Australian Grand Prix 2011, Albert Park Circuit - Race 1/19

Garido · 25 Mar 2011 at 03:13

Shimmy said:
First session over and as expected RBR take the top 2 positions and look rapid. Ferrari don't seem to be too far behind, Mercedes just behind them. Promising session from McLaren as they have similar times to Mercedes and more importantly have both topped no. of laps chart putting some much needed mileage on their cars.

Feel sorry for Chandhok, binned it after 3 corners and got no mileage. Looked like a strange one to me, not convinced it was driver error. HRT continue to be the class clowns, still haven't turned a wheel.

So glad F1 has started again, bed for me now before FP2!

I reckon he lit up the rears and hit the wall. Hopefully he'll own up to it and move on. I doubt there was a mechanical issue but happy to be proved wrong.

Ceryndrion · 25 Mar 2011 at 04:33

Garido said:
I reckon he lit up the rears and hit the wall. Hopefully he'll own up to it and move on. I doubt there was a mechanical issue but happy to be proved wrong.

There is nothing in the footage, or the telemetry to suggest that he lit up the rears...

deuse · 25 Mar 2011 at 04:55

Morning all

Just got in from work to see Mclaren at least 1to1.5 sec off the pace

Glaucus · 25 Mar 2011 at 05:07

Wheres p2

Glaucus · 25 Mar 2011 at 05:11

Oh 5:25 why did i think 5

Lunatic Dreyfus · 25 Mar 2011 at 05:18

Just seen the start of practice 1. Good ol' Karun!

Ceryndrion · 25 Mar 2011 at 05:26

deuse said:
Morning all
Just got in from work to see Mclaren at least 1to1.5 sec off the pace

Hardly a fair comparison though, the McLaren were doing more 'running in' than anything else, and you might well have missed the shot of the red-bull tyres with large chunks of rubber missing.. Not saying that they were the only team destroying tyres, but they were.. and on a very green and cold track.. I would say that the McLaren cars did very well, and its only up from here.. (also consider that the fastest time in practice 1, was 3-5 seconds slower than last year).

ins0mn1ac · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:08

poor Chandhok lol nightmare start!

deuse · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:25

Ceryndrion said:
Hardly a fair comparison though, the McLaren were doing more 'running in' than anything else, and you might well have missed the shot of the red-bull tyres with large chunks of rubber missing.. Not saying that they were the only team destroying tyres, but they were.. and on a very green and cold track.. I would say that the McLaren cars did very well, and its only up from here.. (also consider that the fastest time in practice 1, was 3-5 seconds slower than last year).

Looks like you could be right

That 1.25.8 lap of Button was so good

Glaucus · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:26

Need qualy, i wasnt expecting the board to look like this.

SPARC · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:31

Just got up to watch the last 30 minutes .... oh my have I missed that sound

tankskun · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:43

Both Mclarens 1-2 atm, the F1 sounds a joy.

FrankJH · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:53

Great Session 2 from McLaren, Button top and Lewis / Alonso / Vettel pretty close behind

Glaucus · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:53

The Australian Grand Prix - Practice One

Practice One - Webber leads Red Bull one-two in Australia
The 2011 F1 season finally kicked off this morning in Melbourne’s Albert Park - with a bang. Test driver Karun Chandhok got as far as Turn Four on his out lap before losing grip and cannoning into the wall, severely damaging his Lotus T128.

SDK^ · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:57

McLarens don't look too slow

SPARC · 25 Mar 2011 at 06:58

lol that Hispania sounds like broken bagpipes.

dalin80 · 25 Mar 2011 at 07:18

Was red button not showing the testing for anyone else?

CaptainRAVE · 25 Mar 2011 at 08:02

McLaren actually looking good :eek:

Masterdog · 25 Mar 2011 at 08:17

Argh where does this leave my Fantasty F1. What were the conditions like during P2?

Ceryndrion · 25 Mar 2011 at 08:27

p2 conditions were cool, with light rain towards the end..

the McLarens looked to top the boards, but I am pretty sure that their times were set just before the 'race conditions' came into effect, but I could be wrong, either way, the mix is pretty good for the top 3 teams, with mercedes a very close 4th.