Formula One 2012 - Some big changes in F1 (post 209)

The qualifying is tonight at 11 PT, the race is Saturday evening, 10:30 PT.

I can't believe the season is starting already. Not likely to watch qualifying live tonight, there's a late band at sxsw that I want to see. Maybe tomorrow night oomph watch the race live, though

And they call me a redneck....

Quote from chewspam : And they call me a redneck....

It's because that's what you are, hun.

Quote from Zoe Moon : It's because that's what you are, hun.

I don't drink budweiser. I don't watch nascar. I don't own a pair of overalls. I don't own a truck. Where does this stereotype come from?

actually, I got the day wrong for the band I want to see there tends to be some confusion when bands have sets at 1:00am, you need to figure out if the showcase/event they are in for the night before, or its just the set time for the band themselves (sometimes it's listed both ways).

I've been out most of the afternoon, I may or may not have it in me to even try to go out again tonight, i'm not sure how much I care about the people playing tonight.

I watched the practice yesterday and not much happened. IT rained and then it dried but nobody was out there on low fuel running fast.

Mclaren look good on speed this year. The merc engines must be doing good, Force india is fast as well.. Caterham looked good for a mid pack team.
Ferrari said they would be a dog but it's not apparent yet.

Q3 is streaming online around 10pm ish. LIve streams can be found online if you look up european streaming sites like soccer sites or p2p4u type sites. I'm just going to painfully watch speedtv due to laziness.

You know what I like about F1? They don't have to use a giant hair dryer to blow dry the track like the NASCAR people do.

Quote from Zoe Moon : You know what I like about F1? They don't have to use a giant hair dryer to blow dry the track like the NASCAR people do.

They also have races where the margin of victory averages 30 seconds.

Quote from Zoe Moon : You know what I like about F1? They don't have to use a giant hair dryer to blow dry the track like the NASCAR people do.

Quote from Zoe Moon : You know what I like about F1? They don't have to use a giant hair dryer to blow dry the track like the NASCAR people do.

I agree, giant hair dryers should only be used on cars not the track.

Quote from Zoe Moon : You know what I like about F1? They don't have to use a giant hair dryer to blow dry the track like the NASCAR people do.

Of course not. They know that the fans won't sit around waiting to get the race in or come back the next day.

i get to go to the f1 race in bahrain

Quote from Superocean : I agree, giant hair dryers should only be used on cars not the track.

this is kind of like a high tech version of the SR-71 blackbird. the blackbird leaked continuously on the ground, but worked great at speed in the air. Similarly, the F1 cars need a steady flow of air to keep the brakes cool and the engine from exploding, and not much air goes by when they are standing still