<<TriniTuner 2009 F1 Thread>>

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject:

'Rubens could be the biggest loser in liargate'
Monday 13th April 2009

Rubens Barrichello could be the biggest loser should McLaren be banned by the WMSC, as there's speculation in the British media that Lewis Hamilton could then take his race-seat.

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5182869,00.html

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject:

great article...

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3261_5185098,00.html

F1 Drivers Are Perennial Liars

dmitc · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:32 am Post subject:

^^ sounds a lil hamilton fan boyish to me. I agree that the matter should be done with but other than that not a very good article.

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject:

nah, am def not a hamilton fan, just thought the article was great cuz it looked at the issue from a bigger perspective

dmitc · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:29 am Post subject:

the diffusers are legal

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12433_5190760,00.html

MadCrix · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:38 am Post subject:

hmmm wha go happen to brawn points now...

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:41 am Post subject:

well its now everybody rushing to get their diffuser on...am glad they got the green light for it, any kind of innovation of that type should be encouraged and the rest of the field has to play catch up now and if it was deemedto be illegal...you could imagine the bacchanal that would have caused!

worksux101 · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:01 am Post subject:

MadCrix · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:04 am Post subject:

snap i read illegal lol

is about time redbull started to win thou

hammi have his work cut out for him this year

Maserati · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:45 am Post subject:

I sure the rest of the teams have started development on their diffusers since Brawn had theirs out..just a matter of time before we see them on.

dmitc · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:58 am Post subject:

worksux101 · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:32 am Post subject:

^Not necessarily...i'm sure the teams have all made contingency plans since Day 1 of testing should it have been deemed legal...
Rumour in the Ferrari camp after the Aussie race was that it would be made ready at the first or second race when the series hits Europe...i'm sure Renault, BMW and McLaren would be the same as all of those companies have their bases in Europe...

worksux101 · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:33 am Post subject:

noshownogo · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:59 am Post subject:

this weekends GP China could be sweet seeing as most of the confusion behind the teams now with regards to the diffusers...

teems1 · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject:

diffusers were deemed legal

BGP gonna win driver's and constructor's ezy pzy

dmitc · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject:

dmitc · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:52 am Post subject:

another one bites the dust

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12433_5194454,00.html

I hope for Mc Laren's sake Hamilton is worth it

worksux101 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:30 am Post subject:

^He's not...they're just too tainted atm...first the stepney issue and now this...by the same individuals...McLaren are going to need a massive restructuring soon...and even with i'm sure Hamilton will jump ship when he can to go to a more competitive team, regardless of all the comments he made about "McLaren for life"

teems1 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:12 am Post subject:

Freelander · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:26 am Post subject:

k so practise yesterday went well,

buttons till managed to pull off fastest time of the day ins session 2.

mclaren tested their new rare diffusers out and seem to be keeping better pace.

cant wait for sunday morning Mr. Green

and i think massa doesnt have kers anymore, kimmi's got it in his car now i think (can someone comfirmm?)

JoKeR1980 · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:17 am Post subject:

Ferrari
Felipe Massa: "We are in a difficult situation on the technical front, but when one thinks of what happened to those who we are close to and in the daily life of the people of Abruzzo, everything else takes on a different perspective. I hope that having the Abruzzo nel cuore message on the cars, as requested by President Montezemolo, might help to make these people feel less alone. As for the track, I can say our fight for the championship is ever more compromised. Here we are also running without KERS and as a result, we are losing even more performance, in addition to not having as much aerodynamic downforce as the best cars. We must try and push as hard as possible on the development of the car, but we know it will be very hard to catch up. The only recipe for getting out of this difficulty is to work."

Kimi Raikkonen: "The balance of the car isn't bad and one doesn't feel the lack of KERS. The point is that we are too slow compared to the teams currently at the top of the order. We must try and improve the car: at the moment, we are not able to fight for the title. We must not give up the fight because, with the whole team working hard, we can get back into a winning position. It's not an easy time, but our group is strong and we know what needs to be done to get out of this situation. The softer tyre seems to work better than it did in Australia."

based on those quotes seems that both are without KERS, also a big difference in opinion between Massa and Kini regarding driving without KERS

worksux101 · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:52 am Post subject:

Ferrari stated before this weekend that they would not be using KERS...

Kimi's car was the one that had all the KERS problems in the first 2 races so maybe that's why he doesn't feel the difference much...handled very professionally though...
Wonder when they will bring their diffuser to the table as well...McLaren have already done poorly with it...

Maserati · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:11 am Post subject:

SEBASTIAN VETTEL TAKES POLE FOR RED BULL

Richard · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:36 am Post subject:

nice race ahead, esp with Hammi and Kimi lining up next to each other. Congrats to Vettel (p1) and Webber (p3), but Alonso (p2) IMHO is presently one of the best or possibly the best driver in F1.

worksux101 · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:27 am Post subject:

^While i agree he's done wonders manhandling that career...he's easily the lightest car on the grid...both Ferrari and McLaren have elected to run very heavy!

Richard · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:14 am Post subject:

^true that, however, without taking fuel load into consideration and comparing his performance to that of his teammate, he's really shown to be superior to many.
I just admire the things that the underdogs have done so far this season, with and without diffusers.
Though some of the rule changes were said to be a backward step, it has really made this season so much more competitive and interesting than the past.

worksux101 · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject:

Stocking up on food etc. for tonight...should be a good race, esp at the start...barring any safety car periods, pit strategy could play a major role in this one...

noshownogo · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:35 am Post subject:

was unfortunate that they had to start under the safety car

worksux101 · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:00 am Post subject:

race going good so far....massa and trulli out....hami kers working...passing everyone, then throwing it away..repeat...