PTRACER wrote:
Talking of sleep - who plans to join us on the forum for the free practice and qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday morning? I will certainly be here!
I'll have a sleep in instead of an afternoon nap and be around i'm sure. P1 a very sociable midday for me, P2 4:00pm!
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* I married Miss Right. Just didn't know her first name was Always
PTRACER wrote:
Talking of sleep - who plans to join us on the forum for the free practice and qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday morning? I will certainly be here!
I'll have a sleep in instead of an afternoon nap and be around i'm sure. P1 a very sociable midday for me, P2 4:00pm!
Practice one should be around 9-11pm tonight, so perhaps I'll be joining you!
"Speed is relative and I knew that I was going faster in my head than he was in his head. If you keep seeing objects going by quickly, well then going quickly becomes normal for you."
Joann Villeneuve
AAAHHH. I switched the TV on to find there is a cable outage today and I have no phone, no internet (im using a friends wifi off his mobile atm, and no TV. Fuck.
* I started life with nothing, and still have most of it left
“Good drivers have dead flies on the side windows!” (Walter Röhrl)
* I married Miss Right. Just didn't know her first name was Always
They are apparently 4.5 seconds quicker than last year.
Speed traps:
P1 Hamilton fastest, 1:24.220, Bottas 2nd, half a second down with Ricciardo third, Max next ahead of Raikkonen and Vettel. 1.2 seconds covers those guys.
* I started life with nothing, and still have most of it left
“Good drivers have dead flies on the side windows!” (Walter Röhrl)
* I married Miss Right. Just didn't know her first name was Always
Get yourself down to a pub mate, must be one showing F1?
The most decent thing about the cars is seeing how much faster they are, even when they're not on it. I don't think they really look any different to last year though sadly.
About FP1, I'm not looking at it as indicating anything other than McLaren Honda suck. FP2 will be a few seconds faster than this too.
Mercedes were the only team to use Ultra Softs. So much more to come yet.
"Speed is relative and I knew that I was going faster in my head than he was in his head. If you keep seeing objects going by quickly, well then going quickly becomes normal for you."
Joann Villeneuve
PTRACER wrote:Get yourself down to a pub mate, must be one showing F1?
The most decent thing about the cars is seeing how much faster they are, even when they're not on it. I don't think they really look any different to last year though sadly.
About FP1, I'm not looking at it as indicating anything other than McLaren Honda suck. FP2 will be a few seconds faster than this too.
I ended up having to go out and buy a rabbit ears aerial and connected it up for FTA access, but with that I get all the ad breaks. At least I get the V8SC on that which I dont on cable (Foxtel only have rights for championship rounds and this is non champ. I am using a friends mobile for the internet, original source is not a fan and has left, but as he left a girl I know who is an F1 fan turned up but not sure how long she will be here. Also she is a Lewis fan.
* I started life with nothing, and still have most of it left
“Good drivers have dead flies on the side windows!” (Walter Röhrl)
* I married Miss Right. Just didn't know her first name was Always
Result: Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Practice 1
Position Driver Team Car Time ap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes 1:24.220s – 22
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes 1:24.803s 0.583s 25
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing Red Bull/Renault 1:24.886s 0.666s 19
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Red Bull/Renault 1:25.246s 1.026s 19
5 Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 1:25.372s 1.152s 16
6 Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 1:25.464s 1.244s 10
7 Felipe Massa Williams Martini Racing Williams/Mercedes 1:26.142s 1.922s 28
8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team Haas/Ferrari 1:26.168s 1.948s 20
9 Nico Hulkenberg Renault Sport F1 Team Renault 1:26.183s 1.963s 15
10 Sergio Perez Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India/Mercedes 1:26.276s 2.056s 29
11 Carlos Sainz Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso/Renault 1:26.450s 2.230s 24
12 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso/Renault 1:26.514s 2.294s 25
13 Lance Stroll Williams Martini Racing Williams/Mercedes 1:26.734s 2.514s 29
14 Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda McLaren/Honda 1:27.116s 2.896s 18
15 Marcus Ericsson Sauber F1 Team Sauber/Ferrari 1:27.348s 3.128s 30
16 Esteban Ocon Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India/Mercedes 1:27.656s 3.436s 23
17 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team Haas/Ferrari 1:27.667s 3.447s 20
18 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber F1 Team Sauber/Ferrari 1:28.539s 4.319s 22
19 Jolyon Palmer Renault Sport F1 Team Renault 1:28.585s 4.365s 6
20 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Honda McLaren/Honda 1:28.695s 4.475s 14
* I started life with nothing, and still have most of it left
“Good drivers have dead flies on the side windows!” (Walter Röhrl)
* I married Miss Right. Just didn't know her first name was Always
Palmer bins it.... red flag
He lost control on turn in at the final corner, spun out and slammed into the barriers, before bouncing back across the track
* I started life with nothing, and still have most of it left
“Good drivers have dead flies on the side windows!” (Walter Röhrl)
* I married Miss Right. Just didn't know her first name was Always
P1 a very sociable midday for me, P2 4:00pm! 
