AT&T a title sponsor for Williams this year ?

and whats with their driver lineup! do they even want to win this year

ryanallan
02-05-2007, 07:30 PM
well team orange is back

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7148/f12007gentm0987bg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


and this looks fun . . .

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/226/f12007genxp0911bh0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

iceburns288
02-05-2007, 07:34 PM
The Spyker is bad ass, and so is that shot of the BMW.:thumbsup:

I honestly just want this page to get to 40 replies ASAP so I don't have to load all the pictures every time I want to hear about the F1 season :p.

ryanallan
02-05-2007, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by iceburns288
The Spyker is bad ass, and so is that shot of the BMW.:thumbsup:

I honestly just want this page to get to 40 replies ASAP so I don't have to load all the pictures every time I want to hear about the F1 season :p.

maybe you should stop using the 56k modem ?
j/k

rage2
02-07-2007, 09:15 AM
Go McLaren! They've topped every single practice so far this year!

Testing times from Jerez (February 6)


1. DE LA ROSA McLaren 1m19.998s
2. WURZ Williams 1m20.035s
3. KUBICA BMW 1m20.158s
4. HAMILTON McLaren 1m20.222s
5. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m20.243s
6. SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m20.251s
7. BUTTON Honda 1m20.363s
8. MONTAGNY Toyota 1m20.412s
9. ROSBERG Williams 1m20.523s
10. BADOER Ferrari 1m20.668s
11. VETTEL BMW 1m20.711s
12. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m21.023s
13. PIQUET JR Renault 1m21.258s
14. ZONTA Renault 1m21.389s
15. WEBBER Red Bull 1m21.530s
16. KLIEN Honda 1m22.079s

Drew
02-07-2007, 01:30 PM
I'm interested to see Hamilton drive, I respect the fact that Alonso is damn good, but I can't like him....just cause...and thats my award winning reason. Also I'm really excited to see how Kubica's progression is going, and to see if in fact kimi does just blow ferrari's up, or blow away the comp.....

BigMass
02-07-2007, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by rage2
Go McLaren! They've topped every single practice so far this year!

Testing times from Jerez (February 6)


1. DE LA ROSA McLaren 1m19.998s
2. WURZ Williams 1m20.035s
3. KUBICA BMW 1m20.158s
4. HAMILTON McLaren 1m20.222s
5. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m20.243s
6. SCHUMACHER Toyota 1m20.251s
7. BUTTON Honda 1m20.363s
8. MONTAGNY Toyota 1m20.412s
9. ROSBERG Williams 1m20.523s
10. BADOER Ferrari 1m20.668s
11. VETTEL BMW 1m20.711s
12. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m21.023s
13. PIQUET JR Renault 1m21.258s
14. ZONTA Renault 1m21.389s
15. WEBBER Red Bull 1m21.530s
16. KLIEN Honda 1m22.079s

Mclaren has always been fast. Even the last 2 years it was arguable that they had the fastest car. What remains to be seen is if their fast car can consitantly last the length of a race

rage2
02-07-2007, 02:11 PM
They definately didn't have the fastest car last year hehe. In terms of reliability...

http://www.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/070207150624.shtml

I haven't followed Ferrari testing much, have they been breaking down a lot?

ryanallan
02-07-2007, 07:18 PM
Massa with the quickest time today at a 19.6

Lewis Hamilton is actually doing pretty good so far. He was third fastest today... maybe his season will actually be a sucess


Originally posted by rage2
I haven't followed Ferrari testing much, have they been breaking down a lot? [/B]

I think the shumi's engine failure in suzuka last year was Ferrari’s first in-race engine problem in 6 years. Rock solid

iceburns288
02-07-2007, 07:34 PM
Originally posted by rage2
I haven't followed Ferrari testing much, have they been breaking down a lot?
Not as much as you would like ;)

jersturbo
02-10-2007, 07:35 PM
it's interesting to see the bmw up in testing ranks, kubica will be good to watch...
...and massa's comments about them being strong out of the box, in his IMO

funny...to me the car still looks behind it's contemporaries in aero!?



Originally posted by habsfan
bmw f1.07 launched
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67090.jpg
http://images.f1racing.net/large/67053.jpg

some very unique aero parts on the bmw this year

redline
02-10-2007, 08:13 PM
From what i hear the Mclaren are great on a single lap but they are not consistant and not very fast on long runs.

BMW has been very fast on the long runs as with the Ferraris.

Renault does not have a driver that can win so they are out. No matter how good the car is...

ryanallan
02-13-2007, 06:25 PM
well another day, another quickest lap for massa and the RED's !

and did any one notice that only one toro rosso car was released today ? and scott speed has not been confermed yet... i wonder whats going on

rage2
02-13-2007, 07:01 PM
^^ Isn't this the first day that they topped the timesheets?

habsfan
02-14-2007, 05:19 AM
they've had one other day, at jerez feb 7th. so i wouldn't exactly say, another day....

Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1 F. Massa Ferrari 01:19.746 46
2 L. Hamilton McLaren 01:19.821 109
3 R. Kubica BMW 01:19.839 96
4 F. Alonso McLaren 01:20.046 101
5 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 01:20.068 46

iceburns288
02-17-2007, 11:11 AM
I don't know why you guys even care about practice times. I just care about the number of laps run and reliability issues. I already pointed out Super Aguri was second in a test earlier, and at the same time last year BAR Honda was consistently topping test times... and we all know how they did this year.:dunno:

rage2
02-17-2007, 02:01 PM
because it shows progression over the testing season, and is a good indicator of performance for the first races. BAR lead timesheets for mid testing season and tailed off a bit before the first race.

BAR started the first race in 4th (qualified 3rd), and the 2nd race in 3rd (qualified 2nd).

The other teams just progressed further, while BAR... didn't.

BerserkerCatSplat
02-17-2007, 08:44 PM
Well, I'm cheering for Spyker. Just because. :D

seer_claw
02-18-2007, 08:17 PM
Anyone else notice this.

Renault Gone? (http://www.formula1.com/news/5660.html)

I'm not too sure what to think, but from the sounds of this Renault will no longer be a team in F1. They will supply engines and work with Ferrari, Toyota and Red Bull. Interesting, I wonder how that will change things.

lewdvig
02-18-2007, 08:58 PM
I wish there was a timely F1 racing game. When EA had the rights we could expect a new game about now. But Sony is useless - they have last years teams in the PS3 game coming out next month. :(

cloud7
02-18-2007, 09:03 PM
Originally posted by iceburns288
I don't know why you guys even care about practice times. I just care about the number of laps run and reliability issues. I already pointed out Super Aguri was second in a test earlier, and at the same time last year BAR Honda was consistently topping test times... and we all know how they did this year.:dunno:

I agree... test times doesn't mean all that much.... for all I know they could just be running light fuel, soft tires for that one lap to get the top time... just like the Friday testdriver's times, it means very little.... to me at least.

ryanallan
02-22-2007, 11:41 PM
Any one look at PRE SEASON TESTING in Bahrain today?

Massa's best lap was chart topping at a 31.7, almost a second quicker than the fastest lap recorded last year in Bahrain. (Rosberg posted a chart topping 32.4 last year)

This of course means nothing and has no relevance to anything in formula one today...

also i found it funny that as soon as Ferrari land in Bahrain, the Marlbro logos come flying back on
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8867/f12007tesxp1726cz8.jpg
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7801/f12007tesxp1741aj0.jpg

habsfan
02-23-2007, 05:21 AM
Originally posted by ryanallan
This of course means nothing and has no relevance to anything in formula one today...

the fact that you just told us that rosberg was fastest last year proves our point that winter testing times are irrelevant...

ryanallan
02-23-2007, 06:33 PM
How do you figure?

Massa's time this year shows that over all, the fastest car has gained almost a full second from last year.

I could have said that last year Massa posted a fastest lap in Bahrain of 32.7, but then that’s taking into account a driving style change that took place last year, new tires this year, new engines and other various new changes to the car.

This gap is even bigger and we can take a lot from the new time.
Again Massa’s new driving style seems to be worth a couple tenths, the new tires are said to be almost 2 seconds slower than last years Bridgestone’s, and the frozen engines are said to be down in power than last years engines.
So the new car must be that much better. You can credit this to a seamless shift transmission, a new aero package, new software . . . etc.

This doesn’t mean that Massa and Ferrari will win it all this year; there are tons of variables that could affect this. Same goes with every one else. Sure Davidson is quick in testing but does he have any real race experience?

like what was said earlier, testing times are interesting to look at as they show improvement over last year, and when you know what core items have changed and what haven’t (tires, engines...etc), you can really understand what certain changes do to lap times.

edit:
Sorry, it was actually Davidson with the quickest time in Bahrain last year; he posted a 31.3. Since he didn’t race, ill use the second quickest car, Schumacher with a 31.4 (Massa also posted a 31.4).

So still despite all the changes this year, the cars are almost as fast as last years

redline
02-25-2007, 12:21 PM
Originally posted by seer_claw
Anyone else notice this.

Renault Gone? (http://www.formula1.com/news/5660.html)

I'm not too sure what to think, but from the sounds of this Renault will no longer be a team in F1. They will supply engines and work with Ferrari, Toyota and Red Bull. Interesting, I wonder how that will change things.

that is not what that means, the GPMA was set up to oppose the FIA before the new agreement was signed

rage2
02-26-2007, 09:35 AM
Originally posted by ryanallan
Any one look at PRE SEASON TESTING in Bahrain today?

Massa's best lap was chart topping at a 31.7, almost a second quicker than the fastest lap recorded last year in Bahrain. (Rosberg posted a chart topping 32.4 last year)

This of course means nothing and has no relevance to anything in formula one today...
Massa got even faster... 1:31.718s. Unfortunately, the McLaren boys ran a lot faster... 1:30.994s.

Everyone says testing times are useless, but I still find testing times to be useful in determining the pecking order of the first few races of the season. To those that talked about BAR up top in testing last year, don't forget they were podium strong for the first few races, which pretty much mimic'd the last testing session before the opening race.

I still think it's going to be a Ferrari vs McLaren showdown to start off the season.

Team_Mclaren
02-26-2007, 11:18 AM
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2007/team-honda/diapo_118.jpg

a huge WTF with hondas new livery:nut:

Ripper
02-26-2007, 11:31 AM
Originally posted by Team_Mclaren

a huge WTF with hondas new livery:nut:

Gross lol. :barf:

Livery Explained (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/56946)

iceburns288
02-26-2007, 08:06 PM
Dangit I just came here to post that. Oh well, I have a high-res pic ;).

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2222/47041280if9.jpg

iceburns288
02-26-2007, 08:12 PM
Originally posted by rage2
Massa got even faster... 1:31.718s. Unfortunately, the McLaren boys ran a lot faster... 1:30.994s.
Heidfeld led at 1:30.469

Seems to be a lot of gearbox troubles this week. Raikkonen out with a gearbox, Massa, Trulli and Alonso the day before. Heidfeld, Kubica, and Hamilton all needed new engines this week, too.

ryanallan
02-27-2007, 01:11 AM
and Scott Speed in finally confirmed for STR

cloud7
02-27-2007, 07:57 PM
I think the new Honda livery will be covered with sponsor logos that you wouldn't know that it is a picture of the earth comes the first race.... there are bills to pay and sponsorship is what get you the money.... unless they are planning to cover the engine cover with all their sponsor's logos....:burnout:

ryanallan
02-28-2007, 12:33 AM
^^ I think the earth theme is because they couldn’t find a title sponsor...

Quote F1 mag: “The hot topic at the motorsport business forum in the Monaco was the further rumors about Hondas F1 sponsorship plans. As F1 racing went to press, no announcement had been made, but Honda racing CEO Nick Fry was very cagy.
"The team does not have any space available next year", he said cryptically when pressed on the issue.

F1 racing reports in its November issue that Honda planned to sell sponsorships off the back of a specific team identity, rather than use the traditional format of sponsors paying for 'stickers on cars'.

One major idea still being canvassed is to theme the cars with en environmental message, to attract like-minded brands in a wider association. Such an approach may go hand in hand with a complete environmental rebranding on the Honda motor company.
We may not know the full story, but watch out for some surprises from Honda in the weeks ahead, if nothing comes of it, though in the abance of a big-bucks sponsor, Honda may have to foot almost the entire bill tog o racing in 2007 - which was never the plan. "

rage2
02-28-2007, 09:55 AM
Ferrari on top today with a 1m30.640s by Massa.

1 . F. Massa - Ferrari F2007 - 1:30.640 (+ 0.000 ) - 99 laps
2 . L. Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 - 1:31.178 (+ 0.538 ) - 55 laps
3 . K. Raikkonen - Ferrari F2007 - 1:31.490 (+ 0.850 ) - 93 laps
4 . G. Fisichella - Renault R27 - 1:31.967 (+ 1.327 ) - 107 laps
5 . P. de la Rosa - McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 - 1:31.971 (+ 1.331 ) - 52 laps
6 . H. Kovalainen - Renault R27 - 1:32.068 (+ 1.428 ) - 29 laps
7 . N. Heidfeld - BMW Sauber F1.07 - 1:32.254 (+ 1.614 ) - 71 laps
8 . J. Button - Honda RA107 - 1:32.293 (+ 1.653 ) - 70 laps
9 . V. Liuzzi - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2 - 1:32.359 (+ 1.719 ) - 47 laps
10 . R. Kubica - BMW Sauber F1.07 - 1:32.648 (+ 2.008 ) - 52 laps

My bet's still Ferrari vs McLaren for top honors in the first few rounds!

BMW's fast... but still chasing reliability issues...


BMW Sauber is likely to compromise some of its speed for better reliability for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

That is the revelation of Polish driver Robert Kubica, whose concerns about the fragility of the F1.07 racer apparently continued in Bahrain on Tuesday when he broke down twice on the way to setting the fourth quickest time of the test.

"We are still having some problems," he said, "so before we go to Melbourne we need to find the right compromise between reliability and performance."

Observers have applauded the impressive pace of the Hinwil built car and even tipped Kubica and team-mate Nick Heidfeld as outside bets for race wins, but the 22-year-old rookie expressed fears that the pre-season has now entered its last test week.

The car's hydraulics system is reportedly the biggest issue, leading Kubica to reportedly predict a 'difficult' weekend in Melbourne.

ryanallan
02-28-2007, 07:45 PM
holy into the 30's allready :burnout:

rage2
03-01-2007, 10:30 AM
Originally posted by ryanallan
holy into the 30's allready :burnout:
Massa pulled a 1:29.989s... fawk!

Revhard
03-13-2007, 08:03 AM
Getting close now...:eek: :clap:

rage2
03-13-2007, 08:28 AM
Weather forecast for the weekend calls for showers during practice + quali, clearing for race.

http://rage2.westsideblogs.com/2007/03/12/f1-cloudy-start-to-the-f1-season/

habsfan
03-13-2007, 02:57 PM
i'm so stoked for the race. anyone care to throw out some predicitions? i'm gonna guess massa will take the win, heidfeld second, kimi third, alonso fourth, fisi fifth, hamilton sixth, button seventh and kovalainen eighth.

of course this all goes down the drain if the track is wet since massa will probably crash lol. if it's wet, i'd say alonso first, kimi second, heidfeld third, button fourth, kubica fifth, ralf sixth, kovalainen seventh, and either heidfeld or barrichello eighth.

of course i probably won't even be close, but isn't that the point of trying to make predictions? haha

Ripper
03-13-2007, 02:59 PM
I'm definately pumped!! Wish we could get F1 races in HD that would be awesome.

Revhard
03-13-2007, 03:14 PM
I say Massa wins dry, Alonso wet, Button will place top 5 either way. Reubens is the wildcard this year for me. If honda has the car figured, he could be a stubborn top 5 guy all year. Or, he could be like last year...
Kimmi will place top 3 dry I think, but I think Alonso and Massa will be the hitters for the first few rounds.
Can't wait to watch this. So long with only crashcar to watch...:thumbsdow

redline
03-13-2007, 04:08 PM
Originally posted by Revhard
I say Massa wins dry, Alonso wet, Button will place top 5 either way. Reubens is the wildcard this year for me. If honda has the car figured, he could be a stubborn top 5 guy all year. Or, he could be like last year...
Kimmi will place top 3 dry I think, but I think Alonso and Massa will be the hitters for the first few rounds.
Can't wait to watch this. So long with only crashcar to watch...:thumbsdow

no way button will finish that high in the first race they will be lucky to get top 10 in the first couple of races

ryanallan
03-13-2007, 09:42 PM
well i think ferrari will one two with massa is 1st and kimi in a close second. alonso third, fisi fourth, button 5th, webber 6th, hamilton 7th, and rosberg 8th.

and the toyotas will place 9th and 11th with kubica 10th

theres is so much depth once you get past ferrari and mclarens, the fight for spots 3-10 will be pretty intense, imo

should be very exciting ecept for the ferraris pulling away and stayiny ahed for the whole race :thumbsup:

rage2
03-14-2007, 07:49 AM
I predict that Ferrari, without Ross Brawn, will make a tactical error, costing them the win.

1. Alonso
2. Kimi
3. Massa
4. Hamilton

JAYMEZ
03-14-2007, 08:54 AM
Wow , i had to give up tickets for melbourne ... someone please shoot me... ughhh!

Anyone wanna go to Montreal w/ moi?!

rage2
03-14-2007, 09:10 AM
I'm always up for a montreal party.

iceburns288
03-14-2007, 09:47 AM
I was actually going to go to Montreal this year (been to USGP already), but I'll be in Germany at the time.:(

Ripper
03-14-2007, 10:52 AM
I went to montreal the last 2 years and have tickets again... but I have to see if I can get the time off work.

habsfan
03-14-2007, 04:37 PM
i'd probably be willing to go to montreal this year...we could really plan a little beyond @ the GP lol

ryanallan
03-14-2007, 07:50 PM
damb you guys with steady incomes

school sucks :thumbsdow


Originally posted by rage2
I predict that Ferrari, without Ross Brawn, will make a tactical error, costing them the win.

1. Alonso
2. Kimi
3. Massa
4. Hamilton

dont you know who Chris Dyer is?
Ferrari wont make a tactical error as long as Chris is in charge :burnout:

iceburns288
03-14-2007, 08:48 PM
I don't think Ferrari will make a tactical error, but they won't be as precise without Brawn. Brawn seemed to ALWAYS know what he was doing! His pit strategies were incredible.

rage2
03-15-2007, 08:04 AM
Originally posted by iceburns288
I don't think Ferrari will make a tactical error, but they won't be as precise without Brawn. Brawn seemed to ALWAYS know what he was doing! His pit strategies were incredible.
Exactly... and all it takes is one strategic mistake, one tactical error, to lose a few seconds, and cost the race. This is assuming that McLaren and Ferrari are close, ahead of the rest of the pack, as seen in testing thus far.

iceburns288
03-16-2007, 10:13 AM
Results from the second practice in Melbourne (2 of 3, the last one is tomorrow):
1:27.353 Massa/Ferrari
1.27.750 Raikkonen/Ferrari
1.27.829 Hamilton/McLaren
1:27.941 Fisichella/Renault
1:27.970 Heidfeld/BMW
1:28.040 Alonso/McLaren
1:28.055 Rosberg/Williams
1:28.281 Kubica/BMW
1:28.495 Coulthard/Red Bull

These were the top ten. Super Aguri came in 11th and 13th (Davidson and Sato):thumbsup: . Ahead of both Hondas, actually, in 14 and 15 (Button and Barrichello). The Toyotas were split by the Hondas in 12th and 16th (Trulli and Schumacher).

Both Renaults were out by the end of the day with fuel problems, but it'll probably be fixed by tomorrow.

Team_Mclaren
03-16-2007, 10:23 AM
I kidna feel sorry for Toyota and honda, they dump so much money in their programs yet they are still slow as shit. Go SuperAguri

civic_stylez
03-16-2007, 02:32 PM
i just cant believe how the Aguris look! great times and doing well considering they released their car in the pits 2 days ago! last year there were rumours that panasonic was going to drop their major sponsorship with toyota if they didnt produce results... this year isnt looking to promising already.. you can tell the driver were getting used to the new bridgestone compounds now that they arent as "grippy" as they were last year... but im so stoked for this season because its really anyones game out there, alot of people were complaining in the last few years that F1 was getting boring, i think this will be an amazing season! we should have a beyond F1 race night at a pub/bar somewhere this year.. there seems to be enough fans on here!:thumbsup:

rage2
03-16-2007, 03:09 PM
If there's a HD race (USGP, CanadianGP) I'll be happy to host it at my place. No word on it yet though, will know closer to those dates!

I posted up my qualifying preview and qualifying predictions for tonight!

http://rage2.westsideblogs.com/2007/03/16/f1-austrailian-gp-saturday-preview/

iceburns288
03-16-2007, 06:15 PM
Practice session three started about fifteen minutes ago. Live timing is up on f1.com. Track is WET.

Team_Mclaren
03-16-2007, 06:39 PM
is it wet? times are really fast.

Kimi 1.26.632 thats really quick

iceburns288
03-16-2007, 07:08 PM
Kimi finished at 1:26.064, 0.390 faster than Fisichella in second.:eek:

Qualifying in 1h50m! I'm pretty excited, can't ya tell :D

EDIT Davidson in 4th at 1:26.491, 0.06 faster than Massa in that last session. Super Aguri is lookin good!:thumbsup:

Team_Mclaren
03-16-2007, 07:11 PM
wow super aguri!!! those are some really fast times. two in the top ten too:eek: :eek:

honda should shoot themselves. Theres gonna be alot of pissed off people around the track regarding chassis sharing

rage2
03-16-2007, 09:29 PM
SWWEEEEEEEEET!!!

Canadians, check out TSNHD, the qualifying and race is in 16:9 widescreen!!!

Team_Mclaren
03-16-2007, 09:37 PM
oh snap, the ferrari by mas is down!!!

and man is SA ever fast, and damn is that honda ever so ugly

ryanallan
03-16-2007, 11:07 PM
wow what an interesting qualifying !

what happened to Massa ?!

Kimi is on the pole !

Davidson was faster than both Button and Barrichello ?!