Gentlemen, start your engines!

[BlackCat]

For Danes only.



YES !!!! Claus Borre has left DR, so no more stupid talk interrupting the experts. It is no longer nessecary to switch to swedish or german channels to get a professional opinion when "funny" things happen on the track.

For you nondanes, I can tell that CB is an old sportscomentator on danish television, and he has not a clue about what happens on a race track - his main occupation at F1 was to attend cocktailparties and pick up gossip which usually was wery unreliable. Heck, I have even seen streamers on cars demanding "Claus Borre ud af Formel 1" and now it is for real .

[Zoid]

The Swedish commentator team is also a bit on the lacking side Alltough not as bad as CB seems to be...

[Zoid]

The starting grid tomorrow can be very interesting Changing weather conditions on the pre-qualifying lap today sees Schumi on 18th place and Barichello on a 12th. There is no way Ferrari can hope for a better placement then midle of the grid. McLaren also had dissapointing laps. Finishing 10 th and 11th.

[Thorgal]

Once again we see how ridiculous this qualifing format is. They should roll a dice to decide the grid.

At least we´ll see a lot of passing since the Ferraris, McLAren and Alonso are back in the grid.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Thorgal
Once again we see how ridiculous this qualifing format is. They should roll a dice to decide the grid.

[Alex]

I don't think we'll see that many passing, at least not in the first half of the race, because the pilots will probably not force the cars to the limit - remember that they'll have only one set of tyres during the whole race. But the second half will definitely be very interesting.

Melbourne can be the best F1 race in the last few years.

[Alex]

This is an interesting and unusual grid:

1) Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA/Renault/M), 3min01s460
2) Jarno Trulli (ITA/Toyota/M), 3min04s429
3) Mark Webber (AUS/Williams-BMW/M), 3min04s996
4) Jacques Villeneuve (CAN/Sauber-Petronas/M), 3min06s846
5) David Coulthard (ESC/Red Bull-Cosworth/M), 3min07s212
6) Christian Klien (AUT/Red Bull-Cosworth/M), 3min07s477
7) Nick Heidfeld (ALE/Williams-BMW/M), 3min09s130
8) Jenson Button (ING/BAR-Honda/M), 3min12s128
9) Juan Pablo Montoya (COL/McLaren-Mercedes/M), 3min14s645
10) Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/McLaren-Mercedes/M), 3min15s558
11) Rubens Barrichello (BRA/Ferrari/B), 3min16s822
12) Narain Karthikeyan (IND/Jordan-Toyota/B), 3min17s092
13) Fernando Alonso (ESP/Renault/M), 3min17s466
14) Tiago Monteiro (POR/Jordan-Toyota/B), 3min20s329
15) Ralf Schumacher (ALE/Toyota/M), 3min22s717
16) Patrick Friesacher (AUT/Minardi-Cosworth/B), 3min28s363
17) Christijan Albers (HOL/Minardi-Cosworth/B), 1min35s975
18) Felipe Massa (BRA/Sauber-Petronas/M), no time
19) Michael Schumacher (ALE/Ferrari/B), 1min30s533*
20) Takuma Sato (JAP/BAR-Honda/M), no time*

* engine changed

Now on to the race... It's going to be an interesting one, especially because Montoya, Raikkonen and Barrichello are in the middle of the grid... And there's always Schumacher, though I don't think he'll be able to do anything starting in 19th...

[Fake Boris]

What is Villeneuve doing at 4th rank?

[Kassiopeia]

Räikkönen has technical difficulties Nice to see the important things haven't changed.

[VetLegion]

Watched it. Wasn't as boring as with two red cars in the front, but wasn't very exciting either. And before you jump on me that is was exciting compared to average last year's race, let me remind you that your standards are very low, and that is sad.

The only things I consider exciting are overtakings and crashes. I couldn't care less for simply driving fast (yawn) and box/tyre strategy.

And this race didn't give me many overtakings again. Villeneuve/Alonso at the begining looked great, but it wasn't enough. All in all on a 1 to 5 scale I give this race a strong 2.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

cant wait for kimi to have his engine burn out on the 3rd lap, get out and start punching the guys who come to get him.

[Zoid]

Yay, both Renaults on the podium and Schumi retired. I´m happy. Both Red Bulls scored points also

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Alex
This is an interesting and unusual grid:

1) Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA/Renault/M), 3min01s460

ZOMFG!!! Fezzie is a racer!

[Az]

F1

WRC

[Thorgal]

Fisichela: Correct race. Easy win (Renault the best today )
Barrichelo: Simply perfect (ferrari raced with last year car today. dont forget)
Alonso: Incredible drive. The quickest driver. Ten positions up.
Coulthard: (Red Bull )
Montoya: made the best he could with that McLaren
BAR dissapointing