Shibby Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I can't wait for the BBC to release who will be part of the team. I hope they keep similar features that ITV have. Such as, a video of the circuit with one of the drivers and the walk around. Thank god there will be no breaks as well. Surely they can get Murray Walker to do at least one, just to toast the return. I wonder if this means we can see practice laps on BBCi as well. We might even see Suzi Perry as well! Quick edit: Think of the HD content as well. No doubt BBC would like to broadcast this in HD. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 just watched the 1st practice session, massa fastest by just over a second (will post the full results when they appear somewhere), kimi's engine seemed to pack in *again* :D other things of note, webbers engine blew and coulthard hit a kerb when rejoining the track after running wide and ending losing his front wheels, not a good start for red bull :/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted March 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2008 Any news on Alonso and Lewis? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 lewis was 5th and alonso 6th i think, not sure on that, imo raikkonen/lewis/kovaleinen weren't at full speed and i'd expect them to improve in session 2 edit: Malaysian GP free practice session 1 times 1. MASSA Ferrari 1m35.392s 2. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m36.459s 3. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m36.556s 4. ROSBERG Williams 1m36.578s 5. HAMILTON McLaren 1m36.626s 6. ALONSO Renault 1m37.022s 7. PIQUET Renault 1m37.034s 8. KUBICA BMW 1m37.218s 9. BUTTON Honda 1m37.282s 10. TRULLI Toyota 1m37.540s 11. HEIDFELD BMW 1m37.649s 12. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m37.649s 13. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m37.776s 14. GLOCK Toyota 1m37.782s 15. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m38.219s 16. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m38.232s 17. WEBBER Red Bull 1m38.707s 18. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m38.798s 19. FISICHELLA Force India 1m39.046s 20. SATO Super Aguri 1m40.178s 21. DAVIDSON Super Aguri 1m40.351s 22. SUTIL Force India 1m41.269s Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted March 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2008 It's great that BBC have it that means no more ad breaks during tense times. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrrgh Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Even practice sessions have been full of drama this season. DC trashed his car, Hamilton went off track and Raikkonen ran out of gas... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Even practice sessions have been full of drama this season. DC trashed his car, Hamilton went off track and Raikkonen ran out of gas... if he ran out of gas why not refuel and send him out? i didn't see him at all after he stopped Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Maybe they were looking at just going till they run out of fuel, and just used to much so he couldn't get back. Overall this second practice has been about nice shots instead. Alonso second gear wasn't working and a few people spun and locking wheels. Bourdais broke down not long after he came out. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourjays Veteran Posted March 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2008 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65952 Seems Red Bull's suspension is under scrutiny. I thought it odd how easily his car fell apart after Massa hit him at Australia. Sure he wasn't going to be able to continue, but it was an awful lot of damage considering the impact. Now it broke when crossing a kurb to rejoin the track... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mcman Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=xVM1xsiI4tM It's like his car is made of glass. Defienetly weird. :s Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_onion Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=xVM1xsiI4tMIt's like his car is made of glass. Defienetly weird. :s well the wheels do break off f1 cars incredibly easily. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mcman Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) well the wheels do break off f1 cars incredibly easily. yea, but not like that. He just ran over a kerb and his both wheels are gone. :blink: I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that the suspension broke down very easily. Edited March 21, 2008 by .mcman Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scazza Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=xVM1xsiI4tMIt's like his car is made of glass. Defienetly weird. :s All I can say is wow!! Tbh, I noticed it when DC and Massa collided last weekend at Albert Park, DC's Suspension collapsed really easily! But damn, 2 occurances now is pretty mental! I hope they sort it out as I do really like the Red Bull Team and was impressed by their performance at Albert Park. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589282978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Well we have got to see what happens in 12 hours or so from now when the Qualifying session takes place! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted March 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2008 Richard Hammond to present BBC I am reading that would be awesome! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mcman Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 It could be ?hello Richard Hammond? and ?goodbye Gary Lineker? after a dramatic day during which broadcasters battled for Britain?s most popular sports rights. Hammond, the Top Gear presenter who survived a high-speed crash, is in pole position to become the face of Formula One after the BBC reclaimed the sport in a ?200 million deal. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/for...icle3593917.ece Weird, considering he doesn't like F1. But I guess ratings are gonna be huge. What if Jeremy and James will :laugh:m? :laugh: I will be downl... will find a way to watch the BBC coverage, that's:shifty:e. :shifty: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted March 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2008 He drove a F1 car last season but still to have someone that actually likes cars would be cool. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 As much I love Top Gear I don''t think they should present it, none of them like F1 and it is a serious sport, Top Gear is just a joke around. Hopefully they will get the BBC Radio 5 Live to do it, also the pit lane reporter Holly Samos is easy on the eye... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mcman Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 ^I agree. If I lived in the UK I wouldn't be happy about it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Having watched Hammond's performance presenting Sport Relief last week I really hope he isn't involved in the F1 coverage. He's not a 'live' presenter by any means. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourjays Veteran Posted March 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) "When Lewis Hamilton did a test lap on Top Gear it got more viewers than the Brazilian Grand Prix," he explained. "Bernie (Ecclestone) was very impressed with the Top Gear proposition and there will be cross-fertilisation between the show and the races." http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65930 I'm not exactly sure how they can cross them. Top Gear comment on the F1 in their news? Do a pre-race feature in each F1 programme? One thing I would like to see is all the drivers to do a lap of the Top Gear track. Could get a real idea of their ability then! Edited March 21, 2008 by Fourjays Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Rapture| Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hope the BBC have saved the old theme tune, can't wait to watch the Grand Prix without ad breaks again. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589283675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashG Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Saturday Practice Results: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589284387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted March 22, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 22, 2008 Hope the BBC have saved the old theme tune, can't wait to watch the Grand Prix without ad breaks again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEP8vYDPy7A.swf Legend! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589284396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrrgh Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Useless fanboy speculation: I think Raikkonen and Hamilton are running heavier on fuel. In any case brilliant laps by Massa and Kovalainen. Hamilton seemed to have to work a lot more to keep the car under control than anyone else. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/623345-f1-world-championship-2008-thread/page/5/#findComment-589284546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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