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**Blackice** · 03-29-2009, 07:54 AM

Hamilton started 18th on the grid but was on full attack mode as he made his way through the field, to an eventual 4 th place finish.

The newest team on the scene, Brawn GP, was very solid with a 1st and 2nd place finish.

The Ferrari's seemed a bit off the pace.....

BMW looked good at times, I hope that we will see some good results from them in the next race.

Here are the race results for the Australian F1.

Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Button Brawn 58 1h 34:15.784
2 Barrichello Brawn 58 + 0:00.807
3 Trulli Toyota 58 + 0:01.604
4 Hamilton McLaren 58 + 0:02.914
5 Glock Toyota 58 + 0:04.435
6 Alonso Renault 58 + 0:04.879
7 Rosberg Williams 58 + 0:05.722
8 Buemi Toro Rosso 58 + 0:06.004
9 Bourdais Toro Rosso 58 + 0:06.298
10 Sutil Force India 58 + 0:06.335
11 Heidfeld BMW 58 + 0:07.085
12 Fisichella Force India 58 + 0:07.374
13 Webber Red Bull 57 + 1 Lap
14 Vettel Red Bull 56 + 2 Laps
15 Kubica BMW 55 + 3 Laps
16 Raikkonen Ferrari 55 + 3 Laps
Massa Ferrari 45 Retired
Piquet Renault 24 Spun Off
Nakajima Williams 17 Accident
Kovalainen McLaren 0 Accident Damage

Shocka · 03-29-2009, 01:38 PM

shame about the crash with 3 laps to go. we could have had third. did you watch it last night?

jh83 · 03-29-2009, 09:03 PM

Trulli recieved a 25sec penalty for passing Hamilton under yellow flag conditions and ended up finishing 12th putting Hamilton onto the final podium spot.

**Blackice** · 03-29-2009, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by jh83

Trulli recieved a 25sec penalty for passing Hamilton under yellow flag conditions and ended up finishing 12th putting Hamilton onto the final podium spot.

Oh is that what happened, I was half asleep.

Originally Posted by Shocka

shame about the crash with 3 laps to go. we could have had third. did you watch it last night?

That killed it for sure

What do you guys think about these cells they are using for the recovery system....

Shocka · 03-30-2009, 10:45 AM

Im not really sure what to think about the cells. Its like a generator in a way that adds 80 hp, for 6 second a lap max? I dont understand why they need it. Its funny they put it on heidfelds car but not kubica's because hes a heavier driver. Should be a good season at any rate.

**Blackice** · 03-30-2009, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Shocka

Im not really sure what to think about the cells. Its like a generator in a way that adds 80 hp, for 6 second a lap max? I dont understand why they need it. Its funny they put it on heidfelds car but not kubica's because hes a heavier driver. Should be a good season at any rate.

Yeah, that call with heidfelds and Kubica's cars, said to me that they are not sure either.

I have heard that they are only good for 1 weekend. Seems a bit of a waste of time to me.

But I guess it does give that element of surprise, if you have no reserve, and the guy behind has a bunch to use, it will make passing easier, but at what expense ?

Can they be recycled ?

**Blackice** · 04-05-2009, 11:42 AM

Did you guys hear the Hamilton was tossed out of this race ?

jh83 · 04-05-2009, 04:40 PM

yeah what a mess this turned out to be! he was disqualified from the reace for 'giving misleading information to an official' or something like that, does that mean the trullli had his 3rd place reinstated?

**Blackice** · 04-06-2009, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by jh83

yeah what a mess this turned out to be! he was disqualified from the reace for 'giving misleading information to an official' or something like that, does that mean the trullli had his 3rd place reinstated?

Yeah I heard that his team lied to the officials. Not sure why they would lie....

As far as I know, it is not a pass if the car in front pulls off the track. Plus all there communications are taped. So it would be hard to lie, if there is a tape that says different ???????

Did anyone see the pass ? Sounds a bit fishy to me.

jh83 · 04-06-2009, 09:17 PM

I didnt actually see the pass but i saw LH in 3rd under the safety car and then the next thing i saw he was in 4th on the overall standings. apparently LH slowed down quite alot and Trulli went past thinking he had a problem with his car. Surely Trulli would have to have some direction form his team telling him to pass LH under those circumstances. But how knows! And i dont know why LH or McLaren would lie to the officials, what were they to gain from doing that??? something very fishy indeed!!

03-29-2009, 07:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blackice Moderator Name: Dave Joined: Oct 2007 From: North Vancouver Posts: 1,088 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 43 47 Times in 46 Posts Blackice's pictures '91 BMW 318i '91 BMW 318IS	Australian F1 Hamilton started 18th on the grid but was on full attack mode as he made his way through the field, to an eventual 4 th place finish. The newest team on the scene, Brawn GP, was very solid with a 1st and 2nd place finish. The Ferrari's seemed a bit off the pace..... BMW looked good at times, I hope that we will see some good results from them in the next race. Here are the race results for the Australian F1. Pos Driver Team Laps Gap 1 Button Brawn 58 1h 34:15.784 2 Barrichello Brawn 58 + 0:00.807 3 Trulli Toyota 58 + 0:01.604 4 Hamilton McLaren 58 + 0:02.914 5 Glock Toyota 58 + 0:04.435 6 Alonso Renault 58 + 0:04.879 7 Rosberg Williams 58 + 0:05.722 8 Buemi Toro Rosso 58 + 0:06.004 9 Bourdais Toro Rosso 58 + 0:06.298 10 Sutil Force India 58 + 0:06.335 11 Heidfeld BMW 58 + 0:07.085 12 Fisichella Force India 58 + 0:07.374 13 Webber Red Bull 57 + 1 Lap 14 Vettel Red Bull 56 + 2 Laps 15 Kubica BMW 55 + 3 Laps 16 Raikkonen Ferrari 55 + 3 Laps Massa Ferrari 45 Retired Piquet Renault 24 Spun Off Nakajima Williams 17 Accident Kovalainen McLaren 0 Accident Damage

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03-29-2009, 01:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shocka Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Vancouver Posts: 362 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 4 11 Times in 10 Posts	shame about the crash with 3 laps to go. we could have had third. did you watch it last night?

03-29-2009, 09:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
jh83 Member Name: James Joined: Mar 2009 From: Brisabne Posts: 47 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 4 Times in 4 Posts '83 BMW 528i '89 BMW 318i	Trulli recieved a 25sec penalty for passing Hamilton under yellow flag conditions and ended up finishing 12th putting Hamilton onto the final podium spot.

03-30-2009, 10:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Shocka Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Vancouver Posts: 362 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 4 11 Times in 10 Posts	Im not really sure what to think about the cells. Its like a generator in a way that adds 80 hp, for 6 second a lap max? I dont understand why they need it. Its funny they put it on heidfelds car but not kubica's because hes a heavier driver. Should be a good season at any rate.

04-05-2009, 11:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
Blackice Moderator Name: Dave Joined: Oct 2007 From: North Vancouver Posts: 1,088 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 43 47 Times in 46 Posts Blackice's pictures '91 BMW 318i '91 BMW 318IS	Did you guys hear the Hamilton was tossed out of this race ?

04-05-2009, 04:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
jh83 Member Name: James Joined: Mar 2009 From: Brisabne Posts: 47 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 4 Times in 4 Posts '83 BMW 528i '89 BMW 318i	yeah what a mess this turned out to be! he was disqualified from the reace for 'giving misleading information to an official' or something like that, does that mean the trullli had his 3rd place reinstated?

04-06-2009, 09:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
jh83 Member Name: James Joined: Mar 2009 From: Brisabne Posts: 47 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 4 Times in 4 Posts '83 BMW 528i '89 BMW 318i	I didnt actually see the pass but i saw LH in 3rd under the safety car and then the next thing i saw he was in 4th on the overall standings. apparently LH slowed down quite alot and Trulli went past thinking he had a problem with his car. Surely Trulli would have to have some direction form his team telling him to pass LH under those circumstances. But how knows! And i dont know why LH or McLaren would lie to the officials, what were they to gain from doing that??? something very fishy indeed!!