2006 Bahrain Grand Prix - Race 1/18

[Flibster]

Tried an .nl proxy to view the feed, got past the country selection page only to find I have to pay 7 euros to watch

Damn - used to be free....
Got the first few race webcasts saved to my pc. All the others are on the HTPC.

Got to love how with the American feeds - red is pink, orange is pink, focus is blurred.

Good old USA knows best.

Simon/~Flibster

 

[Flibster]

Rod Hull - did he fall or was he pushed?

No TV - EEEP!!!

4" of snow though!! It's lovely here - no snow - reasonably warm outside.... Still - PVR is up and running. PLus there's a re-run later today.

Show is now ON!

Simon/~Flibster

 

[Flibster]

Just play this over your PC when the titles are on...

http://www.flibster.com/F1/Other Files/F1.wma

Sounds so much better then.

Simon/~Flibster

 

[Flibster]

LoNeStaR* - very nice pictures...Whats your camera?

Looks like you had good seats too.

Sadly - no where near enough totty shots..

Simon/~Flibster

 

[Flibster]

Just had a little worrying email hit my mailbox....

Both Herbert and Barger have seen huddled together chatting in the back of a garage ... the worryign bit is they were both laughing...

When those two get together...

Be afraid...

Be very afraid....

Simon/~Flibster

 

[Flibster]

Fisichella could be down on power from QUalifying yesterday.

They have changed everything apart form the engine itself...

When he goes out to get to the grid he'll give the engine a workout - if it still feels down on power he'll come in and change to the spare car which has been set up for him and then start from the pitlane.

Simon/~Flibster

 

[Flibster]

That 2008iirc...

They still take spare chassis and enough bodywork for 5 more cars with them. Doesn't take long to assemble from the major sub assemblies

The Arse is on tv....sickening...

 

[Flibster]

Ok guys..l. time to get the snacks ready (pringles or whatever you fancy)

Simon, make sure you dont drop pringles in your new keyboard!

Don't hae pringles - have a bacon and egg buttie *6 strips of bacon and 3 runny fried eggs* huge mug of tea, and ice cream on standby.

Simon/~Flibster

 

[Flibster]

Bring one to me too please. Thanks

I've only got roasted peanuts

Sorry - won't have enough bacon for my second butty then..

WOoooh...Pro-Am race looks fun.

 

[Flibster]

Just a light breakfast this morning Simon?

Need more sun here, Sky picture is coming back but still not watchable....

Yup - just a small breakky. Ran out of hash browns so couldn't fry a couple of them and cut them in half to stick in as well.

How about a supersoaker with warm water in? Would that help?

Simon/~Flibster

 

[Flibster]

Grid Walk.

Nick May, JK, Half of Status Quo...

As for the Michael Jackson joke...No Martain...just NO!

 

[Flibster]

Does Bernie only have that outfit?

I've never seen hom wearing anything else...

 

[Flibster]

Yes **** - 4 months of joy without YOU!

 

[Flibster]

They apparently have - keeping the race in 1 half of the screen and the ad's in the other apparently..

Sounds crap to me but....

 

[Flibster]

Monteiro is in the spare car and will start fromt he pit lane due to a driveshaft problem when going to the grid.

 

[Flibster]

Here we go - formation lap is underway!

 

[Flibster]

Car 23 under investigation - suspect that his engineers were not off the grid in time

 

[Flibster]

Forming up now....

Ooooh....getting excited.

 

[Flibster]

The 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix is now....

GO!!!


Button got a bad start - Massa Weaving a lot

Montoya up though

 

[Flibster]

Raikkonen up to 15th already.

Raikkonen up to 14th now...

M.Schumacher
Alonso
Massa
Montoya
Barrichello
Button
Fisichella
Webber
Klien
Coulthard
Villeneuve
Liuzzi
Raikkonen
Speed
Trulli
R.Schumacher
Sato
Ide
Heidfeld
Monteiro
Rosberg - Pits on lap 2
Albers - Pits on lap 2