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Leongsam

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Practice has started in Melbourne. Your thoughts please. Which team will win the opener given the fact that there have been drastic rules changes over winter?
 

Porfirio Rubirosa

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Jessica Michibata Is Jenson Button Girlfriend » RightFielders ...Meet Jessica Michibata, Formula One Jenson Button’s girlfriend, a gorgeous Japanese fashion model. See photos, video and a biography here. ...
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tot twas ... jessica ichibawa ... :eek:

:p
 

Baimi

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Practice Two - Williams lead Brawn and Toyota, as big guns struggle
The three teams who were protested on Thursday had the last laugh in Friday’s second practice session at Albert Park, as only Mark Webber in his Red Bull was able to get among the Williams, Toyota and Brawn cars with their trick diffusers.

As Nico Rosberg once again set the pace for Williams with a lap of 1m 26.053s, which was way below Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 pole position time of 1m 26.714s despite all the regulation changes, Ferrari were left 10th and 11th, BMW Sauber14th and 15th and McLaren 17th and 18th.

Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock, Webber, Adrian Sutil, Kazuki Nakajima, Heikki Kovalainen, Rosberg and Jenson Button all had turns at the top of the timesheets, some more than once, before Rosberg finally settled the issue.

Rubens Barrichello edged out Jarno Trulli for second as things got a little scrappy with all 20 cars on track in the closing minutes. The Brazilian’s lap of 1m 26.157s supplanted Trulli’s 1m 26.350s. Webber managed 1m 26.370s in the first ‘conventional’ car (if anything from Adrian Newey can be termed thus), and then came Button with 1m 26.374s. He inadvertently blocked Nakajima’s last effort when they had a misunderstanding about road space, the Japanese driver having to be content with 1m 26.560s which left him seventh behind Glock on 1m 26.443s.

It was not a great day for Sebastian Vettel. After his problem in the earlier session, he lapped in 1m 26.740s before he put a wheel on the grass under braking for Turn 3 and spun out of action after the first half hour.

Behind him, Sutil took ninth with the Force India on 1m 27.040s, ahead of leading Ferrari driver Felipe Massa on 1m 27.064s and his team mate Kimi Raikkonen on 1m 27.204s. The red cars were the leading KERS runners.

Fernando Alonso took his Renault round in 1m 27.232s to pip Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella on 1m 27.282s, then came the gripless BMW Saubers of Nick Heidfeld (KERS, 1m 27.317s) and Robert Kubica (non-KERS, 1m 27.398s). Sebastien Bourdais was 16th in his Toro Rosso on 1m 27.479s, ahead of the troubled McLarens of Kovalainen (1m 27.802s) and Hamilton (1m 27.813s). Damage to the floor of Hamilton’s car was discovered after the earlier session, but it went no better after repairs. Like the Ferraris and the BMW Saubers, the ‘silver arrows’ lacked grip, as off-road moments for Massa, Raikkonen, Kovalainen and Hamilton attested.

Nelson Piquet was 19th in his Renault on 1m 27.828s, with rookie Sebastien Buemi 20th for Toro Rosso on 1m 28.076s.

It was thus a triumphant day for Williams, but Brawn and Toyota have similar pace, and Red Bull could take heart from a strong performance by their local boy, while Force India were very happy with Sutil. The rest looked poleaxed, to varying degrees, though with just two seconds covering the entire field, things could well appear quite different in 24 hours’ time.
 

Baimi

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Tomorrow Race day
1.Button (Brawn)
2.Barrichello (Brawn)
3.Vettel (REd Bull)
4.Kubica (BMW)
5.Rosberg (Williams)
6.Glock (Toyota)
7.Massa (Ferrari)
8.Trulli (Toyota)
9.Raikkonen (Ferrari)
10.Webber (Red Bull)
12.Alonso (Renault)
15.Hamilton (Mclaren)
 

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This afternoon is good I managed to win some money on J Button -
To Qualify in Pole :biggrin:

In Q1 race while the live odds is $4.50.. I punt $100 on it :biggrin:
 

Baimi

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Wanted to buy Button on pole yesterday at around 3.30pm
but was not allowed, because practise section at 2.00pm to 5.00pm
so can only punt after 5.00pm??
Today, same thing, can only punt after 5.00pm for race day tomorrow.
Go for Brawn's Mercedes 1 2 finish.
 

Baimi

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Wanted to buy Button on pole yesterday at around 3.30pm
but was not allowed, because practise section at 2.00pm to 5.00pm
so can only punt after 5.00pm??
Today, same thing, can only punt after 5.00pm for race day tomorrow.
Go for Brawn's Mercedes 1 2 finish.

What a race! Spot on, Brawn 1 2 finihed.
Last 7 laps, Button leading with Vettel 2 sceonds behind,
Barrichello 4 seconds behind Vettel
Barrichello made a pit stop,
don't look like he will be in podium finished.
But drama happened, safety car was out,
and last lap to go, when the safety car dived in
only a few hundreds metre to sprint to finish.

1.Button (Brawn)
2.Barrichello (Brawn)
3.Trulli (Toyota)
4.Hamilton (Mclaren)
5.Glock (Toyota)
6.Alonso (Renault)
7.Rosberg (Williams)
8.Beumi (Toro Rosso)
 

Leongsam

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1.Button (Brawn)
2.Barrichello (Brawn)
3.Trulli (Toyota)
4.Hamilton (Mclaren)

Hamilton shows his class again. There have been only 3 drivers in recent years who have possessed the ability to consistently nurse an inferior car from the back of the grid into the points.

1) Senna.
2) Schumacher
3) Hamilton.
 

Baimi

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Hamilton shows his class again. There have been only 3 drivers in recent years who have possessed the ability to consistently nurse an inferior car from the back of the grid into the points.

1) Senna.
2) Schumacher
3) Hamilton.

Agreed. Was monitoring his race, started from 18
slowly creeped his way to 12 then 9, 8
and then made a pit stop,
dropped out of top ten
thought can't finish with a point
but race to 4, what a race for him.
*Hamilton was 3rd*
Result Below:
27 - 29 Mar 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIXPos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 58 1:34:15.784 1 10
2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 58 +0.8 secs 2 8
3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 +2.9 secs 18 6
4 10 Timo Glock Toyota 58 +4.4 secs 19 5
5 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 58 +4.8 secs 10 4
6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 58 +5.7 secs 5 3
7 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 58 +6.0 secs 13 2
8 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 58 +6.2 secs 17 1
9 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 58 +6.3 secs 16
10 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 58 +7.0 secs 9
11 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 58 +7.3 secs 15
12 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58 +26.6 secs 20
13 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 57 +1 Lap 8
14 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 56 +2 Laps 3
15 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 55 +3 Laps 4
16 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 55 +3 Laps 7
Ret 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 45 +13 Laps 6
Ret 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 24 Spin 14
Ret 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 17 Accident 11
Ret 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Accident damage 12
**Trulli was originally classified third but had 25s added to his race time for passing under the safety car.**
 
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**Trulli was originally classified third but had 25s added to his race time for passing under the safety car.**

It's not over yet.....

Toyota appeal against Trulli demotion

20:13 BST, Sun 29 Mar 2009

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By Julian Linden
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Toyota lodged a protest after their Italian driver Jarno Trulli was relegated from third to 12th place at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.
Trulli was given a 25-second penalty by stewards for overtaking Lewis Hamilton while the safety car was on the track in the final few laps at Melbourne's Albert Park.
"It's sad that this result has been questioned," the Japanese team's principal Tadashi Yamashina said.
"We have filed an appeal to give us more time to study the data and the situation."
Trulli said he only passed Hamilton because he thought the Briton's McLaren car had broken down.
"When the safety car came out towards the end of the race Lewis Hamilton passed me but soon after he suddenly slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road," the Italian said.
"I thought he had a problem so I overtook him as there was nothing else I could do."
Trulli's demotion completed a roller-coaster weekend for Toyota, who were one of three teams subjected to protests from rivals over the legality of their cars.
They were cleared to race after a six-hour hearing on Friday but ran foul of officials the following day.
Trulli and his German team mate Timo Glock qualified eighth and sixth for the race but were ordered to start from the pit lane after stewards ruled their cars breached regulations because their upper rear wing elements were too flexible.
Trulli fought his way up to fifth place nearing the end of Sunday's race but suddenly found himself up in third when Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica collided, forcing the safety car to come out.
"I can't say how disappointed I am to finish third but have the result questioned," he said.
"The fact we were able to fight for the podium despite starting from the pit lane is down to the team."
Glock also worked his way through the field to finish fifth but was elevated to fourth after his team mate was penalised.
"To be fighting at the front like that after we started from the pit lane really shows the strong performance we have," Glock said.
"This is proof that our car has real pace."
(To query or comment on this story email [email protected])
 

Lestat

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I am more interested in Jensen Button's chio bu GF, Japanese lingerie model Jessica Michibata:biggrin:

Here you go, her official blog. :p

http://blog.honeyee.com/jessica/

But you must be able to understand Japanese. :biggrin:

Good finish by Brawn! A 1-2 is something which I believe they will be happy to take. However, let's see if they are able to maintain the pace. If so, they definitely will be a force to be reckon with.

To me, Button and Rubens are always under-rated. Seems like not much press gives them the proper coverage at all. I do hope to see more of them in the podium :smile:
 

Porfirio Rubirosa

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I have been 'tracking' this babe for sometime now. Funnily enough the mainstream media have been giving her abit of coverage of late since the warm up to the Melbourne F1 and low and behold her darling Jensen comes up top of the podium, sparks must have flown after the race:p

Yes, Button and Barrichello have been under-rated. I have been following Rubens for years now and was always rooting for him to win a few stages and perhaps even finish within the overall top 3 of F1.:smile:
Here you go, her official blog. :p

http://blog.honeyee.com/jessica/

But you must be able to understand Japanese. :biggrin:

Good finish by Brawn! A 1-2 is something which I believe they will be happy to take. However, let's see if they are able to maintain the pace. If so, they definitely will be a force to be reckon with.

To me, Button and Rubens are always under-rated. Seems like not much press gives them the proper coverage at all. I do hope to see more of them in the podium :smile:
 

jw5

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Hamilton shows his class again. There have been only 3 drivers in recent years who have possessed the ability to consistently nurse an inferior car from the back of the grid into the points.

1) Senna.
2) Schumacher
3) Hamilton.
The best race driver ever was Alain Prost. He would frequently start at the back of the grid and end up finishing in the top 3 positions.
Senna was a real speedster more so than a great race driver, he would frequently top the practice times and end up in pole position.
 

Porfirio Rubirosa

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I think Nigel Mansell was under-rated as well. But my all time favourite has still gotta be Senna, pure class and guts. RIP Ayrton.

The best race driver ever was Alain Prost. He would frequently start at the back of the grid and end up finishing in the top 3 positions.
Senna was a real speedster more so than a great race driver, he would frequently top the practice times and end up in pole position.
 
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