captainlaziness

I'm basing my coundown on the timer at www.formula1.com. It's based on local time in Melbourne I believe.

rdck

Hey I just noticed this.....kind of interesting.

First this,
"Doornbos Retained as Red Bull Tester" (01/26/07)
http://www.formula1.com/news/5565.html

Then this,
"CHAMP CAR: Doornbos Close to Landing Ride" (01/29/07)
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/35064/

Can he actually do both?

kungpaosamuraiii

I really have no idea. He's before my time so maybe I got some drivers mixed up. In reference to the best driver, that was definitely Fangio.

I have 46 days to get a TiVo...

captainlaziness

F1's presence in the Middle East has been contractually ensured through the next 10 years.
The Bahrain International Circuit hosted it's inaugural Grand Prix back in April '04.

As it stands now, Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya holds the lap record of 1'24.770, set back in '05....before he went to NASCAR.

Kungpaosamuraii said it:

rdck

Red Bull Unveils First Newey Car

Red Bull Racing unveiled its new Renault-powered RB3 at Barcelona this morning. The car is the first to be overseen by the combination of chief technical officer Adrian Newey and technical director Mark Smith, and thus reflects the McLaren/Renault heritage of the two men.

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/35022/

rdck

Alonso Draws First Blood in Valencia

In the first clash of multiple 2007 Formula 1 contenders, Fernando Alonso and McLaren emerged on top as the Spaniard paced the 14-car field in action at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit this Tuesday.

With a best time of 1:12.563 after 65 completed laps aboard the new MP4-22, Alonso outpaced the man he replaced at the silver squad, Kimi Raikkonen, by nearly a full second. On his second-ever day driving the new Ferrari F2007, the Finn clocked a 1:13.529 on the back of 47 laps covered.

New Renault tester Nelsinho Piquet was third, just 0.020 behind Raikkonen despite completing only 27 laps in the new R27. Toyota’s Franck Montagny and BMW Sauber’s Sebastien Vettel rounded out the top-five.

Valencia F1 testing times – Tuesday:
1) Alonso, McLaren-Mercedes (B), 1:12.563, 65 laps
2) Raikkonen, Ferrari (B), 1:13.529, 47
3) Piquet, Renault (B), 1:13.549, 27
4) Montagny, Toyota (B), 1:13.672, 33
5) Vettel, BMW-Sauber (B), 1:13.683, 75
6) Trulli, Toyota (B), 1:13.735, 60
7) Heidfeld, BMW-Sauber (B), 1:13.848, 49
Fisichella, Renault (B), 1:13.867, 34
9) Barrichello, Honda (B), 1:14.026, 29
10) Nakajima, Williams-Toyota (B), 1:14.520, 51
11) Rossiter, Honda (B), 1:14.643, 37
12) Sato, Super Aguri-Honda (B), 1:15.674, 27
13) Webber, Red Bull-Renault (B), 1:15.726, 27
14) Badoer, Ferrari (B), 1:16.334, 35

rdck

Oops, I didn't know 8 ) = the "COOL" emoticon. LOL

captainlaziness

Mmmm...aerodynamics.
I was thinkin' about puttin' that spoiler on my tC.



45 days...

WiitC2007

Did anybody else catch this video of Alonso pushing Badoer during practice?

I mean do they need to risk damage to the cars this early!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2-nhAmywZ0

captainlaziness

Whoops!

Yeah, that did seem a little unnecessary.

rdck

Seems like Alonso is trying to make a statement about the upcoming season. That was extreme though.

44 days!

rdck

Schumacher Leads Valencia Charts (2/1/07)

1) R.Schumacher, Toyota (B), 1:11.297, 60 laps
2) Fisichella, Renault (B), 1:11.621, 121
3) Kovalainen, Renault (B), 1:11.643, 108
4) Alonso, McLaren-Mercedes (B), 1:11.710, 95
5) Heidfeld, BMW-Sauber (B), 1:11.989, 99
6) Raikkonen, Ferrari (B), 1:12.360, 66
7) de la Rosa, McLaren-Mercedes (B), 1:12.361, 69
8 ) Massa, Ferrari (B), 1:12.418, 98
9) Kubica, BMW-Sauber (B), 1:12.857, 20
10) Button, Honda (B), 1:12.976, 77
11) Davidson, Super Aguri-Honda (B), 1:13.143, 133
12) Coulthard, Red Bull-Renault (B), 1:13.450, 59
13) Rossiter, Honda (B), 1:13.728, 03
14) Webber, Red Bull-Renault (B), 1:13.796, 23
15) Nakajima, Williams-Toyota (B), 1:13.945, 82

rdck

Schumacher Leads Valencia Charts (2/1/07)

1) R.Schumacher, Toyota (B), 1:11.297, 60 laps
2) Fisichella, Renault (B), 1:11.621, 121
3) Kovalainen, Renault (B), 1:11.643, 108
4) Alonso, McLaren-Mercedes (B), 1:11.710, 95
5) Heidfeld, BMW-Sauber (B), 1:11.989, 99
6) Raikkonen, Ferrari (B), 1:12.360, 66
7) de la Rosa, McLaren-Mercedes (B), 1:12.361, 69
8 ) Massa, Ferrari (B), 1:12.418, 98
9) Kubica, BMW-Sauber (B), 1:12.857, 20
10) Button, Honda (B), 1:12.976, 77
11) Davidson, Super Aguri-Honda (B), 1:13.143, 133
12) Coulthard, Red Bull-Renault (B), 1:13.450, 59
13) Rossiter, Honda (B), 1:13.728, 03
14) Webber, Red Bull-Renault (B), 1:13.796, 23
15) Nakajima, Williams-Toyota (B), 1:13.945, 82

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/35119/

rdck

God I hate when I do that

WiitC2007

Good to see Ralph and Toyota on top of the standings for Valencia.....

I hope this year will be a decent year for Toyota....

captainlaziness

R. Schumacher on top with half as many laps as G. Fisichella....Nice.

43 days.

rdck

Toyota to investigate Trulli's hot rear (02-02-07)

Toyota were forced to cancel Jarno Trulli's final day of testing at Valencia on Thursday after recording high temperatures around his car's rear crash structure the previous night.....

http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_...889087,00.html

rdck

Ferrari's Personnel Woes Continue (02-02-07)

"The loss of Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn looks set to have long-reaching consequences for Ferrari with other key personnel now revealing that they too could be leaving the Italian stable......."

http://www.planet-f1.com/News/Story_...888442,00.html



Personally, it'll be nice to see others teams step up if (when?) Ferrari does struggle, but on the other hand I've been waiting to see how well Kimi does at Ferrari. Time will tell.

captainlaziness

I know how you feel. I didn't like Ferrari dominating the podium in seasons past, but I really like Raikonnen and want him to have a good year.

Wyatt_Herb

Cote d'Azure!! I know that from playing Gran Turismo...