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kf59 wrote:

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Questions: Can the pack catch up to McLaren and Ferrari? It looks like McLaren isn't going to contend right away, but what about resurgent Williams and suddenly Brawn ( ne Honda ) ? Will Branson sponsor Brawn? Can BMW, Toyota, Renault and Red Bull play with the big kids? Will anyone use KERS effectively? Will there really be more passing this season with the reduced wing? How hot will the pit babes and grid girls be this year???

Australia, 1:30am Sunday it is awn bitches!

Thank you for that spotter's guide! I tried setting it as my desktop background, but it's a little too busy. Excellent timing.

I love how they've got Brawn down in 22, as if it were Super Aguri or something. Also: what, Brawn couldn't get any sponsors other than Virgin? Or did Sir Richard demand an exclusive deal with no other logos allowed? If anyone has the $$$ to do such a thing, or inclination even, it's him. Nice look on the car as a result.

I also love how Force India remains primarily sponsored by Kingfisher.

Can the pack catch up to McLaren and Ferrari? It looks like McLaren isn't going to contend right away, but what about resurgent Williams and suddenly Brawn ( ne Honda )?
See the grid above. I'm still waiting for Kubica's breakout year in addition, too.

Will Branson sponsor Brawn? He was certainly getting a lot of camera time in the pits, so yup

Can BMW, Toyota, Renault and Red Bull play with the big kids? I always thought of BMW as a big kid, but not a particularly smart one, kind of a Baby Huey. Toyota will hang around, probably committing crimes of opportunity. Renault's a certified big boy. Plus, never ignore Flavio. He hates being ignored. I always thought that Red Bull's all about the marketing, but it looks like you all are right about Vettel. Red Bull Team B sucks though -- poor Bourdais. My addition to potential big boys? Williams.

Will anyone use KERS effectively? I don't understand this yet. Now they have to be worried about how much charge they have in the batteries for braking or something? This seems unnecessarily distracting. The diffuser I understand though, although I don't understand why everyone's bitching about it. Just install the better design and race. These ffukers are getting way too litigious, but maybe that's always been the case.

Will there really be more passing this season with the reduced wing? I hate the new rear wings. They look vaguely soapbox derby. Passing is good, making the cars look dorky is bad.

How hot will the pit babes and grid girls be this year??? Hmm. We need a frame of reference. Please post pix of pit babes from past seasons so we can compare and contrast. Particularly from the Spanish tracks and Interlagos.

Atypical Male wrote:

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The time of day of this first race is horrid for us Western Hemisphere folks, though.

Personally, I love the super-late night races. Go out, get bombed, come home and spend the wee hours in a drunken rage bellowing at Hamilton.

Unfortunately, I gave up drinking for Lent, so I'll be missing such funzies tonight.

It's the 7AM races that I find horrific.

Charming Nemesis wrote:

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I kinda wish the "most wins decides the championship" was implemented this season. Then watch people race and fight for first. But it won't happen until next year.

SpeedTV interviewed some of the NASCAR luminaries about this last week. Each driver said "I wouldn't want to be leading on the final lap" -- i.e., the leader would get wrecked out.

But they were also thoughtful in stressing that the season is a long slog.


Anyhow, anybody notice how the non-English native speakers are adopting Hamilton's clipped accent? Thank God for Kimi.


GO TEAM RUBENS!

Oh so the extra oomph is generated by braking. I like the turbo analogy -- that makes sense.

So what governs the duration of the 6 seconds? An onboard computer I presume? I'd hate to think of Bernie and his minions sitting around the track with stopwatches. The point is, does the driver have to time the seconds himself?

Also, what resets the once-per-lap clock? When they cross the start line? I'm wondering what happens if driver B is trying to overtake driver A, almost gets him with KERS at a turn just before entering the start/finish straightaway, hounds him down the straight, and then tries to use KERS on turn 1 just out of the straight?

Or is it one lap from the last point on the track where they used it?

Does that make sense?

The pit girls were a inexcusable let down. Cargo shorts?

So what, did Barrichello affirmatively stall?

This race is a mess. No way they should be starting it with the shadows already that long.

And this safety car is WTF writ large. On track late, and still hanging out. And pissing off Massa -- whatever he's mad about, my money's on him.

OMIGOD!