F1 Countdown!

[Jaz]

For anyone whose interested (not counting on that being many of you), the F1 season starts on Friday!

WOOOOOWOWOOOOOWOWOOWOWOWOWOOWWOWW!!!

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

 

[Remote]

Dito... It is defenitely worth waiting for...

 

[rob in london]

i have lost track (poor pun) of f1 a bit recently, what team is jensen button at this year? i know a lot was said about him not finnishing higher than his team mate last year but hes a talented driver and lets face it the only real hope for future british success at the moment. i think in a reliable car he'd show a lot of improvement. anyone see damon hill on johnny vaughns program a couple of weeks ago? dead cool guy

 

[Jaz]

I hate Jenson Button..

He's a Renault driver, btw. They suck too.

Villeneuve forever!

F1 SOON!!

YEEEEEHAAAAAA!!

Can you see how excited I am?!

 

[2fast4u]

Can you see how excited I am?!

i can man, i cant friggin wait!!!! f1 starts again!!! :colgate:

 

[Jaz]

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh!

2am start for Qualifying in Oz..

 

[blizz]

F1.... *yawn*

 

[Slougi]

Hehe, let's just see what Kimi Räikkönen can pull of in his Mercedes

 

[2fast4u]

Hehe, let's just see what Kimi Räikkönen can pull of in his Mercedes

aw, he's overrated. i dont expect too much of him.

 

[Remote]

*cough* not much *cough*

McLaren/Mercedes will not the make the same mistakes they made last year, like letting Häkkinen drive... but neither David nor Kimi will be able to win the world championship, they will most likely compete in the top though. I would have to say Schumacher as the winner this year again closely followed by Montoya, the other teams are no good.

I guess that is the only setback with F1. FIA only lets the other teams race because it would not be as much fun without them, but in reality there is 3 teams for a total of 6 good drivers capable of winning, unless something spectacular happens. If you do not race for a good team, i.e Ferrari, BMW and McLaren your chanses of winning are very slim. And Kimi is definitely not overrated, Button was, but he still lacks the experience needed to be a champ...

I must say that I am looking forward to seing Mika Salo cruise around the circuits with his Toyota...

 

[2fast4u]

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh!

2am start for Qualifying in Oz..

thank goodness for temporarily living in a different time zone - like me

 

[Macca]

hehehehe........sweet living in Australia, starts in the middle of the day

 

[Jaz]

*lol*

Yeah, for one race!

 

[Jaz]

Kimi is good, but he'll need a few years before he's a really challenger. He'll win a race or two this season that's for sure.

Look out for Montoya, he's got a great chance for the championship..

I'd also tip JV for at least a few more podiums..

A terrible season for Jordan.

And Minardi making the points on a number of occassions.

 

[rob in london]

one things for sure, it wont be quite the same without murray walker :*(

 

[Remote]

A quick rundown of teams / drivers... listed by skill... not nessecerly racing releated ones...

Team / Engine

Arrows / Cosworth
Enrique Bernoldi
Hienz Harald Frentzen

BAR(Brittish-American Racing) / Honda
Jack Villeneuve
Oliver Panis

Ferrari / Ferrari
Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello

Jaguar / Cosworth
Eddy Irvine
Pedro de la Rosa

Jordan / Honda
Giancarlo Fisichella
Takuma Sato

McLaren / Mercedes
Kimi Räikkönen
David Coulthard

Minardi / Asiatech
Alex Yoong
Mark Webber

Renault / Renault
Jarmo Trulli
Jenson Button

Sauber / Ferrari
Nick Heidfeld
F Massa

Toyota / Toyota
Mika Salo
Allan McNish

Williams / BMW
Ralf Schumacher
Juan-Pablo Montoya

 

[2fast4u]

I'd also tip JV for at least a few more podiums..

jacques is an exellent driver but he needs a top car again. bar does seem to become better slowly, just hope they continue their way up this season.

well for schumacher (m) im not so confident anymore since ferrari will use the last year's car at the beginning of the season. ??? they will probably have a hella points to catch up...

 

[Jaz]

Jack Villeneuve

*lol* Don't let Jacques hear you saying that..

 

[Remote]

*lol* Don't let Jacques hear you saying that..

He won't... And for all those Ferrari fans out there it looks like M.S has done it again, with an older car... The official times from friday's traning...

1 M Schumacher
Ferrari Marlboro
1:27.276

2 Barrichello
Ferrari Marlboro
1:27.799

3 R Schumacher
BMW WilliamsF1
1:28.821

4 Montoya
BMW WilliamsF1
1:28.870

5 Heidfeld
Sauber Petronas
1:29.572

6 Salo
Panasonic Toyota Racing
1:29.601

7 Räikkönen
West McLaren Mercedes
1:29.875

8 Massa
Sauber Petronas
1:29.937

9 Fisichella
DHL Jordan Honda
1:30.187

10 Trulli
Mild Seven Renault Sport
1:30.298

11 Coulthard
West McLaren Mercedes
1:30.312

12 Villeneuve
Lucky Strike BAR Honda
1:30.352

13 Sato
DHL Jordan Honda
1:30.540

14 De La Rosa
Jaguar Racing
1:30.566

15 Button
Mild Seven Renault Sport
1:30.588

16 McNish
Panasonic Toyota Racing
1:30.602

17 Irvine
Jaguar Racing
1:30.973

18 Panis
Lucky Strike BAR Honda
1:31.127

19 Frentzen
Orange Arrows
1:32.465

20 Webber
KL Minardi Asiatech
1:32.695

21 Bernoldi
Orange Arrows
1:32.912

22 Yoong
KL Minardi Asiatech
1:44.011

 

[Jaz]

Now I'm very excited!