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    #244 Steve, Mar 9, 2012
    First session of the 2012 season in 6 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes.....
     
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    #245 minimark, Mar 9, 2012
    Tic....tic....tic.....tic.....tic.....tic....!!!
     
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    #246 Steve, Mar 12, 2012
    There's a fantastic set of historic GP photos -- the theme is "Rain" -- avail for viewing here.
     
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    #247 ScottinBend, Mar 12, 2012
    Thanks Steve.....that is going to be an all-nighter looking at all of those pics!
     
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    #248 Steve, Mar 13, 2012
    Here's a surprise.

    Kubica back in rally action (MaxRally.com)
     
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    #249 minimark, Mar 13, 2012
    Good news on many levels!!!
     
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    #250 Steve, Mar 15, 2012
    Melbourne weather update: Rain in the air (GPUpdate.net)
     
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    #251 Crashton, Mar 15, 2012
    That is wonderful news to hear Robert Kubica is back in a rally car. I hope his GP career is not over. :fingerscrossed:
     
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    #253 goaljnky, Mar 16, 2012
    Yay, first broadcast session of 2012! I feel like a kid on Christmas! I really need to get a life.
     
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    #254 Nathan, Mar 16, 2012
    Ughh.. I'm dragging now. I stayed up and watched the 2nd practice broadcast.

    Why, cause I felt like a kid at Channukah...
     
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    #255 minimark, Mar 16, 2012
    Almost turned it on after watching Senna but knew I would be stuck until the wee hours... Highlights?
     
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    #256 Nathan, Mar 16, 2012
    It was weird. Both the 1st and 2nd sessions started wet and ended dry.

    HRT is still a backmarker

    Red Bull - Vettel was not happy, he was like 10th and 11th I think, odd. Webber was not much better.

    Schumi lead the 2nd session time sheets.

    But it is really hard to gain any insight. Tires were a real mix. Some ran the soft, some the hard compounds.

    I don't think we will really see where they all stand till qualifying.
     
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    #257 minimark, Mar 16, 2012
    Thanks! Tis odd for Red Bull to be that far back.....
     
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    #258 Steve, Mar 16, 2012
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    I didn't stay up for the second practice but I did watch the first (live online at speed.com). Interesting to watch without any commentary.

    There are some surprises on the time sheets but, as always, it's just practice and you don't really know which drivers/teams are trying to find the limits on what types of fuel loads and which are just working through their test programs. Throw in some rain during both sessions and who knows? Still, I'm enjoying the speculation. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #259 Steve, Mar 16, 2012
    Steve Matchett's Chalk Talk is back for another season. First round is about the conflict between 2012 technical regulations re nose height and the desire for flow under the car causing those broken or platypus noses. I wish he would talk about why McLaren went the other way and what trick they're using to get good performance anyway but I don't imagine he has a good explanation for that yet. :wink:

    Australian GP Chalk Talk - 2012
     
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    #260 Steve, Mar 16, 2012
    The 3rd practice session (11pm ET / 8pm PT) will stream live on SpeedTV.com. If it's like the first practice it will be video only with on-screen data but no commentary and better sound quality from the track than I remember ever hearing when the commentators were on.
     
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    #261 Nathan, Mar 16, 2012
    Well that was sure interesting.


    That being 3rd practice session.
     
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    #262 Steve, Mar 16, 2012
    Indeed, can't wait to see how quali goes.
     
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    #263 Zapski, Mar 17, 2012
    This is not Ferrari's race. And it looks like we are going to have a Vettle / Schumaker battle. I'm looking forward to this one!
     
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    #264 minimark, Mar 17, 2012
    Very interesting indeed!!
     
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