:: The Formula 1 - 2007 Season Thread ::

[abhi_10_20]

a good and a bad weekend for me. Good bcoz Alonso won......

bad bcoz i have a bad fever.......going to sleep.........

still missing Renault.....

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BRO & then play Game Cube.






[P.S. the later part's just a joke ]

[VD17]

man.. i waited six damn years for this.. MCLAREN 1-2!!!
and for all those whining that massa blew the race, wtf was kimi doing.. lewis overtook him too..
heh... this F1 season is gonna be a rocker...

[prateek_san]

well dude kimi was caught up behind Massa......therefore he lost the hand on Lewis........i m damn sure if kimi was in Massa's place...we could have seen Ferrari finish 2nd .................

[ambandla]

second? Kimi would have finished first. Ferrari is really really missing Schumi. If Schumi was in Kimi's position, he would have overtook Massa and Lewis inside 10 laps, overtake Alonso by the end of fist pit stop and win the race.

Renault is definitely missing Alonso.

I was surprised to see both the McLaren cars finish two races in a row. I think that never happened last year.

[faraaz]

I have a feeling this year is McLaren's year....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! This most unholy thing MUST NOT HAPPEN!

[ambandla]

Impossible. McLaren is not gonna win the championship this year. It's gonna be Kimi and Ferrari.

I think that McLaren car, though is reliable right now will have reliability issues later on in the season.

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man.. i waited six damn years for this.. MCLAREN 1-2!!!
and for all those whining that massa blew the race, wtf was kimi doing.. lewis overtook him too..
heh... this F1 season is gonna be a rocker...

Massa is in a way the culprit, 1st he lost Pole Position, then Massa's car was faster than Kimi's, its just Massa is under BIG pressure, from his Team Mate's reputation & he had a terrible start for the season's first race.

Kimi just waited behind Massa in the initial stage coz Massa's car was more competitive, so he was giving Hamilton the chase which unfortunately didnt go as planned (going off-track), by that time it was a bit too late for Kimi to challenge Alonso & Hamilton.

btw this is just two Races man, there's lot more to go , lets wait & see.

[ambandla]

yeah. it was Massa's error that costed too much for Ferrari.

Looks like massa has trouble overtaking other cars. He stayed behind BMW of Nick for the entire race. He should be more aggressive and more controlled. Right now, he is either being aggressive or controlled.

[prateek_san]

Massa is under enormous pressure after schumi leaving f1.......the team should talk with both the racers...cuz kimi is showing his cool in Ferrari which he didnt show to McLaren.......

[ambandla]

yes. Massa is trying to be the Ferrari No.1 driver. He should provide more support to Kimi (the way Barrichello supported Schumi).

[abhi_10_20]

that's the problem guys....if a team(Ferrari) gets 2 reputed drivers with none as a team lead, either of them will not tend to provide support to the other(like the way Hamilton did to Alonso), instead both try to win the race in their own way......

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2007 F1 GP Malaysia: Hamilton VS Massa

Massa blew it ALL UP for both himself & Kimi

Kimi could have got past Hamilton in the initial stage, but Massa got his CHANCE but saala track ke baahar chala gaya.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Loool Hamilton made Ferrari guys look like nooobs

[ambandla]

yeah.

Lewis Hamilton - tomorrow's legend. The way he soaked pressure from Ferrari's in his second F1 is totally awesome. Don't forget that he is GP2 winner and has loads of talent.

Dear Ferrari, Please dump Massa and take Lewis for the next season

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Formula 1 (Round 2, 2007) Start


F1 - Malaysia GP 2007 - Start - Kubica and Heidfeld
(near escape, what if that carbon fibre hit his Helmet Visor?)

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F1 Challenge 2001 - s18000rpm Overtaking DC @ Nurburgring



F1 - 360 turn Stunt

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Both Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa believe Ferrari will re-emerge as the grid’s strongest team in Bahrain this Sunday, despite McLaren’s dominant one-two for Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton at last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix.

Raikkonen came home third behind the triumphant McLaren pair at Sepang. Blighted by concerns over the durability of his engine - which had suffered a water leak in the previous round in Australia - Raikkonen was left unable to challenge second-placed Hamilton as hard as he would have liked. With a new V8 in his F2007 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, however, the Finn is confident his pace will improve.

“We will get a new fresh engine to Bahrain,” Raikkonen told Ferrari’s official website. “That makes me feel very optimistic. When we have our whole package working 100 percent, we should be back to the same speed as what we had in Melbourne. For sure, McLaren has improved, but at least we should be able to challenge them better than in Sepang.”

Massa also struggled during the Malaysian race, despite seizing pole during Saturday’s qualifying. The Brazilian lost two places to the McLarens at the start and a rash passing attempt on Hamilton later on in the Grand Prix resulted in an off-track moment - and the loss of yet more places. He eventually crossed the line in fifth.

“I knew that if I did not pass Lewis as soon as possible, my race was effectively over,” explained Massa. “I said to myself that I did not want to sit behind him, looking at the back of a McLaren for the whole race! If people accuse me of making mistake, I say, yes I did make a mistake, because otherwise I would have been ahead of him. But, I am not disappointed that I tried to pass him.”

Massa’s pole in Sepang, however, was proof of the Italian team’s continued pace and the Brazilian believes he will be in a better position to fight for victory at the Bahrain International Circuit this weekend.

“I will only carry with me the positive things, like the fact I took pole position,” he added. “As usual, I will be trying to win for myself and for Ferrari. I quite like the Bahrain circuit actually. I have always been competitive there and in the winter tests I was fast. Hopefully, we can get a better result in the race on Sunday.”

Ferrari sit second in the constructors’ championship standings on 23 points, nine behind leaders McLaren. Raikkonen is second in the drivers’ standings, on 16 points to Alonso’s 18, while Massa is joint fifth with Renault’s Giancarlo Fisichella on seven.

no wonder kimi didnt challenge McLarens

source : www.f1.com

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Another one of Ferrari's Engine problems

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like if McLarens never had a engine problem llooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooll


Mika & Kimi have lost several races at the very LAST Lap looooooooooooool

& btw if you didnt know, Ferrari (kimi) start the Bahrain Grand Prix with new engine

[Arsenal_Gunners]

^^I am not advocating Mclaren
Yup I know about that engine thing...but who knows it might Fk up again.Cheapass Ferrari engine caused MS the championship last year

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that was due to the new Engine rules (2 years), Ferrari are masters in making engines, but making them last two races was their weak point.

but they DID make the Engine last for 2 races, thats why MS challenged Whineso (Alonso) till Japan.

did you see the LAST race of last season & MS's career???

he went to last position (due to tyre puncture) & then raced (out lapped himself from Massa) to take 4th place.

the BEST Performance in whole F1.

if ONLY there were 5 laps more, then Massa wouldnt have taken his Brasilian win

[ambandla]

^^I am not advocating Mclaren
Yup I know about that engine thing...but who knows it might Fk up again.Cheapass Ferrari engine caused MS the championship last year

MS's engine failure at Japanese GP last year was the Ferrari's first engine failure in three years. For last two years, Ferrari struggled to get perfect aero package for that car. Now that they sorted this out, they are gonna win the Championship.

Ferrari's engine is the most reliable in current F1.

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Friday practice - selected driver quotes


Boasting some of the closest times we have seen so far this season, the opening day in Bahrain was action-packed.

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari (1st, 1m 33.527s):
"It is too early to say where everyone stands, but the performance levels of the top teams seems to be very close. Today, it was difficult to find the right balance of the car, partly because at this track, the wind makes the car difficult to drive. Towards the end of the second session, we found some good settings and now we must keep on that track to find a bit more speed to keep ahead of the rest. But all in all we can be satisfied with the work we have done today."

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren (2nd, +0.013s):
"It has been a positive session today. In the first practice the track was very dirty and slippery so there was no point spending too much time looking at the set-up. In the second session we began our fine tuning and completed a couple of long runs. I think I was quicker and more consistent than previously in the long runs which is positive and there is definitely more to come. We now have quite a bit of data to look at but so far so good."

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber (3rd, +0.205s):
"The second session was better, but we still have balance problems. We used the spare car for the second practice because this morning I faced the same problems as in Malaysia. This one is more consistent and so now we have to analyse why this happens. We changed the set-up a bit because the car's handling is still not perfect, but things are not looking bad. The track was very dirty, especially in the morning session. When we tested here before Australia we did thirty ones and now we are doing thirty threes, but of course there is some time coming as the rubber goes down as long as there is no rain. If it rains again it will be the same story, and if the wind comes there will be sand on the track and that can change the conditions quite a lot."

Felipe Massa, Ferrari (4th, +0.245s):
"I am pretty happy with the handling of the car, which has allowed me to be very consistent in terms of performance over long runs. We have a good point from which to work over the rest of the weekend. In particular, we have to work on improving our performance on the first lap on new tyres. It all looks very close, but we have everything we need to do well in qualifying and in the race."

Fernando Alonso, McLaren (5th, +0.257s):
"Two trouble-free practice sessions where we made positive progress. The track was very dirty and continued to improve throughout the session. We spent our time perfecting the set-up and evaluating the tyres. I completed some long runs and all in all I think we are closer to the Ferraris than we have been so far this season on a Friday but it’s a long weekend so we will see what happens."


source : www.f1.com

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Qualifying - Saturday 14 April - 16:30 [IST]

[prateek_san]

damn i think Mclaren has finally developed a good reliable engine ....

[ambandla]

yeah. I heard that part of the credit goes to Alonso. He charges up the team, gives him team the perfect engine test details. Is he going to do to McLaren what Schumi did to Ferrari when he(schumi) joined ferrari?

[VD17]

yeah. I heard that part of the credit goes to Alonso. He charges up the team, gives him team the perfect engine test details. Is he going to do to McLaren what Schumi did to Ferrari when he(schumi) joined ferrari?

agree with that.. he already is showing signs of doing that... just look at the team.. and look at renault.. Alonso is the perfect replacement for MS, not just as a racer but as a person, as a motivator and as a team member.

[mehulved]

But MS was never a cry baby though he had some unsporting moments. But, not a cry baby like Alonso.
And alonso isn't a perfectionist like MS, IMO but can't doubt alonso's capability as a world class racer.

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But MS was never a cry baby though he had some unsporting moments. But, not a cry baby like Alonso.
And alonso isn't a perfectionist like MS, IMO but can't doubt alonso's capability as a world class racer.

thats the reason i like MS - a TRUE Professional , & hate the Whinso (alonso)

he cried soooo much about FIA & Ferrari being fixing the races ...

sheesh

alonso never can be matched with MS. never.

MS is on his own Class & League

[faraaz]

yeah.

Lewis Hamilton - tomorrow's legend. The way he soaked pressure from Ferrari's in his second F1 is totally awesome. Don't forget that he is GP2 winner and has loads of talent.

Dear Ferrari, Please dump Massa and take Lewis for the next season

SECONDED!!

[Ankur Gupta]

But MS was never a cry baby though he had some unsporting moments. But, not a cry baby like Alonso.
And alonso isn't a perfectionist like MS, IMO but can't doubt alonso's capability as a world class racer.

You stole my thoughts....