All I'm reading from this post is "I'm a Rossi fanboy - why isn't my man winning GPs anymore!? *cry*"Wax Free Vanilla said:What the hell has happened to Moto GP?
That series a few years back was awesome with all the close racing - now it's just the Ducati show. I won't be watching it anymore as I don't like that pinhead Aussie Stoner.
Also, well done to Toseland on his debut ride.
Official 2008 Auto Racing thread (F1, Moto GP, WRC, NASCAR, etc)
- Thread starter Shinobi
- Start date
- Status
Wax Free Vanilla said:What the hell has happened to Moto GP?
That series a few years back was awesome with all the close racing - now it's just the Ducati show. I won't be watching it anymore as I don't like that pinhead Aussie Stoner.
Also, well done to Toseland on his debut ride.
F1 on Sunday - Yay! Come on Honda!
this week!? wow, comes round so quickly. Aah, my little oasis of autosports plus Sunday nap is here again.
Lets hope ITVHD gets at least the british GP in HD. The Daytona 500 was so great looking.
Wax Free Vanilla said:What the hell has happened to Moto GP?
That series a few years back was awesome with all the close racing - now it's just the Ducati show. I won't be watching it anymore as I don't like that pinhead Aussie Stoner.
Also, well done to Toseland on his debut ride.
F1 on Sunday - Yay! Come on Honda!
Ducati show ?
Code:
Pos Rider Make Time
1. Casey Stoner [B]Ducati[/B] 42:36.587
2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 5.323
3. Daniel Pedrosa Honda + 10.600
4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 13.288
5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha + 13.305
6. James Toseland Yamaha + 14.040
7. Colin Edwards Yamaha + 15.150
8. Loris Capirossi Suzuki + 32.505
9. Randy de Puniet Honda + 33.003
10. Nicky Hayden Honda + 38.354
11. Marco Melandri [B] Ducati[/B] + 44.284
12. John Hopkins Kawasaki + 49.857
13. Shinya Nakano Honda + 49.871
14. Toni Elias [B]Ducati[/B] + 58.532
15. Sylvain Guintoli [B]Ducati[/B] + 58.930
16. Anthony West Kawasaki +1:05.643
17. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki + 1 LapOne duc in the top ten
skybaby said:Aw fuck really? Damn, my proxy works on lots of UK websites, but ITV's plugin fucks around with the browser and doesn't work, damnit
yep.
http://itv-95.vo.llnwd.net/d1/broadband/itvf1/default.html
someone will get a proxy that works for this. There should be a lot of interest in it.
DarkJediKnight
Member
You know what pisses me off! Speed Tv and their shitty re-air timing! I almost always miss the Sunday races. Before they used to show the 250 and GP at 5-6pm, back to back on Tuesdays. Now they show the fucking premier class at 4 AM!!! 4 Fucking AM!
mrklaw said:
You do realise you can watch US Speed Channel on TVUPlayer too? Normally you'll get FP1 covered and sometimes both sessions.
I wish Poison Dwarf hadn't shit-canned F1 Digital+. 8 screens, live data, uncensored non-delayed Team Radio, dedicated onboards, dedicated pits, dedicated interviews, exclusive interviews with every single drive and team, dedicated leaders camera, dedicated midfield camera. Best sports coeverage ever that was. Best sports coverage ever for the season it existed, 2002.
mrklaw said:
ITV's streaming is just Flash. I'm watching their vids just fine in Safari.
You might need the latest Flash plugin:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
DarkJediKnight
Member
Can anyone confirm if F1 is in HD this year? At this point, I'm gonna have to choke some bitch named Bernie.
The Holy Scarlet Empire has now put their cars out, they look fucking hideous, but they are bossing the timesheets now. Fastest all sectors.
EDIT: Live Timing at http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timing/live_timing.html
EDIT: Live Timing at http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timing/live_timing.html
Code:
Australian GP free practice session one times
1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m26.461s
2. HAMILTON McLaren 1m26.948s
3. MASSA Ferrari 1m26.958s
4. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m27.114s
5. WEBBER Red Bull 1m28.263s
6. ALONSO Renault 1m28.360s
7. KUBICA BMW 1m28.579s
8. GLOCK Toyota 1m28.913s
9. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m28.957s
10. TRULLI Toyota 1m29.014s
11. BUTTON Honda 1m29.124s
12. FISICHELLA Force India 1m29.230s
13. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m29.301s
14. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m29.363s
15. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m29.533s
16. HEIDFELD BMW 1m29.561s
17. SUTIL Force India 1m30.155s
18. PIQUET Renault 1m30.357s
19. SATO Super Aguri 1m31.048s
20. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m31.771s
21. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m35.053s
22. ROSBERG Williams no timeI'm fearing...though I doubt Kimi is THAT far out in front.
Second practice starts in an hour...try out http://www.myp2p.eu for some extra streams.
Yeah huge heatwave in Adelaide, and Melbourne is copping it today (40C degrees) too. Weather will drop tomorrow then pick back up to 36C on Sunday.
Good thing is that the humidity is relatively low.
Well Hamilton takes out 2nd practice session. Raikkonen in at 6th, both Red Bulls in top 5.
Good thing is that the humidity is relatively low.
Well Hamilton takes out 2nd practice session. Raikkonen in at 6th, both Red Bulls in top 5.
Practice Session 2 Results.
Code:
1. Lewis Hamilton 1:26.559
2. Mark Webber 1:27.473
3. Felipe Massa 1:27.640
4. Heikki Kovalainen 1:27.683
5. David Coulthard 1:28.037
6. Kimi Raikkonen 1:28.208
7. Jarno Trulli 1:28.292
8. Nico Rosberg 1:28.352
9. Giancarlo Fisichella 1:28.469
10. Timo Glock 1:28.582
11. Jenson Button 1:28.632
12. Nick Heidfeld 1:28.731
13. Fernando Alonso 1:28.779
14. Rubens Barrichello 1:28.849
15. Robert Kubica 1:28.860
16. Kazuki Nakajima 1:29.077
17. Adrian Sutil 1:29.161
18. Sebastian Vettel 1:29.193
19. Nelson Piquet 1:29.518
20. Sebastien Bourdais 1:29.605
21. Takuma Sato 1:30.663
22. Anthony Davidson 1:31.527Wax Free Vanilla
Member
speedpop said:
No, just a fan of Toseland and close competitive racing of which we won't get this year... again. The Ducati is going to waltz its way to the title due to the fact that it's the fastest bike in a straight line by nearly 15km/h
Wow @ Honda, maybe not so shit afterall? :bow In Ross Brawn We Trust :bow
Also, why don't ITV run the pratice sessions on one of their digital channels? They have four of them - idiots.
Try being trackside it was horrible. As much as i loved the sight, sounds, and smell of the cars roaring past it was really hotShinobi said:
Tomorrow should be alot cooler, around 32C, but back up to 36 for race day!No more traction control is evident when you see cars sliding in the corners alot more
chickensoup
Member
They've got the rights to show them on the ITV F1 website (if you live in the UK / use a UK proxy)Wax Free Vanilla said:
SpoonyBard
Banned
MidiSurf said:
Yeah, he's much faster than Piquet at least.
marvelharvey
Member
Would a kind gentlemen point me to either:chickensoup said:
A) a website on how to use a proxy for the inept net-user, me
or
B) a handful of google words to search for that will bring up a variety of websites to help me with A
No. Basically you want to throw shit at Casey Stoner.Wax Free Vanilla said:
Sure he creamed the competition in 2007 riding a Ducati, but the next closest Ducati that year was Capirossi at 7th place, then Barros at 10th. 2006 was close, but surely you seem to be forgetting 2005 where Rossi flogged the championship by 147 points, quite a margin larger than what Stoner did last year. Yet you throw your toys around and demand a competitive season? :lol
The simple fact is every few years or so there comes a champion of champions who rides like a man possessed, annihilating the competition by 50-150 points at the end of their winning seasons. Off the top of my head - Doohan was one for Honda, Rossi for both Honda and Yamaha, and if Stoner keeps going he may turn out to be one as well. What bike he rides may help but ultimately it's the person doing the driving, not the vehicle controlling them.
Shinobi said:
It really seems that Hamilton is strugeling little without track control. Well not much as Massa but still, I think loosing the TCS is going to benefit Raikkonen and Kovalainen a lot.
Effect of absence of TCS is not shown much in Melbroune but if anyone watched early test drives then you could clearly see the difference between Massa and Kimi. Hamilton and Kovalainen are pretty much on bar but i still think Heikki has bit better control of the car without the TCS.
BTW I'm going to bet some money on sundays race and i was wondering what are the chances for Mass do better in this race than Kimi. I could gain nice mount of cash if Mass would win but still...
Right now i'm betting
Raikkonen > Massa - already placed my bet
Kovalainen > Hamilton - already placed my bet
Barrichello > Button - already placed my bet
EDit: Fuck it, i'm a pussy and i will bet for Kimi.
Stoner is a huge talent for sure, but most important, the Ducati supports the kind of riding style he does, it's like made for him.
Back to F1: Next year will be very interesting with the new hybrid engines, it's like having a boost button in a game. This will bring back tactical racing to F1 and make races very entertaining. Let's hope the car performance differences are'nt that big.
Back to F1: Next year will be very interesting with the new hybrid engines, it's like having a boost button in a game. This will bring back tactical racing to F1 and make races very entertaining. Let's hope the car performance differences are'nt that big.
DarkJediKnight
Member
avaya said:
During the qualifying tonight, if I see a single HDTV commercial, I'm gonna be royally pissed. I've been waiting 5 years for F1 to go HD. They were supposed to do it last year.
SpoonyBard
Banned
MidiSurf said:
Working link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7296652.stm
Well, he did do several mistakes last year.
- Status