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[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Hmmmmm, I wonder if they pulled the KERS out of the Ferrari's completely, thus giving them that much more fuel capacity...

doesn't make sense because the car needs to be over 605kg at the end of the race, unless they intend on finishing on a non-empty tank..

[Skyliner]

doesn't make sense because the car needs to be over 605kg at the end of the race, unless they intend on finishing on a non-empty tank..

I suppose it'd be too complicated to properly put ballast in place of the KERS? I guess they can't just throw some lead in there.

[yonson]

I'll be glad to, as long as this doesn't become Draconian about spoilers like SomethingAwful.

[rant]The spoiler police over there annoy the piss out of me. I mean, what are the rules for this? The fuel weights are an exception, as that's something new. Over there, there are people that complain about spoilers for episodes that have already aired somewhere else. "OMG, I'm in Canada and that hasn't aired here yet. Spoiler that shit!" It's like they want the world to operate on their schedule. [/rant]

I'm far too annoyed by the "serious business" on the internet.

It doesn't bother me if I don't want to know something I know what to avoid, like today before I could download quali I knew not to look anywhere that had to do with F1 including here and my cell phone

[MrHahn]

I'm sorry but I'm losing faith in Heidfelds ability. Then I looked at both his quali weights and they are miles heavier than Kubica - whos the underachiever here?

I guess you can say the person who finishes worse, but he's still competitive with an elephant on his back

[Skyliner]

It doesn't bother me if I don't want to know something I know what to avoid, like today before I could download quali I knew not to look anywhere that had to do with F1 including here and my cell phone

I agree!

The fuel weights are a new thing, so I can kind of understand not wanting to know them I suppose.

[Skyliner]

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

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[Skyliner]

Poor Buemi. "Nooooo"

[HighTachPres]

It doesn't bother me if I don't want to know something I know what to avoid, like today before I could download quali I knew not to look anywhere that had to do with F1 including here and my cell phone

true words.
sometimes i have to txt my friends to make sure they don't spoil the race for me

[mads]

Poor Buemi. "Nooooo"

he sounds so gay

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

[Robert]

It wasn't just Schumi, it was the gathering of Schumi, Todt and Brawn that made Ferrari so legendary.

Anymore, I wonder how much of that was Brawn's doing.

Well right now it looks pretty convincing to me. I realize it wasn't just Schumacher but Todt has been around up until this year so outside Ferrari who knows how much individual impact those 3 really had. Could be a huge coincidence but they have slowly fallen off with team execution. The reliability is not there either.

[Robert]

lolll that was so damn funny!
his voice cracked me up nnnnnnnooooo

[Polish]

Poor Buemi. "Nooooo"

Poor guy

[vietlol]

Hamilton considered quitting over Oz GP

By Simon Strang Saturday, April 4th 2009, 23:43 GMT

Lewis Hamilton, Malaysia, 2009Lewis Hamilton considered quitting McLaren, and even Formula 1, over the controversy surrounding his exclusion from last week's Australian Grand Prix, according to a report in The Sunday Times newspaper.

The newspaper claims that the world champion was talked out of walking away from the sport by FIA president Max Mosley, after Hamilton contacted the governing body to express his frustration that McLaren had misled him over the affair.

The Briton was disqualified from the Melbourne results after the stewards deemed he and McLaren sporting director Dave Ryan had 'deliberately misled' them about a radio conversation that took place after he had passed Toyota driver Jarno Trulli behind the safety car.

Hamilton and his father Anthony are reported to have been furious that his public perception had been tarnished by the affair, and both apparently insisted McLaren allow him to take the unprecendented step of holding a press conference in the FIA media centre so he could come clean about the situation.

He subsequently made an emotional open apology to the stewards and his fans. "I was misled and that is the way it went," he told the press. "I would like to say a big sorry to all my fans who have believed in me, who have supported me for years, who I showed who I am for the past three years, and it is who I am. I am not a liar. I am not a dishonest person.

Bernie Ecclestone told the Daily Mail: "Lewis is terribly upset but his father is even more upset having his son called a cheat. Anthony has brought Lewis up not to be like that and he is disappointed somebody has called him a liar when he isn't deliberately lying."

Hamilton's future with McLaren now remains unclear. BBC commentator Martin Brundle pointed out in his Sunday Times column today that the 24-year-old could walk free from his multi-year contract citing a breach on the team's behalf.

"McLaren could also now be perceived to be in breach of Lewis's contract for bringing him into disrepute especially as a senior team member has taken the whole rap," said Brundle, who raced for McLaren in 1994. "This would make him a free agent if he wanted to move teams."

Brundle also suggested that the scandal may stay with Hamilton forever. "The Briton's reputation has understandably taken a battering but a sense of perspective is required here.

"He will recover from this in time but he will have to live with the stigma in perpetuity, just as [Michael] Schumacher does. It will always be mentioned in his epitaph."

I see this headline every time theres hamilton controversy :ughj:

[AErrorist]

I see this headline every time theres hamilton controversy :ughj:

It does get pretty old

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

I see this headline every time theres hamilton controversy :ughj:

[yonson]

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

forecasts are saying 50% chance of rain after 5pm.

[yonson]

rain

[vietlol]

we need rain fo sho

[Skyliner]

Toyota has enough problems already.

[mads]

Today: T-storms
Hi 31°C / 87°F
Lo 22°C / 72°F

[MrHahn]

Toyota has enough problems already.

Are you saying Toyota can't drive in the rain?

Need I remind you of Brazil last year when Glock made a dazzling effor.....oh wait

[cafcwest]

Just in case anyone else is looking, this channel is claiming it will be feeding at racetime:

http://www.justin.tv/caralhadatv