"Official F-1" thread ... Japan

[bobby]

the title is Hamiltons to lose,lets see if he can keep his head and move on....xoxoxoo

In a surprisingly incident free afternoon free practice session at Fuji Speedway, Timo Glock set the pace for Toyota. The German racer lapped the 4.563km circuit in a best time of 1:18.383s, less than a tenth ahead of his nearest rival and with one second covering the top 17 runners.

The second 90-minutes of running in Japan saw most opt to run both the soft and the hard tyres and it was Glock who was amongst the first on the option rubber who moved to the head of the timesheets with a time that eclipsed Lewis Hamilton’s morning best, and then remained at the top as the chequered flag fell.

Fernando Alonso continued his and Renault’s recent run of form with the second fastest time in the much-improved R28, lapping just 0.043s off the ultimate pace. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton was third fastest in his McLaren Mercedes just ahead of the Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.

[Craven Morehead]

F1 is going green!!! And to drive home the point, the tires will have green stripes painted on them. No shit.

10/08/08 (GMM) Teams will sport tires painted with green grooves during the Japanese grand prix this weekend.

Further to the existing white band which designates the softer tire compound, the remaining three grooves will be painted green in support of the 'Make Cars Green' environmental initiative.

The green tires, launched in Tokyo on Wednesday, have the support of FIA President Max Mosley along with high profile drivers like Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton.

"The new Make Cars Green tire that all the teams will be running on in Fuji is a great way to promote the campaign and a real first for formula one," said championship leader Hamilton.

Make Cars Green is an initiative pushed by the FIA to help reduce the environmental impact of cars through means such as driver training and new technologies.

These are showcased in formula one by the introduction of KERS in 2009 along with further eco-friendly innovations aimed at future seasons.

The softer compound tire will retain its traditional single white groove, while the others will be painted green.

I found this hilarious. F1 is a sport that is notorious for waste. High perfomance parts whose useful life is a little as 100 miles, disposable parts (like brake disks) that cost several tens of thousand dollars. But they are green for this race. :woot:

[bobby]

the "green" tires look really strange.....will be glad when slicks come back next year....on to qualifing........go red

xoxoxoo

[bobby]

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[bobby]

wow what another unpredictable race that was....on to China next week!

xoxoxoo

[fiatguy85]

Yeah that one was pretty exciting, glad I caught it live. That picture sure is at the right time. Hopefully we'll see the end of such problems for Ferrari, so they can wrap the season up for a win.

[Craven Morehead]

and speaking of the Singapore race............




BTW - I do not understand how Bourdais could be penalized for the incident with Massa. Too many penalties in F1 these days. Way too many. Let them race and determine the results on the track.

[fiatguy85]

That's hilarious!!!

[Craven Morehead]

Originally Posted by Craven Morehead

BTW - I do not understand how Bourdais could be penalized for the incident with Massa. Too many penalties in F1 these days. Way too many. Let them race and determine the results on the track.

Responding to my own post,,,,,,



The penalty on Bourdais looks to be bullshit. Anyone have an explanation why he was penalized? I'm not suggesting that Massa should have been penalized, I think it was just a racing incident. But I certainly can't see how Sebastian was at fault.