Bearcat94

It's on the official Formula1.com site:

cmschmie

I looked this morning and the "In Detail" tab under Races has the USGP, but if you click on the 2012 calendar it's not there. I think it's still linked to the 2011 calendar. At least it is on my work comp.

imj0257

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starts this weekend, although it doesn't start til around midnight since it is in Australia . Oh well. If I don't stay up to watch it I will DVR it.


Anyone think Raikkonen will do well this season after being a fwe seasons away?

F-C

I don't think so, but it sure would be interesting if he can get the Lotus up front.

F-C

It's refreshing to hear some honest opinions.

TSXy Luster

Wow, I guess Petrov is reinventing himself from the lanky Russian being managed by a mom to the Evil Russian stereotype.

I think Kimi will do as well as the car can provide and then some. Look at Schumi when he returned: his car wasn't so good so he wasn't able to put it too far up the ladder. But Kimi has always been able to ring out more than the car's potential like Alonso, so I'm pretty confident he can fight.

But the first race hasn't even started and so he might be last, he might be first, we'll just have to wait and see

TSXy Luster

Edward'TLS

It's all about money in F1. F1 is a bottomless money-burning pit.

TSXy Luster

wah

F-C

Australia FP1:

POS DRIVER NATIONALITY ENTRANT TIME
1. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.560
2. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.805
3. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes GP 1:28.235
4. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari 1:28.360
5. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1:28.467
6. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes GP 1:28.683
7. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:28.908
8. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Renault 1:29.415
9. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Lotus-Renault 1:29.565
10. Kamui Kobayashi Japan Sauber-Ferrari 1:29.722
11. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1:29.790
12. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 1:29.865
13. Paul di Resta Britain Force India-Mercedes 1:29.881
14. Bruno Senna Brazil Williams-Renault 1:29.953
15. Sergio Perez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari 1:30.124
16. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault 1:30.515
17. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Caterham-Renault 1:30.586
18. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari 1:30.743
19. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:31.178
20. Vitaly Petrov Russia Caterham-Renault 1:31.983
21. Timo Glock Germany Marussia-Cosworth 1:34.730
22. Charles Pic France Marussia-Cosworth 1:40.256
23. Narain Karthikeyan India HRT-Cosworth No Time
24. Pedro de la Rosa Spain HRT-Cosworth No Time

F-C

Australia FP2:

POS DRIVER NATIONALITY ENTRANT TIME
1. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes GP 1:29.183
2. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 1:29.292
3. Sergio Perez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari 1:30.199
4. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari 1:30.341
5. Kamui Kobayashi Japan Sauber-Ferrari 1:30.709
6. Paul di Resta Britain Force India-Mercedes 1:31.466
7. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari 1:31.505
8. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Caterham-Renault 1:31.932
9. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes GP 1:32.184
10. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1:32.194
11. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1:32.296
12. Timo Glock Germany Marussia-Cosworth 1:32.632
13. Vitaly Petrov Russia Caterham-Renault 1:32.767
14. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault 1:32.822
15. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.039
16. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.252
17. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Renault 1:34.108
18. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Lotus-Renault 1:34.275
19. Bruno Senna Brazil Williams-Renault 1:34.312
20. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:34.485
21. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:34.604
22. Charles Pic France Marussia-Cosworth 1:34.770
23. Narain Karthikeyan India HRT-Cosworth 1:42.627
24. Pedro de la Rosa Spain HRT-Cosworth No Time

Edward'TLS

I'm pretty sure that tomorrow's qualifying-run order will be vastly different than these practice-run orders.

F-C

FP3:
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.681s 18
2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m25.758s + 0.077 21
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m25.900s + 0.219 20
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.906s + 0.225 17
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m25.929s + 0.248 23
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.078s + 0.397 14
7. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m26.211s + 0.530 12
8. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m26.470s + 0.789 17
9. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.632s + 0.951 20
10. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m26.723s + 1.042 17
11. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m26.733s + 1.052 15
12. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m26.737s + 1.056 19
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.755s + 1.074 21
14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m27.029s + 1.348 23
15. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m27.119s + 1.438 20
16. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m27.323s + 1.642 19
17. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m27.428s + 1.747 22
18. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.023s + 2.342 19
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m28.341s + 2.660 19
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m28.702s + 3.021 11
21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m30.728s + 5.047 13
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m31.225s + 5.544 14
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m33.114s + 7.433 12
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m33.261s + 7.580 13

F-C

Oz Qualifying:

Times
01. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.922
02. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.074 + 0.152
03. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m25.302 + 0.380
04. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m25.336 + 0.414
05. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m25.651 + 0.729
06. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m25.668 + 0.746
07. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m25.686 + 0.764
08. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m25.908 + 0.986
09. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m26.451 + 1.529
10. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari No time
11. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m26.429 + 0.960
12. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m26.494 + 1.025
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.590 + 1.121
14. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m26.663 + 1.194
15. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m27.086 + 1.617
16. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m27.497 + 2.028
17. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari No time
18. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m27.758 + 1.576
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m28.679 + 2.497
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m29.018 + 2.836
21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m30.923 + 4.741
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m31.670 + 5.488
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m33.495 + 7.313 DNQ
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m33.643 + 7.461 DNQ



McLarens are fast. Great job by Grosjean. What happened t Vettel? It looks like he made a mistake on his last lap. Mercedes looks quick as well. Ferrari needs alot of work. HRTs did not qualify.
Can't wait to see how the cars go in race conditions.

imj0257

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Damn Button really did look unbeatable all race and deservedly finished 1st.

Funny how both Caterhams went out with steering issues. Looks like Raikkonen had a good comeback for his first race.

TSXy Luster

Well I think after Petrov had his steering issue, they retired Kovi on purpose to make sure nothing goes wrong on his too, out of caution.

Kimi really looked like he never lost it after 2 years away. That safety car really hurt him, but not as much as the mixup during Quali.

Till next week!

Edward'TLS

Does this mean Kimi is better than M.Schumacher when considering reentry into F1 after a long absence ?

TSXy Luster

season just started, everything is still too early to tell, but gun to head: Yes.

except that the top teams are still on top.

imj0257

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^ right now Mclaren Mercedes looks unbeatable. But then again it is just after one race.

F-C

McLaren looks really good for this year. Vettel must be pretty pleased to get second. On the podium, Button and Vettel looked very happy, while Hamilton seemed dejected. I wouldn't say that McLaren is unbeatable, as Vettel was clearly faster at the end of the race. If Red Bull can improve their qualifying speed, they can beat McLaren.

Raikkonen did much better than I expected. There seems to be alot of competitive cars this year.

Screwderia Ferrari needs alot of work. As usual, Alonso is making the car look good. What was that move by Massa about?

TSXy Luster

If he's gonna go out of the sport at the end of the year, might as well be in big bang style, no?

Bearcat94

The McLaren, without the nose bump, looks soooo much sexier than everyone else. Sleek.

F-C

so true

speedemon90

I wonder where alonso would have qualified if he never got beached.

Ferrari seemed horrible up till the race.

We're gonna see some good competition this year.

Fights between, Mclaren, Red Bull, Mercedes, Lotus-Renault, and Ferrari. I dont expect this championship to be decided till the last couple races. If not the last.

Chief F1 Fan

1st tier: McLaren, RBR, Ferrari
2nd tier: MBZ
3rd tier: Lotus, Sauber, F.India

Legend2TL

+1, IMO best looking car in the field

Legend2TL

I'll throw caution to the wind and add Williams to that 3rd tier group. The car looked good in race trim, Maldonado looked pretty scrappy taking on Aloso for 5th place. Too bad he took the kurb a little too much on the last lap. Good to see a improved Williams in the field.

Legend2TL

Pretty good commentary on the Ferrari drivers and the current situation.

http://en.espnf1.com/ferrari/motorsp...ory/73588.html

Legend2TL

FWIW, Gary Anderson used to be F1 car designer (Jordan, Jaguar,..) and has very interesting insight into the tech side of the sport.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17421227

F-C

Doesn't help that the Ferrari looks like a pig and drives like a pig.

F-C

My rankings:

1st tier: McLaren
2nd tier: Red Bull
3rd tier: Ferrari, Lotus, Williams, Mercedes, Sauber

Legend2TL

Remember the Walrus?

F-C

That Williams doesn't look that bad. It had a sense of flow, unlike the step noses, which looks like it ran into a wall.

Chief F1 Fan

Why you hatin' on my Scuderia? I'd agree with the premise Williams should be in the 3rd tier. Hell, Maldonado was battling for 5th against Alonso! (Is that why you rank Ferrari in the same group?)

Edward'TLS

It's the engine, man . . . . .

The previous Cosworth powerplant was a piece of junk. Even if the Williams chassis were better than RBS in the previous years, the Cosworth engine would still let the team down.

Now with a more decent Renault powerplant, the Williams is finally able to make a statement.

F-C

Williams looked good. Edward might be spot on with the Cosworth vs. Renault powerplant. There were comments last year that Williams was hampered by the Cosworth engine because it wasn't effective with the blown diffuser layout. It's interesting that Williams with its "pay drivers" were mixing it up with the so-called professionals in Melbourne.

Legend2TL

The Renault motor will make a difference but it was far more than the engine, Sam Michaels and Patrick Head said so throughout last season. Aerodynamics, balance and mechanical grip affected the FW33. Power is important but considering RBR has just won their second WDC/WCC in a row with not the best motor on the grid indicate how important aerodynamics and chassis is in F1.

How important chassis is? Compare F1 cars with the same motor (McLaren & Mercedes, Saber and Ferrari, Renault and RBR,...).

Two reason i think Williams did well at the first race was Sam Michaels and Patrick Head are gone and Mike Coughlan was brought in. Coughlan brings alot of experience from his McLaren days, then got sacked due to the Spygate sage

Edward'TLS

I'm pretty sure that Coughlan would have used the vast experience he gained from the successful McLaren team, and applied it liberally in the current Williams F1 cars.

TSXy Luster

THUNDERSTORMS in Malaysia this weekend........wonder if there will even be a half-race

speedemon90

last year it got stopped right?? Hope thats not the case. I love races in rain, but not when it gets stopped :/


mainly because hamilton is awesome in the wet!

Ohh man remember the battle between raikonnen and hamilton in the rain the year raikonnen left. That was good.