Round of Bahrain (ferrarigirl wins!)

[JayVee]

Massa (gotta love this v10)

[Julian Mayo]

Webber, (see the latest test times ) From Pole

At least when I pick The Cute, he sets lap records

And from Pole You reckon he'll make the last 10

Good Afternoon JV, I hope you are having as nice a day as I was
Yes I do think he will make the last 10, and the only one who will keep him off pole will be Kimi

[Julian Mayo]

It is a tad hard to set lap records in a classification running slower cars than last year.

[JayVee]

Good Afternoon JV, I hope you are having as nice a day as I was

Afternoon to you too

What happened then ?

Ah, my Webber talk, I see. Well I hope he does well but I didn't want you to get too overly excited. Renault and Honda weren't testing.
If he is fastest tomorrow then I would say he could make the top 10

Kimi Why He'll make the top 10, fill the car up and won't go out. If he goes out he'll start 12th

[JayVee]

It is a tad hard to set lap records in a classification running slower cars than last year.

You know what I mean Julian
Compare the times to those set by Alonso (and Heidfeld )

[Kapel]

With all the testing in the NEW car in BAHRAIN don't you think he is so far ahead of the rest that he'll lap everyone in the race

Or don't you think he is good enough

Oh JayVee,for me Michael is the best,no matter what & never will a question about him not being good enough would cross my mind.

But the driver is as good as his car rgt? N at this moment i dont think Ferrari can win the season opener.3 weeks down the line...anything can happen

[tld]

With all the testing in the NEW car in BAHRAIN don't you think he is so far ahead of the rest that he'll lap everyone in the race

Or don't you think he is good enough

Oh JayVee,for me Michael is the best,no matter what & never will a question about him not being good enough would cross my mind.

But the driver is as good as his car rgt? N at this moment i dont think Ferrari can win the season opener.3 weeks down the line...anything can happen

Yup, and that 'anything' is called Takuma Sato trying his best not to be lapped because he thinks he's still at the front!

[Julian Mayo]

Y'all know, Sato is a bloody quick driver if he can keep it on the island, and not merge two into one.

[tld]

Y'all know, Sato is a bloody quick driver if he can keep it on the island, and not merge two into one.

I'm not questioning his driving skill JM. I'm talking about the car. Considering what he's used to, it's going to take a while for him to get used to being lapped as opposed to doing the lapping.

Although having the car stopping/bbq on him probably won't change. At least that'll be one thing that he should be used to.

[Julian Mayo]

Y'all know, Sato is a bloody quick driver if he can keep it on the island, and not merge two into one.

I'm not questioning his driving skill JM. I'm talking about the car. Considering what he's used to, it's going to take a while for him to get used to being lapped as opposed to doing the lapping.

Although having the car stopping/bbq on him probably won't change. At least that'll be one thing that he should be used to.

Will it produce enough revs to BBQ

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[Lloyd]

Well its almost "time to start your engines"

I see a big curly strip of asphalt in the middle of a desert. I see a checkered flag beig waved, and its a japanese driver, yes its sato passing the flag now, phew in 19th position.

1st Alonso, hard to go past
2nd Webber, not quite, but the cosworth is humming
3rd, JPM, motor didnt blow
4th Barrichello Where is that german guy??
5th Fisi, here we go again
6th Truli, as above
7th Coultard, Red bull rager
8th Michael, seeing red and lots of faster cars

Pole Webber

[schmorbraten]

Winner: Fernando Alonso - does what he's used to
Second: Jenson Button - could win, but isn't used to
Third: Giancarlo Fisichella - hard to do much worse with that car
Fourth: Michael Schumacher - inferior tyres, car not up to scratch, but he's still better than anyone else out there coping with that sort of stuff
Fifth: Rubens Barrichello - will get better, but not bad for a start
Sixth: Juan Pablo Montoya - doesn't kill porcelaine cars like kimi does
Seventh: Nico Rosberg - will make webber look slow
Eighth: Felipe Massa - won't do worse than rubens did in the red thing
Pole: Jenson Button - really motivated and a fast, reliable car

i may change them again, if i think about it ... there are so many fast cars on michelins that it seems an odd idea the bridgestone runners will get any points, but it's hard to assess what the ferraris will look like when it comes to it. fisi could surprise, if he's motivated and concentrated enough.

oh, i should pick some smilies, too:

[Julian Mayo]

Winner: Fernando Alonso - does what he's used to
Second: Jenson Button - could win, but isn't used to
Third: Giancarlo Fisichella - hard to do much worse with that car
Fourth: Michael Schumacher - inferior tyres, car not up to scratch, but he's still better than anyone else out there coping with that sort of stuff
Fifth: Rubens Barrichello - will get better, but not bad for a start
Sixth: Juan Pablo Montoya - doesn't kill porcelaine cars like kimi does
Seventh: Nico Rosberg - will make webber look slow
Eighth: Felipe Massa - won't do worse than rubens did in the red thing
Pole: Jenson Button - really motivated and a fast, reliable car

i may change them again, if i think about it ... there are so many fast cars on michelins that it seems an odd idea the bridgestone runners will get any points, but it's hard to assess what the ferraris will look like when it comes to it. fisi could surprise, if he's motivated and concentrated enough.

oh, i should pick some smilies, too:

G'day Brat, welcome.

[mlittle]

Winner: Fernando Alonso - does what he's used to
Second: Jenson Button - could win, but isn't used to
Third: Giancarlo Fisichella - hard to do much worse with that car
Fourth: Michael Schumacher - inferior tyres, car not up to scratch, but he's still better than anyone else out there coping with that sort of stuff
Fifth: Rubens Barrichello - will get better, but not bad for a start
Sixth: Juan Pablo Montoya - doesn't kill porcelaine cars like kimi does
Seventh: Nico Rosberg - will make webber look slow
Eighth: Felipe Massa - won't do worse than rubens did in the red thing
Pole: Jenson Button - really motivated and a fast, reliable car

i may change them again, if i think about it ... there are so many fast cars on michelins that it seems an odd idea the bridgestone runners will get any points, but it's hard to assess what the ferraris will look like when it comes to it. fisi could surprise, if he's motivated and concentrated enough.

oh, i should pick some smilies, too:

G'day Brat, welcome.

Welcome, Brat!