Live Commenting: Spain - Qualifying
And we’re back! It’s an action packed Formula 1 day today, no sooner has practice 3 finished and we’re already looking at qualifying.
The session earlier today was nothing if not inconclusive, with six different teams in the top eight.
It looks like Red Bull’s legendary unreliability came back to bite them again, and they will have had their work cut out readying the car for qualifying. The big guns are clearing keeping their cards close to their chests… has there been any sandbagging going on? How much was achieved at last weeks test?
We’re watching ITV’s television coverage, which is also available online. Don’t forget to keep the official live timing window handy.
Do let us know where you are, how you are and what you’re watching. Also let’s have all your predictions please.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:
First comment, i think. Woo!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:20 pmChristine said:
Hi Scott!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:25 pmme said:
lo
bit of a manic morning so far. nothing like a techincal hitch to get the day off to a fine start.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:29 pmlou said:
Hey! im back!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:29 pmScott Woodwiss said:
So, may as well get to it - predictions?
I think Ferrari will walk the front row easily. Mclaren will be lucky to keep up, but they were mostly running setup and heavy fuel runs in practice I think. I personally hope Lewis can bounce back
BMW look a bit off, but we said that in Bahrain and they grabbed pole, so let’s not judge them too much now. Renault’s managed to make a big leap during the break, I can see both cars in Q3 today. Red Bull have looked pretty decent, I wonder if that throttle problem has hampered Webber somewhat. David’s probably driving for his job right now.
Williams look competitive, sounds like Nico has been battling understeer all weekend, wonder if they’ll have sorted it out. Not sure where Nakajima stands right now. Toyota looked very quick in FP3, probably down to very low fuel runs, practicing for qualifying, me thinks. Honda are running those ridiculous rabbit ears, doesn’t seem to be helping them that much. Also, they’re not running their new rear wing?
Toro Rosso, it seems have had setup problems all Friday, they might have a tough time getting to Q1, and won’t see Q2, I don’t think. Force India had a lucky day yesterday, but it looks like they’ve calmed down somewhat today. They might be lucky to just scrape one of their cars into Q2. And as for Super Aguri…..well….you know what they’ll be up to - nothing much
Qualifying Prediction:
Raikkonen
Massa
Hamilton
Kubica
Piquet
Alonso
Kovalainen
Trulli
Coulthard
Glock
April 26th, 2008 at 12:31 pmme said:
hi lou
scott can you post your gp2 live blog comment again here pls?
sorry, just worried it’ll vanish now we have this thread, and yep we’ll try to join ya
April 26th, 2008 at 12:32 pmlou said:
Anyone watching ITV at the moment? Whats with the Martin and De la Rossa track preview? Have they ever done anything with a test driver before?
April 26th, 2008 at 12:33 pmChristine said:
Scott seems to have covered everything. I’m gonna go for Raikkonen, Kubica, Heidfeld.
Hope Alonso does well in front of his home crowd, but its not gonna happen.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:33 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ok
I will be hosting a GP2 Live Commenting session on my blog, woodwissf1.wordpress.com, at 2:30pm. If you want to join in, then please feel free to do so. You can watch the action on ITV4 either on the TV or online at itv.com by clicking the ITV4 icon on the live streaming box.
Hope to see some of you guys there!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:34 pmme said:
cheers, never followed a whole race before.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:35 pmme said:
just started watching lou, missed the pldr chat. liking the look at the new ferrari nose though.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I’m doing a search to try and find some GP2 live timing, if such a thing exists
April 26th, 2008 at 12:37 pmlou said:
Scott, can you remind us when it just about to start? cause knowing me i will forget.
hahaha!! loving the comment about Hondas dumbo wings on itv!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:38 pmme said:
itv doing some great interviews today.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:39 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Yep sure, no problem Lou
Hopefully my page will show the posts, I tried to say on there i was doing it, but the comment never showed up :S
anyway, fingers crossed.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:39 pmChristine said:
He’s done stuff with Jenson before, maybe it’s just his friends?
April 26th, 2008 at 12:39 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Well, it beats “The Lewis Hamilton Show” for sure.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:41 pmMichael Roberts said:
Kimi’s probably got this all taken care off but never rule out Kazuki, he’ll probably bounce back now he’s in europe.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:42 pmlou said:
Just what i was thinking, are we in for reasonable coverage today? Would be nice to think that perhaps they will make the coverage better. How long till they mention they are now multi award winning?
April 26th, 2008 at 12:43 pmlou said:
Oh yeah! I remember now! but not for some time….maybe its pedro cause its the spanish grand prix
April 26th, 2008 at 12:44 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Force India have 3 WIND TUNNELS!?! Surely that can’t be allowed!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:45 pmlou said:
3?! but but where there not rules coming in restricting the number of wind tunnels?
April 26th, 2008 at 12:45 pmme said:
that i’d like to see too. piquet is also fairing better on tracks he’s had experiencing with.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:45 pmCorey said:
I am enjoying the coverage today as well. Loved the Pedro De La Rosa comments, dumbo wings and most of all the question about if there is shame in copying a design…Lol
man whats happening now they are interviewing Fisi
April 26th, 2008 at 12:46 pmme said:
yeah, no problem with that. what he didn’t say is they aren’t running 24/7. so the net total isn’t higher than someone else running x2 all day everyday.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:47 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Exactly, you guys at Sidepodcast even covered it when looking at the proposed new regulations.
How can they be getting away with that?
April 26th, 2008 at 12:47 pmme said:
and standing by the aguri motorhome.
this is my kinda f1 coverage
April 26th, 2008 at 12:48 pmme said:
next year it probably won’t happen because of budget restrictions, but tunnel development isn’t restricted or even monitored.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:48 pmlou said:
wow surely this is not ITV covering the back markers?!? i don’t believe it! This whole race weekend (last 2 days) has been very unusual.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:48 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Hmm…well, I knew FI needed to make a step-up in the aero department, but I didn’t think they needed it that badly to warrant using 3 wind tunnels!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:50 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Yeah, much better than the norm (Lewis, Lewis, Lewis, Ferrari, Lewis, Lewis, Lewis, oh and er, Lewis).
April 26th, 2008 at 12:50 pmlou said:
Aguri looks surprisingly happy. Just happy they are racing i suppose
April 26th, 2008 at 12:51 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Damn, the ITV competition looks awesome this week.
Question’s a bit tough though….
April 26th, 2008 at 12:53 pmlou said:
ahaha im sure christine wishes the answer is Bourdais. lol am pretty tempted to enter it. but can’t really be botherd.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:54 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Their competitions seem to be ones that look really good, but not really anyone bothers to enter because they think it’s too good to be true and won’t win
April 26th, 2008 at 12:57 pmlou said:
exactly Scott!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:
CAN I PLAY WITH MADNEEESSS!!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:57 pmme said:
my predictions then:
1: kimi
2: nick
3: felipe
4: lewis
5: robert
6: heikki
7: fernando
8: nico
April 26th, 2008 at 12:58 pmlou said:
That ‘can i play with madness’ tune is sooo annoying!!
Oh and back to Lewis :/
April 26th, 2008 at 12:58 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Both Honda’s in the top 10? Yeah, in your earthdreams, Nick.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Hmm, looks like it’s just the 4 of us today
April 26th, 2008 at 1:00 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Sutil first out, let’s get this show started!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:00 pmlou said:
Ok my top ten predictions:
1.Kimi
2.Robert
3.felipe
4.Lewis
5.Kubica
6.Heikki
7.Nico
8.Fernando
9.Jenson
10.Bourdais
April 26th, 2008 at 1:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Fisi, Davidson and Bourdais all joining Sutil on track.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:01 pmlou said:
As a honda fan, im gonna hope for Jenson in the top ten and Rubens between P11 and P13.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:02 pmChristine said:
Raikkonen’s out early.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:02 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Raikkonen, Vettel, Glock, Sato and Rosberg on track now
April 26th, 2008 at 1:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Not a bad lap from Sutil there, seems like Friday might not have been just madness.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:04 pmme said:
do we think a force india will make it into q2 today? they’ve been threatening for a long time.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:04 pmlou said:
Out early and not very fast…
April 26th, 2008 at 1:04 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Raikkonen’s not beaten Sutil’s S1 time. Not again…!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:05 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Bourdais quickest!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:05 pmChristine said:
Bourdais the first to break into the 1:22s
April 26th, 2008 at 1:05 pmGracie said:
Hi all!!!
i’m here though to stay updated!!
reporting from Dublin… can’t watch the session today
April 26th, 2008 at 1:06 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Nakajima goes top, 1′22.396
April 26th, 2008 at 1:06 pmme said:
kimi’s just put in the a purple s1.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pmme said:
am jealous
yell if you have any questions.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pmlou said:
lewis on a fast lap
April 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pmJon Waldock said:
I don’t like the fact that the ITV coverage online is so far behind the actual viewing, im listening to Five Live and have the F1.com live timing, its getting a bit confusing!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:
1′21.366 for Hamilton, to go quickest.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:08 pmme said:
yeah that does happen. sorta ruins the anticipation.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Nice oversteer there from Trulli. I love no TC!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:08 pmChristine said:
Mega lap from Hamilton, I thought he looked a bit wobbly, but it worked out fine for him.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:09 pmme said:
trulli managed the fastest s3 on hard tyres. there’s a lot faster times to come today.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:09 pmGracie said:
Go on Hamilton!!! got my fingers crossed 4 mclaren!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:09 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Looks like Red Bull fixed Webber’s throttle problem.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:09 pmJon Waldock said:
Very much so, i usually watch it on the TV but decided to be different today, the BBC coverage is so much better than ITV, i never realised.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:10 pmme said:
button faster than webber both sectors so far.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:10 pmGracie said:
guys what BBC channcel covers the F1??? can i watch it in IRE?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:11 pmlou said:
lol at martin and the dumbo wings!
yay button looking much better!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:11 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I just thought of something - do you think Red Bull let Renault have the engine cover fin because they get engines from them?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Alonso’s on track. Who would have guessed with all those fans cheering?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Wow, Renault and Red Bull ARE looking very quick this weekend!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pmSteveintheUK said:
Hi All
Finally got back home, sorry I missed FP3. WOW just saw those dumbo wings, can’t see them lasting long before the FIA say they are illegal as they seemed to be moving about a lot.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:13 pmlou said:
They are looking quick! Is it the fin? or just other aero developments?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:13 pmChristine said:
What’s up with Kovalainen? No lap time, still in the pits.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:13 pmMichael Roberts said:
KAZUKI! Awesome.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:13 pmlou said:
What is Nakajima doing in second?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:14 pmme said:
radio 5 live:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/
April 26th, 2008 at 1:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Nakajima with a “barnstormer” of a lap, 2nd
April 26th, 2008 at 1:14 pmJon Waldock said:
BBC Five Live Sports Extra does radio coverage and ITV have coverage on their website…not sure if you can view it though in IRE
April 26th, 2008 at 1:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Bourdais half a second up on the dropzone time
April 26th, 2008 at 1:14 pmlou said:
Good spot Christine, had not noticed that. few he has just left the pits
April 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pmme said:
impressive run
April 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:
YAY! Bourdais 6th
April 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pmSteveintheUK said:
BBC Radio 5 Live Extra does commentary which is far better than the ITV attempt. Watch ITV, Listen to BBC.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pmChristine said:
6th!!!!!!!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pmGracie said:
Thanks a mill me… u r an angel!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pmlou said:
Le seb doing well
April 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Kovi’s out on track
April 26th, 2008 at 1:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Wow, Kovi’s looking much better now.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:17 pmScott Woodwiss said:
raikkonen purple s1
April 26th, 2008 at 1:17 pmlou said:
some nice shots of the whole in the nose of the ferrari.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:17 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wow, what a lap from kimi
April 26th, 2008 at 1:18 pmlou said:
Stella lap from Kimi
April 26th, 2008 at 1:18 pmChristine said:
A 1:20 is really impressive. Low fuel, or just that fast?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:18 pmlou said:
everyone on track except lewis, kubica, hiekki and massa
April 26th, 2008 at 1:19 pmme said:
woo-hoo, i loves these crazy last moments
April 26th, 2008 at 1:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:
17 cars on track - now the manic dash begins for Q2.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:19 pmlou said:
Common Button!!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:20 pmlou said:
Oh no! Button!!! what happend???
April 26th, 2008 at 1:20 pmScott Woodwiss said:
On hard tyres too
April 26th, 2008 at 1:21 pmlou said:
oh thats better
few paniced there - what he was 12th? what? my god this is manic!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:
what happened to Sutil? he took ages
April 26th, 2008 at 1:22 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Well, that’s one of my guys out already - Coulthard
April 26th, 2008 at 1:22 pmMichael Roberts said:
Trulli in 2nd? Whatever next….
April 26th, 2008 at 1:22 pmlou said:
at least DC is out of the way for tomorrow. Hopefully no crashes for him tomorrow.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:23 pmme said:
so again fif1 better only super aguri, despite so much promise. if coulthard is fighting for his job, there’s a p45 heading his way!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:23 pmSteveintheUK said:
Raikkonen looks like he was just fast, unlike poor DC, 17th fastest after been 2nd in FP3 is a bit of a drop, Hope his team where just running him extra light this morning.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:24 pmChristine said:
OUT: Coulthard, Vettel, Fisichella, Sutil, Davidson, Sato
April 26th, 2008 at 1:24 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hahaha! I love that budweiser ad
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:25 pmlou said:
So far i have only lost Vettel. few. Still have Jenson, Nick, Nico and Robert.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:26 pmScott Woodwiss said:
My god, am I seeing and hearing right? They’re not talking about Hamilton!
Oh wait, they just said his same
April 26th, 2008 at 1:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
*name
April 26th, 2008 at 1:27 pmlou said:
We are gonna get lots of Alonso shots today and tomorrow aren’t we?
Love Rubens new helmet!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
How embarrasing for Vettel, eh? Beaten by Bourdais. I’m not complaining!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:27 pmMichael Roberts said:
Looking at the timing screens and everyone in the top 16 did 21’s, except Kimi with his 20.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:27 pmSteveintheUK said:
My Fantasy Racing team is looking ok so far, all 5 are though to Q2, some only just though, Webber, Heidfeld, Kubica, Bourdais and Glock
April 26th, 2008 at 1:28 pmScott Woodwiss said:
wait a minute?! how come the timing screen’s put Hamilton 15th? and Kovi 16th?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:28 pmme said:
so, biggest loser from the first session must be vettel. having an awful year and he’s not going make much of an impression from 18th tomorrow.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:29 pmChristine said:
Live timing resets after each session.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:29 pmlou said:
thats a good piont Scott, i did not notice that. Whats going on?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:30 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Oh I get it, they get reset in number order
April 26th, 2008 at 1:30 pmlou said:
Oh yeah…
thanks was pretty puzzeled there
April 26th, 2008 at 1:30 pmme said:
q1 finishing order (as live timing has reset):
April 26th, 2008 at 1:31 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Haha! Someone was holding up a pirate flag in the crowd. Relating to alonso, maybe?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:31 pmChristine said:
5 minutes before a car comes out.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:31 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Renaults are first out after nearly 5 mins
April 26th, 2008 at 1:31 pmme said:
ted saying kimi lap done on old, hard tyres. he’s gonna be unbeatable.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:32 pmJon Waldock said:
how wierd was that??
April 26th, 2008 at 1:32 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Alonso’s quicker than Piquet through Turn 9. I wonder where his 6 tenths are this weekend.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pmChristine said:
Kovi is playing the BMW game and leaving it late.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pmScott Woodwiss said:
HAHAHAHAHA! Alonso vs 21 other idiots!
That’s classic!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pmlou said:
ahahaha ‘Alonso v 21 other idiots!’ ahahaha!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:34 pmlou said:
Nice lap from Alonso! He is doing well this weekend!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:34 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Watch out, Kimi’s about - behind Alonso.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:34 pmme said:
not sure what ferrari were doing there?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pmlou said:
Al cars out on track
April 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Kimi’s on a charge.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pmChristine said:
Hamilton has a little wobble and according to James Allen this is a “major moment”.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Looks like Hamilton lost the time with that slide
April 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pmme said:
kimi didn’t blitz hamilton’s time there though. lewis had a wobble and has more time to find.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pmSteveintheUK said:
Not like ITV’s coverage last year then, ‘Hamilton vs 21 others’ Wonder why ITV aren’t such Hamilton fan boys this year?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:38 pmlou said:
What is wrong with Button? his cannont be cause he missed Thursday testing as he suggested yesterday….how can he be soo behind Rubens? Rubens is in 7th.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:38 pmScott Woodwiss said:
How good are the Renaults right now. 4th and 5th, very impressive.
Apparently Renault are running J-Dampers this weekend, which are pretty much a “Legal” modified version of the mass damper. Wonder how long they’ll get away with that or someone will copy it.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:38 pmScott Woodwiss said:
*5th and 6th
April 26th, 2008 at 1:38 pmme said:
this week. i think bahrain hurt them bad
April 26th, 2008 at 1:39 pmCorey said:
Kubica is flying. Heidfeld needs to drop some time quickly
April 26th, 2008 at 1:39 pmme said:
most teams i think have them, renault delayed the introduction to ensure legality.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:40 pmme said:
he’s gonna struggle with a bundle of traffic in front of him.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Nice getting into traffic in the pitlane there, Rob.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:40 pmSteveintheUK said:
My Boy Kubica just did a 20.597, just hope my other 4 drivers get out of the bottom 5
April 26th, 2008 at 1:40 pmme said:
all but kubica and kimi take to the track.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pmlou said:
Nice on bourd footage of Bourdais. Bet that pleases Christine.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pmScott Woodwiss said:
damn, bourdais won’t make the top 10
April 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pmme said:
kovi fastest in s1, massa quickest in s2.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:42 pmme said:
webber jumps into 9th
April 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pmScott Woodwiss said:
hamilton’s charging
April 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Oh…..hamilton aborted.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pmSteveintheUK said:
It would do if ITV could show it in Q3, doesn’t look like thats going to happen though. No Button in Q3 either, poor Christine
April 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pmlou said:
Wow nico not in top ten….and niether Hondas are either….
April 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pmme said:
hamilton gives up on his lap. gives the car more time to cool down.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pmme said:
both renaults make it through to q3.
4th and 8th with alonso ahead.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pmlou said:
Well i was right in my predictions about Rubens. Between 11th and 13th!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pmJon Waldock said:
Here a question for you? This has been an exciting qualifying session (maybe because im listening to BBC audio instead of ITV) but when it comes to sundays, is it wrong for me to prefer Moto GP?? Its great at the moment and F1 strangely dosen’t do it for me as much as it used to…
Any thoughts??
April 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Yay my 3 remaining guys are all in Q3!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pmChristine said:
OUT: Barrichello, Nakajima, Button, Glock, Rosberg, Bourdais
April 26th, 2008 at 1:45 pmme said:
nakajima impresses by beating nico. 12th versus 15th is a good showing. nico’s not going to be happy back there.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:45 pmSteveintheUK said:
That’s two off my drivers out then, Glock and Bourdais. At least I have Kubica in 2nd, Heidfeld in 5th and Webber just gets though in 10th. All top ten where in the 1.20’s
April 26th, 2008 at 1:46 pmScott Woodwiss said:
She’s still got Webber
April 26th, 2008 at 1:46 pmme said:
ahh, but are you following live commenting on sunday’s too?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:46 pmlou said:
I really hope that Honda get whatever problems they have sorted for the race…hang on I will settle for Jenson finishing.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:46 pmSteveintheUK said:
Only 4 tenths of a second between P1 and P10, should make for a close Q3
April 26th, 2008 at 1:47 pmChristine said:
I don’t have Webber.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:47 pmlou said:
I only have the 2 BMWs in the top ten.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:48 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No I meant your favourite drivers
April 26th, 2008 at 1:48 pmme said:
i figured on a better showing. what went wrong there, they never found enough pace. rubens was only a 10th away though.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:48 pmMichael Roberts said:
That’s crazy close. Ferrari could lose out if they don’t go light enough in Q3. I don’t know the stats but I can’t remember the Safety Car being used round here before, so the shorter the better.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:49 pmJon Waldock said:
well no, but i haven’t been following live commenting that much because ive been doing some work aswell, ive just had live timing and itv live coverage in the corner of my screen.
it is becoming more and more of a procession, and i love motorsport dont get me wrong, watching the BTCC on alternate weekends is brilliant and moto gp is good aswell….
April 26th, 2008 at 1:50 pmme said:
position after q2:
April 26th, 2008 at 1:50 pmlou said:
Me too, i figured the ‘majour’ aero update would put them firmly into the top ten. Just as they said. - am i gullable? or just hopeful. yay! a Rubens interview! First this year!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:50 pmChristine said:
Ah, come on now, Scott, I wouldn’t have favourites, got to be impartial
April 26th, 2008 at 1:50 pmGracie said:
where is Hamilton?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:51 pmSteveintheUK said:
But are you following the racing or Suzi Perry? I save Suzi for later as she’s on BBC iPlayer for 7 days, can’t wait till the BBC start doing that with F1 next year.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:52 pmlou said:
Not out yet.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:53 pmChristine said:
Hahaha, I know we’re not fans of Hamilton, but leaving him out of the times altogether is a bit harsh!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:53 pmGracie said:
i didn’t see his name in the table so i thought sth might have happened to him… few!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:53 pmJon Waldock said:
i’ve only actually seen her once so far this year, apparently she was ill or something.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:53 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Oh yeah, and it’s a “coincidence” you’ve taken a liking to Bourdais
April 26th, 2008 at 1:54 pmlou said:
yay! a Button interview!
Yes Christine, me too
April 26th, 2008 at 1:54 pmSteveintheUK said:
Christine now has
Button
Heidfeld
Rosberg
Kubica
Bourdais
in her ‘SidePodCast Racers’ team. Christine is sharing 3 drivers with me, no wonder my team is doing so bad.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:54 pmme said:
sorry, i copy times from eurosport and they left him off the list. added in now. didn’t mean to scare ya.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:54 pmlou said:
Trulli doing well! 2 fastest sectors
April 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pmScott Woodwiss said:
alonso 3rd, kimi 4th?!?! what’s that all about?
April 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pmme said:
jeez, massa 3 tenths faster than lewis.
kimi only makes p4.
alonso 3rd
April 26th, 2008 at 1:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Look at the top 4! it’s 2007 all over again
April 26th, 2008 at 1:57 pmlou said:
Come now Steve, I have exactly the same drivers as Christine except i ahve the other torro rosso - Vettel.
‘A peach of a lap’ - what? has he EVER said that before?! What is with that!
Oh! I wish i had not changed alonso!! But im happy he is in 3rd!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pmSteveintheUK said:
Hamilton, has had his 30 secs of glory for this weekend, 22.379 but was quickly outpaced by Massa with 22.058, Glad Massa has worked out how to keep his car on the track.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pmGracie said:
can’t believe kimi is only 4th!!!! can’t believe hamilton is not faster!!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pmme said:
kovi thus far disappointing. webber ahead of piquet and trulli.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:59 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Here goes Hamilton on his last run. Fingers crossed.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:59 pmCorey said:
Man this shoot out is so close. Renault have surely found some speed.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pmme said:
kovi and lewis neck and neck. now heikki goes faster.
alonso heading for the front row??
April 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Damn! Hamilton didn’t do it.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pmlou said:
Oh.My.GOD!!! ALonso! is doing well!
And so is Kimi!
gosh this is exciting!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:01 pmSteveintheUK said:
Sorry Lou, drivers seem to do alright until Christine picks them, she drop Alonso and now he has just got on to pole.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
WOW! Alonso had that snatched from his hands!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:02 pmlou said:
OH.MY.GOD!!!! Alonso P1!!! OM MY GOD!
And and Kimi snatches it!!!!
WOW!!! WELL DONE RENAULT!!!!:D
YAY!!! its nice to see!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:02 pmSteveintheUK said:
OK, he was pole
April 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pmGracie said:
what about hamilton?? anyone? please!!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pmlou said:
I dropped Alonso yesterday :’( i was sure he would do will at the start of the season! argh!
I am sooo pleased for Alonso though
April 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Hamilton 5th
Still, credit to Alonso, front row for that Renault is a great effort.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:03 pmCorey said:
WOW! that was the best shoot out of the season. Alonso just inspired all of Spain. Raikkonen leaves it till the last second.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:04 pmlou said:
Brillaint!! Is that the first time a McLaren has NOT been in the top 3?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:04 pmGracie said:
:(( thats it… i’m officially sad :((
April 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Looks like Alonso found his 6 tenths again, and then some.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pmChristine said:
I don’t think we doubted Raikkonen would do it, but Alonso just made my day.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pmme said:
aww, hamilton beat his teammate though. and you know alonso is running on fumes.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pmSteveintheUK said:
Less than 3tenth between pole and 5th, and less than a second between pole and 10th, should be a really close race tomorrow, at least till the first round of pit stops, then we will see just who was running a lighter fuel load
April 26th, 2008 at 2:05 pmChristine said:
So, I should pick all the drivers that I don’t like then?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:06 pmlou said:
Should I be this pleased Lewis did not do very well? Methinks i am abit unpatriotic. Im just pleased others get their chance, and if Jenson has a bad quali why shouldn’t Lewis. ehehe
April 26th, 2008 at 2:06 pmme said:
piquet in tenth. that means either he pulled out the best lap of his whole career or that car is light.
judging by the sound of the team radio, they were expecting pole, so i’m guessing he’ll pit on lap 10
April 26th, 2008 at 2:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Just a reminder, everyone, my GP2 live commenting thread will be up in around 20 mins or so.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:07 pmGracie said:
aww, hamilton beat his teammate though. and you know alonso is running on fumes.
the least hamilton can do is beat kovi… but my problems for now are not to beat others.. .mclaren should be able to set the pace or at leas join the front or second row!!!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:08 pmme said:
am wondering what on earth happened to heidfeld. 9th with kubica on the second row is not a good showing. even fuel corrected, that’s a poor lap.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:09 pmme said:
yeah, ron did say judge the team on their performance in spain.
i’m guessing he’d rather we didn’t right now!
kovi lost loads of setup time yesterday, so they’re down on data today.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:09 pmRich said:
Mine too. I have also been really impressed with Webber this year - look where the rest of the Red Bull and STR are? It has been virtually the same story each race this year.
Why is everyone impressed with Vettel, especially this year? Bourdais should be the replacement for the ageing and slow Coulthard at Red Bull.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:11 pmGracie said:
yeah, ron did say judge the team on their performance in spain.
i’m guessing he’d rather we didn’t right now!
kovi lost loads of setup time yesterday, so they’re down on data today.
don’t freaking know what is wrong with them!!! in australia they seemed to have just the right pace.. and now they are going backwards… its frustrating!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:11 pmme said:
final order:
April 26th, 2008 at 2:11 pmSteveintheUK said:
Yes, don’t just pick drivers for their good looks, that only works for marriage. Just start a second team for the drivers you don’t like, with your track record you will be top of the table in no time.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:12 pmlou said:
Mine too!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:12 pmGracie said:
besides… its the car n not the drivers.. leave hamilton alone, look at kovi… he’s done better with a renault…
April 26th, 2008 at 2:13 pmme said:
am inclined to agree.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:15 pmChristine said:
I’m watching the press conference. In English, they get asked a load of questions. Then they go: “In your own language, talk.”
How do they know what to say? No questions or nothing, just TALK.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:17 pmme said:
not a clue? just watching alonso, i wonder if he didn’t have his heart set on pole, he’s not quite as happy as i imagined he would be.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:18 pmSteveintheUK said:
I think they mean say what you just said in English in your own language.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:19 pmChristine said:
Presumably, if he’s super-light and NOT on pole, it was a bit of a waste of time.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:19 pmlou said:
Damn i missed it! oh no itv are showing it. thats ok.
I’ve always wonderd what they say in their own language. Its strange hearing them speak in their own language though. because of course we are used to them speaking english.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:20 pmlou said:
Is that the first time a Renault has been in the post quali press conference in 2 years? (as in 2007 ad 2008)?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:22 pmme said:
that’s a risk. it would be unlike renault to do that, but they’re having a bad season.
i like seeing alonso in a press conference with dirty overalls, rather than the ’starched cardboard’ macca look.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:22 pmlou said:
ooo was that a hint at - I am super light and thats about it for me this weekend. Don’t expect me to be on the podium.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:24 pmlou said:
Yes me too! It actually looks like he has been driving an f1 car and not just got out of a sauna and put the overalls on straight away.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:25 pmlou said:
nice! lots of driver interviews today!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:26 pmme said:
cannot fault itv today.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:26 pmChristine said:
Research Girl has come up with x2 Renault’s topping quali in China 2006, and nothing since then.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:26 pmSteveintheUK said:
I wonder why ITV.com hasn’t shown the press conference this weekend? The coverage stopped on the stream less than a minute after Q3 finished
April 26th, 2008 at 2:27 pmChristine said:
We just watched the press conference online, and then again on TV.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:28 pmme said:
an alonso train for tomorrow then?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:29 pmSteveintheUK said:
I’m glad Research Girl is still around now that your married, just hope Stats Boy is still around too, those two make a lovely couple, and would be great guess at a dinner party.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:30 pmChristine said:
It’s Memory Boy, and I think he’s around somewhere
April 26th, 2008 at 2:30 pmMichael Roberts said:
So are Eurosport not showing GP2 any more?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:30 pmlou said:
April 26th, 2008 at 2:32 pmlou said:
April 26th, 2008 at 2:33 pmme said:
guys and girls that was a fab qualifying today. thanks one and all for stopping by today.
we wouldn’t miss tomorrows race for the world, so we’ll be here with a new thread from 12pm UK time (race starts at 1pm).
christine will put up a podcast later, covering everything that happened today, and we’ll record the qually part of tomorrows sunday show.
feel free to carry on commenting thoughts here.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:33 pmChristine said:
It’s on ITV4, and Scott’s live-blogging it, so you should be covered
April 26th, 2008 at 2:33 pmSteveintheUK said:
Mine went to the blank screen with the text saying it had ended.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:34 pmScott Woodwiss said:
OK everyone, the GP2 live commenting post is now up, so you if you wish to take part, then pleast head over to:
http://woodwissf1.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/gp2-live-commenting-spain/
April 26th, 2008 at 2:34 pmlou said:
Oh i think i know where all the ‘Lewis lewis lewis’ is on ITV. Its gone to ITV4 for the day. Cause they are showing ‘The Lewis Hamilton Story’ at 4:30, and ‘Life behind lewis’ (i know its about Davidson, but it has in the title)after that.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:35 pmSteveintheUK said:
So who was/is Stats Boy?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:35 pmScott Woodwiss said:
why is it when I go onto my blog home page, the gp2 post doesn’t show up?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:37 pmlou said:
I have a question for everyone. So the GP2 race is on now. Im watching it. But i am confused….Do they use the same pit lane and garages as the F1 teams? Surly the F1 teams don’t give them up? Do they share them?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:38 pmlou said:
It shows up for me Scott.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:39 pmSteveintheUK said:
Did you just hit SAVE when writing the post or did you remember to click the actually PUBLISH button, I’m always getting that wrong.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:39 pmme said:
we’re over there too
April 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
lou, when you click on the link to the homepage of my blog, is the post there?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pmlou said:
Yep! its there!
April 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I didsave and publish it, it just doesn’t show up on my blog homepage.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:41 pmme said:
there for me too.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:42 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Hmm, that’s wierd.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:42 pmChristine said:
Scott, if you mean the link from your comment, I’ve fixed it now
April 26th, 2008 at 2:50 pmme said:
if renault’s plan is to stick alonso at the front and hope to hold as many people behind him as possible. isn’t everyone just going to pass him when he pits early?
April 26th, 2008 at 2:51 pmme said:
is it time for the race yet?
am excited, the first corner could be spectacular
April 26th, 2008 at 2:53 pmlou said:
Me too!! I can’t believe it! I was not expecting this weekend to be soo good!
Oh and @ Scott - i think i have about 3 comments awaiting moderation over on your blog.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:55 pmbrendan stallard said:
If the Vile Spaniard wasn’t running supa lite: Renault have done some serious work.
brendan
April 26th, 2008 at 2:58 pmme said:
david croft is commentating on ITV? for GP2? odd.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:58 pmlou said:
Oh no Christine i’ve just thought. Bourdais is in front of DC…this is an ok place to be, he only tends to take out people behind him…so lets hope going into that first corner Bourdais gets well away…there is still time for him to start taking out drivers in front of him.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:59 pmScott Woodwiss said:
for anyone who’s had comments waiting for moderation, they’re fine now so you may commence commenting on the live post
April 26th, 2008 at 3:00 pmChristine said:
Brendan, I think it’s probably a bit of both.
April 26th, 2008 at 3:17 pmme said:
more info on the team principles meeting:
team principals meet to discuss Mosley
April 26th, 2008 at 3:22 pmChristine said:
How come, you buy a new mouse, don’t like it, and then I end up with it?
April 26th, 2008 at 3:29 pmlou said:
April 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pmlou said:
who? Ferrari? who else?
April 26th, 2008 at 3:36 pmme said:
Red Bull
Ferrari
Toro Rosso
and maybe williams, unclear at the moment.
April 26th, 2008 at 3:37 pmChristine said:
It’s a Microsoft mouse. I think the issue is with it being wireless, not really what we wanted. That’s the problem with rushing to buy something because you want to get back to watch qualifying
April 26th, 2008 at 3:39 pmlou said:
just read the article. It kinda figures though considering Todt came out and said he supports max…and Max has done alot for Ferrari. I forget, which is it Red Bull or Toro Rosso that has the ferrari engine. Is it Red Bull with the Renault engine?
April 26th, 2008 at 3:44 pmme said:
correct. the rbr decision is an odd one for sure.
April 26th, 2008 at 3:45 pmlou said:
Many a time i have dashed out and bought something quickly to get back to Formula 1 so i know exactly how you feel
April 26th, 2008 at 3:49 pmlou said:
Specially because (as they said in the article) Mark has spoken out against Max. So He obviously did not know his team where going to make that decision. Or did he know, and just want people to know he does not agree with it?
April 26th, 2008 at 3:52 pmme said:
interesting, that could very well be the case yeah.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:01 pmNONSENSE'S DOG said:
Hmm, dunno what to say. To be perfectly honest, I don’t expect to see ALO on the podium tomorrow. Although there was mild celebration on Renault pit wall. Alan Permane was like … totally happy, dude. And Flav looked … like he was planning a conspiracy. Logic tells me FA was light on fuel. Sort of SCHU Hungary 2005 stunt or SCHU Jr Japan 2006?
April 26th, 2008 at 4:06 pmlou said:
In my mind there is no doubt that he was light on fuel. Just how light we don’t know. I think he knew he would not really be able to get on the podium, but could get into the top 3 for quali. Probably just wanting to please the many many Alonso fans. But i don’t think we can rule out a leap in performance, the size of the leap will be evident tomorrow. oooo its gonna be exciting!
April 26th, 2008 at 4:12 pmme said:
they can cause problems from there. mess up a lot of other strategies. i suspect he’ll be the headline tomorrow even if he’s not on the podium.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:18 pmlou said:
I’ve just noticed. where has the top commenters thing on the left gone?
April 26th, 2008 at 4:19 pmme said:
it’s back. usually take it away during a heavy live commenting session, because the calculations take processing time (constantly changing too).
April 26th, 2008 at 4:24 pmlou said:
oh right! That makes sence! i have to say i don’t usually see it during live commenting cause once the page refreshes it goes to the bottom of the comments. I only noticed it this time cause i accidently closed the page, so i hit internet explorer and i noticed it. lol yes sidepodcast is on my home tabs!
April 26th, 2008 at 4:25 pmNONSENSE\'S DOG said:
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=42416&PO=42416
There you go, Pat Symonds confirms our doubts. My master is calling me now, gotta go, cheers, I’m not really allowed to use his laptop because last month I couldn’t stop myself from … you know, leaving a liquid mark on it so that other dogs know who’s the boss here.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:27 pmbrendan stallard said:
“How come, you buy a new mouse, don’t like it, and then I end up with it?”
Christine,
You clearly haven’t got the rools of marriage down pat yet: have you?
My dear Susan has simply waited till I have been out of the country to appropriate the latest piece of gear/kit/toys that I have just purchased at vast expense.
This includes the latest 24″ inch monitor: I had to go out and get another one.
Getting it back, causes so much hassle, pain and earache its simpler just to obey the rools and let her have it.
All my best kit, I can only keep at the office.
All men are slow at learning this stuff, especially when young and thin, but they get it eventually……
Ancient Brendan
April 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pmNONSENSE'S DOG said:
My comment sank! Woof-woof!
Check out itv website to see what Pat Symonds has to say - he confirmed ALO was light on fuel but they wanted aggressive strategy for Fernando, that’s what Pat’s saying.
April 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Would just like to say thank you to everyone who took part in the live commenting for GP2. It was great to introduce you to another side of the GP weekend
April 26th, 2008 at 4:38 pmChristine said:
Just reading through the quotes for F1 Digest and came across this gem. For Toro Rosso:
Giorgio Ascanelli: “It was worth coming to Spain just to see Alonso’s qualifying lap! As for us, the cars have run reliably so far…”
How weird is that!?
April 26th, 2008 at 4:43 pmNONSENSE'S CAT said:
Them wouldn’t mind having ALO driving for STR. Just guessing.
Oh, that nasty dog is gone and the laptop belongs to me now!
April 26th, 2008 at 5:13 pmYumi said:
yeah i think is weird to see Alonso in second position. But I still think that it would be pretty easy for Massa and Kubica to close the gap and overtake him. But, this is the interesting:
Would it be easier for Hamilton to overtake Alonso?
I want to see that—
In spite of that… what`s going wrong with Mclaren???
that`s even more weird–
Finally- I`m happy about BMW, they are getting better in every GP . thats good for F1 competition. Ferrari should take care of them.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:19 pmlou said:
Ooo just had a thought! the renault podcast is gonna be interesting this week!
April 26th, 2008 at 7:05 pmRich said:
Probably break rather than becoming intersting. At least it will boost the moral for Renault!
April 26th, 2008 at 7:22 pmme said:
i might have to make time to listen this week. shouldn’t a big problem seeing as the chequered flag podcast hasn’t updated with friday’s show yet. it’ll be way out of date by the time i hear it.
anyone else having issues?
April 26th, 2008 at 7:30 pmlou said:
Yeah, i am. No chequered flag podcast for Spain so far. I wonders why? They are usually pretty prompt. This weekend is very strange.
April 26th, 2008 at 8:51 pmme said:
more on the team principles meeting from grandprix.com:
and also of interest:
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20293.html
so if the teams push him out they could end with todt at the helm. but if they don’t push him out, they could still end up with todt at the helm.
some choice.
April 26th, 2008 at 8:59 pmZ-Baumgartner said:
hi everyone!
did anyone else notice that kimi and felipe were using different rear wings during qualifying?
check out the photos on http://www.motorsport.com to see what i mean
April 26th, 2008 at 9:08 pmKathi said:
or autosport
Great blog btw
April 26th, 2008 at 9:12 pmme said:
mr b. i hadn’t noticed, and you are a star for spotting it. thanx.
also cheers kathi, that photo offers a great comparison.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:33 pmlou said:
er sorry for sounding stupid here. But what is the difference between them? If there was a difference that would explain Kimi doing so many unnecassary runs in Q1 and Q2. Extra testing?
April 26th, 2008 at 9:34 pmScott Woodwiss said:
do you think they gave kimi the new rear wing because Ferrari were afraid of Massa dropping it somewhere and going backwards into the wall and ruining it?
April 26th, 2008 at 9:41 pmZ-Baumgartner said:
i think it might just be driver preference. ferrari seemed to test both wings over the winter
April 26th, 2008 at 9:42 pmZ-Baumgartner said:
Is it just me or does the back of the ferrari now look like a piano!!
April 26th, 2008 at 9:43 pmlou said:
In short, yes!
Just for my own interest, are both cars in the same team allowed to have different parts?
April 26th, 2008 at 9:47 pmme said:
not sure the last time i saw ferrari run alternate wings like that.
massa’s has a slightly flatter profile nearer the endplates.
both appeared to use kimi’s wing in bahrain though didn’t they? massa appears to be the odd one out here.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:48 pmZ-Baumgartner said:
I don’t really know. They must do…
However i know your not allowed to run different liveries on different cars in the same team.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:55 pmlou said:
Blimey! you guys are observant! i see it know…
April 26th, 2008 at 9:56 pmlou said:
*now. Bring on the edit button!
(monday right?)
April 26th, 2008 at 9:59 pmme said:
that’s the plan. please do try it on f1minute.com and let us know what you think though. it’ll be easier to change it before monday.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:01 pmlou said:
its on f1minute? sure will. now you tell me
April 26th, 2008 at 10:16 pmlou said:
Er not sure if it has worked….cause i posted the comment
Intending to correct the spelling of manageed. It let me edit it but it would not save it.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:19 pmme said:
bugger. what happened when you clicked the save button?
- error
- returned to old comment
- nothing at all?
April 26th, 2008 at 10:24 pmlou said:
It returned to the previous comment saying ‘unable to save’ on the button.
Just tried it again on a different comment and it worked really well! so not sure what happend there
Its sooo cool! Bravo ‘me’ good work!
April 26th, 2008 at 10:26 pmme said:
that’s good. you can see why i’m not keen to introduce it in the midst of a manic weekend tho!
hopefully in the two weeks leading up to turkey, we’ll iron out the issues.
thanks for helping test, is it okay to leave those two comments up there?
April 26th, 2008 at 10:32 pmlou said:
Oh yes! To debut it on a race weekend for live commenting would creat soo much work for you! And you need time sleep
No problem! least i could do! Course you can leave them up there
April 26th, 2008 at 11:30 pmbrendan stallard said:
“Yeah, i am. No chequered flag podcast for Spain so far. I wonders why? ”
Lou,
Chequered Flag are often late, and to my memory haven’t always produced a mid weekend podcast, only doing the round up at the end.
I _think_ the process is under constant review, and you can bet Auntie BBC is watching what is going on here at Sidepodcast. I know a couple of times last year they had problems with Bernie refusing to allow them to record the cast actually within sound of the track, Renault had similar issues.
It sounds complete idiocy, but so is the fact that it is so hard to get good quality video of races past: when if Bernie: the idiot had a library up somewhere, anyone interested could buy a copy of the DVD of a race for ten quid: he’d make millions, but as it is, a bit here and there on you tube of questionable quality. <Ptui) to Bernie.
brendan
April 26th, 2008 at 11:40 pmlou said:
Thanks Brendan
My good god! he does not mke premotion easy does he?
April 26th, 2008 at 11:53 pmbrendan stallard said:
“he does not mke premotion easy does he?”
Lou,
Er: I would hazard a guess that if you got auld “ME” up to the bar and fed him a few sherberts in short order, he might wax very lyrical on this subject.
He has to be a bit careful otherwise, because he’s looking for a pit badge one day, but if we got him loaded and turned the mike off………:)
brendan
April 27th, 2008 at 12:05 amlou said:
ahaha! yes i bet he would have plenty to say! Oh my ideal f1 commmentry would be ‘me’ in the pits + doing some commentry and Christine in the commentry box with a different person from the blog each week.
BUT i love sidepodcast too much!