F1 - 2012

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    I'm also completley ready for the season to start.....every year is so full of promise and expectation, and this year is no different. However this year we have HOW many world champions driving? yikes, it's gonna be fun to watch!

    Lots of new and unexpected performances this year, that's the only thing I'll predict!
     
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    Let the games begin!!!!:D
     
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    Another American sneaks into F1, sort of. Isn't an F1 test role these days basically an invitation to spend the season not driving for the team? Fortunately he gets to keep his full time gig as well.

    Rossi secures Caterham test role (Crash.net)
     
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    First session of the 2012 season in 6 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes.....
     
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    Tic....tic....tic.....tic.....tic.....tic....!!!
     
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    There's a fantastic set of historic GP photos -- the theme is "Rain" -- avail for viewing here.
     
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    Thanks Steve.....that is going to be an all-nighter looking at all of those pics!
     
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    Here's a surprise.

    Kubica back in rally action (MaxRally.com)
     
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    Good news on many levels!!!
     
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    Melbourne weather update: Rain in the air (GPUpdate.net)
     
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    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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    00 Days 05H 37M 50S Until Practice 1.
     
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    Yay, first broadcast session of 2012! I feel like a kid on Christmas! I really need to get a life.
     
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    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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    Almost turned it on after watching Senna but knew I would be stuck until the wee hours... Highlights?
     
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    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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    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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    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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    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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