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Australia: The Race

It’s all been building up to this. Formula 1 teams have been literally working day and night since the chequered flag dropped in Brazil to ready their 2008 challengers for race day in Melbourne.

We’ve followed winter testing, we’ve read the form guide, we’ve watched free practice and qualifying, and now we want to see a race. The banning of traction control / engine braking has already shown us that the cars will at least look dramatic, let’s see if that translates to some on track action. The dash to the first corner will be unmissable at the very least.

The temperature in Melbourne is currently 34°, it’s going to be a warm one. Race starts at 15:30 local time.

As ever, we’ll be following online live timing, while watching ITV’s television coverage.

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Written on March 16th, 2008 at 03:17 am by me.
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Australia: Qualifying

One more thread for today then. Finally the time for the real action is upon us. We’re in Australia for the first qualifying of 2008.

No need for any Red Bull this evening, we’re pumped full of natural adrenalin. It’s been a cold and crazy winter, and today it all comes to a head as every team show their true hands for the first time.

The practice session earlier today was hectic and the results erratic but there’s little to suggest that the form guide is about to be thrown out of the window.

The temperature has been steadily increasing during the break, it’s hot, it’s sticky and the track’s beginning to come good.

Let’s have your predictions as we while away the minutes to the start of Q1.

Written on March 15th, 2008 at 02:23 am by me.
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