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Old 16-03-2013, 05:29
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Or even just change the music...

Did I mention I don't like the music?

BTW, according to Andrew Benson on twitter, Vettel's problem was just a sensor. So tough luck all round
Before you end up in hospital or the tv broken press the mute button
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Old 16-03-2013, 05:32
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Before you end up in hospital or the tv broken press the mute button
There is a button for that? I normally just hurl something at the screen

Yeah we can go to Australia for another 5 seconds...
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Old 16-03-2013, 06:11
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Well this is going well...
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Old 16-03-2013, 06:29
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Good god, we are going to see some cars! Nice work from Mercedes to get in the front of the queue.
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Old 16-03-2013, 06:33
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And a Caterham has crashed...

And Lewis has beached it. Recovered it now with this invention called a reverse gear.
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Old 16-03-2013, 06:40
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Massa has spun in the wet and Vettel has changed his helmet. Again. F1 is back.

Rosberg is flying.
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Old 16-03-2013, 06:41
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Well this is going well...
3 wheels on my wagon, and I keep rollin' along...



Great getting a good time in a car that no longer works.
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Old 16-03-2013, 06:52
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After all that, that was quite fun... and by fun I mean chaotic.

Now everyone has time to repair their cars...
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Old 16-03-2013, 07:12
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20 minute delay = Breakfast here! (Cornflakes are go!)
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Old 16-03-2013, 07:19
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Don't people emigrate to Australia for the better weather?
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Old 16-03-2013, 07:23
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Blimey, looks like there's going to be a lot of "trophies" for sale on eBay at the end of quali'.

Is it just me or has Martin Whitmarsh aged about 20 years over the winter?
He looks absolutely knackered and it doesn't help that every time he's interviewed he sounds like Marvin, the paranoid android. It's all doom and gloom.
To be fair, he seems to be being very honest and open about it all but, geez, he's pessimistic.

Mutterings now about running out of daylight and completing quali tomorrow.
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Old 16-03-2013, 07:27
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Blimey, looks like there's going to be a lot of "trophies" for sale on eBay at the end of quali'.

Is it just me or has Martin Whitmarsh aged about 20 years over the winter?
He looks absolutely knackered and it doesn't help that every time he's interviewed he sounds like Marvin, the paranoid android. It's all doom and gloom.
To be fair, he seems to be being very honest and open about it all but, geez, he's pessimistic.

Mutterings now about running out of daylight and completing quali tomorrow.
I agree about him looking older but I think he has been pretty negative for a few years now, though this year is more noticeable as he has more to be negative about.
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Old 16-03-2013, 07:48
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Q2 and Q3 postponed until Sunday. I'm off to bed.
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Old 16-03-2013, 07:49
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Oh I just love getting up for no reason!
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Old 16-03-2013, 07:52
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F**king marvellous. So glad I stayed up all night to watch a dull FP3 followed by an equally dull quali.

Bet all the people who paid for tickets to attend today are over the moon.
I'm sure they're happy to accept that the later start time is for the greater good; Bernie and his TV rights, that is.

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Maybe more appropriate in the broadcasting forum but I wasn't terribly impressed with the way the Sky commentary ended.
A bit of muttering from Damon and Johnny then a commercial break and suddenly I'm looking at the start of the 2011 (?) race.

Given that they've got the whole team over there with nothing better to do and a whole channel dedicated to doing it on, you'd think they might have found something to talk about.
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Old 16-03-2013, 09:11
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I think they'd pretty much talked the situation to death, tbh. Was there anyone in the paddock they hadn't interviewed? Its one thing to pad during a delay but theres not much point in them talking when nothings going to happen now until tomorrow.

As for the late start time, its the commercial reality of F1. For Australia to retain a GP they have to fit into the TV market as best as possible in order to maximise revenues. Be thankful the market hasn't shifted east so much that ut's the European races that have to conform! I do wonder if qualifying couldnt be run a bit earlier, though.
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Old 16-03-2013, 10:14
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I think they'd pretty much talked the situation to death, tbh. Was there anyone in the paddock they hadn't interviewed? Its one thing to pad during a delay but theres not much point in them talking when nothings going to happen now until tomorrow.
Possibly.

To be fair, I suppose they'd got to the end of their TV slot (or possibly even over-run) and the original plan would be for an hour of quali' action followed by an interesting half-hour or so of analysis.

As it turned out, it just seemed like a long period of nothing much followed by a slightly shorter period of nothing much.

Situations like that really show up the lack of depth in Sky's coverage IMO.
They've really only got Anthony Davidson in his command module who's capable of offering any kind of technical insight.
Ted Kravitz is probably very capable but they don't really seem to make full use of him.
Beyond that, Damon and Johnny only ever seem willing or able to discuss the stuff happening around them so when there's little going on they have little to say.

And we don't even get the opportunity to speculate about how tight Georgie Thompson's dresses are going to be any more.
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Old 16-03-2013, 10:20
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you'd think they might have found something to talk about.
Compare with the TMS team who manage to cover a whole range of off-topic subjects in between balls. They have it down to a T with the actual cricket commentary perfectly interspingled with interesting chat with barely a moment to draw breath.
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Old 16-03-2013, 10:26
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Oh, while I'm at it, anybody else hear any of the stuff about Maldonado's funding?

Not surprising he's upset that his beloved president has snuffed it. Apparently Maldonado was getting around £40 million per year in hand-outs.

Wonder if Maldonado will still be around next year if he doesn't get the same consideration from the new leader?
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Old 16-03-2013, 10:49
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And we don't even get the opportunity to speculate about how tight Georgie Thompson's dresses are going to be any more.
I didnt learn about the GT siuation until yesterday and I am ashamed to admit that shallow old me was very pissed off. I'm not sure I'll watch the F1 Show on a friday as avidly as I did last season.
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Old 16-03-2013, 17:34
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Oh, while I'm at it, anybody else hear any of the stuff about Maldonado's funding?

Not surprising he's upset that his beloved president has snuffed it. Apparently Maldonado was getting around £40 million per year in hand-outs.

Wonder if Maldonado will still be around next year if he doesn't get the same consideration from the new leader?
Yep. I think he admitted he didn't know whether he would continue to get funding. If he doesn't, I think Williams will get rid. The seem to want to have a pay-driver (the likes of Nakajima and Senna before him). He is pretty fast but a complete liability, how he didn't get a ban for hitting Perez at Monaco is beyond me.
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Old 16-03-2013, 18:05
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...how he didn't get a ban for hitting Perez at Monaco is beyond me.
Probably for the same reason he didn't get one for doing the same thing to Hamilton at Spa.

Whatever that is.
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Old 16-03-2013, 18:23
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Probably for the same reason he didn't get one for doing the same thing to Hamilton at Spa.

Whatever that is.
I remember when he hit Hamilton at Spa (I was in the grandstand there), no-one could believe what they had just seen. He probably should have got a ban for that but it's the fact that he showed he hadn't learnt his lesson that made the desicion to let him off even more laughable.
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Old 16-03-2013, 18:39
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Kinda random but, looking at how many people seemed to have had problems with the painted lines, I wonder if they've spent the rest of today going around the circuit grit-blasting a bunch of the painted lines near corners in case the race is wet tomorrow as well?
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Old 16-03-2013, 23:52
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So, we are about to have our second first quali of the year. Still a bit wet apparantly. Rosberg for pole maybe?
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